The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-09
NEW ROCKS.
FOREIGN CELEBRITIES FROM RAIK'S
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ain the portrait of the author which graces the
outer leaf" says the English Reviewer ''we recog
niZe one OF the men we have attempted to describe
as the received crculators of intelligence. Stiff
well-dressed, portly, closely shaven, hated and
and gloved, we see him as the privileged world was
no doubt in the habit of seeing him, he set forth
each day the business of his life,-to see his
friends and talk to hear the news spread it, to win
the coveted reputation being cOurdH of every
thing worth hearing, in the only circle worth know
ing. And certainly he must have been beyond most
men fortunate in the sources of his information
for whereas innumerable noblemen, dukes, princes
of the blood, ambassadors and courtiers received
their intelligence of what was going on from plain
Mr.. Raikes, he never seems to have gained his
impressions or knowledge of facts from any but tt
tied lips-and these not new creations, law lords,
and such questionable and debateable greatness, but
the true ancient nobility of the land, men of large
estates historical names, and hereditary statesman
ship; who, clearly, one and all, found something
very attractive in his society, held him in their CON
fdence, and enjoyed gossip with him. The secret
of this attraction is not revealed by the Journal
though we fully believe in its existence, and give
Mr.. Raikes credit for perfect accuracy and good
faith in every conversation he records
BEAU BRUMMELL AND THE WAITER CLUB.-The
gambling of that day is of its most distinctive fea
ture, and therefore these pages teen with anecdotes
ofts fatal fascination There the Waiter Club
which Brummell presided, and where author
himself owns to have sometimes played till five in
the morning. Waiter was ga superlative cook"
hired to be master of the revels. His dinners be-
came members
''The most luxurious dinners were furnished at
any price, as the deep play at night rendered all
charges a matter of Indifference. Macao was the
constant game and thousands passed from one to
another with much facility marbles.
"Brummell was the supreme dictator, their clubs
perpetual president laying down the law in DRESS
in manners, and in those magnificent snuff boxes
for which there was rage; he fomented the excess
e rdiculed the scruples patronzed the novices and
exercised paramount dominion over all. He had
as have before said, great success at Macao, win
ming in two three years large sum, which went
no one knew how, for he never lost back more than
a fourth OF 1t before he eyanted to Calais. During
the height Of his prosperity, remember him com
ing in night after the opera to Walters, and find
ing the Macao table full one place at which
pied by Tom Sheridan, who was never in the habit
of play, but having dined freely, had dropped
into the Club, and trying to catch the smiles of
Fortune by risking a few pounds which he could
i'll afford to lose. Brummell proposed to him 10
give up his place, and go shares in his deal; and ad
ding to the fl0 in counters which Tom had before
him f200 for himself took the cards. He dealt with
his usual success and in less than ten minutes
fl 800. He then stopped, made fair division, and
giving $50 to Sheridan, said to him. There, Tom,
go bone and give your wife and brats a supper, and
never play again. mention the anecdote char
acteristc of the times, the set, and of spirit of
liberality in Brummell, which with all his faults he
possessed, and which shown towards old
friend in way that left no pretext for REFUSAL
Vol iii, PIP. So, Sc.
Few of the members reached the average age of
man; most were irretrieyaby ruined; not but
looked back to it as the source of lifelong embar-
rassment but all this wanton recklessness of ex-
travagance and mere desperation is partly redeem
ed in our journalists eyes by being acted out in the
spirit he sighs after if acted out with perfect good
breeding, good humor and high sense of honor.
PARTISAN FoRTUNE-TELLER.-'l was in Paris in
October, 1920, and one morning, meeting John
Warrander in the Rue st. Honore he urged me to
accompany him to visit fortune-teller who lived
in that neighborhOod. She was an old woman in
garnet, and not so much known as Lenormand, but
had made successful hits in that line which had
gained her a certain celebrity. | have never for
gotten the words which she spoke to me, whom she
could never have heard of in her life.
|. "1 GU have no father"
2. ''YOu have a mother: she will die in year."
j. ''1O will be arrested within six months by an
officer on account of debt
A. You are rich, but within seven years you will
lose all your fortune and subsequently recover it,
"The first was true; the second was fulfilled in
about that period; the third was accomplished in
rather a curious manner. l was then in very pros
porous circumstances, living in Grosvener Square;
the repairs OF that house had been performed by
contract the builder failed before his work was
Guided, and the assignees claimed of me the whole
amount OF the agreement, which would only pay
as far as it had been fairly earned; the difference
was only ESQ, but the assignees really did send
baih into my house, and arrested me, while my
carriage was waiting at the door to convey me to
dinner at Y Ork House, where the story caused
siderable merrment at the time The last had been
fatally verified also, but the good fortune at the end
alone turns out complete talacy."-Vol ii. PIP.
81, So.
NINA LAssAyE, THE MISTRESS OF FIEscHr.-Wed-
nesday, 24th.-The Cafe de la Renaissance, in the
Place de la Bourse, was for the last two days COM
petely thronged, in consequence of the proprietor
having engaged the too celebrated Nina Lassave to
take her seat at the compton at salary of 0O0f
per month She appeared in satin hame-cOlOred
gown, and her hair adorned with rich ornaments
q mpn
toned, who demanded franc from each visitor,
giving them in return a ticket for refreshments
to that amount. Nina is rather pretty, and
less approached close the loss of one of her ewes
is not apparent She seemed overwhelmed by the
notice she excited, and from time to time the most
cruel sarcasms were thrown out against her. Some
one having reproached her for daring to show her
self in public four DAYS after the execution of Fie
schi she tainted and was carried out of the room.
In half an hour she resumed her seat, and when any
one seemed disposed to be in their censure,
she entreated that sport might not be made of her
misfortunes.
china is a good looking girl, with rather a vul-
gar expression of countenance. | observed that
besides eye she has lost two fingers on her right
hand; it is said from scrofuous humor W ol. ii.
PIP. $780, 33l.
SKETCH OF TALLEYRAND. - Talleyrand was
born lame, and his limbs are fastened to his trunk
by an iron apparatus, on which he st likes and
anon his gigantic cane to the great dismay of those
who see him for the first time-an awe not di-,
mnished by the look of his piercing gray eyes,
peering through his shaggy eyebrows his unearth-
ly face marked with deep stains, covered partly by
his shock OF extraordinary hair, partly by his enor
nous muslin cravat, which supports large pro-
truding lip drawn his upper lip, with cynical
expression painting could render; add to this ap
paratus of terror his dead silence broken OCCASION
ally by the most sepulchral cultural monosyllabes
Taleyrand's pulse, which rolls a stream of enor-
nous volume, intermits and pauses at every sixth
beat. This he constantly points out triumphatly as
CrIvI hi Of a
over other men. Thus he says, all the missing pull
sations are added to the sum total of those of his
whole life, and his longevity and strength appear
to support this extraordinary theory. lie likewise
asserts that it is this which enables him to do with
out sleep. Nature, says he sleeps and recruits her
sell at every intermissiOn of my pulse. And indeed
you see him time after time rise at three o'clock in
the morning from the whist table, then return home
and often wake up one of his secretaries to keep
him company or to talk of business.
At four he will go to bed, sitting nearly besst
upright In his bed, with innumerabe nightcaps On
his head to keep it warm, be said, and feed his
intellect with blood, but in fact to prevent his in
juring the seat of knowledge if he tumbes on the
ground; and he sits upright from his tendency to
appolexy, which would doubt seize him if per-
fectly recumbent. Vol. iii. PIP. 263,264.
On one occasion Talleyrand's name had been in
Jqdiciously brought forward for censure in the
House OF Lords, and the Duke of Wellington had
risen to repair the mischief, and paid some hand
some compliments to his great talents, and the
vices he had performed on certain occasions.
Alvanley went to visit the Prince on the follow
ing day, and found him perusing the debates of the
preceding night, and, though much hurt at the at
tack of Lord L., still affected by the friendly
Intervention of the Duke. He expressed his graft
tude in the warmest terms, while the tears ran
down his cheeks, and then added
81 am the more grateful to the Duke since he is
the only statesman in the world who has ever
spoken well of me-"
The confession was rather ludicrous
TALLEYRAND AND MoNTRoNp.-Talleyrand said one