The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-08-05
LIF { IN PARIS.

Ahio, Suty o. IoOo.
The Minister of interior and the Ress-Erince
Napoleon, Minister Of Algiers and the Colo.
nies-Ihe Camp at Chalon Uisited by the
Emperor Pamphlet entitled Napoleon
Hand the ROumdin Pincipalities- Austria
Becoming Liberal-T Prospects of a Mercan.
tile Rerir0l-The Weather FASHIONS The
German School System Recommended in
France
To the Editor Of the National Era:
Since my last, Monsieur Delangle, Minister
OF Interior, has assumed the duties of his de-
partmenS and his administration is already felt
to be one of q less rigorous surveillance of the
press. Some days after his appointment, the
Independence Beige was again allowed to come
into France; the daily paper, La Presse, sold in
the streets and it is said that the cords which
now completely gag the press will be somewhat
loosened.
Prince Napoleon, of whom l have several
times made mention as viceroy of Algiers, has
instead been placed at the head of separate
and new department. that of Algiers and the
Colonies, by the means of which it is hoped
that much good will be the result for Alpiers,
until now entirely under the sway of military
power. The Prince has surrounded himself BY
the most talented and influential of his friends,
among the most prominent of which, as before
stated, stands Mons. de Girardin.
The Emperor, on his way to Plombiers.
spent some time at the Camp Of Chalon, where
permanent barracks have been erected for the
accommodation of $4,000 troops, which might
indicate q continued preference for military in.
stitutions, or some great scheme of war, in all
probability, with Austria. |
A few days past, the public and the Bourse
were thrown into commotion by the appearance
of pamphlet entitled Napoleon III and the
Roumsin Principalities," which doubtless ema.
mates from the same pen as the famous pamph.
let, Emperor Napoleon and England" In the
former, France takes the part of the Principal.
tiles, determined to carry out the proposed
union, in defiance of Austria and it's allies.
This savors strongly of declaration CT war
with the house of Hapsburg. The Austrians
are furious against Napoleon, and acquainted
with the doings of Russia in the Montenegrin
affairs, and with the danger from over the
Rhine; she is busiy engaged in her Polish
provinces, proclaiming the news that Austria
and England are determined to re-establish the
kingdom of Poland, thereby to increase the an.
imosity of the inhabitants of Russian Poland
against the Gear, in order to compel Russia to
concentrate her forces at that point; further.
more, to prevent her from supporting the move.
ments on the Danube.
Austria has also found it necessary to mani.
fest more liberality to gain favor with the Ger.
mans, by granting certain privileges to the
press, and promising reforms; whilst, on the
other hand, che Aatters the Church by allowing
the re-establishment of monasteries to an in.
credible extent, the suppression of which, a
century ago, FASTENED the close of Joseph IFS
career. Something is brewing, you may rest.
assured, and it would seem that the time ia not
for distant when an Eruption must take place.
A few orders from the United States, recently
given for goods, is held up as an infallible in.
dication of approaching mercantile activity.
and the Government organs are interchangeable
in the propagation of that much-exaggerated
good news, to quiet the unemployed laborers.
who have nothing better in prospect than star
walton or crime-and though the crops are
good, provisions continue very dear. Harvest.
ing is in progress; the rye is cut and secured in
this region, and the wheat is already reaped in
the south. The result of the harvest in France
promises to be unusually fine, but in Germany
it is not so encouraging the scarcity of raiI,
has greatly injured the crops; the smaller riv.
ers are nearly dried up, and in some districts
the wells and springs are entirely exhausted.
The news of the rupture of the Atlantic cable
has caused feeling of great disappointment
here. All hope is not yet, however, extinguish.
ed, and do not despair sooner or later of seeing
the fresh and powerful electric spark of the
Nsv World galvanizing the superarnuated
carcass of the old.
The weather has undergone great change
in Paris within the last FIVE or six days, the
temperature having fallen to 67 of Fahrenheit,
with certain amount of wind, accompanied BY
occasional showers. The same alteration has
been felt some thirty or forty leagues round with
the prospect, if not too long continued, of con.
siderable eventual benefit to the agricultural.
The patterns of taffetas are much varied
this season. Large flowers and tartans, che cks,
narrow stripes, vertical and horizontal; dots,
spots, and stars, are, however, more in favor
than the two aforementioned styles. The figures
are frequently the same color as the ground,
but of different shade. Drab grounds, with
brown, pink, green, and blue designs, are
greatly in favor. They are made as usual, in
various ways-sometimes q high body with
bssques trimmed with ruches; sometimes body
with narrow basque, shaped into four points,
buttoned in front, and trimmed half way, from
the waist upwards, with cordelisres (plaits of
silk cord festooned across the chest, and fast.
ened on either side with an ornamental button
and tassels of various shapes, spindle like and
others) and quilting Ia uieille. Quilting and
mohair dresses are still made with very long
basques; or, we might say, with long casaques,
the sleeves being pagoda, opened up the fron.
At the sea shore and in the country they are
considered indispensable for morning toilette
The casaques are made longer, though in other
respects precisely as they were last year, bound
with white figured binding, or silk binding to
suit the dress, if not made of wash materials.
The skirts are sometimes DULLES, or trimmed
en- ta6lier, with rich embroidery in chain
stitch or braid, mixed with ball fringes. For
young ladies' toilette de rille, when the weather
ID ine, thin white muslins, dotted with white
or colored, are most fashionable, and very suit
able for the season. Mantillas and bonnets are
made of the same. Marrow Aounces are not
yet discarded; and although double skirts are
20 much worn, very wide plain skirts are the
most distingu(s. The sleeves of muslin dress.