The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05


Norris The day held sacred 70 the memory Of departed
friends among people Of Catholic Europe and aa occa
sion which particularly in Paris Is attended with !
good deal x pomp and Formally being sung in
tho churches for the repose OF tho souls OF the dead
prayers offered and incense burned. 1t on this day
that the beautiful and pous custom OF visiting tho graves
81 friends who have passed away, and decking them with
MOWERS, and wfeahs and evergreens, Is still annually
maintained Last Wednesday, although an unpleAsan,
day. thousands Of people visited the cemete OF Pers
Chaso and Aontmarte Tho scene was curious as well
rs touching to the unntiaed stranger There was no
Officially In anaing tho way Pore 10 Chsise for from
the Place do IL Base, where the omnbuscs stop, the
human tide Of Paris setting strongly that direction
The avenue which sad5 70 the cemetery, for nearly
AaK mile before the gaze Ia reached, lined with
hhsps, in which tho wreaths, aud crowus, and flowers
soid and all Of them surrounded with eager
and anxious purchasers Of these tributes the memories
nf departed loved Those used wrsaths Of
4hs little yellow flower, called by the French tho Gin,
msrtelle," and known among as "everlasting y
Ihsee are fastened BY their stems around hook and
into The wreaths notices. such - "egrsss Eiernels "
INA Bonnie Mere" ''My Fsther,' "Brother," or
s'Ss.er wrought in black letters These placed
Upon The 0bsOnes by this friends Of tho deccased who
renew them annually, about tho day Of the FSts
dss Morris A most touching and beautiful custom is OBJ
served by the relatives ofthose who have been buried
IN graves which not purchased bat leased for .
certain number Of years. and whose remains are 1T the
expI alton Of the time, placed in common receptacle
These whose worldly station such that they their
friends are only able to consecrae for few years
SPECIAL resting place for their oodes have now no tomb
stones 10 deck with flowers and garlanis graves
which those who loved them while living may drop
Tear But though ali the visible signs Of their burial
MIA and
homeless, now death, many OF them were in life
are forgotten Near The entrance to the cemetery
stands tall stone cross, ana around thus those who still
remember the tombsss dead deposit their offerings and
here the foot Of the cross kneel and pray that their
sous may rcst Ia peace VISITED Pere Ia Chase Sun
day, after the fe, and found the wrcaths and flowers
piled up abou, this cross 10 height OF six eight Feet
and every few minutes another offering hero made
TO the memory OF the nameless dead.
There was scarcely grave the immense cemetery
which, the Sunday after the fee did not bear marks
Of having visited aud decorated Many had planted
flowers above The sleper, and others brought water
and sprinled those which still blossoming there.
Some Of the graves literally with wreaths
and scarcely person came into the csmstcry without
bringing something TO leave as Offering II is beau-
Sui custom, thsone which, wnie revving pleasant
mOries OF the dead cannot fail To make us feel kndier
toward the living cas0m which might, modified, per-
maps, to certain exens, DO wen Introduced among our
people, too Degeca usually of the burial places Of those
whom they loved III life.
The Emperor and Empress have you know, gone to
Compiegne and there has already been one stag hunt
which, however, the Emperor was not able 10 attend on
or the complications" into which political affairs
IN Europe have wrought themselves and which probably
considers interest " simplify and sete than 70
M the stag with his hsnds The Empress has taken
the occasion of the sojourn al Comlcgnc 10 make do
against the widely extended skirts the
introduction OF which into the fashionable world she is
responsible Among the regulations Of the hunting season
al COnpiegne is that no hoops or crinones shall be
tn thac n thu
chase 10 appear III simple stuff dresses. II IL
generally understood IN the world OF fashion, and
among the dressmakers, that this is intended ~
n deathblow to crinoine, and that upon the
return Of the Court TO Paris, these widespread abom
cations will have been discarded forever, Or until some
future Empress OF France OF fashion, shall take in0
her head 10 rcsuscitate them.
The lecture season, that most Interesting period
of the year to the student Of medicine,
law, theology, Eteratare, history scisnce
In any 81 its departments, and period equally in
terestng the letters Of lodgings and the shop and
fanrunt keepers ia the Latin Quarter where Of the
students live together like bees, has already commenced
Without speaking Of tho wen known facilities afforded
for the study Of the various professions, and plrca
Iarly that oi medicine, what roh intellectual feast is
offered il the various courses OF lectures which are given
LII order give you idea Of what table gonrmand
ln knowledge may sit down 20 in Pars--withont being
called upon for payment tool have lake down the heads
e some of principal courses, when have commcnced
or arc almost beginning. The course which has com
tnenced fst ths year Is e one gsn - 'e On
Indicates devoted TO the preservation and extension or
practical scientific knowledge The course here y spe
cialy intended Tor woranan, but may be attended ny
persons any sphere Of life with great pleasure and pro
At Here the principal subjects treated upon and
5Iussf sted by experiments by learned professors
Geometry, Mechanics, Civil Engineering. Natural Phi
Yosophy Applied TO the Arts General Principles OF Eec
aricty, Gavanism, Telegraphy, Electro motors and
Electro magnetic Machines, Chemical ACTON PRODUCED
by Light, Photography
Chemistry Applied 10 the Arts, Sulphur making
Matches, Soap Making, Lighting by Gas, Artificial Mine
Agricultural Chemistry Zoology Applied to Agriculture
and Industry.
Spinning and weaving, DyeAg, INDUSTRIAL Legislation,
Industrial Statistics.
These lectures are principally attended by mechanics,
who lake Of the points Of interest Three or four
lectures given each evening Of the week. and several
at tho old seat OF earping-the College OF the Sar
onnehe not OF quite so practical character
Here the bill Of fare spread ont for the choice Of the
epIcure:-Superior Geometry and Algebra, Derenta and
Integral Calculus Astronomy, Calculus Of Probabilities
and Physical Mathematics Mechanics, Natural Philosophy
Chenstry, Comparative Anatomy, Physiology, Zoology,
Mueraogy. These lectures commence on the 2st inst.
and given every day. except Sundays at all hours
from half past eight o'clock in the morning TIL I'VE IN the
evening
bonne under the following general heads -Dogmatc The
oogy Evangelical Morality, Ecclesiastical History Eccle-
classical Law, The Hebrew Language, Sacred 0ratOry.
Here Is another course, intended principally for work.
men, given at the Ecole Photechnique Hygiene, Eug
fish language Singing French Language, Arithmetic, al
yebra Accounts, German Language, Mechanics Geometry
Chemistry, Natural Philosophy, Commercial and Indus
trial Geography.
raj History in all its branches, aud at the College de
Francehe programme Of which has not yet been pnb-
Hshcd--l course upon History, Literature, Biography,
and various subjects which would interest the
general student the literary Then, beside
these are the lectures on Law and Medicine,
about commencing, aud all Of these FREQ air,
The lecturers being paid by the government and all being
of the most thorough Qualifications Among the lee
Eurers the Ssrbonne find the names Of 10 verrer
for course OF Astronomy aud Geofry S. iaire upon
Comparative Anatomy, Physiology and Zoology, and the
lecturers upon law, medicine and theology chosen
rom mi I'M
lessious.
The vintage Is completed In the wine growing ais
frcts France and from most OF them come reports OF
Abe comparative failure of the crops In tho champagne
region there will not BIO than half the quantity Of
wine made this year that there last and the quality
will also he inferior From the Cote d'0r have the
report OF agricultural committee TO the effect that the
lands which produced last year Of fine wines from four
seen 10 fifteen hectolitres the hcctare he hectore IL
Z2 gallons and the hectare ~ acresl have this year
suffered diminutou Of third and that OF ordinary
red wines OF which there has heretofore been yield Of
fifty TO sixty hectolres, there win DO falling OF OF at
least onethrd and OF the white wine in that district there
has not been than one fourth the quantity made
which there last year. The wines, however, are pro
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