The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-03-15
Jurisprudence of the ". American and u s. Go..tt.

TeslduTdHI IeStdDllSDmentS Wn1cn render HarlS
renowned in the annals of the culinary art. These
dinners are generally given by the members of the
press, literary men, artists of distinction, and
rlcn intellectual repasts, that recall the charming
Petir Souper OF the pamy days of the monarchy and
which prove that revolution has not DESTROYED the
brilliant esprit, the unvaryng good humor and the
artistic tastes which then rendered the French
character and habits congenial and attractive
In the midst of this whir of dissipation tbe antq
and necessities of the suffering classes are not for
gotten neglected. This year has given birth tn
new Oe"vre, which has met with the patronage
and hearty concurrence of the Emperor and all he
civil and religious dignitaries. Under the name
of Notre Dame des Arts we have an institution for
the protection and gratutous education of the
daughters or orphans of savants artists men of let
tiers, physicians, professors lawyers architects &C.
offering to the daughters OF all the members of the
| liberal professions whose means or whose success
sion are inadequate to their maintenance, both q
| secure and honorable refuge from those dangers
which beset girlhood united to poverty, and the
acquisition OF a superior general education and of
high professional art
| On Monday, 14th inst, the noble palace of the
Prefecture was crowded with brilliant throng in
vted TO do honor to the Princess Clotilde The or
naments and decorations of the vast saloons are al
ways superb but on this occasion French taste and
French ingenuity produced spectacle that was like
fairy land The collection of the rarest and richest
| flowers was unrivalled, the illumination of gas
nights more dazzling than sun light and the display
OF diamond and recherches toilettes added to the
brilliancy of the scene. The Jewels worn by the
Empress estimated at four millions of francs
and the tounces of Alenconslaee which covered the
satin robe of Her Majesty cost six hundred thous-
and; the dress and jewels amounting to almost a
million of dollars. On a late occasion the Empress
| appeared in toilette that so remarkable for
Its simplicity that it would be suitable full dress
costume for any lady. The robe was of white tulle
over white silk; the whole skirt covered with pufs
and ornamented, here and there with bows and
ends OF rather broad black velvet ribbon; the low
necked white silk body had puffed tulle berthe; in
| front there black velvet bow the very short
sleeves were of putfed tulle, likewise ornamented
with black velvet. The coifure was of black velvet
ribbon and diamonds At the fete offered to the
frlncess Cotlde by the city of Paris, her ROYAL
Highness wore robe of rose color shot with gold
and trimmed with lace; the coiffure was of flowers
and on her neck there were five rows of priceless
| pearls, and a Gordon Of large diamonds and emer-
aids edged the top of the corsage The exterior of
the Hotel de Vile was brilliantly illuminated The
Princess warm y expressed her admiration of the
superb spectacle presented by the magnificent suite
OF rooms lined with cascades of living water falling
amidst shrubs and flowers, and sparkling in the
| light of innumerabe lamps.
Among the newest dresses we have seen is one of
drab silk. The lower skirt is plain, the upper one
trimmed with shaded green silk IN deep scallops.
the deepest shade at the bottom; another of violet
reps silk the front of the skirt trimmed in checks of
black velvet and violet silk and third of rich
| ded SILK, black ground, spotted with rose COLOR
The skirt quite plain, very long and very full The
| body high, and without any trimming excepting
the row of buttons which fasten it in front. The
| sleeves very wide and long and are trimmed
with plated wide black and rose colored ribbon,
| and edged with a narrow black lace.
All linen articles for ladies' toilette are now or
namented with velvet or ribbons. For neglige
there are very becoming collars and sleeves crossed
| obliquely with black velvets; others are simply
pulled or plated putting of very thin muslin,
bordered by an open worked insertion, in which in
| sertion black velvet forming small
crosses, and edged with row of Vaenciennes.-
| The sleeves to be worn with this collar have three
rows OF putfngs separated by insertions like those
on the collar, and trimmed in the same style. For
t1lI thn pla
decorated with deep lace and leaving the arm
visible. The Partisan cap for dami- toilette always
so celebrated for its coquetish beauty, has lost
any of its attractions. Two pieces of rather wide
| lace sewed together, one forming point in front,
the other behind, broad pink transparent ribbon
| Is placed across and separating the lace A black
lace barb is thrown over the coffure the ends of
! which fall on the shoulders. small crown of
gathered tue is fastened behind by a bow of pink
tafetas ribbon, with long ends, and on each side
above the puttings, there are placed three roses
| AS bonnets for full dress, those of white roval vel
vet, with limp crowns with bias piece of peach
blossom velvet and curtain of the same plated
velvet across the top of the head inside, and very
wide velvet strings, ARE much in vogue. We also see
sky-blue velvet, trimmed all round with a deep
white blonde and crossed outside by three stripes
of velvet, each fastened down at the end by pol
lshed steel stars
The Christy Minstrels have appeared at Paris
The correspondent of the London Ne,s under date
| Feb. %, says:
The Concerts de Paris in the Rue de Helder were
thronged to overtowing last night in consequence
of the intense curiosity felt to Chrstys band of
tnigger minstrels on their first appearance in
Paris. Every seat was taken beforehand, all the
standing room was filled on the first rush. and
heaps of money were turned from the DOORS The
press of English and Americans was very great
but the ordinary hibtues of the concert rooms also
attended in great numbers. All the French feuilIe-
tonlstes who could squeeze in there. The pc
culiar Yankee humor of the performance was for
the most part lost upon the French audience, owing
to their not understanding the English language:
and heard great many vehement and not very
reasonable exclamatiOns of disappointment. Among
the crowd in the side corridors, who could see
nothing and hear very little, good many Jokes
were circulated at the expense of the black faced
visiters the best of which was that they were the
ex-minsters of the Emperor Soulououe, lust ar
rived from Hayt
BRTTIsH SHIPPING.-A return has Just been laid
before Parliament of the British shipping employed
in the trade OF the United Kingdom for the years
1854 to 1858. Every branch of shipping shows an
| improvement. and in steam shipping, which is the
most important of ALL the Improvement between
the years 1854 and 1858 is something remarkable.
| with regard to vessels of all kinds registered in
the United Kingdom it appears that they have in
creased from H. 4O7 in 1854 togo OF in 1853 In the
same period the tonnage of these vessels has increased
rom 9093 tons to 1925 242 tons. The number
OF men employed has increased from 1872 46 to IT.
S32. The steam tonnage of the country though
| somewhat affected BY the recent pressure of the
times, has not given away to any serious extent
In 1854 the number of seagoing steamers registered
IN the United Kingdom was $685. with capacity of
2l2,G37 tons, and worked by IL, 1874 men; whilst in
! 1858 the number of steam vessels was 862, with a
capacity Of 1868, ,204 tons, worked by % III men,
This return is exclusive of several hundred river
| steamers.
FREE PEws IN CHuRcHEs.-The Rev. W. H.
! Wroth of st. Phillips, Clerkenwell London, has
determined upon giving up the pew rents, from
which his income Is derived, and trusting for the
future entirely to a free church and the ofertory
in a1d q tba c,,h
ject, says:
at has been continual cause of grief to me that
so lew ot the working classes to be found
within the houses of God in LondOu and the other
| large cities and towns of our land. | have heard
many reasons assigned for their absence. But the
reason working men themselves (surey the best
judges on this point) have not unfrequenty given
me is of this nature, we don't like to go where we
don't appear to be wanted-where we have to sit in
seats marked 'free seats, or 'for the poor and
where we are made to feel our poverty more keenly
by invidious distinctions This is what working
men say; and must confess there is a great deal
OF truth in the complaint"
THE WIND AND CURRENT CHARTs.-The officers of
| the trlgate Sabine report that the commander,
taking these charts for his guide, made the voyage
| from Bermuda to Montevideo in the unusually
| short time of forty-nine days.
The American Consul at Pernambuco reports in
letter of the 18th nit. that
John ii. Long, master of the bark Union, has
| just made the passage from Philadelphia to this
port IN twenty seven days, which is the best time
| since have been Consul here.
| 'This is Capt. Longs first passage, and he in
formed that he made it by keeping, all the time,
upon Maury's track.
"0ther vessels going far to the eastward, which
| left the States some days before the Union, have
not yet arrived"
Palmer, the sculptor, has completed his model for
the bust of Commodore Perry. 1t is one of the
| finest portrait busts which he has ever made.
| While the features of the original are faithfully
preserved it is lifted into higher sphere of art
by the manner in which the sculptor has Infused
into those features the spirit of the ideal American
| Commodore. The size is q trihe larger than life
and the age that at which the lines of the face had
settled to their tirmest shape. In the management
! OF the hair, of which Commodore Perry possessed
| proiusion, MIR. Palmer has excelled himselG-N
| Y Post.
! EMIGRATION TO PIKE's PEAK.-We noticed train
! OF very unique character vending its way, Satur-
day, through our city, for the gold mines We did
! not count the men, but they had handcarts, very
| light and neat and painted red. These, containing
clothing and provisions, drawn, each, by two
men, while several others followed, two by two
| We learned that eight were allotted to each
! cart.
Several trains of this sort have already passed
| while many others have started with nothing but
| packs upon their backs-I Joseph Gazette 7h
| Forty-eight guano islands, in the Pacific Ocean
and elsewhere. have become the property of cit
zens of the United States and have been recognized
by the Government as pertaining to its territories
under the act OF Congress approved August 49, 1856
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