Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1860-03-28
A count Ban at the Tuileries.

American Legation, at II 4, NJ, saying thu: we
were to be presented their Mnjesties that evening
at halEpast s o'clock.
II dashed against our flying Pegasus like
iirst-class breaker, and brought him up at an
acute angle, We alighted, took breath, slacken'
ed the strings of our lyer, and concentrated our
selves on n Toilette, and then the iOi1tHe on our
selves. Cut came n rose like robe, double JWpe,
| trimmed on the cOrsaga with iuHe and roses, and
second jupe looped with boquets of the same
flowers. Next came Il wreath Of roses tor the
hair, then u gold necklace, pair OF fresh kids,
and white satin CATERS. Imagine the rest es Q,
est fni.
! A roiire, and valet in livery, who has to be
our body.guard for the evening", were sent Tor
At s o'clock we were being whiled toward the
Tui leries, the place Of thousand untold tales,
and at half-past eight entered the Sale dc Recep-
tion. where we met our friends, Mr.. Spencer, son
of the Consul des Efats. UaS dAmeriqHe, and
Miss Spencer, niece Of the Consul
At o o'clock, all the persons to be presented
had assembled-in all about one hundred nearly
one-half of whom were Americans. The next
largest number were English then Russians,
Germans, Italians, &c I'VE stood in line on
each side Of the salon, leaving space IN the centre
for the Emperor and Empress to pass,
At Il Quarter before ten, their Maiestes entered
add passed before us, the ambassadors and charges
presenting in person, so far us they could, each
gentleman and lady in their respective depart
ments Mr.. Calhoun Charge fAB@rcS 6eS
Eats Unis FAmerique presented the Americans
in . manner perfectly CONNIE a lGW. AS soon
as the ceremony was completed, their MaJestles
pass ed into the grand sale du bal. and took their
places in quacrille. a.
The Empress is beautiful in the truest sense oil
the term-more beautiful on a near view than at
u distance, more beautiful in evening than IN
carriage toilette. Her features are beautiful in
detail and beautiful ensemble; beautiful IN repose
and beautiful in expression Beautiful Is the on
lywurd that can express the charms ol her per-
son. So easy, SO childlike, 50 elegant in her
manner: every movement, every attitude, Is the
perfection of grace. She never seems conscious
Of her diamonds. Her Majesty wore robe OF
white tule, trimmed on the cOrsage and the Jnpc
to the knees with green leaves, and over this was
thrown q tunic argentine. Her swan-lke neck
rose out of II bed of diamonds, an d her soft, au-
burn hair lay back under diadem OF the most
exquisite facon She wore diamond bracelets
but so well does she know what to do with her
hands, that one scarcely notices them. She was
u beautiful picture, encircled in Il soft ethereal
atmosphere atmosphere Of beauty and soul,
OF delicacy and refinement
The Princess Clothilde wore robe OF white
tllle and diamonds in her hair, and sat the lett
of the Emp: ess. She is CONNIE IL .tam, but not
beautiful. She walked through the dance as ii
it were task.
The Princess Mathilde wore robe of white
satin. and looked much older in the ballroom
than IN nee carriage iiutio t"c0"POi'ss
and moves through the dance heavily
The Empress danced but once, but seemed to-
enjoy looking at the dancing.
The Emperor danced often with different Ia
ladies. once with his cousin, the princess Math-
ilde. Napoleon ILL.,, when standing, is petite but
sits tall His legs, therefore, are short. They
are. also little bowed. This unequal division
of the human straight line is indicative OF great
strength and energy of character
Tom Moore, Lady Blessington, Socrates, and
many others who have left footprints on the sands
of time, were short-egged. The Emperor points
his toes out when he walks, more than any one
we have ever seen. He moves through the quad
rille with firm step and much dignity Of man
ncr. i
The portraits of him represent his hair and
mus stache much darker than they are. His eyes
are light gray, with mild and genial expression
His voice is of the softcst measo quality. BE
tween the dances he talked freely with different
gentlemen and ladies.
We must give you one tableau in comedy. A
lady stood at our side, who was plump, fat, and
forty. She wore Il deep rose silk robe, tlounced
up to the corsage, a wreath of deep rose colored
flowers on her blonde hair, and held in her hand
a bouquet as large as market basket. AT the
close of auadrille, the Emperor came up and
bowed in his easy and graceful manner The Ia
DIV courtisied so low, that we began to think she
would never come up again Finally the red
wreath made its appearance, and she by dint OF
struggling rose head and shoulders above the
waves of her confusion The Emperor addressed
to her few words, The lady looked up to the
ceiling, hung the lids of her eyes upon her eye
brows and squeezed the reply between her con-
torted lips so hard that we were certain it would
be nothing when it did come. His Majesty kept
his gravity, and addressed her again This time
down came the lid of her right eye, and up went
the left corner Of her mouth, while the terrified
reply crept out at the depressed angle. The Em
peror smiled, bowed. and passed on, shaking
with suppressed laughter.
The Prince Napoleon did not dance, and left
the ballroom at an early hour He is fac siDniie
of the portraits of the first Napoleon. We could
not divest ourselves of the idea that it was not
the hero of q thousand battles-the exile of st.
Helena moving before us. The same statue, the
same thoughtful expression, the same shaped
head, the same eyes, the same lace etaH tout
fat Napoleon [.
The quadrille, waltz, galopade, polka, and pol
ka mazurka, are only dances in vogue at the
Tuileries now. We have never seen the quadrille
SO chastely danced
The court dress of the ladies is toilette dc bal
of all light and rich fabrics. Rose color and
white prevail White satin is again in vogue
Argentine, which is thin fabric spotted with
silver, is much used. CODures are worn in the
form of diaden.
The court-dress of the gentlemen-how shall
we describe it, 1t is indescribable, and surpas-
es all our analytical and synthetical powers. We
could neither take it apart nor put it together.
1t makes them look SO tight as they spin down to
the earth. and slender in their underaandiag.-
The big legs and the little legs, the straight legs
and the crooked legs, looked remarkable =
And the buckles at the knees and on the shoes,
and the swords at the Sides looked SO shiny and
old time-ish
Supper was served o'clock. Here, again. we
are lost. We don't know bow to describe all the
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