Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-06-14
LETTER FROM EUROPE
NO. EVLIL.
Paris, Frb. 1st, 1850.

Having glFeo you priei SKetct
Of my late tour on the Continent
and having since passed a shorI
time in the Metropolis Of France
l will, in this letter sry few thing;
respecting this gay city.
| Paris is now having its gayest
season. The carnival commenced
, with Christmas holidays, aud will last
to the beginning of Lent. You, Nc
doubt, are aware that the season oI
Carnival is celebrated in all Catholic
countries. during which time the
people abandon themselves to all
kinds Of amusement, jolllicalion and
merry making. From lis commence
meut the city has been lively, aimast
to excess. and noisy to an uproaious
extent for persons fond of quietuGe
and repose. The whole town appears
in holiday dress. From one end to
the other, the principal streets are
lined with bazaars, shops, fancy arti-
cIes and comical exhibitions 10 amuse
the little ones and attract the a;ien.
zion of all. In fact it presents the
appearance of universal fair or an
entire city given up to fan and frolic.
To-day has been the annual reception
of the Emperor. This morning at
an early hour, on rising from my bed,
the first object that called my at
tention was the carriages of the
court arraigned under my window
and extending along the street for
half q mile, preparatoryto joining
the procession. ! have passed a good
part Of the day at the Palace of the
Tui!eries, witnessing the asse mblage
of distinguished personages and rich
and brilliant equipages. To day
the Emperor received and gave au-
dieDcs to all his Ministers, all Off
GERS of State, Amy and navy, the
representatives and ambassadors Of
all foreign courts and nations, all
representatives of the law, the clergy,
catholic and protestant, all surviving
officers of the army under Napoleon
the first, together with other per-
sons desirous Of wishing his Majesty
a very happy New Year. Among
the crowd | saw host Of officers
and other military celebrities bedecked
with medals, stars of different Or
ders, and the cross Of the Legion Of
Honor. | noticed that the carriage
and livery of the Turkish embassa-
dor were peculiarly unique and char
acteristic: the coacbman and t@o
outsiders were dressed in Turkish
stvle; very rich, gay, and dashing--
presenting a decided contrast with
all others in the procession. Their
rich velvet, loose flowing dresses,
fancy turbans ornamented with feath-
ers and bright copper faces, were
strlklngly grotesque.
For some days ] have had my
table covered with maps and charts
for the purpose Of planning a system
Of operations for my spring campaign.
In one sense | am, just now, like an
ambitious conqueror who sees many
countries and kingdoms within his
grasp and cannot decide which to
attack first. ! am undecided where
to commence, but | SHALL before long
spread out the mp Of the astern
hemisphere and arrange the plan OF
attack. cannot now say whether |
shall strike for Congo or Siberia or
call halt about the ruins Of old
Thebes or the subterranean rubbish
Of Herculaneum.
In a recent letter ! promised to
say something of the schools and
colleges of Paris for the benefit of
persons desirous to avail themselves
of their advantage. There is not a
city in the world which offers the
facilities that Paris does for thorough.
efficient and economical instruction
ia every branch oflearing and every
department of the arts and sciences.
These favorable circumstances bring
thousands of students to this capitol
from all countries and every nation.
Most of the institutions of learning
are situated 10 the older part of Paris,
universally known as. the Quarter
Latin, or Latin quarter. In this i'm
mediate neighborhood there are 10
yearly attendance not less than ten
th.rsabd ctndonts To all the ad.