Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22

Presentation at the French Court.

A Paris correspondent OF one of the New
York Journals, in giving a description Of a
presentation at the French Court, says: Any
respectable American, however, WAC may be
in Paris, by leaving his name at the Ameri-
can legation will be pretty sure of obtaining
an invitation to "pasS the evening at the
Tuileries." issued in the name Of the Emperor,
by the Grand Chamberlain. After obtaining
this no great amount of preparation is re-
uured The recipient must, if he have any
scruplcs about putting on a court dress sacri-
flee them, as he will not be permitted to enter
the palace without being attired in one or in
n uniform Of some description. The dress
worn by Americans is very simple, consisting
of a blue dress coat, with a single or double
row of buttons, straight embroidered collar,
with embroidery upon the cuffs and on the
back white or blue pantloons, with gold
band at the side, O white vest and cravat,
patent leather boots, sword and a cooked hat,
or, if one happens to have good calf, and is
desirous of exhibiting it, lie may wear tights
and silk stockings and pumps which is the
strict court dress
The presentations are now; although they
were not formerly all made on the reception
evenings so that after being presented per-
sors may enter the ballroom and participate
in the festivities of the evening The en-
trance to the palace, however, for those who
have been and those who have not been pre-
Seuted, are different, the former passing under
Pavilion Des Horlege, and proceeding up the
grand staircase and entering directly into the
ballroom, while the former enter by the Pa
von de Flor, at the end of the Palace, to-
ward the Seine. BY halfpaSt eight o'clock,
which was the hour prescribed, found myself
in the Salon d'Apollon, the room in which the
presentations are made, and which was already
brilliant with light, and snowy dresses and
bright eyes an1Ung which none shone more
than those of our fair countrywOmen.
In this room were gathered Americans,
English, French, Russians, Sardinians, Aus
trians, Turks, Greeks, few Persians and, in
deed representatives of almost every nation
and cline under heaven, waiting to be pre-
sented, the ministers of the different nations
being present in their diplomatic customs.
Mr.. Calhoun, American charge d'alfaires,
and Mr. Wilbur, secretary of legation, were
both present, looking very neat in their full
court costume and Mr.. Wilburs calves show
cd to particular advantage encased in bis flesh
co!oyed silk stockings.
We were ranged around the sides of the
room, and there we had the pleasure Of re-
naming until quarter past ten, when, from a
door at the end of the room, towards the pri-
vate apartments of the imperial family, we
heard the announcement LEmpereur," and
from side side door entered long string OF
ladies of the Court, preceded by cbamberlains:
After these came the great chamberlain and
the Emperor and the Empress, aud following
them the Prince Napoleon and the Princes
Clotilde, and her sister.in-law, the EmperorS
cousin, the Princess Mathilda. The "presen-
tation7 ceremony was exceedingly simple The
citizens Of each nation were placed together
and the ambassador of each nation, approach
ing the Emperor and Empress, and bOwing.
called over rapidly and indistinctly the name
of each person before whom their MajestieS
passed on their way around the room.
OF conrSe, the parties introduced bowed,
and the Emperor and Empress kept up con-