Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-08-07
INV HOIrL IN PARIy.
rhe lolO.pr Is dese plIOn Of n,v hOtsl IN Pam

The fullo.ine is desCr pton OF nav hotel IN Paris
The nes Hotel dc Is PAX, which has been ergc:ed Oh
the Boulevard des CApucnes during the las! fourteen
months afer having had the honor Of Wat IRON me
Empress Eugenie who is saying at s. Clord while her
,nnsril husband is drinking Vichy vat rs, 10 now
opened TO the public Us architectural disposition mas
great resemblance 10 that Of the G.bhd Hotel uu
Louvre, with which ali Americans who have been ID
Paris are familiar. Il is, however, not go large II
makes 10 seven hundred BEDS whereas that OF the Lou
can al present furnish one 'houssnu' LUG 'i'' ~
ORC, is As follows
sal1us from thirty francs night 10 seven, according
10 height and frontage bedrooms, with t"o beds ana
dressing ROOM from twenty seven francs TO seven, OF
,hout the dressing room hse dnnerS table dhoft,
81 Wiae eight francs the sane dinner N the Gaze
r. aHTd't ten francs ksep VI set'ahS Win nah oo'
tie OF pius hive francs.
The duing room Ia entirely unique that must al
tempt 10 describe IT, IL Is as hear IS possible semi
circle aud contains seven tables about lour eet vice.
paed perpeudcular 10 the diameter or base at which
2so covers are laid The width at the diane er about
t.sptv 6ys metres The height OF tho room is fifteen.
/, IL lighted by kyHghL which is OF very beautiful
ign and ali eass aud s Coiteued I'll by gauz, Gov
e.ag OF eIquisite flowers TIE general 'h.ct oil the
shuls AZ the visitor enters 10 ready ragiSsGHs Sixteen
colossal mrFors with circular tops, occupy The hrst Tier
OF The stmcirce while eight GAS folding doors oonsA
tus the ue or CHORD which resIs The second Iler
s marked BY sixteen Wndo"s, ON either eide oi which
So. marble dsurrs Of life size IN every altitude oil lem
nae grace The third tier Is composed OF snsl circular
ghts let in as il we're to pouches OF peculiar design
Il something similar 10 tho compartments oil VauIed
ro,L The prevailing colo. is pale green, Pieuuiuj re
Eeyrd with white. The plasIrts which intersect the
udows aud mirrors paiuttd deep red maiichl.e
ncBly y,iued. TGere is no. to muel glding aud
Cd refore The tisc, upon tue eye, with the sh: from
ab,ye, exceedingly graceful. Thu to"! ensemble Is
most charming aud delicate that It seems a. II The
odor Of o dnary viants would be desccraton. As II
vas Jus. dinner time, brought away The bill OF fare
which WAS as loLoNs:-
Potase IA CrCcy. Ri:olles DO ioie gras saumon,
sauce Hollau dase. Louge &c veau Ia FAmande. Fact
De cheyreu sauce tomato. haclroni la Hianalse.
Pcul,rde rolie Salsde Dc RomAine. Artchsuls Ia
Lyonsise. Puddin: de cabinet Madeleine glacee. De
ser.. "
The price it is TO be observed, Is one franc higher
than at tie Hotel de Louvre which is seven francs on
what ground. don't kuon but the position of the Ho
tel dc Ia PAX ia undoubtedly more ceutrl and desirable
than that Of the Grand Louvre. There s noble salon
de Ler and the apartments up stairs are fitted up with
all the luxury of palace. The Empress visited every
part Of the building, to the kitchens, and declared
that the cuisine good as the arrangement, it
would b, the mos: perfect receptacle for the wsyfsrer
the world had ever seen.