The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-08-27

Royal uss-abous Baby. -sM
In order that our readers may have som
definite ideas as to the manner in which
the royal family of France notice the ar
rival Of little strangers into this world
where the parents are Of high rank, We
copy the following translation of the cere
monial manner with which the recent adj
vent Of young Napoleon Victor Jerome
Frederick" was received:
"TIe was christened the day OF his birth
at eleven, and the Empress and Prince I'm
peral called over at two and signed the act
Of birth, and at night the front of the Pa.
lais Royale was lighted up, as were also the
palaces Of st. Cloud and Mendon. Since
then, each morning the Monitor has pub
lishcd bulletin in relation to the health OF
the Princess. At fist we were told that
she had slept WELL and that both she and
the young Prince were as well as could be
expected then that she had commenced
having little milk fever'-then that she
had decided like tru, mother and really
royal maternal heart to suckle the young
Prince herself, and that he had already
taken the breast without difficulty
that slight inflammation had induced the
attending physician to make an application
of leeches-and now finally that both
mother and child are doing WE'LL The
Empress has been in from St. Cloud three
times during the week, and spent couple
of hours each time with the new mother
"The Emperor certainly meant that the
newly born heir to the younger branch of
his dynasty should not have his Importance
detracted from by the lack Of ceremony at.
tendant upon his birth. The following de-
tailed arrangement Of what should be done
on the occasion will be read with interest
by those who have been in the habit Of
looking upon the birth Of child as com.
mon every day affair. 1t is translation
of the ceremonial prescribed by the En-
peror:
Gas soon as her Imperial Highncss, the
Princess Marie Clothlde Napoleon, shall
feel the pains which announce speedy &C.
couchement, her lady of honor will go to her.
"From the arrival Of the lady Of honor
she will take the orders of his Imperial
IIighness, the Prince Napoleon, and will
send to inform
1.-THE Emperor and Empress:
''Her Imperial Highness, the Princess
Mathilde, and their Highncsses, the Prin-
cess and Princesscs Of the Imperial family
having rank at court:
"The Minister Of State, the keeper Of the
seals, the ministerial justice, the President
of the Council Of State, the grand master
of ceremonies, the ten witnesses appointed
by the Emperor, viz: MareschaI Count
Valiant, minister of the EMPRESS house
hold, and Mareschal Count d'Ornano, gov.
IF ho ,s,tS Oc
King of Italy, and the officers and ladies
ncsses, the Prince and Princess Napoleon
ALI these persons must go to the Palais
Royal, the gentleman IN costume and the
ladies in toilet de uille. ,a
"At the moment Of feeling the last pains,
the Minister of State, the keeper of the
seals, and the prescribed witnesses will be
informed, and will enter the chamber of
her Imperial Hishness. t
Immediately upon the birth Of the in
FAINT, and after it shall have been presented
to their majcsties and to their imperial high
nesses, the Prince and Princess Napoleon,
by its nurse, it will be presented to the
Minister Of State and keeper of the seals,
who will pass Immediately into the adjoin.
ing saloon, where they will find the Pres-
dent Of the Council Of State. Here will be
drawn up the process verbal Of the birth
Of the infant in the presence of the witness
SEES prescribed by the Emperor.
1.-The names Of the infant will be given
and the act of birth will be signed by their
majesties, their imperial highnesses the
Prince Napoleon and the Princess Marie
C!othilde Napoleon, her imperial highness
the Princess Ma,hildc, their imperial high
nesses the princes and princesses of the i'm
perial family having rank at court, the min.
lister of state, the keeper Of the seals, and
the president Of the Council Of State, the
witnesses, the grand master Of ceremonies,
and the officers and ladies Of the Prince and
Princess Napoleon. The infant will then
be taken into it's apartment by the COVER,
ness, accompanied by the first chamberlain
Of their imperial highnesses, and the first
aide-de-camp of the Prince Napoleon.
'In this department will be placed the
persons namedlby the Emperor for the SER
vice of the infant.
ellis imperial highness the Prince Napo-
leon, being returned into his grand apart
ment, will there receive the fluctuations Of
the persons present"