Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-14

RURePR2N GegsEP.
On the 7th ult, the first grana bail Of ths sea
son cana ct tho Fuileriss, 20 which oms thrs'
thousand iayisations Wsrs Issued Ia coanee
ton with this bah there is good joke going th
rounds Of the cuffs:
"a csTtsin class Of Americans, seldom O.
never heard Of st nome are pretty sure, on ar
Tiving in Park, to turn up at the TuileTins Q
coarse they csa only gss thsre By intervention
Of tho American minister Who is bored without
csasing 70 put thsm through the presentation
ceremony. As the court grows more exclusive,
it has been found necessary to make some dis
incaon in regard to the character aEd position
sf tae candidate for the honor of an introdue.
ton, that is, q man is sepposed to ba something
| or 20 have done 'somsthing, in order 10 auiisle
him 10 the distinction Of presentation at court
As in the case of Dickens barber, the line
must be drawn somewhere; and, as that aTisto-
cratic shaver With proper care Of his. calling,
stopped at coai-hesvers, so the Representative
miaistsTs at the court Of France must sEop at a
certain grade 10 the social scsle in representing
their constituents but hsw to fad or decids the
! proper point er line of dsmsTkstirn is 8 sore
pUzzeer TO Mr. Dayton. ii revives the Old
/ question as to what constitutes q gentleman. Is
it wealth, or intelhgenee; good morals OF good
manBc1s fne clothes, or aTstecTaae blood
| Telationsl Bot to ORr story: There arrived in
Paris, about new years day, a csrtaia Yankee
American, who called on the minister with the
modest denand to Re presented 10 ih9 Emperor.
And what is the character or the claim Of the
party, IS the question asked oil the embassy
lie is an author, Well-knoWn and distinguished
author. All right, as an author must have
brains, and to be distinguished on that head
/ is to have upoB his brow natUTe's own pateat Of
true nobility. Our distinguished author is
presented, and, as q matter of coarse is one Of
the three thousand favored with an iuvtsii0l
TO the first grand ball st the THieries, which,
ss we have mentioned. came eff on the 7th. At
| about one o'clock in the mouling, In ore Of t1a
/ modern rooms Of the palace, certain exu-
( berant young American was heard loudly call
| ing on the ghrc0n for pack of cards TO pay
pokerp Ard whe is he 2 was the question
/ qnietly put to the son Of an eminent citizen of
Boston. He is a Distinguished author' was
I the sarcastic reply. Author of what?' Way.
author Of Cythereaa Cream and ttc Balm Of a
/ Thousand Ft0acsrs, which have had saeh q run
I in the United States "
I The prevailing lunaey in FT3nch fashionable
society runs row in the practice of TN egregious
/ little art called " La Decaleomsnie" Dach-
esses and demi-mondeans, ambassadressss and
actresses, ere ali determined Dsealeomanises.
There are also La DscsleogYephien and " La
/ DslscochrOme )" but the " mamie is 4 favoritr:
1t is the first cousin 10 tae blessing but
nearly extinct, art of Potachrmanin, which was
so long = sOuTee Of amusement to those who
had nothing better to do, and enabled ladies to
cut their pretty fingers and csvei themselves
with sticky strips of paper in then attempt 20
make good glass look ike bad ehiaa. La De-
/ calconamie, may be described as a method for
| spelling tea cups aud saucers. You choose
nice white saucer, cup, or plate, or a snuff box,
or hre-sereen, or-anything else with a nice
white surface, stick sheet Of paper, covered
with some eolOred design, upon it, by means of
/ a thick vsrnish. Then you wash away the pa-
/ per with a wet hsnnol The color designed
/ remains, and your art Of Dsealcomanie is ac-
eomplished. When you grow tired Of spelling
your cToekeTy, which becomes inexpressibly
/ hideous under the Dsealcomaniaeal process, you
may varnish down the design on the back Of
/ your hands, or your nose, by way Of q change"
| In Burke's ''Yieissitudes of Families there
4 is an interesting account Of one Of Gen. Nc
] Clellsn's ancestors Il states that on the death
/ of William. fourth Lord, under age and without
ISSUE the McClellAnds lost their lands, and the
I Lords Of KiTkudbnght, of their own free gil
/ kept away for time from the assemblies Of
| their order:
''But the right Of tie collateral heir male was
so universally known and acknowledged that
at the Union this peersge was considered as
/ altNotoeAdA oAApf NAAA - HNGu plo5dlhd4 uiA tAd
roll On several occasions the votes Of the
Lords Kirkudbrighs were subsequently, admitted
at the election Of Scotch representative peers,
/ and in i74I, William Mcclellan, Lord Kukcud-
/ BRIGHT recorded his at the gensral election.
/ Despite however, of his l0TdlY character
| the poor Peer followed the humble oc-
! eupstion Of glover, and for many
/ years used to stand in the lobby of the
/ assembly room in the old town, selling gloves
to the gay hequentsrs of ths ball, for, according
| to the fashion Of the time, new pair was re-
/ qUired every ffesh dance The only occasion
on which he sbssnted himself from his post
was at the ball following the election Of repre-
sentative peer then, and then only, did he doff
his apron, AMI, assuming the gsrb Of q gentle
man, associate with the company, most Of
whom be hsd usually served with gloves during
the rest Of ths year. The glover Lords son,
mindful Of the pristine gloTies of his race, en-.
tered upon a more ambitious career than his
father, attained the rank of colonel in The army,
and, not satisfied with anything short Of legal
recognition, submitted bis peerags claim to the
house of lords by whose decision be was de-
elared seventh Lord KTkudbright on the 81
! May, 1873
The Empress Eugenia held a reception on the
evening OF the 2d uls, for members Of the i'm
psrial faEiy, the diplomatic corps, and the
ministers and other high officers of state;
" In Che evening receptions the court mantle,
or traia, is required to be worn By the ladies
the Empress having revived this discarded Gus
/ tom. The wives of the ambassadors, Of the
foreign ministers and secretaries arc 6rst re-
| csived, her majesty passing round and address
ing some gracious words to eaca lady. Atsor
this ceremony her majesty goes into the Ssls du
! Trone and receives her French subjects seat d.
these lattsr being obliged to pass through tho
ordeal Of advancing and Tatreating gracefally in
their unaceusionned appeudsge. The ladies' Of
TIE diplomatic corps carry their trains upon their
| arms, except foT the few minutes which are
passed in the Empress presence. Her majesty
wore at the late reception mantle Of imperial
purple, trimmed with a wide border Of eTmine.
This mantle, unlike the Others fell from the shoUl-
ders and was fastened With diamonds. Her pet
/ tic0at was of white lace. She wore a tiara snd
necklace OF diamonds .the tiara having been
newly set in what IS called the Greek OF Trojan
! wall pattern. The train in all other cases is Of
/ the same material as the c0rssge Of the dress,
and is made twice the usual length Of the skirt
The Princess Matilde Wors a train OF cloth Of
gold, trimmed with two rows of Russian sable
her neek, arms, and head were glittering with
brillisnis. Her Highuess is said to possess the
most valuable diamonds in France. The Prin-
cess Cl0tlde wore 3 pink silk train and petit
coat Of the same material, both trimmed with
tulla, looped alternately with roses and punches
Of ribbon; her ornaments were also dia
monds TIE Princess Mellernich's toilet wa.
so very magnificent that the Empress ex-
pressed her pleasure at it. Il consisted o
a cherry-eoIored velvet MANTLE embroidered
about half yard deep with silver her petit
coat was Of white silk, covered with lace, and
her diamonds, some Of which she only lately
came into possession e8, ere said to be some O.
the fuest ia Europe Lady C9wley, the wife o
the Eoglish ambassador, being stih in hal
mourning for Prince Albert, wore mauge col
ored tTaiu with white petticoat trimmed viii
black lace, with the diamond and feathers
which are ths usual English court dress. An
other handsome dress worn on the oecasiop was
4 satin coulsnT chr dc Russis trimmed witt
black and white lace, the pet eoat being o
/ tnls over wtise six, and trimmed 20 mattel
with black lace
TIE Loadon CsuH J0arHal announces ta'
: leash of a celebrated little animal. White Yel
vet has Just paid the penalty of nature, at tn
age Of forty-seveu;
g White Velvet was pony that cur Qgean
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