The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-29
Easter Gayeties in Paris.
SCENES AT A STEEPLE.CHAsE-C COSTUME OF THE
EMPEROR AND EMPRESS.

EMPEROR AND EMPRESS.
The Easter holidays appear to have been OBJ.
served in Paris this year with more than ordinary
zest. All classes entered hiariously into the en-
loyment, favored by the most genia spring tide ;
crowds of holiday folks sought recreation and
fresh air in the pleasure grounds Of the Bots de
Boulogae, and the wide plains of St. Maur,
close to Vincennes, where ION the 6th) the great
event of the season, a steeple chase "came off !"
on the new grounds but recently laid out. At
this latter pace the concourse OF people was SO
prodgious that it assumed quite the proportions
of a national festivity, and probably it was for
that reason, and with view of studying the
OF the French character under all
its phases, rather than from any idea or love of
" sport" that even the United States Minister, as
we'll as many other of his diplomatic confrereS
were present on the field.
Early in the day the Emperor made his appear
anve, and was received with much warmth and
when, later on, the Empress, who had driven
thither with numerous suite of ladies and gen
temen, descended from the imperial tribune and
walked up and down among the crowd, it was
impossible to mistake the qualification they felt at
this close proximity with royalty and the lovely
lady who shares so gracefully the cares of the en-
pre- WIN Napoleon Ill.
THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS.
The Emperor held his little son by the hand,
and had not little to do to satisfy the boys Gu
riosity aud eager questions, as he hoped about
restessly at his fathers side. The Prince Impe-
rial, now seven years old, is fine boy, bearing a
marked resemblance to bis mother about the low
er part of his face, of which the upper portion,
however, is broad, and cast more in the Napoleon
ic type. He was dressed in back suit Of Knick-
erbockers of rather sombre aspect, with smell
straw hat edged with blue and knot of the same
colored ribbon. The Empress, whose toile,tes
are universally allowed to be unrivaed for good
taste and elegance, was draped in a bright blue
silk dress, made exceedingly ample, and sweeping
out at the back into half train the only trim
ming consisted in five OF white taffetas at the
lower part of the skirt, which was also repeated
on the baSquiaes of thebody, and edged round the
cape, or cOtlet, worn loosely over the shoulders
and which WAS of the same color and material as
the robe. blue bonnet made of Grape and un.
relieved hv flowers or feathers, completed her COS
tune. WHAT seemed to attract the most atten-
ton in the ladies' eyes, the natty, zephyr-lke
parasol carried in the Empress Eugenie's band
and which, composed entirely Of white Marabou
feathers, looked as if every puff of wind woulc
blow it away and dissolve it into air. The En-
peror looked remarkably well and in high gsoc
humor, and seemed greatly to enjoy the whole
scene aud t.; g animated interest with which TIT
assembled crowds viewed the proceedings of tn,
race course.
The tribunes were crowded with ladies in tn
most elegant and spring like tolettes, of whic
The predominant feature was the prevalence o
the color blue. Blue in every shade, from thu
deep Mexican and Hay'i blue to thepaler LENA
the shade Just now so mnch in vogue-is tb
tint destined this season to replace the maui