The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-03
THE GATE CITY

THE GATE CITY |
SATURDAY. DHQ ,;rag |
suge.isss Tsllss. Dlaneaas, Ste.
eiecs IL spIGAdtd ~ n Lnen XIV
ths grAndioss palaes crested By hin be-
seen no speeteeh - bgilliant. - the Won
derfui s1lsir ~ int nstafday. ~ Up ~
the Empress il honor Of 0aesa lssbeiia's
Assbasd. Don Ffsncisqsse - Asese
6n, cousin Of his wife, 70 whom, IN spa.e
Of the sbborrencs With winch she reeaso.
Cd him. Louis Phillips eoetsivsd 70 gst
~. vonno OnAef, married By her mother.
1890 Bor1esax On the 18th, end -
sn,ssentlv received By the aushotitiss
cf r. regioo. esoortsd 10 Paris By To
per,ons cent b. the Emperor. ssached q.
Cloud % The 18th, and was received y
the Emperor, Empress and the NM
Prince, with great ceremony, 1t the foot
Of the great staircase.
Next day hosts and guests went to the
TaiIeriss, who're the King held : Fessp-
ton. The Empress vas dressed IN :
vanorous robe Of white taile, With the
Inpsrial mantle, and wore . diadem Of
diamonds % bright % rssily - dasais ~
eves: the famous "regent," the moss
snlcndid of the crown diamonds Of France,
blasting lust like / little sun over her
brow. With her spleodid array Of toilet
and Jewels, and her white veil, like Z
mist. floatisg ever her usrivalsd shoul
ders, she looked every whit ~ ethssealIy
lovely ~ she did when her remarkable
beauty, and still moro her remarkable
grace, first enthralled the heart Of her
Imperial adorer.
So beautiful did she look that night
and 60 splendid wss the cosp d. oeil, thai
no one paid the slightest heed to tho per
formanoes, admirable though they we're
with the exception Of the King, Who Val
evidently enchanted with the brilliance p
the stage effects. aud the little Prince
Who had never before been allowed to -
sist 1t such q performance, and Who. wear
ing for the FIRST time the order Of th'
Golden Fleece, sent him BY Queen lss
bella, was iu the seventh heaven Of ez
citsment and delight, and followed ever
detail Of scenery, gesture and mnsic wit
the most rapt attention. The Empress
more than any other woman, has he
good and her bad days.
At times she looks positively plain, .
most ugly; IT other times she looks
mixture Of peri, fairy, saint and sire
making up the str.Dgest, most bewitchir
en- semJie il is possible to imagine. @
that evenit G, possibly from the immenl
satishctions Of her pride and vanity
receiving her cidsvsnt sovereign ~ b.
equal and her guest, in the eyes of .
admiring universe, il is certain that 81
looked wonderfully lovely, with her Viii
skin almost whittier than her dress, Il
faint roses on her cheeks, (excessive
pretty, whether indebted to nature
art her floating drapery seemingly scs
tered over with diamonds and pearls, Al
the dazzling crown above her love
hair.
So perfectly well aware was she, or
admiring husband, or both, of the msrvs
Gus beauty OF her appearance that ev
ming. that the great state carriage
glass aud .idins-in which she went
and from the opera, was lighted up
side. by 80 ne ingenious introduction
lights in The roof. so that her beautii
majesty was a. distinctly visible to
Paris IS She passed along IS though
broad daylight. This curious little ia
IAN invention never seen before) m,
serve a. an excellent Illustration Of b
Emperor's way of silently appealing
the feelings and sympathies Of this ca,
tai.
In whatever Interests him the PA
slams must quietly be given their shat
Seeing that the impress vas looking q
expeotedly and radiantly, beautiful, {
Imperial carriage was lighted inside
such way ~ TO bring her out ia
splendid relief, in order that Paris =
look into Che carriage and share tie &
peror's admiration for his wits, ID rsga
to whom be 10 MI the more sensitive !,
exacting bscauss she is net Of royal birs
IL Paris Cor. Of Montreal Head.
The Rebsi Rslsoaesss Arrival ae .,
va~naA -.ShennAnn likely - Peas
There heseFo sAsy can - fs0evs
The SAvsonah Republican OF Nov /
says:
Up to Sunday night abeat two tho
sand Of our retorasd prisoaesss had be,
transferred and brought to this city. {