The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-24
The Empress Eugenie-Her Toilet, Her
Diamonds, etc.


Since the splendid days of Louis XIV, the
frandiose palace created by him has seen no
spectacle so brilliant as the wonderful affair Of
last Saturday, got up by the Empress in honor
of Queen Isabella's husband. Don Francisque1
de Assises, first cousin of his wife, to whom in
spite of the adherence with which she regarded
him, Louis Philippe contrived to get the young
queen married by her mother, reached Bordeaux
on the 10th, and was magnifcently received by
the authorities of the region, escorted TO Paris by
persons sent by the Emperor, reached St. Cloud
on the l7th, and was received by the Emperor,
Empress and little Prince, with great ceremony,
at the foot OF the great staircase. Next day
hosts and guests went to the Tuieries, where the
King held q reception. The Empress was
dressed in yapOrous robe of white tule, with inn
peTal mantle, and wore diadem of diamonds so
bright as really to dazzle the eyes the famous
regent" the most splendid of the crOwn.da-
mOnds of France blazing like little sun just
over her brow With her splendid array Of tot
lette and jewels, and her white veil, like mist
floating over her nnriyalled shoulders, she looked
every whit as ethereally lovely as she did when
her remarkable beauty, and still more remarkable
grace fnst enthralled the heart of her imperial
adorer. SO beautiful did she look that night, and
SO splendid was the general coup d'Pil, that no
one paid the slightest heed TO the performances
admirable though they we're, with the exception
of the King, who was evidently enchanted with
the brilliancy OF the stage effects, and the little
assist at such per ormance, and who wearing for
the first time the order of the Golden Fleece sent
him by Queen Isabella, was in the seventh heaven
Of excitement and delight, and followed every de-
tail of scenery, gesture, and music with the most
Tapt attention. The Empress, more than any
other woman, has her good and her bad days. At
times she looks positively plain, almost uglyj at
other times she looks mixture of Peri, Fairy,
Saint and SyTen, making up the strangest, most
bewitching ensemble it is possible to imagine On
that evening, probably from the immense satisfac-
ton of her pride and vanity in receiving her
cldeyant sovereign as her equal and her guest, in
the eyes Of an admiring universe IL Is certain that
she looked wonderfully lovely, with her white
skin, almost whittier than her dress, the faint roses
on her checks Excessively pretty, whether due to
nature or ,, her floating drapery seemingly
scattered over with diamonds and pearls, and the
dazzling crown above her lovely hair. So perfectly
well aware was she, or her admiring husband,
or both, of the marvellous beauty Of her appear
all glass and gliding, in which she went 70 and
from the opera, was lighted up inside, by some in
genious introduction Of lights in the roof, so that
her beautiful majesty was distinctly visible To
all Paris as she passed along as though in broad
day light. This curious little fact tan invention
never seen beiOre) may serve as an excellent Illus
tration OF the EmperOr's way of silently appeal
ing TO the feeling and sympathies of this capital.
In whatever interests him the Parisians must
quietly be given their share. Seeing that the
Empress was looking unexpectedly and mdianty
beautiful, the Imperial carriage was lighted inside
In such way as 20 bring her out into splendid
relief, in order that Paris may look into the car
IiagC and share the Emperor's admiration Of his
wife, in regard 10 whom he is all the more sensi-
tive and eNacting, because she is not of royal
birth.-IdTts correspondent of Montreal Herald