, 1865-07-27
OLE PARks LETTER,
How the Fourth Of fully Was Celebra-
ted st Minister DfseioWsS.

(Coreepuscelee Of Ii. Chicago Td5u0e.]
PAE1s, Friday, duly 7, 1866.
The celebration If the g:eat Eationd An
n!yereary Of America vent Of. on Tuesday
last, with ali. and mo:e than all the etadf
witch had predicted for 1t. Never, perhaps,
since the event Itself, which was commemo-
rt1ed, took place, has such uumsrous and
brilliant aseemblaee Of Americans met TO-
getbsr In foreign land, animated with such
truly patriotic feelings, and under clrcum-
stances so well calculated to rouse the na-
Il, nal tr,tusiasm. Upwa,ds Of GOO ladies'
and gentlemen responded to the psince1y hos
pltali.y offered them by The Minister Of the
United statfa, and eongsegalcd IN The beau-
tEul grounds Of the Tre-Catalan, In the Do!s
de Bou1oEuc, TO do honor to the occasion. The
entertainment was given entirely Mt
the expense Of Mr.. BIgelow, although that
gentleman, with de,icacy and refinement,
AID 3 nice official tact which do equal credit
to his feelings both rs man and diplomatist,
placed the tntiic arrangement Of the festivi-
tiyiiies In the hands OF q committee. HlY-
ing in fact a6ccrtafned In what manner the
day could BE- observed most agreeably and
satisfactorily for his c.untry Peep c, Mr.
B'gelow ciatncd as hfa official privilege the
cnerous Obligation of playing The host, and
no fsmlns.rances could Induce hin to depart
from this gt Bcrt MS resolution. The commit
tee, therefore, which consisted of Msssrs.
Btckwi,h, Munrce, Emmett. Evans, II D.
Phalon, Tucker, R. N. Mason, Van Dergon
AID Rcha,ds, had nothing. for It but
TO submit, and set about the pleas.
ing duties assigned 10 them. Nor
cun:d the result which crowned their lab2rs
have poesibly proved more successful The
weather was oi the very finest PAr'slan quail
Is, and nothing could be more beautiful Or
tor tht festival. when the company tegau to
arrive 1T about 10 o'clock. TIE nstional
colors flcatlpg in the breeze On tvery sld.,
told at glance into what hands tht beausi-
full garden had been temporarily transferred j;
ED soon The vast Gro Td and brilliant t. let,es
ol the fair Gnuehts1s OF America Eou:lLg into
the enclosure testified yet more unuistaka-
Indies acle accomplished By .soups vt b2auti.
tul chi'dun; icr Mr. Blgelow's invita- tiona
we're expressly cxlcG6ed 10 tha " f.nng,"
ard it WAS his Iatriotic wish that the rislug
gtn& ration should grow up with the remen.
brsnce OF dhy ~h:ch iuaugura:cd rev
birth 10 their county: This si:'d ana
th,r ghrful fceiin. ct tlI. Minister WIS amply
repaid, 70. Eo professional dec tEator 6f ietes
! could have dcs,:c cd anything half " osna-
| mental as this juycuite csoEd ftolllking oTtt
| tic bright g,ten Ia Ems ...
Viii one or iwu rare exceptions the com
rapy wasccmpo.rd Entirely of fainett m, y u
| tie Corps DIylo1ualque and the Ffeueh 3liu
listers. Amene the q lirst arrivals WAS Lo:d
| Cewiey, followed Us the Russian Ambassa.
| dor, aid y hest Of official lsersons. About :
I O'Clock Mr.. Breelow welcomed his country
men aid guests in q Sort and well chosen
aed1ess, II Hhca he m1st touch;ng.y aud ap
ps.pIlatkly lktntd tbe Americans "a Europe
fcr tie last thlte years 10 the Children o
Is1sel, who could Eot sing theie song In I
siIansc land whlle ll,elr country WAS brins
dcyas:at.d By xar. Hut now, " thanks be t.
God, The sto1l1 had passed, thu sky lat
cleaItd. The Amtri,an Un:on was satt
D, m: cratic Republican government was NJ
longer IN experiment. The5 kntw, as the,
u. yer ;knrw iefo1e, the value Of their etca
inhetitarce, thu prodiGtous Vitality OF ths!,
political institutions" Isesret 10 custall
the admirable Language OF the Minister
which tsust Will teacE yol n tuli IN anuthe
I tu1m. ..... 49,
After tlis ccrcmory the company adjousn"t
to la1ce and tasteful pavilion fitted up ns I
bsH md rctreshultnt room, Where aap
cling and ftastiag became the order Vi tts
day. As evening drew IN the grpups Of Wis
itois spread themselves oyer thr llEn, In
dulrirg thcir feelings In patIioHc chorusc
nnd speeches md thoroughly enjoy lnE In
day aid MI its proud associations. Whe'
evening settled into night, the sky whs iilu
mined by & brilliant display of drework.
amopc which wAs MI immense America
cscle, displaying The wil known words {
Webster, "Thc UuIcu forever, ooe aad u
sera1atlr," attracted all eyes AID all heart
To c{ c{ncl,,de this too b1i:f account, The coz
pany separated about II O'clock, being VT:
ilem Leart.1els yecollectiun Of thu Giea.l
Of the dsy, al d lively feeling Of obIs.at!e
10 1hr excellent AID respected donor of II
l E0st