New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-03-16


Especial to the Nov Orleans orsscent.l
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
PARIS, Feb. Is, 1866.
Editor Crescent--We are at present favored by
the mildest weather, such as is enjoyed by those
who spend the winter in Nice OF in Cannes, in
order to avoid the keen blasts of winter. As we
are no very great friends of skating and chiIblains,
we are thankful that Jack Frost has not yet been
to pinch us up. 8g aEFf
Tine streets Of Paris may at present be Iikened
to those Of Florence, for here and there we see
the charming bouqueters Offering their oidlets for
sale. The Pari5ian's love Of fowersis well known
and the low price of the article enables the poorest
work woman to enbalm her modest gafret with a
nosegay.
Carnival is now having its fling. This gay and
thoughtless world of the vile des rites is busy in
concocting masquerade dresses for the numerous
balls which follow each ether in rapid succession.
Next week we shall cast away orr follIes and re-
pent. -
The gossips are mach taken mp with an incidf
which took place the other day at the
GRAND BALI AT TIE PRUssrAE aaBAssY.
The saloon on the ground floor of the ambass
doris mansion had been reserved as the supp
room for she Emperor and Empress, the. lad
and gentlemen in waiting and the members of
diplomatic corps. Whensupper was announcedy
the imperial guests left the ball room and took
Their places at this well garnishef table. The
Marquis de LENA, the Spaniah ambassador, alone
| remained bekmd, as, by an oversight, he had not
| been invited to take his pEsce at the imperia
| table. aesa
| 1t appears hat NOBODY had thought Of the
| Spani-h envoy being tired Of waiting, and angry
at the slight offered him, the proud Spaniard sent
II Z rt r s. -. - -
Pruasan ambassador, WHO, being taken up by his
gaesss at the time, commissioned his secretary to
go and repair the oversight. The Qneen of Spain's
envoy not thinking this sufficiently courteous,
marched off in high. .dudgeon.
The following day n. De Saln, came to the Mar
quis, de LENA, sent by the Prussan ambassador,
to offer his excuses. The Marquis, however, de-
clined receiving any but from the mouth of the
/ amba ssador himself.
few days having passed without any sign of
Herr Won Geltz (the Prussian mniater}, at the
Spanish embassy the Marquis of LENA sent two
/ French generals to call,him ous.
II The circumstance got nosedS abroad and
the Prince de Metternch took active steps to make
the matter up. The consequence OF his laT,or ID
that, after some trouble the afer has been slmca-
bly, settled.
We see that the spanisrds have lost moth ing Of
their proverbia haughtiness; it s not prui lent 70
arouse the susceptbilites of this noble ma lion.
| From the ball Of the Rrussian aEabassa dor let
US pass to the last
BALL MAsoUE AT THE TU1LE.IEs,
Where a circumstance o. much importaF zee, and
without precedent, took place. We there saw the
/ first Turkish woman who has ever dare ! to free
herself from the laws of Mahomet in d tessing in
the European style, and showing her face in public.
The woman who has thus broken the chains oi
state which have bound the women of the East
for centuries, is the wife os the Turkish ambassa
dor, his Excellency savfet Pacha.
She is young and charming, aud her beauty was
enhanced by the arts of the PGs'is0 m raodiste
Although not much accustomed to o ur Western
habits, she danced in quad-ile with much grace
u French woman would not haveacq, lifted hersel
b better. a@ aa-Ezs VET
This incident will create quite rev oluton in tn
!, East, no more hd,'en,s, more Y 'eiled counte
e nances, no more eunuchs, and las It though
\ least, no more women thrown into he Bosphor
70 bound up in sack. In short ii me one pit
l. will be like another, and sAs,wil h ave to excla
n "loeal color thou art but aname.' ag
or THE LAST PARrs.FAsHp oNs
~ Are not without certain originalr , and are evel
IT. day getting and moreiHe th cse of the begi
to ming of the present century. CIR moline is quiet
1g dying natural death, and tr aims are comm
where dresses have lost iEeireum ference they ha'
eii gained inSlength.
be The coifeur's occupation has returned, for
r, lady may be said to be, able to dress her ov
M M hair as formerly. The compf cation of curls al
lie ornaments is increasing every day. if things co
A. tnue as they at present, ur wives will ruin
e in hair, as they never have ep ough.
y Les ertremes Sc toaeaen t. says the Fren
ID adage, and though greater part of the popul
he ton dancing to thecseun' is of sweet music,
~ other part is seeking to rid itself of this life
N its cares by their own and. The cholera
0, been succeeded by thsepidt .mic, 8
u, .-a. sUlcu De-
y =, And malady is more c. sn,agious. Military
Ne tistics prove that when soldier commits suici
d. in regiment, several OF hers follow in rapid 81
IL. cession. S"H ~
al We have to deplaFe he death of a painter
nd merit Monsieur Bonyin, who had for the last t
years been obliged;ho sgiect his art, which '
mt insufficient to keephis Numerous family, and Il
of to a trade-l believe hat of a1,a,chdnd de .
ne This so preyed upon is mind, that he few d
on ago committed saieid E. During his life time
VI of found much dlfheu ty in obtaining o hund
est francs for his picture 8; now he is no more Il
for will no doubt bs bou ,ght up at high prices.
ent Other artists tnke smother course, and fy to,
the solitude of
-, ..... ".u.. 'F. = HE CONVENT, s7. g4l l5f
To rid themselves ,ftheir spleen and sorrow. 81
'el course has Seen taken by the celebrated piar
hat Lstz, who, biased of the applause of the pull
III III of both worlds, b as gone into a monastery VIII
srn his time is taken in the composition of reigi
music 1t said hat he has obtained permiss
Of the Holy Pat her to leave the cloister for til
in order to tray3 el about, and have his music p
i a formed in the ,rincipal Roman Catholic churci
and Of the contiae at -.5a
Dtty The public ,rParis is waiting with impatence
sts sn hear the Eaass by Father Lisz, at the church
St. Eustaehe.
me- Our capital lseems menaced by an invasion
sing pickpockets, as the London Post has informed
sma s. that comp any of Mall etc. female shop-lifte
and and pehpo kes are about to visit and that
colo must be Iour guard against their fascInatons
It appea hs that the ladies of this new ASSOCIATE
Oh travel first Glass; and take up their abode in
nwn hotels FREE .uented by the nobility Our Parisi
public al not accustomed to have their pock
nale, ghtened in the manner of the cockneys. We