New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-20
The 14ongehamp Hnees-Parties Present.

PARIS, May 29.-En the reserved ground about
the grand stand and the imperial tribune was col
leCted that curious mixture called the fashionable
world at Paris Mrs. B., notorious diUorC6e, |
now, as before her marriage, an undOubted mem
Der of the dGnlinlOnde, formed the center of
group of distinguished brief celebrities, politicians
and know not what else, many of whom were
English, and in all probability represented lords
and commons. This lady, whose gorgeous dress
was worth at least five hundred dollars,
and wore on her head several pounds of dyed
red hair, was got up by the same mliner,
dressmaker and coiheur as the greatest ladies,
such as the Princess Metternich and Princess de
Chimay, and talked to the gentlemen they talked
to. heard her boast to Count Bathyany that she
had won seyenty-fye thousand francs in one pet,
but afterwards heard that it was not true, and
that it is her habit to talk in that way. Shortly
afterward, her presence having excited attention,
it was minated to her that she must retire from
the weighing ground, to which it is against the
rule for the deIni-ntOde to be admitted, and she
therefore went across the course to her carriage,
where, like many other celebrities of the same
class, she had hampers of champagne aud eatables
to distribute to numerous admirers.
The Jew inanCiers, ROthschd and Pereire, who
DO not speak were elbOwing each other under the
Emperor's balcony, and near them saw the young
redhaired Duke of Hamilton, Baron Haussman,
the Duke of Persigny, Nj. Fould, and host Of
great functionaries of the empire.
The ladies' dresses-l am now speaking of the
real Grand InOnde-were something daZzliGg
There was no medium between short petticoats
not reaching below the calf and trains a couple Of
yards long. A lady who traied hundred pounds
worth of silk and lace along the gravel was by no
means singular
never saw the Emperor looking better. He
seemed unusually joyous and attable, but perhaps
the reason was that he had sitting by his side an
imperial guest-the Grand Duchess Maria o
Russia-and no man knows better than Napoleon
Ill how to pay attention to Distinguished visitor
The Empress is less welllooking than she was
She shows her thirty years, il growing puff
about the eyes, and her Cheeks now fall like
double chin.
The Prince Imperial was also in the Imperia
box. He was accompanied by five boys of hi
own age, sons of DR.: Conneau, General Fleury
and the late General Espnasse. These lads a
appeared to be on the closest terms of intimac
with him. and in no way overawed by the illustr
GUS company about tb EN-. They all straddled owe
stone 3alustrade. hoped up and down stair
frisked about in the sand and made themselves
dirty as a set of liz lie sweeps.
Inc Nrana t1Ro less Marie, who, by the wa.
was brought iro IN the Grand Hotel by the En-
press III persoTl was accompanied to LOngchan
by her Two daughters, the Princess Eugene
LeuGhtehhe' lg and the young Countess de Stro
enon, now in her tenth year; for this illustrio
lady ma ia two love Matches
Her u rst husband was a son of Eugene Beauha
nais, o officer in the Emperor Nicholas Guart
and leT second had been in her own service, in Il
esp acity of equerry in waiting.
The Princess Rumsk kOrsakoH was back yt
terday for the races, from some temporary pla
Sof forced retirement. She was at the stand hOu
the observed of all observers, owing 20 lol
train of delicate tinted lilac silk, b0rdered with
roses which she trained after her. Her parai
was also of lilac with like floral adornments, q
the boots of the same stuff, with tea-rose
each instep.