, 1866-03-01
FROM PARIS.

any signs Of injury.
FROM PARIS.
The Imperial Masquerade Ball.
Cs.aumcx and Character. Of the conrt
and ATfatocracJa
ftuoue.pondencc Of the London SAIL
The fortunate posEcssors OF the yellow or
Ulnc cards. indorsed BY the magic name Bas-
t,uno, had the privilege of arriving at the pri.
yate tntrsc Of the palace. which Is not permit
scd On ordinary bah nights. HaTtng delivered
UP our credentials, We were received at the
foot Of the staircase leading TO the Empress's
tnise Of apartments by Count Walsh, and
while VIC ascend We remark the exceeding
beauty Of the oxydlzed silver balustrade, q
perfect ehtT dau,re Of artistic design and deli
cafe cli-elling. Through the boudoir ne
PASS to the first green salon, and thence to
The Sale des Marechaux. and endearor to
The scene, you will readily belieye, was bril-
1iant IN the cxtrcme-it Konld scarcely be
possible to c1aggcrato Its splsndor. On the
throne stood the graceful Empress, as Marie
Antoincttc, and no unworthy type Of Marin
Theresa s lovely md Inflated daughter. More
BEAUTIFUL the Queen could scarcely have been,
and certainly moi more aristocsailc OR dieni-
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costume was an accurate copy OF Madame
Tigec Lebrun's wcllknown picture repre-
E4nting the Queen seated on ,fautetsR, and
surrounded BY her children the future Duch-
css Of Angou]e1ue, then a slight CHILD Of about
len, leans on her mother's right arm; tie
cradle. The doomed Victim Of Simon's bar
har1ty. who Is depicted In NIL the chubby
9'eauty Of Infancy, rests on bis motber's knee,
whose conDtcnancc. as yet nnclondcd By the
dark future, bears the tfne expression Of 1na-
1ernal pride and joy. The costume worn oy
picture; the rnhc Of crimson relvet furred
With sable, tue lace handkerchief crossed
over the neck and shoulders, the lair rnised
10 surprising height and eurmounted BY
smali CRIMSON velvet t0que edged with sable,
in which is placed plume Of red ostrich
marking the Queen as the daughter of her
for whose sake the MagFarE flashed their
curved sabrcs high In the air, shouting, " Pro
rcgc nostro, Marin Thercsa:'' Most imperial,
most lovely in her rare beauty Of face and
form, looked the Qucen's prototype.
lntcly which The Empress has for all
that bears on the story Of the prisoners OF
the Temple. The Prince Imperial, as his
mothers page, wore tight hose Of white silk,
short velvet c1otk thrown over his left
shoulder; two little boys, l presume young
Conncau and Espinasse, In the same dress,
were with him most Of the evening. Tho En-.
7'cror, in the conventional black md gold
cloak Qincd with scarlet} of Venetian zen
tlcman. worn over lis Ordinary evening dress,
took little part in the evenings amusement,
and. truth to tell, looked aWfully bored Her
Imperial Highuess Pr1nccaa Mathildc wore a
Greek costume Of white and gold over blue,
which struck nc rs repetition Of one we arc
all lunliliar with In ''1.a Belle Ue!cuc',-thc
Schneider, Princess Mettcrnich, I need
hardly say, was ono al the best and most cor
Tect Costumes Of the evening. As an Incroy-
0bft she wore q hat Of straw-colorcd satin,
wreathed with flowers and diamonds; her
1'ettIcoat, Of yellow satln, nas looped ovcr an
under Gar7ucnt apparently composed of moth.
ing but 1owcts. Fntn1y ono attcmptcd to
seek Tor the material on which the roses and
JsHa1es 'nortes were dcnsely massed.
Her foct beneath h1 pctt,coat
iikr little mice 4t0le III and out,
Al 1t they feared the hight.
Tue alarchioncss dc Galli ct as the Arc.a.usc1
t'nbrtel attracted all cres lef short pot: :fcoat
ofwhite cashmere hroldcsed in gold, the gilt
tcring scale ar1nor Of gold fitting tightly to
1ter figure, hcs golden hair floating on her
shoulder, star-lieh ehtcd by IN doae Of diamonds
invisibly suspended over her forehead; her
wings Of white feathers which. in nrching
:love itcr head, only terminated below her
knee, and, above all, the golden sword grasp.
cd tightly In her 1airy hand and brnudishcd
trcn while dancing (Query, do archansels
perform quadriltcs y formed a most hcwitch-
Jug tout <1asr1ab|e, md doubt whether Michael
himself ever attracted so much admiration.
1iadiani In 1oye1lness Is .Amphit.ite (Mrs.
Miles,, seagreen eauze shot with ST.
vcr t1oats oscr 4 robe Of si!se.
tissue, shella at a1i hucs, coral, sca foam
sparkling aud silrery, catches the light, and
dazzlrs one for the moment. Her hair Il wet
ftt,f1 f1f ~ Ia hn+1Y h
a wreath Of see sAells- Mr. Miles Is Fenc.
tian gentleman In the conventional short
cloak, adopted ty most Of the married men
pFeeent--amons others 1y Lord Ernest Bruce,
Lord Edward Thyme, &c. The rival ia cos.
1 tbs p1i y y IT, +.
picture, but lesa correct because the velvc!
robe is 1ooped By immense diamond bon
Huets: anything more gorgeous eau scarcely
70 conceived, or conveying more extensive
idea OF the resaotsTc*s OF that 1Ady's 1ewel
case but no such ornaments exist in the L.:
the Versailles gallery is familiar with. The
Young beauty, Mad1le. dc Bassano {the
Dukc's daughter,l as a Basque peas.
ant OF olden times, looks frrv well.
The long flowing white veil. supported on d
lich co.nb, and plain black pet1lcoat, sets OF
clSim our udmirasion. Mis- slIdeu as Storm
and kain-on one side ot her drcss clouds md
rid toEkcd lightning, and on the other rain
the word 1ofule embroidered on the dress. She
holds an umbrella dripping with silver rain
Mis- Torrens also, as Diana, In tiger skins, c1
most pecu'iar figure undoubtedly is the Coun1
dc Choi,eul, whose ill-fated duchess mothel
.sas mu. lcsed by Acr husband-the Frasl1r
Duke. For moment We fancied old Tint
and Ills scythe had stepped from an ancienl
picture, and come to remind us Of the cranes
ceucc oi this world and Its Eapds. From be
meath his claasic casquc full grisly locks, tht
he stands In the attitudes with which one
j. so familiar IN prints aud pictures, and ont
hc.ins 10 dcubt whether he he not mere
statue, Till the cclrbrnted Countess de Gas
tiglione, In black velvet, pearls End lnct
sweeps past. Old Time cannot resist the
temptation Of posing II hcr with his sc5the
but the syrcn beauty escapes hin-for this
time. Her violet eyea have cast glamour
even over the old enemy. Duchess Tasche1
de la Pagerie, although u grandmother, look
Younger than her own fair daughter, and vel
rrv'vcs ones recollection Of tbs Marquise'
dit temps dc Louis ", powder, dlamona
and Droeade arc undoubtedly goot
white and blue hrocade, and q profuslon o
pearls -Four sphyn1es attract all curiosity
Madame Fleury. Duchess d'Estrees mi
Two other Indies personatc these 1nyx
1crics Of the dark ages; the dress i
Of bluck and gold Egyptian material
lie sphynx-tead being copied h'ue and white
9l,c ladies' eycs being alone Visible The head
ornaments were in solid gold. Two O'Clock
1las struck. Proceed we 10 the supper room
TassIng By the Third Salon, making way a.
17c proceed for fair Princess Huheuzollcrn
who looks vcry lovely in her DOMINO Of Witt
lace and pink, and leans IN General Rol1iu, on
sSiezn-unluchy mprtai--the whole responsi
f,lity Of the arrangements devo1vc, apd admi,
rahly he executes his dittleult task. The sup
JET room is magnificent. Thirty round tablo6
each accommodating len 1'ersons, and attend
Cd BIZ three servants In blue and silver, are pre-
pared for the first 800 guests who have entered
and On whom the doors of the splendid apart
1ncnt arc closed till they have duly p7rtake1
III the good things set before them. Onr fare
on the whole. Is not to he despiscd. BouiI1o.
hut what Bonillon-clearly golden, md o
4 tlaror oi which the secret must belong tt
1hc chef Of tllc imperial czsstns alone, as II Ger
7ainly is not to he met with I'll any othel
7allc pate dc foic gins, sa'ale de legume.
1rltttes calauttne dc .-ibicr tru1c, poulet A !.
s}ace, E7nrea, fresh 13cnches, cha.npasne de-
stsutcd. and a hottie for each guest, claret III
tlccanted in half bottles, and know not wla
more besides. The Imperial party must havt
had private supper rooln. u they etrtnIal,
lfrEr moi In this one. although Princess Id
1.rnzoliern WIS among the FIRST series who en
gagged Its attractions.
Comment. of the Pr.>. on the Prest
dcnt's Policy.
MICHIGAN TRUE,