, 1866-12-14

pltEnc-Court Drea~c4-lmper1al Et1.
quctsc and Royal RetreAhmcnts-I
What EugenIe u Nore-Splendfd Juve-
nile Ball oT an Anacraczn Lady.
Correspondence OF the New York nesald.l
HAn1e, November Is, 1874.
Fashion has been very crudite, this week
She has been studying astronomy and learn
1nE eotnc very hard names in all the Eu.
TopeaD newspapers. On the day the Empress
le1t St. Cloud Tor Compiegnc great signs were
seen In tle heGyens-nUthing less than a
night OF ;crolltcs, which startling phenome.
non gave rise TO what I am sura must bu
themselves united in calling aggregation or
atoms mn tncxrl'cable mystery.
Aetcorh aud court Indies are closely coz
nectcl ey long sweep Of traIns which l
Will follow to the Imperial Theatre Com.
piegne. where Scribc's ferre d,Eau was this
week playyed. On these occasions etiquette
Is somewhat strictly observed, nnd the fol-
lowing arc few Of the regulations. All
guests and honorary members Of the house.
hold assemble in boxes OF the tasteful thea
trc Mt the Chateau some time before the En-.
1eroE, Emp1es nod suite make thtir appear
Ance. Conversation is carried on iu Low
tone from stali 10 stall, md the house looks
of Farce and tue 1it o. Garc shoulders IT. it,
ctally glitter under the elac Of Jewels and
dla1noLdr: There Is slight hash when the
Princes OF The family and Other distinguished
l mobiles appear in the EMperor's box.
( They wear blue coats, gilt buttons, short
= Ie.gings, silk stockings and buckled shoes.
When they arc seated q great silence ensues
which is not broken until IN official a1l-
nounccs lfEmprrcut!
The Emperor then appears In blue coat
and gilt buttons. he aiope weass the order OF
the Legion o'l1onncur ts1 1aufoir under his
waistcoat. lie gives his nrm to the Empress,
who smiles rs II .hc sneaut to enjoy every
ones pleasure and her osn In the bargain.
Wien they arc seated the curtain Is drawn
up and the performance begins.
must mol forget to say that two very
grand lords Of the land have to stand behind
ping of the entertainment to the end. when,
] dare say, they wish 1t were in the power OF
great lords TO change legs.
The oudieuce never app1auds before the
Emperor has given the signal. Between the
acts the Empress reiIrcs to small drawing
room, while ices, shcrbets and trlrcshmcuts
ore carried rouuj in all the boxes, &c.
Al the cna Of the play chaulbcrlIn is
The actors and thank them for tha pleasure
afforded. On especial occasions tic j are In
yitc3 10 the lmpcria1 box, which happened
on the night of tie Ne7re d'E1u. Madeleine
Brohsn was particularly distinguished and
highly eomplimented.
On this evening the Empress wore white
L. Gus SILK, with hsocade flowers 4 black
velvet ribbon studded with diamonds Gu.
ciEcled aieE peck, and her hair was dressed
Anoltcr dress runst lesc.ihe. It vas a
Iaaizc Atlk under train, COVERED with double
iulc skirts, ut the bottcm OF which plissc
1ouucu' II the same tr,lc. On the right side
fell shower OF shaded pink roses In perfect
Struggling tfane hct, and over the whole d
white tulle t1:nic, dotted urer with gold rain.
The effect OF this toilet was dazzling. 1t
lt,oked rs If 1t had been caught from the
clouds, while passing spirit, who had has1i.
1y cut the flowers fropl bush, flung them IT
random among the airy folds.
The headdrcsscs we're principally composed
OF d'ade1n Of satin leaves. with gold hbres
void 1ligree leaves vere also mixed Will
ax,u,nnal liu1ed foliage. The oak and tie
pearisa'a beautifully str,lr.. and arc Wort
With % sin:.l white ostrich feather on The leiI
elac. lnose fearl Strings are in all coiors
seme arg eson1eo. others look like steel. arr
o,,,,,a uu.a ,ro ,o nc clsenon round The neck In
all over the head besides. Leaves arc aisi
mixed N these long chaplcts.
1Ae very newest shaues fur court robes art
ane plstachio green and tho deep China nInk
former in silk reps looks like one sAcct q
Ellttc:ir1g occau when the sun slluea unoY
II, rejecting The foah or sea. green.
Not one Of our court ladies' has vet worr
ono of these robes, for The shades hare bnl
just come out; several have been ordered
both Tor next weeks festivities Ut Compe.n,
atd for foreign courts. Ii VIC turn our razt
ifnla These marvellous evening novelties ant
lGok at The dcnii-toflette department We inc
SIX skirts and corslct bodies ovs1
low white che,nisettcs. Afternoo,
dresses dresses are velretcens and pop.ins
both hordcrcd With silk cord
whether round sandykes, poiuts, or tes.oons
One loi',t there is Which ! mist iusist on
hesinninE to introduce gathers an skitts be
1ind the Wristbands Of their robes. while til,
front and sides remsin Perfectly plain. Thii
Is done with . view to leavc room for toar
Vt
This must not &c Siinily fsliowsd, @ as ther. nse
afc many, who Insist on wide dat ptalts be
hind, and rs Many agnfn who abolish then
entirely, but vote for 1be sathera, having
sompa!e Cd the effect oi tic threc styles at thi
Inst Compiegne Jde, and humbly declare
TINT train does not look we'll without The
cd, OF course.
Il would be most unjust to despatch q
fashion courier to New York withuut men
tioning Juvenile bnli gfrcn by Mrs. Colonel
Norton III lonoy Of her little daughters
birthday The prctticst sight will ever he
TINT ofn large concourse Of ncautiful chill
dreu assembled for no other purpose thar
that Of enjoying themselves, aud doing 80 tc
their hearts I'LL, either forming sracclu
groups under the good old elm in summer
or dancing II. Eintct to The strains OF excel
lent music as they did this week ut The
Grand Hotel The hall WIS brilliantly illu
minated for the very creme Of American
The least Of this growing generation. but
still the first On this occasion, was tho little
hostess, aged three years! She wore 81 fairy
like costume, all Blue SILK, under a little
xery little cloud OF white tuil-, caught VI
with din:irutiyc elder berries, relieved h.
miniature roses She rcceivcl hes guest
with perfect knowledge Of her new d'sni
tics, but sometimes .orgo. tne Importance .
her station By suddenly taking OF hcr ga
land, or by running to help young daacc
who lad slipped on tho highly polishc
floor. ... ..
, Among the happy host noticed Miss Am
/ Raymond, Miss Daisy Derby, Miss Chrlstna
and Mus bancroft (who wore the handsome.
drcss-) ..-
There vcrc many noble Foreigners prcseu
but to Eamc them or desc1ibe the dcml.lu
lettcs Of the presiding mammas would
throwing the children Ia the shade, nua 4
,hcm alone did the American III. loat fru
the first nuor windows Of the Grand Hotel.