The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-12
Ball at the Il uilleries-HOw Ameri-
can IL eautics Fared,

can II eautics Fared.
The French ,ourt is always gay. II
get to the Empcr, MS Ball-bc presented /,
the Emprcss--hav,s compliment or cares
from Royalty, and then return to thei
Republican homes and put on airs owe
those who have not travelled, seen sights o
been in Kingly and Qucenly company, Il
often mortifying weakness in some of ou
fair country women. A case in point, rs
described by Paris letter to the New York
Herald, discussing the more observable
points In the Emperor's late ball-reeeption
AZ the head of the line Of our country
men and fair countrywomen to be pre-
scntcd by Mr.. Bigclow stood Major Gen
eral SchOfield and upon his name being
pronounced the Emperor, addressing him
In English. said, general, | am very glad
10 see you. You were in the line with
General sherman, ! belicve9n The GEN
eral replied that he had been for n time,
when the Emperor continued, II followed
with great interest the campaign of Shor-
man. How long do you remain here ~
The General replied that he should stay in
Europe a year, but intended leaving Paris
in few weeks; upon which his Majesty
| said, IL hope 20 have the pleasure of seeing
feld ,ods the only one Of the preseRtees 10
,ohom his Majesty spoke. The Empress said
| to him that she chopped he was ENJOYING
himself in Paris" To Mr.. Bigelow the
| Emperor remarked that "he was glad to
see so many Of his compatriots present."
and especially remarked the beauty and
fine appearance of the American ladies'
adding, with grim smile, "You, however
always present beautiful ladies.h The En-
press asked Mrs. Bigclow if there were
''many of her cOmpatriots in Paris now"
and upon Mrs. Biglow replying that "thc
| hope Of the honor of presentation to her
Majesty kept many of them here" the EN-
press smiled, and curtsled herself away.
THEIR NAJEsTIEs.
At half past ten the Emperor and En-
press were announced, and as Strauss band,
seated in balcony above, struck up a
quadrille, their Majesties, preceded by a
number of chamberlains, came in and took
their seats upon the eStrdde. The Empress
has grown exceedingly stout. Her Majesty,
il must be recollccted, will be forty years
old on the 9TH of May next-an age at
which ladies frequently begin to exhibit
| embOnpOiRt. | am afraid, too, that her Ma
jesty has taken to putting Il little artificial
color upon her beautiful cheeks. She Is
beginning to show that Time, with his iron
tooth, viii not spare beautiful women, even
though they be Empresscs. She was dressed
simply, yet very richly-a robe of white,
spotless tulle, the skirt of which was dotted
with golden bees and bordered with a
wreath of ivy; upon her head was tiara of
Of diamonds, and gold and diamond but
terhy upon her brow, while upon her neck
she wore rich collar of large cmeralds,
and two rows of diamonds. The Emperor
was dressed in his usual ball costume of
General of Division
THE UNITED STATES DETACHMENT.
Mr.. Bigelow's tall, commanding figure
was well suited with his rich uniform.
Mrs. BigelOw looked more than charming
in dress of rich white satin, with point lace
trimmings and head-dress Ia Grec9ie,
trimmed with pearls and silver. Mrs. Gov
ernOr Morton, of Indiana, wore rich
mauve-colored satin, with pearl head trim
ming, white lace and diamond rosette in
her hair. Mrs. J. C.. Savery wore deli
catcly shaded lilac and white silk dress
trimmed with white Cluny lade, hair Ia
GTecque with cherry -colored velvet bands
and silver pendants. The two Misses Hale,
of New Ham pshire, daughters of the Uni
ted States Minister TO Spain, and who at
tracted much attention for their beauty,
were tastefully dressed in white satin.
Mrs. Beckwith wore white satin. In fact,
satin seemed to be decidedly in vogue, as
indeed, il Is in Paris during the present
season. General Scholeld was dressed in
his military uniform, and attracted great
attention during the evening. Mr.. and
Mrs. BigelOw retired at very early hour.
The Emperor addressed but one of all the
Americans, and before any of our Repub-
lican beauties could be presented says the
letter, "he Empress smiled and curtiSied
herself d,ody" Less causes Of affront have
In Npl Ntsl,n -,
break peace with the Frenchman? The
Pennsylvania Dutch magistrate once
bravely and Indignantly exclaimed, ''who
insults me, insults the whole Common
wealth w