The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1867-10-12
FROM PARIS.
From our Special Correspondent

the kind permission of "ye noble red
men," and ] steal another moment to
drop you line from among the thou
sand sources of sight seeing, excitement
and fatigue attending the Worlds Exhi-
bition. Paris itself is one grand exhibi-
ton. Street monuments in commemo-
ration of departed royal and imperial
greatness greet the sight-seer on all the
new boulevards, the most beautiful of
which is the one of the divorced Joseph
inc. Napoleon III deserves the thanks
of the French for this appreciation of
his graudmother-even at this late date.
On all public buildings, many private
houses and hotels, flags, banners, coats of
arms and national coloTed draperies are
displayed, representing every country
on the globe, and can convey no idea
of the effect produced. Every street
looks like a gayly decorated ball room.
On every palace occupied by the sover-
eigns and their suites, the flags of their
respective countries cover the whole
fronts. Perhaps the Turkish Embassy
have made the most elaborate and splen-
did arrangements by laying down rail
ings enclosing portions of three streets,
which center there filling the space with
| flowers, and the whole is one perfect
blaze of light during the night. The
/ grand reception of the Sultan was day
long to be remembered by Paris, and took
| place at the immense building of the
Palace of Industry. Not a tenth part OF
the display could l enumerate here. AT
an early hour-hours before the royal
cortege arrived-the streets were throng-
ed, every standing place occupied, hu-
manity was never more densely packed,
intemperance was noticeable. At one
O'Clock came the procession, men and
acomeJs, done up in all manner of titles,
satins, tulles, pearls, diamonds, crowns,
gold embroidered vestments and small
clothes in gorgeous carriages of the
richest colors, decorated with gold and
attended by postillions and footmen
magnifcently arrayed. Next to the last
was the one containing the Emperor,
Empress, Prince Napoleon and Prince
Imperial in their state carriage, drawn
by eight blooded black horses, each led
by a footman then a body of lancers,
and last of all, the hero of the day-the
Sultan of Turkey--his little son and
; nephew. The carriages were all brought
out from Versailles, and the Sultan had
the honor of riding in the gorgeous char
J riot of Louis XIV. which is never used
but on extra-extraordinary occasions,
and only during the present Napoleonic
reign TO convey Napoleon III to church
/ to be married and the Prince Imperial to
be baptised. This chariot was drawn
by eight bay horses, led by eight men.
The Sultan very po itely acknowledged
the attention of the crowd through the
whole course
But the grandest of all French festivi-
ties was celebrated the 18th. 1t was what
!. they call the Fete Nationale," /" celebra-
ted all over France on the birthday of
the Emperor. At night, the most beau
tiful of illuminations took place, surpass-
ing anything / had ever dreamed of.
Paris was in some places literally mass
of fire. During the day, all the operas,
theatres and circuses were thrown open
to the public and representations given
; free of charge. The poorest beggar in
Paris could go and see the Imperial
, Opera, the finest in the Empire. The
old soldiers of Napoleon first marched
through - streets, and were reviewed
at the column of Vendome, erected by
and now commemOrating the Great Ma
poleOn, upon hill called the Place Tro-
cadero, near the Great Exposition Gnd
the Seine. Here the preparations for
the amusement of the populace were i'm.
mense. 1t is a magnificent place, covered
with lawns of beautiful grass, flowers
and fountains. There were about eight
hundred little wooden shops erected up
on the grounds, each like it's neighbor
and erected especially for the people
here. Upon the pinacle of the hill was
/; built gorgeous Egyptian temple. Two
wide theatres, open so that the multi
: tude could see plays from the grounds
e were kept constantly running through
d out the day with pantOmime plays, and
d four otEer theatres were used in the
I same manner tor tight rope dancing and
I feats of strength and magic. Upon the
y top of long poles, well CREASED, were
, placed silver watches, silver goblets, etc
and all could try a climb, though few
succeeded in getting the coveted treas
d ures. Such place, with hundreds o
d thousands of people, dancing saloons
y cafes and side shows, made up lively
f scene during the day At night, how
e ever, the best of the Fete took place
o Each gas lamp from the Hotel de Vile
T along the Rue Rivoli to the Palace OF
: the Tuilleries. thence through the gar
den of the Tuilleries, PLACE La Concorde
e Grand Avenue of the Champs Elyses
= past the Arch of Triumph to the end o.
e the Avenue of the Grand Army, in all &
b distance of about seven miles, had beer
is taken from the top of the lamp post anC
in its place affixed cluster of small
7 globes of crimson and white colors, il
y each of which a gas jet burned. About
a dozen were thus affixed to each lamI
post. From each lamp post to the mex
e were stretched suspended wreathes o
d white and red globes, as many as thirty
p between each post at distances of twenty
or thirty feet
From the Arch of Triumph, the top o
a which overlooks the whole city, the fir
? works were displayed. of course the.
If were beautiful, and far exceeded any