The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17
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Tenching che French Ari-,ocracy Court Man-
| ncrs-Daeis and Their Coaseauences-The
Turf and Royal Gunnins-Costames nj the
| Austrinn Fete-HOw Eagenie Dressed-Muhs,
| B"ss. Beasets and Wintcr Fabrics-Trim-
mings, kibbeas amd Bunds.
| PAaIs, Nov. /, 1867.
This IA very busy time with ministers. diplo-
mstists. broughams and livery servants in gen.
eral- They are all now rushing from place to
place to put on the honor OF attending such and
such an interview for the least said at interviews
il the soonest mended, and subalscrns at their
wits end In search Of reasons why their chiefs
not visible" Audiences. however. do take place.
and official visits are exchanged between the
| French noblesse and Austrian guests.
| The Emperor Francis Joseph was at Meudon
with Prince Napoleon yesterday. but where has
his Imperial and Catholic Majesty not been since
my last letter, Though his visit 10 Paris is very
private and quiet, 1t s but all the enjoyable
TO him, and of oil the sovereigns who have visited
this capital mono have seen 30 much without the
tranmels Of state and court etiquette. He has
also met with more cordial sympathy than any
other potentate.
But, readers, you will be sorry TO hear that VS.
do not know how to behave ourselves when we 60
TO court or when foreign soveregns come to the
Tuleres. A book has just been brought out for
the upper circles by Countess de Bassanville to
toll them how backward they are in point OF ETH
quette. The title Of this new fashion
| able volume is the Code Of Cere.
MONIES" The name may be forbdding. but
am in duty bound to say that whatever Nine.
dc Bassanyille may think nevor so pleased
with the detestable education l have received
as since have perused her work. She does not
precisely suggest that are not 20 let our SER
wants, while waiting at table, scratch their heads
with the forks but she gives many other
rules and regulations that confusion must arise in
the minds Of her readers, who will certainly one
day, in the wrong part of an imperial speech, use
their neighbours pocket handkerchief instead Of
their own We are never to sneeze before royalty.
however imperous the cold in our heads. We are
never TO bow more than three times on approach
ing soyeregn-three is the consecrated number
four would look as If one had never been to court
before. The first bow is TO begin before the ne
cessity of making one is felt--at tho door, for
instance; the second q. about the centre Of
salon. and the third quite close to the sovereign.
Now, Il inquire. what is to be done if the sove-
reign thus operated on should happen to be near
the door and there is no space for three bows,
pecially such as Nine. de Bassanville's. Ia the
royal parsonage to be knocked down first and
bowed at afterwards book of this kind must
lead to equivocal interpretations, and advise
none TO study it who have not already acquired a
certain habit Of sneezing and bowling decorously
before they leave their own uucivilized shores.
chapter about knee breecLes would have been
acceptable; but therein the fair writer is remiss.
Yet few people appear in court uniform and calves
with comfort or grace.
The famous duels between the Marquis de Rouget
and Prince Achille Murat first. and between
Prince Achlo Murat and the Marquis Of Galiffet
next, have subsidized into private commentator.
The papers inform us that M. de Rouget is not
very seriously wounded and that the Marquis do
Galiffets wound under the left leg is not worse.
am afraid NJ. dc Galdet was quito in the wrong
from the very beginning; he has so often been in
the wrong. Some years ago he was tho fervent
admirer OF . famous beauty called Constance,
whose extravagance was proverbial. She was
better known as Madame violette, from the fact
OF her having bouquet Of violets sent her every
morning by unknown, who could not compete
with the Marquis de GsIiffet's princely offer
ings Tho present real Madame do Ganet |
is young and unwise in the selection Of her |
wardrobes. which are always the ultra montanism |
Of this article OF woman's faith. But tho subject |
Of her husbands duel With Prince Achille Murat |
concerns letter which the Marquis wrote to the |
Marquis de Rouget. The expressions contained in |
this letter concerning the highest nobleman Of |
this land were such that the Marquis de Rouget |
should have torn the episte as soon he had |
read il, but he did not. IL even carried about
and Prince Achic Murat challenged the Marquis |
de Rouget for spreading the communications il |
contained He then gave his demission rs officer |
la the army, n order to be able to do like wise |
TO the Marquis de Ganet, who was his colonel, |
and both met at Meudon. The seconds Of Prince |
Ac.ille Murat were:-Prince jerome Napoleon
Bonaparte and Baron Antonio de Eypelela. Those |
OF Marquis de Galfict were THE Marquis de Lau
and Horace de Choiseuil. The duel lasted but q
few seconds, and honor was satisfied when the
writer OF the unfortunate letter received his
wound.
Prince Murat WAS present at the last vincennes
autumn meeting; also the Emperor of Austria and
his suite; Prince de 10 Moskowa, Boron Hauss.
mann and the Duke Of Hamilton attended likewise.
may say the riding was eccentric: for the jockey
close 70 the last fence and SLOWED Mr.. Lavegnes
Magenta TO get In first; the Duke Of Hamiltons Sly
Fox was second. This WAS for tho Prx de Poly
gone; three thousand francs; The Grand PHI PHI
one thousand francs to the second, Duke Of Ham.
| ilton's Avsnays. The third handicap Of two
thousand frsnos Prince A. Murat's Nemesis Grst;
NJ. Maurice's Ocean Witch second, Count Oscars
Rogue third. The hero Of the day Is not great
winner; nevertheless he is no less loser than
Francis Joseph Of Austria. He killed one thou.
sand two hundred pieces with his own hand at the
imperial hunt and is said that his right shoulder
IL still blue with the bruises caused by the butt
end Of his gun. which was loaded three hundred
times.
The banquet given in his honor at the Hotel DO
Vile by the Prefect of the Seine, 70 the two EN-
perors the most splendid in this year VI grace
1s57. The guests comprised the visitors and
their suites. the Queen OF Holland and her suite,
the Duke OF Lcuchtenberg and his suite, the Am
bassadors, Ministers, Austrian and Hungarian
Commissioners tor the Exposition and members Of
she municipal body. The ladies all wore their
snsisns; the gentlemen were all 10 uniform, wear
Jog their coiors. The p.1itrcs d'aotes alone sp-
peared in black.
The menu coat fifteen hundred francs. Nomsmber
OF the pubic press, beyond the court reporter. re-
ceiyed invitations TO tho banquet, hut many had
tickets 10 see the Emperors banquetng, which, II
must be confessed Is not precisely The same thing
This is novel entertainment In Paris, and am
told that nninY lonAinr, n a rrent feed.