The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-06-29
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTERS FOR THE IRISH REpUBL1c1

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Wild Edgerton in Europe.
THE LIONS OF LoNDoN-A READING" OF CHAs
| D1cKENs-HIs APPROACHING VISIT TO AMERI-
A-PAR1s-ARo DE TR1oMPHE- AMERICAN
TRAvELERs-RoYAL PERsoNAGEs-THE GREAT
Expos1r1oN-THE WORLDS WoNDERs-SpEEoH-
LESS ADMIRATION.
PARIS, May 2sth, 1867.
A mere mention of the other places of interest
visited will be sufficient for the general reader, as
the historical crcumstantial details of each must
readily suggest themselves. The Tower, with its
world of curiosities; Cremorne Gardens with their
fary-like decorations and Examinations Bucking
ham Palace; Devonshire House; the Crystal Pal
ace at Sydenham; Windsor Castle; Chelsea Kew
Gardens, with their vast array of rare trees,
plants and flowers, artistcally arranged in beauti-
full grounds; the British Museum the Thames
Tunnel; st. Paurs; Kensington Gardens st.
James Palace; Royal Academy of Art and parks,
fountains, statues, columns and monuments with
out number. Among the more famous streets
which we traversed to the extent Of becoming fa-
miar with prominent points, may be named The
Strand, Piccadilly, Haymarket, Cheapside, The
Mall, Pail Mall, pronounced in England "Pell
MeloO Regent Street. and the extra fashionable
region of Belgravia at the West End Then, hav-
ing heard the divine Patti in "Puritani," seen
own Sothern in GA Wild Goose" and heard Mr..
Dickens read from "Dombey" and "Pickwick,"
we concluded that we had amply demonstrated how
London may be done in ten days time and accord
ngly left that interesting place for Paris, taking
few hours for rest at Newhaven, Deppe, and Rou-
en- en- route
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Charles Dickens, deserves more than passing no.
tice in view of his possible visit to America this
summer or in the coming autumn. The entertain
ment took place at ST. James Hall and was largely
attended though not crowded, the listeners being
evidently delighted but not demonstrative Mixed
it certainly was. There were five shilling, three
shilling, and one shilling seats well filled with peo
pie differing more widely in appearance than the
various prices would seem to Indicate Ladies ap
peared bonnetless, in the expensive quarters,
dressed in light silks almost universally, and dis
playing occasionally white shoes. There
goodly show Of red cloaks-and " blue stockings,o
of course-and the attendant males, mostly gentle
youths, wore their hair o. la CromaoeU, and appear
ed in pale lilac kids, and supported a rosebud in
button-hole ove4 the left lung Far to the rear
under the gloom of the gallery sat the people,
rough, homely, but intelligent and attentive. Mid
way between these "subjects" and the Belgravia
department, and also in the gallery, were placed
another class, who seemed to have more clothes
than the fveshillingsts (for the females wore hats
and shaws) and less appreciation than the shilling
lists, for they did not keep quiet. Mr.. Dickens
came in with but little flourish at about o'clock.
He looked slim, but not sickly. His hair has be-
come very thin and what is left is very pale. His
costume is plain black with a sprawling cluster of
flowers on the &c west end" of his narrow chest-a
remarkable boquet, so arranged as to resemble
small spread-eage or a magnifed butterfly. A col