Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-07-25

le THESE delegations were composed of thc
Z. persons who had won the grand prizes, gold
r and silver medals, and "honoiuble men
tiohs' Dy decree of the Imperial Commits
y sion and they stood, with their respective
Is pahhers, awaiting the arrival of Napoleon,
e eugene, the Sultan, and the other memL, rs
I oi the royal party. Punctraliiy Is ON. ui'
Ii the attributes of all military governments.
6 and especially Of the French ruler and
u precisely at the appointed hourly O'Clock,
u the Emperor and suite appeared from behind
we crimson curtains at the back and side of
lhe THRONE and advanced, amid the ..all
hali OF the orchestra and chorus and the
acciamat!ons of the spectators, to the front
oi tn. crimson platform, where, after stand
ing q lew moments they took their seats in
5 the order mentioned wish could describe
! the spectacle at this moment! The music
i'seli composed by the renowned Rossini,
now living In Paris, in the seventy fifth wear
of his age, was wonderfully rendered.
: II was set to grand t1iumphal hymn,
IN honor of the occasion and of
the Emperor, as the protector of the Expo
sltlon and even my ear, untuned to opera
iiarmonies, could detect in those thrilling
strains, alternate sweet and swelling, the
same mind that had wrought sTancredi"
The Barber of Seville, !" " William Tell
and the immortal "Stabat Mater" Rossini
himself, who was present, could not have
been otherwise than pleased by the wild en-
tiiuslasm awakened by the manner in which
this, his last, and believed to be among his
| greatest, was received. AT the close of the
hymn or mass, which called out the accu-
mulated instrumental and vocal force of the
performers, and seemed to be q combination
OF military and religious airs-a minglipe
OF thanksgiving to God and exultation in
the genius of man, the ceremonies com
menced. Instantly every eye was turned
and every glass levelled upon the occupants
o. the throne; Twill not speak of the ad-
the Exposition, M. Rouher, detailing the
result OF the labors of the Imperial Com
| mission, and anticipating the presentation
OF the prizes, nor the Emperor's reply; but
but the latter is full of remarkable conces-
sions to freedom. Where sat l could see
satisfactorily, but it was not SO easy to hear,
even if could have understood French
A translated copy is enclosed. The En-
peror spoke louder than M. Ronher, who is
also his Minister of State, and with consid-
cradle animation and French gesticulation.
He looked well, though with the pallor of
his Italian ancestry, and spoke like man
in capital health. His nose is very promi-
nent, AM his eyes, when lighted up, lose
the glassness of which SO much is said
He is of medium height, brown hair, alert
in his movements, and exceedingly graceful.
Louis Napoleon will he sixty on the Goth II
April next year; and as compared Liza
with Prince Napoleon, who is fourteen years
younger, he looked as If destined to enjoy
more of the coming time than his cousin,
the son Of jerome. The Empress, who
was forty-one on the fifth of May, is q
very elegant woman, with eountenance
eniinently interesting and serene. She
carries her age well. A lady friend says:
"The Empress was attired in white.
n wit 1a,
lures of Illusion and lace, which, on the left
side, was somewhat looped by bow and
sash. On the left shoulder she wore a
rosette of purple, and few folds of the
same color trimmed the waist and skirt-the
latter, excessively long, hanging gracefully
The Prince Imperial, who was eleven on
the 10th of March last is what the girls
would call sweet little fellow, with the
olive complexion, and face of an Italian;
black hair and black eyes, and very graceful
in his movements. When one of the Trades
Society handed the Emperor medal for
some act of kindness, it fell on the floor be-
fore the throne, creating some confusion.
The 23etit Prince and future ruler ran from
his seat, picked up the token, and handed it
to his father in the midst OF Grounds OF ap-
plause." He wore red pantaloons, and a
black velvet frock coat. Prince Napoleon
was startling likeness of his great uncle,
anu US nc StOOu ulrtClly btiolt tue thouSnb
l never saw more impressive figure. lie
has grown obese, and his face wears that
settled and gloomy look peculiar TO the
First Consul. There are stories OF aliena-
ton between the two cousins, but as the
Prince is now here presiding at the Com
mission for the Unifcation of the Currency
of the World, and was present yesterday,
they cannot mean much. l find, however,
that he has quite party at his back, and is
cronarallry eonppdad In pOsspSS n cultivated
and inq,liring mind. He takes great interest
in the progress of the substantial arts, and
is kHown to be more democratic" than the
Emperor; but then, as the French shrewdy
have it, s'the ruler is always the conserva-
tive--it is the candidate only who can
afford to be radical" The Sultan is line
looking person-short stature, portly pre-
sence, full black beard and a clear eye-and
was dressed in blue frock coat, richly EN-
broidered with gold. As the expectants of
| imperial honors approached the throne, the
| assembled thousands, attired in their best,
with the blended fashions of all nations, old
and new, Oriental and European-the cos
| tunes Of the military made more dazzling in
contrast with the dark colors of the clergy
| the great orchestra, laundering its loud, yet
wel-concerted harmanies the birds twit-
| tering i'll the foliage Of the gardens; the
banners of all countries, the stars and
| stripes shining out, to my eyes at least,
from all the rest, like an angelic emblem
rescued from the fiend of rebellion-it was
| a sight worthy of the poet and the painter,
and abandon the attempt at delineation.-
You have already had, as learn from MIR.
| Beckwith, the United States Commissioner
in-Chief telegraphic account of the num-
her of prizes medals, and honors awarded
to the american exhibitors. | felt proud to
see that Pennsylvania was not behind her
sisters, though her magnificent wealth OF
Nature and of Industry is so poorly Illus
trated in the Exposition. We may claim the
..ch prize to DIR. T. w. Evans as doubly
ours, for he is a citizen of our State, and his
sanitary collection is filled with the memori-
ais of the beneyolence and munihcence OF
Philadelphia. Other honors have been con-
ferred upon Pennsylvaniansand feelmoral-
" certain that ii there is ever another worlds
display like the present we shall only need
! reasonable care and attention to increase the
+ number OF our prizes, And i am living
! in that day, there shall be no failure, If can
prevent it by earnest invocations to prepare
v and to organize. l4
1 There was multiform significance in
V the distribution of these prizes by the Emper,
S or of imperial France. His speech disclosed
N not only his policy of making other potcn-
70 tates and peoples tributary to him, but spoke
l. a louder and more athletic eloquence IN It's
IS recognition of Human Inventions, LABOR,
2 and Industry. Anu us ga" tns .aiaiu"'Ss
IS approach the throne to receive their medals.
y and heard the vast saloon resounding with
h. cheers as each retired proud of his decora-
liz tion, / thought of the days of the Man Kill
re lers. and welcome to the future of the Man
of iberators. How much better to see toll
W elevated and enfranchised, genius and inven-
9, tion encouraged and crowned, than the Gus
lir toms of the past, when the monarch conceiy-
as ed no better destiny for his people than ia
r use them for his pleasure in peace and fol
til his revenge in war? How much holer to
Id reward them for their success in the moral
nd and material arts--their emulation IN chari'
at ty. in mechanics, in science-than to debast
,r them into the slaves of their own passions
We or into the murderers of their own brethren
ct. Industry and saw halt a million of peopl
ed surging through the gardens of the Champ
ais Elysees and along the splendid ways an
an walks of the great squares and Boulcvards
he and remembered that all this was as mucl,