The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-09-07

Special Correspondence Of The Picayune
SplsaAen Of IL Dall at ~ Nsesl
d ville.
PARIs, Juus, 1867.
did aot believe il possible, ustil
the last ball Vt the Hotsl Do Willie, 10
introduce any variety int the CON
position Of . ball. All an a mueh
alike ~ two black eyed psss. The
PEAS are sometimes larger end Some
times smaller--there is little other
difference. Bat the Hotel De Vile
did contrivo to give ball which wal
unlike all other balls. To be sure,
the municipal authorities had the
condimsnt Of Csar, tvs Gr.sd
Dukes, . Prassian King ssd his heir
apparent, an Emperor and Empress,
which are rare reasoning. but the
relish Of the ball did not herein Ito.
Twas in the lavish use II Aowsrs,
and water, and music, ssither Of
which have heretofore bssn intro
duccd with proper probability into
bslIs They have heretofore been
distributed by . half closed ~. The
municipal authorities lavished them
with open hands. They, therefore,
succeeded not only in astonishing us,
bui | an quite SUR they surprised
those pailed vo%aries of pleasure Who
wear crowns, and whose business il
to provide pleasures for the idle,
psmpered wealthy. There were foun.
tains or water falls in svssy saloon
Of the Hotel dc Vile, and Day were
not only Of every conceivable shape
and material, but they we're adorned
in still greater variety. Mosscs, or
crcepers, or tropical plants, flowers Of
one color, or flowers with no two col.
orr alike, were variously grouped
around fountains whose faa -sha ped
spray issued from porcelain and
trickled from porcelain into porcelain
vases or whose shcaf. like waters
poured from glass, or whose waters
were poured from gilt bronze mer-
maids, tritons and dolphiss, or rose
in column from white marble. Thick
groves Of orange trees, laden with
fruit, would hide an orchestra or
chorus, which would in turn give the
company instrumental or vocal music.
Then there we're flowers and shrubs
everywhere-not placed heller skel.
ter, but married harmoniously to the
decorations Of the rooms. l repeat,
the charm lay in the prodigality with
which water, song, flowers, :ad lights
were showercd on tho plase. Tho
new aqucduct has given he city
plentiful supply Of that element.
Paris now po~sssscs horsl resources
uneq ualed in tho world. The Duke
Of Devonshire himself has not no ex-
tensive q collection Of howen as this
city owns. II has a green house In
town open to the public, which 10
ono Of the curiositiss Of tie capital,
but IL contains only the rsrsss plants
in bloom. III great nurseries arc II
Passy and Joinville 10 Post; from
these gardens ase drawn all ~ plants
seen IL The Bois Dc Boulegns and
in tho public places here. They fur
pjshod the Hsssl dc VILE VIII o30-
900 worth Of flowers for The iast ball,
after literally adorning ~ public
squares, and quite ~ heavy . draught
VIII be made on them for he balls 70
b givsn ths Sultan and the Emperor
Of K ustria. You may now MEASURE
tho extent Of their rssouroea In 40
portion Of the Hotel do VilIs was ths
skill in Aoral decoration at ths cor
nand Of our municina! sssAoritiss
mora visible than in tn temporary
wooden building erected y dosbls
ths capacity Of tho Gsleris - Fstss,
which vas destined to b. ths most
crowded room Of the evssise, b.
cause in Il thu thornss vsse placed.
This Temporary building vss built On
the Place Lobsn in such . nsnnss
the windows Of the Galsris - Fesss
shosId bs the doom Of so.nun's.-
ton bstwsn tho two roo.s be@a
were 100 fsst long, lighted y 80 in
mense cut glass chandeliers, and III
600 wax lights, both we're ssrroand,
ed by pillar; but while ths 9aleF's
des Pstss was the urban ~! roo.'
the beAu IDEAL, - il were, Of city life,
the other building vss = ssst Of bsaa
ideal Of country life, TIE pillars
wore mantlsd thick ~ forest tree
with ivy. Fountains ~sre - thick
here Is anywhere else, and tAsr' was
even . more lavish floral decoration.
NJ. ..;i;ny v.s formed of creeping