The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-26
How Queen v,eto.,a Gu. Up In Paris.
IFrom the Washington Chronicle.

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| The purpose of the queen in proceeding 70
| Switzerland was TO preserve complete incognito
and therefore she travelled under the title OF the
| Countess of Kent. Her Intention was commuui-
Gated to Lord Ly ons. British ambassador in Paris,
with an intimaiion that, having few hours 10 re-
main in that city, she, her family and suite would
| rest at the embassy house, which is a palatial
| mansion, situated in its own grounds in the Rue
| des Faubourg st. Honore, with the Champs Eysees
| adjoining the back or garden facade. Napoleon
respecting her desire to avoid ostentstion or pub
LEFTY, had proper arrangements made for her re.
cepuon at Cherbourg, the port at which she
landed, on Wednesday, August S. There is a rail-
road thence to Paris, but its rolling stock does
Dot include sleeping car. To remedy this Ma.
poeon had one sent on from the Paris and Havre
line, and placed at her disposal. Napoleon him
self was far away, at PlOmoiers, but telegram
i iso him sxpresslng welcome and good WISHES
her and the moment she got into his carriage she
pulled down its blinds TO prevent any one seeing
Der, and, in this churlsh manner, was driven TO
the British embassy, where rooms had been taste
fully prepared for her accommodation. OF course,
no certain account of what occurred there has
been published but there has been much gossip
about IT In Paris and London. IL Is stated that on
entering her room at the embassy, the queen
sDgrily but silently waived every body out of it,
and remained there, wholly solitary, until break.
fast, at which meal only such Of her children as
were with her, were allowed to join her. The
moment that repsst was ended, Victoria betoOk
heuef, sill entirely Alone 10 the garden of the
embassy, without making any change in her travel
ing dress, and sitting beneath the shadow of
great tree, applied herself to book which had
belonged to her late husband.
Napoleon was at Plombieres, which is one hun
dIed and ninety. three miles distant from Paris
But Eugene was at Fontaineb eau, and had init
mated through Lord Lyons that she proposed to
have the pleasure of paying a visit to Victoria. IL
is declared, and has not been cOntTadicted, that
Victoria, in very positive manner, refused to
change the dress, considerably rumpled, which
she had worn during her voyage to Cherbourg
and during her night journey from Cherbourg TO
Paris. The empress paid her the promised visit,
which lasted about three quarters of an hour. and
was sttired as usual in an elegant dress. The EN-
press's carTisge wss preceded by courier, aud
when be reached the embassy word was conveyed
to the queen, who. thro wing down her book, went
into the hall of the mansion and received her.
Then their respective suites went into one draw.
irgroom while the two sovereigns conversed to-
gether by themselves in an adjacent apartment.
The children were sent for, and Victoria, when
she introduced them TO Eugenie. is reported TO
have said Use your gracious influence on the
emperor, madam, to prevent war which tears
children from mothers.' This hint rather damped
the conversation, and Eugene returned soon az
ter. Victoria returned 80 Der book 10 the garden,
and Eugeuie returned to the Palas de pElysee
Napoleon, which is within few doors of the
British embassy. There, it is alleged, Eugenie,
who had changed her morning or travelling cos
tune for 4" dress Of violet satin and black lace,
with bonnet OF lace and an aigrette of feath.
ers," Zone portion of our readers may desire in
formation on thisl when she went TO call upon
Victoria, waited for an hour and twenty minutes
in expectation of return visit from Victoria and
then, her patience exhausted, changed her dress
sDd returned 10 FontsInebleau. The leading Paris
journals complain Of Victorias marked incivility,
and public opinion warmly sympathizes with
EuRene. ..s r.... J.... .. -.
GaHenani's Messenger, which is intensely Brit.
ish IN feeling, attempted TO excuse Victoria, on
The plea that etiquette prevented her, as countess
of Kent from breaking her incOgnitO by returning
the imperial visit. la France sharply retorted
IL would appear that etiquette pleys great
part in the ncogntO of English sovereigns, greater
indeed thsD when they are in the full aud public
exercise of their royal power"
lie Gauois afiiTms that etiquette was all the
other way, and commanded the return OF the
VISIT for nothing could exceed the exquisite
! grace with which the empress begged the queen,
fstigued as she was with travelling, not to come TO
the Eiysee and 1t was not without difficulty that
her imperial majesty obtained from the queen, and
as q personal favor 20 herself this breach OF ETH
ouetteD But this is inconsistent with the declara-
ton that Fugenie waited over an hour, in full
dress for Victoria, whose residence, at the time,
| was only two or three hundred yards distant. II
Eugene had arranged that her visit was not to be
! returned, the would lot have done this. The
Figaro says that the incident ia Of real import
aIee y but, amid all these conflicting statements,
the only fact to be positively gathered IL that pre-
! psTations were made to receive the queen at Ely
/ see. and that she did not g0 the exact reason
| why must be left TO history. La Presse positively
| declares that 1.-The queen was 70 have returned
the visit at the Eiysee, where every preparation
had been made Tor her, as We announced: But at
| the last moment an indisposition, brought on BY
the thunder storm which burst over Paris about5
O'Clock, prevented her from going. The empress
| accepted this excuse"
| Bat this same Presse. not being particularly
strong in i.s rebOrtorial department., took IL for
granted that the return visit had been paid, gave
/ q long and minute description Of the queen and
suite going 10 the Eysee in four carriages, Of the
empress receiving EeT majesty At the foot OF the
| grand staircase Of The dresses WON by the queen
spd prfneesses on the occasion Of the bang let in
a s,ate.room splendidy decorated with flowers
and Tapestry, and of the bTan-1ew dinner service
brought out for The tesg,a Ne1t Gay ~ ap9i ~
have slipped into its columns Il is further
stated that after the departure Of Eugenie, Lord