The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-03
THE PARIS FASHIONS.

UnfavOrab1e Weather and a Stormy Easter
Week-Eugenie and Napoleon ON Good FRI
dny-The Emperor Criticising n Sermon
An AristOcratic Christening and Imperial
TOilets-The Camarso Style Of Trimming
Walking Dresses for Observation-Disclosures.
conts-Fuu and Fashion ut a Horse FUR
Italian Court Robes.
PARIS, April II, 1868.
There is a gentleman in Paris who appears at his
club in pair Of white pantaloons on the 2lst of every
March, and he calls that inaugurating spring. He is
the only individual Of my acquaintance who feels
like white pantalO0ns at ALL ana expect to see his
name down In the aristocratic obituary before the
wind has done curling up all the zinc roofs and blow
Ing down all Mr. Haussmann's demolitions on our
bran new Easter beavers.
On leaving the Tuilcries chapel on Good Friday
where at twelve the Emperor, Empress and young
Prince attended, the Bishop OF Arras officiatng,
went to have look at the cardinals up at the Paris
Observatoire. There they were, all four OF them,
without any Roman hats on-north, south, east and
west-pufiing worse than the anteduvian bellows
which must have helped to make the trumpets that
blasted down the walls OF Jericho. tied my pocket
handkerchief over my ears and questioned the off,
cia who has the supervision OF the cardinal points.
inquired, what was the matter with meteorology,
and he informed me that NJ. Leverrier, who is ap-
pointed administrator OF the starry heavens In France
had paid young astronomer three hundred francs for
having discovered q new planet, which he was not
to say was In store and he Uhe superintendent
OF obscrvatories supposed this planet had something
to do with the raw atmosphere. AS he could not
vouch for the assertion don't mean to believe that
q planet that has not brought In more than three
hundred francs TO an astronomer-a planet that Is
not to "come out' until 1t has been introduced by
M. Leverrier who, having the sweep of the sky,
is not-no never will take 1t for granted that such
an insignificant thing upset the thermometers
that mercury on Easter Sunday fell down The ladder
ss far below zero as 1t did on Christmas 0y. What
Is WORSE it has not got up again.
II was unfortunate had to mail my last courier
before the solemnites at the court had began, al
though there was little to note on Good lEiday be-
yond the very austere appearance OF the chapel.
self wore an immense black lace veil, which entirely
parts Of the iStaoat Mater were sung by Mile.
Nilsson and Mlle. Block Faure from the
and tS ee s syer
did not attend In the evening" feeling ndtsp0sed and
when the Grand Chamberlain's usher announced
followed by her son and the court. In the morning
Of the same day the Emperor had attended mass and
On 1s sre y ny to that Of
the Church Is followed BY the imperial family most
strictly. The emperor is not averse to sermon he
OF the preachers he has had lately at the Tuleries
are not remarkable orators Thus on hearing ser.
mon on one of the great penance days the Emperor
whispered to chamberlain on re-enterng his apart
meuts al don't know II am getting weak Of intel
lect, but own Mr. Bauer's disc0urses are beyond
nv comprehension"
ON Easter Sunday after grand mass the Emperor
and Empress stood sponsors for two new born chill
dren-one Of Marshal Canrobert, the other OF the
Duke dc Montmorency. A new o Sdlutdrts by Auber
was sung by Mile. Nilsson, accompanied by the organ
and Sarasate on the violin. The Jordan Of the little
ones was n large ever embossed.
The Comtesse dc Monticello, In lilac satin and lace
promised in the name OF the Emperor and Empress
To give ND Satan aud all his works. while % future
little marshal held his tongue In most exemplary
way, Not 80 the small Montmorencv: In the first
place, he and his nurse were very busy somewhere
and came In lalc--a bad sign for n luke; and his
father was Ia Hurry, and when the III L. windiall
aid come ia he was IN violent temper. rue ViscOun