The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-04
SPLENDOR.
The Palace of n Partisan Lorette.

Writes Paris correspondent q fortnight ago:-
1 may MENTION to instance the extraordinary
wealth and splendor OF lorettes in this city, that
of them (she, however, refuses to acknowledge she
belongs to this CLASSY, Madame de Paiva, gave few
days since her last dinner for the season. in her
palace in the Avenue des Champs Elysees. Includ-
ing herself, there were eight persons at table, The
dining-room was lighted with eight hundred rose
candles. Dinner was served by sixteen SER
wants in livery. No house in the Avenue des Champs
Eysees cost as much as hers The steps of the stairs
are OF malachte, and the doors and chimney-pieces
of her drawing-room are made OF the same costly
material. The meanest window OF the house has
curtains which cost 500. All her fruit vegetables,
milk, butter, come from her estate, Chateau
de Pontchartrain which she purchased, paying
$500 600 cash for it, There she has orangeries pine
ries, gTape-houses, and orcinghouses, which supply
her with fruit and forced vegetables Her dairy,
garden, and stables are managed by English SER
wants. her linen by Dutch servants; she has in her
kitchen German for her confectionery an Italian
for her ices. Every day she is in Paris van drawn
by four horses brings from the farm what she desires
for the kitchen, and Mowers for the house. She re-
fuses to allow lorettes to visit her. Madle Rachel
and Mad Roger de BeauVOr were her friends; you
know their reputation. or course, no respectable
woman sets foot in her house; but there are men
for whom good dinner has irresistible charms, and
who are inqusitiye about life In all its phases, who
go TO see her and accept her invitations 70 dinner
She gives dinner weekly from lst OF November to
18th OF May.
RICHES HAVE WINGS.-Interesting correspon-
dence from Paris contains the followlng:-"l once
used to smile as passed Baron de Rochschllds door
and observed that the gas lamps were unlt on bright
nights when the moon was full. l then thought
such economy unworthy the master OF so great an
estate. / now know that there is no way by which
noble fortunes are kept unmpaired except by
| economy l now know how mems engagements
| keep pace with the accumulation OF wealth. how
embarrassed for money very rich men frequently
are and how severe is the struggle TO maintain an
| equibriu m between revenue and expenses. The
walls of Paris at this moment covered with bills
announcing the sale of the picure-gallery OF Count
Kouchelen BesbOrodko. II is said to be the last
| remnant left-and il belongs to credi-
| tors - of the magnificent estate which
he entered into possession Of just nine years
| ago. 1t was then valued at 900 in gold. He
| travelled through the East, Southern and Western
| Europe in great state. There was no whim he re-
fused TO crafty. He chartered steamship 20 con-
| vey him from one port TO another. lie had special
railway trains for his party He gave prlncey enter
| tainments. He was lavish OF presents. He had q
| numerous retinue. IL was his sister who married
| Mr.. Douglas Home, the medium. IL was he who
| he was master OF S660,000 annual income. IL was
not enough for him. lie could not live on less than
81 200 600 year-his expenses for several years are
| said TO exceed this amount Of mOney-and now no.
| thing remains Of all that wealth but debt"
|
AERoNAUTIC. M. Cheyalier ascended in
mammoth balloon, near Flushing, N Y, a few days
| since He rose TO height OF four thousand five
hundred feet lie passed through two layers OF rair
clouds, and became drenched 10 the skin, ana theL
assembled TO a range OF white yapor clouds, which
| enVeloped them as in a deep mist On rising ABOVE
them he opened into broad sunlight, with the ther
| mometer al freezing point. The sky was OF deepe
blue than seen from the earth, ana the whlte cloud
| below shone with dazzling luhue. hls pallool
| was Of a peculiar construction. by pulling rope NJ
| opened a valve at the top three feet IN diameter
| The gas rushed out and the air was drawn IN IRON
| the neck seven inches wide, which, IN all balloons
| Is always open. The lower part OF the balloon Lhel
collapsed and shrunk upward FORMING hinq y
roof. His weight ia the basket preVenteu hnrlhk
age OF the upper part The weight OF NJ Chevalie
made the balloon form parachute, and he descende
with ease and safety.