The New York herald., 1869-12-26

| nc mlXht nave got tOucEy because prcPaIcu W
the viceroy for his hungry guests was already
| occupied But we walked on I discovered there
was some ground OF complaint. Tue splendid ball
| rooms were vacant. the lights, the gilt shone In
vain, flowers were not noticed; all stood In throng
round the supper waiting for some one to rise,
which no one ever meant to do.
Strange TO say, the middle aged were all asleep or
dozng OF ON the brocade sofas and deep-cushoned
| sctees; every one was worn out The inconvent-
| ences OF the journey wound up by the turmoil on
| Inauguration day, and the incomplete preparations
Tor the shoal Of travellers had confused the most
| wide awake. Not that any fault can he found with
| the superior administration but the men In olice
| under these heads were Incompetent. Several only,
| auong whom NJ. Jacquet Bey ana Comte Marosini,
deserve particular praise; but two or even Sax such
| men were insufficient In tue emergency.
fastened 10 the lovely boudoir In which sat the
Empress, the Viceroy, the Emperor OF Austria, the
princes Of Prussia and OF the Netherlands. the PriD
| cess OF Holland and their suites thicket OF ex-
! oucs and MOWERS formed background. the En-
| press taking 10 the Prince OF Prussia when
/ entered, who rose and soon the royal party pro-
/ ceeded to The supper room.
private portion had been cut or from the rest OF
the han Tor their table; 1t was also behind screen
OF evergreens iaurcls orange trees and other plants
| Notwithstanding this evident wish on their part 10
| be hidden little timc from pubic 2aze the branches
| ana bushes were held back By people who deter.
| mined 10 nave their stare, and the Empress must
have felt much ike a curious animal In o cage She
bore II as long she could, but traces OF great
fatigue were on her c0untenancc. chow old sno
| looks" whispered Malcolm Dorougherty, ''sne Is
painted, too and has put some OF that Kohl stun
under her eyesn
am sorry TO say the Empress Eugenie had made
up q complexion Duu IL must be remembered she
haa travelled under the parching sun Tor weeks,
gone 70 the Cstaracts and through very trying times
iadles are ready to give up The ghost,
and poor Madame Persigny did nothing
ever eve M did Gomez @ ~ What norrid set 10 be among
l shall certainly eaten something, and everything
| tastes OF goats,n were ner hourly complaints Her
Majesty's toilet was not 80 tasteful either, as usual
The cerse robe was too red the make too elaborate
| but her daaem OF diamonds and her necklace were
she finest she has perhaps worn; then ner far har
was raised mos. arustlcally with u diamond comb
and the gentle motion OF her head on her eleganI
gaia Toilets All her dresses placed in
separate boxes, with the names OF the towns written
maa, n box with lsmailia upon 1t contained every
article OF apparel sDe required for the JeieS OF the
inauguration for Alexandria there was another, |
ana so on TO avoia confusion. This explains why |
such heaps OF separate boxes were made before her
Majesty left Paris.
q hedge; the Prince or Prussia was remarkably |
erect; the Princess OF Holland mad the sweet est |
with; Mile Marians shoulders were US ever more |
successful tnan her face; the young Duchesses Of
Abe weary TO even take pleasure their |
pretty white toilets and roseouds Long, flowing |
hair and Egyptian god ornaments We're the pre- |
vailing styles.
There was positively nothing new In the fashions |
worn with the exception OF DurnonseS or Egyptian |
cui, Seguin ornaments OF god and those lovely |
hand dsersries OF golden tissue and silk with long |
daneilna |assel fringe. These were worn over the
head for opera hoods. A certain nood too. OF silk
guuze worked with white silk is A novelty that Will |
be adopted IN Paris. IL Is Turkish
Every one was happy to rush out on the balconies |
for view OF some admirable fireworks ana wncu
1.dI Infft un.
ing supperiess TO their tents; the first 900 who
sat down TO the meal stlli kept to their seats
/ had got away from Malcolm Dorougherty and
looked aoout Tor hlle Imperia. She had not been
near the Empress the whole evening"; something
might have gone wrong hunted out every corner
and al length save tne search up TO WAX towards
the dahae.ehs Here ! found O guide VINO had |
escorted some rassy ron the BAH and who in.
formed me ne had sssl fady In white enter OF |
the dahabiehs much further up the water; she was
quite alone. asked to oe directed to the precise po1t
p in then DARK eioaSa lying last asleep across the
stairway leading 10 the cabins. A light gtimnered |
Ia one Of tile small panes or loophoIes at the ey-
treme end. was somewhat reassurct leaving |
the spot a. to Mile. Imperias safety and, feeling |
much too tired 10 admire tile bright Egyptian stars
above or 10 ENJOY the balmy atmosphere OF the |
night, turned INTO my tent some way on. The BARK
us OF dogs at night IN every place have yet visited
far more disagreeab!e when a man Is lying on the
ground with nothing but bit Of canvas between
himself ana them than when he Is in q house.
The following morning We were all 70 leave for |
Suez by ran. We crept out OF our tents III large
numbers and a curious s9nt we were, dressing all
IN row among The canels aud natives, who passed
py IN caravans from the Jttes TO their native VII
lagos iar OF. washing bow was out of the ques. |
toD, and the want mad been Iorestaled In plea
SAINT way. Young Arab madens poured Nile water |
hands and faces from their eartnen vases |
Upon my word Is by lar the pleasantest dabDlc |
have ever had. As soon as was ready and had |
Duckled my yalse l thought 1t Imperative 10 |
look after Mile. Imperla's luggage again, |
but met her coming towards the tents on donkey.
she was IN brown serge travelling costume, |
trimmed with brown velvet and looked Just as |
mani huh rrafa nm Shn all Qro1
10 dismonnt ner, however and lead her 10 breakfast
under vast tent, which was one OF the four Dulfets
kept in permanenee for the Niceroyis guests from
uorn to eve. every luxury from Paris was availa- |
bic, and tue attendance from numerous ntdttres !
ahottt unoblectonable. During breakfast was |
told by Nile, lmpeIl. very startling tale Of her |
ball adventures.
The .managern who as related in my last CORE
spondence had led her 10 the dahab,eh. announced
on taking leave OF her that he would come with
carriage fetch her 70 the palace at halfpast ten
had 70 dress by the hgnt Of candle In an empty
bottle, and having declined the oner Oh one oil tue
Arab keepers 10 'lasten" her skirts on quote
having no idea what part OF the process Of dressing
TINS may be. At little after ten the manager
Called, but was requested 10 so TO the other ladies
nrst and take Nile. Imperia last us sue mad been
delayed. she waited in patience aud dressed until
midnight when, hnding sue nau oeen loI.
was faid down between her danableh and
the shore. over which she walked IN soInnam-
bu style, IN white satin shoes ana nowing crimped
hair adorned 10y white lotus howers, ali gllstenina
with crystal under the moonlight. No one was near,
tAe camels the opposite shore were moaning and
she would have given up the bail Tor pleasant
though fantastic walk mad she not seen some dark
fgures advance towards her from distance.
she called one o the ARABS OF the danaoeh, and,
motioning him 10 stand by her, threw her burnous
over her bosom aud sat down on stone. The
comers were travellers who had but Just arrived al
smaiiia travellers whose adventures had been
numerous and VINO were looking out for place TO
lie down III; they had carried their luggage them
selves and looked ready to drop. One OF them, for
tunately Tor siiie Imperla, an Italian diyntary,
snolner comtc Moroslni, the commander OF cers
| MONIES on the ''Masa.n
Tnelr surprise 10 behold the naughty Parlsenne In
| sucn place the desert side OF lsmaia, IN such
AZURE and sittlng like marble statue alone on n
pedestal can fancied. After few WORDS Of expla-
/ nation with Comte Moroslnl he concluded To DRESS
for the bdll instantly and TO accompany Nile. Impe-
ria, who confessed TO Davng now been contrite for
I reIalllng nrnlered Qfrers as chaperon or