The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-23

human beings, ana sucn was our experience wniSh
every minute got rougsier aud more serioua Az tae
southern end OF the building were grondiy- 1ressed
ARAB chiefians aud Turkish Olncers, resplendeat IA
gafb disniIed Ia aspect, goryiag IN snowy slkeu
turDans and lowing kaans ounging on arm chairs
ana on dlvauS monopozing every seat III tue room,
wno In tDeir own language. passed comments UPON
tle scene so new am strange 10 them.
Back In o tue entrance hal again, through newer
crowds VITA the same rough experience where
oiceis aud ct'l representatives OF all nations nad
wed-ed GDenselte s into two masses to await tue
arrival OF the Empress OF the FrencA the Emperor
OF Austria me crown Prince OF Prussia, Prince ana
Princess Henry Of the Netherlands, Prince Louis OF
iiesse the British, RUSSIAN, Greek, Italian anu
Spanish Ambassadors. All men great IN modern
politics literature, SCIENCE and arts seem 20 be met
there, aud those not there were momentarlp cx'
pec'ei TO follow IN tle wake OF the crowned heaas
ano princes.
nail-past ten, aud whispers were heard that "the
Empress was conlngW An Instant OF expectancy,
during whcn thousand necks were stretched, ana
tne Empress came leaning on the arm OF TIE Eii-
peror vi Austria rgnG royal iady, loyalty dressed
and bearing herself as If she understood out TOO
well that the eyes OF critical conDosseufs were upon
her. But what uress sne wore / could not you,
her lace, her bearing, her c0roneJ OF dlaihonis
and her eyes, which sparSled Ike the precious
stones upon her head attracted my atteDtloL
IL MAS noole procession tnat followed tie hin'
press, but ! must say iiiat very little respect OF
attention was pad To those WHO were III IT, Tor aier
the passage OF the Empress or Emperor with two or
three Prices TIE two masses OF people became
one, aud commons mingled with Ambassadors
ana nobles, and natfeesS CIVILIANS crowded
beiore ana aroano Officers OF hlgh Elaie
Tue Duchess OF Alba was forced BY
seeued unable 10 contain her indignation AT tue DIS
respect shown The iayorite ol the Empress. A rat
lady wnom noticed during the uay IN the basket
carriage was pushed against an American cores
pondei, VINO gdiiantly supported her On ner teet;
another rouge laced young lady was voienty
hustled back from ner conpanlon Inc Duke OF
1etaau was seel with his lady working MS way
laDorioasly TO the ballroom. The British AmDassa.
dor ,osL his temper, VINE General ignatien and
Count Beast being diplomats OF the FIRST lank, kept
taeir patience and dignity untlfnsneu by nilseeinV
ralhy or outbreak OF passion. Thcoohile Gan.ef,
Iisf NJ Ifnf M n NV -
anu shoulders oyernung WIN golden anu SILVER
epauletses; uusJase Dofe, the famous paintef 81
PARIS was, 10 use AesternisI, 'Jusl nowhere, and
the most celebrated correspondents OF Paris we've
swung lar INTO the pack ground D3 the rush OF Wouu
DC uancers aud curious sgntseers Gastave hea-
iard, President or the swiss Commission, VINO with
ms stately hon iroat and eye and long gray nair
would nave conninded respect anywhere, was seq
arated from tue distinguished SWISS gentleman VINO
accompanied aim In al Instant August du Bavey
the great SAX nerclaut OF Basic though pOrtlY
man seemed lie but mere wal In that Inaelstrom
OF humanity. The ilteratu OF SPAN ana itaY-maly
members OF whom saw SUCH as Mata, OF the Ma
drd Academy OF Sciences; Eduardo Saavedra, ms
sauz del no. paiIter; Don Gtsbel. engineer;
Lucio gel Vale, general; Gomez Arteche,
who o0e own a the aaSaaa na
line Of steamers, were separated from each
other past reunlting. The crush seemed to
have become at lis denscst, yet still they came
.erougl the great halls, flowed mo the spacious
corrdOres, Inundated ali the spac halls within
the place. 1t was ridiculous suppose ior one mo
ment that many could dance Iii the small ballroom,
winch was but 100 feet long by % Deep Tae
crowned heads and their suites would alone have
nlled 1t yet the cited but brilliant assemDiage sill
surgel towards 1t rec&lesSy.
Fortunate indeed were the iaaies who had secured
such comfortable seats rs the splendid divacs aud
CHAIRS Afforded. All can or may say OF the lovely
sex is that though homogeneous yet they looked M
they sat down quietly nsersing with their respec
tive dDltS, very IKE lot OF CIcasslan or Georgian
slaves arrayea in their finest Tor the purpose OF iayt
lag purchasers fpls is cruel thing To say, perhaps;
Dut really such vas the COMPARISON that pre-
Senteu llsgn to my DlOgenelQ mind. Yet where
they beautiful, bewitchlns encaantlng, superb,
these tnlied hours, ensnrouded in clouds OF mccoy,
airy gaaze bedecKed with precious drops, sprinked
WIN god ana SILVER, adorned with rare flowers,
whle they nuttered their teathered and jeweed
fans, to breathe as mucn as possible the perlumed
air, that the night oreeze waited through windows
from he orient flowers which grew outside.
lhe tuosE superoiy dressed lady in the ballroom
next to the Empress OF cour.e-was Madame de
Vile, most beautiful American LADY VINO married,
. lew months ago, Monsieur de Vile, Partisan
Dauker. Whatever OF all the pretty Things. costly
or otherwise, wtn winch beauty dresses herself or
WINS victories, were display Ell on the 1aaitiess form
OF Madame &c Sille ner diamonds would have
made a fortune Tor an honest, respectable man;
and US Tor dress though declare am ignorant Of
It's matef1al-ior II was compound OF gauze and
muslin ribbons and Dindng-skiu urt mad done
much Tor 1T that do not believe the ao1stes
OF PARIS your fashion correspondent couia have
suggested an Improvement upon VI. To me IL APP
pealed the very acme OF perecaon; and as for her
appearance, why, she was SIMPLY beautiful. she
Was not a Venus, such as kubens paints; was
sue such as litlsn created but she was an American
houri-a bonde-with rinslets OF gold nowing over
her shoulders, samiDg with their llstre the golden
band when bound them.
Hark 10 The music! While the bassoon aud cornet
and otaer Inelo1lous instruments wind out the
waltz; while the Empress and Emperor ieets IL
merrAy, hilher and tnlther, In the may iutrcaces
OF tue dance, haste we to the supper room ana Sc
cure seats,
The banqueting hall was long shed built In the
rear vi ana adjoining the palace. with an NJ roof
1T was $50 leeL long ana 100 feet III width, covered
with white domestic, tackled to the wooden walls
and rool. ON which designs and notices mad been
painted, appropriate To the occasion. Four lengthy
tables had been lad along neary the whole length
OF the room to place where a hedge of PAIN
branches obstructed the view at Its southern ex-
tresulty Walking TO THIS END and looking over the
palm hedge we saw the table set apart for the Vice.
roy and hls royal guests tastefully aid On the
four long tables were arranged 362 plates, knives
anu loIks, large and dessert spoons common WINE
glasses, goDlets for Knine WINE, cnablis, Burgundy
and champagne. Three hundred and sxty-two was
perhaps IA nltn of the actual number required, Tor
several OF the party with winch was guessed.
the number Of guests present at the ball mignt 20
any number between 1900 aud 1000. saw al tue
head OF the table pile OF lengthy cards, printed In
goid aud silver which being fast appropriated
10y the people. Taxing one up found them TO be
bills OF fare, wnicn l take the liberty OF TRANSCRIPT
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