The New Orleans crescent., 1869-01-17
aaeess,asella Live. IN Parr..

ti'''seo 'or tne Ekinnat Commercial from La Petite
The queen ocSzxhs the FIRST floor of her new
msnslon[tnat wf9h opens upon the Rue de Ri
voh' whiie the kfESonsort and Pr rince Of Asturias
Ss,, Sss N tne Iooss Cooking down upon the Roe
The queens sfsHments are the most spacious
anu gorgeous. - nrst OF the suite of these mag
1lncent rooms Is y large white and gold salon.
Inc nanglngs reSisde OF crimson velvet and the
furniture beaufHI5y wrought out of rosewood
linen ioiows sG. room with red silken hang
ings and Diack E1Sut furniture. The boudoir
nung With green 8 get and furnished 10 the most
segsnt style, wRsfi is adjoining to the bed cham
Der, mas been trgs{ormed into the queens study
me oed-chamts sss hung with dark red velvet,
spacio9s and veft Eautifu. The bed, which the
queen mas broughrNith her from Spain. is made
81 oastnon, oesnifally gilded, and filed with
'nies mattresses covered with red satin.
Asoloinlng 70 ne queens chamber is another
| oSuf9om. WHICH rs occupied by her femme de
u.on.oTe. IL isktsd with number Of clothes
passses ,,s sno &oxes, containing the famous
call II the diamopsSloom.
opposite the xstsn's apartments are those of
S snG Aing cons N issting Of large snd small
| TL n oeu,cnE5tgSr, and five other rooms.
tne ilnce OF Ai,.slas lives with his father. and
occupies part sSTzese rooms.
The queens he,sSso that of the king consort.
mas peen Droult$. from Spain. But It is very
ar pam, mace o. etsron, without gliding, and as
Between the es:stments of the king and those
oi the queen, ptts4ch communicate VITA one an.
9tner, there Is E9lendid and very large dining
nan' WIN iurni'n g 2t carved oak wood and hang
Breakfast is selysS at 8 O'Clock, and invariably
consists OF chocotyx. At III luncheon is served
Inc klng conscrs Snd the queen sit down TO il
alone. After theysaave eaten, the prince Of AS
turlas and bis PreesRtor iake their places.
Inc little priuSesseS, who occupy the second
door over the quet1's apartments likewise break.
fast by themselvehE
Count EsPelettt sd NJ. Onate. the two mos.
distinguished persoshges that have accompanied
he royal family 81 HSris. occupy the second floor
over the rooms or - king consort. There. are
Desloes sixty serxssSs OF all classes in the house,
Inc kng consor Sid queen dine at 6 en- tete.d.
tele, and are thes ySited upon by domestics in
very gorgeous livtris. The table is excellent and
Goes the greatess fknor to the ce0k, who is
Frenchman and. bEieve. even Partisan. The
IsvoIie wines OF thoyal couple are those of the
The queen goes 0uk but very little excen. ber
daiiy promenade q A. least two hours at the Boig
de Boulogne, she then returns home. and as
general thing, spends her evenings in her room
onat.lng WIN her Suandsnts, reading, writing. or
She has not SUBSCRIBED to any French journal
but three or -four 81 sish papers are mailed to her
indirectly, and she receives, besides an incredible
number OF letters rom all countries, and a great
many applications ios audiences.
The queen wearsSery fine and varied toilets.
On Sunday, at st. German PAuxerrois she was
dressed in short but very elegant brown silken
cloak, and on the daS when she visited her mother
she 81 wore long rohs OF vielet satin with white
' great many yisitsrs try to gain access to her.
but, as matter Of cdfirse all Of them are not ad
mitted to her. Her kortiere has to open the front
door daily several hshdred times, and to ansger
questions such a. th@following
g Does the queen q Spain live here;"
Or:
Is Queen Isabella. at home?r
At o'clock the queen leaves the apartments
10 make her daily promenade at the Bois de Bou.
logne. She rides out 10 her landau, seated be.
tween the king eoDsort and the Prince of Astu.
rias.
The king is Of short stature and rather obese,
but very straight and possessed of quite af4ble
He wears a long moustache, and his
head Is inclined slightly to the left; his face Is
mild rather than eliminate his attitude IA moro
politely reserved and modest than cold or af-
ected.
BE always wearss black dress suit and gloves.
md appears more ike the queens cavalier than
Ter husband. Even in the middle of a painting.
us face and form would attract little or no atten
The precocious enlbonpoint OF the oueen bas
.een somewhat 'exagzerated, and find that il
majesty.
Her type is thet r BOurbOn-regular, bat
When she desceads the broad staircase of tho
ouse, hanging on the king consort's arm. tho
iep is slow, almost solemn. and her face serious.
lmost stern.
You look at her. .te is still the queen. Sud-
enly a broad, honstt smile brightens her face
nu letsens the hare expression of her features
he has just perceiysi the Prince of Asturias, ana
now nothing but assother
She enters the csrsiage, and a few Spaniards-
early all of thems belonging to the popular
ssses' have hasienes3 to her, greeting her bare
e1oed and IN The ;slost respectful manner. Isa-
eHa bows to th%.l with visible emotion and
zile. " '10
lsabells's mobile ,s-ld open physioonomv ran.
ars very imperfec$lS in these few minutes tbis
reefold air Of thY queen, the mother and the
iile. 3: -AN 'A0
The PIi ince of Ss,:irias is a nice bov I;se,,
- shaTp' though syspe say just the reverse OF
IN: He wears z gray paletot and hat, aud
i nite neckue. hesyS.Sten years old. Happy age
hieh laughs at e5ySs and the other miseries oS
e! Has he not %.stoys, his armies M isader
ldiers, and quite tpeople of wooden and nsste-
,ard men e F7'0
He seems TO liESet$,ris and believea ns-hors
at his mother h.s Made a pleasure I'm 40 tbs
pital Of Frsnce.'f1