The New York herald., 1870-05-15
ssYOung'' and cold" Amer'i-
ca on the Turf
PARIS. April 20, 1870

| most refreshing blow from the east swept
everything down before promenaders on the Boule-
wards last evening. 1t was welcome reviva Oh
| March, and has been followed by a still more wei
| como April shower, which. trust, will lay down
| some OF the dust before next review.
| The troops were covered with fine sand yesterday
their return to quarters, after the Emperor and
his son had ridden through their lines IN the court OF
the Tuileries Napoleon himself looked as II he had
been seasoned with pepper and salt But, though
much coolern our capital, theJtsa ptebisctart0 still
rages II Is ali plebisctte p.ediscttu; and the worst
Is, vaccination can't cure IL. No virus ha, yet been
discovered whereby the power OF Affirmation AMI
neyatIon could be knocked out OF man. Ladies are
anticipating much fun; they are anxious to see how
| males will look when wooed and have to reply
| "yes" aad If they viii blush or appear indignant
| when 1t comes to 'no The excitement is immense;
| so great that we may look forward to pleotscite
hat, pSebiscae necktie and psebisci,e racer. AS
do not c0nfne myself exclusively to the cut of dress
in these letters. but also extend remarks to the
| fashions OF our times, l Will give your readers
| specimen OF the dupllcity attained i'm this great
centre Of invention. 1t regards the ptebfsctte, OF
course Who could allude to anyIhng else just now.
| In order to avoid giving electors the trouble
OF running about for pen, Ink ana paper the sth
OF May proxmo ofiicll votes have been clrcu ated,
each bearing printed "oul.n The ticket has
| SIMPLY W DC lo!ueu I'D ana tnrOWn In
| the urn Why, it Is the easiest and plea
| santest thing to DO in the world. So far
there Is dupicity to contemn only liudable fore.
| sight to admire. Neither do dsapprove OF those
| who never having given direct answer In their
lives to a direct question, abstain from voting en-
tlrely. But this s where deceit is shown; many
there are who for official reasons want to have the
| appearance OF voting soul" but in reality mean
"non." such as these accept the printed ticket on
1 white paper ana scratch the "l' the end OF
oui," tnen turn the paper upside down ana the SUI
LOOKS ike an M d aer i hs oy iae sae o. ane
suggest that your lady re lders should anuse them
selves innocently by turning yes into no, as nave
| just described. IL we are to have anf pebtscte
clothes they Will probably be neither one thing
the otner, for fashions do equivocate at all times
and Will avail themselves OF this occasion To confuse
| humanity more than ever.
IL is, however. not the thing to mix up epoch in
attire; is the quintessence Of genlty to adopt a
period and adhere to It, Thus II the slashing style Is
| becoming, there are the dresses under Henry L. II
| bows and ruche and lively dash IS preferred there
Is the piquant Pompadour Ii the first empire Is the
idea there are Josephine, Hortense Nine. Talien
Where 40 many are consdered becominr is natu.
rally defined "horrd," "perfect guy and so on.
Ladies who do not like either the past present
. free to wear black nos grain, black grenadne,
black lace or black. cashmere; loopel tied up
behind, hinged or lestooned al hbttuls.
| One point must be insisted OH II short skirts are
worn the overtunic must be short in front ana the
; under petticoat nounced up very high; but if a
trained skirt is preferred then the bottom nounoe
should be wide aud trimmings high only up the front
width. Tne .unlc is loopel behind towards the Sides
and open, en- toolte'. Thus, the so-c-ed sweeps
| Is perfect
given In honor Of the young Prince and Tor his Eas
ter holidays, was most tasteful one 1t was Baltic
| green robe covered with white point lace. In her
| hair she wore diamond ivy leaves and scarlet an.
| emones several rows OF diamonds glstened on her
shoulders. when II Majesty entered on The fes. I've
scene ,cr was already at his third polka; he had
come early vim his yontnfui adut ants. VINO were
"helpInai, him. fwas ssor,ned these amous as.
de- persigny Io WhaeVer r the 5 prliae dos they do
at Fontalnbeau over games at tennis o;:a o;::!a
The Emperor was expected but the plebtscttuDl
has charms for him and kept him at the Tue les.
Princess Mathllda wore white tuiie, in her hair a
} rose and diamonds; the BRIDE, Nine. Maurice Rich
ard, was in very pale green, with snowDalIs in her
hair and damonds As usual at Princess Mathi.dl' s.
the guests were chosen Of the day. from ali The
different spneres whether industrial, literary
| tlstc.
The Tmeres concert took place as announced in
my last The singers We're Mile. Nilsson and Nine.
| Gueymard. NM. Lefort, Capou, Bouhy and ueche-
laere; yioln M. Lautcrbacn. Her Majesty's toilet
was most gorgeous and OF unexpected effect. 1t was
nasturClum ST. X covered with train Of white lace,
over which fell from the waist behind rich poult
| sash OF the na turtum shade. The 'front.' en- to6iier,
; | was perfect parerre of flowers anu foliage, the
prettest spring blossoms aurcu as stocks peri
D winkes hanging on tule strewn With gold. The
head,lress was royal bandelet OF square emeralds
set with diamonds the necklace was green yelve
i ribbon on which diamonds We're sewn.
( Tie other remarkable toilet at this splendid con-
cert the Marquse de Cansys remarkable for its
: | elegant simplicity white crepe de chine with a
lovely white slvery hue 1t, and Algerian
| thrown below the VIA ST and tied on behind. The
| bodice was low. The headdress, thick plails and a
wreath Of varegated poppes with tuit OF lilies Of
| the valley between, rising IN Light sheaves like so
1 | pretty toilet Of this week was that worn by
Mime. Emile Olivier at the dinner m parry given oy
bassy. pale blue SIX, with Louis XIV.
bodice. trinTned wi h pale blue blonde. In her hair
the juyenns wife OF the head o the French Cabinet
Z | wore nothing but blue vell let rlboon.
| Lady Russell slll shows traces OF the beauty Tor
1 tutto chr uvNrn a lana
robe OF very rich material, covered with point lace,
and over her shoulders rich mantle OF the same.
| sweetest that ever adorned a woman s face Lord
Russell Is now eighty, but brisk, sharp anu Lively.
Q His French Is pure and his answers rather sharp
| when questioned.
SCENES ON rae TuRr-NUBAR PAcHA AND THE
HERALD.
The races for the second day OF L0ngchamps were
| favored by very fine wea,h.r and d very numerous
| attendance. Black and black with white were pro-
minent feature jet again reappeared among nests
I | OF ruche and sweeping fringe new trimming,
too Is the noser, in relief, block mantlos II 4
| Kind oil revived Bnche lace Scarls were mu h
worm instead Of capes, naniles or clsaques wn,te
cloth driving cos ume, richly trimmed with yioiet
| velvet, was much admired. 1t was worn by Conf
| tesse Bignon. tlack grcnadine, trimmed with
| white Manes lace, aud worn with scarf ed be-
/ only noted that the hat was ali white lilac and
black plumes, Within the Weighing and The equi.
page of the Marquise de Canisy was much surround
| ed. She wore a gray crepe de chine, ooped with
2 cords and tassels, bcdIc something like rid ng
Il jacket, and vaporous ay scarf over her shoulders.
|
The turDOuts were in iull force. There came
i Lord Lyons, IN his splendid clleche chose DlcmI
D Pacia, IN a Victoria. moment later passed The
. CQmtcsse dc Gibacoa. in a daumoni, drawn by two
jet black horses the jockey was Ia glossy black satin.
Prince BDesco was IN drag. Mr.. Wilkinson di owe
q his own mail and four. Princess De Ia Tremv lie
!, was In her blue caleche, with her nephew, Prince
:, de salm Princess Ghlka. III pal, green, was III q
dark green DJrsay. Princess TroubesEoi III q mail
phaeton. Princess de Me ternch in black cal, che
canoe or boat shape, was IN advance OF the calecne
!. OF MI. J. G. Bennett, Jr.. This last name reminds
! me that has Excgllency Nubar pacha, on hearing
that the son OF the proprietor OF The NEW YORK
HERALD was in Paris, despatched notification OF
his wish 10 become acdua Dted wltA him. ''in order
that he might exp ess his admiration lor the entsr-
prise shown by tile famed American paperi' 1t Is a
! proud thing 20 find such men as Nubr Pdcha hal py
y to shake The honest hand OF such young man,
who, dare say, VIII never wear fez lt all.
Y CLUB men here call linn Mr.. BeuneJt the King OF
yachtmen, and evidently ANXIOUS TO ionize MIN,
I but they cannot get chance AT this my bachelor
vanity ia very much lult. should nave ukeI