The New York herald., 1870-05-29
PARIS. May II, 1870.

PARIS May H. 1870
'.Nv man, by taking thought, can add one cuDt TO
his stature" This was exactly my impression when,
on the day which preceded the vote OF the pleosct-
tuna was called on by Fashion to harangue the
masses and set forth the urgency OF universal
yesn The fantastic lady had lost ground, she knew
she had; one could talk her out OF that convic-
ton Il am using her own words; she had been des.
potic and ckle; her grand airs had tired the people
out; she had gone blindfOd into crepe dc chine and
put too much fringe on the margin OF her politics;
but, n the general public were discontented, the
larger portion OF the nation had been benefited.
She concluded by conjurlng by imploring and be-
seeching me to stop awake the whole night over my
address 10 our constituents, and. on parting
looked at me with melting eyes, while the following
lines, once applied to Abdlel. fell from her pretty
Among the faithess faithful only he;
Among unumsrabe false unmoyed'
1t was very nattering for was OF course supposei
to be the he and when the sound OF Fashions car
rage wheels had ceased felt fired with inexpress-
BILE loyalty: all our soveregn's freaks were forgot
ten. II she had asked me to go and fetch the two
arms which are wanting on the Venus de Milo am
sure should nave set out on the discovery. Only
could not stop awake all night, and the quotation at
the commencement OF this correspondence author
lied me to indulge in refreshing sumber.
The foll9wIn day saw me !lyey and apparently ssl
possessed when alighted at OUR assembly rooms.
"The orator OF the day. communicated every man
to his neigbbor did not feel was an orator at all
until stood in the tribune, when must confess
that for q moment the house was as much Of
blank me as the central part OF the map OF Africa
However, l always trust to inspiration; and you,
rnO raada hO arnu Or pca m.
Der that where there is trust there is always power
1t came, and, like the ass in Holy Writ spoke un-
CONSCIOUSLY
"Constituents-we are called on to ratify or ami
hilate the present government by pain yes or
no. In one word we have to be logic ! VIII
briefly sum up the reasons why we should mana over
yes ana request your attention but few seconds.
ayes, Notwithstanding the errors which fashion has
eyes, Notwithstanding the creation Of panIers.
s'Yes, Notwithstanding dyed hair, painted faces,
false plaits the war OF chign0n3 ana supremacy or
tailOrS over mantuamakerS
"Yes, Notwithstanding ruin in families by love OF
show, banKrupts the worship Of dtUdS horse flesh
and the golden calf charity sales and charity exh-
At this part of my address murmuls were so gene
raj that had q notion II went on enumeratng
our evils, much longer the vote would turn up
''nO," so changed the breeze.
"i say yes" pursued l, ''because, If our sovereign
were dOOmcd-'
"D-d p' Interrupted an irrcconclable
"Do0med,n repeated l. with pertinaeiOu5 stress;
'all that Is refined in daily intercourse, all that Is
civilized by plea .ansness all our innocent conyen-
tionalities, will break down before the rule OF row.
dies The ele Of ali great cites will have to submit
to boorsh opposition, TO the unmannered ana unlet-
tered; the enlightened and educated will be gov
erned by an aristOcracy Of bears.
eyes, because owners OF fortune, talent beauty,
turnouts and diamonds will fee from such contact
eyes because trade would thus suffer- hotels would
be empty, watering places abandoned; milners,
MERGERS, cothiers and haberdashefs would shut up
ayes. because your wives and daughters would
be insulted by fanatic reds
eyes, because your homes, after business hours,
would no longer he enltyened by their feminine
ayes, because anarchy would undermine all our
eegancies, and bring everything down nat IN the
This appeared conclusive; whereupon I wiped
my forehead and ran down the steps OF the tribune.
My friends pressed my hand and swore had saved
Fashion. Ineed not repeat that the result OF my pie
bfSCitu7n Is majority In favor Ofour sovereign She
by WORD Of grateful recognition; neither did ex-
assume all the triumphs OF her adherents as her
own, and In truth she Is quite welcome. A large
%cs 10 S tine
Now that the DlebtScttun Is ours hasten to bal
ance arrears.
Our two dtras have LETT us, for Nilsson and Patti
are both in London and their farewells were equally
triumphant. The Swedish bird and American song.
MAZE as g.
and the other at the ltallens. Mile. Nilsson has
received from the Emperor splendid set OF dla
he presented Capoul with u pair Of Sevres china
vases.
The aspect Of the Opera House while Mile. Nilsson
was singing her best presented very dazzling
spectacle.
The Baroness de Rothschlld was In white tulle and
Marshal Bazaines young wife (who on the Sunday
before had had her little girl chrstened at the Tutle
very grayely in pink faile, ana pink acacias ieli
from her hair over her shoulders
The wife OF Marshal CanrObert was In white faile.
vutt Inn of1k
q bandelet ofdiamonds
Princess POniatOwska was in white, with dahfa
bows on her shoulders These crepe dc chine bows
are much worn In the hair and in front OF high
Lady Newcastle was attired much like the Princess
OF Wales when she comes out in gala costumes
white silk, with cerlse ruche and an idea OF black
lace here and there Her aigrette was OF diamonds,
with cerise bow at the foot OF 1t.
The pleotscttun robe is very narrow skirt, quite
plain IN @ 1rontMalmost painfully ana somand aounces
niies economy and the multitude OF ounces are the
votes. 1t Is made Of celeste empire" mostly laurel
green to indicate victory and 1t was first worn by
the Comtesse Mercy -Argenteau.
rhe Empress' intimate Mondays have been go
often postponed By political fssc events that not
light Meanwhile, will describe the dress she wore
at the christening Of tiny Mile Egenie Bazane. 1t
was maroon tram robe, trimmed round with three
founces b0rtcred with velvet and between each
white lace. The tunc was most elegantly looped
and trimmed In the same way. The hat was maroon
bows.
The young mother was as pink and rosy as her
baby In a light coral costume covered with pinked
out Ounces, her hat was Of rice straw with diadem
of lilies OF the valley and tied on with pink strings.
The Emperor offered her splendid diamond
broocn. 1t Is branch OF holly and the berries are
large pearls. The scholars OF the ecOle nllitGfre
sent boxes Of dragses which were distributed to
every member OF the families represented at this
very grand s0emnity.
Velvet viii be much worn all through summer, and
winter Satin has become quite essential under crepe
de chine tuncs A rich satin pettcoat under As.atic
tissues, however light, is the latest style II must be
OF the same shade as the material covering 1t.
few ideas that might prove useful have been
this week suggested to me.
Lawn and linen Will be much worn In the ecru
shades; they can be trimmed with blue, pink or
cerise ribbon Scotch work. cluny ana valenciennes.
Sleeves TO these costumes can be made of silk Of the
color adapted for trimmings, and inserted at the
wrists as well as round tunics with bands VI the
linen or lawn.
The handles of parasols are made Of tortoise shell
preferably to any other carved substance. SueZ
blue Is the newest azure. 1t was first worn by
Madame De Lesseps at the concert given by the
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