The New York herald., 1870-07-31

ana as showed some signs Of internal cOnfagra-
uon tne captain cooled towards me, and even
once condescended to point out o very black
tiny"
THAT is the color of the King of Prussia I
late, he calculated, turning up his mustachi0s.
Before had left the stables our suite of officers
was greatly increased Every one knew Mile.
imperia to be the lady Of Charmettes, and many
had known either her father or grandfather. All
contended for the honor OF offering her some re-
freshment in their room. She declined, but we
entered several apartments. The principal Orna-
ments of dragoon's chamber are shelves of
boots, boots innumerable, rows OF epaulettes, a
trophy of swords, tobacco pots and empty cigar
boxes. The pictures are photos of dancers in full
pirouette and not much tarlatan, engravings from
the weekly papers, lithograph Of the Empress,
and within the bed curtains portrait, generally
of the young officers mother. All have a bottle
or two Of sparkling VOuvray, the champagne of
the country, upon an upper shelf among shake
and helmet cases. The latter are hideous. Not
watered twice day; neatness and compactness
everywhere; plenty of bristling spurs ali round
In each room there was at least one volume of
Alexandra Dumas. Evidences of packing could
not De unnotlced, and what small thing is an
oitcer's trunk, lady readers, and how much, how
many changes get in it
must not forget that studied tho folding ND
OF cloak 1t took three men to do it +; for these
cloaks in the cavalry are immense and destined
TO cover both rider and horse. They are made of
firm, close light gray cloth, and, when not
spread, are coiled round the cavaliers body.
reminding one very much of on afleclionate boa
ferent way each officer assumed Of setting or his
uniform. The "chic" was ali in the pulling in at
the waist, the wave of the shoulder from right to
LETT, the posing of the ponderous helmet the
bearing OF the sword over the left arm in front,
the dangling thereof behind. became aware
there was a. much study in every motion as ladies
apply themselves to on crossing drawing room
before an admiring reunion. The noise of voices
OrOcppdnd in 10 nc nd frnv,,
the universal hum the following are the most i'm
portant snatches-
eyes, in the Crimea and in Italy we had about
half the battery guns we can dispose of now;
and Prussia, we all know, is not ready.n
''The Emperor tried his metrailleuse the other
day-'the spitfire.' She revoves, and at the
first jet the 500 hacks which had been bought to
We have 40,OoOOO0 of cartridge. Our canon
ieres can be picked to pieces and
remounted in fifteen hours they are already being
sent on by train, and orders have been given to
put them together and set them swimming on the
Rhine as soon as they arrive. Sixty millions of
francs have already been spent in preparations
since yesterday. Let's see, who have we got in
the nayyI Well, there is Admiral Bouet Willau-
Ronciere lie Noury. Ten to one General Frossard
will be Minister Of War when Marshal LIE Boeuf is
in command. He and MacMahon will be hard work
for Bismarck" And SO on did these warlike men
talk until we reached our carriage. Mile Impe-
ria had difficulty in getting leave for her pro-
tege to accompany her back to the Charmettes to
dinner. "lt might be the last good he gets be-
sians," said his commanding officer. "You have
leave till midnight" he added kindly, when the
tall dragoon was seated. The thirty or forty who
had accompanied Mile. Impera in her rounds now
raised the third finger of their right hands to the
centre of their right temples ia sign of respectful
salute, and we wheeled away from the quarter
which will certainly explode spontaneously if the
quarrel is made up with Prussia and peace is de-
>1..-1
der and shot, and many of the dragons are red
haired.
But to Charmettes again. I was not present
when the Marquis was introduced to Mile. Dom
inique; only at dinner he sat by her side, and
appeared enthralled for life. By the side of Mile.
Angelque sat a young priest, the cure of Char
mettes parish and almOner of the chateau. At
dessert the priest and soldier were on very friendly
terms.
When we left the table to take coffee on the
terrace l heard Mile. Angelique most sweetly
make the following remark to her sister, who was
teazing her for creating an impression on man in
robes :" You, Dominique, are attentive unto
dragoon of the empire why should not be the
same to dragoon of the Lordl"
was obliged to turn my head, or should have
shocked the company with the spectacle of a
coffee, and the notion of priests being the Lords
Dragons upset my gravity, causing the coffee to
go the wrong way. Mile. Angelique neither
smiled nor moved a muscle after the above de-
livery
" hile the young Marquis offered the Dowager
Comtesse his arm for turn around the grounds
Ooh, the cunning of dragoonsD 1 was favored by
a tete-d-tete with Mile. Dominique, her sister hav-
ing left us to show M. lie Cure stereoscopic
view in the library, of st. Martins tomb ut Tours
BY her look when she proposed this understood
she had other views to submit to the Lords dra-
COON concerning my future salvation.
During her absence Mile Dominique had re-
ceived her weekly budget of correspondence,
mostly letters from young ladies at schools and
converts IN Paris. and whose intelligence is de-
rived from relatives in court circles. The follow
ing items Mile. Dominique's favorite topics
were communicated to me:--
The Emperor had danced at st. Cloud, and had
tried to persuade the Empress to "stand up'' with
him in quadrille; but she wouldn't. 1t was
Majesty's gout does not often allow of his
dancing. The next day, being in high spirits
probably, thought the writer, because the public
spirit is all for wary, Napoleon had stopped
woman selling flowers in the park, and bought up
all her basket full. He then, with his own hands,
had parted the punches and placed flower in the
button hole of all the gentlemen standing near
the queerest freak in the world, just every one
knows he is thinking OF nothing but taking the
Rhine and Of Chassepots.
WHAT rs WORN.
Leghorn hats had come into fashion again, the
real Italian Tapping hat, and they were being
trimmed with branches of vine leaf, hops and
elder blossom. The newest wreath at St. Cloud
was made of rose leaves, all of colored Grape,
with but half opened buds peeping out here and
there. A great deal of colored taifeta was being
cut up for founced skirts under muslin, and lots
of snowy tarlatan were being pissed for coored
silk dresses One energetic writer besought MILE
Dominique never to think of having these plsses
washed and made up again after they had been
soiled. The only beauty of this trimming being
fluffy transparency the effect was quite lost after
soap and starch.
The eegancies of the English court at Windsor
and Marlboro House were all the talk at ST. Cloud.
Would the French, who have so long set the fash
ions. have TO copy America and London? The
Princess of Wales always looked so charming in
blue and lace and some of the prettiest Partisan
ladies had preferred going to enjoy the gayetes of
the season in England to those of the watering
places in France. The Queen of England had
cred with black lace.
The cnrisa tunic was still the all leaxes