The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-26

PARIS, June s, 1870.
IL is not only tie fashion 10 be very well dressed
in Partisan society tins year; evidences OF
taste for the cultivation Of the mind are also
requisite IN court circles. Ladies are expected to
say witty thing now and then, and gentlemen,
like footstool knights OF old, TO pay their compli-
mcnts with all SORTS OF cautious ambiguity. II has
atlength dawned on people OF distinction, In this
century OF equality when their newest styles are
copied twenty-ionr hours later by others below
them) that the enjoyment OF mental requirements
will be regarded as the most distinguished sign
Of superiority. A certain amount OF reading IL
therefore being priced, and whenever a disttng,se,
witty or pleasant speech is made IT gets handed
round and sets man up'' as high as II lie mad
imported a new essence, new collar, Or new pan
taloon stripe
! had the good fortune to come In for the first OF
the most recent gentiemanly sayings which Is at
present being echoed In high life The lady to whom
1t was addressed IL the wife OF banker-nothing
To do with old aristocrats who wear gold, but who
wouldn't work for It; no. not for the world; norfd
The lady speak OF Is a modest, charming woman,
and vulgarly rich say duchesses. However, she
goes to court in the quietest dovecolored sks and
downiest laces unadorned by any OF her diamonds.
in order not to give offence she says to her SIS
Is sweet creature; notwithstanding which, on
Monday last, In one OF the brilliant salons at the
Tulleries, she suddenly found herself abandoned
ana deserted by parterre OF countesses, baronesses
and dukes, all budding their titles together at the
further end OF the reception room. l dare say she
was Just wishing she had not come, when
Frenchman covered with orders and a
sympathizer with iorlorn beauty approach
ed. 'Madamen said ne, II see now small
thing 1t Is 10 be duchessso much peerless beauty
and no title. rhereupon the elegant wearer Of the
mild-hued SILK tram and fluffy muslin psses took
the bedlzened courtiers arm and was led by him
To the Empress.
Her Majesty was never more afrable and gently
radiant IN a lovely toilet OF mauye. For the first
time her son was admitted TO her so-caed private
Mondays but In reality bevy OF all the illustrious;
Whtsuntide hOliday-a SAINT Lundl," as the OFF,
call It, and General FrOssard had consented TO
an iniraction OF the general rule. which sno dissi
The young Prince and his insepara friend young
Conneau inaugurated this occasion swallow tails
and tights, with silk stockings They were as de-
lighted as are young misses in their fist long skirts.
Another extraordinary occurrence was also solem-
| nized on this ceebratiOn-namey, the Prince chose
| for his cotilon partner an American lady
MISS PAYNE, FROM NEW YORK.
What a deathbiow this must prove To the writer
OF the article quoted In my last letter your read
ers, in which licolnte, speaking OF the neat
tremilies Of your bellies calls them 'pebelan eet.
court ball for the Grst time since the death Of Mrs.
| Standish, relative OF her husband, and whose
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| lame. Among the guests were the Marquis dc Ca
| Missy, Mrs. Heard IRON louisiana; Mrs. Pratt ana
cesses Bonaparte, the Miles,. d'AIbe and Hussein
Pacha, VINO mad danced for the first time at court on
the preceding Monday. lie Is but sixteen, but
| promises 10 become model cavalier
The cotilon Is now led at the Tulleries by @ NJ.
Batbeda and 1T is hoped he VIII not do his prede-
cessor did, the Marquis de Caux, and marry the most
| distinguished dtcd In Paris. This new celebrity is
only sixteen, and the public does not wish to her
is the queen OF the cii0regraphic turf. Her debus
| was made in the ballet Of 'Der Freyscnutz,m and
she has won Ill hearts, not only by the points OF her
toes, but by her light airy bounds leaps and zephyr
floating In mld-ar between the no0tgnis and stage
properties rolled up over the operate ceiling. This
Is not all. Mile. BozZachi Is an ing6aue. Her vr-
tues and domestic requirements have already filed
the columns OF the daily journals. The day after The
| ring In a basket OF bOnbons and flowers Who sent
| it2 No one knows; but the Emperor enjoyed the
snysaa ese & the badly
In my last described the toilet worn on this
sion bv the Empress; and, although 1t was very
| rich, the dinner dress she appeared In one or two
| evenings ago was just as becoming plain tarla.
tan, white, over white taneta; nothing but ruche
| and nounce for ornament. In ner hair bunch OF
| white lilies OF the valley, with few black and red
| cherries-a most striking combination for blonde.
AZ the beginning Of this letter spoke Of the pre-
vailing tendency TO utter pretty sayings The follow
| ing was heard by me at the new Ratopolis, or dog
show, an arena for the extermlnauon OF rats and
glory Of canine pugnacty, now held at the avenue
de pImperatrice:rwO Partisan ladies of the proper
monde were talking very quickly; one was In a
edged round by narrow vaiencienncs; her under
pettcoat was brown fOunces all the way up. The
other wore fine stone coored merlno, with tafeta
LOUNGES OF the same shade, casaque Of the same,
ana neither had on sashes, but bow on the waist
behind ana an incredible rotpndity Of paner. The
eC7'u dress bum wore long spray OF chestnut bios
som over her hair, which was In a net, and allowed
| to fall loose the other wore q branch OF yellow
acacia; both had marquise parasols OF dome-like
shape, with nounces ali round. / approached from
behind Internationally, for the walk was narrow and
crowded.
at L. 1t really is, nuisance TO be so followed y
said bufr toilet.
"A whole cigar did he smoke through n,acn1re
| before ne found out I was not one OF the derst
| who like to be followed"
MERINo ToILET--why didn't you turn round oil OF
sudden and give him pair or =.
of this years salon OF the Palais de Industre, they
will remember that one OF their sex has received q
medal Tor excellence as portraltist. Her name Is
Mile. Jacquemart. She this year exhibits the por
trait Of Marshal CanrObert and that oil q lady. The
toilet OF the latter has struck me as being exces.
sivey subdued In color, though rich in eject. The
titled lazy wears caret train robe, Of which she
gathers the folds with lovely and gemmed hand.
She Is standing ~ gilt piece OF furniture, whch
is a Chinese vase and doeskin pair OF Gloves Ia
her bodice, and half on her fair bosom, droops
beauty light chestnut. THIS reminds me that the
portrait OF Nine. Maurice Richard Is already com.
or me g%s1 81 b l1 oy oal h ana
other night to see Maurice de SAKE In pearl gray
robe, with lovely pink hat. Nine. Emile dc
Glrardin was most vaporous in cloud Of tulle dlu-
sion worn light salmon Silk al the dinner given
by Lord lyons TO The diplomacy last week. Yellow
and all its derivatives are exceedingly fashionable,
but few can wear these trying shades. Blondes
! especially should never play with fire or birthstone
However, should the temptation be irresistible, lei
them Select the straw shades, with the same discern
ment as the Einpress who was most becomingly at
tired at one OF her grand receptions in whRe or
Candle trimmed with lace. over pale lemon silk The
| muslin was Ornamented with ruching OF the suk At
the head OF her lace and over the muslin was thrown
double tunic OF tariatan which fell behind from the
shoulders in the Vatican style. Her necklace with
this was of pearls and her earrings were enlerBds,
An item Of much Comment " tho wnr.. 81 fashion
is what should call q new kind OF trimming
Nine. Musard has adopted a new green ornament
nothing less than an adder cooled round her arm
where 1t lies, at the opera, listening to diya as WI
should all love TO be-were we adders. Is q serpent
TO become soon an indispensable part OF lady,
toileta There IS every likelihood that now the ide,
Is started, we shall be buying white mice, vel
low toads grasshoppers and kittens for the orna
| ment OF wives. sisters and cousins. When so con
| spicuous person as Nine. Musard takes to putuns
on an adder we may be certain thisls capital tim'
| for whole n,6Hageries.
| The papers have all said more or less about tn
| very genial aul excellent man whose grave has ~