Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-29
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Paris October ~ Corr s~spondsnse OF the
London Daily News
In passing by the new galleries Of
the Louvre, facing the quay, L heard
the tinkle Of q bell, and the voice Of
CT er inviting the public 70 come inand
hoy what remained to be sold o the
Empress Eng mics personal eJects
Accepting the invitation. [ en-.
tered the little court, standing in the
midst of the imperial stables. Anoth.
81 bell-ri ger was a. tbs door OF the
HidHGge where ". BUchOn used 70 give
the Prince Imperial riding lessOn-. It
IS Q long vaulted chamber, with a
sanded d0Or. Its evsn temperature
was the reason why Il was CHOSEN for
the equestrian practice Of the boy
whom prefeets were bound to dezig-
nate st pub ie banqueis ''the hope Of
France" Though all the steeds have
long since disappeared from the Lou
vre stables, a faint smell OF hurss-
liter hOated through the air. The
manage was last used by Jules Ferry
and X JaehefoTt, who we're accustomed
TO take riding lessons In IL durfug the
siege. But on thu occasion 10 which
l particularly refer, il was occupied
Dy old clothes sellers Of both sexes.
Curiosity dealers, q few friends OF the
iallen dynasty, whose faces I had
often seer grouped around, the throne
Of the Sale des EIafs, some DIRTY.
students, a reporter Of the GsulOis.
attracted, like myself, by the noise 81
the bell, and a sprinkling Of th0s6 an
| tiquated gentlemen in white gaiters
| Eho pass their lives In lowering about
The book stands on the paraDet OF the
QUAY V0ltaire, and crossing aad re-
crossing the Points des Arts. Tbs auc-
tioneer was a sell sufficient sort OF
commonplace bourgeois. Hedid his
best TO be jOculsr at the expense Of
fallen greatness. In Hquidating the
the imperial effects he was assisted by
an old clerk, two men wearing thread.
bare imperial hveries, and a strong
voiced valuer, who, contrary to the
traditions Of Paris a1ctiOneers, pufsd
the wares he wanted to vsHd. To
some he attempted to give q historical
value. Each article, he seemed to
think was worth its weight in gold,
il only as 8 relic. The dresses. lsces.
9AAhHld 6uA AAllA0 uuA EEEu UNrD lsEU
OF on a previous dav, and It was now
the turn Of the undsrciOthing and
.intimate house linen" 70 be liqui.
dated. Pillow cases Of fine eanbric-
80 fac that one wonders how they
supported the elaborate embroideries
and deep, real lace borders-were
hotly contested for by 3 petite DAME"
q shabby Jew Ofthe Rue DIS Victories
and 8 party of buyers belonging, I
should say, to the Quarter Breda.
The little lady carried of a dozen. It
s.poses" one, she cried tlttering as che
spoke, to press the pillow on which
an imperial head reposed. The cy-
pher z happened to stand for her
name. which she volunteered to tell
one Of the old friends Of the fOllen dy-
nasty was Eulalie. As for the crown
under Il, ma fol, she was inst as Wor.
thy to wear II as any one else. The
cid friend was not 10th 10 cultivate
the acquaintance Of the sparkling fair
one. he sssented g this proposition,
and volunteered 70 hold pillow case
which the auctiOuecr had allowed her
~ take. The toWeling gss goddess.
Bundle after bundle Of 6ae Ssxnny da-
mask napkins, al with the Z, the
crown, the eagle, the busy CaTiOving-
ian bee and a proiusiOn Of laurel
Wreaths, were handed round the vault
ed rooms to be examined b the bid
ders, aud than disposed of Some
breakfast table nsDery, the present Of
8 King, now Emperor Williams
frat feudatOry, Was biught bv one Of
the former hG6itKes Of the sale des
Etats. He got it cheap. Oae Of the
old gentlemen, who happened tofbe
deaf, was furious when be fund that
be might have had the lot g. $50 francs.
I do not know why the brukers and
students were 50 cose when an inside
garment was held up bv two dainty
little sleeves, and the pubic a-ked to
examine itit as q lair specimen Of the
large bale from which il was drawn
at hazard. American mOdssfy cannot
bring itself to name this garment any
more than Il ear 10 speak Of a shirt.
II Paul de Cassagnae were as good as
his O~it-reDeated oath, he would have
run his sword cane through the pro-
fame auetiOneer's Snowman who held
the article In question up to be scnffsd
at by the males and admired by the
women There we're peigniOrs and
dressing gowns clearly iurDished by
Chapon, the famous lad ies' Outhtter
in the Ruede Ia Paix, and all wonder
fully elegant, but dasty and some
what blue-moulded. The stockings
of thread, silk and Shetland wool,
were Of gossamer lightness.
An infnity Of bath and toilet
spo5geS were knocked down at q
hundred francs. They were al Of the
best quality. The little lazy said she
would have been the purchaser II the
a~uctiOneer had guaranteed that he
Was selling her something which had
actually passed through the Empress
hands. AS for the boots and slippers,
they Justified the euiOgiums passed by
NM. Franc and 1Cekrey in their re-
port on Partisan shOemakers. Then
here were, the ladies thought, deli
siOus things in the way of pettieOats,
d8nnel bustles, robes dechambre, 0 T
ties de balm, and wOulen wraps. SJme
robes, which, according to the
lalesmsn's legend, belonged to the
Imperial's tQyette, were bought
1y q Russian LADY. A snuhy Dur-
shaser neal me shook her head in
;redulously at those belongings Of
IMPERIAL infancy. They were sump-
.uOusly got up, she admitted, but
would convince her that they
lid not belong to some distressed
iagette, and were not
,almed 81 by the ~suetiOneeE to en-
lance their price, as having been
worm by the Prince, at vhOse birth,
eventeeu years ago, official France,
Vent into the most excessive demon
tratiOns Of delight that ever hailed
he advent Of a royal child on our