The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-04
NELLIE GRANT In PARIS.
SHOPPING, DINNER PARTIES, ETC, IN THE
FRENCH CAPITAL.

shoPPlNG, DINNER PARTIES, ETC, IN THE
FRENCH CAPITAL.
Paris Correspondence N Y. Herald.)
PARIS, May u, 1872.
Miss Nellie Grant is staying at the Ho-
tel Meurice, in the Rue de Rivoli, with
MIR. and Mrs. Borie, and has not appeared
much in public since her arrival in Paris.
The unfavorable state of the weather has
interfered much with sight. seeing during
the last two weeks The month of May,
generally SO pleasant in Paris, has been
this year exceedingly disagreeablc. At
no other period of the year has the garden
OF the Tuilleries more lovely aspect than
just now, when the chestnut tree is in
blossom. The residence at Meurice in
pleasant weather, therefore, would be one
Of the loveliest imaginable, but as an in.
door residence that old hotel ranks among
the most comfortless Of the Partisan cara
vansaries. Miss Grant, however, says
she is perfectly contented, and
DEvoTEs ALL HER TIME TO SHOPPING.
This interesting occupation Of the young
lady has been spoken of as providing a
troussedu; but l believe there is no mar
riage on the taps, and that Miss Grant is
simply devotng herself 20 the ordinary
process Of laying in q stock Of dry goods,
such rs ladies usually fad at the Bon.
Marche or other kindred establishments.
AN AMERICAN DINNER PAgTY.
General Meredith Read, the United
States consul general at Paris, gave last
week dinner to Mr.. and Mrs. Borie and
Miss Grant. They met a select party of
American friends and few French.
Among the latter was Madame Remusat,
the lady of tho minister Of foreign affairs.
This accidental meeting has been exploited
NY the Partisan press. Miss Grant &C.
companed her friends on visit TO Yer
sailles on Sunday last, when the "Grands
FAUX were displayed.
PRESENTED TO NINE. THEIRS.
Nine. Remusat, who was in the grounds
to witness the display, which takes place
only once month, happened to meet Miss
Grant and her party, when she took ad-
vantage OF the occasion to present them to
Mrs. Theirs and her sister, Nile. Dosue.
The latter ladies, of course, are at all times
the observed of all observers, and the nc.
cidental meeting did not escape the
watchful reporters Of some of the sensa-
tional newspapers.
PARTISAN BoHEMIANs
The next day paragraph appeared, and
has since gone the round of all papers in
France, that Miss Grant had breakfasted
with Mr.. and Mrs. Theirs. Another pa
per, unwilling to remain without an in
vention OF Its own, respectfully informed
the public that Miss Grant had accompa.
MED Nine. Theirs in round of visits
hnaliy went with the presidents wife to
the national assembly, where during the
sitting she received the homage of large
number OF deputies. All this was out of
the whole cloth. Owing to the absence OF
MIS- Washburne no reception has taken
place; the proceedings us described were
therefore, entirely against the rules of eti-
quette; but even this did not stand in the
way. Another mythical report relates to
Dali which, 1t was alleged, would be
given in honor Of Miss Grant at the Ho.
tel de Louvre or the Grand Hotel.
No such thing has ever been contem.
plated so far as l can learn, nor has Miss
Grant the slightest desire to be the victim
ofthe iionizing public. Every body is aware
that she counts barely seventeen summers.
and her sweet seventeen she carries with
nodesty and a retired, vet easy and
graceful manner, which do her great
credit.
MRS wAsHBURNE RETURNED LAST NIGHT
from Bonn, on the Rhine, purposely to
meet her friends, and tomorrow, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Borie and Miss Grant viii
line at the residence of the American
" 'nister. Among the invited guests are
NJ. de Remusat, the minister Of foreign |
'tiairs, and his wife, and several other
'fiicials; Colonel and Mrs. Hoffman and |
admiral Alden.