The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-19
New Phase In Paris.

A writer in Galignani remarks that the
Ensiishman or American should be sympa.
thized with, who, after having conscisI.
cio,Isly "done" the sights Of Pari-. cnm'f
across paragraph in some pa. %. ...-,.s
of an incident, which reveals ...ni ina; he
does not know all about the French capital.
Some men feel annoyed at these discoveries,
but there are dozens who have lived years in
Paris, and vet find ont every day something
new. He THEN describes a society scene which
he witnessed.
Il was lately invited to he present at a
the title of the bridegroom, the look of the
invitation cards, and the name OF the aris.o-
cratic church at which the religions ceremony
was to take place, announced that the whole
affair would be of the most formal propriety.
II was somewhat cherries day, but proper
sense OF duty suggested the necessity OF look
ing cheerful in dress suit. Yet when
reached the party of wedding guests in the
nave, l was perfectly astonished
at their dowdY appearance. | cup
cluded had made mistake, and thst the
lovely figure in white lace was not the mil
lionaire's daughter about to exchange her
wreath of orange blossoms for Countesses'
coronet. / looked about, however, before
leaving E.y seat; there was burial going on
at one Of the side altars, christening oppo.
site, and no other bride in the church; but
recognized the we'll known faces Of illustri
Gus deputies dressed in overcoat., but with
small faded scarlet roseties in their button
holes. The Duchess de F. wore an old
black lace bonnet, the Niccmtesse de v
was in crushed veive: cloak, and the Bar
oncss de s. in a set of furs which had
been perhaps sable in 1880, but looked like
Old dyed rabbit skin now. Never did such
towdy train OF dignitied stately well wishers
follow a pretty creature ont of church. Even
the officials threw the armorial carriage
doors TO with a spi,eful siam, and one foot
man whispered to a comrade that "he was
greatly disappointed at the whole lot" /
was irving TO remember which of the many
wretched weddings had witnessed could be
compared to this, when friend pat his arm
through mine, and We walked on to-
re,her. An exchange OF impressions Of
course ensued, and nv companion at
once explained the cause of these shabby
nuptials. "Do you not know" he said,
"tha, the legitim;sts do it on purpose? They
have determined not TO spend sou on Paris
trades people; they are infuriated at this
state of barodeism; there are 10 be no balls,
no dinners, no toilets, no fetes; you will
soon see the noblesse of France going thread
bare. refused to believe in any such lack
Of patriotism, and grew warm in my ex-
preston Of incredibly, but my friend volun-
leered to take me regular round in order
10 cure me of ms disbelief. can only add
that before the end of the day had been in |
itia,ed into the secrets of great men by their |
lailors, and into the mysteries of titled ladies
bv their mil,iners. Ii would take volume |
to relate all the disclosures made BY exasper- |
a,ed dealers in broadcloth, velvet snd satin. |
'sWeve il not for the English and Ameri- |
csne," they said, call establishments might
AZ we'll be closed. Republicans do not give
,rders. because this Is not an aristocratic |
imperislists economics. be-
cause trade Is not to be encouraged under |
my republic, and - to the partisans of the
Bcurbons, they do nothing"