The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-09-27
1abille's Faded Glory.

CONTRAST WITH TEN YEARS AGo-No
MORE GEOR6E0Us DREesEs AND
JEwELs-A eICKLY SHOW OF PAID
DANCERS AND HAN0ERs-oN-Nor
EVEN ATTRACTIVE vIcE-NocKERY
AND DELUsfoS.
,. A. saia's Pszis Letter In the London Tsls.
grsph.
WAS at the Jardin Nebille in Au-
gust, 1867. The croed was ~ dense ~
hat which thronged the garden last
rhursday, but what . diffwaucs in the
appearance Of the company! The
most sunptous costumes that Worth
,ould furnish, The ceatliost bounets chat
Lucy Hocquet cou:d build-Vslencien-
nes lsces, pouh de soie. oashneres snd
diamonds-the grandest dandiss from
The clube, millionsires from Brszil.
from Mexico. and from Califoruis:
English Peers and Member of Parlia-
ment. Senators, Dspoties, diplematists.
bankers. notaries, sdventurers-all the
Corss. the Thee doras, the Delphips, the
Fsustins. the Messalines. if you will.
Of this sparkling. profigate city. For
hundreds Of yards outside Of the gar.
den the roadway was checked by
splendid private equipages. Grocms
and commissioners ran hither and thith-
er; SergeLts de Vile shouted in strident
tones IS NJ. le Marquis de Pouie
Mouilles drove of in hrs tilbury to
play baccsrat at the club; or as the sly
little coque of his Excellence Eugene
Rougeon drew up to convey his Excel
lency and Sars ID Sournoise-shc who
half . million from the Eu-
jaxrian envoy-to supper in . cabin
1t the Maison Doree. Inside the jar
din Xabills how many brindisis. how
much smoking of cigarettes, and fash.
ing OF gems. and changing of bright
louis and crisp notes Of the Bank of
France Plop goes bottle OF cham
psgnc over Fsustine's dress of pouk de
soie. So much the better Tor Worth
So much the worse for the bankers &C.
count of the Eujaxrisn Envoy, who
turned out to be . swiud!er from Ten
edos, and got into trouble for cheating
at chemin- defer. Crac The Valcpcisn n.
mes lace shawl OF Diane la Droles is
torn ell to pieces by the clumsy foot
Of . Brizilisn diamond farmer Stop
it is time to shut up the garden aud
bid the revelers 90 home. Else the
festivities might come to an unpleasant
finale, either by the appearance at the
end of gaslit alley of Donna Lucrezia
Borgia and her cowled monks. or
wiser. by that of the Furst Won Bis
narck. smoking Brobdignagian
.igsr. and attended by . guard 2:
broad shouldered, straw mus'a :-ed
men, with needle guns and pickle
haubes.
Where are you, the princess. now ?
0assis1 asd settled, emigratsd, in the
hospital. at st. Lszare. or desds II is
only the poor relations of Cora and
Faustin and Theodore --of Dine 10
Drolcs and Faustine and Sara Ia Sour
noise-that seem to zee ct Mabille
this Thursday night. They would pho.
togrsph very well. these pocerine for .
well plaatsred face 10 helpful to the
photographer. and many of the toilettes
are really elegant and tsstefully cut and
adjusted; but where are the moires, the
grOs de Naples. t-e poults de soie. the
vslvets and atins, the cashmeres and
lace sha awls, the brocadss and the jewels,
the feathers and the flowers OF price ?
A poor lot Of painted women, ranging
between sixteen and sixty years Of
age. paraded the circumference of the
dancing platform with wonderful
watchful eyes. despite their jaded and
wearied mien.
The dancing 10 . mere hollow i'm
posture. Ninstson-twsntieths OF the
poor women Who come to Mabille
would = soon think q dispoeting them
selves on the dancing platform a. Of
earning IN houest livelihood. But
to keep up the delusion that Msbills ia
the favorits homo of Terpsichore. the
administration hire . few couples Of
semi professional dancers, tenth rate
coryphees from the smaller theatres,
habitues Of the saloons. or hairdresssrs'
mind These nosiure matters and mis-.
trsess. AinS tbsir limhe abouf to the
music Of tolerable baud. ct stated in.
tervals during the evening. At no
period, on Thursday. did l notice
-c;r. throroh thsir uninterestinc s.m.
3D.. arhs. danca - isolated Sroops.
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suu ~ R S.s...s. s,..sas;ers
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IS. .,s,i.Nsi;s, - ths ni.tSrm for
ssS c."..s, ' d.rc;rx rn,,oss. ~ ~ ~ attitn.
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