The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-12-11
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER IL, 1878.

assigned them. Large details had
been made at the residences of the
different ambassadors, and escorts
were furnished to all of the royal
and most Of the distinguished visi.
tors. Early in the day the streets
began to fill with people attired in
their holiday clothes, and except il,
the most aristocratic quarters,
where the Empire still holds sway,
the houses were covered with bunt
ing, particular honor being paid to
the flags of England and the United
States. Through the portion of
Paris which lies between the Place
de Concorde and the heights of
Belleville, on almost every house
was to be seen the Union Jack or
| the Stars and Stripes. The trains
on all the various railroad lines
: which concentrate on Paris were
loaded to repletion from every por-
tion of the Republic. The quaint
costumes Of Alsace Lorraine might
be seen in the Exposition or along
the Boule7ards, and sweet little
peasant girls, in high Normandy
caps and part. .colored petticoats,
turned the heads Of the students in
the Latin quarter, and caused q
futter even among the antiquated
beaux, who line the evening prone
made along the Champs Elysee.
The everlasting blue blouse was
everywhere. Like the soldier, it
was omnipresent, and the only
question which was the power be-
hind the throne; and the day is
perhaps not far distant when this
descendant of the sans culotte him
self may settle the question in
manner which will bring back the
memory Of that terrible and bloody
reign, the foot prints of which are
still to be traced in every portion
of Paris.
As the day advanced the streets
began to fill with vehicles rushing
up toward the Exposition. Every
thing on wheels in Paris was en-
gagged, and by eleven o'clock not
cab or a carriage was to be en-
gagged for love or money. By noon
the splendid equipages Of the dit
ferent ambassadors began to arrive,
two of the most magnificent and
imposing being those OF the Span
ish and italian ministers. The
Prussian, Austrian, and German
ambassadors had also exceedingly
handsome iveries and turnouts,
and in addition to these there were
counts, dukes, and princes, out Of
nunhar, mingled with a a-multitude
Of distinguished military officers,
who had been specially invited from
the different nationalities of Europe.
For men distinguished in science
and art there seemed to have been
made no special provision, and
wandering through the surging
crowd might be seen poets, painters
and sculptors, whose names are
known throughout the world. The
thunder of guns and the clatter of
hoofs announced the arrival Of the
Grand Marechal President, and as
on the occasion of the opening, the
enthusiasm, which had been rising
to fever heat, seemed suddenly to
have died away, and a few faint
vivas were his sole and only greet
ing: The vast multitude which
was scattered. over the grounds
and through the great halls Of the
Exposition, now swept like a re-
sistless torrent over the Seine, and
toward the grand stand. The cere-
mony was almost as brief as the
opening, and after few words Of
congratulation on the successful re-
suit, the President announced the
Exposition closed. The enthusiasm
Of the people, which up to this mo-
ment appeared to have been sup
pressed, suddenly burst all bounds ;
and one of the widest scenes ensued
that it has ever been my lot to wit
ness. Cries, shouts, vivas, and
hurrahs rent the air, and every
man and woman shook hands with
his or her next neighbor, seeming
to- regard him in the light of a
warm personal friend. The con-
tagion even caught the stoical
Chinese Minister, and he extended
his digitss' to. a corporal Of marines,
assuring him of his highest person.