The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-23
A PARTISAN MARRIAGE.
PART 4.
IntrahuctnrE.

rlImOred In the fashionable world oil fatlS, |
which was at length losing all patience, that |
a marriage was impending between Monsieur
h Comte de Vieux- Castel, who trHDet fffe
genealogy anterior TO the days OF ST. LOUIS
and Mademolselle Clotide Leblanc, whose
dot mounted up to a million OF francs; anu
the painful state Of suspense In when the
female friends Of the young lady had 20 iohe
been kept was only recently put IN end 70 ~ |
the issue Or the accompanying card Of invita-
ton:
nMnnsieur and Madame Leblanc have the |
honor tn inform you Of the approaching mar
= rage Of Mademoselle Olotilde Leblanc, their
v daughter. with Monsieur 10 Comte Gontfaf
do yieux- Castel. and beg that you Will assist
~ Mt the nuptIal benedGtlon when VIII De
given them at noon, the twentieth Instant. In
the Church of st. German rAuxerrols."
Before complying, however, with the above
polite request to be present ut sacrifice
which will be celebrated, we know, with
unusual pomp, we propose 70 Introduce Inc
victims to the reader, and this we are fortu-
uataly enabled to do through the medium Of
letter OF the BRIDE written about fortnight
before her marriage, to an intimate friend
and former sehOolfellow Of hers ut the Con
vent of the Sacre CTur, whom she appears
to have intrusted with certain little com mis-
sions pertalnng to her wedding tr0msseaa, as
the Lebiancs we're not residing In Paris at
the moment, but at their chateau In the De-
partment Of the Orne, in the neighborhood 81
the large sugar factory which was the
principal source OF Monsieur Leblhnes Inn
mense wealth Here is the letter referred to:
any little white rat, my little grass lamb,
my spotless dove you will not say do not
love you Do you wish for more, my little
roast chicken, my little mystical lizard-no,
no: erase mystical lizard, there may be some
Implety In It, The expression comes to me
from my brother, and you know he Is impi-
ETY. itself, which Ia, as mamma says, q cause
Of incessant and mortal despair to her. and,
for my part, ! am decidedly OF mamma
opinion: but what can one do :? He is OF age,
and besides, he has only that one vice; Tor he
neither smokes nor drinks abslnthe, and
will, therefore, pray for him. There are
family burdens which have to be borne, are
there not Now give me your left cheek that
I may kiss it, and your right that may
smack 1t.
For after distinctly telling you q rich and
light pe,ri separating the scallop from the
embroidery, you let the embroidery be put
next the scallop, and the peyt behind; 80
that, ma belle mignonne, they are lost gar
ments. One dare not look at them: almost
cried. Happily, the two other cambria che
mIses-chemises Of ceremony are great sue
cesses A little open, perhaps, the lace u
front? What do you Think Still it has
style, and one does not marry every day
Won will remember the bonnet, will you not
yni1nonne2 An aerial nothing that IL under
stood. Gontran-i call him by his Christian
name, you see-has sent MS the caehem1es e
choose from; the long one gave no tFOubie
but for the square one we had 10 nave ~
course to votes. Fortunately Monsieur i
Cure was breakfasting with ua that morning
He was heroic and could have kissed him.
"'But, Monsieur 10 Cure ! said to him
since tell you that palms are no longe
ideally, Mademoiselle, | was quite lgnoran
that the palms were pdssees; IN thaI case
Incline to the opinion 81 Monsieur Leblanc
and should fall back upon the black with gol'
embroidery.
be fipeI Why, the black has not an atom 0
STYLE observed mamma. lie IL, lndeed, rs
tonlshing, 10 Monsieur le Cure; he imagine
he has only to turn to
"tPardon. Madam; was perfectly ignoran
that style was lacking IN that particula
shawl. In this case 1t seems 70 me thaC
should scarcely hesitate about returning
the palms unless
"'But no. no. Again the palms nave beel
finally dismissed.
"'Then. ladies, decline voting ,
"Ah, what funny scene, my dear, was tht
choice OF the cdchemues! After oil, III was 2
no great consequence which one L selected
for although these shawls are de rlGueW Il
ones houssedu. you know that they are neve
worn. Eventually | chose the one with III
crimson ground. BY the way, tell the launc
ress to hurry herself. / hear that everything
Is going on well Mt the dresS-mak ers. NJ
aunt yesterday sent me my lure de messe !
advance. rs you see; it ID a jewel OF q book
with ravshing binding, oil mother-of-peal
and silver, and In the middle my arms
cOronet with the martIet and the little ma
chine beneath. | have not yet dared TO as
Gontran what that represents. Yes, am Ii
deed happy, ma bonnie cherte Still you ca
understand that amid all the preparations
sometimes lose my head and that If ha
not mamma to help me a little ! should &
crazy. A temporary ballroom IL to be bull
In the park for the day of the contract, whe
papa presents mamma with pair of mag
nificent horses Chevet, Of the Palais Roya
L. to supply the breakfast; It is simpler, 20
understand az these people are acCustOne
to this sort OF thing.
But you will say, And the hero Of tn
affair, Prince Charming what about him?'
sWell he Is, as ! have more than once tOI
you, a very gallant man, with fine name, q
YOU know; with respect to which do not ON
to remind those stuckup young ladies' of I'll
coronet over the cipher, or rather the int
Iacinp ciphers somewhat old-fashioned
shane for they were my choice. g ntran ha
moreover religion and lofty bearing; &c
scent the marquis In him mile off, atthoug
he is at present only count. Let me XII
You en- pGssant He has refused in advan
ali the offers which the government will n
fail to make him; he has assured Monsieur
Cure OF this Yesterday. This many condu
on his part not a little contributed to win n
father and myself as well. 1t is courageou
You know, my dear, to confront the stQrl
and to say to one entire country .N4i
fusa to advance He thinks 1t would be Q
FORTUNE to send word of our marriage to /
Holiness; and, indeed, as Gontran was ones
Colonel In his Holiness Zouaves-he foug
at Patay, you know-we could sGalIcely
otherwise. But what is ineontestably arlsi
cratic about him is his foot which Is
woman's and a mans foot at the same IN
with tall and slender instep, and pereh
high upon the patent-leather he'll The ere
Of his boot. in fact. resembles the creak OF