The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-11-23
OUR PARIS LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent.

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From our Special Correspondent.
PARIS, FRANCE, Oct. "a, 1881.
The wedding of the Presidents
only child, Mdlle. Alice Grevy, with
NJ. Daniel Wilson, Under-Secretary
of State at the Ministry of Finance,
takes place at the Elysee tomorrow.
Except for the presence Of the Min
listers, Under-Secretaries, and the
Presidents of the two chambers, the
ceremony will be conducted strictly
en- fanaiue. The civil marriage will
be performed in one of the recep-
ton rooms by the Mayor OF the
Eight ACCOMPLISHMENT in which the
palace is situated. This formality
will be witnessed by the Presiden-
tial household, and the friends OF
the family. Luncheon, to which
only q few guests, including the
Papal Nuncio, have been invited,
will be served Immediately after
wards, followed by a short Protest
ant service, M. Wilson belonging to
the Reformed Church, The Roman
Catholic service, conducted by the
Vicar Of Philippe du Roule, the 1St.
Georges" of Paris, will be celebrated
in the private chapel of the Elysee,
IA subterranean apartment which
holds only aboutfifty people. After
the ceremony the happy couple will
leave for the chateau of cheno-
ceaux, where they will spend few
days prior to returning to suite
of apartments in the Elysee. The
President will receive his political
friends in the afternoon.
From the above programme il
will be seen that all unnecessary
display has been dispensed with.
The proceedings will throughout be
distinguished by the most rigid
simplicity, while not even the tradi-
tional exposition" of the trousseau
and corbcilte de noces has taken place.
Rumors are current of present, rich
and rare, of laces silks and satins
such as Paris alone can produce,
but they have been shown only to
few friends, and the female world
has on this occasion been de-
prived of one of its most esteemed
privileges-the contemplation of a
costly bridal outfit. Mdlle. Grevy
has little taste for the feminine de
light of a toilet efreace, and is much
happier when accompanying her
father on a shooting expidition in
the woods of Mont Leus Vandray,
than when -indulging III the Pari-
sian festivities.
In one of the Parish, de Police
Correctionelle, a few lays ago, a
hardy son Of toll, accused Of stealing
a pair of trousers. was discl urged
by the sitting magistrate, ter a
long and patient investig ..ion .f his
case, on the ground th..l t.e evil
dence brought forward against him
was insufficient to establish his eul-
pability. He continued, however,
to keep his seat on the prisoners
bench after his acquittal had been
formally pronounced. The lawyer
who had conducted his defense, Oh
served that he did not move in
formed him that he was free to 60
about his business, if he had any.
He shook his head slightly, but did
not bulge. By this time, no other
case being on hand, the court was
nearly empty. Again addressing
him, his defenderinquired with some
irritation:
why the deuce he did not get
up and go?"
"Step his way a moment. please" "
replied the steadfast sitter, ''and let
me whisper in your ear. | can't go
until all the witnesses for the pros
ecution have left the court"
"And why may ask?"
Because of the stolen trousers
don't you understands
"What about the trousers?"
"Only this. I've got 'em on
A curious piece of intelligence
has Just been received from Mexico.
According to the journal which
makes the announcement, Don Car
los has decided on taking up his
abode in that country with his wife
and children. Before arriving at
this determination the Duke of
Madridprudently inquired whether
his presence in Mexico would be
distasteful to the authorities. A
satisfactory reply was, however, re-
turned by telegraph to the effect
that in free land like Mexico eve
ry one was welcome, provided that
he did not conspire against the
tranquility of the Republic. If the
Mexican paper is correctly inform
ed Don Carlos may therefore be ex-
pected to settle ere long in eoun-
try which, especially to one of Span
ish descent, presents many features
of interest.