The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-28
PARIS SIXTY YEARS AGO.
Glimpses of the Gay Capital in the Early
Thirties.

We took the best rooms at the Hotel
Such issthe effect of the revolution and
the cholera on the first hotel at Paris
Two evenings afterwards we went to
the opera. Singing and dancing far
superior to that in the London theatres.
Nourritt is splendid tenor. We went to
Regent" was acted. The most prefaced
illusions in favor of the court were re-
ceived in silence. Trade is ruined and
there is much dissatisfaction. The
Due d'Oleans is accused OF flirting
instead of occupying himself with poll
tics. He is very handsome and amia-
BILE man. The Due de Nemours is not
in the army. We dined with the Vale:
wskIs. He is the son of Napoleon and
very like him. She is a daughter of
Lord Sandwich. Met the Flahaults and
Lord Henry Vane. A very gay party.
The young Count Gambia was. there and
sang splendidly. He was afterwards
famous as Mario. We breafkasted with
the old Due de Grammont, my wife's
grandfather, who has been Garde du
Corps of Louis XIV, and was on duty
at Versailles on the day on which he ar
rested the Cardinal de Rohan, whose
history is we'll known in connection with
Marie Antoinette and the famous dia-
mond necklace. He told US many anec-
dotes of Louis XIV, and gave us dish,
which, he said, the king had every day
of his life on his table and which he
seldom omitted to eat 1t was of chick
en- or pheasant echarpe with a Bechamel
gratlne. I got the receipt from the
dukes cook and found it very popular.
The duke said that "la Dubarry etait
peinte CONNIE mon carosse." We after
wards drove with him to Versailles
where we spent a most interesting day.
We went to the reception at the Tuil-
cries with Nine. Sebastian, but, not
withstanding that we started early, all
the seats were taken, and we had to
stand the whole time. 1t was a very
fine sight, and, though great fatigue,
we were glad we went. The crowd was
very great, but the apartments were so
large that we suffered no inconvenience,
except not getting seats, for there was
no pushing ard rambling such as I
nave frequently SeeH db bHe queens
drawing rooms in England. The recep-
5ion also took place in the evening and
it was very pretty, owing to the effect
on both the compilations and the dresses
Of the ladies, which look much better
BY candle light. At this moment the
prices of dress are very moderate in
Paris. A velvet gown, requiring eight
yards, costs only 10 pounds, and ladies'
silk satin shoes by the best maker only
six francs a pair. Next day we dined
at the Tuilleries and | was introduced
to the Duchesse d'Orleans. The, King
came in at o'clock and led the Duchesse
d'Orleans to dinner. The Due de
Nemours went in with the Duchesse of
Wurteberg, the Due d'Orleans with the
Princess Clelentine, and Lady Fitzharris
got an unknown Bavarian. The dinner
was in the Galerie de Diane, and every
thing was very handsome in the way of
plate but the dinner itself was exercra-
BILE. and the wine worse than execrable.
The attendance was perfect, every per-
son at table having servant behind his
chair. The dinner lasted an hour, and
we went to the room where the Queen
received, and everybody remained stand
ing while the coffee was served
Memoirs OF an ex-Minister.