190 RECEPTION OF THE EMPEROR. [Let. Tsm^



They stopped opposite to ns, threw off their cloaks, and ap-
peared in the same uniform as the ofiScers in attendance. Abt
aide-de-camp brought the Emperor his horse, which he-
moimted, and, his son following his example, they sainted ri^t
€uid left, and rode on, followed by the officers of the Gardes ^
chevcd,* As they disappeared under the arch of the Etat Majoiv
the Empress with her three daughters turned into the street, M
the other end, and passed down it in a handsome open carriage
and-four, with two postilions in English style, and followed fej^
two outriders dressed exactly like the postilions, in blne-and-
silver jackets and velvet caps, and escorted by a party of
officers of the Chevaliers Gardes. The evening was exceedingly
fine, and the display was well worth seeing.
