10, 1841, I was struck with this announcement: "Pau .-- On Thursday last, in the night, the snow fell so abundantly that it was half-way up the legs, in the morning, in the streets.

On Friday morning the _porte-cochere_ of one of the _splendid hotels in our Chaussee d'Antin (!)_ opened, and forth issued an elegant sledge, drawn by two _magnificent_ horses, crowned with white plumes.

This novel spectacle attracted the attention of the whole town.

The elegant vehicle darted along till it reached the Rue de la Prefecture, &c.

&c.