New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-06

pretty hands and fingers, though they arc soh''
lines sculptured to perfection.
To be dressed tastefllly, to understand now 70
make choice OF colors becoming the Jar one
complexion, Of the pattern and oil stun co''o'
.nond;ns 70 one's size of the style Of the dress,
40 that II shall be rich while avoiding extraya-
gsnce TO be able to discern between iasnioh
called in French bien port<e-that IS, IN good
taste and one that is not-all this is an art known
and mastered only by the few, on either side o.
the Atlantic In all these respects, the common
mshionabIes depend on the vulgar and very ques-
tionable taste of their French abgails, or resign
themselves wholly into the hands OF their MILL
ners and har-dressers. For person of genu-
inc. unspoiled elegance, the best adviser is her
Mirror There she sees at once what fits or not.
Paris, that primal fountain of fashions whence they
overspread the world, and rule even the black beau
ties of Madagascar and of the Sandwich Islands,
Paris has many kinds of creators and inventors OF
NODES But the nmitable one is created by every
woman Of real elegance, culture and refined taste,
for her own personal use, adapted and harmonzed
with the hue of hair or eyes, the tint OF her COM
plexion, with her age ami size. Very often IN
that sphere of refinement one sees ladies' wearing
almost continually the same graduation oil coorS,
principally in their caps, bonnets, flowers, ribands
ell of them tremendously combined and blended
together. This elegant creative power IS wholly
independent of the interference OF any mliIner
even of one of the first standing.
But the ordinary run of fashions are poured
out from the various quarters Of Paris through
countless milliners for the com non use OF con-
mon mortals, and thus they are spread COM
merciay over the globe. When the miliIner
is consulted in her sanctuary by the trembling
neophyte. her taste a. Wi as her interest directs
her to furnish the most SNOWY and costly articles
regardless of their fitness to her person and with
the sole aim Of drying up your purse. Mean
while. few know in regions distant from Paris, that
the fashions and drawings published by the jour
mails most generally represent young married
women. Thus very often, young girls not aware
Of this fact, copy most faithfully these patterns,
and appear with attributes in head-dress and
toilette belonging to heads consecrated by the
god Hymen.
As vet none of these dashing and dazzling stars,
none of these watering place bellies or queens OF
fashion have appeared on this horizon. l5may
be that, where many are handsome, 1t Is I'M
possible to win the palm, or that the brancy OF
such appartions has not penetrated the dimasss
of my eyesight. There are some, very few in
number-married and unmarried women-@ho in
former times tried to be tie fist ones, and who
still remain as relics of by-gone seasons. Their
jdstAesS has been checked and corrected by age,
by better taste, and above all, suppose, by de-
cent public Opinion-whch here bears mil hty
sway.
In this medley or all kinds of feminine flowers,
with little quiet observation, one can easily
class them according to their native soil. Thus
the New York growth reveals itself generally by
its gayety, animation, sprghtliness-so much so
indeed, that very often some of them can scarcely
hold both their little feet still at the same time
Their toilet is generally in better taste and more
elegant. Their gowns are well cut aud well
made, which denotes the existence of a consider
cradle number of French milliners in the mctrop-
oils; and the dress is WON with ease, grace and
suppieness, denoting an elegant desiarultar0 in
the wearer.
The Southern stars do not remain much behind
New.York in dress and taste. In their bearing
there is sometimes happy blending of an easy
artless carelessness with certain commanding
confdence-results of occupying the southern
side of Mason and Dixon's line.
The Boston productions attract attention by
rather tall FORM which might be graceful, if less
stately and inhexibe in it's movements. They,
seem unable a. yet to cast wholly away the origi
nal Puritan rgidty, which makes them look
cold even when they try to be aflable. An as
sumed Anglo-mannerism prevents them from APP
pearing elegantly, even in tasteful tohettes, and
from moving with elasticity and grace, like their
compeers from other regions. The Philadelphia
is something between the New. York and the Bos.
tonan breed. Many still reveal traces of emanci
pated Quakermism but aliablity forms their prin-
cipal feature.
Disseminated here and there among them all, as
the sweetest roses, are those who uniting in them
selves nature and the touch of art and refinement,
have nothing of any local peculiarly in their grace
full appearance. They are neither northern nor
southern, but uniting the r00,ante wi tn the truly
ladyiike, they are for the eye and for the mind
the real ornament. Of society. They ought to BE-
initiated and even envied by others. With regret
forbear to mention any names, but for praise
for blame, will not be personal.
In general, the women impress you sgreeably
here, as they do everywherei in America. II some.
times, at first sight, they seem cold and lnanmate,
there is still in their glance placid purity and
even suavity, rejecting purity of feelings well
as of imagination and while along with this.
burning and sparkling eyes very often disclose the
mysteries of a heart and soul in which passions
have already nestled. X.