New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-22

deadly than that of Raphael snd the modera dssus,
rsotype painter. Esch will finally assume ii. prom
rank Of appreciation
Those glass vanses ornamented with psper das;,,
Of flowers, serpens birds, butterflies and all tia rs,,
Of Eden's inmates we call POtiches.
Ny manuel Is 10th to give the mods, Op,,a,4; os
this art Of decoration 1t gives this de6ndoa N N.
process ITO make poiiches is to employ asreeah!y
those moments tha. one cannot otherwise dsoa..
"of 20 avoid eDnui"
The prediction to Potichomania Is not ex .a.igelv
confined to females Cavlry officers, eloqueas al.
vocates, grave no;sres and rich bankers. deliver
themselves to its seductons. Gentlemen OF the order
of the scissors are now in vogue, and a bachelor,
without that symbol Of union and equality expressive
of bis good intentions dare not aspre TO good society
Instead of popping the question" in the old-fsss
Toned way. the mode is: "Allow me, Madenoisells.
the honor to cut on. for you" n the re.poaseh Il,
"Ou Monsieur tres volontiers;" the dial Of the "a.
ture is pretty sure to be marked with the shadow Of
matrimony.
Po,ichipg is so much matter Of course thst ina
late letter from friend DESTROYS of divibing my %
equations, .he says: 81 suppose you are cutting out
and pastng on as usual"
Professors of Potichomania are advertised at every
corner, but selftaught artists succeed mTvelousy.
The mania took US before The vacation. We vent to
Griou1s and demanded plain glass vases Of Japanese
forms such as our mothers would pride themselves to
have their pickles in. The merchant whose compl-
mens are not the most trifing of his commodities,
cast glance at the hand of Madame and bowed COM
prebenson. He assured that those presented would
Just suit our taste as they wore graceful and their
necks much smaller than the ordinary DO wing and
smiling again.. Had our arms terminated with
elephants feet the same amiable assurance Of
adaptation would have been accorded to them.
After the glasses, we selected coored sheets Of
paper with the prettes of coquettipg. tanning. tee
drinking Chinese and ordered dissolved gun arabic,
and brushes to apply it, and the oil-psint for the
groundwork of the vase.
We commenced our work in the evening, in the
drawiDg-room, with adozen of the schoolgirls, whoss
presence was a privilege Of vacation time. May
hands make light work The cutting out was soon
accomplished Self, reflection and consultation matured
our taste and arranged our designs. An attendant
resumed the reading of Uncle Toms Cabin 10 Freach.
gummed the faces of my pretty pictures to the Inside
of my vase, taking to exclude all air from beueaA
the designs and well their edges to the gs.
When all were placed, set aside the potich to dry,
and listened TO the reading.
was sorry my work not longer, felt so little
like looking up. Lizzie little English girl, hid her
hand in mine leaned on my shoulder, and breathed
strangely. Loni, French Jewess wondered ct
Toms Jesus, while her long eye-lsshes gs'ened With
tears The hot.headed Mareiaise, Amelia, hid her
face and was still. Eliza, German Protestant sad
Luz, a Spanish Catholic made their backgammon
moves In silence with one hand while tho other crept
urtively over their checks. The great girls bent low
down over their embroidery. or tho two Americans,
one OF Us was from Vermont, the other fro Georgia.
All preudices blended in sympathy for the suffering
family Of ST. Clair. Eva was dying-Englsh, Fronch.
Jew, German, American, sobbed together. The oou
rupg for prayers-the Catholics fell on their knees;
the others went 10 their various religious instructors
for their evening deyotions.
NV potich was dryer than my eyes, when said.
"bon soir." The next morning added coat OF
gum to Il G inside 10 guarantee the security OF my
papers When this was dry applied q coat Of oil
paint tinted with the hue Of old Japanese porcelain
and then an vercoat Of varnish-and then it's dono
If the vase be designed for flowers and water,
painted tin lining may be inserted to prevent
damage to III paint which covers the paper designs.
Covered vases, screens, shades, suspension lamps,
bowls, cups, desertservices, match boIes-whateyer
may be worked to initiate porceain--is Included In
Po,ichomania Pots 10 conceal the coarse esrihcrn
ones of growing plants are decorated with s,ruscan
designs of red upon black ground, and vice versa,
and the effect is charming.
II the mania has not yet reached you, and II no
Yankee has yet attempted the manufacture OF the
papers and the glasses, no one can now foreell the
fate OF you and yours. AU REvoIR.