The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-06-07
A NEW BOOK" CONE CUT CORNERS,

We have been favored by the publishers, the
brothers Masor, of New York, with few proof
sheets of work, entitled Cone Cut Corners
to be issued in June, from the pen of new
writer. What the plot is, or the aim of the
author, we cannot tell but from the specimens
we have seen, we infer that he is pretty keen
satirist and capital in portrait painting. Take
for example, his sketch Of
THE FASHIONABLE WOMAN
Mrs. Chesslebury is therefore of the best So
ciety. Few stand better in the best society
than she. She is leader in the world of fash
ion. Few have higher qualifications for that
very lofty and commanding position.
The world of fashion in which she shines is
not large world, but it is very choice world.
Its orbit is smaller than the orbits of some
others; the path prescribed for it in the social
system is narrow, but it is exclusive. 1t is an
industrious world; it works late at night, and
far into the next morning, and only retires to
rest putting oat its many lights, when the
morning sun begins to extinguish, one by one,
the stars. Like the moon, the world of fashion
shines by night, and shows but feeble, faded
face by day. 1t is an ambitious world am
bilious to wear che newest Dress to produce the
most recent fashion-to make the most striking
show. 1t is world which spends much dresses
much, talks much, does little. 1t is world of
smiling faces, apd of envious hearts-of bright
eyes and dull infellects-of brilliant nights, and
of cold gray mornings. 1t is a world of great
cry, but not of great deal of fine wool a
world of much glitter, but of very little pure
gold
Prominent as a leader in this world is Mrs.
Lafayette Chesslebury, wellftted by nature and
education for her position; well endowed with
all those charming qualities of mind and per-
son, which make the world of fashion so eleva.
ted and so elevatng. The great object of her
life is to outshinA Mrs. Stuccuppe as the great
object of Mrs. Stuccuppe's life is to outshine
Mrs. Chesslebury. The world of fashion is
pretty equally divided between the two. One
half takes its tone from Mrs. Stuccuppe, the
other half from Mrs. Chesslebury.
Mrs. Stuccuppe drinks the waters at Sarato-
ga. Mrs. Chesslebury bathes and yachts at
Newport Mrs. Stuccuppe attracts admiring
glances in morning service, by a new Partisan
bonnet. Mrs. Chesslebury extinguishes her,
next Sunday, with camel's hair shawl Mrs
Stuccuppe annihilates Mrs. Chesslebury with
"the largest party of the season." in which she
introduces the new feature of tableaux. Mrs.
Chesslebury the next week attains glorious
resurrection, in a triumphant fancy dress ball.
Meanwhile, they are to each other warm friends,
and no acquaintance in an evening party
shake hands more cordially than these two
mortal enemies.
In all such fashionable warfare, Mrs. Ches-
slebury is unsurpassed. A host within herself,
wherever she goes, she carries strength and
courage to her friends, and spreads rout and
dismay among her enemies. Young ladies,
growing up in the world of fashion, model them
selves after her. Old-we beg their pardon
mature ladies, hesitate not to initiate her close
ly. Young men, connoisseurs, pronounce her
a splendid woman, and her husband lucky
fellow; and the pair never enter ballroom
together without producing sensation.
She is bold in open contest, skillful in tactics,
placid in triumph, and graceful in defeat. She
has mind for man9uvring, an ear for scan
dial, an eye for the faults and frailties of her
friends, and hand for her husbands purse
The elder Miss Chesslebury, Just seventeen
by the family genealogy, has lately finished her
education, and has butterfied, or, as that pro-
cess is termed among the insects of fashionable
life, has come Out" this winter. The young
er Miss Chesslebnry is still in chrysalis at
boarding -school. Both of them sing little,
play a little, dance little, and misunderstood
French good DEAL There is also, in the fam
ily, young Master Chesslebury, already men,
toned in these pages. But young masters are
of no account in ths fashionable world. Of him,
more hereafter.
This comprises ahe whole of the list and
gives you, sir, what many young gentleman
would give his head, aye and good deal
more than that is worth, to obtain namely, a
personal introduction to the Chesslebury fam
lily.
Then we have picture of
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING.
There was few moments DELAY before
speakers could be induced to come forward.
But at length, in response to call from the
chair, Colonel Willick, the same gentleman
whose vinegar was at an early stage of this his
tory experimentally compared by Deacon Flick |
som with the article sold under that name by
Gregory Donoe, and who more lately attained |
> military elevation; arose to address the audi
ence.
Colonel WilEck, standing up, spit and put his
hands into his pockets, looking very earnestly
and intently at the floor, spit and half seated
himself against the corner of the desk behind |
him, and then spoke as follows:
"Mr. MODERATOR (spit, and a pause, J 81 |
lidn't expect (spit) TO be called upon to speak
sonight; came TO (spit) listen, not to talk, |
spit, and took one hand out of bis pocket and |
hung it by the thumb in the arm-hole of his
There are others more able to |