New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-12

aln4lfn or from 1GiencsehHe' W =, =, Man
,heir respective seasons REQUIRED. comm - of
seu,p said hooped and poEde'ec Oon ~. .l,aro.
the gentlemen Of the court taPp'Ds sh,a - ,,r
rpales with her jeweled fan, rs p, -" A.
-, ace in the month o. No! u,
"eai PD'%' ,,.orod 70 expIain, 81 beg pardon. but
msosm' "' - osId,r-s sufficient excuse for
10 Oe0e'-' Isce strictly coufs Cd to the Winter
season. H. .rb;oc,s NJ cs.bms,e, and
tonoLe.sly lgqr(e; every minor consideration
;s.n,6oed 10 her passion for them the ludi
-. l,oic nv which che arrives at the conclusion
,bo, ,ppous disqualification 10 these particulars
e,eoci,e fall Of genuine economy, would be utter
- incouprpbensible 10 the les subtle brains Of our
copptr, women. As an instance OF this faculty pec7
liar 10 h, blcS FrGEcalses, quote account from
. letter By an American in Paris I" must not omit TO
Hnention the mstchess case (in the ExposGon) con-
Claiming such specimens of Point dieneon as the
"voild has never before seen. Ia the center hangs
"tbe Emprees. shawl, literally ike huge black cob
web. which puff of the outer air would watt from
"our eyes-vaued at ten thousand francs. On one
"side stands toilette dres.ng -tabe, and glass,
heavy with the came costly material in white
valued a. twenty thousand francs; and on the other
"is placed the richest gem Of all a complete dress Of
dentte roy0le Of such delicate fabric seens ouy
ft for Queen Titsnia to csohe herself in And yet
4" ssid lie proud owner to me, it will wear everlsst-
" iDgiy You shall put your foot through 1t, and
"n shs1 be 90 repair ed that the cunniDges: ego sbsu
not detect the wound; it will last lifetime; it
F'tbe most economical dress in the world when
"tbe purchase money lie paid; &C NEST que le premier
pas qtn cOute, and the price Is ony-thuty thousand
"'jTsncsr"
Since Costume frs, became a subject OF serious
sideI alton 10 nations they increased in civilization
and wealth this fabric in form or another hiss
maintained decided supremacy in the estmstion of the
most fastidisus. At times this preference has been
manifested by universal rage for Antique specimens
of great price-a mania in keeping with similar
Clones" for cid china, sbsngbGes autograph colleo
tons &c. and pursued with equal vigor. When we
hear that our respectable fOremshers, during 81 N
psEic rushed wildly and fro in search Of certain
Isces, which, when found vausby AID incurably yell
low they only too happy 20 purchase at sixty or
eighty dollars per yard, are ferventy thankful that
such violent delights had violent ends, and in their
I" triumph died before our advent.
At this day more than ever is lace in demand not
only o. an elegant appliance for bridal costumes and
gala robes but together with embroderies az an
indispensable adjunct TO every day tOettes-the chemi-
setts aud under sleeves being considerations Of quite
ss much importance as the dress with which they
WORN This admirable fashior, of constituting deli
cate laces or embroideres part Of the regular cos
tune has been marveIOusy immutable amid the
countless changes which have revoutonzed all other
departments Of toe feminine wardrobe since its intro
duction; and as yet there is sign Of its dscon-
tnuance
About elk years ago lively southern lady wrote TO
us that she had by item in one Of our city
journals how in addition 10 the oest appropriated to
their own use from masculine attire, the New-York
ladies had gone step further in practical asser-
ton of womans righs and had adopted the accom-
paDyiog blossoms" many of which were richly en-
broidered or EDGED with lace at Of from ten TO
twenty dollars each that upon this hint she herself
had acted with charac terstc esgerness for a novelty
in dress which promised grace ard becOmingDess, and
had thrown her native city into an indignant excite
ment by appearing in public with an inch or two of
finely plated linen cambric bordered with narrow
lace pcepiDg from between the unbutonei fronts OF
her bodice A like horror was manifested here at
f1st but to day 1t is only necessary to wax ten mia
utes on Broadway to observe other striking evidence
of the speedy and complete rout Fashion can effect in
the scruples Of the most scruPuous.
This mode, however, has undergone some important
chanses-the forms well as the materials of various
articles have been repeatedly altered; sleeves from
teh ly enveleping the wrist NV fall III Oriental voiu
min usness about the arm; colars, from minute ru-
fes standing sify about the neck, almost touching
the pink lOoee of lady have adualy lowered
ill the ,hrost s entirely exposed and their size has
nearly attained TO the proportions OF the Nandyke
This Winter we observe with pleasure that these lat
ter articles are growing beautifully less; very large
collars have quaint particular effect, not altogether
IA loft VINO
whole appearance they are in h4rmony-bat fnT gea-
eral adoptsn they have claim TO femnioe favor on
the of grace or becomngness for On othe than
even UNI a,uray slopng shoulders they give square
TO the torn quite opposed 10 every requirement OF
beauty. Theirs has been asuccessfu m chiefly
because the brosd exp of fine needlewok or lace
suggests idea OF gre>ter costumes from the fact OF
its constituting salient testuIe in tO ette but this
is only momeDtary effect, for the spiderhk web Of
the tintst cosrette OF few years back quite equaed
in expensiveness this mOre ontrusve success r. aud
possessed the additional attraction of compelling
near approach to the snowy throat OF the fair weare
of any curious connoisseui desiring TO Judge OF its
VenuineDtss. Now a-days, on the contrary, fifty
dollar "Honiton," Maltese or Spanish point
cries aloud to you from thester or church
deny ing to your imagination, your cuoning discern
ment your pract,ced eye toe delight OF having dis
covered a gem 1t STANDS boldly forth, the Pii'e
stamped upon i, as staringy rs shopkeePer's mark
OF all articles composed Of zoe iscewOrk none con-
tributes more to the picturesque adonmeDt OF female
beauty than the vail; and so universally scknow
edged is this fact that in all ages and all nations has
been customary and fsvtrite article OF dress with
the refined CLASSES We wonder that, notwithstanding
this seevident truth the ladies of our city so gener
a. ~, sf, tho