New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-12

wick, n. j., last night
1t is, perhaps, more amusing than surprising that
the great point of interest in the newsfrcm Europe,
which arrived yesterday b. the Africa, is an incl
dent in the development of the famous Clothes
Question. 1t appears that on the oath ult. Mr..
Dallas presen,ed himself at Buckingham Palace to
attend the Queens levee, attended by an American
gentleman, whose nane lie not given, but who is
described as a person of scientific distinction and
amiable character. This gentleman, It seems
further is professor at the ULitod States Military
Academy of West Point, and as such, is in the
habit of wearing the uniform prescribed for
persons in that station By the Army regulations.
This uniform we believe is blue frOck coat, white
vest black trowsers, and black stock. Mr. Dallas
himself was in full livery, after that peculiar
erel fashion which has been adopted for the Demo-
cratic diplomats of this country at the British
Court, to wit: bsck dress coat, white vest but
tol ed up black knee brooches black silk stockings
cooked bat and sword While waiting in the ante
chamber for the moment Of admission to the pres
ence of Royalty, the Master of Ceremonies, Sir
Edward Cast, peTcelving that Mr.. DalIass CON-
paDiOn was lot habited in orthodox Court igging,
approached and stated with perfect politeness it
is alleged that the rules o. the Palace must forbid
the introduction to ber Majesty of gentleman
60 attired. Mr. Dallas with equal civility
replied that he could not leave his friend behind
him, in order to present himself to the Queen
alone, and that accordingly they would withdraw
together. Thereupon they simultaneously and in
continenty lef but II ia cfedibly stated that when
the Queen was informed of the event, she desired
both gentlemen to be called and introduced as they
were, but it was too late.
This affair. as our readers will perceive, is of
the most trlhiDg consequence il itself AID beside,
20 far as we can learn, vas not marked by any un-
kindness or cause for Oflense on sther side. Ger
tainly whatever may be the case with the Embassa-
dor, it is perfectly appropriate that all private cs
zeus of the model Republic, who desire to crafty
their curiosity BY seeing the inside ola Royal Court
should take the trouble TO COMPLY with its rules as
respects costume and department. The Embas-
sador is there as the repres sntatiVe Of country,
and ought properly to war just the dress i'll which
be would appear before the Chief Magistrate OF
that country. But private per,on can claim no
such privilege. He must disguise himself not &C
eOroing to the usage Of his court at home, but
according to that of the court at which he pro.
poses to see and be sesn Thus. II such usage TO.
quires every masculine idiVidual to appear with
q cooked hat if is improper for him to appear in
hat shaped like piece of stove-pipe. And II
white crsvat and hair powder are dc rigeur, let
him not commit the bad manners of going in
black stock ard without powder he should re-
member that there is no Iced of his going to court
at all and that he has 20 business there except on
the prescribed conditions.
Ii must be admitted then if va are TO discuss
this enormous question at all that our West-Poins
professor was IN the wrong in going as ne did 10
black stock, frcck coat, stcvepipe hat, and 80 Oh
He should either have got 4 livery OF the cat aud
style required, or he should have stayed away from
the Palace and taken his chance for CLEAN of the
Royal smile on some more popular and promisca'
Gus occasion, when the Queer appears before the
public at large 1t was doubtless the Sense of tais
which caused both the West Point Professor and
the ambassador yield so chez fully to the polite
Dallas having no other buslu ess 70 perform at the
Levee beside the presentation Of his friend the
Professor. very naturally hrueh: that that cere-
poDy could not take place be might as well go
away too; and so they 81. thinking no doubt
that tn at was the erd il.
Such, however was ,nOt the purpose o. Tx
London Times. Thst j0 lrnal. not willing to miss
any opportunity Of reat lug lesson to the YANKEE
barbarans, exclaims 18th Indignant. air "Wher
Twill Americans le arr manners 2 Who shal
teach our Ira. salts u,ic co1sils how to behave :
and 20 on, hlght@ ing the horrors OF the occur
renee by variety f exagserstions and misfePre
seutations. Oueo two other papers also mak
much Of it. aud to hear them, one would fancy tia
the dignity and h, nor of both nations were involve
in the black sioc snc f,ur-doilar hat OF traveiin
professor Luz Lily hoseser. for the peace OF IN
universe the truth became known tn Time
as o;te Z hsrpe Is ws- see1 ~ have made fcei
rs II, sid the Clothes Ques'io- Is hs,ded back