New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-18

ioohd IN the antcCOnis at reception with one .iy
| concealed IN their pocketsl
In these dsys, however We are bound to admit TINT
men Cannot be accused of any over indulgence in er.
| travng6Doo in dress. With the exception Of some
vulgar snOb- who plant in their shirt breasts plot Of
paste which they ooulGrly call diamond not an arti-
Gle il lef in mans weIdrvb. which can lend to him
even fictitious brilliarcy for a momcnt. The stanch
est Puritan could not have desired ANYTHING more hor
nhle than men's modem Costume
But in women the instinct Of DIRE and sometimes we
FEAR, Of extravaganza is sti strong; and he who
lounges may read as We sometimes walk down Broad
way and meet occasionally ay in large pattern and
gaudy COlos, with rich iounces in the morning. shoals
Of Slam aces, mock furs and paste jewels. half
driven out Of our ghllantry and tempted to believe
there some truth in the spcnetc saving Of the old
father: That woman is an animal who delights in
fnery" Such class OF women are doubtless essen
al to milners as having taste Of their own, they
usually submit TO cany the foorn hope of last years
fin y under the delusive title Of the very latest
fashion" Doubtless for such the celebrated st.
Nicholas bridalchamber cas- clad III such gaudy vu
garity; though We are glad to record that-save
one occasion by magnificent golden parvenu from
San Franciscc-it serenity has never been disturbed
With such ladies prce is everything becomingness OF
little moment. TIE other day We saw it mentioned
that lady Of New-Orleans had given at the Crystal
Palace Of Paris no less sum than $40 900 for her
bridal dress
We are ashamed to own that we had hitherto be.
licved that this tawdriness vice Of our Young
country, which refined taste would gradually
correct. But in the last Paris journals we learn that
whether from the spirit of excited competition OF
national vanity wounded by the gay recklessnes- Of
expenditure Of our New-Orleans belle, have
been completely outstripped by Paris, hitherto the
great autocrat of fashion at least in the extravaganza
Of sheets" and " manchettes." BY the fashionib
journals Of that delightful capital we are informed
that tie MarclICncss De Iialory nee Pr.ncesse de
Chimay," who had been - q pratique" of Madame
Bunel- Marccha expended on her sheets the - prix
fou" of e22l pair The article on which this nee
Princesse expended her extrav agan caprice is light
ly singular and its projections could only be ap
preci.ed by one or at best two persons, displays q
singular dsinercstedness Of character. We have not
inquired the cost Of the sheets in the bridal chamber
Of the st. Nicholas Hotel, We deemed such inquiry
might be looked on as pryins impertnence, but
rather fancy the Mar. honess De IIaory nee Prin
cesse dc Chrnoy" has fairly thrown that magnificent
institution into the shade.
When will women learn that to beauty and perfec
ton of attire cost is but email essential. really
weldresssd lady pays no attention to miiners' aud
shopmen's suggestions. She studies her own nature
and points, and what is becoming to them. You do
not say ON seeing her, "What charming bonnet :"
"what splendid shawl" L" How much did it cost ,"
but without resting the eye any particular, whis
per TO yourself, "What a ady.lke looking person!'
About her is tnsel trumpery, velvet bands, dia
monds on the head and canoes on the stomach; but
everything to the smallest beading and most peeping
border, is neat, delicate and fresh. Such woman,
even when not handsome is tenfod more attractive
than the Marchoness de Haory. "nee Princesse de
Chim0y," though she may pay only three dollars d
pair for her sheets and couple of dollars for her
"manchcttCs."