The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-07

Translated from the Courier de Paris Nov is for tho
NV NV, f org h ise., eor,oor,,r, a,
rival OF rich American and his daughter, the beautiful
Cecilia Ron. Mrs Cecilia Ron Is a splendid beauty
81 the richest inhabitants o. New York killed three
years ago by railway accident Being rich on her
fathers side, also by the inheritance OF her husband
Mrs Cecilia IA perhaps the best match in the United
States Bot she hates the Americans and tessed by their
courhr- and weary Of dragging always behind her
Of Yankees she 20 live In Paris She will open
her house this winter and give splendid entertainments
Mrs Cecilia Is sumptuously fashionable. She spends at
her toilet budget exceeding that OF the largest Guy OF
France Paris excepted. Her expenses computed by
millions She has already been three times IN Paris but
only stopped here few weeks TO make purchases which
she did want Ia inrust 10 anybody She boughtesch
time many things, many hats 50 many dresses 50
many shavls 80 many aces, so many gloves, 50 many
shoes that people could believe that all those goo
for her see In the Partisan stores where she Is
well known. She has always been thought 10 DE the
owner Of large uno.son De nouvyautss q New York
New York II the city Of the world where the ladies
10 the greatest expense for their toilet yes u i ~ the
republican city Tor eosllce that luxury has attained the
extreme limit OF its expansion Will YOU have idea
that luxury by official s,atstcsY Here are the hgurcs
During the fiscal year ending the Both n july 1851.
the value u imports in the United states amounted 70
asia 67g l92, ct which si3 aga SIS for articles n
ladies' toilet More than third " that amount has
been spent by the ladies of New York. Forty four
millions of dollars that 30 say. nearly the produce
Of the California mines during year This amount
Of oryfou millions would have been more than sum
To prevent the American crisis Out Of these forty
four millions Of dollars s3i 27i 7e8 have been paid for
silks so356 500 for laces and embroderbs s252lT7i
for shawls; 81 33i $50 for gloves sss7731 for fnrs
ss44 $50 FOR jewery 81 1924 for silk and woollcn
stus s3l al T6s for silks, Is you respectable
amount Thanks 10 the Development, Of the crnone the
United states have spent two millions more FOR sks than
for sugar.
The luxury of the American ladies' unbeard Of (inoa)
Nothing i more common than 70 see an American
lady travelling with baggage varying from twenty
10 fifty packages Three four ladies are enough to load
shin In am other part Of the world there not prn
cess sot queen who travels with such train atirdtD
While the French and English ladies have city toilets
more simple and more modest when they out walking
the American ladies' would blush at that simplicity Of good
taste they like 10 sweep the sidewalks with sumptuous
silk dresses with dresses Of mOrf, ddm1s brhes or
velvet costing than thousand francs, and which
are only worn here IN a paror or In carriage. .
one can Judge by that Of the luxury OF Mrs.
Cecilia R--onis toilet In New York she bears
the reputation OF being the most fashionable lady oi
the United ststes and of spending The most money for
her toilet Rarely docs she wear dress three times,
even be Of velvet embroidered with pearls She never
wore one four times The luxury Of Mrs. Cecilia R-on
such that an American poet, who has remained anony
nous but believed 10 be Mr. Butler, OF New York has
written poem about her under the tte Of Nothing 70
Wear; An Episode q Fashionable LIE