The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-27

FASHIONABLE MovEMENTs--PRosPEcrs OF THE
SEAsos.-The last signs Of the Indian summer
come to US with an admixture of the hustle Of
autumn trade especially agreeable to the mer-
camille world. The Broadway bazaars have dis
played the richest stuffs, gathered from all quar-
tiers Of the world; our grand avenue Ia thronged
from morning till night-the Pave with splendid
equipages, and the trotsoir with gayly dressed pc
destrians, who initiate the rainb0w-hued mon
archs of the forest. The fashionable hotels are
crowded to overlooking, the fall trade has set In
briskly, and everything portends prosperous
season. Everybody seems to be flush with
money, and the fashion reports say that the more
costly the new goods the sooner do they find
purchasers In fact the metropolis has taken a
new start, and redeemed itself from the almost
provincial duliuess- which was the inevitable re-
suit Of the revulsion of last year.
In the world Of fashion, as in the marts Of
trade, mattess begin to assume lively aspect.
All the bellies and beaux are returning to town
and preparing for the dissipations and amuse-
ments Of the winter. The theatres and operas
are all in full blast. Singalarly enough, after
we have been discussing for so long a time the
question whether or not one opera company
could be sustained here, we find that three-one
English and two Italian Eoapes- manage to rub
along and attract good houses. Without the aid
Of artists Of universal reputation, these COM
panies have kept their heads above water. But
this is only an entering wedge for that which
is yet to come. The fashionable and
operate season will not really commence before
the middle Of next month, when We shall have a
grand excitement over the arrival of the fasci-
mating prima donna Mile Piccolomini. who has
been the rage in London during the past three
princely lineage. She is, moreover a fine vo-
calist and great actress. She will not appear
in opera in any city Of the United States except
New York, but will sing in the provinces in con-
certs. Now Piccolomini is thoroughly dra-
matte artist and she will appear to much
greater advantage on the stage than in the con-
cert saloon. We may expect then, that when
Piccolomini comes there win be great excite
ment, and tremendous influx Of strangers from
all parts of the country. Piccolomini, in fact,
will make a .furone only second to that Of Jenny
Lind, il it should even fall below that remarka-
bic epoch. Since her first appearance in Italy
the triumphs Of Piccolomini have followed SO
closely upon each other that her career has been
an uninterrupted succession of conquests AS
will be seen by our London correspondence to-
day, she has won new laurels recently in the
provinces OF England, and she comes to MS
flushed with victories. The fashionable world is
already In Pccolomini fever, and no artist has
ever visited us under more favorable auspices
than those Of the pet Of Her Majestys theatre.
When Piccolomini comes we shall have an Opera
excitement in downright earnest. In her I'm
presario Ullman has trump card, which he
win undoubtedly play at the right time and the
right place.