Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-06-11
From the COurier DIES Flats unis.
CAVE TO BE FASHIONABLE. q

CAME TO BE FASHIONABLE E.. s :
Mr. Audibert, in his charming book
called "a IndiscreIions and Con6uences."
tells the following story exemplifying the
power possessed by Mademoiselle Mars.
the famous French Actress, Of imposing
her own tastes on the fashionable world
of Paris. ssHe
The brilliant Celemene was playing at
Lyons. The day after her first appear
anee she was not a little surprised 10 see
arrive in the morning. at her hotel. one Of
the FIRST manufacturers Of the city. r
" Mademoiselle. >" said he. +" this is the
object of my visit. will you pardon me
for it 4? You can make my fortune"
IL. sir. L should be very glad to do it.,
but in what way %
- Please 10 accept this piece Of stuff. I"
And he displayed upon the table a rich
yellow velvet. Mad'ile. Mars thought
herself in the presence of an insane man.
:. Good heavens !" said she in An excl.
ted tone. " what do you wish me to make
OF this yellow velvet?'
"a dress, MademOiselle. When you
have appeared in it. every body will want
one like it, and SO my fortune will be
made"
But. sir. nobody has ever worn a
yellow dress"
That is it; l want to make it fashion
able. Do not. pray you, refuse me this
favor"
mo. sir, will not refuse it," replied
MademoiseIle Mars. And she went to
her secretary Tor her purse.
Mademoiselle will spare me the in.
suit OF paying me. In making my for,
tune shall be largely recompensed. On
ly. Mademoiselle will have the goodness
to give the address Of my mandatory,
which, moreover, is in good credit"
Mademoiselle promised everything -
On her return to Paris. talking to hel
dress maker, she said
must show you rich piece Of vel
vet l have brought from Lyons. 1t has
been given me for a dress"
" Madame Can wear any thing"
A few days after the " Unexpected
Wager" WAS 10 follow " Nicomede" BY
TAlma. MademoiseIle Mars went early
10 her som and dressed herself in the
yellow velvet. The toilet was over, Nj
cOmede was nearly finished, when look
ing at herself in all ways in her glass
MAdtmUlselle Mars cried out:
- Ii is impossible for me to 60 upor
the Stage in this dress; Caroline, send fol
the manager, and let the Unexpected Wa
ger b. changed for something else-some
piece in which do not appear"
These words caused great excitement
and filled the manager with terror. and
soon spread through the theatre. Tain &
offered to go and examine this toilet
which was putting the world into d revo
luton.
See,'' said Mademoiselle Mars to him
see how ridiculous l am. Do l mo-
look like a canary bird %
Ridiculous, my dear friend; rather
say ravishing. Your toilet is in the bes
taste; it suits admirably your face, your
black hair; yellow is becoming to bru,
nettes. Appear as you are; you never
looked handsUmer."
Mademoisclle Mars was decided by the
opinion OF the great artist, and went up.
on the stage. A faLtering murmur re
ceiyed her. All the ladies' glasses were
turned to her, the house resOunded with
applause, and everywhere circulated the
words" What a delicious toilet -
The next day all Paris was talking OIL
Mademoiselle Mars mellow dress. Be
fore eight days passed there was not sa,
loon without similar ones. Dress makers
were overrun with work, and from thai
moment yellow has taken its place among
the cOlors used for dresses.
Some years after, when Madmoiselle
Mars returned to Lyons. the manufactu'
rer, whose fortune she had really made
gave her splendid .fete at the pretty
country house he had purschased on the
borders of the Saone, with the product.
of his yellow velvet, of which the sale
had been prodigious.
SPURGEoN AND THE LADy.-A wittv lit.