, 1860-02-11

fair hearing; lastly, it is thought that the Amer
lean vote in the House will be favorable 10 Mr.
Williamson, who is, ut any rate, on very good
terms with the American members frcm this
Stale. The House will breathe more freely
when Slckles vacates his seat; the slare-powcr
will bare one vote the less, mud freedom onethe
more. Co many accounts the change is to be
desired.
This glittering, showy, crer-restlcss city is
becoming more and more Parisiau. We'll, if
We could nlopt the French graces without tie
French fo!lies; but tue Intter first seize upon
tic affections Of thoughtless people, md the
town wi1irls moro madiy than ever with the over
trade ana speculation that maintain the equip
ages of our parrenns and the wonderful toilets
ot their daughters and wires. This winter, no.
lady Of ton darcs to wear tile same dress at any
two OF the fifty parties she attends, any more
tlan if she were countess at the court balls Of
Eugcnic, where such fanr Pas results in the
total cessation Of the imperial limitations.
These extrngagant necessities long ago enforced
the wca1thiest French ladies to dispose Of those
splendid robes, which, though unipjured, they
cannut wear again, through the medium Of their
drcss. makers, who sell them over to the d<shi
monde ut a discount Of 50 per cent.
Apropos Of this, the patroncsses Of that most
artistic and expensive Of New York tnoiidtfs,
Madame D =, Of Fourtf, street, were last week
SuTpTlAGu W luE EPEIA0GsL VI y AO@E4 PC4tCkf
dresses, exposed in an attractive manner, fur
sale, aud labelled $G0o,"" $780," $G00," &c.
Exau,site," "Royal!" Oh, low charming, !'''
"Ilow I wish could afford the Valencicnnes ~
these and similar expressions were heard
from the lips Of ali the Flora McFlimseys who
inspected them. 1}u. suspicion arose that not
evcn the gorgeous Madame D. could atlhrd
to get up SO expensive IN array Of robes, unless
to spcciul order, and loftily was e!eyated every
1rctty nose, when Madame confessed that they
had I'LL been worn more or less, and were lett
there for re-sale by l. distinguished lady-cus-
toner. Then were circulated rumors derogatiEg
from the fabulous popular estimate Of the wealth
Of Senor osiedo, Of Diamond Wedding renown
-rumors that these were portion Of
the magnificent bridal trousseau, whose
details we're SO familiar to nil the world.
These seemed to be more confirmed by the res
semLlauce which the most costly bore to one
which had been observed in that unparalleled
wardrobe by more Than one lady present. But
Madame was finally compelled to disclose, Of
course under strict pledge Of sccresy, that the
dresses were left with her by the wife Of the
richest editor III the city-a lady so long end
fustionabv resident in Paris as 10 hare ventured
on translation Of this foreign plan to the
American metropolis. And while this lady
spcuds 81 900 for 4 singl dress, Wears it once
there urc talented men forced to prostitute their
brains to the evil purposes Of the journal tlat
yields such revenues, ut meagre plttances Of IS,
| $lO aud $I2 per week.
am xlad to chronicle one most sensible
| fashion generally adopted by our fair pedes-
trians this scason-the use Of that jaunty Scotch
kirtle, yclept the 2" Dal;noraI-' On muddy days
Broadway looks as gay as a Mexican cactus
hedge, with the scarlet, pink and cri1nson-hucd
| petticoats that glide up aud down its western
side. With her dress looped high above tie
pretty skirt, and the dainty m; dern top-boots,
| the New York girl (csrlessly takes her shopping
rounds; and thus a fashion, Which three years
| ago was rejected fur the queer reason Of being
too novel, has now como into Nsa iron! lts mnEi.
fest appropriateness. If my 1ecol1ections Of
Chicago serve me rightly, no article Of dress
could be better adapted to your streets md
| sidewalks at certain seasons titMn this same
| mud. .defying kirtle. ~ucccss to the Halmorat
Our citizens arc still deeply impressed with
the horrors Of the late Elm street lire, and tire
busily discussing ways Of preventing the recur-
renee Of such scenes Already dozen different
| patents Of fre-cscapes, ladders. dc, have been
| submitted 10 The Common Council. Among
the most feasible Of these is m immense CANVASS
| tube, through which, when attuched to IN up
per window women and children eau be safely
owner Of every tenement house to keep some
such apparatus in the building. Both branches
] Of the Common Council hare promptly pctl'
tioued the Legislature for the passage Of an act
appropriate 10 the subject. The fact is, That SO
long as the oyet:crowding Of tae poor in cities
| necesstutes the maintenance Of the hive like
| tenement house, these human cages should he
erected in such 4 way as to nuke death by fire
impossible. 1i.e Edinburgh system is the best
There, every Observation-Disclosures aas Il: stair case
in circular tower Of brick or stone, in the rear
from which galleries run to every floor. This
not only affords q sure escape from TUG highest
story, in case Of fire, but avoids the indecent
and shlftless appearance which stairway
placed within wooden tenement honsc-a free
thoroughtare aud abiding place for pigs, chick
ems, fc.-is apt TO daily assume.
The most trying difficulty which young mar.
ried people, of respectable connections and mod
crate means, bare to encounter in New York, i
| the want OF houses for "small gentcel fami
lies" Ground is too r4'uablc here 10 be occu'
buildings. In Boston and Philadelphia thi:
trouble does not exist 10 such an extent. Here
! it is impossible to ''kcep house" deccntly and
| cheaply. II is either economy aud tenement
house, with putchmau aboFc you And at
frishman below, or extravaganza aud comfort
under a rent Of ut least $Sun per annurn. SO al
| young couples hare TO board" and thus ou'
they do not acquire that i'll to whict
Macbcth's surgeon knew not how tt
to minister to "a ;,,ind diseased" Its absolute
ly astonishing that the French mode Of erect
ing houses, with elegant suites on each floor
complete for separate families, should not have
been adopted here. The necessities Of tile cas'
have brought about such establishments as th'
"unitary Household" which hns now beer
proved success BY the experience Of twt
| years. aud Of which, together with compan,
now forming 10 erect 4 grand hotel, suftieien
for the accommodation Of 5,Gv5 people u, OF
tho " unitary plan,' will speak at some othc
| These matters will SOON become Of rs much in
tcrcst to tio denzcns Of the crowded and thriv
ing city Of Chicago, ns thsy are already to ev
cry n,su, who has not Jet made fortune, ia S:e-
York.
i. is amusing to see with whnt implicit re
! lance on the genius Of Bonner, cyen the mos
staid and conservative religious pnpers hays
avaled themselves Of his L.d9tr. .demain to ex
tend their circu1ations. Money seems to bt
worth precisely as much to the reverend man
ayers Of the Obs<vrtr, Erangtltt, Iadep<nd<at
DC, Us to the regular sensation-sheet fellows
aud they adoptl just the. same way It
get it. More than half tho columns Of thcst
matters. Ccrtain Of them come out, weekly
with long displayed advertisements. enuounc
ing the :" continuation Of, Esq's. juic,
saiiricai sketches IA thrilling sketch OF New
York life by Rev. So-and-So -" Powerful lee
,urc of sir. --, reported rezbasin,," ?" and so
forth, with many hugo exclamation points
black letters, mud other devices for stirring III
world.
We are having an opera season, short .an
swcet. Little Fatti-a little and girlish mniden
hardly on the verge of womnnhood, and &c
With that wonderful melody mud range offnl
developed voice! Her opening triumph wui
On Monday night, the role Of Elvira in ! l'arita
| nj. The broadway was throngc1, and bouquet
were showcred upon tbepet Of lde public, II
sue looked like fairy smotbered with rost
| leaves Cue would think TINT tho excessive di.
cipline Of her wonderfully varied snd brillian
career this winter she singin in dozen dilel
ant operas, and night nfter night-woufd hay
already ruined voice thus shamefnlly jeapal
diced by her parents. But no, it Was cleare
finer, more uelodious than cycr, and her al
tion has greatly increased in grace and fervc
since hcr first New York season. Tonight sh
Is Hos,na in the Barber of Seville Friday sl
sings in Der Freychutz, the libretto Of whic
las been rendered into Italian for her bench
II her friends allox her to undergo the immeus
+ study'and excitement necessary to maintain {
many and frequent parts, she will certainly ne,
er bloom into tho first class Prima- Donna.shi
predicted for her.
The latest theatrical norclty is the produ
ton, ut the Winter Garden, Of Oliver Twist
t drarnatized by Jefferson, gotten up in mlraci
lous scenic style, md played with effect b! It
Heron, as Nancy Sykes, md J. ": Wallacl, j
: l-ivcly. Wailack's impfrsonation Of the wrctcl
, ed Jew in tue fcion's cell, is spmcthing 10
i seen. The Heron has grown rcry fat in fogI
mud thinner than ever in voice, but tue old 6l
l Is still there AMI bursts out grandIy at times.
! Stocks nrc dull and there is disposition
, bear Galena and other leading fancies. Mag
: shrc1sd finauciers are layiur ia long BUYERS o