, 1860-09-19
4 New Color DIAcoversd.

Falhi1n il not half 10 tickle and cauricious
divinity as she is accused Of btirg. Strange rs
sounc Of her freaks appear. there is philosophy
il thin, we lavo 70 doubt, il We could only
sfiscn7nT it. But there is one thirg in which
fastioa coztorms strictly 10 the order Of nature,
and niakfa "c. uuerrsns choice in her lovely In
t!iucts. II he color Of her vsstmsnta she al
ways conf l.ns 10 tue sca~on. Vixen the hrst
froAts of Au.umu begin to tipge the foliage Of
cur forests aEd gardens with gorgeou hues Of
browns and HTays, the Telyets 2na silks, The
mer,no=s, cashmerts and b.ocadeF, all aa:ume
corrt spending colurs, az thsugh ali the stuas
that have been lying in the ifnportera' and Jb-
he,s' sicres hru hzcn sudd=rl. acted upon By
the same atmospheric agencies tha: Rave pro-
duced 60 brilliant and magical "a effect upon
the naples the becches, tbs oaks end pepper
though tue warm weather Sill continues, the
change of color in the dresses iyhich may be
seen IN Broadwey is as me1k-d as the change
which may be see:l in the vegetable kingdsn,.
Ererr ore who is Lot 50 unfortunate Es to
Be- sni cted with color blindness, must have
been made coas clons t1 tue incoming ct new
fiat. this season, /, tL= wor'I Of fashion. 4
ca.or Of peculiar briliGncy must have been 10,
iced in lhe chow Windows Of milMuers and drJ
goods dealers, 1utteri1y ftcm ladies' bo1nets,
spo;tng their dresses, edE,ng their haldser
chiefs, snd now and then Lied in very nsrrow
,.rips ar unl the throsts Of d:essr Young men.
i,a,t wear this lovely hue IaSed in E2gaand, aud
IVES domesticatsd IL Fra.ce. md occaslona:
eIimp.es we're had OF it in Broadway. but now
On eruption Of it, like Q scsrlet ferer. Las bro
Ken o,1, on this side of the Atlantic. The French
culf this new tin. sa7ur<, lraM its resemblance
10 The marsh malioT, which it decs not much
resemble, ,sne.reAt vegetable reiative, in polEt
Of colo., keicg boiled beet; but tbs true rssEe
nfit is re1kin's Purple, SO ea1'e3 at er the Eng
n q ff,t
il from cas1 tar. An English periodical, last
scar. IN giving In RECOUNT OF the discovery Of
this beautiful tint, saEs:
ait had been for gears known That bsnzole
sxpcee1 to reducing gction, ard OF odlz:d, be-
cane snil:ne, AID that dirty fueulve purple
pcpsa1cd in thn corr:e Of the t7ansmutaslonsc c!
81, airline, AID was, indeed, tCst OF its pres
enc.. 1t took Sir. Perk.rs three anxious Fsars.
tows3e-, before rereAtel exldiza!lank worked
t.us'sIcy.s. 1t in a l:qn!d purple, perfectly
TRANSPARENT and sulubls ia a'cohnf- Iii. pa'ent-
cd.end husto be purchased dire city Or indirectly
from the clever inventor. 1T can be dcepened
viii, P1ussien blue 10 my tiut, but cnly at
the expense Of its valuable property OF pe7na-
nercb."
The same nutlo.ity says that t5e proper COM
ntlmeptarv c,los to trauve in gTeenIsh yellow,
hut n HIM has decided ctherwtse, and We
think. viii, good rsafoa. Black is the coi.r
which il worn with mEuEe, snd ladies walk
down down BroaiTay with ea,ire eo:adenee il b.
icc I'll right in the eyes Of the world, will,
ha.k aud msuve roses ia their Eats. and one
ribbon Ct purple and another os black hatterlng
in the air. We hare not get seen re:klc's pur1,,
pie on caavaE, but our portrait pam els WI
hare to tut it there. for ul their lovely 9iftera
viii come 10 them with this b:au'ifaf color or
soue prrt OF their cress. AS the Fortunate
Perkins CT joys patent for bis purple. he mus
al.eady hxye become rniliianaise By the sa:s
Of his beautiful dye.-N- !. Ti]"ne.