New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-16

command to summon the present meeting.
And here, at the first appearance Of this augus
and revered title, her Ny we disclaim al
frivolous intention, and agree to look at this
anticrinoline meeting only in the most serious
light. The Aged, indeed, has, generally, basis
of very admirable common-sense in her excite
ments. and We may summon the lsdes OF Amer.
lea, without distinction of age or personal at
fractions, to the sitting Of these titled ancienfs
in Hanover-Square Rooms as to an affair worthy
Of their earnest consideration even In the
present Havelock.makng times.
The Duchess Of A. was commanded by the
Queen to say that "the dreadful loss Of life
"whch is so frequently occurring in consequence
"of the use Of crDoline has greatly afflicted her
"R-l heart" and that she wishes that some
measures may be adopted by which such calami.
ties may be averted, and is prepared to cooperate
In any such measures. The Duchess Of B.
alluded TO tie various methods suggested by
which the material may be made fre.prcof but
confessed that, In her opinion, there is only one
effectual remedy, viz,
"The abolition altogether of the steel hoops
and springs in which ladies now envelope them.
selves"
This proposition, which We have not bsstated
to give bold emnence, knowing, as we do,
that il has been waited for by almost the entire
male sex, with an impatience that often threat
ened to break through the bonds of common gal
lantry, was urged with the eloquence Of melan-
choly facts-the recent deaths "of the wife of
"the great American poet, Longfelow, aud Of
Mrs. Brodburst the wife Of London ply
" sician and took the shape of a resolution
that the meeting would pledge itself to banish
crnOline henceforth from their toilets, which
was received with mingled murmurs of appro.
"bation and dsapprobation." Of the dlstin.
guished remarks which followed. we can only
trace the outline, leaving it to the Imagination
of the reader to ill in the charming forensic
picture. Tie Lady T.. did not remember an
instance in which lady Of high rank had met
her death in consequence Of the use OF the
article in question. The Baroness L. confessed
that tho difficulty ladies Of oil ranks felt was
this--that if they simply resorted to rational
mode of dressing, they would be the objects Of
remark and ridicule to all those, and they
were the vast majority, who had not the moral
courage to disregard the prevailing fashions to
which the Duchess Of A. promptly responded
that {" the gracious lady under whose command
" she had acted in cOnvening tho meeting was
"prspGred to taks the lead ia change ct fashion.
Z" if she vere certain that the example would be
I" extensively followed" The Viscountess of G..
WAS "aute agreeable" The Marchioness Of Ii.
wished TO know whether they could not get up
Glte at Cremorno, or something Of that Kind,
for tho sake Of the object that wss in view.
The Duchess Of X. suggested (whas must have
occurred to all Of our fair readers) that it would
DO exceedingly desirable to obtain the assent OF
tho Empress Eugenie to the proposed change,
and the Madame Ia Yicomtc dc l.. said she
could premise the concurrence Of her Imperial
Majesty. The Ladies NJ, n, o., T., and Q.
discussed to o point Of anger the question
whether ladies of rank and fashion were TO
make frights Of themselves because the inferior
classes would ape tho manners Of their
superiors Finally, the original resolution was
put, and was unanimously carried; after which,
ices wero brought in, and the meeting irayed
into lively groups.
Nc ut'u s'oiSts sH"s sAD o'tsS"0'-N'0 W
this Meeting ars too numerous ana weighty to
be safely appended to this bare report. The
change proposed opens vista OF speculation and
experiment The mind reserts in fash to fall
buses, to barrcaded Iayemcnts, to the distress
Ing gambols of tho balloons On fine windy day,
and to hundred nice points of aesthetic justice.
before it rests on the melancholy results OF tue
mode which, at last extending into tho higher
circles, have probably doomed crinoline to de
struction. Meanwhile, to show that the meet
ing at the IIanover-Square Rooms is not
merely one Of the Aged's Summer sensations,
aud to be regarded with simple curiosity,
tho gravest Of the literary weeklies which
reach US by the last English steamer. contains
powerful appeal for the use Of chemical agents
10 prevent the ignition of crlnolne, and oil the
journals are more or less occupied with dis.
eusson of the subject. Ignition, We may add,
while 1t is undoubtedly one of the most exciting
objections to the use Of the article in question,
is not the most universal. Irritation must be
preferred, and with equal plaintive elOquence by
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