New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-18
rpnSNo NODES FOR 1858.

Death claims call seasons for ner o""' guy
looses not her hold even in times OF natona cS'sy
or excitement; but rather Jealous OF all rvary, u0es
she WOO her yotaries with fresh vsgsiies and ca
prices dazzling the mind from sober reartes, alur-
sno tbonobt with vill-o the Wisp fsncies Jlnghng
her belle and eaily Haunting her ribbons In the lace
~ oil sad ga we'll as gladstone events. Her DEGREES
ara rronounced and discussed even beneath the roof
where Sorrow drspes its inmates in the trappings
and suts of woe :" the gentle maiden trembling up
on the threshold of new existence, must listen to
Fanbions law, uttered in clarion tones between the
soft whispers Of love-attuned lips; the mother ar
rays her newborn babe in raiment devised at FASH
ions mandates and we shall be laid 10 our silent
sleep that knows no waking in cerements fashioned
according 70 her latest e6ict. ola Mode is always
beautiful sings the careless maiden, whose FUN
shiny lie passes in graceful obeisance before the
shrine Of the tickle goddess. To be out Of the
Fashion is 10 be out of the world" echoes the ma
ture6 matfou, whose just waning beauty seeks her
ad while the feminine chorus, behOding the transit
tory nature of her statutes, chants gaily, "The
Fashion of ibis world passeth away"
IL Paris, the headquarters Of her merry majesty,
she ia fully represented in the person of the lovely
Eugene: what the Empress first ordains and adopts
and wears. Here, where each woman is a sovereign
In her own right, is preserved no such "gass Of
Fashion aud mold Of FORM" and the sweet suggest
iveness of attire Is permitted to each and ALL French
fashions are modified to suit American forms and
faces, while individual taste is presumed to control
the whole TIE weaver, and not her modste, is re.
sponsi5le; ard q woman who deliberately makes a
Guy" of herself is personally answerabe for the
rdicule which will ensue
During the past Winter there has been daring
spirit manifested among the danes OF "our best 30
eetyp it has developed itself in the torturng OF na
turss beat ornaments womsn's hsir-untl II
seen,ed ANYTHING rather than the loosely flowing or
clos, nnooded treeses which have been besung by
nosts praised by lovers and admired by artists. Uu
deferred by the records Of century ago, tho fair
ones Of to-day seem to be drifting toward the sb-
snrdtes of tue "tower' head dress and the mon
sirosities of wigs, built up, bepowdered, aud be-
decksd, until the bearer Of the structure appeared
like q seller Of fruit flowers, feathers, and even veg
stables, carrying her wares On her head. The
French have MAXIM that "it is only the first step
That costa" Our Repubicaines have taken more
than the first step Fashion bids all her followers to
adopt frizzcd crimpsd oDdu6 or waved tressesi or
hints at uueouth dispositions of these unsrtistc ere.
Aiions, and boldly suggests powder to disguise the
tint and transform the wearer.
This powder, by the way, is not to be despised Hs
q toilette auxiliary. BY it is not meant starch or
hour but pearl dust, and gold fakes, steel filings and
silver scrapngs, and, costly and more dazzling
still etincelle, or the dust Of broken diamonds! All
these sorts have been tried by our novelty-seeking
Il L.. a~t.uf. l..S
scarcely admiration, from possessors Of good taste
1t was hoped that the progress Of civilization snt
agriculture would result 10 purer model Of costume
MI advance toward better style, aud not the re
adoption Of modes, mitisated though they may be
which have served several generations With food fo
tatire and mirth. The tendency in that direction
unmstakable it is seen In hair tortured upward IL
huge rouleax around the forehead in frowsy masses
that having by the aid Of heat and irons been de-
prived of all glossiness or sOftncss, permitted
20 float at will upon the neck Of a civilized woman,
the whole bedecked with tinsel.ike ornaments and
eauiy adiuncts, only fit for
The adorable Queen
or the beautiful, blest Otsheite"
Astrological designs are late Partisan rage, and
Hebe Psyche, or Juno meets with her copyist 30 far
as sscrbed headgaar goes the rest Of the person
o. vet allowed the latitude of style in the Nineteenth
Century. For that beauty which can audacously
hazard anything, these bizarre modes may be pos
sessed of certain fsnciful charm, but any one du'
bious on the point should beware Of novelties 30
perilousy fantastic: upon beauty what might ap-
pear like frolicksome masquerade, upon hOmei'
ness would prove an absurd caricature.
The same remark is applicable in regard to the
rabid thirst for chronological and pathological spe'
cimens to be employed in cofTures. The Empress
wore an azure butterfly whose golden-veined wings
futtering above brow that beamed
{" In ali the queenliness Of being fair"
attracted every eye, and innoculated the female
heart with the poPiilOR epidemic Scientific colec-
tions have been invgded the butterfly regns every
where and insect life takes rise in the world for
not oonten. with "bresking butterfly upon the
wheel" of Fashion. the winged world is forced to
pay bcg tribute, laying at her Unsuitable shrine count
less vicus of other tribes, dragon flies and beetles
grubs ana gold bugs. The natural dried specimens
being both costly aud frai ingenuity exhausts Itself
IN producing cunning copes in jewels or velvet
silk or straw, they alike sought for and eagerly
purchased. Humming birds also share this favor,
and with their nests daintly hafbidden in the laby'
rinthine wsvelets Of hairdressers chef deuvye,
will be sported with much selEgratulation by dam
sells devoted to the oufye 10 costume. Birds of Para
disc, 90 long used on bonues, ere also to be seen
Perched above the brow, the tail sweeping in full
pldmaged glory to the shoulder while in straw they
Will adorn many Of the most charming bonsets.
Hesddresses Of all sorts modelled in dadem form,
the bouquet pO1J or agrqte, almost without excep.
non decorating the center of tue forehead bows Of
hair. mixed flowers laca rao,J, b,,,.ra;os COLI