New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-09

afoirs IN tone and manner which an American need
be porcupinely patriotic" to pick aquarrel with.
Acccoptng-under protest, OF course-the position
that English and French Governments assumed so
hastily toward at the very outset OF our revolution
II is but justice to admit that they at present hold
ing that position rather defensvey than Extensively
and II Appearances to BIO judged from, careful
to keep open the ways of honorable retreat from it than
to prepare hostile advances. That enormous Governor
Count Gwin hoax and the Emperor's prompt quashing
Of the same Is case in proof
Where there is SO much smoke one may be excused.
all tho same, for suspectng some FIRE; and doubtless
while such smoky lamps threatening to die out In their
own stink continue to burn An inferior order of sin.
ners will keep hopefully shutting about them. So ex.
plain the recent return Of Commissioner Mason from
England to the Grand Hotel. Poor papa Commits.
sioner Mason What is his commission--above all,
what are his eOmmissions-n comparison with Commits.
sioner slidei His (sls) selfsacrifcing virtue has
met with Its reward less lucky C. s. A. patriots tell
me, with explosives complimentary to the con-
mercial than to the Confcd Com. abilities of Sill They
call him Sli. for short.
Newspaper chronclers of the grand costumed ball at
Minister Drouyn de Lhuyss hotel the other night tell
rs that Madame s.idell Eranger (exYankee slidells
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his future papainlaws receipt of per centage the
C. S. A. payments for the c. s. A. war steamers that
deputy Arman built in the tmc appeared there as the
Alabama" As part of this pretty adys head-dress
hoated imitation waves. jeweled mimic model Of
the late lamented Alabama and mimic anchors on her
robe, completed her suggestive character. But one
gracelcss chronicer Of that festive scene led away by
bis native French sense Of the artistic propreties crit
ical'y questions thus: Should not Madame Slidell
Eanger rather have presented herscfa as sea nymph
to harmonic the rest Of her character costume with tn
device OF her couture. seeing that the Alabama lies
the bottom OF the her decks and cabn'chair
and pleasant seats only known now to the, Il
sea nymphs." Judge ye. This is nice question Of ar
and taste, to which don't find myself competent t
speak.
Were your correspondent fit to speak on art themes
be would find better provocaton in the ateers OF som'
American artists here fit were permitted to lay
man to say what he feels without being held to justify
In technical phrase what he thinks Of works OF art
would dare admire in print the merits Of the pictures
that MAY is finishing for the coming National Expo
sou Of two extraordinarily clever crayon portraii'
by Miss Core that have had the fortune to get private
view" OF, and Of other productions OF American
artists here. But the preposterous presumption OF
mere human man. guiltless Of mishandling brush
daring have much express opinion in resarC
Of work Of art hope The TRIBUNEs last yenrl
critic Of the Academy Exhibition still lives. have no
his courage.
| leave unwiIngly. many topics OF the week un
touched among them. Of course the inevitable Life o.
Julius Caesar and the. il possible, yet more inevitable
Afrieains Of Napoleon. Emperor and Meyerbeer. com
poser. respectively. We shall have the first volume
julius his Liie--printed any time these foui week.
past--neIt week. and vasco de CANA some time IL
March early April. Leastwn!s 80 the constantly or
ronsons I" well. informed tell Us.