New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-02
eminent by the majority must ultimately pre-
vail over factions and cliques Of every party In
DIPLONATYC DRESSING.

Congress has decided, very properly, that our
representatives abroad shall not 60 to court in
the dress of glorified cireus-rider, with small
swords Liable to get between their legs and pros
trate them in the very presence of anOinted
royalty. OF this determination, we have already
spoken briefly but approyingly; but we beg
leave to recur to the subject, because upon
examination we have found that Congress re-
serves the right to prescribe uniform and
as Congress is never easy unless it is doing
something, we fear that at the hrst leisure
moNaent Of the next session Joint
Speci;e Committee on Coats and Brooches
will be raised Now, tailoring is one OF
the fine arts; and we are morally GER
tain that IL Qny attempt shall be made to
invent, arrange and determine a costume
for tho poor ambassadors, their last
state will be worse Han their first. 1t is not
impossible that even Nh, Leutze may be called
upon to design the gala Riment and from his
hands we leave the conn0lssturs to decide what
Josepls coat of many cOlOrs, VI what oriental
medieval, American Indian, or Tbespian cloth
considerations, may be expected. Whodoes not
remember how the lamented Burton, ayayed as
mummy, would get out of his sarcopisgus,
ana, stduNliiS uONu W lllC IOOtiS'''' ''"''J y
claim "Tl be damned if [ am not ashamed OF
"myself!r We can imagine the unfortunate
Observation-Disclosures shifting their official thighs
with wrath and making like notifying con
fcssion in the hearing Of the giSghng Tor
eigners.
We refer, however, to the subject again, that
we may hint to all concerned that II livery
is to be fixed upon, now is the accepted time
for fixing it and for fetching it into fashion.
We have had painful occasion lately to point
out to the country that too many OF ITS foreign
representatives are not made OF the stlIIest
stuff in the world and we are not prepared TO
deny that there arc some of them flunkIes III
heart, and soul, and speech, who might he turned
with the utmost prOpTicty into flunkIes III cos
tune The men who morally made haste to
Drostlate themselves at the feet OF the Pres-
dent would wear blazing small-ClOthes, yellow
waistcoats, sky-blue coats, green stockings, and
a drum-maor's cap, if commanded by Mr.
Johnson, the man of their reverence, and by
Mr.. Seward the man of their love, to swathc
their bringing shoulders and their knee-crook-
ing legs in such rainbow tOggery or
to crown their noble hrowS WIN the
bcar-skin and the cocktail OF their Office. IL
diplomatic uniforms are to come III, these are
the men, if men they may ,be called to temper
the first rush of ridiculc, and to make the
sight of their worthicr successors just little
less udicrOus. But we insist upon it that this IL
Mr.. Johns0n's business, and not the business
of Congress. Those who kiss his feet Tor
favors should be willing to wear his colors;
and it should he for him to say by what form
of dress he will distinguish his servants. For
some of them presently sack-cloth and ashes
will he the only wear; but while they continue
his thrice humble selvitors, let him array them
like Solomon in all his glory, if 50 His Excel
lency pleaseS.