The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-30

We publish to-day sprightiy letter from
our Paris correspondent who shows within
what brief period racing has become
popular amusement in France, and to
what advantage every variety Of Partisan
life, both In the grond-nonds and the
demi-monde, is exhibited at the delightful
race course at LongchampA Racing, it is
true, Is an exotic In France. This is obvious,
from the fact that most of the jockeys employed
there are still English, and neither lose nor
disguise their contempt for their French COM
petitors, and from tho wild work which the
French sporting journals make in mispelling
the English sporting terms, which have been
universally adopted But that it Is OF length
well rooted in French soil Is proven by the
liberal prizes offered by the government,
by the city Of Paris and by the Emperor,
who has always been q devoted patron
Of the turf and by the fruit already
borne in the improved breeding OF tho French
horse, as illustrated by Gladiateur, the famous
winner Of the Derby. Moreover, the races at
Longchamps may boast Of Unreasonable supe-
riority over both the Derby and the Assoc! races
in the display Of fashionable dresses on tho
part Of the lady spectators. Fast women vie
with fast horses In rendering Longctamps
attractive. The prince ses of the demi-nonds
have learned that there Is no moro favorable
chance than at the race course for tho exhibit
ton of their marvellous toleaes, which are
accepted as patterns all over the civilized
world. Our correspondent has ingenously
seized the opportunity Of describing t be latest
Paris fashions as they were displayed at Long
champs by half dozen or more Of the most
notable among our modern Aspaslas and
Phrynes, and has, moreover, given photo
graphic sketches Of thsss high prisstes5e' of
fashion, gorgeous, bio ,ming AMI beautiful"
as they oficiate at the altar before viii oh
unhesiiatingy bow their less interruptions
sisters In every land
In New York, as in Paris, racing has re-
quired ten or fifteen years to becoma fashiona-
BILE and popular. Ths recent prodglous i'm
provements in the upper part of he island
have largely contributed to encourage and
facilitate this consummaton. ThS furious
driving with which tn. toughest kind of Jehus
used to frighten every respectable Old lady as
they jolted over the cobble stoneI of New
York streets and tore through the mud of
Bloomingdale road has been succeeded by
something altogether different and superior
The shady avenues and picturesque views Of
Central Park, and at later date those of
Jerome Park, have wrought wonderful
changes. Steam and the ocean telegraph
enable the New York ladies who lend tho ngat
Of their countsnances to the brilliant races d
Fordham 70 receive and reproduce the latest
fashions almost IS soon as they are adopted Ii
Paris-nay, will, ere long, enable them, in their
turn, il they deem it worth while, TO set the
fashions here for Paris itself and for the world.
In that case we have right to expect more
decency and equal elegance in the new styles
Of dress. Il judiciously managed, the races at
Fordham will become Is attractive as those at
by the display Of fashion and
beauty, no less than by their special claims on
the patrons Of the turf