, 1869-03-28
NEW YORK.

ing childrtn were in the parks digging up the
little hslEopcued cloveYs and one.a- penny
ard two-a-pcnny ShAMrocks soon tufted the
ho1kdsy hat-bands aud button. holes, AID hung |
thelr trcuulouS verdure amid the grand 70.
Ealia. BY breakfast time VIC could hear the |
music Of mastering companies and the oeca-
zions1 dashiny By Of horscmcn. Flags wxyed |
from the housetops, and Thousands OF little
EsrptmblAEoned banners decorated the win
dow-1sues and famed from the cars And
wagons. AZ for the horses, sory, indeed,
must have been the .ag who, On this asst.
Fatrick's Day in the Morning." did not feel
his ears bum with patriotic plrentheses aud
his aides houor1G1J suilren with Erin %
Brugh" through every joint Of his harness.
The p ccetsion formed early, aud was It.
self. with al Its herslded aud regulated pa
geautrJ, only the nucleus of nuuberlees
other more i"prompsu, hut not the less jubt.
lznt, professions that STRAINED down the
s11eetA and flooded Broadway.
The day was unufually propltious, 'smug.
c!ed," perhaps, like 81. Patrick, from tome
happier realm; or, 1t may be, remember.
trE "the harp that once through Tnra's
balls" 1t swept more gently with its
March Winds the snnshtuers thousand
strings. At sundo+n the avenues werc still
IN de,tgt tful commotlon; and, now that
night has come, and fairly drowned the
ehhmreck IN It's shadows, VIC still hear the
tramp, tramp Of unwearied footsteps, and
the reckless, far of re1ain OF " Ne won't 70
home ill mprLtnk;n while In tho hotets the
lights Ct Tie barquets arc etill blazing.
Al. A. ons , Of shese osnquets, presence to.
much lot the brilliant speech and genial
jest that never failed to illumlne the occa-
elon as for his beamtug kindness will James
q. Brady be lovingly remembered tonight.
Fos intellect can easily be replaced. Ideas
are In the air; and what one nan has not
matched alother quickly keues. But true
htart Is precious. Like the "slt Of the
earth" Its virtue Is innate, .a1d what can
Feplace It's saving savcfs Surely the whole
vast city suffers loss whenever within tts
walls warm At loyal heart ceases to beat
forever.
Green and gold are not on1F the colors,of
Erin, and the colors OF Hope, but tbs colors
Of sun meF, aid just now their CLEAN IL pro-
pfetic, fer winter Is LearlJ ended. Letters
from Italy tcn rs that IN our OWL latitude
the almond trees arc iulblo.sona, and coun.i-
ltks sVeet-scented vlolets are gathered on
the gardens OF Rome; and here We have al.
ready had scrc Ep11ng daya. On Sunday,
fi1h avenue was 50 crowded that At noon
walking was Al \ s,andstul and etch radiant
costumes! How are We to believe those
Iesden.worded prophecies that say we arc to
be coLtcnied II kaEtt1 with something more
plain For fancy grows on what It leeds
Upon" Bright colors arc "encoted :"
panorama Of .papuiers Is called for : AID We
sre like the Datch gardeners, who, In lote
with lhtit tullp.bed., look TO Zach new
optnIrg for scuc amplcr unfolding. aecks
more conspicuous, AID more deeply-dyed
stripes.
ter tbs season % cd inanitu,a di Il The eu sp9ine
counters 10 rot play us talse); stripes in
muslin and satin, velvet aud gauze stripes
on skirt, eacque and paun|cr; stripes cut
bias fer trimming bands. What II Fashion
shouid ere long be beaten BY these many
Opposition thai shall declare empha1icsii, - !:
Simple co!ors were never SO lovely as now,
and, re1i 10 them, ''changeables - aud fol
: patterns, pale ar7hesqucs In chene flowers
Toula9ds. Of AZ magnificent distances" bou::
quet de brocadcf, and tabrics That recall the
statclpaugicd 1obeA of Ri.tori, and the bluc
vest OF Potaie, Stitched With sereu stars
And soneas arc We to Ea1tcr that tnert
sss aIsfPFrs 'sn Of eesc ea d's;s st7
With Paris brings about some dazzling pre-.
rnoCitIuns, as that with richest pendant 1e ~
els Ahau be worn robes Of game, iooped With
tlue and purple butterflies; or over sat,u a
Indian beetles; or tiby1line head dres.eF,
moulded IN a miniature curve and d ckcd
With narcltsus aud 9esauium aud tea-roses :
AID dressts Ct pale crimson and amber satin,
dseo{htie and sleertlen. md large borders oi
lace and ribbon poised On the slender shoul.
dtr-hands and reception dresses, With stzIrs
OF lace climbing up the Ef Mt brtadths, with
baluEtrade OF flowers, and heavy bows
mounted on every step, velvet cspes, dove,
tailed and properly embroidered foT matinees
shawl., worn like tunes in the antique and
for bonncts, a few mysterious passes of satin
and gauxe and lace, fronted With notable
corone's;a, je~cl1ed airre1tc cushioned up
me'no:a, with m Upright rim Of s2angicd
wheat; one ls1Ee pansy, With leaves and bud
set In rosette 10 orb the forehead like st
Cecilia knot sweep OF wbi.e feathers Will
an emerald clasp, IN The shape ofa Brnxllia,
bug or such architectural devices as, for ,
delicate blonde. small to~e1a Of pearl, pin
nscled with gold, aa6 "cloudcapt" with lace
and for an unsephl.ticated brunette, =.
looming bastion, tftneed with dre.'
The art topic Of the week has been II
opening OF GOuplrs ut gallery i and, fndln
our Filth avenue lines fsl:en upon such
Pheasant place, it wesc useless now 10 reg,el
our dcaT ia1niflAr haunt that has so long art
fully "cornered' 6tewasi's marble block
The e!cam or these ccw show windows cal
be toen from Madison square; and thcY n7
galleries in themselves, hung with pictures
Tiled with eta ucttes and medalllou4 end cost
lyFosEsofaH+ The saltsraom has ali thes
treasures doub,Y and treply repc,ted; 20 tha
the eye is sure 70 meet - thing Of beauty
whtrcrer Its glance may lall-Whether o
the engraving oi Gutdo's Aurora, that Is s.
In one Of the NUN beIless dark-browp panels
or the photograph Of Patrncr's "Apect at th
sepulchlc," that has just been liited fror
the etatuettes grouped on the crimson tabl
betw cen the slender Moorish and gilt-cap
tailed columns, or the porcelain a. Children
the Rainbow enshrined in tr'g,yphs, n
pcating ~ the colors Of thc1t wings the tint
lios that shall presently sleam to u ifoI
autd the gems OF the unlocked drAwc1
Above the drAped and mrrnred srchof th
stairway is the main picture gallery. mos
carefully drared aud tuned and lighted. Th
four principal pictures In this opening e1hl
A SiaEara, by Church. consummat
view, taken IRON the American side, not IL
from the boat landing, and embracing ii
American Falls, Goat 1slsId aud the Terri
ptn Rocks, the Horseshoe and Table Rock
Da;ruct Of os4-Siae,asa itself, With It's eneral
arch, Its torrents, Its food, Its clouds, and
51intow leanlnR acloss the nist.atzcwn rock
IAN AIesdtan Seeue," by Beaugerau-
two heautifui women with beauty adorne
: The rex d al his lips, and shepherd Qil
1dal,an Pa1ie) In the ehsdow OF the wood.
MI g,lltd with such t1Qutslte besnty Of nes
tinta Is may he imagined to proceed from t.
words As .' Ivory" and "ro.eleaf," "carpl
1llu," sud "axurc velu." and "polfshe
: MARBLE" aud ''pearl," fail TO 1nd' an a
preach.
:" Napoleon Crossing the pescr.." by J
rene "a painting valued at $4,000 lu gold
stool to a thsouel and such sn
burned ncn vaiclJ striving to shield the,
ki:-s With Bllken sca1fs from the scorchlI
hls1e, aud mounted nncasily upon the p
vnu 1aT1k
a. shey come this way VIC may look unse
into The face CT Napoleon, and read him
his moment Of unrcservc. see In his End
searching eycs the depth md fever Of
down rpon him, and his hair Is whlier
With The ashes OF the desert ssnd-
And a n n,nar1aele picture By james Il.
q 1hs rrf hre1hiss 1n a,,t,91 o, as,o,e, 5ae
.; ae 1intes's t 'A' memorial H Ht.eiets :
monuments OF }ce, AID the still win
roadside with Its beautiful 1eafess trees, /
patleht everSrtent thai a. all The spEluC, .
lar ch down the Ever light cloud Of sno
that tells Of scmc plonter boat.
And besides these numerous Other MI
beautiful pictures, not only in the msln
lcrr, hut In the nluor ones he1eath ho
OF kuumcr pictures that set LIE once mora
dreaming OF May -day vcslAs, June ros
and clccttlc kho&ers.
Nd. NJ hat t7rach TIE f.1ze
Att Ill tie elFe1T Go*saratrs
1hst twtrkl@ trs~ efcxn md GOD
persuadtug us to leave, till more cony9
lent eeassn, opera ard ctneerts the cc
ing dark seonee or the Davenport brothel
The complimentary babquet tomorrow ev
ine in honor Of Captain Dnsehcne, the brz
captain Of the Pe1iere, who. for his skill .
couEsge In the January storm. received I
lcei.u oi Hontr from Loui. Napoleon +;
rumos that William Mqulton Is coming Il
Par:f, to infuse the dramatic element into
religious sentiment Of our eacrtd music