The New York herald., 1869-12-04
Dress Fashions for nnd from Egypt-Our
Correspondence froy~ Alexandria.

Dress Fashions for ana from Egypt-Our
Correspondence freva Alexandria.
We have specially chronicled the great work
Of the Suez Canal in our pages from the first
moment of its modern inception by M. dc Les
| seps to the hour of its successful compile
ton and utilization, by the passage through
its waters of the imperial yacht of France
with the Empress Eugenie on board, attended
by a fleet of war vessels. We have also
reported the pulsaton of the first initial
throb of commercial life in the new arteriai
connection between Europe and Asia, by
advising our readers Of the navigation of the
canal by trading ship from Glasgow, Scot
land, freighted with q cargo destined for
India. II the ''slight startle" which was pro-
duced by seeing an apple fall to the ground
enabled the philosophic mind of Newton to
enlighten mankind with the knowledge Of the
grand fact that "the world goes round in
most natural whirl called gravitation,"
we may with very great truth assert
that the HERALD has already convinced
World of the present existence of the means
and agency for the accomplishment Of vast
industrial revolution, which will change the
current Of the trade of the universe and re-
vivify and enlghten and educate the millions
Of inhabitants of hoary land
To-day we present tho effects Of the Suez
Canal in new shape-the migration from
Paris Of congregation of fashionables on
their way to Alexandria, Egypt, and their
arrival in that city. They left behind them
the time-revered centre-spring of dress style
to seek pleasure and obtain new ideas as to
costume and "cut" and the general make up"
among the Arabs, In a country where, as was
generally imagined just lately, large num-
ber Of the inhabitants had snothing to wear"
and exceeded even Miss McFlimsey herself
in the approach to the payis natural56us.
Our readers will see from our special letter
from Alexandria to-day that the latter as
sumption is an error, and that even If 1t
were true in some individual cases previously
the unfortunates will certainly ''put something
on them" now, after the complete success Of
such splendid mission of dress reform and
616gnaates from Europe. The steamship Said,
of the fleet of the Messageries Imperiales Com
pany, took the party from France to Alcxan-
dria, running along the classic shores Of Italy
and even landing them, during some few hours,
at Messina for refreshment. It was distin-
guished and pleasant party. The sister-in-law
Of NJ. Charles de Lesseps made one of the
number There was an eloquent and pleasant
Able, the Prefect Of Venice, staff officer
from the court of Sweden, friends Of Count
Bismarck, musicians, artists, savans and a
bride on her honeymoon tour to the land of
the Pharoahs. Our special writer details the
incidents of the trip, its momentary desagr6-
mems and happy termination after the several
members Of the swift floating world steamer
had become thoroughly akin by pleasant
reunion. Their reception by the Khedive
was of princely character. His people
and their children received the new
dispensation with wonder mixed with joy.
Pompey's Pillar and the Thebaic Stone were
examined and Cleopatra's Needles visited.
The visitors descended to the Catacombs and
subsequently made the halls of the palaces Of
| the Viceroy joyous with laughter and song.
In the evening there was a banquet, after
which the carriages of the Viceroy set the
distinguished company down at the Italian
opera, where the "Airicaine" was performed.
After perusing this special letter our readers
will naturally inquire, What next? The
writer states that outside of Alexandria tho
pelican still stands in solitary musing on one
leg. Steam and electricity, with the bustling
traffic of the Suez Canal, will soon cause him
to place his other foot on the earth, unless he
is determined to remain a stranger and behind
the age. After this Mr.. John Bull will cease
to go 'sround the Cape" to Asia, and acknow-
ledge the triumph of Lesseps and France.
With the pelican on his two feet and John
''aat-footed" in his approval of its economies
the Suez Canal will be universally acknow-
lodged as the great moral force revolutionary
agent of the. world, and the peoples of Hin
dostan will join in the universal chant Of "Oh,
be joyful" 1t is so written and will be.
GOVERNOR HOFFMAN, in refusing to COM
mute the sentence of the mnrderer Hand,
makes some apt remarks to the effect that
while capital punishment is part of the law
men clearly proved guilty OF murder must bo
HANGED. This will be interesting to Real. The
Governors hint to jurymen we hope will not
be lost These worthless, while under the
responsibility Of an oath, find a man guilty
and then appeal to have him relieved of the
penalty. ''Under their oaths as jurors they
pronounced the prisoner guilty of an offence
punishable by death, and the Judge and Dis
trict Attorney concur in saying that the verdict
was right. Their responsibility ended with
the verdict and mine began. 1t is not my
province to consider the wisdom of the law
which fixes the death penalty. II is my duty
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