The New York herald., 1870-02-20
LONDON FASHIONS.

LONOON fASf1IONS.
Dress Costume and A'iunkc kcyism-sssettinss
the Fashlon in Londen-The Prince Of Waies'
New OvercOat-Irish Manufacture al Court
Bail Dress In High Iife-Dancing-An Aris-
tOcratic MarriaGe-Who They Were and
How They Pray-Death Of Venerable
Lady.
LONDON, Feb. I, 1870.
There is plenty OF nunKyism in certain quarters
| In America ana when we come to the New England
States there IL probably much snobblshness to be
found there as in any quarter Of the world. Still.
| nunkyisn IN England pervades all classes, and is
far more universal than In the United States How
ever much tho English people may rail- against aris-
tocracy-and 1t is fashionable nowadays TO ASSUME
acertain degree Of radicalism-Done OF them--rich
or poor, high or low, conservative or llberal-are
wholly free from this falling. The national charac-
teristc has been wen illustrated In the writings
Dickens and Thackeray and the description OF the
society OF Chatham and Rochester given by former
satirisJ how the large shOpkeepers refused to know
the small shopkecpers; how the merchants ignored
the existence OF the large sh0pkeepers; how the
military subaterns turned up their noses at the
merchants; how the great military men snubbed the
subalterns; how the docKyard authorities slighted
the great military men; now the admiral command
ing the port turned his back on the dockyard autho-
rites; how the country gentry looked down upon
admiral commanding the port, how the nobility
would know nobody, was no fancy plcLure nor even
an exagger ated carcasure Of London society IN the
| present DAY.
The spirit Of nunkyisn displays itselr most rdcu-
lousy IN the passion among the L0ndQners, male
aud lealc 70 Initiate the aristocracy, and especially
members of the foyal family In their ana pecl-
hartles IL seems like jest, but 1t Is actually true
that ladies have taken TO affecting sort OF interest
Ing limp, IN imltation Of the Princess OF Waes and
tnat shoes are made slightly irregular in thickness
The male Uockneys are at the present time run
ming crazy over remarkably ungalnly looking over
coat which all the rage made OF irish lreze,
heaviest, COarseSt and most 'Spongyn hike cloth
that Is manufactured. Imagine coat of this
material, cut exactly IKE DedgOwp, without any
coming down to within three inches Of the ankles.
1t Is lar too heavy TO walk In with any comfort
uncomfortable for 1t Is tight under hips. TO ride
IN 1t Is simply Impossible, for there Is possibility
81 & letting the skirts hang on each side Of the horse
when you have It on. II is III shape very much Ike
the cassock or straight cut black gown that Roman
Catholic priests wear under their vestments IN
order to make those vestmentS set well, and which
garment tthe cassOck) in France and some other
countries IL worn IN the Streets Well, picture
cassock made OF the thickest and heaviest, dark,
coarse, spongy looking cloth that you can imagine
and you WIN have before yon rae stn.iie OF the
top coat now beconng the rage among the golden
.Wherc on earth you will say, "d,d they get the
fashion romr Tnis IL the story:-When the Prince OF
Wales was IN Ireland last year ne bought these
coats, which are worn only made more roomy, by
|
was made as curiosity, just AZ . traveller, IL he
visited Scotland, might buy q Kilt; II he went TO
went to Mckee, OF a partlcolored blanket. The
coat bought by the Prince OF Wales ready
made one. and had been fashioned for very much
taller and thinner man tnan his Royal Highness,
who Is not than vc ieet eight inches in neIgnt
and Of stout build. For year 1t hung In Mail,
very cold nights At the commencement OF
the winter the Prince happened to be going to the
theatre He remembered tins coat and put IT on as
a kind OF clark" Coming out OF the theatre he
walked part or the way home with Colonel Keppe
Club, in ST. James street. Of which he Is member.
He there by several men OF fashion, wearing
this wonderful looking garment The result was
that week later every man VINO pretended TO dress
well had one OF these rough sacks on when he went
out in tho evening". over his dress c'otnes and they
Princes coat mad been. day or two Afterwards
some OF the more daring spirits were seen In broad
daylight in these most abSurd-l0OkiAg cassOcks Of
frieze ana otner staple material ls deemed
the correct thing to wear on cold day. or when
going out In the evening. The effect that number
OF the Of these coats has upon beloder
IS most extraordinary Tncy look exactly like large
party OF monks or priests turning out for ''spree
Another very wonderful fashion-and yet .fashionn
Is hardly the word TO use-has sprung up with re-
gard to dancing this season. When the Prince OF
Wales spending q few days lately q. the Studey
hoyal the country seat Of Earl De Grey near Rip0n
Ia YORKSHIRE a. grand ball was given by his host
honOr OF the Prince. All the gentlemen OF the
county who belonged to the army, the navy, the
military or the volunteers were asked to come in
Prince, who Is passi0nately fond or dancing and oil
the anusements OF the ballroom, several quadrilcs
were got up each one consisting OF 30 many gentle
men IN the same uniform and an equal humber OF
ladies In uniform fancy dresses resembling IN color
anu trimming the uniforms or the gentlemen with
whom they danced. In . mOaicnt-that Is In a
Week-ihe iuea was taken up throughout England
ana 1t Is now the most fashionable thing you can do
TO get up at balls as maay uniform" Quadrilles az
possible. the more the better Thus at fashionable
pail given last week At Brighton by General and
Mrs Hi,chlns there were no less than four OF these
quadrllles. one OF them was called the navy quad
rlle and In 1t all the gentlemen wore the full dress
OF toe royal navy the ladies' being tasefully atired
in blue silks, the underskrts OF which we're
trimmed with gold lace. Another was called the
deputy ileutenants ana militia quaurille and the
uniform OF the gentlemen who danced therein
being scarlet ana silver the ladies all in tine
same coors. In third quadrille that OF the royal
engineers aud infantry, scarlet and gold was the
Uniform, the ladies being attred in the same colors
the fourtn and last was the cavalry quadrie, the
uniforms being blue with yod lace, trimmed with
White. Ia eacn quadriIle there ten couples,
anu as the Tour stood up at one time Nhe host hav
ing hred the Pavilion, which was built by George
the W., but Is now the property OF a company aud
may be hlred by any one ut so much q niglt In q
very large hall the effect slnguarly Striking.
In America, where balls given In large halls
these uniform, qnadres might be introduced
with very good effect.
wedding In high life took place the other day
that deserves a passing remark. The bridegroom
was The Earl or Dunraven, who born In the wear
1872, and must therefore be ityeynt years OF age