The New York herald., 1870-08-28
PARIS, August IL, 1870.

ID un0cr ciouu not luaue OI any tnluS IKE zephyr
wool, trust your gentle readers will at the end
of this letter grant her the sympathy consider
she now deserves. She has, to begin with, thrown
of all her fine attire and taken to plain short black
cashmere costumes, and when the weather is very
warm to linen suits, with black or maroon velvet
bands on them. But this Is all very recent. Last
week she was jubilant, aud the cry was "Vive
the Saarbruck hat!' II a hat could be long
lived this Tyrolean Saarbruck, with q clover.like
cluster of ostrich plumes (whte, red and blue) on
one side, would have struggled over the Atlantic
and alghted the brows of your victorious
American bellies. But hats such as these are like
all hats, battlefield triumphs they fade away as
the future unfolds her mysteries, and even since
Wissembourg the Saarbruck has been carried to
FASHIONS state wardrobe depot.
With Wissembourg too, rose her spirit of pa
tIiotism, and its first effects was the new dagger
Vive the Wissembourg dagger! It is very sen-
der blade--some men would call it sharp bodkin;
II is made of the finest steel. The handle is the
queerest part Of this weapon for it is the foot of
Kid and within the hoof underneath lies the
spring. must say that when the blade is con.
eeaed--that is when it lies down like the blade of
poeketknife--it is the softest dagger have ever
touched, as soitas hare s foot, and shall not be
astonshed to our ladies use it when the ene-
my's back is turned.
| Meanwhile, however there is no talk of toilet
| tables, il is all for the female volunteer rife
corps; and az few of the provincial chatelaines
| have been accepted in the franc tireur regiments
/ hasten to describe the uniform at their disposal.
| 1t is black velvet sack or jacket and black vel
| vet knee breeches tsome prefer them long, but
the average length Is a few inches below the
knee), red and black check square stockings and
! flannel shirt of the pattern and color,
! black velvet cap, with a tri-coor feather, game
| pouch and gourd. This is the uniform for the
| frontiers. Nothing has been settled as yet to
| what women will wear when it comes to march
ing off to the Paris Notifications; but all have
declared they mean to take positions round the
capital in time of need, we may look forward to
varied styles on very extensive circuit, just
twentyseven leagues round.
We are assured it will require SO 600 men to de-
fend this powerful GORDON 100000 simply to in
vest it.
do not personally entertain such an exalted
view in my imagination on the contrary, prefer
looking down on Fashion herself, just now sitting
among the slences. Bitter, bitter are her
thoughts. She sees her past errors aud present
| shortcomings. She remembers those brilliant
days OF oratory in the Legislative Assembly, when
in pink and white she sat applauding her favorite
deputies, all voting against the construction of
forts and barracks, all refusing to let the govern
ment have funds for the purchase of foreign de-
structye engines, all carping about the folly of
Bismarck's menaces. all abusing Napoleon for
his trials OF the mrailleuses and maintenance of
the army, and then how she sneered at the Garde
Mobile! With sudden rcvnlsi0n OF feeling she
then renemheEs how illadvsed was her eager
ness for instahIaIeons War, Qst war in
a month, not war in fortnight, but !
war directly: If not to-day, tomorrow.
But nothing is lost as yet is her final comfort
though everything is compromised; up, up, and
with Gods help and masses at all the churches
III jeune France may still be saved" AT the SOU
venir OF all the gitering youth who have too long
made her their idol real tears of grief drop from
her eyeIashcs; she looks back; oh, the nights of
! love; oh, days spent in the delights of Capnna
| What remains now Ehemiuacy, an epidemic
disease that is called smallpox, but has all the
! aspect of plague, drought and massacre She
! looks back and the spirits OF many past years ap
near before her bewidered memory: "Oh, no, not
that one not lel5,' and throwing of her diamonds
she adds rather let it be l792!'' OFF she hurres,
and after having rummaged out all her drawers
carries costly heap to the society OF succor for
the wounded. ,u
| her to see the piece acted by Niles. Favart
and Coqucn, at the Coincide trancaise. Inc
performance was given in aid OF the funds
for the wounded and when the curtain drew up
the age represented rustic cottage turned into
an ambulance to receive the suffering and dying.
The only furniture was a camp bedstead, two
seats and table Flags were hung at the outer
door and firing at q distance indicated that an
engagement was gong on. young officer was
living on the bed half concealed by cloak thrown
over him; his r,gimentals were neatly folded on
| chair, across which was his sword. A lovely
Girl in the attire of an iaf'mSere, OF hospital
nurse aud with the insignia Of the society on her
bosom, was standing by him.
Your readers will be no less touched tnah
Fashion at IL few short extracts rom the da-
logue which took place between the two actors.
The house was excessively crowded, and saw at
the first glance round the boxes that there was no
dress 10 describe. Plain walking dresses and
lpht gloves were the sensible toilets chosen.
'.Sleep,' said Nile. Favart, sleep, poor sol
der and may this ong-expected rest, which mas
now lasted five hours after nights ana DAYS OF
! feverish tossing restore your worn ana weary
frame! Poor fellow he was at deaths door
when they carried him in here But We nurses
! must learn not TO give way to emotion; we have
bdeons wounds to dress and sickness OF the soul
10 cure We have to smile unto the expiring and
with soft fresh voices to whisper blessings where
mothers all are wanting"
! The invalid here awakes and is astoMsned 10
behold 50 beautiful girl and so elegant hgure
| in that abandoned place. Mile. tayart explains
that this is the new woman's right, and asks him
il he is well enough TO relate how he fell. The
following is shortened translation OF the mag
nicent piece OF verse WHICH Ooq"ehn iePe"'S III
reply
We had tonight all nccsssniy and IN our ks W.
single coward We greetsn every rycy Va snos WIN
the sains OF that song which Is Triumphant march In
moments such those every soul is sesdfnS calm and
comunes with its last yesrnns idr those we've
loved and that God alone knows how beats The heart
nj whole army until bursts forth 10 greet the nrst coud
o snoke ben internal sacrifice Is made and man -
to meet useless problem set to reason no
die wh
eeons on 1t Is this 70 live er die. Wel the ne
nohinp but plain OF dried chopped straw and blood
soon parched land had seen my friends
INV bes-rol FROM their horses around me- nut heve,
onward, perhaps 10 victory pas
orchards and hedges stu ever on leaving VII
laoes in ruins and dcsoaton Tar behind WAS NOT ana
thirsty, hungry my stomach gnawec snu YET lsI
a | the nortrau on my bosom, tor II WAS my moIher g.
| Ind sweet am erel tnsmap On