The New York herald., 1870-02-27

American Aristocracy aud Beauty In
Rome.
BY special correspondence from Paris and
Rome published in our columns to-day we
report the latest style and makeup Of the
fashionable dress costume prevailing in the
French capital with the doings aud dining and
wining and matrimonial strategy which were
enjoyed by and exercised among the members
Of the American community in Rome. Our
Paris correspondent has to speak in the very
outset Of coup d'etdt or revolutionary move
ment even in the matters of clothing and dress
ornamentation among the Parisians, leading
almost to the inference that the French
people, in their unconquer9ble love
Of change, will come at no distant
date to put on their everyday robes
with the inside turned out, somewhat after tho
style of their illustrious Hiberno-Celtic cousin,
Brian OLynn. The era was brilliant, how
ever, in the meantime. The Empress Eugenic
was ''out" in fur trimmings on tulle. Patti was
decorated by the Czar Alexander in st.
Petersburg and spoke to her friends in Paris Of
briants and diamonds and gold in such pro-
fusion, and language so artistic, that it is quite
enough to render the bones OF old Suwarrow-
who drilled the Empress GATHERINGS Cos
sacks dressed merely in his shirt-tail--
uneasy in the grave. The Sultan, with
other sovereigns, paid tribute to the dso0
also, so that it remains perfectly true that
Emusic hath charms" equally in every land
and among all sorts Of people. Aristocratic
balls were still in order in Paris. The English
Marchioness of Hastings looked quite interest
ing in mourning. Madame E. Olivier, the
Marqaise de Taihouet, the Marquise de Gal
lfet Madame la Marechale Canrobert, with
other leaders of the French ton, were radiant
in velvets, diamonds, Silks new hats, smiles
and happy anticipations Of spring.
American beauty produced quite sensa-
ton in Rome. It was fresh and inspirit.
ing in its transatlantic sweetness and stood
chance of revolutionizing the Vatican and
| repeating one at least Of the canon law rules
| of the Ancient Church. We regret to say,
however, that its natural force and power were
vastly marred BY greenhacks and the greedy
calculations of shoddy parental aristocracy
which had got mixed up on the matters Of
| Italian titles maccaroni, Horace, salt her.
! rings and Falernian wine; so that the young
ladies were vastly hampere and interrupted.
| OF the European special fashions c0rrespon-
dence Of the HERALD it is enough to say in its
| praise that it is just now moving even the cop
perhead organ of this city in the matter Of dress
| Our special description of the Prince Of
! Wales new overcoat, given in the HERALD
last Sunday, was editorially rehashed in that
| journal on Wednesday, thus :-s'The Prince OF
Wales has acquired new title to the reverence
Of the British nation by bringing into fashion
q surtout of more than clerical ugliness. It is
garment of immense length, and, since
O'Connells horsemans coat, with its myriad
capes, faded from the gaze Of men," The
comprehend organ is wrong again. The great
| Irish agitator did not wear an overcoat.
He never rode on horseback. lie had
| an old navy blue boat cloak for many
! years. That cloak had only one cape, a very
dininutive one at that. The copperhead organ
| was sure to make mistake about fashionable
clothing. Like the boa constructor in the
| menagerie, its writer's are rolled in blanket
| an old and well worn one-and don't compre-
| hend stylish overcoats. Their democracy is just
that way. ''Sam Slick" says :-s'Some on
them democrats puts on clean shirt and never
| takes it off till it's worn out" The copperhead
organ may in the end acquire correct notions
| about dress from the special fashions of tho
| HERALD, perhaps.