The New York herald., 1870-03-06
Dress Fashion. In Europe.

Dress Fashions In Europe.
The special fashions correspondence from
Paris which is published in our columns to-
day is entertaining and Of very refreshing
and enlivening character, Notwithstanding the
serious drawbacks that it was written during
the progress of dull carnival and the approach
Of the sombre days of Lent-sombre to all
except those who dare to ''dine in sin on a
rago0t' during the penitential season. The
Empress Eugene had been seriously indis-
posed, and Napoleon was only just conva-
lescent from sudden but temporary derange-
ment of his health. The Ministerial recep-
tions were very considerably thinned in conse-
quence, and there appeared some slight symp-
toms of an involuntary return towards the
original spiritual secluson of the Wilderness
among the members of the very best society in
the French capital.
In this contingency American beauty came
in all its native simplicity and dignity to the
timely aid of the juvenile sisterhood of France.
This hopeful comminglement afforded new life
to the arstocratic salons and bathrooms, and,
as will be seen from our special letter, gave
solid assurance that the gallant cavaliers will
be able to tide over Good Friday and open their
eyes on a happy and glorious Easter morn. 1t
is useless to recapitulate the styles OF the
various toilets or to say again what "is worn"
and what is expected, as our special report
will command the strict attention OF our read
ers. The Princess Clothilde, Madame de
Mouchy, Madame Canrobert, Madame Chas-
seloup Laubat and Mile. Nilsson led the
tom. There were new hats and bonnets, the
most gorgeous toilets, the most magnificent
dress material, and colors Of the most heav-
enly hues, peace and happiness and hope and
suppers and salads and champagne and chat
to most bewildering and dyspeptc extent.
The HERALD special fashions correspon-
dence from Europe with our special letters on
religion from Rome have become particularly
displeasing to Horace Greeley. They prove
conclusively to the American public that 'the
HERALD is always ahead" We published the
Pontifcal Schemata, or catalogue OF Papal
curses, exclusively in our columns the other
day. As the Tribune philosopher claims to
nave d mUuOpOly III IuC pOiCASC Va oWo~ipS
and the use of bad language generally, from
''You lie, you villain, upward-or downward,
as it may be-he was vastly ried by our enter
prise, asserting that the curses were not pro-
perly designated Of this sort Of matter and it's
arrangement Greeley is perhaps the best judge
in the world. He is vastly alarmed at our
special weekly reports of the newest fashions
in dress, particularly those prevailing in Rome,
and which are likely to be seen in the United
States after we have cardinals of our own.
Greeley need not be excited, however. Should
tho officials Of the Holy Inquisition even come
here and exhibit the 'boot," the ''thumb-
screw" and ':shirt and band" of torture the
HERALD will never ''go back" on Greeley's
white coat, hat, necktie and rawhide shoes
He knows this well enough and must certainly
have had some new cause Of physical irritation
when he commenced to complain of special
letters such as we supply to-day.