The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-26
Rome and the COuucil-IIerald Special
Letters from the Holy City.

menlcal council In Rome, is approaching near,
and still more near, towards the completion of
its work. It's members are coming to the
solemn declaration of Papal infalliblity They
nave treated the subject cautiously and, even if
at times Unexpectedly on the part of some Of The
fathers, searchingly. 1t has been presented
in every possible aspect and looked at in the
light and in the shade. 1t has been turned
about in the hall of ST. Peters and twisted
tortured even-into every conceivable shape
by the outside world. Still, as would appear
from the special letters from Rome which we
place before the readers of the HERALD to-day,
Papal infallibility approaches us just pretty
much as it was at first. The Church relied
on the III es Petrus Of the Holy Word so that
it ia very likely that the Pontif and
herarchs will proclaim her one-in-
falible in the matter Of faith and
indivisbe and Interchangeable in the matter
of disciplinary essentals-before the heated
season terminates. This constitutes really
important era in the history of Christianity.
Convinced of this solema fact, one Of our
special writer's in Rome rolls back the ponde-
rous doors of the Vatican and thus permits
CLEAN of light to play upon the great work
which is being conducted towards the placing
of the coping stone on the ecclesiastical edi-
fee. Our writer has talked the matter over
with most reverend and very learned Mon
signore of the Church The prelate goes for
infallibility He states his reasons, as they
are set forth in our correspondence, and
writes, in anticipation, the inscription which
will be placed on the renovated banner of
Catholicity according to Rome. The Monsig-
more thinks that the world, in its morals par
ticularly requires correction" correction
by an authority acknowledged to be right
in itself He asserts that the world has
been going wrong-wrong from head to
foot, or from head to tail, as he describes it,
God the eternal is denied, he says, from the
housetops; the materialities of science seek to
dethrone Him. Science has already he says,
asserted that man comes down in a straight
line from monkey on the one side, while,
on the other, it assures us that the human
brain, both in its organism and sentient quail
ties, is merely tosforo, or lucifer match. The
good Monsignore dislikes the Lucifer idea as it
has prevailed from the beginning, 80 he is
satisfied that humanity requires universal
sermon, world-wind indication of the true
path, and as he thinks that the Council will
ultimately supply both these requisites of sal
walton he goes for infallbility, for the Council
and for his order, and says so manfully and
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HERALD in the plain Anglo-Saxon words Of our
special writer, who has translated his utterances
for the benefit of the American people and the
instruction both of the affairs and pulpits.
Dress Fashions in Europe-Americau Beauty
Revolutionizing Imperialism.
Dress, dress fashions styles, international
communion and friendships, the triumphs Of
beauty, with the refinements of true democ-
racy, as they stand acknowledged by imperial
| ism, sparkle all over the special letter from
| Paris which appears in our columns to-day.
Mind, as win be seen, was asserting itself,
bursting from the corporal letters of the
nodistes and thus proclaiming to the world
| that the eternal spark, the human intellect, is
everlasting and still undimned by the presence
of those walking calculations" whose sole
mission on earth seem to be embraced in the
making of daily attempts at the solution of the
one problem of 'sWhat will wear" True
fashion is elevating her votaries rapidly above
this vulgarism. The fact ia acknowledged
almost universally; the peoples of the East and
of the West, the North and the South, bow tt
it, The result Of the popular acceptance of thu
new and refining syllabus, the infalibility O
good taste, is set forth in very pleasing form
by our fashions writer.
The Prince Imperial of France has been de-
clared man. His Highness was permitted
to attend, as ''frst gentleman" of France q
a royal reception given by his mother, thu
Empress. On this trying occasion the Prince
proved himself to be not only man but gen
teman Of dignifed culture and true Bona
parte. He chose for his partner in the cour
dance an American lady-a young lady from
New York, fresh and beautiful. By so doing
he thus far indicated that he believes
in the traditions of the dynasty, and
has read the family history, inasmuch as il
relates to the first marriage of its brilliant
founder-read of the love of Napoleon
| the First and Josephine. Hussein Pacha was
at the Tuileries and took part in dance
French aristocracy was there also, brilliant il
diamonds and dazzling in silks, and s'all wen
merry as marriage bell" French democracy
educated, and with clean shirt was received
with courtly smiles and thus subjected to the
most refining influences, SO that it is pretty
certain that even if the ssReds' should ever
again enjoy their wicked way" in the great
cities the French nation will not be found
wanting in Mirabeaus, rugged it may be in
demeanor, yet gallant and devoted to beauty
and worth. In the midst of all this gay whirl
the Prince Imperial Of France appears in q
very amiable light 1t is likely, judging from
present appearances, that the Empress
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