The New York herald., 1870-06-19
FASHION IN ROME.
Lay Life" in the Holy City-The Season
Ended-American and British Beauty-Reli-
gion and Show-The Council Voted
"Bore"-Fine Arts and Fervor-North-
ern Piety and the Thermometer
ROME, June 3, 1870.

ROME, June 3, 1870.
The Roman season IS at an end. The rich Ameri.
can widows, with handsome daughters and good
balances in bank; the red.faced Britsher, who in.
variaby drives his femnity before him, as the Swiss
hersman doth his flock and always has his red bound
Murray" in his dexter and the dilapldated UNI
brela in the sinister ancient virgins from the British
Isles. whose incomes are handsome, but whose
charms are as Invisible as their gold is invncible;
mldde-aged mesdames from the same regions whose
spouses have given up the ghost and remembered
them affectionately and substantially In their last
wills and tesaments and the codclls pendant to IL G
same; the ndescrlbable class Of the feminine gender
who are sure to obtain the best places at all the
lgious festivals by the force OF 'being at the church
ever before 1t Is opened" and who have
prayed IN all the churches and before
all the shrines OF the saints; the witty
and gay, naughty and prodigal demolsees who
permitted the gooa-looking officers of the Zouaves
to smile upon them, escort them to the inner circle
Of the festivities of the churches, and chatted with
them over weak tea in their hired apartments OF all
the failings and queer things encountered in this
sublunary planet by young ladies "huntlng up, hus
bands with titles and two rows Of brass buttons and
pontlca officers bespangled with gold lace and pro-
tected by swords not unlike those by the Crus
aders; the pous AMI generous, who travelled from
aar TO the feet OF the sovereign pontir where they
laid bright gold pieces and the most profound
prayers for the health of the Pope who graciously
handed over the .'needful" to his treasurer, and
gave the donors his blessing, his hand and toe TO
kiss, and sent them away TO their distant
happy homes mes with with hearts ne g glowing for the
All these have left US, and we are fast settling
down 10 keep COOL because 1t has become inconv G.
nlently hot. Excepting the members OF the COun.
cil-who are seldom seen IN the streets-and stray
son OF France, who Is doing the sights, Rome is
serted OF foreigners.
The Roman season began In cold and rain but 1t
ends IN fever heat. 1t has been memorable sea son
constant rain and biting trdmOntano chilled them to
the bone, ana made many OF them as pr0fane az
.our army, In Flanders.n IrreverenG persons say
that tfe bishops brought the bad weather with them
The reveIent assert that the broken weather was q
sign from heaven TO impress upon all the solemnity
OF the Council. Since the heat has become almost
insupportabie the lrreverent say that heaven wants
to drive the bishops away the reverent say that the
opposition will be melted to agree with the majority
on infabil,ty. SO, be it unusually not cold, the
'pous" Italians know how to turn the changes Of
the barometer TO account.
go ITO JerichO,' or to New York. Statuary was
never SO poorly appreciated; painting has had many
Formerly had two OF three visits day; since De-
cember hot SIX persons have visited my studio"
>, THE Council then," remarked, "has not helped
"No, nor any other kind of painting nor anything
else ia bet iranc it has not benefited the bsh.
ops" disdainfully replied my friend.
The shop Keepers, the vendors of antiques -
came0s mosaic Jewely and photographs have
scarcely made enough to pay rent and keep them IN
oil and saad during the approaching summer. They
are bitter IN their comments the Council and wish
it were sent TO Jerusalem. They have not courage
to open their shops In the morning. they do open
them In the evenings, but they have plenty OF time
to note the pedestrians who pass them by; the
visitors are gone and the Romans will have TO live
economically until next OctOber but as they will
sleep on an average about eighteen hours out Of the
twenty -four from date until after the equinox their
butchers bill must not be much for breakfast and
dinner: their supper is composed invariably OF q
drink OF water pinch OF snuif and "AUe Marta ora
pro nObis."
The bishops who i've north and in the vicinity of
latitude thirtydve to sixty are beginning to feel
comfortable They have 10 attend the Council at half
past elQnt O'Clock A. M and are IN session until
=. NJ. They must quit their couches at ive O'Clock,
and be at the Council chamber at haif-past eight
| O'Clock sharp. Almost every day there Is ses-
| sion; the labor becoming fatguing, and
| all are anxious to get away. The strength
| Of the opposition lies among the North
| ern bishops. The friends Of lnfaibility
have concluded to keep the Council open until the
oppos Ion are inspired to vote the right way, but
they don't seem TO have any acquaintance with the
holy Sprt yet 1t is reasonable to suppose that the
most sensible ones among them cultivate the friend
sions are closed. 1t is q holy proceeding to keep
venerable bishops In an insupporable climate whose
c0nsclences viii not permit them TO vote for the
dogma or the personal lnfallbty or the Pope. The
vatican clique know how very uncomfortable many
Of the Northern bishops are lodged and it is have
them reduced to skeletons and to .unanimiy that
the sessions OF the Council have been so constant
during the past week. The Pope Is determined to
keep the Council In session all summer IL VIII not
be adjourned until the "bg' dogma is decided and
all the Influences powers, &C, OF the Vatican are at
work to have it q success.