, 1874-11-08

Lucy Hooper, writing to the Philadelphia
Press from Paris. says " very interesting OK
hibitiou is now open in tho Palais do rlndustrie
in connection with that OF Flue Arts Applied to
Industry'-lt is the Retrospective Museum Of
Costumes, vast display Of tho garments Of by
gone ages. Here may be seen the brocades and
cloths OF gold and silver of the reigns OF Louis
XIV and XV., the milk.mald caps and linen
fchua OF the Revolution, the spangled Grapes ana
embroidered cashneres of the Directory. Here,
too, are numbers of old household articles per-
tainine to the Middle Ages, silver-mounted es-
carcelles suspended to silvor-studded belts,
portable silver cases containg fork. spoon,
and (oh! horror Of horrors IN such COM
panlonship) sometimes q comb Is well ;
tiny knives in sheaths Of silver or en-
boesed leather, these two last being adapted to
be suspended to the fair owner's girdle; Bpeci-
mems OF the graceful feather fans SO familiar to
our eyes in Venetian pictures, with handles OF
silver or Of ivory, sometimes studded with
precious stones; fans OF tho Louis XE. period,
some painted by Boucher or by Watteau, some
With pcep-hole ingeuiously contrived on their
esting articles. A model Of poor little baby
Of the Middle Ages, swathed in aHaddling
bands of silver brocade. as tight and stiff as
ever Was an Indian papoose made me wonder
how tho poor little creatures ever survived the
treatment and lived to attain to years Of matu-
ritz. There was d curious model exhibited OF
Bobe, celebrated Polish dwarf, who must, when
living have beat Tom Thumb all hollow; his
INV suit OF clothes. several OF which were
with the figure, were apparently just about
large enough for six months old baby. Buff
coats and coats Of mail, some OF the former with
significant holes and ominous red stains visible
on their surfaces. took me back to tho novels Of
Walter Scott and the days of chivalry and ro-
nance. Nor we're the heroines Of romance want
ing in the shape OF their pictured semblances.
There WAS Gabrielle dEstrees. sweet and fair
enough in her quaint stjn dress Of scarlet and
gold 10 fully Justify the infatuation Of that very
gallant King Henry w., her blonde hair frizzed
sparkling brown eyes, rosebud mouth, and dainty
features Ill portrayed with llfel1ke touch. There
was poor Mario Louise dOreans, that daughter
OF Henrietta OF England who became the Queen
Of Charles II. OF Spain. and Was poisoned by the
Countess dc Boissons. sad and aweot and
deliesteoo'ng;1 there h.hc'a Tds n Nine ;.nt1s Dc
Of blne velvet, and with her bright
fair hair in cloud OF ringets about her un-
drapod aud beautiful shoulders, her almond
shaped blue eyes looking 1Angutshing from tho
canvas. worry type OF material and sensual
beauty Then We came acrosa picture OF the
woman who hurled this earth-born Venus from
her proud position and stepped into her placo
with 4 wedding.ring on her fnger,-Alme, de
old age, cloaked aud hooded and carrying 4
muff, but wearing profusion OF superb gulpure
lace. But one Of the most interesting OF the
portraits was one OF that lady whom some au-
thors call 'Ma1ia, unrecognized Queen OF En-
gland, the beautiful Mrs. Fitsherbert, painted
BY Ramsay, and showing ht~ ns most lovely
woman, wi:h an auu11ine nose, large blue eyes,
and cxquis:te1y nodded throat aud bust, and in
tellectuai and womanly countcnance. She weA:s
tho simplest of white dresses, with blue ribbon
in her hair. Altogether, the exhibition WAS one
OF Intense and varied interest"