The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-18

~ Nih''t SN'i'oi'Siy VIZ wi oItS VI llIt
water; but this is just as he would prefer
to have it, since his American customers are
silly enough to pay him u tn d or hate
more than he could get rom Parisans
lie is no more successful as a designer or
filter of costume than scores of modistes
here and in other cities. Among the hun.
dreds Of women that one sees N the Bots
de Bologne, at receptions, or in the Jo.din
Mabille, probably very few have ever hca d
of Worth. But if there is doubt as to the
precise salon from which fashion originacs,
there need be very little MS to the medium
employed by modistes to introduce their
styles to the fair public. The Partisan
mods cs are adopts in advertising, as every
tquel er of he beauti I'll drives of the
Bots de Boogne knows. Not all those cas-
ily approachable, painted, disdlsde beau
ties driven in elegant low opened cabs
own the paraphernalia that eycites such en-.
vious admiration in the hearts Of the
more 'rtuous of their sex. they are sim
plS dummies for the display of fashions.
Partisan ladies seem To know almost as
much cedom as theywor'd TO examine the
dlape'" that covers frame in shop win.
dow. But, as work Of art, the dress is
well worth inspection, FOR it is the result Of
a patient study and cultivated aste that,
when displayed on canvas or marble,
has Won for its author the reputation
of genius. What harmony of colors :
what adaptation to he complexion
and style % the wearer, TO the upholstery of
the carriage, and even to the livery and
horses. 1t is a fact that The demi monde of
Paris ale med'um for the introduc, on
OF the styles that sooner or later appear on
Fifth ay1 lue, Waba7h avenue, PEI 1sylvania
avenue, in fact ever, here thIt the fever of
fashion RACES
In all mat,crs "a ,aste and dec >rd,ion: in
all the d" and versatile prov zee Of art
from the cons ,uc,ion o, a grand opera
house 70 the manufacture Of sleeve button,
the + ench excel all other people. For
generations they bave been the glass Of
fashion and ,he mold Of TO m Their
wrctched lutte chambers, salons, restaurants
and shops, are full Of mirrors; not Ii tie
glasses like ou-s cast.Ay distorted reflect.
ions Of u woman's head ard shoulders, but
large mirrors N which the feminine form
div me may he glassed, and 10y means
Of which years of sef.criticism has enabled
them TO attain an elegance Of Dire :, Of pose,
and an ease Of mar1er that can be found in
such perfection nowhere else. There was
wisdom N the advice Of Eme son to the diff.
iident young man shave your clothes cut
by the best tailor; twill relieve,you of much
embarrassment" and the woman who said
that the consciousness Of being perfectly
well dressed gave her a severity Of mind
that religion had never been able to bestow,
expressed no doubt the implous sentiment
of many Of her sex. No one will he at his
best while handicapped with the conscious
ness OF mean appearance. But, while the
elegance of dress Of this people may be at
tributablc to their use of mirrors. as well as
10 the inscnsiblc influence OF works OF art,
80 abundant that they may be seen from
every window, much Of their elegance Of
manner is the result of their social life. No
people live IN such inccssant social
attrition as do the French, They
are always on parade, and a
refinement of what with US is vulgarl
called society manners, is habi,ual with
them, they have contracted it on the boule.
wards, in the parks, and in the gas-lighted
cafes, where they have lived. The super.
fetal beauty ami assiduous practice of the
graces 50 characteristic of this people, that
il Is called "Frenchy" wherever it appears,
l do not mention oaly 70 praise. l believe
il has been attained AZ the expense Of the
more sterling and ennobling characteristics
of mind and heart and life With US life
is TOO short and serious, and, think I may
say sublime in its Inspirations and aspira.
tions to be absorbed and starved in the
triyiaities Of appearance and manners.
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