The New York herald., 1879-07-14

The economy Of this she argues. is wonderful Tor
your dress never goes ont of fashion. She strongly
recommends buying good stuff and having 1t well
made. "for well made dress jacket. though It
cost more than one made by q novice. will look and
hang well to the end, while the other will
not" The fashion of wearing cheap laces and
cheap ribbons she utterly denounces. In the matter
OF laces she recommends buying the antique which.
though expensive. is always handsome and never
wears out. The present close fitting dresses. dein-
ing the beautiful lines of the hips and falling in
slightly at the knees strictly in accordance with
the natural lines of the body. and "far from ugly
on well proportioned figure" She lamcnts the
fact that paners on the hips are coming again into
fashion. We hope that this is only n rumor. and
that the ladies of the boasted nineteenth century
will not return to the barbarities of $50 years ago.
Mrs. Hawes gives some good advice in the matter of
jewelry, and thinks it much better taste for
woman to wear one diamond ring or pin than to
have half dozen sets OF fashionable gold jewelry.
Hair dressing is given chapter and the writer tells
of lady whose luxuriant tresses held in place
by one solitary hair pin. The children not for
gotten in this Hitchcock the advice regarding
their dress is worthy the attention of mothers.
NJ. sARCEy ON THE coMEDIE FRANCAIsE.
The address delivered by the eminent French
has been written down by him and translated for tho
NineteenM Century by NJ. Barber In this address M.
Sarccy gives resume of the history OF this famous
company from its origin to the present day. The
repertoire couan OF the present company he tells us
includes about one hundred plays, which be pro-
duced on moments notice. There no "supes" in
this company; the 'stand around 'heavy thinking
parts" as they called here are taken by "young
actors. who have their trial to 60 through or old
actors who have other talent but their perfect
knowledge Of the boards" Tradition" he writes,
'alone constitutes the power OF the Comedie Fran
case In order. therefore, thoroughly to understand
this ancient institution it is necessary not much
to study the rules by which it is at present governed
the whole OF the customs and traditions from
which it has gradually risen. The cause of its glory
be fully understood only by searching its past
history and studying it from its very beginnings"
He has good word for M. Perrin. the present able
director of the Coincide FRANCHISE. whose good luck
has followed him to the Theatre Francais for
since its foundation has the house made such large
receipts. They vary from 6,000f to 7,000f. Hence
the dividends shared every year by the socetaires
have become enormous. The societaires, besides
the salaries they pay to themselves. last year
had parts shares which amounted to more
than 40,OO0f Add to this the supplementary
penses they allow themselves every time they play.
or. as 'weekles, supervise the getting up Of
piece, and you will that member entitled
to the whole Of part gets from 6O,OOOf. to
100000. per annum. Add again the fact that por-
ton of the profits has been deducted beforehand and
turned into two parts, part to increase the
era fund the other to form for every socitaire
little heap Of money which he receives the day Of
his retirement. 1t thus that Bressant, when he
took leave of the Coincide Francaise. received sOo0o
in q lump; his retiring pension is. think, s000f to
100000. a year. Such Is it still. this majes-
tic ensemble of traditions which is called the
Comedie FRANCHISE Everything is there, as in great
family houses. rich aud solemn. The employees Of
it rest there till old age and proud Of it. You will
find ushers there ceremonious that they appear
as If they dated from the Great Monarch and had
formerly opened the doors to him. The box openers
know all the habitues and salute them with afriendly
smile. Costumers and assistants transmit their
charges from father to son. The very forms which
used to reply to all who have anything to do
with the Comedie smack of old times, and in every
thing the Comsdie says docs there is politeness
and generosity which is like permanent homage
tn the memory of Mofere."