The New York Herald Newspaper, November 11, 1877, Page 8

8 DAME FASHION. French and American Taste in Dress Contrasted. USEFUL HINTS FOR LADIES. All That’s Lovely in Furs and Silks. OUTDOOR GARMENTS. One of the mest singular mistakes that persons make 1p juaging of fashions ia in supposing that because one ‘thing 1s fashionable others are not, Fashion was never Bo arbitrary but it could be adapted to comiort, and it was never less arbitrary than now. ‘There is hardly a design, a material or a color that canuot be worn, provided it snows grace and fitness of purpose. There isa beautiful harmony just now between the colors, the fabrics and the season, All the warm, bright colors are in request; al the soit, woollen fab- rics, and larger, ampler forms of garments than we Dave had for several years past. There is abundant opportunity for those who have a fortune to epend it, but there is also a provision for a simple yot lady like and stylisn mode of dress for those who choose to avail themselves of it, Simplicity tnis sea- son has this advantago over extravagance, that It does not pay a high price for old ideas. The udvance on ‘the cost of dress in previous years is confined to gar- ments and articles of French manufacture, and is only felt, therefore, by those silly ana ignorant persons who think notbing is wearable that does not come from Paris, aud very dearly have some of them had to pay during the past year for their folly. The French say we bave ideas in this country, but cannot carry them out; but this ds nottrue, It very | often happens that the ideas, even when suggested, are so badly carried out abroad that they have to pe harmonized and completed at home before being con- siaered fit for presentation here; and the fact that American duplicates are always improvements upon French models shows that it is not taste that is wonting, only a willingness to recognize home talent. It has been remarked frequently by correspondents that American ladies dress as much better tnan French ladies as the French better than the English; and that this is true ali will admit who have had an opportunity of comparing by personai observation the cities of Paris, London and New York. French ladies, even of high position, ao not disdain to trick themselves in imitation lace and jewelry in a way that the wile of an American mechanic would despise, “It is no uso bringing fancy French sets of ornaments here,’ said a French modiste in our cit; merican ladies would rather go without jeweiry than wear anything besides diamonds when they are dressed ;” and this he con- Sidered a featbor jn the cap of American ladies. It they show their good sense as well taste by endeavoring in future to stimulate art and industry in their own coantry they could achieve a work for which posterity would be grateful, French taxes, addea to American duties, have certainly brougot prices of Parisian productions up to fabulous sums, A silk and velvet suit, trimmed with fur, was recently Imported at a cost of $500, and there was nothing re- markablo about its style or quality. 4 COMPLIMENT TO AMERICA. The London Times, of October 7, in an article on American enterprise, indorses American fashions so tordially that it is @ fact for national as well as indi- vidual congratulation, it says of an American fashion Magazine that it “isthe most remarkable work of its class ever published, and combines the attractions of several English magazines.” it also adds:—"The most charming shapes are produced,” and “Paris, Berlin, Vienna and London have each their represen- tative style of fashion, but in America’s book of fashions a collection is presented such as no other magazine in the world can show.’’ =urely this alone Ougnt to convince ladies that the styles at home are considered more elegaut than those abroad, and they can be secured at a much less cost. AMERICAN BILKS. No othor silks, toreign or domestic, are mauufac- sured on the same principio as the American silks, and Jarge orders are being received from Paris for these goods. The judges at the Centennial Exposition pro, nounced American machinery for the manufacture of silk goods superior to any in use in Europe, and the silks are warranted not to cut or wear shiny, are made expressly with an unobtrusive lustre, which harmonizes beautifully with the camel’s “hair and all fashionable dress goods, and for real, service are pre-eminently the choicest silks offered, The black or colored gros-grain dress silks, twenty-two inches wide, are reduced to $150 per yard, and are warranted all silk. We have also the all silk armure, a new and beautitul fabric, in biack and ali the pew cloth colors, in * great variety of patterns, which is especially adapted for polonai or suits, and combines handsomely with plain silks or woo! goods. It is a soft, clinging texture, that will bear any amount of abuse, and will not wrinkle or become defaced. This also is twenty-two inches wide and $1 50 the yard, Then we have the twenty-four inch Florentine siiks, in black and colors, for all pur- poses of lining, av seventy cents a yard, Those have 8 soft, crape-like appearance, and will drape most beautifully. The same manufacture in all silx gro: taille comes in day shades as well as brilliant evening shades, rivalling in effect the most expensive fabrics, and can be had at $1 per yard. In selecting silks for wear ladies should choose rather those which have a fine cord and mellow feel than tuose with @ heavy grain and harsh touch, Many of the manufacturers of silk in France have failen into the practice of using heavy dyes, which increase the weight of their goods without adding to their durability, Consequently it 18 vo longer lo to be influenced by the weight, as formerly, in the pur- | chase of silks; for, in reality, light, sott goods are frequently superior to those that are much beavier, NEW MODBLS. Winter styles are about decided tor this season, although a slight deviation from these may possivly oceur later, No very great changes aro noticeable | since last month, with the exception of heavier ma- terials being adopted, and, of course, new designs produced more suitable for such fabrics, The | princess is still the leuding style for dresses, and is likely to continue so, as nothing can be more grac fully effective than a handsome costume patterned alter one of those stylish models so admirably aduptod to the elogant materials now in vogue. The very distingué ‘‘Antolnette’’ princess dress is one of the latest designs, and is arranged so as to produce the effect of a train skirt worn underneath revers, both back and front, display'ug its graceful folds, The polonaise, although stil much wora, is becoming longer and longer, ami probably ere many montos elapse will verge graduaily into the princess aress, All drapery 14 Woru very low, and 1s becoming to both stout aud slender figures. Short dresses for street Wear are gaiaing in popularity, being iounad both con. voniout Much can be aod suitable for this season ir favor, and they a ither Walking of business Suits than sweeping trains, which though appropriate | find becoming tor house oF dressy toilets, only answer the purpose of scavengers when worn on the street, OUTSIDE GARMENTS. Paletots and jackets seem more popular than dol- mans, anc worn half-fitting, long, and demi-long. | Yussemeuterie iringe, embroideded galloon, or tur aro ed for outdoor garments, and scretion dictates. the “kr. | mentioned as adapted to all | ol mtable for every occasion, It | 18 double breasted, joose in front, halt fitting iv the back and is particulary desirable for cold weatuer, ‘THe VORKALDINE.” ‘This is another stylish jacket, purtiaily tting, with Vest to simuime the lireton ‘style Wecidedly the most distingué of tight-fitting, Ouldoor garmunts is the “Garde Frangaise’ cua, 1 “Outtlie” paletot ts | fglso deserving 0! notice; : fronts, crossed | diagonally rom right to lett, back is bi fitting. The ‘Zctia” cloak, ie circle and “Theckia’’ redingove mong the vovelties for long gireet garments, the (wo former being especiully de- sirable for carriage wraps, (ur lining adding consider. ably tothe warmth aud comiort Tue “Garrick” cape “js w Conveniont dna Bylisb addition to 4 street cos- tu rapidly gaining in favor, and can be worn with @nv outdoor garment, cituor made of the sawe mau terial or of some otber that |s appropriate to go with ‘ol goods, | later novelty 1s found in the “Gaurieile, | nes of tetcni ‘ard to-day, w' perhaps, iY athe ed-ct tour cabashay bus then distinction will bay old and , alana seems more desirable; ladies of limited jeans cannot afford to indulg novel or faucy ‘abrics, and must restrict themselves to those standard materials and more permanent design: whieh are jess dependant upon the whim or caprico the moment. Handsome boi tb, at from $2 50 to $4 50 Ny jountet rich silk, modiste, costs as much or mi on many le women expend in a whole ir upon their wardrobes Fashionable French modjstes are trying bard to jorce the rule ot very low vodices aud hardly apy eve for juli dress, At # recent exhibition of Frenca costumes tur dinner and fre Pere ail except ove were made in this style, and that oue—a magnificent combination of black sik and satin aod bead irim- tings, 10 clair de lune, bronze, amber and jet (cost $500)—was sold at once, and could have been resold several times, notwhhstanding 1s price, principally because iis modest design adapted it to vuried oc casions, NOVEL TRIMMINGS. Trimmings are quiie fautastic, Many and various tints 10 Dlouded as to produce a degree of bi sourcely credible, Maré al of flattened threads are among the novoities; also old und silver buttons. The briliant jet trimmings are no longer simple jet; swnite”? or biack, mingied with the bright, yet color- less, spectres, wre odbers of dark biue, amber aad bronze, which harmonize well with the now materials of silk aud wool, and are not ut all glariug, tue blend. ing of color being as periect as in an India shawl, Another novelty in flat trimmings are Ludia galloons, whose dark grounds show to great advaniage the bieuded cuiors of Persian aud India designs, These galloons aré very ollective a> 4 trimming tur princess dresses of tine dark camei’s bair cloth, and also for Breton costumes of tho same material § Giltand s:lver have alsy been revived und are used as cords, fat braids, leaves, Howers and wings oi birds, The Jormer ure employed upou jackets and costumes of dark blue and invisible green cloth, in conjunction with silk loons matcuing the shade of the material, und ter ure strikingly combined with ince and flo gur- niture of elegant evening dresses, and are also used in the composition of evening ornaments for the hair, Buttons vary in size, and are of really beauulul and | often artisuc manufacture, Shaded pearl, smoked peurl, set in oxyuized rims, dark shell, evony, ¥ table ivory au@ grained wood are ail Used in their com. position, Cuin butious and sequins are still fastion- able, bus the lormer are uot cousidered good Lusty un- jess they are wrought out oi tue precious metals, The “charity bangie”? ts the lacest, It a plano silver band Wit chuin, attached Lo asilver weight that holds one dollar in ten cont pieces ‘Tnese a in with a strong spring, and one ut a time can be slipped out at the option of the owner, Ley are ex- cecdingly convenient for stage fare, and ultogeiher the must sensible baogie made, VASUIONS IN FURS. Every body remembers or bas seen some remnants of the monstrous mufls, the hebvy, shupel cloaks, the wide, unprotective Capes and the ueuraigic collars, or ‘“victorines,”’ ag they were called, which our motbers und grandmothers hud to endure, and baving seen them must cougratulate themselves and women in general on the gradual, but steady growth and im. provement which bas given us the moderate, sensible and shapely desigas of to-day. ‘The rich, brown seul 18 undoubtedly the leading opulur fur of the seugon and is only supplemented By tne somewhat more rare wud exclusive sea otter. ‘Seal sucques are much in favor, fitted in to the figure, sort on the shoulders, and comiug dowa long, in accordance with present ideas in outdoor garments, which prohibit everything short in the way of a sacque, Seal dolmans are Lewer, and, iniroduced last season for carriage Wraps, Will appear this winter as street garments. Great caution, however, 1 sary 1n tue selection of a dolman, us, unless tho fit perfect, tho eflecis producea are vory bud. Besid ‘this, 11 cum hardly be said that they are genorally be- coming, ‘Trimmod sacques of sealskin are much loss in de- mand when new than those that are quite plain, it being so generally the custom to trim thom when a little worn on the edges and needing relining. A short sacque with the ed, worn can be sbaped and lengthened by trimming, und reiined with quilted satin to look like new at cost from $50 to $65. Ii the sealskiu was orginully of govud quatity it is weil worth waile to hi it remodelied and restored in tuis way, ag 1t looks {ully equal to one that cos! ‘The prestige woieh sealskin has ucquired contined to jackets or wraps, but 18 just as fashionable and just a8 groat a favgrite in the ordinary sets, con- sisting of a muff and flat boa, ‘ Quite a revival of chinchilla has taken place this we , and itis not omy in demand ior gets but very elegant sealskin sucquos are trin.med with it, Asei, cousisting of a close cul velvot palotol, trimmed with @ broad baud of chinchilla und velvet muff to match, hus been ordered by a distingtished leader of fashion, the paletot lined with ermiue and the muff having an tuner border of the sume beautilul fur, ‘The price of chincnilla furs for tue ordinary set mufl ava boa, range trom $35 to $75. Hundsome set Of pointed sca oiter are to be had trom $18 to $25 per set, The pointing consists in tbe introduction of white hairs, which 18 done by band, imparting a snowflake Giloct that 18 Very attractive. Next (o the sealskin perbaps mink may be classed as a popular tur. [ts traditional reputation, which bas been bunded down from muthers to daughters, ite lity, feuder it always @ favorite with 11; and now bat its fusmionuvle prestige has somewhat departed, and {js price cons: quently largely reduced, uo betier fur can’ be (du for thrifty Jadies of middle age wao care more for tue permunence of their iver articles of clothing than for the mere Caprice of fashion, ‘Ase ol mink, vot dark, but naturally striped and in good quality, can be bought for $15, and the prices range from this low figure up to $00 lor a choice set, which would have 1ormerly cost $125, RUSBIAN SABLE, Sable bas a distiuctive character of ite own; id there are jadies of the old schou! who will wear ing elge in the suape ol fur. Russian sable 1s always very soarce and nigh, but Hudson Bay sabi ost equally handsome, can be had ut less than half the | Price, sets beginning now us low as $7 and ascending to $150, while the Russian begins at $100 and reaches 4s bigh as $6U0, Furs which e be obtained at moderate prices are lynx and black Mirtin, blue 10x, beaver and brook otter, Mufls are quiv ail aud are Unished with tassels of fur, or sometimes bows of ribvon; while, ugsia, in the case of flowing turs the ioog bair falling over the wrist is considered @ sufficient Lush, ‘Trimmings aro wider by one-baif than those worn Inst winter, nud some noticeable novelties special department are introduced. These Dinations of fur tasselings with silk, lormiog a sort of iringe. The variety of designs 1s, 01 course, consiuer- able; und, as the idea is quite different (rom anything Delore introduced, it wilt be readily seizod upon by those who continually seek (or new things. One hand. ty le Of this kind of trimming, which muy serve fatnple, shows a succession of smail fur tassels, which, just touching each other, are attached to a siiken braid, Another i8 composed of smail tur tas- seig attached to circuiar ornaments of silk, and these are pendant from a braid. euging, Reversible iur trimmiags ure sewn in the centre, by reason of which the fur projects evenly on either side, ‘Those in lignt or dark Biiver gray, an inch wide on the peit, ure from filly to renty-five cents per yard; biack copy, same price; brown cony, irom forty \o sixty cents; Norway silver iox, from seventy-five copis to $175; gray lox, trom $1 25 tu $2 50; blue ox, irom $1 50 to $225; white couy, from thirty to torty cents. Real siiver tox trimming is from $6 to $12 per chinchilia, from $4 to $10; seal trimming, irom $2 up. ward. Silk wraps lined with fur although sull fashiona- ble wili be more stylish as additious for carriage and evening Wear Luan lor tbe sireei, Silk sacques lined with lur remain wore popular, because in realuy they are better adapted Ww the majority of persons, Tue Charm of boveily, vowever, With both styles of gar- | ments just mentioned 18 of course done away with, And tne demand is proportionapiy jessened, The seaiskin bonnet introduced last season is shown | Again and wil be accepted by lew of fashion, A which 18 stylishly trimmed with the bead of the seal aud a broad ostrich piume matching in cvlor. The siape is excuedingly pretty, with the brim thrown up from the side with coquettish effec, The turban bat is less striking and much leas ex- pensive, but equally popular, It 18 specially in vogue Uhis season in felt «# Weil as in fur, and is deservedly a Iqforite ou account of its unobtrusive form, which adapts it to 50 many different occasions, BEVIVAL OF THE ANTIQUE IN DRES8—DIS- CUSSING THE WEDDING OUTFIT OF THE SEAL SKINS—FLIES AND CHICKEN CLAWS, Panis, Oct 19, 1 The fashious of the season are carrying us buck to the fairy tales of our youth, to bright elfies dressed in clothes just as soft as bees’ and us pretty as flies’ wings, to sun and starlit colored raiment described as being that of princes’ dauguters, and to the dear old grannies ofjuveaile times, We have scarcely noticed this because we did pot appear all at once in our pice ture book costumes, We only came to them gradually, commencing with clocked stockings, red high heeled shoes, short skirts, laced bedices and | pointed bats. But wow, as we go along | in Irish cloaks or drab caped coats, we cannot help betug struck with our figures aud are bungrily cast- ing our eyes about in search of this or that; wo should not deserve to have had any rhymes taught us @t ail, if the lives concerning Mother Hubbard in the the poor dog @ bone did not come up Spontaneously and seem written expressly tor oure selves, Do not whe glacier piue neigouses recall that sharp winter morning when @ pretty girl shook ber feather bed outo! the window in order to send warm flakes flying through tho air for poor, thin clad orphans, whose noses and chins wore sore pinched any Kind of goods. It can be wade with either one, rf rev capes, and is suitable for children as well ns, kinds of aress goods cau be suitably made in the iavorite design called ‘scraplioe’’ poloua t Gtting, With # Seam down the middie of the side jorms carried \o ihe shoulders and the ed With two daris. For dress occasions and tire iruins are Vory Jovy, sesuming three dil- Bowmen ene eee square and peacock, These are Vory Vempting, Dus are also very costly, snd purpic—a kind action not lett unrewarded by Mother Goose? VISIONS OF THR OLDEN Tine, At the afternoon receptions already held in Paris we see girls in bigh lite boiding out bondon baskets in the same medieval gear worn by that chavciaine Who lowered her pitcher to the parched lips of a wandering witch, Could Titania herself bave been more radi- PROSPECTIVE QUEEN O¥ BPAIN—BEAVER AND | and plush tissues? And then, fabled story not giving scope wide evough for their mothers, memoirs and chronicies have been ransacked beside, and white AuniTIOUs MATRONS It is just to add thar all this treuble bas not been taken for the dress style only. Parisian matrons are anxious to distinguish themselves in art, even in in dustry and also in conversational talent, it is not @asy to talk, whatever certain bachelors may say of women’s tongues, Afternoon teas are sometimes adite; they are made expressly so for geutiémen, who ubbor visiting, as a rule, and yet who like a clever chat after business hours and long sittings. Politics, new books and gossip of a literary turn are the usual topics, Elderly temaies will drop in, but they never can bo kept out; neither would they talk of anything but dress and their pet animals, THE COMING QUEEN'S CoaTUMs, They bave to be borne with, The nuptial robe of the future Queen of Spain is the general topic with them, Tho dress of whi tin 18 to be covered with Alengon, manufactured #0 as to exhibit the coat-of- arms of the different nations formerly under Spanish rule, A home toilet worn by the royal flancée is mage of sapphire blue volvet, fastened with Rhenish stone buttons. The stockings are sapphire silk, the shoes biack satin cothurns, with Rhenish stouo on 8ix straps over the instep. A double row that every motion of the smali foot on stool or fender reveals a snowy labyrinth of womanly drapory. A FIOKLE KING, Talking about royal marriages, the King of Bavaria 4s really hard to pl When will be bave an “affaire de ceur?? Things went on very smoothly until the lady’s photo was privately sent per royal despatcn bag. Soon after the President of the King’s Private Council was sent for and informed that His Majesty really could not live in front of such a low forenead as that! The President looked; the fore- head was low; but he said that Horace had sung the low foreheads of Roman pi&trician beauties, Now, if there is a thing the King of Bavaria does not like, it ig to be told he might do a thing some one else has done, That decided the question; the aflair has been given up. LOW FOREHEADS. The King may be original in some of his notions, but that horror of nis foro hair on the forehead is at least shared by others, Vandykes down to the brows are hideous; perfect cobwebs are formed over others, andthe question naturally arises what may be inside such a brain. A fringed forehead isthe height of fashion; this style is somewhat less objectionable be- cause the wind blows all the fringe off, and the wind is very high just now. BEAVAR THE FASHIONABLE FUR, This has made the people think of their furs, and it can already be fairly stated that the kind preferred for next winter will be beaver in Its natural tints, skunks, and chinchilla, The natural tint of beaver is a grayish brown, The autumn furs are all creamy- looking, and this trimming is sewed round fourreau cloaks that are very long. Plumes on round Gains- boroughs and Devonshires are extremely long; two are placed on-the same hat; one curls round the front of the crown, Casnmere shawls are being worn as skirts, and a deep trimming of cashmere from the knee downward placed on a satin dross, as if it were a band, will be matchea by a cashmere bat, somewhat turban-like, WAG YOUR LEFT EAR. Two curious designs are iu great favor for jewelry and brooch purposes. It is the chicken’s claw, Such claws as these end chicken hearts are totally distinct, The ornament looks formidable on velvet bows, lt is also seen for dressbooks, Rats and mice are having a fine scramble over ladies’ rings and sbhawipins. But the unkindest thing in this line is the real fly. It is simply mounted on a stud and worn in the ear.: A lady may take it in her head to pat op one only, and a friend is sure to approach with a compliment, fancying it is real. He will goon wonder at the insect’s perseverance and endeavor to trigbten it off, when the wearer will laugh and say he bas been caught. It is rather sHly, but the old stick- ing plaster mouches bad no more sense in them, There aro so many obnoxious buzzing things in this world that, whether two or six logged, it is a satisfac. tion to catch one now and thei NOVEMBER SHOOTING STARS, TO-NIGHT'S EXPECTED DISPLAY O¥ METFORIO SHOWERS—ANNUAL CANNONADE OF THE EARTH BY COSMgC PARTICLES. Tho pfecise time has arrived when the full and brilliant November meteoric showers, which anpually encounter the earth, may be expectod, They consti- tute a separate and distinct phenomonon and are entirely distinct from the luminous displays that give life and motion im the calm realmsof oightin the month of August. The November meteors are always looked for with the greatest interest. Up to ten years @go many astronomers found considerable difficulty, or failed altogether, in forming an estimate of the cir- | cumstances under which they becamo visible to us. It was observed that the iines of all the meteors, if traced back, converged in one quarter of the heavens, and this point accom. panied tho shooting stars in their apparent motion westward, instead of moving with the earth toward the east, The source from whence tne moteurs came was thus shown to be independent of the earth’s rota- tion and exterior to our atmosphere, The existence of a radiant point from which they all appeared to travel@™@ whatéver par®of the sky they bocame visi- bie, was a fact which, although in reality it affords a jution of the problem of meteorto origin, Yet it pre- uted difficulties to many observers. It 18 now well esiabirsheu that ‘e@ ure numerous zones ot immense extent, consisting of particies of matier re- voiving in clouds around the sun, aud that whea tho earth tu Its orbital revolution passes through or near them they are dragged toward its suriace by tue force of her attractive influence Contact with our atmos- phere causes the purticles to igaite aud appear as globes Of fire or shooting stars darting through Lhe firmament, THE MARTH ASSAILED WITH MISSILES, Tos phenomenon bas always occurred on either tI 11th or 12th of November, and observers may be re- warded to-night or to-morrow uigut vy one of the most wonderful, as well as granacst of Datural exhi- bitions, As the eartu sweeps on ber wide path she encounters no meteoric streams to compure with this, As she reaches certain parts of the vroit sue 1s ex- posed year after yeur to a species of cannouade of grouter or less intepsity, and the weight of the metal with witch she is thus assailed is tar heavier than she has to eocounier at aby oluer periou, For a continuous duwapour the November showers Lave ed, ‘The stream that 18 Low uppronc! to be attracted from its normal course by tbe influence of Jupiter un@ Saturn, giant mem. bers of the planctury system, and as ail the meteors travelling in & given part Of the system must be sub- Joct to the same influence, the November sireaw may be shifted through @ space of enormous extent. iI the earth, thereiore, reached at this precise date a point where the range of Vibration irom the true or- bit had occurred the epoch of the display may be past~ ened or delayed. it may happen, too, that the globe May pass through the richest siream ia the daywime, or a part of our planet tay be sueltered from tho cl some uncertainty naturally rests npon ine dates and durativus of meteoric showers, but they have rarely fatied to’put in an appearance in some quarter of the carth at this ume, The’ dis- play predicted in August last was observed in Ulster county, im this State, The showor was very fine. A meteor as large as 4 man’s head, it is sutd, passed Over Saugerties between ten and eleven o’ciock with a hissing sound similar ‘to that made by a skyrocket in passing through she air, and it illuminated tne for severai seconds. In many parts of Bag- lay im August. No atories in ali parts of the world will be jully occupied to-night in seanuing the heavens, for though shooting siars ure shorttved tne relations which they present to other celestial bodies are of very considerable importance, and may be the means of throwing great light on many most interesting sub- Jects in astronomical research, The Society of the Crescont and Cross will give an entertainment at Chickering Hall, on Friday evening, Novemver 16, iu which Mr. and Mrs. Harold Power will appear, A grand ball will alee be given, under the auspices of the society, at the Academy of Music, on vouing uf December 11. ¢ treasurer of the society remitted by yestoraay’s or £100 to ihe American Minister at Con: nople aod £100 to the American Ministe burg, to be expended for the relief of the wounded soi- diors within the Turkish and Russian les respec- tively. NEWSPAPER BOOTHS. 0 the Board of Aldermen passed a resolution authorizing a Tammany hewspaper com- pany to erect small booths throughout the oity for the sale of ita sheets, It is contended by the Department of Public Works that the Common Vouncil has no aa- thority to puss way such ordinunce, and the samo opiuion ia entertamed by the Corporation Counsel. Instructions were given yesterday by Commissioner Campbell to Mr. Joseph Biumenthal, Superintendent of Encumbranoes, to have tuese boots removed. It aouly attired than certain Parisionnes in their tons is understood that they will vO bak away imme- diately. THE FINE ARTS. ‘THE LOAN COLLECTION AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ABT. On the east walls of the central room on the second floor of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in West Four- teenth street, there now hangs an exceedingly im- portant, very interesting and valuable collection of Pictures of old and more recent masters loaned to the Museum by Mrs, W. T. Blodgett. This collection, some thirty-nine pictures in all, Includes examples of the Italian, Spanish, Dutch, French and English sonools, The paintings of the two latter, which were hung on these wails with other loan pictures and some belonging to the Museum, were noticed some weoks ago. ‘The most important picture and that which occa- pios the position of honor is “The Dead Christ,” by Anton Van Dyck. The life-size igure of the Saviour has just been taken from the cross, and holding it are Mary, his mother, and Mary Magdalen. Tho latter cannot bear to Jook at him, while the mother, with a face almost as white as that of tne dead Corist, bends toward him, her arm around his back and bolding bis left hand, Remarkably vivid and reufistic is the painting of the bloodless flesh’ of the limp figdre, so much so that there is @ horrible fascination about looking at it The foreshortening, one ef this master’s strong points, is especially to oe noticod, above all that of the right leg, which is one ot the finest pieces ef drawing, modelling and color- ing it bas ever been our good fortune to see in any of Van Dyok’s werks, The color ia the other Ggures and around belng deep and rich, throws out strongly the apparently colorless figure, which ts still so tull of subtle gradations of colors. Whatcan be more mas- terly than the treatment of the extremities, over which the blue tinge has stolen, of the gathering of the blood in the folds of the bent neck, under the arms and at other points, of the gaping wounds in hands, foet and breast, and of the drapery and blood dropping on to it It almost seems that the fingers could be inserted in the wounds, they open out 60 Strong. Though not pleasing in subject the picture is weil worthy of the maste; reputation, and one to -which one’s eyes again and again stray, drawn by its very height of realism. To the rigut of this noble canvas is bung a Head of the sweet, womanly St John “the beloved,” painted by that sweetest and richest o! painters, Carlo Dolci, The evangelist’s bead is turned to the left, with the long, rich, curling bair falling over, giving adwpirably rendered lights aud shadows to the tonder, handsome, Jovable face, aud be bolds iu bis band a cup in which isaserpent, The tone of the picture is rich aud very deep, and the face, irom under the waving hair, looms slowly and powerfully out Above hangs a hall-leugth portrait of the Prinoces of Orange in a fancy costume as Diana, by Nichvlas Maas, The curly-baired, fine-looking, volupiucus woman stands erect, looking proudly yet pleasantly out at us, about to draw an arrow from a quiver to fit into the bow which she holds. By her stand a couple of dogs looking eagerly, wistiully up at her, and behind is @ quiet twit landscape. ibe fuce and swelling neck and bust are admirable, and lilelike is tne action and modelling of tue arm about to grasp the arrow, ‘The flesn painting is especially fide, and a very noticeable point is the treavment of tho crimson velvet dress, with its splendid ts of hght aud shaue; the dogs, too, are vory natural, On tho lower ieit of the Van Dyck bangs a portrait of Gainsuorough, by himself, possessing, thereiore, Mmucu Value, but as often rather brown iD tone, though with fluely worked lave, Avove Langs a canvas exceedingly unsympathetic and ordinary in feeling, a *Virgip aud Cnild,” by Ovo Veuino. ‘This picture phssesses merits in its evident accurave reproduction of the commonplace models used Next to the St. John has been placed Mareschi’s “scene Near Venice,” belure spoken ol, which now belng within reach ol Mui examination will well repay 1, for there is som: ry delicate and admirabie wor! ‘A faege and importaat Cluude Lorraine, an “Italian Port at Suuset,’? hangs over tue Vau Vyck. Along iu a line witu the rail to tue right are a couple of companion tiguro pictures, by J. B. Pates, a pu- pil of Watteau, rich in color, well grouped, adwiravly drawn aod Watteau-iike in style, Iu the first a harle- quin apd pautaivon are iuruishing amusement toa party of ladics and gentiemen ima garden, the pantie loon playing a guitar aod wwe burlequin wuispering 10 one of the lair dames, Lhe companion picwure is also figures in a landsvape—a sort ol fete champetre, Iu the coruer ts one of the fest pictures of the col- lection, a very flue exampie Oi Adrian van der Velde, “Figures aud Buil.”” lo tho loregcvund ip the streot of a Ducch city # vull is ed by a tigut ot steps, woile beuind bim stands # mag. ‘To che lett, on tue pave ment, lies stretched a large hound; beyond, over the causal, r the trees vy # Uridge ure tigures, and abuve all an approacuing storm. ‘Ihe figures of the bull im ull light and the hound ta shadow, though like the rewt of the careiully painted pictuie duisued aod to @ degree, are posed witu lifelike uaturvine siaud boldly out fhe highly vurnoishey pictui sold in color and harmouious in tone and leav strong impression. I've foreground figure of » man vo the right by the house ana ot the one behind the bull are well given. Avove tuis iaiver picture bangs “fhe Guitar Les- sou,’”? by Geraid Lveberg, cool in tone and slightly bard and conventional in treatment, yet on the whale Pleasing aud in parts graceiui xt is Peter Hooghe’s “Party at Cards,’? possessing some adunir. wbie qualities 1 accessory painting, Which are, how. ever, dominated by the uninteresting, sul Dutch figures, ‘The fine Romney, betore noticed, fetains \ts posi- tion, wnile tue Sir Josbua Reynolds aud the Lebrun, hang on the left und rigut Waily respectively, By Joan Bapuste Pates there ts also a laudscupe with figures ‘‘Jurdiog d’Ancone,”? A portrait of Lucieotes Francisco Goya, by himself, 18 one of the most inter. esting of the collection, By it hangs a colossal boud of an old man, attributed to Correggio, and owned by Mr. Strong, of this city. **Le Mardchal-Ferrant,’’ by Wouvermuns, 18% fine exampie of tuis punter, Ibis full of acuion, with tue easily recoguizabie style, in Hyures and animais, tue weil told story, careiul treat ment of details aud an admirably given distance and breezy air. Solomon Ruysdael is represented by a flue mariue, a forewater sail coming up before the wind, beyoud One just going uboul, a fine sky, shadowed water, and beyond the lowland coast, There is # mioature jike scene, “Quay at Amster- dam,’ by Jean van ver Leyden; @ culm, quiet, gray laud aud waterseape, by Jean van Goyen, and ‘the Brewers,” by Peter de Biut;.a scene in a brewery Yard, with horses «ud figures, By Jacob Wuixcoppe there is un admirable still life picture, rich and deep in color and very natural, a pomegranate, grapes and fiberts—truly murveliously painie Bouningvou ts represented by a tender little moou- light, a scene on tue Ruine, aud Zamacuis by a strongly painted character study, “ihe Citizen Soidier.’? uted, siudiés fof frescoes by Delacroix remain in their pla.es on ie larger wall, and tue Rousseaus, the Dupre, the Corvt and the litte Troyon Lave beea placea together on the left wail, while on the right are the jarge froyon, amd the examples of Daauigny, Diaz, Vecamps, Boob-ur and Leys. Mr. Hutchins, the curator, deserves especial praise for (he manner io which he bas bung these piciures ‘with the space at bis disposal. THE COGNIAT AND KENSETT COLLECTIONS. There wasa ‘private view’? yesterday afternoon and evoning at the Leavitt Art Rooms of the coliec- tion of arms, armor and otaer curiosities belonging to Mr, H. Cogniat, wmioh are the result of thirty yours’ collecting and which for some three yeats tormed, as a loan collection, one of the most interesting and at- tractive features at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in this city, The collection of foreign and American paintings belonging to the late Thomas Kensett, of Baltimore, and wiiled to bim by bis brother, the late Jonu F. Kon, sett, the artist, were also on exhibition, and ‘ho sale of both collections will be made by the Messrs, Leavitt in December, the Cogniat collection to be sold on the 19th, 20h and 2isi of the month, and the Kensett collecti 1 pictures on the two following days, ‘The Cogniat coliection, comprising 766 lots iu ali, is probably the finest collection of its kind ever onerod for sale in this country, Inarme there are fine xpoci- mens from the (wellth century apwards, swords, ra- piers, halberds, poniards, crossbows, wheekiock guns, powder horns and pistols, There are also Oriental and savage arms, scimeters, yataghans and tulwars Gnoly orparmented, Defensive armor is woll represented, as aro old-fastioned weapons of tne chase, Thero are also a number of curiously and fuely ornamented Spanish, Italian and German cuskets aud chests, and @ large number of pieces of bric-a-brac, Ceraiic art 18 well represented by mayolica, terra cotta and falenco, and there are seyoral specimens of Venetian glass. ‘Tueré are ouken tavles and builets of the Louis XiIL aud XLV. periods, old brouzes and ¥rench clocks, and a number of medals and rare coins of various coun- ics of Various Kinds are numerous aud others aro avo Gold Coast costumes and Bust [ndiaa cur: Among tho most nota objects are a Sooich olay tore, sixteenth contary Louis XIV.; an English rapier, bus sixteenth century ; « Frencd one, of the same century, witb carved handle, time Heart LL; ao [alan basket hiled one. of the same contury; a Turkish sword, with solid sliver gcabbard, Clogantly worked; o wheel-jock gan, of the nth century, incruated with ivory; a dagget ath, seventevnth con- tury; two French daggers, of & jourteenth; a Spanish wheel arquevu inlaid Witu steel, date 1640; a Fiemisu paiverd, of the sixteenth century, with the original polw; two Vory choige and rare cross- bows, of the tuirteontn cenvury; # Spanish carbine, ] witu'e ory claboratoiy carvou silver mounting, for- Fingliy, there is a flower piece by de Arreias, very | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER ll, 1877.-QUINTUPLE SHEET. eighteenth “Boutet, artist;” of embossed silver sixteenth apd seventeonth Centuries; a statuette group of made of boues, time of Louis XIIL, by Boucher, rare; three excellent replicas 4 of Rattle as; & nce 08» peoials beeing “ longing to tre Duke o! the second to ind luace de Cluny ana of the last to the one of General henge od mxieents feng 4 style, ie raved work ung very fine, a Dauine, an Lalian executed in New South Wales; w umber of pieces of taience ana jolica ware, sone Etruscan pieces; a Few of carved oak, tine Lous X11J., once owned by archbishop Hughes, containing bre: tiny cingpey faience ti eye wos rencb chaveaux; a gold coin of ip 1270-83; one of Jonu IL. 4 groat of Edward IIL, a eeveral very fine medals. ‘the Kensett collection consists of some ane hun- dred und twenty pictures, mostly of cabinet s1z0, of which fifty-two are by Kensett and of varying inerit. There is @ veby woticeabie Rousseau, very rich in tone, aad three Troyons, one of whicn, with two cows @t pasture, 1s very strikiog, as is auother of a dog and geese. By Lambinet there is a scene near Loudon, aud another, ® charming imudscape, painted 10 1868, and ail the more yaluavle trom this tack ‘There are iwo heads attributed to Rembrandt. David Wilkie is rep- resented by a still life interior, A couple of Ziems were noticed, aa well as a Que Oswald Achenbach, scene on the Campagna OC. Schlesinger is represented nice litte p.cture of H, Boughton’s ‘Bereavement’ picture, ‘Fallen Leaves,” uro very fine aud there 18 a neat, sympathetic litte W, Hennessey. By F. 8. Church there is a South American scene, and 8, R. Gifford is represented by a strong Adirondack picture, ‘Curiosity,”’ by J. Ber- trand, is @ pleasing und weil drawo figure. By Wille 1m Morgan thero 1s a woman reading, und M. Vedder basa tine picture, fullot patnos, ‘Old Mortality. ’” A Very noticeable Kensett is ‘alls in: the Catskill Mountaina,”” Among the pther pictu noted were Ziems’ “En- trauce to Villa Franca,” an admirable £astman Jobo- son “Abou: Right,” a W. H, Farness, an luness, H. P. Gray’s “Convalescent; “A Roman Twilight,” by S. R. Gifford; Casilvar’s ‘Castle of Cuiliou,” « Lamb- din and examples of Colman, Lait, Shattuck, MoKutee, Warren and David Johnson. 4 A WATER COLOR EXHIBITION, . * M. Knoedler & Co, (Goupil’s) have arrunged in their small gallery a very charming little water color and black and white collection, One of the most noticeable and interesting of the pictures is a view of Berne Beliecour’s studio by D. Bourgoin. There ts a small marine and a landscape by R. Lebas, Noticeablo are two characteristic Boughtons, “Spring” and ‘Win- ter’’—gracetul, woll-drawn figures. By Gérome there ig an interesting pencil sketch of a Young Greek girl, and Verbocckhoven is represented by a delicate and pleasing iittle drawing of somo deer, There are two of T, C. Dibdin’s careful, strong and always admirabie water color piciures, “Abbeville Cathedral and the Market Place” und ‘Rausbon.” One of the gems of the coliection is @ bright and careiul little Detaille, » mounted hussar, equal in hush to 1s large canvases, ihere is w suli life by § aud a couple of figure pieces Asecond Detaule represents By Deiort 18 magnidceut wash peu and “rhe Coquette.’ A couple of strong Ve- ds are by A. Zezzo, ‘Aprés Diner’? is a bold and free picture by A. siwony, quite pleasing. Adolph Shreyer 1s represented by ‘Seeking Stelter,” a tne animal and figure study, and Berne Bellecour by a “Soldier Lignting bis Pipe,” and duaily there 18 @ peat little exampie of Ten Kate. HOME ART NOTES, The American Art Association bas secured thd Kurtz gallery for their exbibition, Subscriptions to the society’s fund are coming in. ‘There will be an exhibition on the 22d, 23d and 24:h of this month Jor the benefit of the Baptist Home for the Aged of the private gallery of Mr. Theron R, Butler, at No; 433 Fifth avenue. This important private col- lection includes Meissonier’s ‘La Vidette,” Gerome' “fhe Bull gbt,”? and his “Garde d’Houueur, Louis XVI; “The Preparatory Sermon,” vy Vibert; “Le ‘Nouveau Commis” and “Luspecting the Fortifications,’’ by the wi arust; Firman Girard's ‘Tue Paria Fiower Market; Kuau’s ‘Ibe Priest and Poucher;” “ihe Costume Shop,” by Zamucois, and examples of Ziem, Shreyer and many other notable mes. In order to make the collection more interesting Mr. Hawk bas loaned his Dotuille, ‘Sal Blesses;” ex-Governor Morgan his Alvarez, Le Day;” Mr, Mulloank a fine Merle and other gentlemen ym portant Canvasel The galery will be open trom two to ten P. M, ickets, $1, to had at Goupil’s, Schan’s und on the exhibition days ut the door, FOBEIGN ART. At the Paris Ecole des Beaux Art there are tor the season of 1877-78 in architecture, first gluse, 185 stu- dents; second ciass, 889; painting, 210 scholars; sculpture, 108 students; 892 in all. is ‘bere was published on the lst of the month by Braubury, Agnew & Co., of Loudon, “International Art,” a royal quarto volume, illustrating the artistic schools of France, Germany, England and America, There are sixteen India proof steel engravings and filty-two woodcuts, The important works executed for the Paris P: theon by M. Puvis de Coavannes are finisved and in place, They comprise four pictures illustrative of the life 61 St. Geneviéve, the patron saint of Paris, The rooms in the, Paria mairies, devoted to the solewuization of marriages, are being decorated with Appropriate paintings, representing marriage scenes of diferent ages. - M. Lévy bas lately finished a canvas which is much Praisea representing ‘Caligula Causing Himself to ve ‘Adayed as a God,” M, Curistopue has just completed a figure of ‘For. tune,’ to be cast in bronze tor she Salon of 1878, Michette, @ painter of tue school of Fortuny, nas on exbibiiion at the Goupil galleries in Paris, “A Spanish Marriage.” Toe winter exhibition of the English Society of nters iv Water Colors was opened ou the 20th ult, ‘he Atheneum reviows in the Dumber of Saturday, October 27, the “United States Centennial Commis- sion, Internauonal Exhibition 1876. Reports and Awards, Group L”” This group comprised pottery, por- celain, glass and artificial stone. The eleguat tagade o1 the Nouvel Opéra at Paris ia to be 1 up at night oy electric light The University at istiania has lately been exbid- iting the works of the late Norwegian painter, Adolf Tidemand, The great picture of tho **Battle of Avaby,’’ by Peiro Americo, a Brazilian artist, is pow on exnibition in Kio Janeiro, aod 18 exciting geberal interest, Lt is 36 feet Tong by'18 teet nish, with 400 figures, 20 of them like- nesses, aud is certainly {rot ali uccounts a splendid piece Of conception, composition, grouping, depiction upd coloring. Ihe battie of Avaby was fuughs m Pura- guay OU the Lith of December, 1563, Lopez, aiter the evacuation of Humaita, bad taileo back to the hills of Lomas Valeutinas to cover Asuucion, In tront of the position he impassable swamps, and at the purrows at Angostura the Paraguay was commanded Ly heavy batteries, Cuxia8 nade road in the marshes of the upper side, passed above Augostura, and, vy the aid ‘of the iron-ciaus that bad forced the narrow, landed suddenly above Lopez’s position, Ad- vancing, we fought a terrible ight for the ouridge over the Ivororo, and iurther on touna 5,000 10 6,000 Paraguayans posied venina the Avauy. (he first «ttacks upon tue Paraguayan ranks failed, but reimiorcements being brougut up zilian lancers crusued ‘he Paraguayan right, simuitaueously General Ozorio, now Murquez do Her- vai, wvimeeil led ti Brazilian jofantty against the Paracuayan centre, and, ater a ferce hand to band struggie, broke down ail resistance, driving the Para- guayan army into inextricable rout, in which its general, Caballero, tell, A tow days later the storming Of tne lines of Lomas Valentinas ensued, practically ending the war, though a your longer was occupied in ing Lopez, unul netted and siain at the extreme b of Paraguay 1m 1870. The artist has chosen the goat AVuby just as tho colit had diately betore Oxorio dis hot in the jaw and had to leave the feld, LEWIS’ MILLIUNS, abled by The examingtion th the Lows will caso was resumed at Jersey Uity yesterday belore C. S. See, Master in Chancery, Ex-Senator Wintietd, who was assisted by ex-Judge Fullerton, of New York, represented Mrs, Lewis, the widow of the testator, The cross-examin- ation ot Mrs, Lewis was continued by Mr. Gilchrist, She stated that her recent visits to Or, Park were for the purpose of obtaining prescrip. fous She also went ot his invitatiod tor ibe purpose of obtaining some particulars of Lewis’ peculiarities, He intended to puviish a sketch of the deceased millionnaire, but she asked bim not to do it Uil this suit had been with Lewis ona Barclay t ferryboat He intro- duced himsel!, alter taking # seat beside her; told her he was wealthy; paid her visits, and took her to restaurants. Alter she left him she did DOL immediately take proceedings to compe! bim vo support her, as he gave ber to unde that be was doing for ber all thi circumstances in whieh he bi placea. + him on account of and believing they shoud be, Mrs, nd exposed her gray hair, while Lewis coucealed hia hoary locks under a brown wig. This line of examination was continued during tne day and the case was adjourned, A CAR ROBBEK, At two o’ciock yesterday morning the conductor of the ‘‘ow! train” from New York on the Pennsylvania Railroad noticed the door ot a ireight car open while passing a trainin New Branswick, He stopped his train and wits the omployés captured a mun in the cur who had broken the lock off and was assorting gorse to throw ous of the cur, The carge cons OL yenoral merchandise tor gountry dealers, bief described himaeif as “Joka Stuith ary City, He was commitved in delauls of bai dL The OL Jersey THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL. PROGRESS OF THE WORK ON THE FINEST GOTHIC STRUCTURE IN AMERICA — THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS—COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING IN A YEAR, The great Catholic cathedral on Fitth avenue, which has now been nearly twenty years in building, prom~ ses soon to be completed, The building has been re- peatediv delayod by the absence of funds to carry on the necessary work, but it is calculated the requisite help will be forthcoming to accomplish the remainaer of the design, which is pure Gothic. The main ex- terior of the cathedral, the roof included, is already finished, and ail that remains to be built up outsite are the towers on the Fifth avenue front; the parapet around the side aisles and the pinnacles in connection therewith, The grading of the surrounding land ‘will be the last piece of labor, and that will not involve Much cost, Standing within the main aisle ot the cathedral the impression it gives is one of harmonious vastness, The great clustering pillars, larger than those of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, have nothing like an appearance of bulk or heaviness as the pillars of Notre Dame bave. They do not seem in the least to interfere with the view, aud though each section of a pillar weighs eight tons, they look us light and graceful in the couped’wil as so many single slender columns of about twelve inches in diameter. APPEARANCE OF THE INTERIOR. ‘Tho whole interior at the present moment is covered with scaffolding which, at the extreme cleva- tion of the ceiling resembles a spider's web, so groat is the height of the roof from the ground floor, Tuo plastering appears to have been almost entirely done, and the coloring of the ceiling, intended to givo itthe appearance of atone, was the only work going on in the afternoon of ye: terday., It bas a triforiuim like Notre Damo away Bear the spring of the root, but it is hardly likely it will ever be used in these modern days for the same purposes it was intended in the early time of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture. Tuere will be at least t side chapels, and the main aliar will have @ Space around it, OnE. ample room ior large and impressive effects in the mater of decoration, THE FINEST SITR ON THE ISLAND, ‘The site of tne catnedral it haps ihe bappi lection on the whose isiand. It caps the highe of the ridge on Fifth avenue, and when New built up will form the very centre of tho city, Catuedral of Notre Dame in Montreal and the cele- brated cxtuedral in Mexico have bituerta put in rival claims for pre-eminence as ecclesiastical structures it oe ola ork is on the contineut of America; but, thougn ecucn m its way is vast nd imposing, neither can aitempt to compare io beauty ot material und design with that on Filth avenue, In toe mooulight, with all the exquisite tracery of its side windows and facade sotteued aud relieved, ibere notbing on earth that so vividly recalis the saying de Staci, that architecture is frozen music, ising of this temple to the worship of God has ween, like most efforts in the same live of the Catholics tn this country, slow and painiul, but bound, as it would seem, to be solid and successiul. The money has come 1n ju @ rather sluggish stream but none the Jess gurely, and the cathcural willivevilably be dnisbed and prove the greatest orpament of the city. A DIFFERENCE FROM NUROPRAN CATHEDRALS, On the east eyd of the vuilding several large boilers for heating purposes are veing placed in position, Contrary to the practice in Kurope, this cathedral will nave regular rows ol pews, the same as inany efour city eburenes. Ihe European cat! is have been built great measure at government expense, aud can afford to dispense with a revenue from pews; but one Hke this, which has been raised chiefly by the money of the poor and must continue to be sustuined irom the game source cannot afford to neglect its eprernniiiee to demand a price for the choice seats within its mag- nificeut precincts trom the richer members ol 1t8 cous gregation. Its uccommouation will be at least ten thousand, One yeur {rom now, it is expected, should the money not fail, the towers on the Fitth avenue tront—885 feet high—wili be completed, Half of the Btaiued giuss windows, presents from individuals and societies, have been placed in position, and some gor- Reous specimens are oo» 1n Course of preparation to Hi the remanving balf, ‘THK STAINBD GLASS WINDOWS. The lives of the four evangelists, Mathew, Mark, Luke and Jona, are illustrated in tne four trausept windows, Over the south transept door the leading incidente in the life vi St, Patrick, the gilt ol Ube old Cuthedral to the pew, are represented, and ia the cor- respouding window of the north transept the striking features tuat marked the oureer of the Biessea Virgin ure portrayed from the visitation of the anzel Gabriel to hor translation to heaven, Window No, on the north side, the gift of Mr. sernar McKenna, represents “Tho Three Baptisms,” by dre, water aad sword, and is @ strikiogly vivid picture, Window No. 2, on the same «tde, contains u very bril- lant sketch of 5t Bernard preaching the second cru- unde for the recovery of the boly piaces in Palestine, a gift to the Casuedral trom tue diocese of Rochester. Window No. 3, contributed by the Society of Christian Brothers, und made, like nearly all the rest, im Chartres, in France, rep- resents Pope Gregory giving La Salle, alter whom a@ famous railroud town in Iitin: is now Called, bis commission to preach the gospel to the Western Indians, Window No. containing the “Martyrdom of St. Lawrence,’ is a sirangely tascinat- ing ufrangement of light und r. the saint strevcbed nude upon the gridiron and the wild, red flames lapping bim all over are realistic im the rend. ering, while the remorse! Judge sits above the agonized saint and Wears au expression of face ex- tremeiy like Bo ‘weed. OTHER DESIGNS. A rose window in tne iacude is in rich mosaic stained glass, I'he sanctuary and the apse, the 01 with #iX and the other with tive windows, will con. tain, perdaps, ibe floost.desigus of ail, All the wi dows will coutaia ou tue outside frames of double pluted French glass. “Wiodow No. 1, on the soutn side of the Cuthedral, represents St, Vincont dé Puul atbering litle and forlorn children aroand bim. ie a irame to the leit of bis tuli length likeness he is secu personaiing a man whom he has succeeded in liberating Irom prison and be bears the whole brunt of the jatior’s vile abus cruelty, in a frame to the rigut he 1s | served stooping down to talk to two tittle ragged wails in the common thorough{ure of a town. Tepresentation 18 oxtfemely clear and tne colors handled with artistic discrimination. MISCELLANEOUS DETAILS. The Cathedral has 0 far cost about $1,500,000, A vast amount of brickwork hag been done in its cons struction, but wot a trace of it is visible to the eyo, The marble came from Lee, Mass., and Westchester, N laid by Archbishop The towers are at present raised 150 ‘eet to the base of the spires, which will ascend 285 leet nigh The root, though con- structed of wood, bas been rendered fiteproul, Mr, Dwyer, the wssistunt superintendent, furnished tue reporter with bis iniormation. e foundation stone wes 5 ‘THE TEACHERS Al S1EINWAY HALL, . fiecit ° The Teachers’ Association of this city lust evening give ove of those entertaiuments that of late yeurs huve become so popular at Steinway Hall, The vast bail and galleries were densely packed by au entnusi- - ustic and critical audience, who, judging by the applau bestowed upon the caterers to their wmusement, left thoroughly satisfied with the efforts of each and every one of the periormers, The entertainment opened witha quar- tet, ‘be Three Giossea,” by the Orpheus Quartet, Mrs, Kate Roed, the soprano, was the favorite of toe evening, and every Limo sue appeared suc was rap: \urousiy applauded. Her rendition of “Dare | Peli 7/4 aud the “Nightingale’s trill”? proved that she is an artist of rare merit. Mr. Fred Harvey, the tenor, won his way to the confidence aud sympathy of his audicnce in the sougs entitied “ihe Buacon Lights Me Home,” and “Fiow’re, I Thee.’’ He too was honored by irequent applause, ‘Vhe one who curried the audience by storm was Lettie Biume, a young and delicate lady, apparently Hot more thun eightevn years of uge, whose rendition of Wilson’s poom, ‘Ihe Painter of Seville” and Bry. ant’s “Bobolink,” elicited rounds of applause, Mer imitation Of the chirp of the bobolink was remark. uble, She was especially happy im humorous dialogue, and the manner in which sue depicted “Une: Aminadab's Love Life’’ was very clever, Leo Koil Acted 48 pianist, and among the ovber artists who de- erve Mention Was Miss Charlowe Farrell, who recited two selections in a very creditable manner; Mr, Charles Fosver, Mr. Joho M. Kuapp and Theodore H. Hogers, 01 the Orpueus Quariey, POLICE COMMISSIONER SMITH, Mayor Ely yesterday received a communication from Police Commissioner William F, Smith announe ing his departure for Europe on board the steamer Egypt. This letter also empowers tue Mayor to fill Mr, Smith’s place in case of any extraordiwary emer gency which might arise in the city where a tull Board of Police Commissioners would be required, ‘The emergency referred to 1s a riot or an insurrece tov, The Mayor yesterday remarked that no poiivical elguificance woatever couid be attuched to Mr. suitu’s letter of resignation, Lhe gentieman goes abruad tor the benefit of bis heaith, and during bis avsenc which 18 expected tv be lor about two montha, to study the police ems of Eugiaod avd THE ®ONFIRE BOYS, Judge Smith, at the Essex Market Police Court, yes torday was somewhat perplexed as to what dispostion to make of twenty young delinquents arraigned before him for vuilding bontires in the streets, notwithsiandivg that the election is past aod tue resulis accurately ascertained, As each trembling juvenie was in tura jummoned to respond, he was formally and solemniy committed for examination, The lads were ali Ule in excuses that no one was especially eligivie fur commitment to tue Retuxe, Singularly enough, they Were all ou the Bide of the winning candidates The constituents of tue newly elected Senators were admou- ished pot to trust too implicitly to their influence at Albany for the tuvure, and permitied to go ree,