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FAsHIoNABLE MovEMKNTs.-The fashionable sea-
son is setting in. The theatres are crowded-par.
ties are given-arrangements are in progress for
balls and soUess-oysers are in requsition-music
IL IN demand-dressmakers and milliners are as
busy as possble-the fashionable shops IN Broad
way are crowded by day, and brilliant saloons and
drawing rooms are crowded by night


In some respects IT may be said that the season
opened by splendid drawing-room given by Nj.
De la Forest the Consul-General of France, on oc-
caslon OF his marriage with young lady of this
city. Between the hours of one and five o'clock,
on beautiful day in the early part of this week
Tuesday last-he splendid drawing rooms Of his
house in Fifteenth street, near Union square, were


filled with the taste, fashion and beauty of the city
Carriages were driving up all day. and the company
was received in the Parisian style, whilst delicious
music, from a conservatory adjoining the drawing
room, floaed through the air. The rooms were orna-
mented with magnificent paintings by the old mas
tiers, for the Consul General is perfect connoisseur
in the tne arts, and is great collector OF valuable
pictures and antiques. The crowd was immense
throughout the day. and nearly one thousand persons
OF both sexes crowded the apartments, Tor the Con-
sui is well known in this city, having resided here
for nearly twenty years, conducting himself in his
official capacity, well as IN private, with that
and urbanity that have been peculiar
y French, and peculiarly honorable to him as the
representative of Louis Philippe IN this country
This may be considered the opening event Of the
fashionable season. and we believe that many very
brilliant parties will now soon be gwen.


Amongst other topics Of talk in the fashionable
circles is the approaching debut of MIR. Valentine
Mott, Jr. who is represented to be young person OF
superior genius and great powers as voca-
llst and whose ambition has probably been
stimulated by the success OF Mrs Mowat in
a different department OF art Mrs. Mott IS
represented by those who have heard her,
as one of the most bewitcbng conrato
singers that has ever astonished private parties in
this city. A most numerous and highly respectable
circle of connections and acquantances will be pre-
sent, and grace this interesting debut Of the young
cantatrtce, who has taken such bold step with the
concurrence of her husband, from the natural i'm
pulses of genius and taste. The name of Mott has
been long distinguished IN the annals of this city
on account of its association with eminent
surgical skill, and we have now every reason TO
believe that it will receive fresh lusre from music
and female genius IN that department Of the fine
arts