Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-09

ms interesting work on the Defomities OF the Chest
Does Frenchwoman assume vide skirt and
rous trimmings to aid the las, mentioned purpose as to
the waist, well conceal Ter meagre and bony
limbs The Englishwoman follows the example, and
adds to her ampler hips and relatively shorter limbs un.
TIL she converts herself into fomless mass. Does
Frenchwoman adopt the strongcstand garing col
ors TO overpower the yellow gren and black horrors
Of her vsage the frghtful nwtachoes of her upper
lip, her and dirty blaclhair? The English
woman assumes the fashionable olor, which is equally
calculated to make her look i'll, md the Frenchwoman
well, and which renders her exaisitc complexion in
spd, and gives her soft and lacid features the air
OF = an mouton qai recc''ta shep deep in thouehtl
So complete is the imposition generated by French
ugliness aad vanity, that the Frnch, as pasme and
scace to these amiable qualities mploy themselves ex
tensively Ia making models pictures of dresses
which their means, indeed denot permit of their
wearing-but which strangers in aer simplicity adopt
complete is this imposition, nat the most ignorant
French preender finds constant employment as a dress
maker in London her stock in tade being formed so
morstrous utterly To destroy beezzi pelleoyiaa
colors that render our women hidous and thong last,
not least the lncapablty of speaing word OF Eng
sh So complete is this imposition, that in London
many English dressmakers, whn their features are
hard enough and their compexn dark enough, find il
To their proflt IN assuming fenn names and refusing
to speak word Of Englisi some indeed of the
more daring, make curiousrnxure Of both languages
while the less capable Pretndes stupidity speak
word sentence Of toerabl Fr,ncn and the next of
vulgar English Batting the imposition, however the
success OF these women is aswe warranted that OF
their genuine French rivals.
GO The pretty Miss Clifbn isplaying at Baltimore
HaslWillls made her any return or the $1,000. which
he got out of her for the tragedy.
New ORLEANS MARKET CHAsATERIsrIcs, &C.
We recollect once, the frsrques ion that was asked
us by friend on our return from visit (being our
first to city famed for CERTAIN pscularities in the d.
acct &c. of its inhabitants vas were you 10 see the
markets of q morning? Itws not an idle question
Without seeing the markets or view or conception
IF no would ma have ben
was to be perceived in their dement, grouped toge
ther certain class of the people, where only per-
feet idea of their Peculiates pud be mbbed to the
best advantage. In the samenanner for person to
have perfect idea of the diff rent classes of people
of which New Orleans is cotpescd, visit to our
markets of morning, we NUT say, is Indispensable;
Sunday mornings too, of all oilers, seem to be those
on which the greatest numbdof people collect toge
theron these days. the working people resort there,
and the dngy sons and daugkers of Afric are per-
mtted recreation from their week day labors in the
country round 10 to the Gty to dispose of their
poultry vegetables, &c. &C., ngreaer numbers than
on any other; and the buyers Of the city, knowing
that the markets more plendully supplied with all
the necessarles of life Sunday pour forth in abun-
dance
BY day-brcak the sellers begin nunerously TO ar
rive from all quarters, by land md water in and
boat while close upon their heds followed the buyers;
every street aud avenue disgorgng ard again absorb
ing increasingly for or hours, huninds and hun
dreds, seemingly of every class and rank in the city
the large extent of ground occupied by he two mar
kes from opposite st. Ann, to Ursulin street. being
in the meantime densely crowded viii people. 1t
would take column of itseft TO name he variety OF
game fish, fowls fruit besides abundnt supply OF
butchers meat and groceries, which here present
ed and find buyers. The grocery fish aid vegetable
market is distinct from the meat market,ho building
appropriated TO the former is trianguarerecon in
the Tuscan style, the one wing or one sic of which,
is about APO feet in length, supported by tree rows OF
columns "a In each, set at the distance Of about Is
feet from other.
The side or wing of the building is no more than
$50 feet in length, supported in the samenanner BY
three rows Of columns; the breadth of tic covered
shade where IL terminates being about ll0tet The
whole Of this large building set with srnIl tables
stalls, in four rows and let 10 the varoe sellers
that frequent the market who, especially onS unday
mornings, seem too numerous for the acconmoda.
tons thus afforded them. The meat markets at the
distance of some 300 yards from the vegetable, il
long straight erection, supported by four row of pr
lasters 26 in each row, those at the sides hing at
the distance Of about IL feet from each otiyr and
from those inside the space between the two middle
rows being about "a feet and forming a semi lin
drca arch at the top. The whole length of thebuid-
ing may be abest 400 feet This market is nd less
crowded than the other, with buyers and sellrs, il
is set with frour rows Of small tables, and is IN
same style Of architecture.
The diversity of languages which are heard n the
markets, cannot fail ~ strike the Of sflnger
singularly, for here assemble French, Spaiards,
Dutch, Germans English, &c. &c. all speaking, If
not their own languages, nj least something yer near
them, meant for, perhaps French or English. Yet
after ALL the hubbsb Is not great might u ex-
pected, nor as we have seen ii where there vB but
one language spoken, the being, that hire is
no huxtcng forcing the part Of either buyes or
sellers. You ask the price il is tod-you mayake
il or leave it the seller knows that there are pinty
Of kayers for ALL and seems to feel indcpendenhnd
Indifferent whether a purchase is made or not his
doubt world of trouble and talk and tho-h
il may sometimes hurt the pride of an old wife, tho
may Ike TO boast Of buying things cheaper than Ter
neighbors it must be in the main rather advantage
to all parties.
We recommend a visit to ALL and sundries Of MS
Bennett, OF New York would say) our zone thousad
readers" hoping, however that few of them my
have to say like ourself that they have been in ,e
market all the days Of their life and still - =
Louisiana Advertiser.
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