Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-14

An n0OF IN new York.
Somebody says |" One hour spent with thee were
worth a whole existence, passed without thee" SO
one hour industrously passed in New York shows
more-much more-than can be seen in whole ex-
istence out Of this city.
What a lovely day was Thursday-how gloriously
did shneold Sel-he with his face already wash
ed-he must have slept soundly, for he awoks with
as bright eyes as young girl on her bridal msrnng.
What cheering influence the fine weather seemed TO
have on all the fine forms and fair faces that prone
naded Broadway The trees the houses and the la
dies stood out in bold but beautiful relie-on the mot
ly-featured scene which Broadway presented. Some
of the latter, in short, looked little too bold and
beautiful but that is eycusablc in age when nOught
but mpudence is tolerated. or received in
TO genteel society.
We commenced our walk. In Park Row we saw
knot of addressed, Unlocking, badvisaged gam
bers lsang round the steps OF the porter houses,
and insulting with looks and language every respect
able female that passed. We crossed the Park A
Captain Thompson was endeavorng TO manBuvre
the militia muster folks INTO rank and file; but the
more he tried 10 strengthen hem the more they would
be crooked until he got into such straight that he
swore and the boys shouted and the girls and the
soldiers caught up the echo. I" No laughing on the
left now attention all you that have got bayonets
and know how to fix EN-, fix bayonets No laugh
ing on the right!' "Pease, Gaping, how are we to
fix bayonets wot don't know how?" /" How should
know? 2" Another general shout, land We passed on
Broadway was thronged with beautiful women.-
The young mother, with her first born-the handsome
widow, looking still handsomer from her very pen
sveness-the gay belle of the Long Island balls,
dressed in circassan shawl pattern pale pink silk
the newly welded wife, pale but pleased-the fussy
fur buowed duenna--lhe forsaken wife and the aKx-
GUS match making mother well known in a certain
circle were all there-hundreds upon hundreds more.
Butthere was one young creature that glided down
Broadway dressed all in white yesterday, that
made the brightest pale their usire set the men crazy
with excitement TO find out her name, and would have
filled the queen of Beauys bosom with envy and ad-
miration at one and the same time. She looked mot
of The earth and yet was on it," She was attred in
simplest white, with one Of Carl Kings gypsy hats,
tied under the chm with a staw coored ribbon. She
had ornaments-no glitterng gew gaws stuck
about her-hke Beauy's self
"When unadorned, aiorned the most"
She was alone and seemed unknown to every one,
though followed and admired by hundreds-she had
all the vermil bloom and artless innocence of CIR
fresh from the country but her lady like department
and carriage Showed that city dame she had been
rearedw
We dropt into the police office. A young girl, We
ry handsome, was soliciting the magistrates TO send
an officer on board New Orleans ship, to bring her
brother ashore. She said that girl, 22 years ofage,
had seduced her brother, who is ii years DID, away
from his home, and was about to take him south.
most unusual case. In the Marine Court there was
a crowd to hear whether two wenen might beat and
abuse each other, without check or fine being in
flicted. In the Common Pleas there was crowd en-
deavorng to ascertain how much young man ought
to pay, for stealing from young lady her good name
and reputation, under promise OF marriage; IN other
woris ascertain the value Of lady reputation in
dollars and cents. We left the hall in time to see
young woman lying halfnaked, and wholly intoxicated
on cart, on her way to Bridewell. She still was
young, and once was beautiful"
We looked into Smet's French stere-two ladies
were buying themselves each handsome lace dress,
price only $500. On the side walk opposite, poor
widow with an infant at the breast had tainted from
want food, and evidently at the lowest ebb of
misery. In Stewards young lady at the same mo-
ment was rendering 500 bill in payment for two
he. rtr,ato
man the next minute ran down Chambers street in a
shameful state of ntoxication, swearing foaming at
the mouth and kicking up her heels, la Celeste.
Three ladies might be seen alb )ut the same hour in
Carl Kings store trying on each bonnet-the cost
of three amounting 10 over $780,
We passed furniture store. young lady was
leaving it" send that sofa home this morning, for
am tired of the old already; but don't send the bill in
these six months or shall not tell Mr.. t. the price
of IT," She sprang into her carriage And what
is the price of il ~ "s24o" And how long has she
had the old one?" &c weeks" And tina, cost
$780,
We entered the Stuyvesant Institute All Catlins
apparatus hanging round the stage in the lecture
room, presenting a most pleasing and picturesque
tout ensemble. We passed down to Carmine street
The side walks literally covered with beautiful
girls and do believe this part Of the town contains
more handsome married and single women than all
the rest of the city put together always excepting the
Bowery on the evening Of an Indian summer.
We stopt at q furniture sale in Hudson ST. There
had been tears, and breaking hearts there, on the
breaking up of the establishment. The furniture was
beautiful, but the women were still more so. Buy
that gorgeous bed papa" said sweet looking lass
Of l6 to her over fond father "For what, my child
is not your own bed an excellent onop Eyes but
it's small now that would make such an excellent
wedding bed" The parent bushed ior the child. So
we go. No wonder American ladies' grow prematurey
old, when young girls Of l6 talk about wedding beds
A newly welded couple approached an elegant sus.
pension cradle "What perfect love Of a cradle J
how wish il was mine" said the happy hearted
woman.
off you think you will soon want it, sweet one"
said the husband I'll purchase il or better" She
hung down her head TO hide her bushes.
We came back 10 Barclay street, and called in TO
sc. the Mosaic picture Of the ruins Of Pmstum-it is
a gorgeous picture-not painting-but formed by q
combination Of six millions Of stones Of various CO
Tors and represent the gorgeous ruins as
They stand between the mountains and the
Awful memorials but OF whom we know not
We drank in delight till we were glutted-gazing on
the glorious pcture-we lett the Psoe-an old wo-
man lay on the sidewalk shamefully intoxicated and
senseless-she had drank in till she was glutted
we didn't gaze long on her. She was any thing
but glorious picture.
We aropt into Cooley store TO the trade sale
several hundred thick octave volumes Of the life Of
Isaac Hill, governor Of New Hampshire, selling
at a half cent each bound in boards. Democracy at
discount. To cross to l57 Broadway, and see Du-
bufes fine paintings was next move. The Circas-
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