Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-10

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great excitement among the ladies' fhnsd for bargain
buying. The great sale advsrtissd b. the Msssra.
ludlew Vas ~ point Of attraction, A % early
nine seleeky carriages tesning vie ths Sleht
families Il our fashionable millisaares were tclIing
down Broadway to Duane street. The house that
contained this furniture was Of the most recherche
Characteristic hostess, famed for her conviviality
and hospitality and her lovely boarders, celsbrst-
ed for beauty and talents for their morality and At
tention to the sterner virtues Of their The par
Tors presented curious medley; hare might be seen
the wives and daughters Of some Of our richest ner
chants, and there groupof roSss, fromWall street.
chatting with the black eyed hours that had been
suddenly compelled to seek another habtation. Miss
Jane Graham the owner Of the establishment, occu-
pied seat in the back parlOr, and by her eide was
very elegant Juao-hke dame, known to the elite Of
the CITY rs Mrs. Julia Brown. The two ladies were
seated near each other and the fair Julia looking and
sighing at her friend, said" cannot help wonder
ing, NV DEAR what could induce you to part with
this bijou of house just you have become cele
braed and may be said to be at the zenith Of ysur
fame Z"
/" All, Julia" sighed the other lady, one must
leave Of and repent some time or other"
"Well, but if we must, surely you might have
waited year or two"
"No, think it best to give up now; and, be-
sides my dear, to tell you secret am not young
nor so fond Of excitement as was ten years ago."
"Well, nor either, for the matter Of that" said
Julia, "and yet never dreant Of leaving of. Pve
taken another house, and mem to extend my busi-
ness, instead OF csrtailing. know the hard times
and the tghtness Of money will never affect u.s.
alt may be so, Julia, but I've another reason be-
sides those Pve mentioned
spray what may that be-" said Julia, eagerly.
" Why" replied Miss Jane, ito tell you secret.
I've made money enough"
This last argument was sufficient and Julia sunk
back on the ckaise iangue in thoughtful attitude,
and we lounged to another quarter OF the suite Of
apartments, and placed ourselves by the side Of
staid, natronly looking lady, who was accompanied
by three beautiful and, doubtless, virtuous girls.
Dear me-" iisped out the younger Of this group,
" How beautiful, mamma" "Oh this great sill
yer thing is what they open their oysters in "Sse
the handles broken" ''Sister, what we want 10 up
stairs, suspect;" and up new two Of the party to
examine the costly couches, damask curtains, mar.
something which they could net find. .Mrs. Lew
is" said fair fat and ferry beauty-"are you going
to purchase?" "Nct ], none Of Jenny's dowdy
STUFF for me-" "Where's the winesl' said blsf
used to be something good here" My gracious"
said an elderly maiden lady, "what kind Of house
was this, wonder. Pray don't cit on those sofas
you don't know what might happen. "Oh! mamma"
said blushing little brunette-show impudently
the young men stare at one" 'sThey do indeed my
dear; pray keep down your veil for we must wait
to see how these beautiful French wardrobes Co."
The parlers now began TO be crowded with con-
nosseurs Of the fine arts all anxious to examine the
costly painting superb engravngs and exquisite spe
cimens Of sculpture with which the walls and the
ners Of the adorned. The plate and China
centre Of the room, around hch we saw many Of the
frail sisterhood reminding each other Of the many
joval hours they had passed there and Of the many
costly banquets they had partaken Of.
"A merry place il was in days ofyor,
But something ails il now;
The place 10 cursed"
The patrican and the Parvenu the lew and the gen.
Tile the pure and the npare, the modest andthe imno-
clerk and the black leg, the sober sided pale faced
plainly dressed quaker and the whskered dandy were
all mingled Together; there from motives Of
riosty, some ready to 80 any where If they could
In the yard where the sale commenced, might
be seen in broad white hats, drab pantaleons and
shad bellied coats, many Of the Temperance tribe,
zled by the laughing glances cited At them from
the bright eyes OF the dashng demreps, lille pur-
chasing At the low prices those utensils which had
long administered to the confergVf the more world
" class Aged cyprians were there rejoicing in the
prospect Of increase Of busiaess that daring
and formidable competitor ~ Miss Jane Graham
was removed from the market.
prices o the sarnure used by M.ssJ enoys sKitehen
Cabinet, We strolled up into the boudoirs and bed
rooms. Here were costly beds Of down hung with
the richest damask, while mirrors reflected the oc-
cuPants from every quarter Of the rooms. Large
wardrobes empanneled with plate glass, and carpets
on which the foot might press without making the
least impression. Pictures we're scattered round,
and from the many traces Of hot hsuse plants il was
evident that the fair ladies had not wreathed their
bowers with cypress branches.
In small boudoir, the second hoer, we found
CURIOUS French sccretaire, which, Paul Pry like,
We took peep into. II contained four remarkable
litersry productions The Whels Duty of Man;
! pocket edition Of the Bible, very cid and very
much worn; the first volulae Of the Herald, and q
great many odd numbers Of the Journal Of Commerce,
Tied up with . piece Of blue ribbon. Certainly 4
re mixture and il 10 still more strange how thew
all came 20 meet in such . place.
We then descended 10 the parlors and found the
sale just commenced, amid the most babel-like con-
fusion
Miss, yen must not st on that sofa"
"Tom, hard up that chair"
81 cant, there's lady standing on IT,"
"Then liz the lady up too"
"Oh, don't you tosch me, for IL you do
Here's this beautiful set Of French china: who
bids; name tea dollars, it's not half its value"
Say eleven for me-"
" Thank you ma'sm."
"Twelve."
"Going---ssainst you. na'am."
Thirteen"
"Goipg"
"Thirteen and half"
"Gone; it's your's-what nane1'
"Jslia Browa."
arhe next lot Il the plates to match"
The plasesl Why boughtthem along with the