Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-27

enterprise, and beautiful women, why should NOT
New York have its fashionable rides and drives
around its vicinity, similar to London and Paris
Broadway and the Blosmingdals Road are the Avenue
des Champs. Elysees and Avenue de Neuilly Of New
York, and although not similar in their appearance
yet in their uses resembling st. James Park Con
stitution Hill and Hyde Park. On the Bloomingdae
Road we have as fine horses, as fne women, and as
distinguished blockheads Of the other as can be
found on the Avenue de Neally or in the Ring at
Hyde Park fne summers day.
In London, they have the advantage over us OF
more leisure, but then their rides are circumstances
to Hyde Park, the Green Park, and kensiAstsh
Park; they have not continuous drive OF nine
miles in straight line, wa have on the Ihrd
Avenue TO Harlem, and on the Bloomingdale Road to
STRIKERS Bay and Manhattanville. In London, the
fashienabes dine at or o'clock-attend the opera,
sup midnight, go to bed about sunrise, get up az
| noon, breakfast, and ride out on an almost empty
4 stomach, between 2 and o'clock; then dress Tor
| dinner In New York the fashionabes dine at 3
| O'Clock and then are so exceedingly vulgar rs TO
ride out on full belly. "They do these things bet
ter in France There fashionable life is seen TO
perfection; nothing outre, nothing gduche, nothing
vulgar. They rise at the proper time, dress at the
proper time, ride at the proper time and In the pro-
per manner, and do every thing at the proper time
The young fashionabes of Paris congregate lei
surely in the afternoon, and may be seen riding and
driving from their several residences towards the
Place du Palais Royal whence they proceed down
the Rue Rivsli, out of which they turn round the
Place de la Concorde, into the Avenue des Champs
Eyse6s, along the Avenue de Neuilly, past the Bar
rer de rEtoe, and dow N the Route ST. German.-
Here in the season, any day between the hours OF
and five may be seen the most extraordinary
groups of both sexes, Of young and old, homey and
handsome, rich and poor English, French, Italian,
Spanish Germans Russians, &c. &C., that are to be
found in any part OF the world always excepting
this extraordinary city of New York, and those to
found in its Avenue de Neuiliy, the Boomingdale
Road.
Let us now proceed with our catalogue.
TaE GIRAFFE.-One of the principal leaders
Of the fashion in driving and riding circles, is
Mr. s., commonly called the Giraffe /; he
resides at the Battery, has travelled in Green
Bay and is altogether beautifully green In his
ideas, habits and manners. by some female ways
this distinguished gentleman has been not lnapuy
termed "Fal Mary IN breeches." He still cherishes
the recollection of his tour in the west and his old
ssociatons evinced in the arrangement of his
singular turnout, which consists of canoe ph9ton
drawn by two beautiful bays. In order to De tho
roughly green inside and out he and his peers sport
green cravats, green breeches, and green panels.
The PoxE.--rhe next con spicuous character
among the New York fashionable drivers ei the day,
is Mr.. W. This gentleman is decidedly good dri-
having been taught the art OF handling the rens
by his father, who highly respectable butcher
OF this city. His dress Is somewhat singular tor
man OF iashion-he " ears green coat, with brass
buttons, white vest, with military buttons, aad
brass bsttons down his pantaoons these with
his terrific mousfache would enable him to pass
muster for a military man. it not that he wears
inch cord round his hat, somewhat resembling
servant In livery. His turn out is handsome bug
gy wagon, drawn by two grey horses one OF which is
lame in the right shoulder The girls OF his acquaint-
ance, (and he has great number) always poking
their questions at Poke, somewhat in tnis way
"Pske, Poke which is the lame horse which is
the lame shoulder ~ From this and some similar
movements on the part Of the opposite party,
Poke has been induced to suppose, as he says,
that s.every dem fine woman in New-York" loves
Sc. \
Poke is ugly ourself but this, should be OBJ
served he considers positive prsof OF genius Turk
ing somewhere in his system, lying latent, vet to
be developed. He has read or heard it said some
where, that ugliness rs certain test Of genius
Poke is ugly-ergo, Poke is genius Albeit
Poke is very liberal lie not only drives every day
to display the graces of himself and his turn out,
but he calls at the Aston House, and takes up two or
three OF the oaers there, who too poor 10 sport
carriages. T. L. &c. and sonae other fashion
able lsafers, and drives them to Strikers Bay
The HEBREw.-rhis worthy leader of 4 pdsse
portion of the ton is rather low in the world
the year before last he spored very handsome four
in hand; then came the revulsion, and he was redu
ced TO pair; then the final settlement Of the
affairs Of the crisIs-the sdemd ckon!ng after the
feast over, and poor NJ found himself re-
duced to a single roam and second hand jockey
wagon NJ still keeps up his old style Of
dress, and sports q broad brimmed white hat with
whiskers under the chin, well BACKED with burnt
cork. NJ stops at Burnham's after the old
school style, and has cut Stry kers Bay His curi-
JUS turnout IS not unirequeaty known BY the name
OF Ms old mail cart"
THE merry MERCHANT This individual is
SUI generis. He l. merchant and sport man-
plays and pays-sinSs and swears-drinss and
dances, and does all indiierenily well. The worst
thing connected with hiE IL his tnrn out This he
does IN Sam vs. old tilbury, drawn by grey
horse.
The BEAU BRoruERs.--These two gentlemen
more than slightly passe. They affect fashion,
but they invariably fellow, not lead. Their name
has been passport to good society; bat tien
/" A rose by any other woald smell a sweet"
Alas alas they are reduced from various
circumstances. in which prudence and not pride
is mixed up, to drive horse wagon. They
associate with the Astor House loalcrs, lounge
round green rooms, gossip with the supernumerary
girls, threw bouquets and wreaths to actresses on
benefit nights, patronise flower and fruit girls, aud
rustcate at Cato's. They arc Indiiferently common
place.
TnE YELLOW HAIRED L.DpiE.-Ths fsshiona-
BILE r0ue is sometimes called by the ladies' = Ma
Mignon Uarrie His tastes, however, are Excess
siyely vulgar. He lounges and leais around the
Widows at Rock Hall, and wnks and binks at
Mary and Lizzy, two pretty girls, presumed to be
piOus; II not, they young and handsome, and
some deem that suiie
WADDLISG F6ANk.-This youth has $50 00O
but that amount Of money wall soon be "au,ong the
things that were but are not" lie is amongst the
number of those who
stop at the Widows % drink
LAIRD Mac.-rke movements Of this member of
the fashionable world, were well described by the
/ negro, when he said, white man berry unsartin"
Mac il a distinguished member of the club OF 'woud-
he. wits and must bc-rentlemen:o he sports about