New-York daily tribune., 1843-04-25

those embowered streets and handsome villas, eno
noble views OF bay and island and distant clty.
WHY. ii Is far finer than New-Havea 10 IT'S CON-
mand Of scenery, and cute as r,1ral, quite as stlii
and retired. and yet both more any and more con-
yenient TO the metropolis. In twenty minutes
from Wall-sreet Or the Astor part OF twenty nm
utes passed In gliding across the picturesque H'ct
that divides the two ISLANDS, you NAV reach lne
elegant secusion Of a country town, iaf a'-
parentlv from noise and turmoil. and sauoHous de
sea-breeze and cleanliness can make Il. } Z ne
it seems, fNew-Yo quito out OF the quesu'h,l
the most tempting residence this side the ousque-
hannah and there have | pitched my upFooted
tent. to the partial contentInent OF my muHnur-
ing Penatcs
Pv what other turn Of the Kaleidoscope car i
show up the city TO you New1ork Is the met
ropoIs of mutation Even 80 steady an annual
as a Talk of the arts In spung seems this year to
have failed All interest III painters By The public,
and ali enthusiasm, ii seems to me- III the art It
self by painters are among the thIpgs passed away
lnInan is man who should be kent Eeiorc the
people vet If be were already IN the wallet al
Times back he could not BE- less present To the
public eve. Page Is really an artist worthy Of the
pictorial age, and O5good pants portrait OF lady
lkenesses, worthy the attention Of those who have
loves they would not willingly let die. and Eite-
bat must say a word to you cf this artist III an
other sentence. ! have seen miniature OF hls
DONG lately, worthy Of Isabey or Sir - New
ton He has picked Saunderss brain Of some OF
its magic secrets, and my opinion ls new that II
YOU could persuade that is to cay, pay Nh. Hlte
to paint miniature II his best style, OF our beau
tiful Shephc-iess, or any other lovely woman
vou would not wish to cross the water to improve
upon it. Hi,c's address what a msused phrase
this IS, by the way, hangs.lp with sorne ihe Fpe-
clInens OF his skill, IN glass case al the AstoF
and he should be known 20 all people capable OF a
friendship and wishing 10 have rencnbranc"rs o.
their friends IN little
In the outer man, the visible epidennIs OF New
York. 50 TO speak sec one or two slight changes.
The infusion OF English officers and travellers INTO
the current Of Broadway somewhat alters It's com
plexion They are at the same time worse dressed
and clcaner-lookng than the indigenous beauX oil
The p1r6 There are, Just now, three or -four
guardsnen at the Astor, crack men OF fashion, 0!
course and fresh from their cul:liinatlon III Bond
st. and it is curious 20 see by their exterior, how
VIC hurry after the French III our new fashions,
and how the English follow, but lag IN the same
race of imitation Formerly st. lames-st gave
law TO the world in this matter of mighty import,
but tbs French have fairly taken the lead since the
coming in Of D'Orsay's dynasty, and, as gene,
raj rule, New-N ork is two months behind faris,
IN the adoption Of new cut Of coat or halr, and
London ',co years. This difference, perhaps, Is
partly attributable to the proud reluctance OF John
Bull to follow even good taste when II originates
among the frog eaters but more on our SIDE, to
the rapidity with which novelty Y circulated
through the still boiling pot of our unsettled ma
tlonal character Let rs get an idea fairly INTO
the country, and 1t becomes universal IN twink
ling, while it moves heavily III the stuff and cold
compost of people who have done seething. And
tins is as true Of tariffs and the tcte'rin3s cans0
bella as it is of trinkcts and trousers no lnten-
tional ALTERATION, of course
And so, my dear Shepherd, having ministered
to your appetite lornews TO the best OF my friendly
zeal and knowledge, beg 10 be commended TO
your snowy tiocks and their sweet mistress, and
my pen bows to the ground in taking leave.
Adieu, n. F. WILLIS.