Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-07-03
From the Correspondent, of the National rnr.seneer

Nav YORK, TUESDAY,, JUHE 81.
New York is thinning fast. half mile Of Broadway
goes the river every other day the shape
Empire, and it is almost time for the pub
lie opinion to take up their quilts for Saratoga Iamdegh
ted TO see by the papers that charming old Congress Hall
has been retled aud the original Johnson's Band engag
ed for the ~ he Springs" they were will new
round again. fear; but it revving who
remembers them in their palmy days hear
Of "Johnson's Band and Congress HALL" Those charming
detachments from the South OF ladies angud and lovely
darkeyed and dreamy, with their broadhaed and loosely
cTayated cavaliers, swarthy and gentlemany,
more! must say that change after the parched
activity of Northern loneliness those ndolent bellies were
refreshingy delightful! All, old Congress Hall
would give the hot parts OF hundred such days this
see Its cool coonnade rodden again by the little feet that
once caressed il!
notice partial step towards assimilation with foreign
customs The VauNha Garden in the uppe: part OF the
city thrown open Sunday evening" and the band play
sacred music for the promenaders. Great consumption Of
ice and milkpunches, but all swallowed to very pious
tune.
There nj least ten different modes OF hat the summer
and among them the hat bodies the transition state
susceptible oany shape agreeable the These
souclg sombreros exceedingly becoming and would
have prevailed the TON, think for mistake of the
haters in selling them low manufactured article
The best dressed men, about the head now are the on
busdves porers, and Carmen whose features take very
romantic cast from these voumnous coverings. BY the way
the London Punch has n clever HIT in mock advertise
ment OF IN American giants "As he quite beyond the
reach OF the ordinary manufactures for the protection the
head, the propnetors have had him THATcHEDw
The London periodicals helping themselves to large
slices Of Graams Msgazine-of course, good new
the water The last Pictorial Times gives a story OF
The Strategy Of Count Potts. original with very hand.
some illustrations
MIR. Brann Mayors Book Mexico has gone TO press
understand nndit will be very delightful reading have
no doubt Mr. NJ is graphic and racy writer, and lac has
had leisure aud the best Of opportunities for and
study Of the Mexicans
We are to have Lady Dailyin New York-Miss Sedg.
Wick the principal edress. Peitcoatocracy cerniny
among the signs of the times As fact the
novelty and variety Of spring stus for geniemens cravas
waeoats, and wearing apparel generally without pre-
cedent IN this city, also the singular paucty and power
y Of novelties IN the shops for ladies' apparel We are to
be the ornamentas, very clear-Ladios the usofus
tT IN the general revolution Of habits that shall be
permitted, lady like, To emancipate shoulders necks
and arms from bToadcloth, stIening, and waddng IL
would very much soften the incon Of the summer soils
tco.
The musical world is all agog hear the long heraded
Madame CAsTELAN, who gives her first tonight
She Is said 10 equal MAuBRAS. Nibo has reengaged the
pretty prma donna with the un-EDgshable name, for she
dTdps-cOol weather hot weather The benefits Of the
Dury Ratery lately have nierered with the Tambes
Of the iourlegged followers OF the drama. There
talk Of building theatre for Mr.. SIMPSON and there
some indignation awnkng to the equity inequy Of
the tax Of $500 for the thoaiica license.
BRTsH PEERAGEs,-'rhe following is list of the num