The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-28

CONTENTS. -Febrrary--1om Moore yPaHlcE-
Barry acknowledgement Chid-Mag-
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New YORK, February "a, 1874.
February should be called the month of hope
for It Is invariably more enjoyable than the first
nominal iruition-more spring-lke than the first
month OF spring. This is morning that makes
the hand open and the fingers spread-a morning
that should be consecrated TO sacred idleness. l
should like TO exchange work with any out-of-
specially with the farmer nnkerng his fences.
Cities are convenient places of refuge from winter
and bad weather, but one longs to get out into the
country, like sheep from shed, with the first
l see that Moore has virtually turned to come
down from his long ladder of fame-his publishers,
Longmans, having made final collection of his
works IN elaborate edition, and prefxed thereto
| a picture of an old man-Tom Moore as he is! Il
is melancholy TO see this portrait. The sparse hair,
madethe. most-ot-the muscles of the face retreat
ing from the habtnal expression-the lamp within
still unconscious OF losing brightness, yet the glass
| over II stained and cracked. Moore should never
have been painted, after thirty This picture is
like decrept cupid wholly out OF character
youthful feeling for an apology and to know that
he has grown old-that he is bald, wrinkled vene-
rabe--is some unnatural hocus-pocus-some hi
deous metamorphosis we would rather not have
away, twillght-wlse as he might have done. His
wit and song have kept admiration warm
around him that he has forgotten his sun was set
ting-that it was time the shadows of his face grew
longer-time that his pen leaned toward LIES down.
| ward horizon. The expression on this face of
frisky sixty, is of logged-up harty that is afraid
to relax Moore will look tacetions and dining out
ish in his coffin.
see that Wallack has added lecturng, as new
branch, to his profession, and is very successful.
| Mr.. Barry, the stage manager of the Park, is to
try on the same experiment tonight at the Society
| Library 1.-Two strings to your bows is good
! economy in any, profession, and there sundry
professions the duties Of which do not interfere,
for instance with authorship men who Should read
two hours before going bed and rite for the first
hours after SUNRISE would give timd attention enough
literary pursuit while the bug part ofthe day
pied Actors particularly $50 caprr. g, is fortune with
them) should have brace of vocatis md poet with
an honest trade besides Is more likely to his lines
fall in pleasant places" al
appears by The English papers that NADIA ne Catalan
capable Of enjoying good living at her villa, Flo
renee The American story, which went the rounds of
throat had swallowed plantation and fifty negroes
nds ITS counterpart IN the villa and its dependents which
fortunate enough enjoy much Of her hospitality when
in Italy, and there few establishments that have
where the honors were done with prncely liberal
tty and good TASTE She was then. she is probably
STILL weipreserved and handsome woman Of majestic
mien and most aable and at her little par
ties she sang whenever asked and well had
done in public. She seemed to never to have been
intoxicated with her brilliant and to have had
of applause left like thirst in her earsas is the
Valabreoue was courteous man md q fond hushanJ
and their children were on an equal footing Of social DO
siton with the Young mobility Of Forence Most strsn
gers who see any thing of the society of that delightful
city, come away with charming remembrances Of Ma
Washington's Birthday is growing into temperance
anniversary probably much to the pleasure and little
to the SURPRISE Of the distinguished ghost There
grand temperance celebration at the Tabernace last eve
hing at which the eloquent author Of the airs Of Palestine
Rev John Pierpont delivered an address Bv the X
is an feather in the can Of that we
to It the pleasant invention Of Kissing In the course
that. when wine prohibited by law to the Of
ancient Rome male relstives had the right of ascertain
by tasting the lips of their sisters and cousins whe
the forbidden liquor had passed in Now by
ing the muehabused and perverted kiss to its original
mission and making of 1t the sacred apostle Of inquiry
that 1t was originally designed for it strikes that the
| temperance committees would have many active
members and the cause would assuredy grow public
favor submit the hint to that admirable enthusiast Mrs.
| Child.
There are two establishments in the city Of New York
which should be visited those who require sretchers
to their comprehension Of luxury--weeks2 Furniture
Warehouse, behind the Aston. and Tianys Bioushop,
the corner of Warren street and Broadway search
have made the round Of furniture warehouses, and
grand epitome Of fall them building
the mere idle sighseer to spend morning Weeks for
his amusement. Upon the simple act Of sitting down has
produce another Paradise Lost Some of the chairs,
indeed, poems-the beautiful conception and finish
ton at least and the same glow Of axurv the snciss
every age and country are representedhose Of the
Elizabethan and the ornate fashion of Louis XIV.
predominant though tables and sofason Egyptian models
! are sumptuons. At so much cost they ought to
put the mind at well az the body And by the
way the combining OF couch chair in one NOW so
ashionable would have pleased the Roman DANES whose
husbands kept chairs for women and mans
sitting upon chair Tin preference couch) being con.
sidered received sign Of deep mourning poverty Few
people can trust their taste to into snch immense
warehouse as Weeks and select Tin STYLE andi that
style suitable to their house. condition. and manner Of
living the furniture for establishment would be
good vocation for reduced gentleman to keep taste to
let, holding himself ready to take orders and execute
them at discretion according the suabes OF the
ployer.
Tfanys is fashionable pleasureloungc already, his
broad glass doors and tempting windows being
the most hronged corners of Broadway II is better than
museum IN being quite as well stocked with surprises
ed on these sunerh eleoancsss and cost tra.s - onu
he hard to discover And the scductivc art Of Il /. that
there are articles for all prices and YOU may spend