The New York herald., 1845-08-08

abounds. And first be sure to step down to IL We
sey street. When you get that length, as far as th'
entrance, do not be deferred, should your expecta
tlons be high, despair of having them graliied
This is the grand n,agasia of Messrs l. and J. w
Meeks, where you will have the edifcation of in
spectng wares the most recherche the handicraft o
man can produce IN their line On the first fool
you will look in vain for much that is precious; here
and there lie few specimens OF the more substantial
descriptions of goods cases newly packed ,and work
men engaged in preparing fine articles for all the
ends of the land. You step up stairs, when an I'M
pressive view is presented. This is the mahogany
wareroom 1t is full hundred feet long, yet full as
il can be. Taking not TO be tempted to look too
frequently in the mirrors that adom the walls on
either hand, you wend your way carefully through
the groups Of furniture, until you have made the cir
cunt of the room. This is an interesting experiment.
and he who can do so without hating to examine
minutely the articles, is decidedly patient Having
done this, laudable curiosity springs up to look
more particularly at them. BY the time you are
| half done with the chairs, you give i: up-so many
forms, styles, and fashions OF this familiar ar
| ticle you never dreamed OF in your life. Arm
chairs, and rocking chairs, and drawing chairs
and every other kind OF chairs without end. Tables
again and sofas; settees and ottomans the very
look Of that plump elastic stuffing; that splendid
embossed velvet, or damask satin covering, is type
OF luxury itself IL you want to get an accurate i'm
preston Of the present state Of the art of carving
in wood, be pleased 10 examine II shown on the
cabinet work about you. Here also you can ac.
quIre correct notion OF the different styles, the
most ancient and modern; you can trace the gra-
dual transformation from one form to another going
as far back as 2CJ years ago. Egyptian, Elizabe-
than, Goihic-those of Louis l4th and 10TH and the
modern Parsian--and last though not least, the
p,,r aufa ,ptro ad hv A
On the next floor above, corresponding size, shape
and arrangement TO the last named one, the rose
wood department Here you will find every kind of
article, and in shape and finish xact counterpars of
the others below, but OF more valuable kind still
Several superb specimens in walnut arrest the eve
there is end TO the variety of upholstery cabinet
work and furniture that are placed all about in pro.
fusion Three or four stores are still above those
specified; the highest occupied as workshops
where all those fine things are made. This is a
large establishment.
AT 35l Broadway is the warehouse of c. A. Bau-
dome. II IS large and elegant place, and abounds
with rich valuabes
f. w. Hutchings Il Co. keep another store Of
similar description, at AIS Broadway Here las in the
other establishments, there are several large ware
rOoms-the same abundance of rich chairs the
same variety in form, design and finish. This firm
has another house at 452 BrOome street.
We do not deem II necessary to enter into further
particulars OF the contents OF these ample stores as
correct idea of the rest may be formed from an
examination of one nor is it required to specify
particularly more of the many houses of like kind
that are scattered over the city II is sufficient to
MAINTAIN their existence, leaving those who are Gu
rlous IN such matters to look INTO the directory and
hnd them II they are so disposed.
II is said that every object affords hint Tor con-
temptation to the reflective mind All this fine fur
nlture Is not barren by any means in this point OF
view. Who the duce buys all these expensive and
rare and curious commodities what the devil
brought them INTO the republican TERRITORY? why
don't they go home where they belong! How for
tunate these thoughts did not obtrude themselves
until after inspection, otherwise admiration would
have pronounced its estimate of these valuables
most lamely and lmpotently. Their carving would
have been only Yankee whitling--their gliding all
glngerbread-the tempting rotundlty of their care
fully stuffed seats, backs and cushions, nothing but
the effect OF the fermentation of folly. luxury and
pride that makes and pays for them.
Pays for them-who does that Listen. Hen
pecked husbands, whose wives have exquisitely re.
fined tastes; republicans, who ape the habits Of
courts and klngs-who cultivate the worst exocs
OF monarchical soil; bankrupt merchants to save
appearances; empires and Impostors to make fa-
vorable Impressions parvenus who are ignorant of
the uses they were intended for; green grocers,
Wall street shavers retired regues and candidates
for bankrupts certificates. There are few of those
who pay their enerplzing furniture dealers their
thousands OF dollars, and patronze la derniere mode
| No wonder there should be many failures in bu-
] sness, so many Mr.. Ready-to-halts as old John
Bunyan wo I'D say, on the high road of life. How
| can men pay more than % cents in the dollar to
wood sofas to loll upon-when they ought to be
working to turn the penny-for Turkey carpets
Chinese vases and paintings, which they imagine
are by the old masters because they pay as much
tor them as though they were II cannot be
expected that men will meet their engagements
who stuff their fine mansions with all that they can
call their own and trile more. These chaps put
one in mind of the cuckoo, who only goes one
degree farther, and IN waiting till other birds
build nest. and then seZlng possession of ii to go
through with the process of incubation. When will
men and women learn to be discreet instead of
fashionable; honest instead of distinquf and nav
their lawful creditors instead of patronising uphol-
| stery and cabinet warehouse men
| AERIAL LocoMoTIoN. Tuesday next a lecture
will be delivered, in Palmo's Opera House, by Ro-
bert A.lWest, Esq, on Erostats, or Air Balloon, in
which he willexpaln the method by which the 11reo
Muzziana balloon may be guided through the air. A
model will be set in motion and will traverse the
room in various directions at the dictation Of the
audience which will at once show the possibility
OF OF still larger size being made capable of ira
yelling through the air in any given direction at
the rate OF about mile minute. The object of
these exhibitions is the hope OF finding capitaljss
MuZZl, In constr ucung machine on a large scale
for practical purposes. The object is certainly wor-
thy OF the attention OF the scientific and aflluent
Those who have already seen IT, among whom have
been some highly intelligent and scientific per-
sons IN this connfry and on the continent pronounce
the object sought for by this machine, to be very
| feasible indeed.
The SEAsoN.-The weather yesterday was warm,
sultry and unhealthy. Sickness seemed to pervade
the atmosphere the flies were uneasy and trouble
some; indeed such weather is only good for physi-
clans with iron constitutions and easy consclences
In reference to the weather and seas n, the 4ibang
drgus Of yesterday says
The drought in this vicinity and and south Of
continues with undated intensity II is now more than
four weeks since have had abundant rain Such
long spell Of dry weather is paching every thing up
IL gives the grass appearance of being baked The
heat has also been excessive that the sun has been
doubly scorchng Northern New York seems TO have
Jared better than we have here for hear Of abundant
rains during the last month The crops there wear the
| appearance Of vigorous health.
The weather has again become very hottie therino-
meter rising TO 60 This combined with the inte nse
i lrai:.Lt rerlnLs .hc Dir clcse ande.