The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-17

Icorre spondcnce Of the Herald. |
BosToN, June Is, ls45.

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4 BosroN, June l6, Is45.
I Improvements in the Ciiy-Fashion and Folly.
The improvements which going on here at pre-
sen before witnessed in this city
every year to demand greater improvements and
IA larger number of buildings, which unequivoca
asigns of the growing prosperity Of Boston The price
Sand in Boston Proper is annually increasing in value
and is wholly beyond the reach Of mechanical
iand laborng population There is scarcely street in
city in which the hand Of improvement and modern
cation is not work On Washington street. lone ofthe
shabbest looking streets in the city, but because is in
habed by jewellers talors haters and milners is the
promenade Of the bea1 monde y immense number Of
3new brick buildings beng put up in place Of the
kmodern tenooters, There is not city in the Union
THAT requires be modemzed than Boston for of
a places its streets the narrowes the crookcdest
land irregular, and to stranger the North End is
perfect labyrinth. The city government expends every
Wear Considerable sums in widening and Strengthening
Ahe thoroughfares, the OF many of them
Occasions hours delay to scores of vehicles The
souh End of the city, the part occupied by our arsoc-
tracy quite modern looking the streets being spacious
land open and all laid out mostly at rghtanges On the
Neck great many light wooden framed buildings
(which have been put up by Engshman who six years
since arrived here emigran without cent in his
pocket On Pearl street, several excellent dwellings have
4been demolished to give place to new stores with granite
3fronts This street. time the most elegant and
spacious looking street in Boston, will soon be entirely
Atheneum is to be taken down this and large
Warehouse erected on its SITE
We are to have q AthenRum and Mechanics Hall
both Of which, in architectural design and structure will
mo doubt be ornaments to our city The hortculursts
have ALREADY got hall erected in which they have ex
hibitions Of fruits and flowers weekly. 1t is plain ]
beautiful and chase building, and s evidence of the
0ood taste of our citizens .e
The ladies' dress splendidly here this summer even
elegantly than in previous seasons few, however
lare to be on these warm days until the cooling
shades evening appear then whole beves Of beauties
lmay be seen promenading fremont and Washington
|streets and the nicely graveed walks of the Common
Most least great many Of the upper class, have
left the watering places their country seats obi
|servc that some Of those who still domiced in the
cy often in the afternoons with their daughters take al
Ia ride out among the neghborng towns. Horse-rding
lis graceful accomplishment and pleasing exercise to-
ladies' and if it general amongst them ill
Health and en,,i would be less felt.
All is quiet here at presentpo politics no religious
versy, humbugand the only thing that at all
keeps us on the q is the expected celebration of
1.-THE Odd Fellows. Our citizens most pertinaciousy
aqueous in disposition and to be the obi
ect their efforts than in the pamy days Of John Haw
|kins Water in shape other seems to be stand
ling public question with our people. JOHN BusrAS