Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-08-16
From the N. Y. Mirror.
WILLIS LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
NUMBER SEVEN.

Of the bred Men OF ngland-trench md
English Fashons-Nlorer, the author of
iIaiii Baba-Copyright Law-American
Writers-Na,ional Litera,ure-The exhb
ton of Car,oons-Eifects of moist Climate
British and Foreign lus,itute-The Count.
ess Caabrela, &c.
NV DEAR MoRRis-The summer is with
you hope. With me-, in England, there has
been little signs of it, excepi the very elegant
white hat from Beebe & Cos,or. which, with
continuance Of the present weather, is no, like
Iy to fulfill its destiny. It is too cold fhr white
hat or white trowsers, and half the men in the
streets of London have worn overcoats Though
these two weeks of July. ], for one, go about
in double fannels, and keep fire for my com
pauon in my solitary room-not sorry 10 have
an excuse tor profting by its cumpanirbleness.
And, talking of hats, suppose cater for our
drcssy friends, by sending you letter on the
present wearibles OF the thorough bred men of
London. They will regret TO know, for ono
thing, that whiie crarais, at dinner and even
ing parties, are as Indispensable as they were
fifteen years ago quite as few people. as then,
looking tolerably in them, or knowing how TO
tie them. dned out in one yesterday, and,
Olll torgo, in the conversation Of a newly celc
brated authoress, who sat on my et,) felt as
, if had exchanged cravats with one OF the foot
men. For man who wears the whole OF his
beard, they are becoming, and therefore look
well on foreigners in London, but the English
still persist in clean mouths and chns, and wear
| high shirt collars, which, with white cravs,s,
are eXecrable
/ Hat. are no longer carried in,o the drawing
/ room at parties, but delivered to scrvan, be-
/ low stairs, who tickets them, and gives the
owners numbers by which they are TO be ca He'd
| for. Hat making is curlously detcrora,ed in
/ England. The best dressed men wear abomi-
/ nably ll-lookiug ones, both as to shape and qua
lity. am cherishing my black Beehe g. Cos.
tor very carefully but what with being caught
every day in the rain, and knocking about in
hacks and omnbuses, shall soon want another
and commission yon 10 send me- from abort
/ ginal America hat to wear in highly civil.
! lied London And ] should ccrtainly send
hume tor American clothes, were my wardrobe
deficient You would hardly ge; clerk in
/. Pearl street to wear the scant, short. wasted,
/ tigh'-slcevcd Goa, worn by the oun'ed dandy
in HYDE Parkc. Jennings should set up
branch of his Broadway shop in London, unt
send ont tina, one this many cutters who makes
your coat as large as you wani ia miracle
never done, believe, I'LL the advent Of Car.
penter in Philadelphia.
If Englishmen were not BY 20 much the finest
figures of men IN the world, they would certain.
ly pass tor the most addressed. 1t is strange
how they stick to their defective fashions
Twelve years agoI marveed at the scant
coats, scant wastcoal~, and ,,ght.legged trow-
sers of Englshmen, and they are worn jus, SO
now. Happily this conservation is a type o
their character, and they are Just constant
to their friendships. doubt whether there i,
another country in the world where the sirang
er goes back, after years Of absence and finds
his welcome so completely unalered, pleas6
not 10 smile at my premises and deductions ,
fancy that the cXtravagance Of canes anC
fancy cravats of expensive satin, which prevail
ed IN America the last year or two were Dor
rowed by us from, the French, and never "ob
tanned" in England. a, least, | see NJ sgn
Of them now. A gentleman, to be sure, has al
ways need of an umbrella, In this climate, nmt
: few people are to be seen without one, any da,
7 in the year but, It he Carries stick, II Is
short common twg of white wood that costs
shilling, and no such thing cane is nov
? seen in an evening party.
doubt also whether our late fashions Of Ion!
hair is moi copied from the French or exclusive
' ly American. You can hardly ste youn,
man in Broadway whose head is not sklr.ed %
slge hem, around the neck, made oy the curi
ing tongs of the hair dresser, but this etiemi
= macy would be looked on as rather "tigerish
n in London. Short hair, with a very shor
IS whisker, both very much brushed, is still IN
:, fashion here as it was years ago, though Sc
At imperials (Which your country readers refnr
s explaining as tah on The under Hp) becomin
:. prevalent among the most dashing of the stfee
n. dandes
as breakiasted or rather lunched this morning
1 at very celebrated table, with some YER
: charming and celebrated people. One OF tn
guests was Morier the author of "llaiii Baba,
a writer who delights me exceedingly in bool
:" and whose lips and manners are as graphic