Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-08-28
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Williss Letters from London.
Sussrn VIZ.


with YOU hope Wrh ms, IN Eaeland
'h'ft has becn riie sign Of IL, c,erp the
ha, from Btebc ard Cosat, which With
,hc continuance Of the pTcscu, wea,h.
cf y, no, likely 10 fulfil 10 destiny, j,
- too cold for the white hat or white ttow.
ser', and holf the mon IN The streets al
I'ujon have worn oScrcoats through
thcs" Two w'oks OF July | for one 20
about N double 0annels, and keep n FIRE Tor
my companion 10 my solitary room no,
sorry TO have an excuse for proGting by lis
compsnionsbleness
And, talking OF hn'., suppose I ester for
our drcssy friends, BY sending you q letter
on the present 'wenta bles' Of the thorough.
bred mon Of London They Will regret
20 know, for ono thin2 hat white cravals o,
dinner anil evening parties are ne indsper .
sable as hey were fifteen years nco--quite
as fcw people IS then. looking ,olcrablc IN
them, or knowing how TO tic them dlned
out IN one OF them yesterday and ,till for
20, u in The eonvotsalion OF a newly cele-
braiod au,horcss who sat on my Ieft) felt
as il bad changed cravats with one Of the
foo,mcn For man who wears the " hole
OF his beard they are becoming and there.
fore look we'll on foreigners in London, bu,
the English still persist in clean mouths and
chlr,, and wear high shin golfers, which,
with tho white crava,s are cxecrable.
Hats arc no longer carried into the draw.
ing room at parties but delivered to scr.
want below stairs, who tickds them, and
gives tho owners numbers by which they
nrc TO BE- called for flat making is curl.
ously dc,criornicd in England The oes,
dressed men wear abominabIo Unlocking
ones, both as TO the shape mud quality !
nm chetlshing my black Becbe and Costar
very carefully, but wha, with being caught
every d,v i, tho rail, anil knocking ubou,
in hacks and omnlbusscs shall soon want
another and commission you to send
from aboriginal America hat TO wear in
highly CIVILIZED London And ! should
certainly send home for American clothe.
were my ward. o'c deficient. You would
hardly get n clerk 10 Pearl s%e TO wear
the scanl, short wasted, ,gh, sleevcd coat,
worn by the mounted dandy in ElydcPork.
Jtnnng, should SC, up branch of HI,
Broadway shop in London, and send out
one OF his cutters who makes your coat as
large os YOU want it---a miracle never done
believe, tIl the advcn, oil Carpenter in
Philadelphia.
II Engllshmen were not so much the
finest figures Of men IN the world. they
would certainly pass for the most dressed.
It's strange how they suck to their dciec-
tive fashions. Twelve years ago, | mar
velltd u, the srant coats scinl whiscoats,
and light lcgp,dirowsers OF Enslishmcn
and thoy are worn jus, so now. Happily
this conversation type o ( their character
and they are jas, as constant, 10 their friend
ships doubt whether there is another
country in the world where the stranger
goes back. after years Of ahsenc e, and hud
IT., welcome 60 completely unaIlcrcd -
(Plcnsc not smile at my premises and de
ducions
fancy tina, the extravagancc Of cane
and fancy scarfs Of expensive satin, whIcl
prevailed IN America the last year or Two
was borrowed by us from the French, m
never obtained in England. AZ least
see no signs Of them now. a gentleman
to be sure, has always need OF an umbrella
IN this climate and few people are to b
seen wlihou, one any day in the year but
he carries a stick, it is n short common
twig Of white wood that costs shilhns
and no such Thing as a cane is now seen II
M evening party.
doubt also whether our late fashion o
long hair is no, copied from the French o
exclusively American You can hardl
see a young mas in Broadway v hose hea
snol skr,cd by single hem, around tt
4. 4. IA. n ha ka1
dresser, e1cmlnacy bu, this would be locke
onu rather tigensh' in London. Sho
hair with very short whlsker, both yer
much brushed rs still the fashion here as
was years ago, though | see imperial
(which your country require explaining I
'luhi up3n the under lip) becoming pre-
alcul among The most dashng oil The sire
dandies
break lasted, or rather lunchcd h
moraing al a very celebrated table Wi
some very charming and celebrated peopl
One OF the guests was Morier, author
Hail BAHIA" writer who delights TOE e.
cccilngly IN book. and whose lips M
mannefs are rs graphic as hrs pm. /
vas stout bald man. hale and rudy, pc
fsclly AZ ease ~ all society, and ready
supply the topic or listen, as the oecasi,
calls ior cEhor THIS is kind OF man, b
,hc.wsy, much rrIxed IN London-who
unrceognzcd a, 10 value, 10 Amcrlcs
have Often PICKED out one Of the KIND
New York and smiled inwardly 10 s
how hl' ID passed for copper-ba, 1t
no u'e 10 hurry civilization Our sccict
to use hom'iy figure isa pudding as ",
mlIcd as tbs, Of England only I'm
lands pudding Is quite baked, ours on
hall ! ike to taste Englsnds OCCASION
ly al ous Is done
had lule talk Nih Morer on cor