New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-12-11
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a stroll up Broadway lis ane day, and we shall see
many of tina, class described by Mr. Willis the uppc,
ten thousand mingled with the happier middle clss
jos,ies By the lower quarter million What psosnaca
of au ds and tsncies what varieties Of dress and eQuic
age See there Is scarcely any tTiains dis,inces,
which can attract notice ,hst does appear 10 Gil tee
ossessors bosom with scltsaasfscuon and seltes,ecz
Here is fashionable OF soo4. OF costly structure
and rich contents filed TO oyeraowing with the glass q
fashion and the mould OF torn Observe tia, easy
)oppcas gentleman with the black mOustsche snd isu,y
cane upon whose ann leans the very PIX OF uptown
bellies They wish distinction and fancy the easiest sy
OF acquiring !, is to talk loud 81 all public places sri
thereby draw general attention 10 themselves There's
something spirited IN lit chsfinns!y careless
and il gives such sir OF superiority By seeming to
iespse all hearers that tail not only 20 excite
notice. but exact degree o. snd sdIEiirssoa
They are telling smother OF last nights es-ihe,
engagements to dinner tor the coming week,hn e1
ousi,e performances OF Henri Herr and his superiority
over De Meyer in the expiring note OF La Trsatal,
They converse in such loud sni confident tones s,o
silence the rest OF the company Who are these ask,
lie ANXIOUS over dressed E,te lSiy who cheapcrir,
some heavy gold brocsdeand To pay tor whose garage
and ;ssrs 81 the door the WORTHY head OF the family
preparing new tincture OF e'neroosde snid the dga
and hustle of down town She leads the ;oE and IL.
Who arc hesei~ from her has answered the eud. Tie
successful pair march or in triumph lesyng their ter
ers awe.struek with admiration, We viii follow, sci
enter this hotel Who Is that dashy staggering elos
with the huge striped vest, hat csrclessy cooked ov
his right eye and swinging sud ire enoEmou. css
stick. that would cast that OF Parson Adams into tie
shade lie swears a. every third word and calls sboC,
81.
the " p, al,ra OF style aud consequence Gen Taylor
never appeared halt formidable NJ the stormng Of
Monterey AS this hero in siorining the meaRgt OF hs
hotel He is one OF the petty gentry who exist uFoa
imitation.
Who Is that knocking loud and yehemently You.
der door, His consequence depend, upon this, fort
is after the iacs, method invented by people OF fashion
in the squares This very knock will gran, him an Al
fable reception within and call forth the most obse
quious attention OF the servant in waiting.
Here comes one who seeks distinction by sngulariy
of dress-uot by deviation from the established fashion
bu, compliance with /, TO an inordilAe extreme. No
learning or virtue could supply the degree confidence
which his extra fulacss OF sdornment siyeshim. he
has often N.d the eyes OF whole assembly and been
srstifcd thereby 10 his most heartfelt, satisfaction
Observe tina, individual in rusty black. his boots
cracked and torn his hat carefully rubbed with wet
l+u,h and his whole dcmecnor evdencine his desire
pass uuobserved He is on the other extreme now.
Led by desire Tor notice he attempted to keep pace
with or exceed those about him whose incomes WIRE
ive times rs great his own and who as eveT,h
for popular observation himself Driven to poverty
and hunted 10y creditors lie is still consoed by sup
posing himself a topic among his former emulaors
The melancholy looking man you observe walking in
charge of an officer sought fashionable vices a.
means of being rendered remarkable. These as hi,
means failed c, to vices OF mcancr order, which will
cOnsrn him 10 the romhs but Is he greatly disturbed
at this No he plumes himself in being tomorrow the
subject of all the daily papers the City His vanity
has operated with such great force that have
contradcted itself. and defeated its purpose He 10
distinguished, but in disgrace.
But we have seen enough-let US moralize on that
let W urge those governed by hs vanity TO acts OF be-
nehcenca and social utility means OF distinguish.
ment rather than trifes foibcs and vices II they
find themselves mpeed by the ambition OF their
re to seek distinction let them learn seek By
and virtues which embellish life and diuse happiness
as far as their power through the various ranks Of
ciey and if they DO this lit them conten,cdy
scquiesce in harmless obscurity for, an eloquent
speaker once remarked ga character which viii only
pass without had better pass without obseTva
ton
EY- Mr. GILES delivers the third OF his Lectures
on Social Life this evening the stuyvesans Institute
His topic Tho Philharmonic Sentiment
70 Snow commenced falling little before Two
O'Clock yesterday and down furiously Tor several
hours But it again turned rain and the s,reos are
in delightful state OF sposh
- The Board OF Aldermen Ind special meet
ing Tuesday evening having been called together
the request OF the Comptroller whose recommend
ton the Board appropriated $4,000 for the opening
streets The death OF ExAldernau Conner OF the Ser
enth Ward was announced, aud resolution adopted
that the Board would attend the funeral of the deceased
Beyond this the business OF the evening called for 90
special notice
II At meeting OF the Board OF Managers Of
the New York State Colonization Society the following
gentlemen appointed Delegates to the annual meet
ing OF the Parent Society Arson G. Phelps. Esq Dr.
D. NJ Reese and Hon. VIM. w. Campbell. The annual
meeting Is 10 be held in Washington the lTth OF January
PROF GoURAUD's LGCTCRE-The ten thousand
pupil, OF the Professor must not forget that 'oHhe
gives lecture the Tabernacle the Int magnificent
discovery OF a new World By Leyerrier All the great
discoveries scencethe telescope the steam engine
the balloon the lightning rod, gravitation the electro
telegraph gun cotton &c. will be touched upon BY the
Professor and their value illustrated The last part OF
the lecture will consist Of experiments with the new eH
posye gun cotton, and packets OF It viii be furnished
20 the audience for experiments Those who remerase'
the charm Of the Professors style OF lecufng MS on
hand manner Of Calculating his subjects and bis HAPPY
art ofkeeping his audiences always interested and
humor will need no urging attend his Lecture ioashi.
~ TIE HUTCHINSON FAMILY had an audience
las, nigh, numbering much lees than thousand
people in spite of the furious which inside the
streets alnos, impossible. Hundreds would haze
there but for the conviction that the Concert nn'
inevitably be postponed. The enthusiasm Of tho 50
dence greater than usual and at the close ssvefs
hearty cheers given amid the waving Of hats SD
handkerchets They sing on Saturday evening al h<7
ark, az Railway Monday. and then proceed to pitt
Gelphis. where they vii. give severn! concerts W.
cirzens will insist hearing them again when they af'
their faces hotneward
SPLENDID JEwELnY.-As the lestal and boidr
soason is approaching, everybody who can hs'e"
To indulge his luxurious taste beautiful merchandise