The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-22

down like nectar from the table of tn. gods !;
and that these same saints and clergy would 40
more have thought Of going the Park 1r Broad way
Theatre TO listen TO the play Of Macbeth" or
"Hamlet," than they would of laying out a
park in their city. Why, to talk abou' such lidv
AZ that being capable OF setting any fashions which
could corrupt the cnaste daughters Of Berkshire |!
Well, 1t Is preposterous In fact, there are not
more than nine in ten Of this entire community
that Will agree to believe any snch thing.
One reason why this increduhty prevails TO such
amentable extent, is the fact THAT there are few
gentlemen, (not more than 200 in all, probably, }
who are admitted to the private and intlmate so
clety OF the great authoress, actress and reader,
who have so great an influence over the commune
ty, and are 20 very exemplary in all imaginable re,
spects that they persuade fathers, and mothers and
guardians, that their daughters and wards are not
only IN no danger of corruption, but are amongthe
most favored of Ewes children, in being admitted
at this tender age, to such submnng and ethereal.
It to be hoped we shall all, one day, recover
from our American preJudlces. 1t Is a pity that
Cincinnati should have ever became Disguised
with Mrs: Tr0llope and her chevaher, 10 say no.
thing Of her Bazaar-that the Common Council OF
New York should ever have been ashamed of hav-
ing presented the freedom of the city to Boz, and
then named certain bad district of their city
Dickens Row: Ii is lamentabe that Americans
should ever refuse to open their arms to rambling
advenuIer like Strakosch. 1t Is painful to think
that we who live in country so far from the
limits of real civilization, should suppose that
man VINO sports very handsome NOUS
tache could be anything but fit companion for our
daughters and wives, for every body knows that
we are young and green, and Europe old and POLISH
ed; thai the English, and particularly the French,
are perfecl models for society-that French music
teachers and lngulsts The very best and safest
companions for girls of fifteen til pretty French
maids are the only persons whom married ladies'
can, with any sort of security, keep in their service,
since it known that they nevernspre children
with anything but sentiments of virtue, and never
think or dream of confidential word from an Anne
ricsn husband. In word, there any hope of ever
refining American society, except on the French
or Kemble school? 1t is to be hoped that all the
ma,rons OF all the young ladies' oaring- schools
in this country will at once send to Mrs.
IS school in Berkshire, enquire for the dirac-
tors Of the county clerk, Lenox) and get the
plan for the model young lady a-la-Kemble, for if
the plan there practlsed could only be carried out,
il is bell we'd that the next generation of our wives
would be able to shoot more woodcock, and catch
more trout, and consume more buckskin gloves,
and rowel more horses TANKS with the ID una Sou
spur, and strap down pantalOons closer over snug
boot, and, in a word, leap more fences, and dive
and wade deeper, and come up dryer than any
other of wives in all creation That so SPLEEN
did contamination may be reached. is most de-
votedly to be wished, by all the friends of virtue,
taste, and religion.