The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-22
Our Berkshire Correspondence.
BERKSHIRE House,

The Trout Streams aud Game Copers OF
the ELECTROMAGNETIC Grand Expedition
to the Falls of Bash ish-Ms. Fanny
Rembie Butler and her Damghtes-Ihs Model
Young Lodies School Camping Out-Thc Ac-
compiiShments of these Young Ladies-Vidgar
Opinions and VHigarity of american Society
The Holy City of Brooklyn and its Saints, and
the Nectar Of the Merry Wives of Windsor
How cur Daughters should be Edscated-Preju-
does of american Ladies' against Moustachio
and French Maids-Our Only Hope for the Hives
and Mothers Of the Nert Generation.
In my last, promised your million readers some
gances at the moral, social and religious aspects
of this county, and an account of some of the
pleasure excursions which have so long rendered
Berkshire summer retreat for elegant and polite
people from the great metropolis.
This noble hotel-a fine fabric, built of stone
and marble-stands in the centre of the village.
surrounded by some OF the venerable wide-branch-
ing elms which were planted by the forefaihers o.
the neighboIhood. On all sides there are hills,
mountains and valleys, with quiet groves and
deep forests, cool mountain streams filled with
trout of delicious flavor, and aleng the hill sides
and through the elens and l.wlands numerous CO.
vers for woodcock and partridge. There is no por-
ton Of western Massachusetts, in fact, where the
scenery is so wild and picturesque-where the
trout streams are so cool and delightiul-where the
covers are so abundantly filled with game, or where
the traveller, the citizen, and parties of pleasure,
find hotel SO well kept or filled with so many
Injuries. In fact, the Berkshire House Is crowded
from Spring TO cold weather by boarders, and
flooded almost every night by parties gong or re.
turning from excursions-matiresses being laid for
them in the parlors, with all of which the ladies are
contented-for they will stop at the Berkshire
House.
The two most celebrated points in the neighbour
hood Monument he E,lI If
Bash Pish on Mount Washington The former is
only about miles north, and the latter some Is
miles south.
One of the most recherche parties that has gone
to Bash-PIsh this season, passed few days ago
The ilustrious niece Of Mrs. Siddons, you know is
spending the summer at Lenox, fine village in
the centre of the county. This dlstinguis she'd lady
was accompanied by friend of hers, who has a
very famous school for young ladies in her house.
Several of these beautiful creatures were OF the
party, as were also Mrs. Buffers two daughters
an elegant looking glrl-but most of her compan-
ions were what the English call stout, and one
gentleman among The by-standers so much
struck with their unsy lPhhke appearance, that he
quantity remarked all the girls in that school SEEM
ed to run to fat; The expedition was as foows.-a
huge uncovered wagon, dra'yn by four horses car.
rying dozen young ladies Tor more,) followed by
a single carriage, containing the matron and her
driver The only out-rider visible was Mrs Batter,
on a spirited beautiful grey horse. She was in a
plaid .kirt (black aud whie), black jacket mot
a SACK, closely fitting, a felt hat, black lace
veil, hawking gloves, and Tor the freer use Of her
person, a pair Of white plntaloons, we'll strapped
down over her boots, which were decked with
fine pair Of spurs IL observed that this style
prevailed to certain extent amoag the young
ladies', for as they made pretty free Of their
limbs, their strapped pants were frequently visible.
The party was gone several days, aud camped out
with their tents In the forests of the mountain IL
raned torrents most Of the time but II Is said that
none efthe party suffered the slightest inconvenience
by getting wet Tor II Is reckoned in that school TO
be good for the physical education of young ladies'
TO wear panaloons, ieit hats and spurs, aud get
INJURED To cold and heat, and all the inclemea ces
OF our anti English climate Mrs Butter is COAST
| dered perfect model, and, Of course, the yoang
ladies' are trained up air Ken,bis. Some OF them
are celebrated tor the success with which they have
lar, goes out with her model teacher, in boys
clothes, on hunting and fishing excursions, and has
| even surpassed Mrs b in some respects-for she
can lay one hand on slxrail fence, with her
towing piece IN the other, and vault II ut bound
and che ~ raid TO be the best shot IN the country
Now, the United States IN the most moral aud
religious country In the worl1-New England
is The most moral and religious portion OF the
United States-Mas-achu is the most mo-
raj ard religious State IN New England-and
Berkshire county ls the most moral and reli-
gious county IN Massachusetts, and Lenox and
Stockbfidge are the most moral and religious
towns IN berkshire. And this Is not all-ths
county is the Arcadia of all Greece aud In re-
sp.ct OF elegsnce, refine ment, and iutellsctuL
Cultllfe, lfnON ana StOchbridge pre-
emlnent-they decide all questions OF fashion
and taste-theirissdy Pitronesses regulate every
hlmsck circle OF the neighbourhood. so say all
The people so cay travellers (rids Hall, Trolloppe,
M'r'lreau, at ID on,ne g,nns) so says the whole
world, and, therefore, IL must be true. 'Twere
SIN 10 doubt Il. And, yet, there many people,
even IN this Arcadsn region, who far be-
hind the age, and Insensible TO its CANT and
refined accomplishments, that they really questIon
The propney OF educating young ladies' IN
this style They say that for such scnsi-
tive and pure young creatures to dress in boys
Clothes, and be booted and spurIrd, and ride iu-
nous horses, and 40 out fishing and hunting, and
carry brandy fiasks, and smoke cigars aud tramp
about with gentlemen, and bag game, aud rattle
OIL 10 you stories Of the turf aud stable with all the
glihness OF aIockey, ard how long II took to land
such trout; and how The tair creatures, IN getting
woodcock, Got mired, and lost long India rubber
boots. aud had To borrow gentleman's: and how
they tore their panialoons of. &c. Nc-I cay that
even IN such iehned county ~ this there many
people who even boldly declare that such harm
less exercises and amusements have a tendency TO
corrupi young ladies minds; and have even heard
some GO 20 far to hint that they thought ia the
eud some young ladies, who had gone through such
system oi training, might not make very good
wives or mothers
Well, il tie people Of Boston had INDUCED in
such remarks, | should not have wondered al H.
Tar u Is known that they are rather paritanic,l,
aud little BIT sqeamish. But IN a couniy like
Berkshire, where they laughed 80 heartily at Gait
Msnyau's story Ut the gIfl who dressed the legs
OF her piaDoiOrte IN plptiirttts, one would expect
better thlDgs-sbove ell, IN towns like Lenox and
Sockbiidge, where there is SO hish a standard
OF purity, p,ty, and taste, which 1--we been refacd
And purified tor so many yesrs by the writings aud
.ocity 81 such persons ss Miss Sedgwick and
MIS- bui'r, AND Miss MariiDrau, and whole hosts
oteltesnt tourists from beyond the seat Is really
ottonshing that a people, which have had such
glorous Advantages and privileges, should have
so much to cay against such scenes being enacted
IN THIS county. IL shows how far old Berkshire
has degenerated
IN reply TO such crude and rustic remarks aud
ciitlcnms, II is urged, with great force, that Mrs
Butler IL nobiy descended from the great Kem,le
stock, which produce a Mrs Siddons. whose
taste in costume became law on the stpe. and
whose virtue even her biographer Campbell did
Fanny ken.ble, was received with enthusiasm ON
her arrival in America that the exqulsiies of
berkshire coUried and iawned on her, iii she con-
Descended 10 adorn THEN circle with her pre- sence
that she led, for long time, the most blameless
and unmpeachablc life with her husband, and