New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-24

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the ladies to wear large white shawls. never pc
held such number Of white shawls mustered Depi e,
think the female part Of the PopuAtioA see... 81
ror<e banc. II had rather TOO ao!e-c1oihy an az
! pearance ard from It, frequency. the snowy sld"I
became quite tiresome besides, they made one ihlS
/ of "weird white women sheetef specters, an
Abd-el-kader's securing Arabs N ihelr ourhooses
! This e. dare say. only a temporary iahcy an
/ nrohativ when [ return % NeW-Iork ihey Nhe
shawls not the weaarers thereof VIII All nave oeen
swept away IKE many hight, heecy CLOUDS ~ ''e
/ four WINDS oi heaven
Tu,l cay but little Of New York Itselfnow as this
is orlv a fyIng visit and / shall return ere long
merely observing en pGssdrf, that everything iIOui9
/ me be,okens energy. industry and prosperity anu
also the inpetuous go-aheaciness whlch VII haICIy
| silovs ne for completing all that Is begun. or foF
cOntryng that order and comfort winch should keep
| mace with Improvement and innovation.
After more extended acquaintance with New
| York. Lady Emmeline gives the upshOt of her
impressions Of this promiscuous city as follows
| PICTURE or NETWORK.
| Nev.York is certainly altogether the most Dust
ling cheerful hfefIll restless city have yet seen IN
! the United States. Nothing and nobody seem 70
| stand still for half moment IN New, ork tle iul
utudinous omnlbUses, which drive NE nlsdne ,1
hicIes from morning till night appear not % Pduse
a. Tie nm their passengers. II Is 50 short pause
Won nave hardly time TO see the stoppage, IKE the
! ynstan.aneousness of a flash of lightning. How on
eartb the people get in or out OF them, DO not Know
the man behind surely must sometimes shut person
half IN and half out and cut them III two but neither
he nor they have time 70 notice such tnhes, You
see them thrust, and showed, and pushed, and
crarnmed through the hastily opened door, as If they
were the merest a. live lumber"
EMMY or full these omnibuses seem never to go
slower ] have seen dozens upon Dozens OF them go
by perfectly empty. but Just as much IN hurry, tear!
ing and Gashing along If full Of people too late for
the tram.
New-York and begin to think them rather slow and
behind the age. You feel surprised they are not
built on wheels did hear indeed. of whole suburb
an streets being removed the other day, to a more
eligible situation rollers something OF that Kind
but Will not vonch for the fact.
NeW-York has been so often and 50 mlnutely de-
scrlbed, that shall not dwell on the details OF It's
plan, situation, or appearance Will only mention
few points that struck me. Perhaps the building
was the most pleased with IN New Ork Is the Tim
l,y Church. 10 not profess 10 understand ecciesl-
aStIca architecture but If Of It's PROJECTIONS be
the raising the thoughts and contemplatlons from
earth to heaven, then must Inniy ChuIch De de-
serving Of The highest commentators Is spre is
| Unspea kaby beautiful three hundred feet hlghJ and
almost seems 10 pierce the sky. Ike fash Of reiored
| lightning. II IS situated CA the western SIDE OF
| Broadway. exactly opposite the entrance OF Wall
street INTO II. Nail-sTeej Is tae busiest street IN
! New FORK, and answers 70 our LomOMd-siIett Ia
| London
The Park is pretty hut too small for such a city as
Newly York II has beautiful fountain, AM Is splcn-
! dldiy Illuminated al night by thousands OF lamps
| There are numerous superior shops IN broadway,
| but the most permanently magnificent Is" stewards
II IS one Of the finest structures ever saw, is iIont
! beng composed entirely Of white marble. Mr.. stew
art gong 10 add immensely to this splendid store,
and II VIII occupy almost as much space as the IA
| lazzo Dora at Rome
Crowds Of carriages private and public, are TO be
seen n Broadway, passing and repassng every mo
| ment filed with ladies' beautifully dressed, ia me
! most elaborate Partisan toilets. Among the thou
SANDS of fashionable promenaders who are ihronglng
the sidewalks there often to be- seen, group OF
IRISH or German omlgTdntS, Just rs thes nave come
| from The crowded packets, the latter looking very
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other day, large party OF these poor people IheS
looked Like Basarldn peasants, ana uey, AZ "ti' 4,
| several puddmg-ikc children who accompanied
them seemed struck with utter astonlshment' al me
| noise ana lnccssant hustle Of animated Broadway
The carriages sCampeTed by ds II all NeW-l orh was
gong to Turn out and leave them IN undlspued pos
session. They looked so bcwlldered. that iancIec
they were perhaps come from some Of the quiet ham
lets have seen by the side OF the Danube. where
time and the nNer seem 10 flow by with equal calm
ness.
| But look a little beyond that German group From
what pat of the world do those most extraordinary
! masquoradors come One las got only half hat,
another. two joined IN one. and Their habllnens are
| marve lously erotesque. Their halr. IN some IN
stances, hangs nearly Oh Their shoulders IN diners
Tadiaios away very respectfully from the SKULL as II
| controlled ty some mysterious centrifugal force 81
| the BRAN within In the name Of fortune, "hthce
| are they They look intelligent resolute, Seli-coa-
| hdonl-n the name OF fortune, indeed Tor perhaps
| these men, al he moment YOU are haip plying them,
half wondering AT their fOriOrn and destitute appear
| ance, are worth millions of money, and tomorrow
they VIII shine out IA ali the splendOr OH NcW-l OK
exquisltCs toilet. They are returned CaliiOnlanS,
ms landed come 10 enIOy n the States" the fruits
OF then tolS, thor perseverance, and Their n1uSiry.
The WhaTyeS OF New-A orb, during thc business
season. are GcnselY lined with the shipping OF every
maritime country under The sun. Merchantmen OF
every there, and for least three miles they
present unntcrruplCcly continued forest of maStS
| ana oOrdaee, Commlngitd. apparently With the chm
| neys of almost lnnumeTablc steamers. More than
thousand sailing vessels, nearly hundred steamers
about eighty 10" boats and TWO hundred canal-ooaiS
may usually be found IN the noble harbor OF New
| ORR, during me busy time ol the year. In me Sc
vcrcS winter, tElS haTbOT never INSTRUCTED by ce
so that vessels arc not aforementioned on that ac-
| count.
have already mentioned the magni6cence of the
NeWl orb hotels, but must Just ado, tina; the enOr
| nous Aston House not only said 20 be furnished
with us own private printing press for striking Oft the
durna bills OF fare, but also makes alllts own IS
! However II does not Vet. believe, manufacture It's
own linen CT plate
The French appear to muster numerically stronger
than any other people but TINS from the fact
that nearly all The Newly orkers are accOured IN Pa
TSIan costume. Their very hGlr Is cut and combel.
and their teaTdS trimmed and clipped strictly 10
Fr0ucal winch does not IN general improve their
personal appearance Looking merely 10 the people,
you might often fancy yourself IN the Bouleyards,
instead OF IN Broadway. AurcSft, Germans, SWedes.
Poles, Italians, and hosts ooherS meet you al every
turn. There are but few Russian visitors here Il
seems oui an very much struck by the apparent
entente cOrdaif that exists between Russia and The
United States There seems an lnexphcaoe instinct
Of sympathy, some mysterious magnetism at WORK.
Which Is drawing by degrees these two mighty ma
lions INTO closer contact. Napoleon, We know,
popheSed that the world, ere long, would be either
CoSSack OF Republican. II seems as If would first
be pretty equally shared between these two giant
powers.
After months residence IN this country. she
thus records her
VIEWS o. AMERICAN CHARACTER
| like The Americans mere and more either they
! have improved wonderful lately, or else the crti-
| clsms on them have been cruelty exaggerated They
! are particularly courteous ana O0hglpg and seem.
think, anlaoiy ANXIOUS that foreigners should carry
| away favorable impression of them. As for me.
let other travellers say what they please OF them
determined not TO be pre- udCed but 70 lud ge OF
them exactly as md them ans shall most peri-
naCloUsly continue 10 praise them uf see no good