The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-26

a., tho eomm,tste and had no objection TO their re-
sppoiptn emit The resolution was noAlly put se'tafim
carried That part withdrawing the power from the
Mayor the future by vote OF IL to- And that dis
solving the committee by IL to 2
The following gentlemen then elected by ballot
Aldermen Marvin Litehh I'D. Smith. Kent aud Pen
The Mayor then announced (tut his words were in
snctly heard at the reporters tablet that he would
again preside at meeting of that Hoard except
up'n occasions when the charter, which he held in his
hand rendered HE doing so imperative.
Tie meeting then adjourned in a sort Of silent
wonder" it berg twelve O'clock until last evening at
At that hour they met, and, the Mayor being absent
Alderman MARVIN, who appointed some time since
President OF the Board in the absence OF Alderman
No business Of any public interest up, and our
reporter LEI. them ia the stiffness Of the calm when
succeeds the storm
The New FEMALE CosrUME.-Mary lane Hal
lam, bold faced mulatto girl, was found ey Que OF
the police officers yesterday afternoon walking with
great composure along Lom bard street, IN dress
which attracted n throng Of anxious speeta ors.
Mary had on a gown 'as brief as womin's love,
which in answer to the officers interrogations, she
declared to be the .new style and 20 it was,
pro ably, far as the gown itself was conce 'ned.
But very essential part Of the Bloomer garntu.e,
ma mely, the pantalettes, had been omitted As
the gown reached but little below the knee, and
Mary's hose we're Of that species commonly called
socks which cover little more than the ankle, a
pair Of coal black calves were rather ostentatonsy
offered to the admiring gaze OF the plouc; how.
n
taste enough to appreciate the Symmetrical ee-
eance of Miss Mary's lower cxtremittes, and cry
Of derision or disapprobatiou was raised at whi'h
Miss Mays feminine decacy was very much
shocked She turned around and began to expos
tulate wi Oh her noisy prosecutors, endeavorng to
make their obtuse intellects com prehend that We
live in an age of reform an developement, and that
she only pioneer in tina, march Of female pro-
gress which would soon become universal. -" GU
needn't yell out at that way" said she, "for
this kind of dress is gwne to be all the fashion
amongst the prime quality" Some one suggested ID
that the new Style Of coatupe required pair Of
pants to make It complete; to which Mary MADE
answer to the effect that married latHs only wou.a
equip themselves with that garment. AMI tul. 'ne
virgins by dispensing with it, would give an ex
presstve sign that they were still in the itrlmo'
NAL market. The crowd, not satisfied with these
nice reasons, became so rude and abusive, by word
and action, that the officer obliged to interfere;
but before he could the young lady from the
hands of her tormentors, her Bloomer gown, by
much pulling and tearing, was reduced almost to
the dmensions Of q roundabout jacket. She was
| reprimanded severely by the Mayor, and admo.
nishcd to return to the old till the advance OF
science and general intelligence would permit her
to make the desired change with credit and safety.
| Phil Pennsp1r0ni1n, JulV 2l