The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-07-09
Our New York Correspondence.
NEW YORK, July I

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Boston, at 5 P, m, yesterday afternoon; and
we expect our letters and papers on by the
New Haven train this afternoon. Judging
from the telegraphic dispatches, the news
brought by the Europa is :neagre and unin.
teresting. sl,6oo,ooo, have been voted by
the British Parliament, for carrying on the
Kattir war. Great preparations are being
made in London for the Peace Congress of
Nations. Ninety Hungarian refugees had
arrived in Southampton from Constantine
pie; and the British Government were 60
ing to defray their expenses to New York.
Mr. Whitney, the protector of the Pacific
Railway, has laid an interesting paper on
the subject of his enterprise, before the Lon
don Geographical Society.
The English papers are trying to make it
out that Yankee editors are set of very
poor scamps, relying for proof, on what we
say of each other. We believe that there
has never been an instance of an American
editor being sent to prison, except Col. Webb,
whose crime was acting in accordance with
the code of honor. Our editors are rather
addicted to abusing eacll other, not from any
malice, but because it makes their papers
sell. Our editors are often sent to Congress.
the Legislature, and abroad as ambassadors:
but no English editor, that we are aware of,
ever had such marks Of confidence bestowed
upon himshy the government or the people.
Two Of our daily editors have been re-
Gently elected to Copgress-one was Speak.
er OF the last Legislature of the State, ano-
ther was sent abroad as an ambassador, and
another, the oldest of the fraternity, was re-
Gently elected President of Columbia Col
lege. The editorial fraternity of London
cannot enumerate any such honors that we're
ever bestowed upon the profession there.
l saw couple of ladies dressed Ia
1urque, sauntering along Fulton street, this
afternoon, in very easy and 'at-home" sort
OF manner. One was about 16, and quite
pretty; the other must have been, at least,
40 years of age-probabIy the mother of
the pretty one-and could lay no claim to
superior personal attractions. They excited
good deal of attention; and when thew
entered Knox's hat store, several gentlemen,
your correspondent among the number,
made rush for the same fashionable estab-
lishment. Under the pretence Of examin-
ing handsome Panama hat, indulged in
acTitical survey Of the costume Of the la
dies, who were unconcernedly selecting
couple of Bloomer hats, from the large num-
Der presented for their inspection. Ny opin-
ion of the new style of dress is, that it will
answer very we'll for handsome young ladies,
and not at all for ugly old women. Fe-
males who are afflicted with large feet,
and stout, clumsy forms, should, by all
means, avoid the new costume. Mr.. Knox
informed me that his sales of the Bloomar
hats are already large, and constantlyjin.
creasing. Il
A movement that contemplstes hot slight-
ly to affect, but to change enbsrsely the exter-
nal adornments Of thsiadies of the United
States can .scarcelYssbe thought of tri1ing
importance; especially when backed by a
public mesting of ladies in the metropolis of
the Union. I therefore made point of at
Vending the meeting of. ladies favorablesto
the new costume, held at Hope Chapel, on
Saturday last. It was well attended, and
the discussions were spirited. As thought
your lady readers would like to know, some
what of the principles that actuate their
dress.reforn sisters, / took pains to obtain |
from the fair secretary in jacket and trow-
sers, copy Of the resolutions that were
passed by asnearly unanimous msjority-I
only seven ladies voting in the negative. =,
q . Whereas, The present fashion Of female
dress is detrimental TO health, inconvenient,
burthensonne, uncomfortable, unclesnly, and |,
ess becoming than other styles that. might
be adopted; and, ~ x, 80
Whereas, This fashion Is Of q foreign, or.
giu, and with all It's. Disadvantages, it is fol.
owed By our country women with 4 slsyish
ubsersieney, unworthy ofiaqfres people
heretore. Z, e. .
= lassotued; That We win recommend and l.
.dopt some style of dress, which viii relieve
IS lof our present oppressive and exbausting
'urdens; which viii allow us that freedom
# motioG which is ndisfsahsab}a to usefnl.