Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-06-19

al new examples lave been made.
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~ Bloomerlsm IN all the large cities
is uphill work. Ladies. who have been
accustomed to lead in the fashions. do
not councnance The thing at all in fact
j. is dead failure. The New York
Express says, man was seen near
broadway on Saturday morning IN pet
tconis, aud with bonnet on. When
asked by the police why he wore this
costume he replied. "My wite has ,a-
ken my clothes, and have taken hers "
This Kind of uotoriety Is not likely TO be
convenient Tor modest young ladies. or
even tor respectable old v,mru. 10 ac-
quIre, aud hence our comparative free
dom iron, BIoomcrIsm in Gotham. This
sort Of thing does not thrive in New
York as it is likely 10 do in many parts
of the country. 1t is the custom there.
when anything ontre makes It's appear
ance in the streets, for the crowd 10
gather round it ald investigate il.
Ia Baltimore, there has he II one Pc
GUITAR instance (and The only one we
beieve) Of the Boomer loI,y. Says
The Sun" OF tha city 'she was neatly
dressed in the new Turkish costume,
and attracted considerable attention;
and WAS accompanied bya person dres'-
ed in female attire; but the poetry OF
the exhibition was partially destroyed
when the Turkish ,rowsrrs turn ID into
. Holiday street, aud en- cred the door
leading TO the third tier, OF the Holiday
street Theatre"
Sin Boston" says the New York ES-
press, "when they do get hold of an ism
or Il notion, they pursue 1t with Iorry-
lranscen dcnaIist energy, and We are
not surprised to see that the Boomer
development has been somewha, more
rapid there than in any other OF the
large cities,
Bloomrrism, we believe has reached
its eliminating point III Boston. There
were but two or three "Blnomers" Sren
in the strcc's yesterday; aud those W re-
Urls in the low ems for whom the cos
tune j. well cnou Oh but it requires
more than ordinary courage for "A wo-
man fiat. iair and forty" 10 attempt TO
force the fashion Boston Transcript.
COMBAT FOR a WlrE.-Thcy had
! ludirrous way in old tunes of settling
vexed love SUITS. Here il an instance
which we take from an exchange -
Two gentlemen Of HIGH birth. the one
a Spanmrd and the other Il German,
having rendered Maximiian II. many
services they each tor rcroGaprnsr, d.
mlndcd his natural daughter, Helena
Schaseqlin, in marriage The prince,
who entertained equal respect for them
bOh. could aot give either the prefer
encc. and after much d,Iay hc told them
that from the claims they both had 10
hs attention aud regard he could not
/ give his assent for either to marry his
daughter, and they must decide It by
their own prowess AMI address hut M
he did not wish to risk the loss o. eth
or, or both by suffering them TO fight
with offensive weapons, he had ordered
a large BAG TO he brought, and he who
was successful enough To pat his rival in-
to II. should obtain his daughter. This
strange combat between twO gentlemen
was in the presence oI the whole lmpc-
rial Court, and lasted halt an hour. A.
lcnrth the Spruiird yielded lo tne Ger
man Aa1re EIhrri. b iron of lie herd,
who. when he had cit him into The bag,
took him on his back and placed him III
the Emperor's feet, and on the follow
ing day married the brauuul Helena