Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-16
Baltimore Correspondence.
BALTIMORE, July 1910 P. ,

BALTIMORE, July lo-l0 P. NJ
| Fashion is potent. arbitrary, sometimes
foolish, and often ridiculous. I make this re.
mark because | would direct attention to a
fashion in vogue, Of recent years, here and
elsewhere in the United States, repulsive to
! the better feelings of high toned intellectu.
| ality. I allude to the custom of driving out
IN carriages, some half dozen females aboard.
| no gentlemen, and one or more beautiful
young ladies, verging the tender years of six.
teen, placed high upon an open seat, close by
the side of stalwarth negro postillion. l
never see such an exhibition without involun-
tary feelings of disgust The fashion is an
| European one 1t was established in England
some years ago, but in more delicate form.
There the driver, as coachman, was white. we'll
| costumed, and genteel in appearance. The
fashion then only admitted of the gentleman
lord proprietor of the establishment, sitting
by the driver and assuming his prerogatives
whip and reins in hand. As we are too apt to
ape the absurdities of our Anglo Saxon neigh
bors. the fashion soon was followed in this
country and being progressive to an excessive
degree, ambitious, not only of emulation, but
of excelling, we could not curb the reins of
progress. until, Young America like, we out
stripped our transatlantic friends, and got
sweet, tender, blooming, modest young damsel
of sixteen, exposed to public gaze in an open
coach and in such position. 1 give you these
hints gratuitous for your Sunday readers, and
hope some of them may either profit by or en-
large upon the subject.
saw to-day, petition signed by George
4 Brothers, Andrew Hook & Sons, Thomas
Whittridge Co, and large number of other
distinguished merchants, strongly recommend
ing the Hon. VIM. F. Giles for the United
States District Judgeship, vaca ted by the death
of John Glenn. The entire Baltimore Bar has
also endorsed his claims No gentleman could
possibly 60 before the Executive moro highly
recommended There appears to be unani-
nous desire for his success
1t is now stated upon good authority that
Collector Thomas will very soon make break
among the inside clerks in the Custom house.
Several of them are hanging upon a slender
thread, and will doubtless be displaced about
the first of August. The Governor is tho
rough rotationist and being rather nepotisti-
cally disposed towards his intimate personal
friends, the inference therefore is that he will
provide places for them, perhaps to the dis
comhture of some democrats now under his
dominion.
The Patriot to-day announces the arrival of
General Arista, Ex-President of Mexico, at
Barnum's. This is mstake-he is now in
Europe The person alluded is from Havana,
and named Arista, hut NO Ex-President
/ observe that Potomac, D." the old familiar
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
Patriot has, after suspension of nearly four
years, resumed his labors as correspondent of
that journal. His conscience he says in sub
stance, could not swallow the sins of the las.
Administration, and therefore he was OBJ
liged to withdraw. 0 for such conscience
to hold up as model and beacon-light for all
Washington letter writer's Would that
could look into the bright waters of the " Po-
ToNAC' and see mirrored from its CLASSY sur
face so much absolute purity Adieu for to-
night must 90 to church on Sunday
RoDERICk