Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-08-27

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and 200th street, and from the extreme point OF tn
easternmost pier on East river 10 the western boun
dairy Of the most western pier the Hudson the pur
Il suit is made by every with an eagsrness Whici
baaes description. Waking or sleeping walking, nd
ing or yachting in the street the house. at the coup
ter or the desk weddings or funerals dinners or rou
money money is the god of their idoary, peore WHICH
1 they bow with more than Eastern devotion. Coione
Hamilton Of the British army, in his Book OF travels IL
this country published years since hit Oh this New
York feeling very happily in describing an evening party
of gentlemen which he had been invited, where MS
host had something say as to the wealth o. every gues
to whom he introduced him, and finally on the entrance
Of newcomer the gentleman Of the house begged the
colonel allow him to present TO him Nh u, who had
recently made one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
tallow."
The general style Of living and the heavy expenditure
in New York has no parallel either in this country or in
Europe in the rank and class Of society It's to
be sure far exceeded by the immensely rich nobility Of
England but the bankers merchants and traders OF Eng
land very far exceeded in their style Of living ana
personal expenses by the correspondingeasses o. TINS CITY
There is also here absurd rivalry on this subject
The man with $50 GOO wishes to live footing with
his neghbor who has 500 1000 this latter with another
who has accumulated 100000; and this latter AGAIN
with the millionaire of the Fifth avenue Ihls dispos-
ton and the practice Of il exhibited II every torm oy the
men in their town and country houses in their furniture
fast horses and the pendor Of their dinners andthe quail
ty and price of their wines by the women in their bon
nets, dresses, laces cashmere shaw, equpages balls,
and sorees and the general desire Of show and parade
extends only to their weddings but even 70 their
funerals and "the hahiiinsnts Of VICE."
The rich men are with some few exceptions, the great
men Of New York and though Hamilton or King,
Webster or an Everett would be tay and properly ap
preciaed by very many in this city, still large majority
would regard with Difference and wtha greater
degree Of respect and attention some noodle who had
million Of United States six Per cent stock standing IN
his name.
There is also in New York general, and it may be
called vulgar, practice to estimate or tel the cost Of
every thing If you are at ball soTee if you do not
hear of it at the time, You are sure to learn 1t IN the
gossip OF the hours the natural flowers
displayed in the rooms the supper table cost Sc
many hundred dollars, that Weller paid such sum
for the supper the lire Of the plate and glass
cos. so much and that the band had like amount fol
ts services and the whole entertainment involved an out
lay of perhaps two three thousand dollars. II 1t Is
dinner party you 10 learn that Weller CT some
other cookery charged fifteen dollars for each guest
for his viands besides the and the dessert
and that the Madeira wine SlS and the SPARKLING
Moselle So per bottle Eat il is the occasion Of
wedding among the upper ten that gossip feasts ana
revels Every part and parcel of the brides array has
its cost announced the very dollar Her lace veil cost
$500, presented by sach relative; her diamond pin CT
stomacher 81 600 presented by another relative her
necklace $780, probably presented by the groom her
dress Of such material $1,000, with many yards
Of lace on $50 per yard and altogether her entire
costume and pcre she stood up at the ceremony cost
$4,000 or So 600, may be SO 900; then she had
cashmere shawl which cost 81, $780, another 0G0 and
such and such bridal presents presented by such and such
persons that cost Sl000 $500, 800, $500, and $780,
respectively the poor BRIDE is to be hoped being all
this time ignorant Of these discussions aad equally
how such information got ABOUT.
Now ike the people Of this place who ere generous,
liberal SET notwithstanding al this, and sincerely wish
that every man and mothers Of them would make
$4,000 by talow every year Of their lives; DO
mention their oddities with the least unknd feeling
only il the hope may tend to reform them in thsre
pect and make them think and talk less about money
the only good and desirable thing in this world, their
continued il is sometimes rather annoying
can, their splendid dinners, enjoy thigh Of wood
cock or piece CT Welers delicious frondeau, and sip
their old madeira sparkling hook with satisfac
ton than when given 10 understand by friend OF
another guest that my share Of tie eaabes cost
host $l5 and that he had paid Gov. Davis, Of Coney
Island Sls for the madeira and Sc fer the heck ar;cu-
arly if had tucked under ny vest Iir Of tie former
| and whole bottle Of the latter X.