Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-16
Letter from New York.

Politcs-Pcttico afs-- Pieys-snoH e7y-se., &c.
Firth AvENUE, Nov. Is, 1853.
M Darling TuinkicT The election excitement
/, is nearly over. New York, you know, changes its
exctemen,s almost as often as gentleman docs his
shirts and have often thought with shuddcr, of
what mess its dirty clothes would be. Heaven dis
infect the wasl,ermoman who should undertake to
scour and starch them, and make them fl TO nut on
again, Kossuth, Jenny Lind, cholera, and aboii
tionsm, womants rights and Governor Marcy;s
brecches. What a retrospect, what magnificent
fizzles. what successful hunbugs, what dirty im2o
sitiOns what insane self decisions, what soilsd and
musty public opinions, would go TO make up the
bundle. Falstaf himself could never survive the
contents of such buck basket.
Well, the election excitement being over, we
now pretty thoroughly asitated on the Two questions,
whether ladies' over garments shall be made loos.
and clOak-wise, or close fit the fsrn-and wheth
er the coffee houses and drinking saloons shall he
closed on Sunday. The war between the cloaks
and polkas is carried frrcely by the ladies in
Broadway-each paradns under her favOri,c color,
and looking splendid defiance at her ncish''or OF
course the tall and thin ladies' whose forms depend
very much upon the price or cotton, and whose
-WOIks are composer - VI Ho" apPc'US tff.
Jackson's were not, almost universally to br
found under cloak, which, like more tender and
sacred garment has especially become an object of
interest since the "Eastern question: has assumed
belliserent aspect. Il multitude of defects.
The petite, plump and well developed angels all
cling 10 the polka, for the very hest of reasonShr
cause it clinss closely TO them. The irresistible
femme delcieus6s, who beginning 10 he rather
plenty in our prOmcnadrS, startling many heart
with their exotic eNuberance sport the most ravish
ing and audacOus innovations npOn the cow enonal
overcoat femninity. ! saw one not half an hnnr
ago, with brown surtoni, rrIy full al the waist,
and the most provoking pair OF veivet-uimm'd
| pocket wells on the hips--heigho.
From the observations have m ade, I am satisfied
that neither party will carry the day, but that under
the present condition of female forms, the cloaks
will always be largely in the majority. The con-
| test, by stimulating the vanity of woman. may lead
geater attention to physical education healthful
exercise, and proper development of the female
form dvine--and in that way will be the means OF
| great good.
As to the Sunday rum question. the only operation
of the present enforcement of the law will be shut
the front doors and open the back doors of fifteen
hundred rum-shopS on Sundays-thus adding hypoc-
racy to tipping, and making worse and more de-
hIorasing mixture than punch cocktail. ! au
fully convinced that not drinking place in New
York has been or will be actually closed on Sunday
by the new attempt to enforce the Sundaylaw. The
late election would seem to nicate that the 'Maine
Law is to have trial in this State. If it can be
enforced, and will reduce the terrific amount OF
! drunkenness here, l bid ii God speed with all my
heart. Rowdyism and drunkenness have reached a
fearful height-they Ovcrawe tie authorities, and
defy the force of public opinion.
The operations of stock jobbcrs and real estat.
spectators have immensely increased the price o
living in New York, and hundreds of respectabI,
families belonging to the middle and professional
classes. are obliged either to sink down grade O
two in their social position or ruin themselves b,
expenditure and debt. Thus the two classes OF rcl
and poor are rapidly becoming more and more wide
y separated, as the capitalization of society goes on
The two extremes of life in New York-rowdyisll
; and Snobbery, rapidly swallowing up the grca
social body, and will end, perhaps, by eating on
another. For man with only moderate income
to live respectfully in New York, is now matter
intensest difficulty, and enough to tear any homes
heart all TO pieces in a few years.
The opera season il drawing TO a close. wit
nearly the same result has ever ever attended it
failure to pay It's current expenses. With the ah
snrd salaries demanded by opera singers, such re-
e suit must always be unavoidable. The theatres ar
all doing good business, but there is very little
either novelty or merit iii their performances. Bour
cicauit'S new piece at Waack'- is enormous trash
saved only by few stage situations, ridiculous OK
aggerations OF costumes and character and S,iIted
empty aud pretentious dialogue, which passes VIII
the ignorant tor wit and sentiment Indeed Nh
drama Is at present, beth respects lis lilcrat,r,
= actors and audience, 1t the lowest ebl,-and "
people must and will he amused, and so trash ljk
t " Love and Money" ircsomr twadde like Civil
zalion,' and blasphenous haldrriaSh like " Uncl
Toms Cabin" diaw full houses and enrich the trca
sury. Yours with cfnson.
lSk~I.SD