The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-24

PHILADELPHIA, April 20, 1854.
The Jealousy Of Ne,c Fork among The Phi'adephfans-
The Proqress Of he Quaker City-The Fashionable
Arrusements Social Habits, de- dc
The stagnation and monoony of public amusemens in
New York during the past winter the absurd gambling
in Peter Funk stocks the in houses
and real estate and the filthy and abominable condition
Of the streets together with the ceaseess agations of
the abotonists and all the disconnected factions and
isms have dealt New York blow and threaten
to make contestabe her hitherto ncontestable position
as the metropolis Of the Union. Philadelphia, no nsg'
nihcant rival the watch to take advantage Of
every slip made by New York and, although Of course
she does not dream of contesting with New York the
claim Of commercial supremacy, yet she has powerful
and immense resources while her business population,
reused by the example Of New York, by the taunts
lavshed upon Pennsylvania on account oil the Erie rols
and sustained by her colossal manufacturing 'etess Is
making gigantic exertions TO place herself SIDE by side
with in the next The recent consoidaton Oh
the various districts OF which the city had been com
posed into corporation governed by single munici-
PAL orga nization is looked upon favorable and i'm.
portant event BY concentrating the power wealth. and
public spirit of the different districts in unitary and
ndiyidualized corporation the most brilliant results
hoped to be produced spirit seems indeed 10 nave
been evoked; and judging from the amount Of building
magnificent scale going and the general activity
and hopefulness every where manifested am certain
that New York need expect no contemplate rival IN tne
great continental sweepstakes Tor metropolitan suPe
macy. 80,
in point Of extent and splendor are not az an 70 pe com
rared with As TO the substantals OF me- they are
not deficient But il must before now have struck you
that faculty which is developing itself most rapidly
in the American character is the love OF ornament and
material New York is the embodiment of
this idea Our private residences are palaces our hotels
poetized castles of the olden time embeished with all
the light and graceful results of modern taste and refine
ment or the individual life and character incident to
this extreme outside deyelopement say nothing at pre-
sent But the universal struggle for precedence in osten
tation, expenditure and appearance must lead to some
good Our Broadway shops Crystal Palaces and the
wives and daughters OF mechanic and laborng classes
might be mistaken for prncesses and queenssave that
thoe high personages are never seen in public SO well or
extensively dressed.
Philadelphia, too, has its Broadway although but a
imitation OF There is however, in Chest
nut street great deal OF physical beauty-soft white
skins, fine busts and shoulders, well modelled arms,
seductive totnnres-which would set Broadway crazy.
But to dress the Philadelphia ladies provincial
and uneouih at least in the street Even broadway,
which stares nothing would certainly stare at Of
the toilets which up and down in front OF the um
ted clock.
those of New Workers. After the close Of the theatres all
the " fTstrae feows about town accidentally manage
to get together Jones' Hotel being the favorte point of
rendezvous What these proceedings are do not under
take TO relate but have always observed that most Of
these gentlemen troubled with headaches in the
morning This sort Of gregarous dissipation has been
for ten years almost unknown in New York. where the
metropolitan character and habits of population sink
each separate clique Of bon rrdns the circles
tngushed on the surface of the water.
There is quite as much social activity in Philadelphia
among principal feature continues to be the
WduNecS WuSNutS, given every caturuay ny mrs hush
who draws around her by of her sGror fare and
her immense wealth. cotere Of artists and
Of al professions and creates circle quite Euro
peaneyen Partisan in its character. Mr. Walker, the
American pianist and composerthe only one by the by
have yet producedis promised for her next Satur
day matinee; and have this moment returned from
rehearsal OF and delicious thing suggested by
picture by Court Rcveres by the Sea shore" II
struck worth mentioning that the intuons Of the
artist have caught the modulations, from key to
key which science has discovered in the of the
itself The piece is full of imagination, and pensve
tender feeling In it's tone it reminded of Chaplin.
Public amusements well patronzed, and are of q
fair grade times CO. Tho Arch has excellent stock
company and is producing its pieces In very effective
style The Chestnut street continues the starring sys
lem The Rayes draw greatly at the Walnut They say
that Barnum is about building large Museum here.
Hadn't he better bring the Crystal Palace would
the creditors issue writ of ne Great In fact it has
been go from the first. QuEvEp0.