Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1855-10-08
New York Correspondence.

NEW FORK, Oct. Oth, 1870.
Republication = Netcspapers-Fashions- Afottue
PO,cerS-AhnasementS-B Characterization In
Stitate-Iraae, sc.
This will hereafter be known as the era of new
parties Scarcely has the K N. tree taken root
when anothersta up besideit, which threatens to
overshoot it completely, The name above-the
Republican party-is tower of strength. De-
mocracy owes nearly as much to its name, as to
Its principles. In this, the new party will be a
formidable rival. The Republican party claims
to be above all parties and aspires to nfuse into
the mind of the whole North one predominant
ldea--the restoration of the Missouri Compro-
mise, and ultimately, emancipation of the Slaves.
1t will be seen that upon this idea hang serious
considerations. The nominations of the Repub-
lican party at Syracuse, have given such satsfac-
ton that some of the Oldest papers of both the
old parties have gone over. The Tribune takes
the Lead the EUen3ly Post follows in its wake
the Herald IS, at present, its strong opponent;
the Times sits upon the fence, apparently en-
deavOring to gain friends in the ranks of all par
ties before it gets down. The November elections
are looked for with more than usual interest
While men run into one extreme in politics,
women are Oft on the other, in their own "pecu-
culiar sphere" Fashion has become a thing of
more than usual magnitude The ladies, taking
some hints, perhaps, from the war; have so en-
trenched themselves in dry goods, that it is al
most impossible to approach them. Their skirts
are now worn SO wide that not more than two
to meet one in the narrow streets. The authori-
ties, as if foreseeing the coming events, with COM
mendable prudence, had some of the streets wild.
ened, but these improvements cannot, from the
nature OF things, keep pace with the increase in
the neither garments of our fair bellies If you
can imagine sugar hogshead, cut in twain,
moving about the streets, with lady carefully
fastened in at her waist you will have some idea
of the dear creatures that wadde along our thor
oughfares. Some graceless wretch suggests in
10 Infr hose ftYaflp Ill.
away with the necessity of carrying such a load
"Besides,' the rascal suggests, "they will be
thus made so nearly an equilibrium with the sur
rounding atmosphere, that, with the assistance of
our autumnal winds, they can in one bound, leap
across Broadway, and other dirty streets thus
keeping their garments clean, and what is of in
hnitely more importance, their feet always dry"
The fellow who suggested the above, ought to be
sent off in ga tangent"
We have now two operas-Englsh and italian
in full blast. Price of admission to the Eng.
lish, fifty cents; to the Italian, which but few un-
derstand, two dollars. If it was understood bet
ter, it might be valued less.
Two of our principle theatres are having a
good run with two new plays-both of which
are excellent In their way. One of them, a com,
edy hourlshes under the singularly contradictory
title of :" Still Water runs deep" Nobody but
ga Nirishman" would give it such a name The
tragedy Francisco de Ramini-wriuten by Mr. Bo.
ker, Is having splendid run. Rachel has settled
uoWh TO Ialr houses. 1t must be confessed, also,
that many go more to see her than her perform
ances. After the first act, many retire every
night, expressing themselves perfectly satisfied
She is occasionally favored with a few cheap bo-
quets. On being called out, the other night amid
the applause of the house, some one in the gal
lery, becoming enthusiastic; threw one of those
floral missiles, and nearly hit her on the head
She bowed her thanks for the compliment, but
when she retired, she ordered one of the tsupes'
to go aud pick up what that fool had thrown at
her
The Fair of the American Institute opened on
the the 3rd inst, at the Crystal palace, but the
exhibition proper, will not be in operation before
the Sth all the things will not have arrived be-
fore that time. 1t will continue open until the
end of the month.
The news of the capture of the south part of
Sebastopol by the French, has thrown cold water
upon the spirits of our English residents 1t was
at first supposed that the attack was a Joint one
but later intelligence, gives the notifying fact
that, the French attacked the Malakoff, the Eng
llsh the Redan. The French succeeded, the Eng.
lish were repulsed, and before they could renew
the attack, the next day, the Russians had eyac-
uated the city. The French engineers consider
the late victory over the Russians a proof that
earthwork detences are not impregnable, upon
which the Paris correspondent of the New York
Times remarks, "they have always proved them.
selves impregnable when attacked by the Eng
hsh. The remembrance of Waterloo has been
wiped out.
The trade returns, present the import for Sep
TENDER, from foreign countries, at Sl3,9I452O,
being nearly quarter of million less than that
OF the same month last year. SPECTATOR.