Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-19

POTOMAC RIvER.-The Alexandris Gazette
OF Saturday thus speaks of the "River of
Swans"-our own Potomac:
How few, even of our own citizens, who
live on the banks of this noble river, fully ap-
preciate its beauties, or have taken the trou-
BILE to examine its shores and look at It's ever
varying and enchanting scenery 1t is one OF
the noblest sheets of water In the world and
there are but few streams which can at all
equal it, in our country at least. Travellers
from abroad, upon first sailing up from the
bay, have never failed to express their delight
and admiration at all they see as they pursue
their vOyage-and some, we know, have spent
days and nights upon the decks of the vessels
on which they were passengers, gazing with
gratiied eyes upon the splendid views which
every instant broke upon them
"The broad expanse of water, the stately
meanderings of the river, the alsernated
ranges of wooded and cultivated shores the
reaches, land-locked as they appear-looking
like vast lakes-the bays and creeks, and the
banks dotted with the handsome residences
OF the proprietOrs Of the adjacent lands, all,
from Alexandria down to the mouth Of the
river, combine to make picture, or rather o
| series of pictures, which the artist might well
strive to copy, If he loves the beautiful in ma
| ture, and which would make o collection of
views most exquisite and unrivalled. Let not
the landscape painters think they can find on
the Hudson river alone subjects worthy Of their
| pencils, when they desire to portray river
scenery. Our own Potomac will furnish them
with themes worthy of their highest efforts.
owe could mention u hundred views which
| tho artist would love to linger on, and which
we wish could be copied, and made familiar
to the public. Nor are the shores Of the Po-
tomac without their legends, and SORES, and
| recollsctiOns-many of which we have listened
to, from the old citizens. as the steamer passed
close to the projecting points, or shot out into
the broad bays, made by the mouths of the
| creeks, large enough themselves to be called
| rivers. Could we induce the tourist, and the
artist, and the scholar, to make occasional ex
cursions on the Potomac, they would soon fill
their portfolios with sketches, and their note
books with materials for many an interesting
| tale"
| lNCoNVENIENCES OF LADIES WALKING Our
Mr.. EditOr-Three communications have late
| ly appeared in your paper il regard to the in.
| convenience the ladies experience nowadays
in walking out. The muddy state of the
streets has compelled us to raise our dresses t.
keep them from being sOied. The invidiou:
and ungentlemanly remarks of the writer o
one of the communications calls for some re-
ply. He says that we lift our dresses where
the way is clean. This is a spiteful remark
end just like an old bachelor. The stree!
have lately been In sach bad state as tc
cause US to lift cur dresses nearly all the time
we have been out. 1t is somewhat better
now. Perhaps this old bachelor is Know
Nothing, and wants to blind the public to the
truth of the matter by imputing to the ladies
immodesty. We wish he would learn to tel
the truth in future. We don't believe this ole
bachelor knows pretty foot when he sees it
Married men are moro cOnSderate, and ap
preciate our conduct. By saving our dresses
we save them many penny, as for the young
men looking at US, we excuse them. They
will get more sense as they got older
| Respectfully, AMELIA.