The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-03-06
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NV YoRx, February Il, 1856
The lenten fast which the church imposes b
now ringing Its bellcalls through the ftosen
air Of day and evening, and bringing unwonted
devotees to their spiritual duties. In an de-
nominations an unusual degree Of interest ia
manifested. The carnival season Is past. save
that now and then an occasional evening lights
up the banquetting halls whose lights have al
most Hed. St Valentines festival has fallen
Upon sombre times. His worshippers have
had Their heart.beats chilled by the blasts Of .
Boreas who has worn out his welcome. The
couplets Of love and painted gauds Of bliss
are sadly out Of accord with the ice and snow.
The birds aud the Capids cannot clasp the
ieicles with the spring embrace Of love. The
dispatch posts, and the groves are equally de-
serted. and must postpone their burdens love
until the warm South breatbes an unclasping
Of their Borean bands, and bids free flow to
their vernal notes.
The past four weeks have truly been dem
onstration (even as FAR South as Washington
OF the fixed fact that there is N@th.'---
Many Of our hotels are suffering u realizing
sense Of it. Several have already stopped their
accommodations The stream Of travel has
followed the general law Of fluids, and the stop
ping of its golden flow has closed their hospita
BILE doors Many viii he grieved to know that
the once fashionable Irving has departed. Its
comfortable accommodations are to find l." a 10
cal habitation " under some other name in
the inevitable "up town" The Aston alone
remaining of all the hotel glories Of down
town" Like the pyramids, il will doubtless
long remain, its glory frightened by its years.
The Park in its front, will also soon disappear
under the heavy masses OF marble which are
soon to form the ornate pile Of a new city Hall
of surprising architectural splendor. But we
shall cease to mourn the circumscribed idea iu
the enlarged area Of its successor, the Great
Central Park, which encloses nc acres Of hill
and q vale and wood land, For this great 6ies-
sing, the crowded dwellers Of the city most
Justly owe their thanks TO their brethren ofthe
rural districts. The conflicting interests of
urban purses would never have unloosed the
legal nets which have eucompassed this Park,
If the country had not sent us Daniel for
Just Judgment. Henceforth fashion will per-
form upon two fresh air theatres The walk
ing gentlemen and ladies will affect Broadway,
while the Central Park will be the great Hip
podrome Of upper ten equestrianism. Mill
ners must consequently be regarded Those
who design for peripatetic Broadway and those
who study artistical carriage and saddlee
You have made my dress too long, ma am"
said pouting beauty last week. impossible
miss" replied the distinguished milliner.-
How So" See! the pavement has worn
Of the skirt In that case. miss. am not
responsible you have walked | design only
for those who keep carriage !" Alas poor
Broadway.
Lest the above hotcLnote should be mistaken
for a puff indirect Of our fast friend Jask Frost
OF the granite Aston, We must balance It with
the following rdrm gossip Of white marble
rival. Alter an exact measurement. II Is noted
as fact in steam statistics that the ST. Nicho-
las hotel and the stores under il are heated by
no less than NTiy0ne mHes OF iron steam pipes.
Travelling cockneys may well be astonished at
the spread-eagle-ness Of our mammoth hot'ds.
Our target armies are shut up In camp by
the'snow. and have taken 10 a severe course OF
dancing during the winter. The great indus
trial establishments have pretermitted their
target holidays, and have given Terpsichorean
parties to their employees instead. Nearly oil
our great city workshops have thus ministered
amusement TO their toiling thousands. The
great city-sensation Of the past week was an
occasion OF this kind Messrs. SINGER 4 Co.
gathered some four thousand Of citizens together
at the Assembly Rooms to a ball and supper
Although intended particularly for those who
are engaged in the manufacture and operation
Of their sewing machines, il was rather great
national industrial fee. bringing together men
Of labor and mechanical science from all parts
Of the Union, and creditable 10 the taste and
liberality of the Messrs. SINGER. who made il n
free entertainment
The 22d Of February will be celebrated wi:a
great enthusiasm by the Order OF United Amer
leans and other public bodies of this city 1t
is ct that it should be day of eternal com
memoratiop.