The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-12

foot great political revolution, which In its re-
suits will be one of the most remarkable of the
nineteenth century. And with the coming Con-
gress the work will begin. Niger worship is in
its last throes.
OPEN AIR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ExcLu-
syENEss,-Strangers who visit New York are
struck with the Indifference which we display to
open air amusements- OF theatres, concert halls,
ball rooms and billiard rooms we have more, per-
haps, than is good for us; but Of public PRONE
nades, tea gardens and other al tresco enjoyments
we ere sadly behind other great cides There is
no particular reason why this should be so. Our
climate in summer and in the fall is peculiarly
doubt that the health of our citypopulation would
be greatly benefited by them. Our clerks and
mechanics who are confined from six or seven in
the morning till six or seven in the evening, in
close offices or badly ventilated and crowded
manufactures, would find greater relief for their
minds and lungs in such places than in the i'm
pure atmosphere of a theatre or drinking saloon;
whilst the comfort of their families would also
be promoted by their being enabled to partici-
pate in their enjoyments. 1t is the policy of all
wise institutions to promote these cheap aud
wholesome amusements amongst the masses.
They diminish, it is found, the misery and vice
which add 60 greatly to the difficulties OF govern
ment.
Amongst the weather. classes in this
country whose means enable them to
crafty their inclinations, there is unfor-
tunately but little taste for open air exer-
else. This is strange enough, considering the love
of ostentation which prevails amongst our female
population. American women indulge in, we be-
ieve, the love of dress to greater degree than
those Of any other country. 1t is singular that
with this propensity they do not geek more fire.
quent opportunities for its display.
In all the leading cities of Europe, and, indeed
of the Southern portion Of our own continent,
there is some favorite drive and promenade, to
which, at certain hours Of the afternoon or even
ing, all classes repair either to take exercise or
to chow off their fine equipages and toilettes
London has its Hyde Park; Paris its Champs
Elysees and Bots de Boulogue; Vienna its Prater;
Rome its Corso, and the Spanish and South Anne
rican cities their Alamedas and Paseos. These are
frequented by all classes and their great charm
is the variety of character and costume which
they present. In New York we have no such
place of indiscriminate resort. If we want to
show our fine clothes or to enjoy the open air,
muet take TO the streets, to the railroad cars,
we do not even derive the full advantage. Our
stupid notions Of fashion are always interpreting
to limit the opportunities of healthful aud ra-
tioral enjoyment. Thus, for instance, on the
Sunday, when our streets are clear of business.
traffic and when our only great carriage PRONE
de-Broadway-is free from obstruction, our
fashionables will not drive out for fear of being
confounded with the vulgar. They seem to be
afraid of breathing the same atmosphere with the
hard working and respectable mechanic, although,
as far as the mere distinction of wealth is con-
cerned, it is sufficiently marked by their own
vanity and copceit
We know no pobler carriage drive than Broad
way on fine Sunday, at this season of the year.
Yesterday, for instance, all that was wanting to
lend TO it the attractions Of the English and
French promenades, was the presence of hand
some equipages and gay dresses OF these we
have abundance TO rival the fashionable preten-
sions of European cities, if our republican notions
of fashion would only permit US to exhibit
them In company with humble pedes-
TRANS and the coarser Sunday adornmcnts
Of the poor. II is to be hoped that
the leseon which the pride Of our moneyed
aristocracy is now receiving will not be lost upon
them in this regard. Those who have the good
fortune not to be compelled as yet to drop their
horses and TO suspend their carriage drives,
should recollect that the exclusiveness aud in
fiat.d pride which have proved the ruin of so
many wealthy people, have only served to embt-
ter the fall Of the latter and 10 draw down upon
them the triumphant comments Of those who have
been wounded by their pretenslons- As they may
themselves in their turn be compelled to abandon
their splendid equipages for the pavement they
viii do well to treat with more respect and con.
sideration those whom fortune has not dealt with
20 kindly as themselves. Let them, therefore,
break through this absurd rule Of Sunday seques.
tration, show Themselves and their finery in our
only possible place Of resort on such days, and
reneve Amerlcan cus'oms Hom the stigma Oh
pretensions more aristocratically foolish than
those Of aristocratic countries themselves Our
lives on it that the "cloth of gold" will not suffer
by contact with the "cloth Of frieze" and that
the happiness and enjoyment of all classes will
be promoted by the association.
WHAT Do THEY SAY Now OF THE GREAT
Panic MAKER ?-For long time past, from day
To dav from week to week. from month 10 month