Newbern weekly progress., 1859-09-20
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
New YORK CITY, Sept. 8, 1859.

NEW YORK CITY, Sept. 8, 1859.
Dear Progress 1t was my intention to have
proceeded to Katskill Mountains from Niagara,
but having met with party of friends who urged
me to come to New York with them, consented
to do so, and remain till Thursday next for the
purpose of hearing Madam Cortese in opera.
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personating " Geraldine" It is deep tragedy,
but does not seem {" to take" well as the charac-
ters are too heavy.
Laura Keen's Theatre is the great attraction
now the two plays mine Points of the Law"
and &c Hearts and Homes" attract crowded au-
dience nightly. Miss Ada Clifton is an admira-
BILE actress and will, no doubt, rise very high as
"star"
New York is now filing up very fast with its
natives. Persons are every day returning from
the various watering places, and 5th Avenue be-
gins to look alive. The bellies are all in futter
about the opera.
The great wedding of senor Ovedo will come off
in the course of week. Nothing else is talked
off; the subject seems quite inexhaustible-" what
shall wear l' "whose shall l wearl' ques-
tons of great moment. How the clerks must
tremble when the fair enter the stores!
Lord and Taylor who formerly occupied store
on Grand ST., opened their new establishment on
Broadway a few days ago, and It was crowded.
The display of goods This season \ely goagnif-
cent dnany z4se--slord must - Fe,s en- he
passes the windows with his dear GYe and she
urges the necessity of purchasing that exquisite
dress, for it will be so becoming.
The Dussuldorf Academy of painting is still
open; there is, however, nothing new-Diana
and the Nymphs, Shadonna, &c, are about the
most attractive pictures there.
Broadway is in it's full blaze of glory now.
How many bright and happy faces do we see :;
how many elegantly attired women dressed to the
very last extremity? We see a striking contrast
in the poor sewing girl, pale and wan, walking
hastily along to her place of destination and the
5th Avenue belle riding in state; but New York
City is full of such scenes. We look now upon
clouds, now upon sunshine -
We observed many celebrities on Broadway :
Frityolin, Paganega and Brignolia. Yesterday
we observed the lovely and beautiful Miss Martha
Haines Butt promenading Broadway with Gene
raj Paez. The old Generals face lighted up with
smiles as she spoke to him in her winning man
ner Though the frosts of time haye now left
their marks upon him he is young in heart.
Now a word about the fashions for know the
ladies do love to read about them more than we
poor fellows who have the great consideration of
knowing the dear creatures try to please US.
Crinoline is subsiding in measure. Dresses are
still worn with two skirts, sometimes hree, (three
being the last style,) The Eugene style of wear
ing the hair is much in vogue. The hair is rolled
off the tace and is exceedingly becoming to some,
whilst it makes others look quite hideous. The
beautiful Virginia STAR Miss Butt, wears hers in
that style, and it makes her look still more like
Piccolomini whom she resembles very much.
Madam Anna Bishop IS once more among the
New Workers. She will sing at Palace Hall on
Saturday. T.
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come from. But New>rork is a wol in minia-
ture.
You will hear from me soon again. hope to
get more comfortable quarters at the St. Nicholas
when return; only think of putting six eight
cots in one room (and that small paror shut off
for the night.) Oh! if were only a woman -
Poor AJAX.