The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-18

coaca The arm have already exported number Of their
Light wagons TO Europe, where their extraordinary light
ness, combined with durability tes great attention
The senior Brewster, now vergng four
years Of age, the first open q repository
N New York. He retired hon blu NESS VITO IN
smple fortune about forty years AGO. Lawrence
4 Co Is is one Of the oldest carriage msnusactur-
ing firms in the city. They also expert numbers
Of their light vehicles sending to europe Annually 900
or 5000 worth Of light carriages, phetons &C., and
hllipg great many orders from South America, the
British West Indies, and even Australia.
The American coach weighs about thirty Ave per cent
less and costs about fifty per than coach Of the
same pretensions made in France or England. The Eu
ropcan coach is, however, deliberately finished and
mounted.
fhe harnesses got up here considered superior to
those Of Europe The principal makers tho city
Gibson, Trainor, Lowdon Dunscombe. The ordinary
price for elegant set Of coach harness. with
arms, is $500, ard for fine single txo.ting harness
about $76
There are still few old families who drive coaches
made thirty years ago. retaining their drao veres and
blue hsmmerclotbs. We have in mind instance of a
coachman who has driven the coach for twenty
eight years. ~ an
The promise Of finished drive in our new Central Park
at early day-the Commissioners expect to open a
drive by early autumn at srthest-is giving new inn.
petus to the carriage trade and ia likely to work entire
revolution the style Of vehicles Now in consequence
OF that peculiar New York institution the DUST ladies
TOO commonly cooped up in close carreges but
as they drive where there good police regulations
and freedom from that annoyance carriages suitable
for full dress will be In requsion and strangers visiting
the city will have opportunity to all It's gayey and
lovliness displayed to the best advantage.
There has been Of Late years growing taste for hcradc
display upon the coach pannes Of ars!ocracy and
heraldry office located in the upper part Of Broadway
engaged in getting up coats Of and crests is well
supported. But gentlemen do not always consult the
heraldry Office, and consequently luderous plumbers
often made instance, the bar sinister TO be seen
almost where in used apparently in ignorance
Of s significance of llegtImacy Wesugges to the
fagable Browne that il he will read up the pleasant
study Of herary and impart Of his knowledge Of
the fashionable world, OF which he s distinguished
ornament, he will find il paying occupation. Browne
had ordered his carriage OF the manufacturer and
been sent BONE But occurred 10 Browne that he too
must have coat Of arms So Browne went the heral
dry Office and bought sketch. Then he went to his
coachmaker and asked him he could SEED painter to
put it on the panel Said he ut is pretty large and
have mind to have above, instead of on the panel
where it likely TO get muddied by the wheels "what
il ke?' said the manufacturer "wel I've upper part
is human head with q wreath, and the bottom about
three inches square, s made up of various colos" The
painter was sent accordingly and in the deco
rating Brownies carriage with many hued dragons and
other impossible monsters Of heradry, when neighbor,
who had known Browne in the moasses and Goldfish trade
happened along and by dnt Of urgent remonsrance dig
suaded Browne from making ass Of himself The bril-
liant coat Of arms removed, aud small neat orna
mental design took its place.