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

| BRUSHING UP THE WATERING PLAcEs-From
all sides and all localities from old Virginia and
st. Catharines, from Saratoga and Sharon, from
Columbia and Avon, from Newport and Cape
| May, Nevasink and Long Branch, Fire Island
and Rockaway, we hear the note Of preparation
for grand foray upon fashionable purses. We
say fashionable, because everybody who goes
to recognized watering place and enters the
usual round either is fashionable or is trying to
be, and succeeds in greater or less degree gene
rally. The hotel keepers are full of promises of
the most gorgeous description. Everyb body is to
have every earthly thing done for them for next
door to nothing at all. We have magnificent
assurances of princely landlords in the parlors,
gentlemanly and obliging clerks in the Offices,
experienced artists in the kitchen, and splendid
| operators in the BARRIERS shops. Everything is
| to be splendid. 1t ia Aladdins palace over
| again. The best beds, the best dinners the best
attendance and the best wines-in fact the best Of
| everything-is to be given for much lower price
I than has been paid heretofore for the worst Of
| everything The Irish walters are not to fight
any more, and will give up whskey; the colored
persons are not TO assume superiority over white
guests, but are to be polite respectful aAd alto
gether perfect gentlemen. Both Celtic aud African
servants are to wear white gloves constantly, aud
to spurn brides with the lofty scorn of a member
of Congress. Every thing is to be Of the niceet
descripton-there are to be no annoyances, no
ripples to disturb the serenity of Che stream OF
enjoyment In some places regular prayers are
to be offered morning, noon and night. The
despers IN loco art is to be practised to
perfection, go far as Boniface is concerned
AS the French would cay, a la bonnie heue,
we hope the landlords promises will be kept to
the fullest extent. And, in view of SO desirable
contamination, perhaps it might be worth while
to give word of advice to the served as we'll as
those who serve them. The American
people are naturally polite, but they are always
in such hurry, even when they have nothing to
do, that they overlook those courtesies, conve-
niences, petit SONS and minor proprieties,
which make up what is called good manner,
and which form the best emolient for the bruises
which all men and women, whatever their sta.
tion, must get in jolting over the rough highway
of life. We must look after them. We must,
now that the Europeans are fighting, and MAIN.
lug and killing each other, and relapsing into
medieval barbarism-we must keep the lamps
of civilization, like those of the wise virgins in
the New Testament, trimmed and burning. Per-
sons who call themselves gentlemen must pay at
tcntitn to their linen, wear less than seven
pounds Of watch chain, discard breastpins, swear
lese, chew less tobacco, above all spit less refrain
from smoking Ia carriages or upon promenades
In the faces OF ladies' avoid rusty black clothes,
and comport themselves generally in q sober and
discreet way. Fascinating young men must
cease to mistake impertinence for wit, and try to
avoid being made the laughing stock of sensible
people by mischevous coquettes. The ladies
might mend their manners. The young ones
should dress simply, and never wear jewelry; the
matrons and dowagers should remember
that maturity has its duties as well as
its privileges Above ALL the size of the hoops
should be reduced. Our Western bellies look
Like so many beer barrels, and, as they waddle
along Broadway, provoke merriment rather than
admiration. AS matter Of taste, crinoline ought
to be dispensed with altogether; but we cannot
have its area Increased in the present state of
things. We cannot increase the area of the
world, and unless that could be DONE the expan-
sion Of criRoline must be arrested at some point
The point has been reached.
Perhaps it would be good idea to pick up
tome stray counts and chevaliers to teach man.
ners to our parvenues. There is Joannes Count
and Chevalier, who might be prevailed upon for
one professorship, and the gallant Zouave, Field
Marshal de Riviere, for another. The Chevalier
Fullerini, who has just returned from Europe, is
dcourse secured by some one of the hotel keep
eIs at Newport Probably there will be a great
strife to gain possession Of so distinguished
squire of dames
"i'6 aeopy Of Chesterfield for each Of the