The New York herald., 1864-04-04
THE KNIcKERBocKER DEPARTMENT.

FRACTIONS which are already announced When tho build
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THE KEIcKERB0cKER D1PAHTMKNT.
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A fSiscAou and ParIor in tho Time
% woutsr Won TwiIIer-Somet thing
About Ancient Dutch Habits, Dresses,
Fat Pork aad Doughnuts, Ssc., DC.
BY fx the most interesting department Of the Usson
square building b that devoted the KnIckerbocks~
Kucbes, which 10 intcncsd TO be faithful reproduction
q tbs primitive eussias where.rom qsa,ns Dutch
fo~'aihsrS and foremo,hcs won't 70 receive their
daay bread" and other notrtous arssclcs which were
scusi 70 b necessary n thoss days, a. in tho
weseqt degenerate mes, for tse keeping SoSether in
hsppy harmoay d soui and body. Like the other
portions Of this important branch Of The great
Sanitary Fa~. ths KaOkerbockcr Kitchen was In
very smbsyc<tc state when reporter called to
tszpscs ~ The oAxpeutsrs wsro stM u work, ham,
nwsog togeshw ths unfinished portions. and the
ciatsr sad upso anything but suggestive Of the
aississd sraDsuuiyv e ancient Dutch o. Kn,cksr.
Sccksr habisaIca sunclent progress haA bsea made,
hosev. 70 enable ons 70 form notion OF tho plan
end gssaA aSraogsmeass q the Kitchen. What could
so b IsarSsd by inspection couYtsousy sup
p~d ~ q ~ diss connected with shls depart
nsas sf sAs Fav end 70 tboss ladies reporter desires
svsssn ~ mnss grateful sdksowisdgunu FOR the
esrcas facilities szssDdsd y him IN ths course Of his
hasay sxantsssisus.
sxsrou ov 4 EMcxYaSocxsa KlrcHM BY pAxoUs
HIs1oRANs.
Bfs pssossdhs, however, - describe shs sppeasases
und sraaesDsass, seems highly appropriate 70 supply
- rsaAs sess insshs tns The mysteries q ths old
sAns Knicksrbock@ kiscbsa, - recorded By certain
tarss1 vsitss ~ manssss, customs and tss Of
HsandisoAs prsssnoss Win ths permission Of
- readers, shssUS, shall proossd 70 rshash certain
tnrosise fas whssh nay nss b known 70 some, but
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hssory IN attempting thA task, though ~ shall not
ssnnssss like chs renowned Dsdsr,oA KssckssbocksS,
via dssorpsson q Nh world and essusgoay general,
wni - ssosssary v Isok bask . century two In
ssarM q Ne requisite tsfosnastsa-
wnAT WAS IN fzB voN rwMLn BaA
~ ans a wh,oh Ne wrts ~ during The resa q
sAs doughty wunss von rwisr, oslssrsssd, sccesdns
- tbs hisorsan msnsssnsd above. - many long for
GoAi0 sssy the roll golden age, The ret being sot
ing but couusafeN copper washed ootn-" fhso 10 wss
shai Ne burgomastw smoked bic pps 10 pesos. and
shs subssantls sosAcs x bs domcG cares, afssr bsr
dsey tolls vws done, ~ sobsviy ~ - door, with hw
arms crcsssd ever hes ssovy apron. without being In
ssted ~ rtbsh street walksu vagAbond boys-thoss
sniuky uruhns who DO nfsst onr strssts splayiug
snas ths soses q youth The sssvns asd brAn % ,ni
sulv rhsa wSs thss IN lo~ss, with ssn brsschss,
cd shs dsnssi, with pstsoos q hsn sccrs, indulgsd
% A the innocent endsameAs Of visuoas love without
~ as6 siscss reproach; fsr What had ,hA4 vksue 70
s~Ax ~hieh wss dsfcndcd by q sn,sd sf acod hessy
vo~ey, equal 81 ssss 10 Ne Ml Asoss a NE In
vsabss A,ars All bsss'ul AMI 70 BE- forsoissa
-sss cssshsss thu snrspsursd Dedss,ch "when every
shins be<ses than has ben since svsr Win
- ssala vbes Bst.c~mih shAnnsl Vas quito dwy
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s~ln@ cod ~hsa ~ nooa snoDs wnh . pure and rs
spsssdes vhssssss. sstssd o. that melancholy yellow
igbs Whoa sas oassqssoos of her s'oksaing ~ NE
sscminstions shs evwy nstS Witnesses 10 TN dsssae
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ssseripsca rsccSdsd. bat only series Of scraps and bits
q nfss.ausa, whsoh Ne ssssw after knowledge
ps'sd 70 pst ses~ts~ n ,aielisbIs s1d readable
fssssaL
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n hssesy a ths cisy a Nee york, pabi~hed 10 fsso
one written by ksry Z ncsss. - ssd piSsaxs of
"A~saaa IN NE ~ pwssh cssony slnsss," and which.
ss~ sSer~ssnsa. neg ss ,shss - fair phosssrsph
- ne pknslvs Dutch snoss~ rhs most ssshss fee.
tire NE picssre suss op~s fireplace, vnh blssns
sss ossr~iess pusrs pvs~ fassi@as dressed in ths
sgh sseshisss. pssswus bss ssS shA<p crowned
soashsd Asis s,slas 81 s~ss snokine Ne PIPE ef
0~sos N - - fsrAis>i sasy cAsr. While bic better
ssh 70 - tAs orc@ss EIDE, isausuSously sag~gsd
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nsss psn % sssckan~. cupboard drsssss,
ansa ~aA psas-. jass. s~ssss and csh~ Articles
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vssis CO hs msnsslps~<s Gndry ruds osaAss.
sdks spa ~. wslls sivs hAsxs ~ ssly wasisxs M
suumsst r. Ne rensssss'y, sus, witch boks a ~
se'ac~ sst NJ p~os q security rws yspiArui Aussss.
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snrs sdelescens p&ssine. vhs large Amsssvdan~r
<esnssel wmh sbcr< ngy swt psttcoats sod sewh "A IN
tns sct q hftins from hhs bcv o. ssms recently
soes~i article, whns sw eyes turned 10 Ne hs1
spsad door through which ths form OF handsoms Dutch
ssIiant sceo issuing. when state thss Ne 10
low Ike everything Dutch (so efsncs nsst) that The
gseeral spp.srssos a things shss o solid o,nkst sns
ssppu.s have nolshed our mssrpreiasbe ey ths pss
turs KnIskerbocke~ khsn. ssnlaned 10 ths hsso<y
sf Hew Ys< ~ Mary l. Bsoih.
N conaruatIon ~ this ntssp~ssSbon 10 map add
sksloh b, Dssdefico Kulk9bockw, who rslatu 20 10,
lows
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ghs nieascts ~ truly tstrlsrtnAi nasasNde.
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