The New York herald., 1864-04-04

want black and whitsu<y, even II. very cas and es
: corner Here IS ID burshsr would sa 10 Psrfsos
silence pufang Ihs pipe looking in the Arc wssh s.k
The sosds vrouw on The opposite side wosd employ
ee diligently in spinning ynrn sf Knitting seockinga
Ing with bre.ihIsss attention 70 soma old crscs Of
negro who the oracle 0 the family and who perched
s rave, u ss
stories about New England witches grizzly ghosts horses
without heads and harbrsad&h escapes and bloody en-
counters among tho Indians"
But All this gives no Idea Of tho dstasho bread and
butter ths doughnus the waes the roches, The head
cheese The cruiers the pots pans books crocksry da
OF tho Knioksrbooker kitchen. NO one bus geaufns
Knokrbocker cook would be II 70 give description q
these important artoss they used Ia the prmi
tive days arS stretching Unfortunately tho KpicEsr
booker cooks have all passed away, and ths seore Of
their craft only remembered In the traditions which
stlA preserved IN SONS q The families of Knioker.
booker descendants.
II xNICxRnBoc4ER DUCKs AND MRRMArDs.
Cleanliness, sse informed the leading principle
N sbeir domestic economy. scrubbiug brushes brooms
and IN constant use and exceedingly fond
were the housewives Of dabblng IN water that according
70 historian u tho day, many Of the "grew to
have weboed fingers Ike unto duck and Of thcm
IL ID ADDED. had <he tails Of mermaids"-a statement
which may weN be regarded . sport Of fancy.
may be believed, then, that with such tidy people
their Kitchens were patterns q neatuess and thiB
too, although heqosoNy tho same room answered
tho purposes Il pa~aUr, bedroom and kitchen. Ths
beds, bedsteads and chests Of homemsde linen
for mod tho shAef pf,de a tho housewives me pillows,
quilts aud sheets nssodleo TIE cupboard. usually
placed in very prsniasn. oosnsr, grand obscs o.
interest was fnsaisbsd v4sn siass door, through
which ths family plate and porcelain N spIn-
did array ve tea awvoes 4 china, teapots sugar
bowls ths sss u o nu.shex, cups and saucsrs s.that
might have served for faiy'' go small and delicats)
besides poFrneers ankards and adlss of massive silver
The Kitchen chairs wsss ruah bottonsd plain wooden
arfangsmsots WIKI vsry straight backs and very solemn
h appsaranss hko The KnekerbocksFs themselves. Ths
dining tabe was square. with leaves upheld BY
tended srmss The tsa table was round swish the leaf
turning Up perpeudiou,asfy, ke Chinese FAM and
around this tab that The famous "tsa parsissths
mess fashionable meal Of ths Knsoksrbookersssd 70
b bed, and an Ne als gossip Of The times rssasd
nd discussed Tho hsspaaess wsss large enough
- eoox fos modern hotsl. LOW tho re swung the
hsoks and trsnmsA designed for the rscsp-
tioa Of IL immense iron cooking pots. long sincs
superseded ~ the modern stoves ana ranges" fne
breaass peal took place at dawn, dinner was on ths
TABLE q "noqu mah," and - was served lop at six
precisely.
INA AND FAT PoRI.
Dsd1tch Knickcrtocker states thas the tea parties
assembled somesines .! three and departed At sls
o'clock. He further relates ~ follows -
vs stored WIN slices Of ss port. fried brown. cut up
Ssi.s ssssd around the genial board and each furnished
WIN fork, svinced their dexterty IN launching At The
maanss = sailors harpoon porposss at sea. or our
Indians speas salmon n the lakes Sometimes The table
v.so.. ws nsS p aDs 2, u q
cnrs 70 boast enormous dish of balls q sweetsosd
dossh, ff'sd in hcss ~. sod caiea doughnuu, o. oy
snsrn = s cay .s'pns N ssuu: : Data families
ar ss s 1Hs .undrs 1s other a
selves By thsr adroDess u repsenshins this pot from
lsrOs copper teaketsls, which would have made the
70 Ioo Il TO sweeten ths beverage lump Of sugar
was lad beside Zach cup, and Abe company alternately
provcms0s WAS introduced By sSrs~d and % economic 90
old lady which Was 70 suspend q large lump directly
could b swung from mouth 70 mousSsn INGENIOUS az
pedicnt which b stin kept up By some families Ia
Albany, Ac., &c.
Hs ..,s IKE. SosTv.ss ETC
useful and ornamental apparatus few words respect
ing tbs drcsss fashion about tbe sss time viii serve
extracts, 80 nns aAy, thoss times, waddied under
havs clad ths whole bevy o. . modern baiiroomo-a
circumstance which appears TO have raised disks N
proportion The msepi4uds Of It's obectn Low
Dutch sonnestecr oi te provncs hes described "a vou.
radIans sundovsr and luxuriana - foIi blown
cabbagS."
Ins i.dIos ps..,osas ssor. linssy xoossy gar.
msots supp1sd with capacios pockets fbsy also
,n.r .ncisss vsss bus scs..ed end sSer ss shoes
Saskiss. IAs Dut4 ssn,lsmes wore isussy vooissy
soass, With largo orass buttons. "EIaIf score q
S ss % n
low crowned, broad brimmsd hat overshsdowsd hs
eury vs.ss and q bis ,s asir dsnsed down bic back in
Our readers have tAua Z - brief pQssbls
,sss psosiar sia.oos We can now snsssrs. vita aaS
roprissy pressed 70 Ne dsscrptssn q
TEE sANrARr KMxsRBocxzn KrroHN,
vscs = =, We nsS Given
and lie sf ths old inhabitants of MAnna-hata; bus
lsssmuh the Ommn.se Of adss having the Knickss.
booker DsyAsmens OF the Far In charge intead 10 ius.
tysls ven ths paror and Kitchen Of o times the IN.
fSpasIsu snppsd wai b found 70 Be- inapproiats
o. ,ks ntrns.soos & ~ sbou, one half os tne connsc
zion between The two msn buildings. II n abons
cst.,s { low. sfsr .hs Dusc ssn,cn bu. TIE windows
are arse ccnrary 70 ell the scsp6oas which We have
coas. ws huss chimney running up through shs roof
az the building crane srrngsd IN the fireplace 10
sa @ snd S Vi. - located inc ns.s r
u the cooking whl be done. Ths euttrs room,
osps The doovs wssusc,ts aud windows, will be painted
IN bun yellow color. The doors, wansccss and win.
sows viii be painted blue while ths chimney win BE- .
representation cf stone work The eastern third Of shs
room viii be rafed on 10 protect the tables, which will
- srrcsd from the rush OF people, and also W accom-
date those vho may ~ desire N ess bus simply v ses
Tnm RATED or portion win be ornameoed with appropri
s pictures u remarkable Dutchmen and knicxerbocker
nsross whoAedssds have come down 70 posterisy The
mNhu Wcuser Won TwiiIer Petrus Suyvessnt and The
Wanxsfsmily VII Be among ths ikcnssses which VIII
% sxhibitsd on tho wans.
- fnn SA20Do AND THHfs CONTENTS.
he9ac ths rsib Hbes VIII ~ arrnnged dswn tfs mia
Gea hc room, amplE suyrtiea With an the famew
bans~hnoker ss1cs fbs ladies, 70 be true 70 the awy
~ tbs mee thcy desie rcprcesot iutesd make Ne
bfeakaat ard tea particularly the lsttcr tks great ea
tUss q sh9 dscertmsni p'oov, stveprs. ell teru 40