, 1866-01-29

nbrrsd: md II God shall gtTa Ms grace 10 mind orr
"nr pei- -hboTa, snd unnatural Wart WITH ioe!gners
10 rjse above the silly jealouses which hare hitherto
resiricea trade we shall yet be the bseh17e OF tho
raon+, the chosen home ofthe industrial and civil
xsng arts.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
News and Gossip Of the Great City.
The Metropolis in Mud-FmitAtion Of
Foreign Cusxoma-Son1e Account OF
The Science Of HeraldrJ-How Petro-
leum aud Shoddy Obtain Their Coata
Of Arms-The Latest Libel Suia-Llb-
eFty Of the Press-The Drama and
the Fine Arts.
(FEom our own CorrespoudentJ
New YonK, Jan. r.
WEATHER MATTERS.
If any one In Chicago does not know what
q muddy city is, let him come to New York.
On the closing days Of last week we could
furnish a rich treat for all country visitors.
We had some SNOW in the early part Of the
week, which gave us very brief season Of
delicious sleighing. When the snow melted,
1t did not disappear rs wen-behaved SNOW
does in the country. The myriad hoofs md
wheels that make our streets sonorous
ground this snow into u pulpy mass, and
mingled 1t with the liberal allowance of dirt
| that never tails US. Broadway was
super-paTcd with this bali liquid and hall
solid mixture, varying In places from one to
| four inches In thickness. The fat hooEs oi
the omnibus horses managed to bespatter pc
dcsttians who ventured near the edge Of tie
sidewalk, or cndeavored to- snake a cross.
| mg." ! saw one individual whom / once
knew In Chicago, who had wandered to this
city in suit Of llght-colorcd material. The
black paste from Broadway WIS plastered in
large but irregular patches throughout hfs
whole length, and his right eye and nose had
not been missed. When left him he was de.
nounc,ng New York as the dlrtiest city in the
Northern States, and fully believe he is right
In lis belief.
| No matter how deep the mud, provided
the day is pleasant. Broadway Is dllcd With
promenaders. Gold aud ruin arc evidently
the causes that keep our people Indoors
when business does not render their appear
ance necessary. During the prevalence oil
mud the great street was thronged as In the
days Of summer. But when the season Of
mud Is followed by a severely cold day, rs on
Mouday last, though the streets become dry
| and walking endurable, the fashionable idlers
disappear and hug the frcs Of their private
apartments. Fortunately, however, nobody
whose opinion Is worth anything Is inclined
| to mourn over their absence from public
View.
1 COATS or ARMS.
Do your readers know that there arc more
United States than in Englands I do not
| refer to garments made by tailors for men of
| the military order, but TO the insignia that
4 arc seen On the panels Of carriages and fre-
qnently on Visiting cards and other personal
matters. In England the coat-ofar1ns be-
| Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland has
Il very large population, the number Of noble
families Is comparatively small. In America
we arc endcayoriug to initiate English Gus.
toms, and the rage for family seals Is really
astonishing.
In this city there arc some three or four cs-
tablishments engaged in deyisfng and cngray-
| ing coats of arms. Each Of them has from
\ five to ten orders daily, and Us the patrons
are always wealthy, the business Is highly re-
| muneratfYe. ! was recently "let into" the
secrets Of one Of these heralary offices, and
| was surprised that so many Americans could
be set down as fools. The men who conduct
these establishments pretend to look up gene
| a1ogfes and trace the history Of any family
back to the days Of Queen Elizabeth They
keep several huge books full Of names and
| genealogical trees Of the most Incompetent
so sm't whi1s = cn.tamer H. nrcsent hnt - whcr I
b3s hncE i. tnrned The hooEs nTc lain ns;Se
md lie heraidic devica d made M IN .soieiy
from the imagination.
| HOW TO MAKE A FAMILY SEAL.
When some suddenly wealthy patron Of
y ~ ~ sa,,, ,sIata .~sthnM. ~ naat r
pesS w. nors v,st Il nne " thcss eraisrv ~
Ae. ne tos ~ ~ =. to ~;
| family history as far as he can give 1t. All be
nts;e;on xt-aat 1 s7,I thst %;s t. ..aaS
cath.r to1ioMed ~ hnn,h1e III ~ hnne.t ncc,.
patton Of pcddling clans In the BowerY more
than sixty years ago. With this information
Mr. a. opens one OF the huge books, and with
an air OF wisdom begins to study 1t. He sud
denly pauses and says It Is customary to r.
| ccive small sum Of twenty-five dollars tn ad-
Inc money pau, ana tne sea! ana aecoso
are promised IN Week-cnn't De done sooner,
so much trouble 10 eeafch OUT the record.
| Nov, when the patron ms made ny ext,
the huge book Is closed. nnd Mr. a seq % ainn-
self about what u literally termed device.
For man who has made 4 fortune IN petro;;
leu1n: Ehose taiher Was shoe-maKeF a1a
grandfather clam peddlcr, Inc device should
oe something Ike this:
| Petroleum derrick conchanti con9er,s iast
leVant: cam rampant ana PosslDly oa1 ot
| soap Dormant peeF'muG pteufant, ana 4
brick volant. 49,,
| Mr.. A. makes nothing OF the And. nc
Salls ONT .. ~ adt ~ ~. ~ e' ~ ~ Jae a-t;"t
@ w. own nnae, " LA s+ " ~ ~ 4bIas
has " nS ~ asarr awer z,1ht Hno,ter Ian an
nsarh hnna ao1 ~ aa1,,,s ssin sns tha ace ~
otIn nanu, ~ ,s1 nnor+sr !. "c c,t nv III iiEa .. a
Iuos h up ~ - ~ a" 1aws- 1sn onat4er ~ cnn1
Guess oql.a, u W M1.s &C.. 11th., tha ~. So
aaa9s t; ~ nIao H. sso4 y tc1.acc s nTra.
anu 1esalng On tns apsa u 1esI'a H,tS
aa; me- ne mno.r inJiass w. snrthns iJr
hssa ~noss xn asnost,Inn ,nbs1a ny se4nE
euL ~ sh1.i1 hes ~ pba 9.n1" ro,to ee'''A
bclo" the snlsld nears the iamlis MOTTO.
| THE FAMILY TREE.
5lr. A. having been careful to CLEAN a1l that
his patron knows about his own family, uses
that Information in making his genealogical