Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-10-05
For the Journal.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

Ngw YoEK Sept. 28, 1866,
Those who have done Europe ia three
months IN preference to making the rounds
Of the fashionable watering places at home,
and at about half the expense necessary to
enjoy the latter, are beginning to return fresh
and tejuvenated from their trips abfcai.
The European steamers are once more coming
in full both with passengers and goods. FG-
miliar faces again appear in their accustomed
places on promenade, at the theatres, on the
drives, and other popular places Of resort
Broadway and the more srIstocratic precincts
Of Fifth Avenue never looked more fascinating
with female lovliness Central Park, with lie
numerous drives and turn outs, my Lad
Clarence and the inevitable tiger in blu
aud gold, with dashing four in hand, and
nimbie footed ponies hopked TO the more
modern pheton, never seemed more alive
with gay, gushing and sparkling humanity
You catch glimpse Of fashionable life in all
happy conditions At this famous rem iez.
20 49, Turn you, however, TO FivePoints and
10 Mackereiyule within but a short distance
half hours travel, and you will witness
Metropolitan life in all its horrors, in all its
worst and depraved phases.
The great book mills Of New York are full
Of work, or rather works. 1t would require
columns to tell our readers what they are do
ing, or preparing to do, for the public BRAIN.
this fall, in the way of literature and the fill
gree OF poesy, wit and romance. There are
number of Christmas story books, add
holiday Souvenirs in press. Flocks Of soei-
ty novels are taking. or about to take to them
selves wings Of print and fatter their little
hour. Heaven knows we have enough, more
than enough OF these ephsmsfa already. They
absolutely swarm, and bear remarkably
strong resemblance to one another. Books
devoted to sporting and epicurean subjsc,s,
which are quite the rage abroad, are becoming
very popular here.
The opening OF the fall fashions BY our
Hodls'es this week, came off as usual on
rainy day. Notwithstanding th,r was a n
eral revolution in the elements, aud spa uus
matches between Old Sol and Jupiter, Pluvi-
Gus, the ladies turned out en- Bs9sse in Alt-
ter Of excitement, and crowded our thorough
fares. But to what situation can not woman
make herself mistress. A new bonnet has
MADE it's appearance called The Ristori. I've
not the power to describe il, such bit Of
lace, ribbons aad flowers as compose it. Wa
ter falls, rats, and other huge heaps Of false
hair are dispensed with. CHnoline, like the
great wall OF China, is 60 continue the rage.
only in smaller dimensions. Lockets are
again becoming fashionable worn at the throat
suspended from a chain. or a narrow band ui
velvet. These are to take the place of a
bresst-pin aud have earrings to correspond
There is to be this season a rage for ist Or
naments. Trailing skirts are considered still
the f,shion though not very generally adopt
ed. The turban fiat is fast going out OF date
and so are nigh necked dresses. High, suf
collars with crsvats | am very glad to see
the ladies have finally banished as as evidence
Of masculine style OF dress. Many of oui
leading Modistes ale preparing to send to the
great Paris Exhibition specimens Of their
work, in the shape of bonnets, cloaks, hats
flowers, feathers, robes, embroidery &c.
They've started stock company in Wal
street, for the purpose Of raising the needfull
to prosecute search after Capt Kidds (thC
pirate OF sixty years ago. treasure. The com
pany expect to hnd it somewhere. The mos
curious part Of the thing Is, that sufficient
number OF greenhorns have been found TO in
vest in the enterprise.
Among the OBJ eos of universal ineres
here is the Crosby Opera House Art Assoot
alton. The success of this mammoth art en-
tvrprise is now fully assured, and no doub
could the engravings bave been printed fac
enough TO meet the demand for certificates
all would now have been disposed of; It wac
not Originally intended 20 deliver the engrav
. ings until after the award, but there was sucl
general desire to receive them at the TIM
Of subscribing, that the managers were in
duced to attempt this rash undertaking, bu
the detention Of the chrome part far beyon'
] he oalo k.t bnt ha,
caused great disappointment, but the deliver.
Of them will shortly be commenced. Tit
books therefore will not be closed for th
present, and thus the opportunity for turtbe
subscription is afforded. Everybody her
has the fullest confidence in the Management
of the association. l am satisfied that ever
part o! the programme will be faithfully car
ried out in ali its details.
Roger A. Pryor, Brig Gen. and sfterward
!; promoted to be a private in the rebel army
- is now the leading editor Of the Daily New
in this city. Ben. Wood has sold ont and re
, tired.
' John Morrsey, ex-prize fighter, has rise
so high in the estimation Of the pnblic Z
= that he is pretty certain to receive he nom
!, nation of Tammany Hall for Congress froT
a. the fifth district of this city. He is alread
known by an Honorable prefix to his NAM
il In pugilistic circles Morrissey could tell 20
more about upper cuts, cross buttocks' {
70 a smash in the snout' orr litter in the jaw
= than of constitutional requirements, or
L parliamentary law. doubt much If job
knows what the constitution of the Unite
2, 2, States is, unless it has something to do vii
the training Of the nation to withstand Il
4; !; onsets OF its enemies.
',x ~, The fall trade, as well as the fall seaso
has set ia in earnest. The former is qui
ns active. Many strangers are in the city ma
ing purchases for the South and West al
st. everything betokens the return again Of flu