The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-09-21
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LETTER. FROM NEW YORK.
| lPRoM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
New YORK September 10, 1867
Tho first days racing nt tho Hoboken course,
was a failure, GzEle-a 1aRh in the pan-tho play
OF Hamlet with the part Of the melancholy Dano
omitted-a novel without heroine or hero ealno
or poker with no money bet u gamo Of ccss with
the kings OF tho board-a ball without dance nr
supper-n hurdle race performance with the hurdle
race left out. There was no hurdle race ut all
tho entries wore not filed, and the race did not
como of, HOT did il come on, and everybody was
4 disappointed, downcast, detected and disguated
Inc races that did como off, ono, DASH OF three
miles, and tho other mile heats, woro not worth
seeing, and therefore, not worth describing, where
fore. have naught to add. about the reat Ho-
| bolsen races
have something, however, to say about tho
fall fashions, of which the grand opening days are
| at hand, and whereas the sterner sex take no OK
traordinary interest in such matters, DO IL under.
stood and herewith proclaimed that this portion OF
my letter Ia exclusively addressed 70 my friends,
| the ladies. AS do not profess to be du ft.R in
tho mysteries and ntricacies OF q iady's toilet and
! es any attempted description Of mino may bo as
little understood By tho fair ones as II would ba by
me, the unfair, it may be WE'LL hotter for mo,
to steal little which nov give notice that in
tend to do-reserrinR, however, the privilege of
| mixing up the stolen ingredients in dish of
phraseology, partly mado up in my own style.
In place OF the coquettsh Fanchon ladies will
appear in elegant chapedar, of which the distn-
gushing feature ia the disdom, which is set up
right ncross tho front Of clo5o-fltting shape or
Will require shape rising in front to admit a
broau bandan to bo trimmed with sprays OF rich
flowers, or aatin, or velvet box plata.
II will also be allowable to walk abroad capped or
bonneted with hat Of brown velvet with broad
o. o a faas I
with clusters OF fall leavos and berries. Again am
indulgent husband may DO coaxed into settling
bill for Spanish hat OF golden velvet, trimmed
| with black lace and Jet, with branch trailing
| across the 'front.' from which are suspended jet
| drops and rosettc Of same material, hiding it.
| self cunningly beneath tho shadow OF chignon
Fashionable people gay that conks will bo worn
| longer this season than last winter--which may
bo taken in double senBe, or ought TO be, consid-
| ering how expensive they will he. lady who ap-
| pears oh broadway in cloak Of purple blna
velvet tcalled tho h[nintenon), with q hooi
falling nn tho back, and consisting OF two
| pieces tied loosely together and fringed with
beads, will pass current in tho world OF
| fashion, the trimming of the cloak should no
| worked in curious devices on the hack, and thoro
should be small coat scovo adorned with pro-
fusion of bead fringe. II would also be in place
| to wear black velvet sack, with bend and gimp
| on the back In the form of palm leaf, and blue
| for trimmings on the shoullers wrists front and
bottom, together with rich fringed sleeve, Tho
Bismarck, with skifts short for the streets but
with long trails for visiting. black silk suit,
however, with short oyercoat instead of an over
| 6kirt will do IN choDnn n brop
| corded velvet and still be in the fashion. For
morning dresses in the fall, Gabriees will be worn
rial Add to this that it will be rather fashionable
this all and winter to have good supply of greon-
backs constantly on hand and my fashion story ia
newa and magnificent temple of m,Isic will soon
bo added to The attractions Of this eyer-growing
tho corner Of Eighth Avenue and Twenty-third
street, is fast approaching completion The build
ing, whi,h promises to bo The handsomcst struo-
eighty-Iiyo feet in length, by eighty in breadth,
and seventy feet high from parquette TO DOME IT.
viii scat ten thousand seven hundred persons.
| shnd more. There are twenty-Beven handsome
boxes in tho front Of the dress CIRCLE and also
up Of tho parquette, next tho parqu6te CIRCLE thon
tbs dress circle and next the family circle The
Tb a5a a sno,t rcaeain
ions q blao 0s ab b'ssSa sna oa aaS bonSssL %Sss
the dome are the nino muses. most artistically
with as as eaeh Is sbe
statues bears torch in its hand, and tho dome is
Of stained glass, the effect may be imagined when
building is III up by the glare Of innumerabIo Jets
OF pas; The opera hons9 cost million Of dollars
hrst OF November whan La Grange, Brignoli, and
other great drais'es, will make their appearance
: I have seen Forrest Us King Lear, and am at a
loss for language which oan give adequate oTpros-
sion to my Disappointment. Forests Lear would
tensions. Hehas not only lost his voice, but his
physique 80 far. from being attractive, Is tho re:
verse, as he Is porty 20 and beyond the bounds OF
dcs over Il, ho looks like peripatetlo empty hogs-
head, With pair OF legs protrIdng through q
have had occasion to take run over to New
jersey, noted for three things frat for the savage
Justice Of its jurymep, with whom TO try crimi-
nal 10 70 convict and hang him; secondly, for It's
lightning; and lastly, for it's fne cows. have
honored BordentowE with visit. Borlentown is
about threo and hall hours ride from New York
and one and 9. hall from Philadelphia, and should
commonly cheap there, wliere q furnished house
coiltaipipE fifteen rooms (all furnished) can be
rented for tho moderate sum Of $500 per annum
barbor shop, where smoking ts not allowed
Great heavens. and all 80 gods and goddesseal Q
barber shop where smoking is prohibited Lei
Tho fimcs, Tribune, World and Erprcss, agree
in tho opinion that the threat OF tho Herald In re-
latton to its intention to cnt loose from tho Asso
ostea pSss ahd asta19 to its on III
lonco, "a bluff" Bennett, however, annohncet
to-day that he holds full band and Is ready TO b
n called, ,..s,t,..,f ~, I
IEssssGs A. %stn es ssnSy !1sn
!: , MoULTRIE.