Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-03
FROM NEW YORK.
Correspondence Of the Ohio st.sssm.n.i
NEW YORK. February 29th.

more marked on the Great Western rail-
ways than with the Eastern lines. Our
sound and river steamboats, have probably
been unexcelled. but our cars have in no
measure kept pace with Western enterprise.
Recently, however, there has been an at
tempt to bring the running stock of some
OF our roads up to the requirements of the
times. We shall never have cars quite SO
luxurious as the famous Pullman's palace
cars of the West, for two reasons; one is
that the narrow cuttings and low bridges
prevent the use of carriages of so high and
broad build; the other, our shorter routes
do not call for so many appliances of Sleep.
Ing and eating. But number of new COM
partment cars, built after the manner of
the often described English railway coach
es, just put upon the route between New
York and Boston, are most welcome ad-
dition to this much travelled route. Hith-
erto, a journey to Boston has been purga-
torial. The cars were narrow, the seats
cramped and uncomfortable, the windows
small, the ventilation wretched, the dust
intolerable, and ifone found himself suueez-
ed into the narrow seats beside some broad
shouldered gentleman, his ride was to be
long remembered for its discomforts.-
These new cars give luxurious seats. ample
space, abundant light and air, seclusiou,
perfect ease-all of which may be enjoyed
for the trifling addition of one dollar. The
next thing is to get similar carriages on
the ever distressful and ever crowded
Washington route.
Lent now being fairly upon us, and the
most fashionable of the parties and balls
over, our ladies are relieving the monotony
of the lental fast by contemplating and
discussing the spring fashions. which ru-
NOR vaguely intimates are to introduce
some startling novelties connected with
female toggery. There is agitation and
apprehension all through the Fifth avenue
and its fashionable precincts. What is to
come no woman knows; but every one is
surmising, guessing, hoping and fearing.
ltseems to be understood that some radi-
cal change is to be proclaimed; but whether
aimed at the bonnets, the skirts, the colt
fure, or merely at the trimmings and de-
tails, remains perplexingly uncertain.
Let the change be what it may, it is en-
tirely certain that the whole moiety of our
population known as the feminine gender
will, after little rebellious murmur or
two, heartily accept it.
Although the Lenton season is limiting
our parties and balls, we are in no lack of
music. The opera companies are in full
blast. The La Grange Brignoli troupe at
the Academy of music, the Maretzek COM
pany, with the ever popular Parepa Rosa
at Pixies Opera House, and the French
company still playing the perennially de-
lightful 6 Grand Duchess" at the Four
teenth street Theatre. Meyerbar's opera
" Robert" has been given twice this week
at the Academy. Every connoisseur of
music will acknowledge that .sRobert'' is
one of the best of all operate compositions
and that the artists have done full credit to
their difficult task. The German basso,
MIR. Hermans, deserves special MENTION
Mr.. Strakosch's company will leave for
Philadelphia and Baltimore next week.
Their performances here have been sue
cessful in every sense of the word. In addi-
tlon to all this operate wealth we have nu-
merous oratoros and concerts. Few people
out of our city are aware to what an extent
Sunday concerts are patronized here
These used to be presented under a thin
guize OF sacred music; but this pretention
Is no longer worn, and so far as the selec-
tions are concerned, they differ but little
from weekday concerts. Nor are these
concerts low or common. The delicious
Parepa, and other of our foremost artists,
sing at them, and they attract audiences
that in appearance are in every way res
pectabe. r ae
In dramatic matters, we are without
novelties. The 'sWhite Fawn" continues
to delight, amaze and abash the town.
Wallack keeps quietly on with his old
comedies. Maggie Mitchell and Chanfrau
are at the other theaters, and while each is
prosperous, there is no particular excite
ment over either. Miss Mary Cannon, for
some thirteen years attached to Wallack's
Theater, and always great favorite with
the habitues of that place, died, last week,
In her fortieth year. She was an actress
of exuberant humor and sparkling vivac-
ity, and in certain class of parts she was
considered almost unapproachable. She
was woman, moreover, greatly esteemed
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