The New York herald., 1868-02-02
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Grand Carnival On tho Road.
Msrrily menily over the snow, and merrily, mssriy
the sleshsrs Yesterday who turned out in numbers
and squpasss surpassins anything ever seen in New
York before. stranger coming from warm climate
where snow and frost unknown and who was taught
70 bshsvs shst thsss results Of what is called bad
weather thoroughly disagrseabe and tho Of
everything uncomfortable and unamusing would be
surprised 10 behold tho scenes occurring In New York
and As vicinity yesterday. Cold wes,her one would
imagine should keep thoss that could AFFORD indoors
In England, Ireland, France and many others Of the
European Southern countries the slightest ipdi-
cation Of cold prcvokes . claim ON the
house" aud Jack Frost clears the streets
and the highways. and gay turnous and pretty girls
become invisible. Not In tho metropolis Of the
Western World, for hero-ws speak OF ourselves
tho folks more hardy the girls pretty and
democratic principles teach us that man Is made for
work and that the honest money h that which is
gained BY labor Here the girls the mark OF health
and beauty their Cheeks and the blush 10 too much
their natural right for them fear that frost
cold could steal II from them. When amusement or
recreation, which the hand they participate
H. and enter into 1t with all the frankness and the
gayetv Of the Gaic and the prudence of the Anglo
Saxon race. Taking Broadway yesterday and driving
through that splendid thoroughfare tho visitor would
never imagine that wo in the midst or
winter. There tho sidewalks LADIES' dressed,
the lrishman would say $50 a. Of destruction" The
stores we're crowded, the theatres were filled and bus
was lively; and vet twas coid-very cold. And
this cold The OF amusement and pleasure
to hardy citizens Of both sexes Cor sucs the lad es
rights paper has been established the members OF the
fair sex are supposed to be goods those OF the other
Vide g. +. Trsin
Leaving Broadway and rounding Washington square.
~berc elderly policeman takes care of.the brdsnot
the wild ones-Ft'n avenue is reach ID; and here
panorama presents Itself not TO be equaed by any-
thing that has before occurred. The snow was thick
on tho ground aud tho frost was hard and
severe and became colder towards the close OF tho
Afternoon seighng became splendid and, to uso the
words Of the verv stable folks, II 'smos expen-
sive luxury" Filth avenue, not being broken up by
qurntly patron'zed The srnn to the Derby In Eng.
land never presented gayer i7h than that which was
witnessed here and tho paaal residences
passed with the almost lightning velocity Of the
sleigh all ideas Of heat or cold were forgotten IN he
the Porands and the Albanys the seighs called,
were 10 be seen: fast horses came fuming on, in
singles, teams or four-in-naaA The road was one
such winter festival before. The sleighs were
50 numerous that oppos to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel there was crowd SO great that u required delay
Of more than five minutes u enable tho drivers 10
and from here the road still moro interesting 10 the
observer Al each side lay The prnccly mansions of
wealthy citizens their brown stone fronts contrasting
strangely " 10 the pure whe surface OF tho road tee
Wa ms went swiftly along and F'.n avenue from
lfo' aud was we'll worth the seeing Approaching the
skating ponds crowds lined the road and those wh,
could not enjoy the uxu-ies Of sleigh apparently
pleased with tho Qualifications Of the sleighocs and
On the hrigntst day In summer did this fashionable
hnement, luxury and pressure as u did yesterday,
when the coldes winds OF chill all those hardy
enough 70 brave is blast: and Whit the sidewalks and
the windows Oiled with tho airet Of m, fair tho
slelphs were equaliy well occupied Some wero driven
oy colored gentemcn other. by their ''own' propn
tors There tne best OF "Olood in this city on the
road, and tro;tng mach presented moro
element TO the lovers of the turf than did the nva
of Yesterday. Everyone enjoyed themselves there
one sleigh s quoted as an example out of the
thousands the rosd-one individual "puiiing up
tight" and strainng his wrist TO hold fine PAGER; but
mil faraat tny ha mill fin
points when compared with that team that
has just passed bin, and which contained
IN hand comes nexr, ana how Il goes and how the
smaller FRY try to beat H. but they can't II is TOO good
teman well known, can handle the rens we'll. Here
good PAGER along and her bells are jlDgling
we'll and You fear colision but no. there are no col
iisons In seiehing for, to use the words OF an old
sportsman, "whcrever the horse toe sleigh can
safely follow" So II was proved yesterday. Sleigh
followed sleigh and sleigh beat sleigh aud tue ''ruie
OF the road'' was Amost 'gnored, tor nothing
could stop our onward speed and the best
out haTs an a 10 rssro m
as they might be called macb%nes In which there were
born peyo"d ali doubt WITH no hpn.r han 70
drive hosrse or be shot for looking ugly. There was
the single tho Portland light and tidy and the Albany
Just rs comfartabe there the forr-n hand, gong
it heavy and the spanSng cleaners" !" who made the
road .ther own" LADIES' we're in abundance, and
those who were kind enough to show their faces looked
happy and pleasant and tue excitement and pleasure or
the drive lent an Improvement TO the beauty OF their
Cheeks OtheiS were muuied no. almost 10 ano
only alter scrutinzng glance could their eyes be de-
ected winking merrimeut b,t~een tho wrappings
Of comfor:ers and the folds Of Their veils Turk
might have imagined he At home among ID I'm, be
tbev did their best 10 keep their faces out OF
ssht Others were not uDkipd. and lent to the ex
ciiement OF ihe drive the additional attraction OF their
preseuce and their beauty and ono parted With the
gay throng at the Park gates for the BioomDgdaie
road feeln II Loneliness made itself manifest Tor be
hind were the youth, beautykand magnncencc OF New
York. snd along the road before, there were none TO
and scarcely anything 10 admire. and vet
hero tho never presented Itself dt,ed tor
se,ghng was good, perfect never had been better
b fore. Yet there nobody here, and untii Harlem
lane was reached there evidence OF amdse-
excitement whatever. but the lane mad, up
fully for the of the roai and there,
in the Park, tho throng was immense; the horses
good the seighs magnificent and their occupants
the hanisonest; add never did New York enjoy such
carnival Yesterday when the shone brilliantly
when the cold pierced the air, and when the New
Yorkers sred merriiy over their Slipper ground
went chcertiy with the hesrt and will OF aGd
who know they ownod and trod the ground tuat
bore them.
SIX A TING.