Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-03
GOTHAM.
Sights in New YorH-FashiOn and the
Grecian Bend-Legs-Efiss Kellogg
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the Niger.

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the bigger.
correspondence of the Union and American
New York, October &c, 1SG8.-To 4
rural visitor. New York is an unceasine
wonder. This vast metropolis with its
temples TO God, standing beside those 10
Mammon, with its saloons of pleasure
reared above the haunts Of poverty, with
its votaries TO fashion trailing their rustling
silks, beside the homely plaid of the.ruslic
peasant, all excite the mind to kind of
bewilderment, and steep the thoughts of
the behoIder into state Of dreamy intozi.
cation. Were we asked what Is the pre-
yailing endemic Of New York, we should
rnhesiia,ingly say lsg,-this is truly
an age of legs-legs at the the
alter, legs on Broadway, legs at the opera
and legs at the church. The seeds of
Black Crookism fell in genial soil here,
and have blossomed forth into plenteous
harvest of legs. A ballet singer could not
draw a fashionable audiencs, without an
exhibition of legs. A prima donna, though
she may have splendid hlstrionic talent and
a voice as mellow as the notes Of a flute,
could not entice fashionable audience,
without pandering to thetaste Of the popu.
lace for legs. Alas! what depraved
taste.
Since our arrival here, we have seen
several real cIses of Che Grecian bend. It
is, however, not a prevailing epidemic,
even in New York society. 1t is confined
to the demi monde, where it originated.
There have been many queries as to the
origin of this most disgusting caricature of
the female form. Il is believed that it was
the last struggle of fair unfortunate TO
conceal her grOlCiHg shame. 1t is crown
ing shame, that nearly all the most dis
gushing fashions, adopted by the elite of our
land, are copied from the sensuous inmates
of those Salons where virtue never enters.
There is no despot so tyranical as that of
fashion. 1t rises above the authority of
home and its edicts are as irrevOcable as
the Persian code. Six months Of exhor-
tation or entreaty by husband or father
will not add or substract cubit from the
length of bOdy's dress, but the stern fiat
of fashion does it in day.
A few nights since we heard the great
New York prima donna, Miss Kellogg. Ii
was her first appearance in America since
her return from Europe. That she is
graceful, fascinating and unas5uming, the
most carping critic is willing 10 admit.
Her voice is soft, though Of sufficient
compass to fl the spacious Acsde-
my of Music, and her acting is
perhaps superior to any persol on the
American stage OF the age, yet, we believe
we have heard as good singing by some Of
our Nashville girls, who oUly MARBLE out
their bird-like notes in the hgloyed pre-
ciGcts Of home.
THE PURITAN ELEMENT II NEW YORK.
The Puritans Of New England burned
beautiful young women at the stake, be-
lieving them 10 be witches. This same
despolism to coa;rol everything and every
body, crops out in their defendants in New
York. They permit l poor outcl7t to
freeze in the wiutry winds or to starye ua-
der the shadow Of Fifth Avenue homes,
and the same time imprisoa man for
whipping his horse severely, or cropping
his terriers eais or for cruelty killing a |
chicken By probing it with an awl Ia the |
back of the head, instead Of the old fash |
Toned way Of wringi0g eff their heads.
y few 'ys since, two men were arrested |
for carrying ducks, (not Wards ducks)
through the streets by the legs, with their |
heads hanging down. The parties thus |
the aforesaid ducks we're bound |
over in 4 bond Of $500 each to answer this |
swfGl crime before court. These are facts |
as strange as they may appear, Ifyou wish |
to kill chicken, wiring his head of and do |
it easy. If you wish 70 Kill an oyster give |
him chloroform, and by no means let the |
pra,iJaaF- ~ s'Tha aoasaf- fo- b, r-.-,-
lion Of cruelty 10 animals" see YOU eating |
Z AvG oyster, or Duta;Ig live one in
frying pan, FOR If .v5u 90, YOU mus: appear
before court and be indicted for murder.
4 PULPIT SCENE
On last Sabbath, in company with Col.
DOMAIN, the fearless aud sitieI editor of the |
Record and Vindicat1r, We visited Plymouth |
Church, alias the Plymouth theatre. After
Mr.. Beecher had c)acIu lei his sermon, he |
intrOducsd - the audieuc, = tall GOOD