The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-09-30
LETTER FROM BOSTON.
Correspondence Of the Journal.
The Weather-Present Aspect Of the City.
Mechanics Fair-HortcuIturaI Exhibition
National Musical Characterization &c.

AululliH, llo lICIl, SOlttcH AuCuillH Has MOI
|yet come to us. He fingers somewhere
among the sloping hillsides and low lying
valleys of the country. Sweetly content tc
hang in dim hazy clouds over lovely land
scapcs, and sigh in and out in whispering
breezes among the redly tinted leaves-not
daring or caring to approach the guarded en-
closures of the City. And SO Summer. the
light, airy, warm hearted maiden, is still with
us-kissing with passionate kisses, the lus-
cious fruit into newer, warmer and richer
beauty - caressing, with dainty touch, the
fair flowers into brighter bloom, and more
gorgeous arrays-and bending lovingly
softly, tenderly--in golden red CLEANS Of
| sunlight over the green tree tops, across the
verdant parks, and among the glancine
| sparkling waters of the fountains. Oh. SIM
mer do you not see how the City woos yor
to stay with her-in her cozy hooks and shell
| tered alsles, and entreats you not to flv back
J to your sunny southern home? Why do yor
| not stay with us?
| And in the warm sunny afternoons that still
abound, are to be seen upon the busy streets
and ir the fashionable resorts, the gay prom
enaders yet arrayed in airy robes and dainty
, laces. How soon all this is to be changed
and cloaks, shawls, furs and hannels are to
! protect us from the chilling blasts of stern
winter Even now, us Indicative of his ap,
proach, the shop-keepers display in their win
dows fabrics, soft, warm, and bright flow
ers, plumcs, and velvets of gorgeous dyes
and turs both nice to wear and rich and
beautiful to look at
| This is perhaps the very best season of the
year for visit to the City-there is so much
to be seen, heard and enjoyed. The weather
is comfortable, delightful, and pleasant The
completeness of the harvest has contributed
everything that is rich, rare, and nice where.
with to tickle the palate and tempt the deli
cate appetite. 1t is the appointed time OF
Fairs. Exhibitions and Conventions. Tho
theatres are in full and successful operation
The hosts of wanderers have returned from
summer touring, and now fill the streets with
gay equpages, and fashionable loungers
The artists, who have all summer been WOO
ing nature in her various moods and caprices
are rapidly filling up the picture galleries
with new charming, and winsome sketches
And from the long silent pulpits are being
proclaimed tresher puror, better and moro
stirring thoughts.
The Mechanics Fair, the opening of which
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ATTRACTING crowds OF sight seeing people. Ii
well and amply repays one for visit. Fan
Gull Hall, which is very deliberately decorated
with National flags, and long looped stream
ers Of red, white and blue, is devoted princi-
pally to manufactured articles of d LIGHT,
tancitul and ornamental nature, whilst Quincy
Hall contains the heavier and more solid ar
| ticles and the machinery On the lower floor
of Faneuil Hall are glass cases of ready made
clothing, hats, caps, gloves and millinery.
One large emple-shared case in the centre,
contains some beautiful specimens of chande-
| liers. A smaller case in close proximity has
Il pyramid of thread made from spools of diff
lcrcnt colors and shapes
Around the platform are disposed the spec
imens of wood-carving, and the wax, worst
ed and hair work-some OF the designs arc
| very elegant and beautiful. Here also is a
masonic square and compass with the usual
letter G in the centre made of rare coins. II
has a border also of coins, and the whole is
handsomely framed in rosewood and glass
Around the stairway that leads to the CALLER
les are placed the rugs and quilts-none of
them so handsome as may yearly be seen at
the Waldo County Fair. In the galleries are
pianos, organs, photographs, slcighs, billiard
tables, some specimens of printing, and a
wire mattress, which is very unique, elastic
and durable. The rooms above are devoted
to furniture, and some really elegant sets are
on exhibition. 1t is very amusing to see
some handsome cabinets of black walnut.
glass, and marble suddenly converted into a
bed with snowy counterpane, and downy pill
lows. You touch n secret spring and 10 a
complete toilet set is revealed Another
spring and you have 4 table. 1t makes you
look with apprehension upon all around, fear
tul that you may be caught up and spirited
away in some mysterious manner
AT the entrance Of Quincy Hall are the
stoves. Among these is one with an enor-
mously large oven, which a man, with a
strength of lungs and eloqucnce which De
mosthenes nigh have envied, daily and
nightly proclaims the excellence of. The re-
naming sections of the Hall arc devoted al
most solely to machinery, comprising nearly
every known invention. Well supplied with
steam, it is all rafting and whizzing away
hard at work doing this, that and the other
In one of these departments Il man is print
ing some Chromos of Writers Barefoot Boy
1t is a very interesting and curious-sppera-
ton, but needs more space for description
than | at present have.
The annual exhibition of the Mass Iort-
cultural Society, at their Hall on fremont
street, closed on Friday evening 1t was a
success both rs an exhibition and in a pecu-
MARY sense, and was visited by great many
people.
The first National Musical Convention ever
held in this country, was opened at Music
Hall on Wednesday of this week, closing
Thursday evening, Most of the prominent
musical artists of the country We're present,
and took part in the exercises. Together
with the Boston Jubilee Chorus and the Han
del and Haydn society, organs, and piano
concerts, choruscs, solos and addresses CON
stitutcd the chief attractions of the occasion.
An organization was effected, and it is pro-
posed, in future, to call similar convention
on each succeeding year.
The much vexed, and often repeated ques-
ton twill overskirts be worn this winter ?'
is at last decded-and the overskirts have
prevailed. They are to be worn somewhat
shorter, however, than during the past sea
son.
A pretty way.t to make black alpaca suits,
which are now so fashionable, is to ruifle
them with narrow cross grained ruflies near
ly to the waist. Finish the waist with ruflled
rounded bows and sash at the back, and the
sleeves with rutfles and puff. Worn with
one of the new wraps, and 4 .jaunty hat, it
makes a very stylish and not expensive suit
Velvet and fringcs it is said, will be the
most fashionable trimmings for the coming
season.