New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-26

tnte Of nayements or sidewalks of any kind. Tue Dutch
burohers wore longvyasted coats, WIN skirts reachhe
nost to their anges and adorned with large silver
buttons The wardrobe OF prominent burgomaster at
failows oToth coat with silver buttons, worth fifteen
dollars stuff coat ten dollars Glotn preec,e dars
and aty cents; black cloth coat, seven dollari q
6ack velvet coat fifteen dollars silk coat breeches
and doubet, six dollars silver cloth breechesu anu
doubet five dollars velvet waiscoat Win shteL
lace five dollars bun coat ana SIX seeVc b nv bosde
lars three grass green eoak six dollars each YSen
several old suits. To these also must be added lcn,
hSsd snd hat II NAV he doubted If our present
Mayors, with all their cloths and casslmeres, and
even 1.-THE of such assortment OF coats, pants an"
vests, this official Duchman, then predecessor ~
In fSe good old Dutch times respectable tradesmen
worked hard drODes or mere I OokkoIs.on'
There existed but little competition among
dows attracted the attention and excited the M i
passersby go beyond their means Content ood 70 c ss
their goods at fair profit they secured ooh sVU ~
TONERS and reputation for problty and fair dealing ~
the English who first introduced display tSnc@d
and extravagance 1t they who hIsl ihtiouu nod
the custom Of keeping the shops open AZ 70 the
less and expensive fashion and SreatS g early dave
however, the dgent closed their stores anu o,es and
early hour All classes went On dUc, Even physicians
paid all their visits on foot and III ,h resent day
they differed widely from the doctors vi tne P0" wv
their charges very moderate. , hot vino In
At funerals it was the custom TO give n9t ,nner
winter and wine sangaree in Summer LADIES' eee II
ally attended ON such mOurnul occasions esPeo Gas
the deceased was female Tnen ora an tbe death
of Mrs Daniel Phoenix the wife of the Guy lreaSue'
| all the pall-bearers were ladies' L. 800, o,,rop M
| Tie Working man always wore ms leather api ,,S
matter what lis employment Tradesmeh Wet9 az 49,
tomed To saw their wood, aud most healtntn cA
pnie n vas Nor did any man in middle circumstances
feer to carry home his one hundred weight Oh eti
i4ere IL disgrace to have avoided such burden
greater change, however, IN the htolts vi onu @
| @hniD The female servants formerly wore short
gowns Of baize with pettcOats OF hseS
Now they demand from eight to fourteen dollars
month, and dress ike fashionable ladies' displaying "i'
In these primitive days. also, when man set up
business" he invariably took down ms 1wn rSe Goods
himself by the gray dawn Then men grew a 1i ~
early rising economy and industry and by attending 70
theiT own business themselves, and not leaving their
interest in the charge of BOYS, agents, OF cerhs h9
Dn5cTaitv and labor and honesty fashionable
at this early day as stylish young men, deauii GUMS
cashiers fast living, and fast horses are now Nttnel
would any sensible maron permit her daughter 10 en-
courage the attention OF any young man WHO was HUI
| his OWN servant
The present work. though somewhat loose in plan
and desultory III composition, forms an entertaining
record of the by-gone days of New-York, together
with variety of notices of more recent events 1t
is handsomely illustrated, and has the advantage OF
a copous and well prepared index, though the table
of contents is defective by giving no reference TO
the page The absurd Typographical fancy OF fur-
nishng no running title but the title OF the volume
is serious inconvenience to the reader and greatly
aggravates the labor of consultation.
The Phrenoloqical journal for August has
biographical notices Of the Hon. George l. Post Pres-
dent Grant Senator Wilson, and Fisher Ames with por-
traits "How the Different Faculties Combine" is the
title of series presenting ingenious explanation OF
some of the varieties Of character that appear IN social
lee aud accounting controlling people," "submis-
sve people," outspoken people,, and prudent people"
on chronological principles.
| md
peys' Guide (E W. buInger contains an immense mass
of information on the subjects to which IL is devoted,
evidently compiled with marvellous enterprise and In
dustry and with apparent accuracy 1t gives the name
of every postoce in the United States, with the salary
Of the postmaster, complete list Of the railroad COM
munications with each post-olice slipping guide by
express or freight line and the name and location OF all
the banks i'm the United states The work constructed
on novel plan, and will I'LL place hitherto unOccupied
by current books of reference.
One of tho most readable articles in thn NO "
number of Lppineoh is picturesque description OF
| " CampMeetings IN the West Fifty Years Ago." by
william Cooper Howells father Of the Boston poet.
The writer compares early religious gatherings for
the worship of God in his forest temples to the old
Drudsm, whose motto In the face Of the SUM- in
the eye of the light" The modern camp-meetngs, over
which the of city life have cast their cOnven-
Onal shadow but faint limitations of the power and
great glory Of those "feasts of taberDacles" in the
| forest pnmeval." Among the peculiar features
of the wondrOus ritual was the singing. I" There
| was class Of chOrus-tunes much in vogue,
which shaped that they could be attached
| 10 great number of hymns in such manner as to
stretch them to any desired length The hymn Jesus.
my all, to heaven is gone" dong metrel favorite
one for this kind Of manipulation, which utterly de-
strOyed its meaning. Here is specimen Of the COM
| pound thus effected
| Jesus, my all, TO heaven is gone,
! He whom fix my hopes upon.
| Go on, go on, We heaven-born souls;
| Go on. go on, I'm bound to meet you there
| TIE narrow way till himI view.
| Go OH, go on, We heayen-born souls;
and 20 forth till the longmere verses or the singers
were Exhausted with of the widest Of airs There
another class consisting of reciting the names
| of Scripture worthless, after this fashion;
| Oh where is good old Noah -
| on where is good old Noah
| Oh where is good old Noah
safe in the promised land.
He went up through the flood of waters,
lie went up through the flood of waters.
He went up through the flood of waters,
Safe TO the promised land.
This could be prolonged by introducing Noses in the
next stanz responding that he went from the mount
of Pisgah or the Hebrew children, who went up
through the fiery furnace There trouble about
remembering these songs. But in all emergencies a
chorus al hand which could be tackled any hymn of
the right measure the governing idea being TO have
something that very lively or intensely mournfu
Some Of the that were not broken up by these
choruses appropriate, and often beautiful in their
way and with these used the lively hymns
Of Watts Wesley Newton Toplady Cowper to be found
in the authorised Methodist collection. There were
usually good taste and judgment exercised In the
selection Of these for special occasions well spirit
in their musical execution. At times the effect
absolutely thrilling. AT what called lively meetings
the singing done with kind of abandon in which
the feeling ruled the thoughts and the enthusiasm