The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-04-03
Letter From Boston.
Correspondence of the journal.

Letter From Boston.
| Correspondence of the journal.
BOSTON, March 81
At last the warm breath of Spring
creeps through the clenched teeth of old
Winter, and whispers softly of opening
buds and fragrant flowers. Each and
every day there appears upon the busy
streets some new and startling evidence
Of the rapidly approaching change in the
arrangements of Probability. Again the
pavement invites the flowing trains to
sweep away any little irregularities
which may occur upon its we'll washed
face, and the numerous corners hold up
no longer those appreciative male bipeds
who discussed leg-a-cies during the late
reign of mud and slosh. Yes, we drop a
tear of sympathy, to help melt away the
abundance of snow and ice down east
but Boston is surely far enough out of the
woods to crow bit. Whenever was the
prevalence of boys playing marbles in
every available mud hole to be mistaken?
And, Heavens! the hurdy 1urdies and
cracked Riddles, which flood our Streets
suggest too plainly the grand opening in
that department of trade. Everybody
seems to have been suddenly awakened
to the fact that there's heaps to do ere
Summer throws her mantle of green over
the scars and untimely wrinkles of a fflct-
ed Boston,
The great space which gives the right
side Of Washington street grand view
OF the business in the harbor, is almost
entirely clear OF the weird ruins which
have, until within a few weeks, sent out
such a sicklv odor. Each bright day
labor is doubled by owners of the plots
who are working zealously at the cellars,
while Postmaster Burt and the dienitaries
at City Hall talk loud and long about the
| plan of streets.
Shopping still makes mucn Of the cares
devolving upon the female persuasion
and merchants are cheered by the steady
stream of hard cash which dances on the
grave of the lately buried hoard.
While out upon forage these fine days,
| for the things whereof we write, the first
real hankering for women's rights has
| taken possession of us. Talk about
woman's insane desire to revel in the first
ray of fashion, which dawns on humanity !
The only noticeable change of apparel to
be seen upon the crowded thoroughfares
was the light, yea almost white over
coats bobbing up and down State street.
| Before entirely making up my mind to
rush at once to Boffin's Bower, or to the
arms of Victoria Woodruff, and own my
weakness, | resolved to ascertain for NY
self If there was not as much excitement
over the masculine portion of Fashions
spring luggage as the feminine. Macullar,
Williams and Parkers new place of bust
ness, near the foot of Washington street,
afforded rich and rare opportunity to
obtain the items in question; and with a
| heart brimming with remorse for the long
neglect on my part, to the male fraternity,
when so much might have been said, I'll
try to make amends by telling what l
know about spring trowsers and the like
All the delicate shades, so much admired
in the new millinery are conspicuous
among the limp limbs Of broadcloth dang
ling from hoops along one side Of the es-
tablishment. In shape there seems to be
no material change, save in the slight
depression from the prohibitory law about
being little tight Dress coats have been
clipped of the neat fitting frontispiece,
and all the beauty, grace, and fitnesA is
combined in the tapered panier, known in
lang syne as the swallow appendage
Walking jackets are .jaunty in every ex-
IRENE, except in extreme length, and are
fitted close to the form, which gives the
best form the preference on the style of
jacket
| Alas I find my powers of description
wholly unequal to the task of doing Justice
to the perfectly bewildering vest patterns
No wonder, in our weaker moments, we
set our faces against such temptations
but woe to the delicate tints this season,
if our rats and mice have greasy backs
Any little unpleasantness in the course of
true love during the coming summer, left
unexplained, may be attributed to the
above brilliant idea. Hats vary In STYLES
and shapes as much as the display of
female head gear, and are to be worn a
little over the left eye. Gloves and neck
ties match the neither garments invariably,
and two waxed ends standing cold and
stiff out either side of the nose complete a
well gotten up wardrobe from first class
establishment. Like other departments,
one gets only vague idea of ''what is to
/ be-" but with this first cleaning in the
new field of labor, I'm convinced there's
a good deal of scratching for the quill
among male dry goods.
One OF the principal excitements of the
week was the fire at the fremont House,
which startled the people, and for a time
baffled the exertions OF the firemen For
tunately the house was saved, but the
cause is yet a mystery. The room in
which the fire was discovered having
, been unoccupied for some time.
The latest novelty among professional
house-breakers, is entering unoccupied
houses, and making off with gas fixtures,
mouldings, faucets &c. A party were ar
rested last week.
Josh Billings tickled the ridiculous in
our compositions with his lecture Monday
evening, but left no lasting impression.
, We may be reminded of some of his COM
ical descriptions, when cockroaches, flies,
fieas and mosquitoes return to their
labors among us.
Fast day on Thursday.