The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-22
The Equinox.

If the storm of last Sunday was not tie
genuine old-time equinoctial storm, IT vet
served very well us n substitute. IL was
the very revelry of wind and rain. How
ever that may be, the autumnal equinox
ushers in the fall for us, ms the vernal equi-
nox. which comes in the third week in
March brings our belated spring. To-
day the autumnal equinox occurs.
Ordinarily. by this time fashionable
New York is nearly all back to town,
though never was the country fairer than
il IL now But II will be full two months
before fashion arrays itself in its fine |
clothes and seeks to display them In gas |
lighted drawing rooms. Meantime, the |
milliners and mantua makers will profit |
by the taste and vanity of women, aud the |
shops will derive honest gains from their |
desire to put on gay plumage to replace
chat, perhaps, modester raiment which the |
summer campaign has worn aud fuified. |
We fancy that, in its social aspect,
the next will be u lively winter, though
the purses of our merchants are not
heavy, and business so far waits In vain
for that great revival Of trade which
has been promised us for three years at
papers begin TO grow more numerous
celebrating the rich spoil of the closed
summer campaign. Having in November
elected Tu-DES and HENDRICKS and pro
vded for the long-needed reform III the
Government people may all be happy and
hopeful, aud express their joy IN music and
dancing.
The public amusements of the autumn
and winter promise to be many and null
hilarious. Col. Delaney KANE's four-ln-
hand coach will start daily from the Bruins
wick Hotel, the fiery team guided by
whip Ms skilful us those of the coaches of
last century In England.
1t is sad to think that we shall miss the
| Italian opera rs II standard amusement OF
! the season, though we shall probably get
| that artificial but delightful entertainment
sporadically; and by way Of indemnity we
can well afford TO take Herr NEuESDoRFF's
production Of wAeNER's great work, the
Fuogcnder Holldnder Moreover. the
theatres offer us n tempting succession
OF delights. They are well appoint
| ed, cleverly managed. and full OF enter
prise. They will afford many hours OF
diversion this autumn aud winter TO our
nervous, but not over-taxed population.
Mr.. wAILACK has in store many good
plays against the time when he HIM
| self opens his tasteful house after the de-
| parture of the FLoRENcEs. At BoorH's
4" Sardauapalus" still displays its glories,
and IL will be succeeded by equally at
tractive spectacles Mr.. WILLIAM STUART
offers at the Park Theatre, to the lovers OF
the dramatic art, Mr.. MARsDENs we'll
acted play of Clouds" AT the Union
Square Theatre Messrs. SHOOK and PALMER
now present Mr.. BRET HARTE's brilliant,
though faulty constructed. piece of Two
Men Of sandy Bar" At the pretty Fifth
Avenue Theatre OF Mr. AUGUsrIN DAILY,
BrrLwERs interesting comedy of Money
holds the boards aud we are promised a
Now nlav from the fertile men ~ Nr DAILY
hin self. Niblo's starts anew with the
spectacle of Bahia one OF the" Black
Crook" variety OF dramas; more legs than
sense. At the Old Bowery Mrs. HOWARD,
the original "Topsy," revives that mis-
chievous character in the play Of Uncle
TOMS Cabin" The Eagle Theatre
WOODS Museum, the Lyceum Theatre,
] the Grand Opera House, HITCHCOCK +
Third Avenue Theatre. the Theatre Com
ique. the Olympic Theatre, and KELLY &
Icons negro Ministries together offer g
. great variety OF needed amusement
l Thus the autumn season of pleasure
opens auspiciously. Let everybody do hi
appointed daily work, if happily he ear
4 | get work, and then enjoy himself after /
in u rational way.