The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08

nRH1S
| BE not misled by strange fantastic art
but IN your dress let nature take somepart.
| Her skill alone lasting power insures
| Ana pest can ornament such charms as yours
TRANSFORM FAsHIoNABLEs.
The scenes of fashion have been contin-
ually changing. There was a time when
Wall street was the centre of style, and
this continued to as late a day as that of
President Monroe. When he visited the
city in his grand tour he was entertained at
the Merchants Hotel, which occupied the
site of the custom house. Afterward fash
ion moved up to Park Place, and when its
soJourn was broken 1t made long stride
TO Bond street. When | came TO this city
in 1889, Bond street was s'style," and here
were found such families as John Lorimer.
Graham, Samuel Ward, Jonathan Cod.
ington and others, who are now passed
away. The dentists got into Park Place
after the fashionables lert, and in like man.
ner they subsequently took possession of
Bond street, for here Burdel was so mys-
teriously murdered. At present Park Place
is going into the hands OF printers, while
Bond street is place for jewellers. Then
fashion got up to Union square and Four
teenth street, with the lower part of the
Filth avenue. These places, however, are
now devoted to trade, and fashion finds its
centre near Madison square, a half mile
farther up town. Amid these changes the
leaders of fashion are soon forgotten.
can remember when Phil Hone was a lead.
er of style, but now his name graces an old
lottery establishment, carried on BY his
grandson.
MORE CHANGES.
Sam Ward, once fashionable man, now
enjoys the Request of the late Mrs. Chan.
Ter, who has left him 81 200 year, which
will keep him alive. Thirty wears ago he
was one of the magnates of Wall street.
Many OF the former leaders of fashion are
now pensioners on their friends-and have
lived to see new butterflies sport their hour
in the blaze of external display. | notice
the recent death of one of these former
fsshionables the late James i. Penpinan.
who once was among the stars of Four
teenth street. He started in lite poor. but
got situation with Sam Judd once so ia
nous as retner of sperm oil. Judd was
an Englishman, and was the first to bleach
Oil with alksli, and this specially made him
rich. Pennlman married Judd's daughter,
and became stylish. Their mansion in
Fourteenth street was noted tor its display,
but at present it contains snowy clothing
establishment, Their wealth has probably
to large degree gone with it. Such are
some of the changes which have come un-
DER my observation. Speaking of change,
am led TO notice what Byron saws:
Talk not of seventy years as age: in seven
nave seen more changes. down from mon
archs to
The humolest individual under heaven
Than might suffice moderate century
through"
THE DUAL LIFE.
The fact that some men lead dual life
is one of the peculiarities of our race. In
addition to Byron and Rousseau, we NAV
refer to Eugene Aram, who was the most
learned man Of his day, and vet his true
life was not amid his studies. but in mid.
night thievery, which resulted in murder,
for which he was hanged. Another instance
Is found in the history of the great artist,
Turner. Who that views the glowing and
enchanting creations of this master would
imagine that his highest delight was found
amid the lowest haunts of London? II ia
sumeu nuuie, ,uN ~ -,.~-;t..I f,ot that for
debauchery, where his real life found de-
velopment. 1t is the old myth of the Cen
tsur-half man and half beast. For time
this leads to a duality of character. but
eventually one of the other must triumph.
1t is my conviction that Byron at first es-
sayed grand representation of himself
idealised in poetry. but that he became in
different to this as he sank under the power
of an evil life. By the time he had reached
his 30th year, he had got tired of the role
of Childe Harold He then opened hi'
real character in Don Juan, a poem which
in it's wide range OF thoughts its wit, lis
brillisncy, its occasional gems Of exquisite
beauty, and also its more Objectionable pas.
ssges, form correct picture Of the Byron
ic mind. Here his letters and his poetry
harmonic, and we have that sad spectacle
of the polluted genius which is so often de-
plored by
THE HERMIT IN New YORK.