The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-03-30
A IoMpED UP JUMBLE
From the Greatest of Jungles, New
York
I'm AVE. HOTEL. N. Y.
March 22d 1871.

5TnAyE HOTEL. N. Y.
March, I'D 1877.
DEAR JouRNAL:-IIaving recov-
cred in some manner from the be-
wiiderment caused by my advent in
to this wilderness of streets. houses,
and peopl-. let me try to give you
some idea Of my idea of the city OF
New YORK.
10 attempting to do this, find
myself in The same predicament in
which the Georgia Legislature wss
was placed when entering upon its
so-called work Of "retrenchmeut and
reform. ~ don't know where to be
gin. Probably the best plan will be
to write Of few topics at time,
and to take them in the order 10
which they suggest themselves.
STREETS AND BUILDINGS.
The streets in New York form one
Of its chief beauties Laid out with
a great deaIof regularity, except way
down town, they run North and
South, East and West. Broadway
end the Avenues run up and down
the island i the other streets run
across, and latter getting out of the
net work ofs,reets down to wn, they
are all nuabered away up beyond
Central Park. The streets are well
paved with ia kind of cable stone,
which makes splendid surface for
horses and vehicles. On nearly ev-
cry avenue and street in the city,
are lines Of street cars, ruuning into
every nook and corner Of the island,
IN one of the avenues is the New
York Elevated Railway, Of which /
shall speak in another letter
TIE magnificent buildings which
line these streets are runberless and
Of q chafactera6ssrike wonder in the
breast OF a green countryman like
M self. The Insurance Companies
buildings down town are perfect mars
vels of elegance, convenience, and
beauty, and indeed such is the char
acter Of nearly all the buildings in
the business parts of the city. To
give you proper idea Of the splen>
did business houses will require a
separate letter, and so | shall leave
the subject until another time, and
pass to the
THEATRES.
Booths is probably among the fin
est and best 10 New York, and will
serve as fair specimen, This The
a,re, as you will remember, was built
by Edwin Booth for the purpose Of
presenting nothing but Shakespeare
PLAYS 1t Was bad ve,.tUre, for
even in New York spaueies and
sholt dsesscs are liked better. All
Of the arrangements about Booths
are .irst class. and the stage and
scenery are magnificent "a trip
to the Moon" the grand spectacle,
is now running there, and surpasses
the Arabian Nights. | shall give
you a more. extended account of this
spectacle in another letter. At the
Grand Ipera House, Jim Fisk 5
Theatre, and which he built with the
Erie Railroads money, is now be.
ing played the 1.-Two Orphans"
Kate Claxton, who had such mar
row escape from the burning Brook
Iyn Theatre, is the leading charac
ter in this play. Atthe Park, "Our
Boarding>h is having very
successful run. The other Theatres
are all in full blast, and | shall touch
them all up for you in the future.
FASHIONS.
You people down in Georgia know
nothing of the fashions. Here one
sees the m in every phase, and they
are huge, make no mistake" as
Col. Elevator says 10 "our boarding
house" The dresses are gorgeous,
grand, magnificent, beautiful, rich,
and cost like fruit on Broadway. The
fhip0 now. is a red underskirt or bal
moral, which is worn by every wo-
man in the city. Hats are generally
of the kind which fit close to the head,
with the inevitable, eternal veil drawn
closely over he face. Shoes are
high buttoned, thick soles,-for
walking,- and with the heel stuck
Just about the middle Of the foot |
can't see how the ladies manage to
stand up, to say nothing of walking,
with the shoes on, but they do 1t,
and do it well. Box toes and square
toes are n. 6. (this is the latest slang,
and means mo GO Nothing but
round toes are now worn. The heels
are generally tipped with metal, to
prevent wear aud running down.
Give this advice to your lady read
ers buy skull hat, LACK veil, red
underskir,, and a pair of buttoned
shoes with the heel in the middle of
the shoe, and you are sure to be o.
X, snake no mistake" Pm poor
hand on fashions, and will send you
a fashion monthly which you may
lend to your lady readers, where
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