The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-06-30
Lincoln County Leader.
Saturday, June 30, 1883.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Prom our regular correspondent.

odus has been swift and hasty, and
has far exceeded its usual number at
this early date. Central Park and
the Fifth avenue are already tax
ing on the midsummer aspect of
quiet. monotonous dullncss, the
principal theatres are closing, and
even the races at jerome Park,
though offering good programmes,
+ from a social point of view los
ing their charm. On Thursday
there was but an indifferent attend
ance Of society people, and coaches,
which seem to gauge the social
brilliancy and Importance of 4 race
day, were conspicuously absent.
The spring season in New York
has ended with a long procession
Of weddings. Day after day, and al
most hour after hour during the last
week have bridal trains filed in and
ont Of city and country churches,
SO that Cupid and Hymen as well
as florists and caterers have been
having a busy time.
AS New York thins out Newport
becomes o densely populated
with every arriving boat and train.
almost all the cottages, villas, and
one might say, palaces, are open
and occupied, and the queen of the
seaside cities is in all the pomp
and glory of her early summer
beauty.
The completion of the elevated
railways has robbed lower Broad
way Of much of its travel, and
many persons who formerly pass
ed through Broadway daily now
see it rarely. There IRE probably
hundreds Of Wall street brokers
and bankers and their clerks who
have not seen what is technically
called Lower Broadway-say from
the City Hall to Union Square-in
many months. To such a trip
through it now would be a rare
treat. 1t is a constantly changing
kaleidoscope, architecturally con
sidcred, and grows more beautiful
with each years changes.
The trade developments, too will
be noticeable to one unfamiliar
with the latest changes there. The
almost total disappearance of the
dry-goods trade, and the develop
ment Of the book, the ready-made
clothing and other trades are among
the peculiar features of change
which will at once strike tho mind of
an infrcquent observer. At this
time, when building is active, the
architectural alterations in the ap-
pearance of the finest street on the
continent are interesting as well as
important. The trip on top of a
stage with a halfway intelligent
and reasonably %loquacious driver is
worth taking at least once every
six months.
Every body that has achieved
any sort of a reputation in Europe
comes to America sooner or later.
The last arrivals Of note are the
Beckwiths, brother and sister.
They are the celebrated swimmers
from the Royal Aquarium in Lon
don and they have been more or
less in water ever since they were
five years old. l met Miss Beck
with the other day. l should Judge
she was about twenty years old
and weighs one hundred and thirty
pounds. She IS rather pretty, with
bright eyes, light hair, and has a
plump and graceful figure. Her
brother looks very much like her.
He is a chunky and enduring ply
sique. Miss Beckwith has remain
ed in the water for three whole
days and nights at times, and says
she a easily stay there a week if
she could keep awake. She floats
without the least exertio1, and
reads constantly so as to keep from
getting drowsy. She says she
never felt cold in the water in her