Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1883-12-06
Especial Correspondence Of the sentinel.

New York, n. Y, Dec 3, 1sas-7-N
AS the 1d tTqXsisr 1ll in the old fable 81 the
closely WHEN the mind jria remove
it, 50 rs the air gets i<eener and tae
weather less enjoyable the gay lie of
TIE cry wraps IS mantle Closer and
gees more determinediy on Its way.
Only the sun OF the SUMNER can sab
due it. What might have been pleas
ant and bracing weather for q walk
up the avenue has been made almost
uncomfortable by tie strong gales which
have so whirled the street into houses
and eyes that there is a general incli
nation to confess that dust. is return
ing to dust at an earlier period than
that referred to in the burial service.
There is compensation in everything,
however, and as the mercury goes
| down the coal and carriage bills So UP
to their delight, Of course, Of the pur-
veyors of these necessaries, if not of
the people who have to pay the bills.
1t has been suggested that as many
| people, especially in New York, who
were absent during the summer have
not vet crossed the Brooklyn Bridge,
that something new and ";oliy" might
be had out Of bridge parties 4 walk
across the structure and q ride on the
cars for the return trip, i aeally en-
joyable, and in this cool weather
would be sure to give one an appetite
for refreshments at Delmollico's or the
Brunswick, the regalement being a
necessary adjunct to almost any kind
| Of party or excursion.
A society journal in this city has
begun series s]of portraits of promi-
ncnt leaders in the gay world, and
while it has so far given only English
beauties, it is said that the camera will
strike nearer home soon, and we shall
see Well-known faces, which are asso-
ciated usually with box at the opera,
hung up on the news stands Of the ell
evated roads. Several photographs
have already been secured Of New
York ladies. It remains to be seen
whether there will be an immediate
rush to Saronys, aud whether the en-
t:r arisinq ;nnssasl =. .,rs,c,.i .s,a sue
iena nun ber ot oif-cg@,sr dEl.e " enst-
) bic it to compete with the photograph
dealers. "They do it in England, you
know" but are we quite ready for it
here?
s I read of the hard and dull times
but [ find the cafes at Delmonico's
: the Brunswick, the St. James, and the
t Gilsey crowded every night, with sup
per parties after the theatre as well
/ as earlier with dinner parties. All
i, the private rooms at Del's are engag.
< ed nearly every night, and the prices
+ paid freely for Irving and the operas
would lead one to believe that money
3 was never more plentiful. While IL
: dry goods and clothing and variou:
e other commodities prices are marked
], down, the prices for these places nam
[ ed, continue as high as by-gone wal
: times, when gold was at a premium
/ [ am alarmed at this unbridled ex
travagance that is raging in our shod
: dy society. Single men can chip II
e and get a dinner very reasonably
/ they can go late and get tickets from
t the spectators at a discount, but me1
l with families Can not, and their ex
b penditures must be fearful.
r Charity has indeed become fashion
t able. Fifth avenue bellies are taking
S to philanthropy diversion. Ii
i some instances it is merely Sunda,
i School class that serves as a rich girl
J. hobby, in which case she both clothe
: and religiously instructs her pupils
/, One heiress is fond Of heading a klnt
e of procession of twenty uniformi,
IS dressed little boys from their place il
: Sunday School room to her residence
C where luncheon is served to them
# Another makes collection of tin
$ girls picturesque by putting them int
e costumes of Mother Hubbard cut. !
third has industriously sought ou
e bandy-legged and knock-kneed young
t. sters OF Impoverished parentage, an
b out of her private purse they ar
n maintained IN a hospital while recoN
s ering from operations which usual
:; result in strengthening their member
n Crooked legs strike her as one of th
E foremost Of correctable evils; and wh
I shall gainsay her the good quality {
n her beneyolence TARHEEL.