Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-11

THE GOOD OLD STYLE.
INSIGHT INTO THE CUSTOMS OF
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
THE First New York Directory-Clippings
from tie Newspapers of That Time.
Events In New York Life That VIII Make
the Gothamite Smile.

Events In New York Life That VIII Make
the Gothamite Smile.
A little more than a hundred years ago,
on Dec. 9, 1855, the announcement Of the
first New York city directory appeared in
The New York Gazetteer and The County
Journal and in the succeeding February the
first number was issued It contained the
names Of all the citizens, their occupations
and places Of abode; the members in con-
gress, the "grand departments" Of the United
States for adjusting public accounts mem
bers of the senate and assembly, with their
places of abode while duty in the city;
ministers of the gospel, physicians, counsel
ors at law, arrivals and departures OF stages
and the principal tradesEen.
To these details was added an almanac
with tables of the different coins, suitablefor
any state, and "digested In such order as to
make an exchange between any OF the United
States plain and easy" And withal it is a
very small volume. This useful production,
it was explained, would stand each sub
scriber in" about six shillings
THE LATEST NEWS
An interesting light is thrown upon the
daily life of this town of a hundred years ago
by the following extracts from the few news
papers which were published at the time and
contained very little save such news Of
purely local character:
a correspondent compliments the ladies for
reducing the size of their head gear, so that
they can enter coach, sedan chair or the
door of a modern apartment with cap.
Some time ago their heads were bigger than
those of the inhabitants Of Patagonia, whilst
their bodies resembled those of Llput but
now their features are set of by a becoming
head dress
The tavern keepers harvest viii soon com
mence IN this city; as the comedians are going
to visit the southwark the young and theidle
will naturally resort to the taverns and tip
plng houses.
EsThis is the day appointed for the execution,
at the New Gaol, Of James Carr, whiteman,
and Thomas Lee, a negro, who wereconvicted
of burglary.
Last week a notorious gambler and cheat
was sentenced TO hard labor. The above
gentleman is at present chained with a Ne
gro to a wheelbarrow, and usefully employed
at the public works OF this city.
Whereas my wife Nancy has behaved in
very indecent manner, which renders it i'm
possible for me to live with her, all persons
are forewarned from trusting her-George
DalzelL
The new line of stages to Philadelphia will
start from Mr. Smiths at Paules Hook ferry
opposite New York, drive through Newark,
Elizabeth Town, Woodbridge, Brunswick,
and 50 to Princeton, where they meet the
stage from Philadelphia. They run every
day Saturdays and Sundays excepted. Fare
to Phila. Four Dollars.
Receipt for making Modern Fashionable
Lady. Two pounds of cork, five yards of
whalebone, one pound Of hair, six pounds of
wool or cotton, two drains of white lead and
half dram of rouge. These with proper
quantity Of bones for the skeleton, and a
little flesh and blood for the muscles etc.
with a skin of mouse for eyebrows, one
pound Of powder and half a pound Of
.pomatum, VIII complete the business.
To be Sold a Negro Man about SO years
sold, sober smart and understands all kinds of
town aud country work. Also the time of a
Negro boy IA years of age. Enquire at the
Intelligence Office % Water st opposite the
Coffee House.
1t has been suggested by a superior genius,
that the city could be improved by adopting
the duke of Bridgewater's system of canals,
ono of the advantages set forth was, that the
citizens might ride from the ship yards TO
the old battery, and that a revenue would
arise by the establishment OF a ferry, that
the proprietors of the Coffee House should
hcouvert part of that building into an elegant
tavern for the entertainment of such ladies
and gentlemen as would not choose to travel
In storm.
We are informed of an unfortunate en-
counter that took place on Friday afternoon
last (Aprii 2D, about 6 O'Clock, behind the
hospital, between Mr.. Samuel Cursor, mer-
chant of this city, and Mr. Burhng, a gen.
tleman from Baltimore They were accom-
kpanied by two of their friends las secondsl,
Mr.. FarQuhar and Major Fairiie; the distance
sagreed upon was only four PAGES; Mr. c. re-
tquested his antagonist TO fire fRst-ttis he
ibid; and Mr.. c. fell on the spot, having re-
iceived wound near the groin which is
pronounced mortal. Circumstances which
led to this desperate decision, probably are
reported erroneously, and exaggerated by
the friends Of either party, and in the rela-
ton arenot material-the event is sufficiently
distressing.
ADJUSTMENTS AND THE FASHIONS.
Several OF the citizens to the disgrace of
good order and common decency, erect signs
and show boards in such an extravagant
Inanner, that they not only encroach upon
the privileges of their neighbors, but dis
grace and deform the police of the city.
A person lately from London, now stop
ping at No. "a Little Dock street South
street between Whitehall and Old Slip has
a composition for sale that Will destroy the
very troublesome vermin commonly called
Bugs
THEATRE. This evening A Comedy called
The Benevolent Merchant, to which viii be
added The Devil to Pay, or TIE Wives
MetaInorphoSd
Ladies and Gentlemen requested to de-
sire their servants, to take up aud set down.
with their horses heads towards the East
River, to avoid confusion; also as soon as
they are seated, TO order their servants out of
the boxes.
Those persons who have Goats that keep
about tho Front Garden, are desired 10 take
notice, that unless they are taken care of,
and prevented from destroying the fruit
trees, disagreeable consequences Will attend
them
Fashions for 17S6: 1t is all the fashion
among polite people to play cards on Sunday
evening.
Cork buStles are quite the ton, also for Ia
dies to stoop much when they walk the
streets.
To visit at seven o'clock is the fashion.
Husbands should not be seen in company with
their wives, it is very vulgar and unfashion
abba
IL Is the fashion for gentlemen TO patch and