Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-07

certainly Slrl SO BurDeu must nave been
n contrast TO the man she danced with if
this description of his own costume by a
man of the time is true: ga light blue
French coat, high collar, large gilt buttons,
double breasted Marseilles vest, nankin
colorcd cashmere brooches, shining pumps,
large ruiiles, ponderous white crarat, with
n pudding in i'll was considered the
best dressed gentleman in the ROOM"
To remain at party until after 10
O'Clock was shocking affair in the ewes
of everybody, and really, as dancing
usually began ut 5 o'clock in the after
noon, there did seem TO be little need of it.
Other entertainment did not lack, how
ever. In the winter there were skating
and famous straw rides and sleighin9
parties that brought up at Bloomipgdale
Tavern for supper and q dance. Driving.
particularly in chaises, was Il mighty
source of pastime in those days, especially
since there was IL wonderful ''Kissinp
Bridge" on Second avenue, which no cav
alier i'll New York seemed able to avoid.
In summer, too, mt the end of the promo
nades up and down Broadway, there were
visits TO the famous tea houses or the ice
siN'iiii anu SttIuGllS. III these DUR
suits of happiness the most aristocratic
would rub shoulders with good burco-
master in his small clothes and wooden
stockings, buckles ut the knees and in his
shoes, body coat with large pockets and
buttons, Il white stock buckled behind, n
plain shirt with sleeve buttons, his hair
powdered, long queue and Il broad
brinmed beaver hat, and, yet again, with
his wife in an old Dutch cap, short
gown Of calico and e linscy woolsey pet
ticoat, yarn stockings, shoes of. strength.
and comfort and Il neckcrchicf.
Then as all the little butterfly world
went to ana from its pleasure through
the narrow, dirty crooked streets they
would see the incipient water system in
the bored wooden logs laid underground
aud would think how. if they wante
water fit to drink, they must indeed 90
to the tea-water pump on Chatham street
for it. They would see the streets being
swept by the inhabitants, each in front
OF his own house, and would hear the
garbage man ringing his bell, himself the
innocent butt of Jokes from the humber
women, yet singing marvellous songs as
he went. They would see little colorcd
chimney sweeps crying ''sweep-hor and
the bakers with their baskets CRYING
"bread'' or shot cross buus,n as the case
might he. Most wonderful cry of all
was that Of the milkman with his yoke,
from each side of which was suspended
by chain a large tin kettle of milk.
This cry WAS originally "miIll-hoi" but
it degcneraied into every sort Of Shrek
or Il whistle or Yell
If 1t were night OF touching upon dusk
these good foil; would meet the watch or
rnttlc-men and the lanplighters lighting
the puny oil lamps that did not really
put the handy lantern to blush. Then
just rs like as not, us they raised the
knockcr on their doors, they would turn
about and look back with pride upon
their beloved New York, and they would
say to themselves rs they looked up to the
woods by Canal street and thought what
pity it was indeed that Chatham Square
was so marshy and full Of malaria-will it
all he the same in - hundred years2 And
without doubt they were every man of
them perfectly satisfied to know that il
would be!-Ne,o York World.