Year: 1877

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is rapidly assuming that look of absen
teeism which it puts on every summer
There are hurrying crowds to and frC
in its business localities, but in its fash
ionable avenues one easily recognize:
the dearth of people and equipage which
makes them so gay and bright in win
ter.


Except as question of change, which
is beneficial to every one, l sometime:
wonder why people leave the city in the
hot months. In no place can they
have the comfort and luxury which
they can find here. Rooms in even the
very best hotels can scarcely compensate
for the range of an entire house, and
the country mansion always lacks some
of the modern Improvements which we
are used TO in the city.


New York was never in a pleasanter
condition than at present, and as a
point dappui from which to make ex.
cursion in all directions, l know of no
better place. Hitherto l have gone
with the crowd when warm weather
came. | have packed up all sorts OF
Things necessary, and have started of
with the rest to mountain, valley, or
sea shore. This year / am trying New
York, and did not even leave for that
usually most noisy day, the Fourth Of
July. 1t was exceptionally quiet, and
those who left the city were the ones to
suffer. The weather has been pleasant
ly cool since, or if warm, tempered with
cool breezes, so that no one has suffered.
But the chief pleasure lies in the almost
innumerable excursions one can take
from New York, seaward or mountain
ward. Boats and trains are leaving
hourly, and one has only 10 put on his
duster, drop clean collar in his pocket,
or take a small travelling bag if the trip
is to extend over two or three days, and
go off any hour he pleases, anywhere


If for n days trip, he has seen the
green fields or the sea sands, and gets
back at night to his spring mattress, airy
room, abundant water on tap, no mos
quitoes, delicious and well cooked din
ner, and ifhe is wise, thanks God that
he is where he can rest and recuperate,
and 60 somewhere the next day if he
pleases.


There is no monotony in this sort of
life, but far greater variety than in any
ordinary going away for the summer, so
the csn't-get away club are not to be 50
much pitied after all pater iamiliSs
seems to enjoy himself very fairly ia The
absence Of his family, aud goes about
with a jaunty air quite at variance with
his usual steady, not to say meek, ap'
pearance.


One gentleman wrote TO his wife twice
in one day last week. Were / in that
woman's place | should come straight
home. Such matrimonial epistolary at
entions argues distempered head, and
evidently shows the need of wlfe's ju
dicious care


We are at last TO get away from the
monotonous plan of rectangular city
and the upper portions of the islands
that are filled with picturesque sites are
TO be utilized, while the annexed boun-
Diary beyond is also to be arranged from
an esthehc point of view. For this all
New Workers will be devoutly thankful,
and strangers will find the city far more
picturesque and attractive. With our
wealthy men embellishing our churches
as Astor has recently done, and a wider
realization ofthe needs of city, in the
way of beauty, from our legislators, we
may lay the foundation, in this present
generation, of future charms, such as
distinguishes some ofthe capito!s abroad
In laying the city out however, in a
different design from the geometrical,
let us hope that they will not fall into an
opposite extreme and give US a Ia
barynth, such as Greenwood is, for in
stance.


A large installment of Mormans ar,
rived in this city Saturday morning, and
were debarked from the steamer Wis
consin. They were motley crowd ol
723 individuals of various nationalities
both sexes, and all ages This gathering
is the partial result of two years work
and certainly compares in regard to
numbers most favorably with any other
foreign or even home mission. Most Of
the people were either dropping into
the sere and yellow leaf, or just bursting
into bloom. Very few middle aged
people were in the various groups which
had a certain genre picturesqueness
about them, although beauty of person
was certainly lacking. One or two Of
the young girls if put under glass and
properly cultivated, might turn out
rather pretty flowers, but for the mosi
part they lacked even the natural grace
of weeds As regarded the Mormon
doctrines. they seem to know very little
about them, and to care less. The
young men had come to America be
cause they wished to emigrate, and
many of the older ones because they
had relations in Utah. An occasional
couple, looking less stupid, but more
depraved, evidently cnly wished tt
evade the law Furnishing polygamy ol
totally unsanctifed relationships.


The desirability Of matrimony would
seem to be proven if the condition o.
sundry wealthy bachelors in our midsi
who have come to grief recently is to be
taken into account. The latest is MI
Van Wyck of Brooklyn, who has in
dulged in the use ofliquor to such an
extent that he has finally been declared
incapable of managing his own estate
and relative has been appointed te
take charge of his affairs, wherefore
those in favor of matrimony score an
other one to their side, and maiden L.
dies grow exultant.


A fashionable church, that oil oul