New York by sunlight and gaslight : a work descriptive of the great American metropolis ; its high and low life; its splendors and miseries; its virtu . ver. The door remains open long enough for himto catch a glimpse of what follows, and you may bevery sure he is repaid by the fun that ensues. The scene towards the close of the day, in some ofthe splendid mansions of the upper ten, is one thatmust be witnessed to be appreciated. The ladies areworn out with fatigue, and bored to death by the stu-pidity of their visitors. Carriages rattle up furiously;young men in various stages of booziness ar
New York by sunlight and gaslight : a work descriptive of the great American metropolis ; its high and low life; its splendors and miseries; its virtu . ver. The door remains open long enough for himto catch a glimpse of what follows, and you may bevery sure he is repaid by the fun that ensues. The scene towards the close of the day, in some ofthe splendid mansions of the upper ten, is one thatmust be witnessed to be appreciated. The ladies areworn out with fatigue, and bored to death by the stu-pidity of their visitors. Carriages rattle up furiously;young men in various stages of booziness are usheredin. Some are dreamy and melancholy, and hold onfirmly to a chair or the corner of the table whileendeavoring to get out their set speeches; others aremerry and boisterous; others still are disposed to be alittle too friendly with the ladies. It may be that theladies themselves have had too much punch—suchthings do happen. And then the^ scene is indescrib- BEWILDERED CALLERS. 327 ably ludicrous. These late visitors leer vaguely at thehostess and her companions, mutter their complimentsand good wishes in thick, unsteady voices, gulp down. A CALLER WHO HAS HAD TOO MUCH PUNCH. the liquors offered them, and stagger out into the hall,where the servant assists them in making their way a gendeman who has paid a large numberof calls falls helpless at the feet of the hostess, and has 328 NEW YORK. to be assisted by the servants to his carriage. They tell a story in New York of a certain Mrs. B , one of the latest new comers in the avenue. Of her originit is needless to speak; her peculiar brogue told thestory of that. Having no daughters of her own, sheinduced two of her lady friends, like herself new starsin the firmament of fashion, to assist her at her firstreception. They had scores of callers, and the recep-tion lasted late into the evening. It ended with the ser-vants closing the house, and leaving the hostess, herfair friends, and several gentlemen callers
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