The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Elegant Extract [from the Journal of Commerce]

"Elegant Extract [from the Journal of Commerce]." New York Saturday Press. (1859-10-29).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

Passage villifying the practice of gasconade in the grotesque and death-defying because it is petty.