The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-02
From the .NiW York .Statesman.
HIGH LIFE,

yPrpoOl Mercury III tiie WI" oNt'"''' ~
accounted with a Description OF grand
Fancy Ball, or Masquerade, which took
pl,ep at tue Town Hall in that city, al the
.lose of a great musical festival, which IN
.,rossed most Of the week, aud the proerede
.r which were appropriated as charity.
~. festival consisted III outnrlu-, Concerts
and balls. at which the whole amount col.
lrcted for charitable purposes Vas nearly
10000.
Al the concluding scene on Friday night,
which IS said Ia have surpassed any "l the
ma.au.rades of the British metropolis III
former tunes, lf75 persons, enhslsui'5 o'
all classes and professions, nobielhen, III
SHOPS, and other clergy meh, solaiers' III"
,,rs. physicians, merchants, and leoplr 81
EVERY olIrr description were present, and
playcd such parts az suited Their tastes
and humors Among the rest, we observe
the names of several American gentlemen.
mir. Hudson, of Schenectady, IN this state,
personatpd a well dressed Spamard, and
Major Gamble, of Washington City, an In
dian Chief. Some idea may he formed of
the variety and extent of the characters rs
sulned rom the following string of allltcra-
tons. embracing the whole alphabet. From
n move specific detail given afterwards,
there appears In be little or no exagg"ra-
T. IN for the sake of rounding out the caia-
losuc. Here" says the Mercury, "mins-
Ing in the dance, promcnading, or CONVEX
sing, were seen, abbots, Aigerlnfs, antigua
ne. and angels barons, bravoes, harlfStrrs,
and beauties ; clowns, coutirrs and ca'lphs;
dukes Danes and dowagers ensigns, IS
auiles and cyclists farmers, fairies and
fower girls Grrcians, gossIps, Germans
and gardeners hnssars, higblandcrs and
Ninioos Indians, infants, aud lceianders /;
Jews, japanese and lohers kings and
Kamschatdales lawyers, lords, lotels, la
dies and LapIanders mayors, mag strates
and manJarins !; nabobs mobiles and Nea-
u ,litans officers, Oxonons, outlaws and
o idltes ; princes, peasants, priests and
pirates queens, qaakers and quldnnncs
robbers, Romans and racers !; Spaniards,
sailors add shrpherdesses Tar,ars, Turks,
tyrants aud II, r"iesc Insurers and UtoP-
ans Venetians, villagers aud villains war
rlors, woodmrn and warders youths and
women zealots and Xeaiandcrs."
We have not space for an abstract of
drseripton of the splendid apa tmcnts, or
Of the company With which they were
c DIVIDED. 1t was thpos,lble, lays the
editor of the Mercury, " moi 10 lie struck
with the tout-enSenttle, on IA first entrance
the company promiscaously strUllrd about
aud the eye had but moment to rest on
ose magnificent figure ere drawn off by M
other, which was again displaced by sue
ccssye characters. jostliag together. and
elch claiming us portion oi attention. 4"
complete the circuit of the rooms was
sort of clrcmnna, igation, after Witch
strict ohsprvant might have sat down ana
Composed book of travels, giving no III
ADEQUATE picture Of the several tribes, civil
and savage, amongs whom he mad 40
lourned. 1t was, indeed living map OF the
world BY means of which he could not on
" STE, but convers. With. the Intelligent oil
every province Nor would his journey be
othrrWl.e embarrassing. The nod of re-
cognliion, given him by some as they pass
ed, and the salute of Others might convince
him that he had obtained NJ inglorious
notoliety. Hefr Turk would claim ac-
Quantance, there native of kansrhatka
here Saitana, ahd there an Aplnc Shep-
hcrdrss and indeed, as a citizen of the
N'rld, he might occasionally be found in
amcahle converse with a rohber or law
yer. The happy visaSe of one the de-
rnnrencss and gravity of another, would
open Ia him m indea To a variety of facts
and sltrmIsrs !; and he might occasionally
be present at the meeting of kings, emre
rors, princes and dig ntarles, from the seVe-
raj continents in congress assembled, to
discuss, no doubt, the general destlnes of
mankind. Here, indeed, he might learn
what hrir mishtinesses ofY unattended
% do with SIP il when She WAS ptostratc
before them what with Greece and
South America; and whether, in the
end, they might he ohlgirg cnorghto axe
grasp at the commerce and possessions
of England
Time would fail us, were il worthy of
the attention of 0nr readers, to enuntraip
the splendid costumes and vagious tastes of
The performers in This grand grantwhich
seems to be revival ofan oh 0lcte custom.
We cannot neglect to mention, however,
that Mr.. M'Dowal, editor of the Liverpool
Advertiser, is represented IA having Effected
his entrance al 10 O'Clock prraisrIy. He
appeared IN til" appropriate costume of the
Tlrklsh Secretary, for the purpose If re-
cordiaS the proceedings OF tine night in his
lonrnai of next morning and is said to
have sustained his intellectual character
with great truth and fidelity. He retired
nhont O'Clock. Ia describe the spIcndour
AMI beauty, and variety of the scene bur
unfortunately he was found about four in
derP sleep, the rrcordingp'n moving even
'arn mechanically in his fingers
AT one O'Clock in the morning the com.
pany h"gan to retire and at two the rooms
were Comfortably thinnrd. The scvrral
+.'nnsemenis were kept mp with much srir.
II until O'Clock, soon after which Mr..
HntchInson, VIII" pcrsonated the Speaker
ol the louise of Com nous. the orders of
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