Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-03-10
BACiiELUn . BALI.

Yon mansion made by beamlng tapers gay,
browns the dln night, and countereits the day
From lumln'd windows, CLAIMING On tie eye,
Around, alhwart, the irisAing shadows hy,
Here mirth and iancys wantOn tram advance,
And to light measures turn the swimming dance.
1t will be recolecle 10y oar readers, tnat at one
of the meetings of the venerable fraternity OF bache
lora called the city oi New York, for the purpose
Of resisting the encruuchwents mediated upon their
rights, by the leading member of the legislature 1t
was resolved to show the world that they were not
yet destitute of iie and soul, and public spirit by
giving u ball, the proceeds OF whicn should be de
voted to the support of the mothers and sisters OF
those bac elors OF Greece, who are fighting the bat
ties of freedom and their country. From the day
Of the resolution until the contamination o the pro-
iect the fraternity have been busily engaged IN
procuring decorations for the Assembly Room, and
in rendering themselves agreeable in the outward
man, as though they were about to lay siege to the
whole race Of unmarried females AT once. And TO
do them justice, they succeeded to admiration
The ball was got up with elegance aud sPlencour,
and whether the bachelors resorted to the same
stratagem that the Roman bachelors did when they
made willing captives Of the Sabine women, orpot,
we caunot say but certain is, that those Sabnes
must have had charming daughters, II their artful
after-sons n-law stole such assemblage Of pretty
women. The oall was given at the City Hotel !;
and Mr.. Jennings, being himself a gay bachelor,
spared neither pains, nor labor nor expense in his
preparations for sustaining the honor Of his breth-
rem.
The coup doeiL. on entering the assembly room,
was very beautiful. The numei Gus portraits and
banners, national fagy and s,audards-the rich TO-
liage Of the evergreens, and wreaths and garands,
and festoons Of flowers tastefully arranged inter
twned and mingling fancifully together, presented
view in all respects cheering to the eye Of the be-
holder, and such the GEM and fairies might envy
for a residence. But wheu l., addition to the mag
niicent display Of gorgeous drapery, such a spa
cious apartment is filed with gay and beautiful fe
msles-wheu robes Of satin, or those of n
floating texture. rivaling the driven snow N white
ness, sweep over the floors. as the lighisome foot
step treads over the mazy Il nee, TO tie animating
strains OF music-when jewels beam their bright
est reflected by thousand lights from the polished
mirrors-"le dark eyes be sparkling, and white
feathers waving fine dresses dazzling, and fair forms
dsplay"-it 10 then that the picture is complete.
1.-THE description fthe painting, fags, sc. which
ernamcnted the room we have omtteJ.l
The Hoor was painted Tor dancing, in circles rep
resenting gsrlands and fowers--the whole enclos
ed with broad painted border. The great mum.
ber OF Gags and other decorations concealed the
walls, and being arranged somewhat in the form Of
pagods, when brilliantly lighted, had beautiful
effect. Around the whole room "asa temporary
cornice. decorated with continued garland of
beautiful and various flowers and evergreeu'. and
on which stood One thousand wax-lisnts. 10 add.