The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-06

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Coming out and going out--The Gas Lights.
A SCENE OF FAsHIoNABLE LIFE IN NEW DIRK.
Allotted to the race Of man below. d..
Is, in proportion, doom'd to taste some sorrow Rotce
In the most fashionable quarter of the New York
Aaut tsn on one of the expiring days of the poor old
dead-and gone year 1886, newly and splendidy
furnished mansion was i'll blaze of light Busting
figures were dimly Swallowed upon the curtains, as
the active domestics gave the last finish to their
note of preparation.
The quiet street is in delicious uproar Carriage af-
ter carriage drives up TO the Illuminated mansion,
and upon the instant descending from the box, live
red and nliveried domestics promptly descend. The
dashed across the pavement The carriage door is
Simultaneously unfastened-the air is redolent of per-
fume-and nymphs, hours, and angels trip through
few inches Of ungenal atmosphere, into the bright
and beautiful bower prepared for such brighter and
more beautiful embodyments.
Nor nymphs angels and hours alone enter int
this paradise The He tes-the members of the coat
tribe from the unedged chin of the beardess strip
ling to the behared and moustached representatives
of the apes and monkeys of the forest Businesses,
crowd in thick profuson to the temple of fashion.
casual observer might have speculated with APP
parent propriety, upon the hairy men being turned
from the door which opened to the fair beings of the
softer sex, as bels upon humanity carcatures with
whom such lovers would as soon associate as with
ran nllnScI-Dut tney WOMB nave Deen InlStdkcu
Your vulgar, every day sort of people, cannot COM
prchend the mighty mysteries OF fashon-they lgno-
creatures apt to look at the brain for those
emenatens of wisdom, elegance, refinement, &C.,
which the exclusives have wisely placed in the
tache.
Leaving the ladies to pursue their way to the hos
tess chamber there to practice for the last time, be-
fore the full length Mirror their most soul-killing
chances, preparatory to the grand engagement for
hearts, we will follow the gentlemen to their with
"Ah, Monsieur lie Co nte," said walking stick
of an exquisite TO a most deliberately behared being
whe before mirror that ought to have shamed him.
was adjusting his curls, which had been slightly press
ed down by his ehspssu dc bras, you look divine
aAh," replied the Count half turning his head
without moving, his body" Blagrove, you fatter."
"Well / do believe the moustache has sort Of
Precisely! Where do you get your pom.ds Sc
"Pars! Paris mon amv'
SPY the by, is it true that in kissing pretty girl
from the confectioners at Broulets you left the i'm
preston of your moustache on her fair p?"
Slander-slander! people must have something
talk about. But who my dear fellow, is this
we have come to visit? Some id hottentot
go yes--nobody knows him."
"How could such a creature be accepted by the
beautiful and elegant Lucrelia2 suppose we must
endure him."
"Oh to be sure-hcs rich as Crcsus; golden
bait il was that won her heart"
.Then we II patronze hm-that is, If the fellow
gives good entertainments
"OR, never fear; the lady, born in the arms of
fashion, and nursed in the lap of luxury, will make his
dollars fly"
"A fine spirit; commend her. THERE have
given the coup Dc grace 10 my mousache lei us JOIN
And forth the gentlemen sailed.
In the hostesses boudor, the honor Of the fair
sex be it said, no such ill-natured remarks were
made. :
The nymphs, angels and hours oil anticipated many
opportunities for the display of those heavenly beau
ties, which need but to be seen to be admired, and
ing fellow, and, considering ne had not mixed with
tbs elite OF society, quite disfinguf.
In the mean time Harry was all anxiety and little
aoitated On this eventul evening he was coming
oSt BY his marriage he was admitted into the first
circle-he oustcpped the outre pale-he was one OF
us'-that magic circle which more than half Of those
who profess to contemn, would gladly enter.
And this this was his first entertainmen-the first
me he had had the honor Of receiving his honorable
quests-yes honorabe all countries the exclusives
rank before Dukes Earls or Lords, whom they adj
init or Danish at pleasre-he was one OF the exclu-
syes magnificent title A little prudent trepida,ion
therefore became him-a little fear that all should not
90 wc--that some slight maurise honfc might betray
him TO the-the tout with i the arstocratic members
of the Republicans natural enough
But his natural good sense stood HIM in much stead
and in great defauded the little great Of an
opportunity of partaking of his entertainment and
laughing at himself
His enfrte into life was pronounced by those CON-
petent Judges, who disgrace themselves by ex-
pressing an opinion in their mother tongue 10 be pas
sable which may, therefore, allowing for little
prejudice pronounce to be CONNIE II fauf.
He received his guess with unaffected pleasure and
poltcness. He introduced TO all the young ladies
agreeable partners for the waltz and collion he
All the old ladies' comfortably looking on, engaged
At whist or ecarte and he did il with quiet easy,
-obtrusive unembanassed manner that won him
much praise He studied the comfort Of his guests
he was pleasing, and he plea sed.
The room in which the ball was held was sixty feet
in length furnished, have before minated,
sumptuously and lighted by about fifty gas ustres-
which shed that beautifully full, rich and soft light,
which does certainly give the utmost effect to beautys
charms setting down naught in malice.
How very brilliant" said a beautiful yeung crea-
furc, (eminenily preeminent the host smiling said
to hcr). Shl was dressed in n rich robe of purple
saiin with hair Ia Marfei-and she addressed the
exquisite Count, with the mousachc, who stand
ing by her side in the cetillien,
ow very brilliant"
"Whatr' said the Frenchman.
1.-THE lustres.
"I do not seeit."
"NoW
chow il il possible the Stars are hidden in pre-
sence Of the Sunthey are not considered when seen
with the Queen of night
" But that will not apply here