Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-08

And New Yorks api,a had gathered then
The lamps SHINE DER brave women Al d fair men;
thousand hearts beat happily; and when
Soft eyes looked love to eyes that spake again,
And all went merry as marriage bell
The season has now fairly commenced; the season Of
estiviy 1t true that stern Winter has not yet given
us more than passing frown but still the time is come
from whence from time immemoral, has been dated
the annual Of social intercourse Of social
enjoyment.
In all ages and in all countries classic and barbarc,
dancing has been much cultivated. BY the young IL is
considered the sweetest Of amuscments and even old
age looking upon the hilarious excitement which the
dance occasions forgets its aches pains and nrmites
and fancies itself young more.
Ofhe dances OF the season. the winter of 1897
that Of the Seventeenth Company OF Washington Greys
holden at Tammany Hall, on Tuesday evening last,
ranks primary The itself was splendidly deco
rated with flags banners and streamers. and the
orchestra a geldeH hog going the whole figure d.
pinely. The company was select-the tost ensemble
imposing. Military men, in various-nay multitude
nous uniforms paraded and pirouctted perfection
they also showed their figures, those who had figures
show and those who had not exposed them-it was all
one.
Some Of the gentlemen in uniform were not uniformly
correct-they wore their swords. Bad TASTE gentle.
rnen-bad taste those thus ACQUIRED were few.
The ladies-how shall we speak OF heml Beauty,
lsvcliness-w viva-ity, here shone resplendant.-
Venus trumphed over Mars and the military confessed
themselves vanquished.
Among the distinguished guests, his Honor the
Mayor He looked in good health and in choice spirits.
Gallant and genllemaly TO degree. He seemed pleased
with himself and all around. Very different his
bearing there his bearing AT the charitable meeting
Masonic Hall. He felt--or physiognomists-
he felt tina, he was then with savages, but with
bright intellectual glorious beings unstaned BY political
guilt
Il true the savages Of the charitable meeting did
wear moccssins-nor they robed in blankets,
did they carry the big pipe-perhaps IL that they
could not get such ges-nor they imbued
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put them TO the blush they we're one degree-tcn de-
lower than the Indians for they sacrificed the poor
to the Ind, bgoted nurate spirit Of party zeal
All this seemed to pass over our verify digntarys
bland and engaging countenancc and giving loose to the
pleasant sensations which the pleasurable meeting in
duced in his philanthropc breast he footed i on the
light fantastic toe most gracefully.
The General OF the Greys was not present-thc Colo
mel was in the building but illness prevented his joining
in the festivities gallant Major Of the corps shone
conspicuousy however, 10 make up Tor these losses
with his young and beautiful bride who the theme
Of general admiration This ady had friend with her,
very young-very interesting, but--What have you
to say against her with your but Nething-6a she Is
engaged.
Orthe rest. The Anns--tne sweet Asns-not Pages
the James the Mays the Graces, the Roses, the all
Il would be impossible psrticularize. The entertain.
ment gave the greatest and most unfegned pleasure
as the English journals have ito the most numerous
and elegant assenblage ofthe season
DANGER OF CHARCOAL FURsAcEs.-On Sunday
two young women at Concord IN. H. took pan Of char
The fumes Of this deadly fuel oppressive that
they both tainted and fell In this condition they were
discovered by a child who alarmed the house by her
screams Fifteen inmates later and the poor girls
would have been beyond suceor.