Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-27

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cert was more numsrously attended than any nave
ever seen before al this place, where the nha1"nnts
are not what may be teemed decidedly musical Inc
beauty and fashion OF the metropolis wele heiy, and
among the magnates the President OF tue Oh'eo
States; the Attorney Generals some of Inc JUDGES OF
the Supreme Court; and some OF the members OF
Congress who preferred listening TO Come Sro'hers
crease" to the pacldiE OF Col. his source anu me
fairness of his puns vi reoiced 10 zee that his
Excelency was disposed to paronlze the afts, ana
lend his counenance TO the Efforts OF Russell to eeeet
a taste for simple melodies among the good c'izens
of Washington. He walked into Caruns Saloon
where the concert given, accompanied ny MI
Butler, almost unnotced by the audience, ahs took
seat of the benches ameng ms fellow citlzens
Russell had brought letter 10 MN rom Irend
and he promised attend MS concert Sut IL was not
known I'LL he had made his appearance-and 10 a
foreigner il would have appeared strange TO see so
little respect paid to him, by the sycophantsthat
always nu,ter around the foolstool OF power. tie
seemed 10 be pleased with Russell performance to
which he paid great attention, and before II closed
retired as he had entered withou, the least agitation
,among the audience.
There was great deal of beauty present, and the
beaux were numerous, and hntterng from one group
10 another as choice inclination dictated. Among
the former were Mrs. p. who has just returned 10
Washington and Mrs. b.. whom | mentioned in my
last. These two beautiful women bear striking re-
semblance 10 each other and are as gentle and iasc
mating as they are lovely. One looks upon these IA
dlant counenances with regret and PAM when he
thinks that few short years will plant those marble
brows and rosy cheeks with wrinkles and silver those
dark glossy rlngles that now charm every beholder
and dim the lusrre of those soft, but dazzling eyes
which indicate all the emotions Of the SOUL La Mar
tine is wrong in saying hat society and civilization
are undoubted enemies 10 physcalbeauty because they
cause too great multiplication of sentiments and I'M
pressions, and as the physiognomy lnvoluntarly
nerves and retains the stamp of these, II becomes
complicated and deterorated, acquiring confusion
and uncertainty which destroy It's charm and sim
picty" According 10 this theory the Indian squaw
and the African negress would be mere lovely than
the farest specimen of beauty, IN the highest stage OF
refinement, and gifted with all the sentiments which
polished society and a cultivated intellect could fur
nsh. But truce TO these reflections. Mrs. b. (what
a pity il is she is marred) is still une jeune femme;
and lovely as hour in the paradise of Mahome;
and Mrs. P. is unc femme encore jeuue, what pity
II is she is single But She perhaps, does not think
so. Her experience has taught her that matrmony
is not always source of happiness-and that single
bessedness is sometimes preferable 10 union with
out congemality and sympathy.
"A fine singer is Russell, said young English
man TO me- /" Is there not something peculiar in his
manner and his voice? Is he not a Hebrew"
"Yes. like him exceedingly; but that gentleman
with the wig asslduous his attentions the la
dies, seems TO be more pleased with his wit than TIE
music"
That's very natural" replied my companion
"He is a biase and sees better than he hears. His
gallanry getting TO be little fade, however; but
Meth age nor law has had power to diminish his ad
mraion OF the fair, or of himself he hutters about
like the butterfly, from flower to flower, and finds
sweets IN all. But some love TO roam; and he is
one of Them"
"That lady near the President seems to be very
desrous 10 attract his attention by the motion of her
head and the wave of her pumes suppose the ladies
find some charms in his Excellency now"
Doubtless! he is quite an Apollo, and might play
sad havoc with the female heart he SO dis
posed Rank and wealth. are apt to conceal the rava-
ges Of age in the female eye
Russell now sung song about "little man and
little thing y aud the President to.k the hint and
retired.
The concert terminated at early hour, and has
tened 10 the soiree of Col. III. NJ the Barracks |
found butfew there except members OF congress and
officers Of the army and navy. The Col. being re-
lglous man, that is, an Eplscopallon did not dance,
though he sometimes INDUCES in II, for aud lang
syne; but he could not let out the gas at ms
he let il with his tongue and quite afuent in
puRs The Colonel was very agreeable and facetious
and threw out his puns with great rapldy, and with
very grave counenance, as If they were phllosoph
cal ms. Miss G. was the beauty of the evening
and she is certainly very handsome. She was the
cynosure OF all eyes-and every was charmed less
with the eioquence of her tongue than her lips which
were rich and beautiful that no one couo look at
them with indifference.
"You have beautiful garden here" said I.
YES but though have butts poor garden, can
boast Of having the finest and handsomest Gardner
in the District"
"Then you must be fond OF aowers1"
"Yes; / like the -four in the singular; but prefer
the Greens, especially when have dinner, and have
Bacon at my table"
"Isee yeur motto is rire Ia bogateHe"
"Well; ysu are night"
81 look upon life as farce, and believe with
Shakespeare, that al! the worlds a stage, and all
the men and women in j, merely players. We are
all actors, more less skful, in the characters we
assume. belong 10 the school Of Dcnocrtus and
laugh al the foIlies of others well my own and
of course, have grea, deal to laugh al If have not
much amusement"
"But you have great deal more TO boast of Colo.
nel ihaHl. Your Indian laurels very Flordlnn."
"And yet" said he, !" they do not conceal my bald
ness; for / am still Archi bald"
II am happy TO perceive, that in your religious
opinions, you are not very ascetc.
No; hate ticks Of all sorts, and especially sea
ucb. Hoybien."
81 yield; you are incornpible.
The gallery Of the House yesterday and today, was
crowded with beauty, niermixed fcourse with some
ugliness which gave It an additional zes' and made
il shine forth with greater briancy. Ii is possessed
by those who come from all quarters Of the country,
and is not there wasted the desert air. Its adml-
rers numerous and its attraction Is great. The
poor orators below must not fauer themselves that
their eoqHence is making imprt sson upon those
above them-for they neither heed nor hear them.
There "is metal more attractive near them. the
discussion, nevertheless, has been and still continues
to be very interesting. The subject Is an appropna-
ton Tor the prosecution Of The Florida war; and tho
manner in which that war has been managed, or rs-
ther misRaE aged, has been commented upon with |
great bitterness by Wise Biddlc, and others. The |
~ Con nd nIoiv lat.