Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-23
[From,our evening edition of yesterday
Elegant Soiree I'm Houston street last We'd
uesdav night.

| Elegant SOiree I'm Houston Street inst w eu-
nesday night.
This was very neat and graceful entertainment,
quite private and unconnected with any OF the fashion
able ciques and eoteries where vanity struggles Tor
the precedency and a lavish expenditure bears the
palm of refinement and true seauor Jare. Inns party
in Houston street was an assembage of ladies and gen
tlenen, who together do noner 10 their air host
ess, and to contribute To one anotsers amusement ana
social qualification. None of the Lady Idarys or lie
Sevignes, French and Italian courts Wee presen.
the former with their high preensions TO the empire OF
fashion and and the latter with their false Jewels
and counterfeit presennens TO give an ambitious turn
to the affair which In all its features was quiet Well
ordered and elegant soree, where all came 20 please
and be pleased aud display the second hand airs
of the silly arstocracy OF wealth. the dignity which
takes is origin the dirt OF w all be pastered
over native vulgary of mind, and the manners OF
coachman, German redemptohist. We have before
at the present moment list OF the families which
looked upon the principal dashers OF New York,
with their descent traced up TO the founder OF each
house and it is singular how much OF their original
dirt still clngs about them Some of them sprung from
walters others from coopers and ship carpenters 9th
ers boast Of tavern keepers bakers and talors-and
none of them 90 above their grandiahers. We snail
make out their genealogical lrees in lew days with
brief biographical sketch of each, which will be as inter
esting our laughter los ing and somewhat scandare
Shing community, as the emulazoned vellams of ole
Gwyym the scion of stock that has remained IN
the manoral house from the time OF Aired, or at all
its hereditary tradition by the phrase
and came into England with the Conqueror." Of
all vanities the sickenng is that which IS groand
ed the dross Of gold, rankly luxuriant like
mushrooms danghil with all the atfectaton OF
birth and descent yet dating from some honest washer
woman or Dutch Irish laborer, OF whom me deren
crate progeny is heartily ashamed and would fan hide
the recollection.
But very springng Of these foplings attended
Miss Queenfiowers party, which brisk, hilarious
gay, and sprghtly proving that bali is rrai
paradis do monde where the Of existence
gotten for time, and the heart has tine to breathe
reservedy and beat freely without heavy load of
yia clo nulsn Thesa festive
the green in the sandy and choakg desert u
existence; and whether enjoyed with one loved com
panon, twelve score, are delightful in the oc-
currence. Some love solitude while others constrae
sou de into a sultan's not a hermits, with haren
for grot" others love tate tete conference with
fair spirit for minister and this sort Ct social
relaxation 1t is
"That charmd the charming Mary Montague"
who disliked pura atty Of guests and who described
her taste thus:
"AHd when the dull tolls Of the day are all past.
And we meet, with champagne and chicken. at Lust
Be banshed afar both suspicion and fear
May he esss. 10 be fornsl and / to be proud"
Miss Queenfower however, rathar more vari-
Gus i'm her pendants than her magnificent ship, and
gathered Of good natured, Intellectual and
Joyous persons about her. They were OF all minds
and tempers OF all compilations and features. Some
were distinguished for literature, law, and divinity
for the graces acquired by travel and intercourse
with the Worthwhile, of course, the majority OF
that superficial class, whose only thoughts Of dress
and whose only accompaniment Is IN dancing, being
equally light ct either extremity.
| Et toues feis leur enterprise
\ Etoit lie psrfun dun colet;
| Ell la figure dun ballet.
The fair and maiden hostess had appointed eight
o'clock the hour when her saloons would be thrown
open her friends-but perverted fashion constructs
eight into nine and i, the latter hour before the
rooms were all filed. On entering the gayly iumina-
ted apartments where the atmosphere heavy with
perfumes and The music echoed 10 the steps of the dan
| fharz avaIf
melody and small elastic feet twnkled in the rapid
movement of the coton / had some difficulty in dis.
tinguishing the bright eyed Miss Queeniower who
very petite daughter Of wealth and witpstite in height
mean for, 10 hear the sprituee character of her
versaou the grace Of her mind and Ia decdesss
seatimens, the listener absorbed that he loses all
consciousness that the speaker fairy OF three feet
| end six inches.
The smalness Of diamond is no derogation to its
lustre and the of gem Of FIVE fine
the LIQUID sparkle Of of twenty and The Queen.
flowers female diies.de.camp, the Misses Macvenss,
ony wanted sister to make them equal the Graces
number, they did in attractions. These charming
girls is were below the average measurements
their sex but there is standard for beauty in this
chdcun a govt some affect the short. and the
tall some love the full blown beauties Of Hebe while
others admire slender form and is axiom in gal
| lantry, that young woman can be ugly. While
calling to our imagination the fair form OF the Dryad
in the yellewfg popin dress how conscious
that words describe beauty II must be
be felt The verbal csoring is faint and fade when IL
breathing dew Of the lips the kndlng splendor Of the
eye the lustrous gloss OF the BAREBACK the raven
wing. glowing as sunbeam-and the dmples Of the
chin and cheeks the ofthe signing Loves and laugh
ing Cupids Thus Il is impossible TO describe the
heroine Of western country-ahd the description,
even perfect would only excite bootless curiosity,
as her fate is fixed, and her faith plighted Let this
much be observed-her body and mind TO be the
very temple the Grsces and her dress fitted close
ly If grew upon her. disclosing unrivaed proper
TONS and bust old chronicer said o one like IT,
0rnfsu nj 81 al
| ny 81 ciarnre. The Misses J., Of Houston street
appeared to be her bosom friends their dress in
good TASTE but there seals quoi want.
ing the perfection Of the ensemble. They are
looked upon az Thalas in their circle, and are
dent votares Of hstrionics Simplicity ease. and unaf
ected tournpre the characteristics Of Miss w. who
lives a hundred miles from the gay and festive hail.
whose fair occupants discursively enumerating-
the bee skipping from flower to flower, but not dwell
ling Tor time upon any She surrounded by cir.
Gle OF admirers 10 all of whom she had something plea
SAINT 10 saw or some ready and agreeable reparee utter
Among these gentle and GENTLE nymphs, there
fair daughter o Israel beautiful and blende quiet and
taciturn feeding. 1t upon her thoughts,
meditatng spon the bouquet Of living which she
held in rsse-died and dew.steeped fingers. Miss NJ
does belong any ofthe Qrovelng fifteen per silent
old co and hook.nosed and twink nge eyed tribe OF her
people who would sell their souls if they have any,
FOR thirty pieces Of silver and allow per cent for spe
ce-she Is unallied with the pawpbrokering, roguish
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