Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-14

dealers and holders anxiety will daily increase till
she arrives. She will also bring us later news of
the rise in morality throughout Europe.
Mr.. Bennett's Lesscrs-No. &.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, August 18th.
The Grand Coronation Ball-Thc new Em.
perOr and General Scott
While the rain is pouring down all around, and the
fashonables at less what TO do to drive ennui
or the devil away, may as well proceed to finish
the account Of the Coronation, by describing the
splendid ball given at the United States Hotel the
night Of that great day in the annals of politics and
fashion The procession-the specch-the caval
cade-the coronation-the presentations-were all
the most elegant and beautiful ceremonies got
up in this land Of natural rights and good wheat.
All the aristocracy and beauty of the country
here concentrated-the aristoeracy Of wealth-the
aristocraSy OF talent-the arstocracy of beauy-the
arisocracy Of mOustaches-the aristocracy Of folly
the aristocracy Of pretension-and the aristocraey
of horses and carriages The cavalcade which &C
comPanied Mr. Clay into the royal city-which il
ought to be called now-was hardly equal to that in
trappings and trimmings which escorted the beau
teous Queen Victoria from Buckingham Palace to
Westminster ABBEY saw the latter, and have seen
the former, and can judge. But il it did reach
Queen Victoria, far surpassed in solid and natural
splendor the coronation Of the Emperor Of Austria
at Milan, in the month Of August, last year. In
beauty and talent the assemblage was equal to any
that ever appeared at any coronation, Roman, Bril-
fish, Austrian, or republican.
But above all the other events OF that day, or ra
ther night, the ball my favorite. If Mr. Clay's
speech, like all other coronation imperial speeches.
silly, or fiat, STALE Improbable, or all to-
gether-the ball, the dancing, and the ladies, as
Sam Slick would say, "were not so slow" About
q half an hour after seven, the immense troupe Of
servants belonging to the hotel cleared the dining
Of its numerous tables and chairs, and they
were all placed in the piazza with order and des-
patch. The ball room had been decorated with
numerous evergrsens that day, and the national
standard ornamented both ends Of the apartment II
was then most brilliantly lighted up throughout with
several thousand brilliant lamps and lustrss About
half past eight the band, led by Johnson, and well
led too, entered the room, and began by sending
forth several strains Of national music. BY this
time the company, arrayed in their most brilliant
costumes, began to assemble in the yellow drawing
room, promenadng there, and preparing their smiles
and feelings for the enjoyment Of the evening.
A little past nine the grand entrfe made by
large party Of ladies and gentlemen in whose veins
flowed the purest blosd, and in whose miRds slept
sound top the most brilliant ideas. The
stream continued TO psur in till it half past ten
o'clock. After Promenading round the ball room
for quarter OF an hour, the cotillons began. At
this time the crowd was excessive, both inside and
outside, extending all around the pazzas, down to
the street in direction and TO the gardens in the
other. Probably at one moment, for a couple Of
hours, nearly 100 gentlemen and 600 ladies were in
the ball room together IL was altogether the most
brilliant ball given or got up at Saratoga, and
will be remembered for centuries to come as
n. hall hv he rfsfo "
Of this land in celebration Of the first coronation Of
an Emperor, who like Cesar, very nodestly put il
aside the first offer, merely to have il better put on
On the third and final offer.
The number Of beautiful women pressnt,were i'm
nense. In enumeratng or alludisg TO them, scarce
ly know where to begin. Mrs. c., the talented ass
hgh-spirted widow OF the late Governor Clinton
deserves the niche Of Preemnence above all others
She was accompanied by abeastful daughter dressed
il. the purest style. Mrs l.. of Boston, with he
interesting daughter Anna, believe, was also there
when was in Boston q few weeks ago, saw il
Clavenger's studio, the young sculptor from Ciscis
NATL most enchanting female bust, in which ever,
feature spoke from the soul So true TO the orgins
was the copy, that recognized the likeness at one
in the ball room, without any intimation from an.
quarter. The Livingston's Of New York, althougl
many Of them are fallen into the heresy Of locsfoce
were well Represented Doth ID snu tAisns
observed one lair maiden OF this race, whose bril-
liant black eyes, fse intellectual features, graceful
figure have not been equalled since the vision Of tn
celebrated Cora, who set Washington on fire twelv
or fourteen years ago. This fair flower was from tn
banks Of the Hudson, and more beautiful specime
OF the race have The stherb branches ar
very fair, Sut hereafter would advise them not 4
istermsrry among themselves, otherwise instead q
occupying, as they have done for the last century,
Of the highest ranks in beauty and talent, they vii
infallbly degenerate and ran the race out like th
last Pickering Of decaying lamp. They are nosl,
talented, ambitious race,-the descendant. of tina
beautiful Livingston, who was the favorite "Marie
Of the beautiful and unfortunate Mary Stuart ouee
Of Scotland. Let them cross the race and be saved
From New York and Long Island the number
beautiful women were alarming 20 all young men az
bachelors IN search Of the picturesque and beau,,fu
we had the two beautiful Miss NJ, the one De-
feet cassiqat the other a romsnfiquc Ia their s,v
and air. the one foil q life, wit, and humor-tl
other pens,,e. poe,ical and pcnsoyoso. Then tie
was ne dashrg Aiss &. of L-ns Island Who
striking feature. and form, lea captivity sapti,
Mrs q from New York, most beautiful woms
wuha ma.usr of much repose, was urayed Ii !
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