Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-27


States Branch Bank Of this city, residing not far
from the rear Of the Park; and to Judge from the
elegant fitting up Of the interior Of this mansion, the
spendcr end taste displayed in all the arrangements
connected with the events Of the evening, no one
would be induced to beheve that the stock Oh the
bank was any thing below par
The party, or rather the ball. and petite souper were
given in honor Of the fnanciers fair daughter who
has recently commenced her career IN the world
ma. rimonaI; and the first affair OF the Kind
with which the fashionable world have been favored
from the parents since the celebration Of certain
important event, between two exceedingly amiable
nd interesting persons May their shadows never
grow less.
Amidst the glorious galaxy Of beauty present upon
this important occasion, missed the lovely fea
lures and attractive forms of the fair bridesmaids OF
the lady in VIII ,se honor, and To greet whom with
gladness, the company were assembled; and as this
the first OF the kim that had taken place
in this distinguished family the period before
alluded to, the pleasing presence OF the bridesmaids
was anxiously anticipated. Nous Uerons. :.
The guests were not numerous as to be dlsa-
gaeeable; not SO sarcastic select 10 be obn0x-
ious; nor so talkatiye to be ridiculous. They
were admirably selected by the charming hostess,
who chose them as Duke Humphrey did his hounds,
"-Matched in mouth,
Each under each"
And, probably if each individual Of that happy cir
Gle on that happy occasion, were questioned upon the
subject they would declare that they never passed
more del htfu evening, And, indeed, there were
many crcums stances that combined to render it so;
the young ladies who were present were more than
usually handsome, and agreeable; the gentlemen
threw aside, for once, large portion OF the tom
foolery and ridiculous airs usually assumed upon
these occasions the thousand and one little arrange
ments and minntie of the evening were in most ad.
mIrable keeping; and best of charming hostess
contributed immensely in her own person and man
aers, TO the vivacity and gaiety of the evening.
thus much for the tout ensemble, and now Tor the
details Among the many beautiful and
gladstone girls present. we are bound in gaiantry, to
notice first in order the young and amable bride;
her line form and lovely lneaments needed not the
aid OF the rich costume she wore to display them to
The diamonds and BRUSSELS lace attach
ed to her attire upon this occasion could not be
worth less than $500 Nevertheless, like Beauty's
self, she invariably appears
" When unadorued adorned the most
Two other daughters Of the hostess afford striking
contrast to each other is rened and beautifully
embellished edition OF Kate Nickleby; model OF
amiabty and sweetness the other is full OF energy,
wit, and sarcasm, perhaps too much to have many
admirers; the former has more than her share, but
like all tnat Is good and valuable in the city, she is
rtgaged OF the le. st admired amongst those who
attracted the elegant CAD flies oil fashion around
them that evening, were the two charming cousins
OF the above young ladies. Now that the Misses
P, Of Pack Place, are comparatively extinct,
Lhese young ladies are the two most beautiful bru-
nettes in the city and universally admired They
destined to brief but brilliant in the
maiden circle Of fas honabe life. One OF them is of
strong literary turn Of mind, and the other has al
writer, who made her the heroine Of the " Green
Pclisse.'
Mss P, Of W place, was dressed with
and elegance and looked, if possible more
than ever; and, in close communion with
,er, the dapper little B., in high heeled
BOOTS; than whom there many worse men in this
vide and wicked werk-a-day world Of ours. We
missed Miss P--'s handsome brother, the major;
md so accustomed have we been TO listen to his
pirit stirring conversational powers at all the
herche soirees and distinguished balls for the last
our or five winters, that II exceedingly difficult
o reconcile ourselves to his absence Miss S.
vas universally admired; and she gided grace
uy up and down the room, leaning on the arm of
er intended, she looked pleased and happy; her
rs s. was most .Rpropr,a,sous and white; the
.c or we sseA essSo-ts - rsesirsf her cards
Mrs c. and her daughter were present; they alike
ave aud received great satisfaction; the latter be-
NJ pretty and . more than usually attractive heir
% Of course was besisged and pestered BY admi-
ers. Her silver muslin turban was picturesque
sot the least prominsnt and Of the cha
acters present, several distinguished members
{ the Giraffe family. including the clockmaksr.-
1ast, but not least Of these admired and esteemed
mongst the young and beautiful present upon this
Ter en,res into fashic nable life this winter She is
weet girl, made great sensation and IS altogether
METAL attractive than her sister, who married
: My friend, the Governor"
Such were the leading featurss OF the company on
his occasion; 10 needless TO I'D that all went OF
n delightfully."- happy sahd that the evening
" November 10th, 1858, will tonkbe remembered ~
he opening fashionable soiree OF that season. Ken
iahs band were in attendance, and the Virginia reel
ormed appropriate finale 10 the fun Of the eve-
hing Some of the gentlemen seemed disposed to
lance il in character. There were, there always
will be, two three exquisite nothngs and distin
Euishsd ''demn'd fines present; and there was
quite enough delicious punch disposed Of; but ver-
bum sap.
PRorEssoR OLMsrED gave ~ his views last night,
Il the Clinton Hall, on tornsdees, whiripools, wa
ter spouts, thunder gusts 80 hurricanes. He lee
tured for about hour for the purpose Of putting
down Espy's theory, and advancing one Of his own,
made up out Of the two nov in existence. He got
hold Of the Tag end Of Redksld's whrlwind system,
and tried Z, prove more fully that which has been
known to every mariner for years. and which can
be found In any Of the school books on meteoroogy
Of the present day. Can Professor .. tell NJ by
what process hens and chickens Plucked Of their
feathers and left naked by . tornado II he can.
Espy will have tn knock under, for he can't.
Mr.. Espy stands In precisely the same position
now, regards that he did before Pro-
lessor 0msted gave to the pablo his ideas on the
subject. Espy delivers y lecture on the law OF
storms tonight, at the same place.
The Greek Cssssts Wrsssvs.
BY JANIS Bxrrsrr, Esq author Of ID Americas System 81
Practical bookkeeping, &c &c.
The Sun that shown three thousa~d yesrs 80,
Gave hit 70 that all the world should knov,
Their xeniu. shc n aud still remains 20 shine,
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