Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-21
Safety at saratOga---Bril1iant hall NJ tho
United states Hotel.

preheDsion that 1t was about to become dull; but 1t
will have been the gala time of the season, unless
the great convocation Of political luminaries this
week shall ouishine it. The grand ball of the pre-
ceding Friday at the United States, was entirely
eclipsed by the beautiful turn out at the same place,
the evening ofthe llth Many the company whs
were at Congress Hall on Wednesday evening were
quite pleased with the appearance of a supper; and
Marvin, the accommodating Marvin, having caught
the whisper, called Kttel, his admirable Crichtop.
and gave him his commands to prepare for the eve
Ming.
great many charming women had arrived du-
ring the last few days several of the officers OF the
Coldstream Guards aud Of the Highland Regiment
(71s) had come down from Canada and brought
with them their fine band; the promise Of splen-
did ball was very fair indeed. The day bril-
liant one-the drawing room was full the hole
ming; women's smiles were brighter gentlemen
stepped about gayer, and laughed louder; and said
many pleasant things; and not a few sent to Albany
for boquets. After dinner. the British band per-
formed for two hours, for the qualification of the
company, in the area of the Uned States Hetel,
playing many oftheir most deg hiful pieces-Scotch,
English and American. At the conclusion, the band
struck up {" Yankee Doodle An English officer
remarked
she didn't like that !; he preferred Hail Columbia.
r any thing else"
"You don't like it," rejoined a lady of his 40
quaintauce near him, because it reminds you toe
much of Saratoga"
Pretty good, this; Yankee Doodle was first played
at the battle of Saratoga.
At nine o'clock, the fashionable hour for attending
the balls at Saratoga, the doors opened and the
company streamed in-more numerous than ever be-
fore; making brilliant display. Beauty and fashion
in, and with much taste and richness in their
dresses, it might have been supposed Court Ball in
great city, and not dancing party at the springs
New lights were on the walls, and two srchestras,
Kendars band, with his fine strung harp, and the
Highlanders, vis sis. The latter played the grand
march for the opening promenade.
The dancing commencement in a single cotillien,
but in four large quadrIlles. Any practised eye
would have been satisfied, as it glanced over the
great ngling of the brave and the beautiful, that
all was as it should be. In fact, Saratoga in its
brightest times, never had better display in the
ball room
Over one hundred and City ladies were present.
and more than two hundred gentlemen. Among the
latter, was General Scott, the pumed hero of many
battles; MIR. Southard, MIR. Curtis, General Tall
madge, General O'Donnel, Mr.. Meredith, E1r. KEN
BILE, Col Monroe, Of New York; Mr.. Bayard, and
other distinguished personages Great were
there, unbending their minds in the Of beam
ty, and the laugh and the lisp; all life and de-
light.
A watz-a waltz the sweet harp is on the car
Kendall, thou art immortal on the harp.
"Imperial waltz! imported from the Rhine
Famed for thy growth of pedigrees and wineJ
Long be thine import, from all duty ree
And hook itself, be less esteemed than thee
The walizing was ex cellent; they whirled away
after another, punging in the vortexIke fairies
Miss W of Baltimore, with giit,ering bandeau;
Miss H of PAiadephia, with golden rnglets.
sire aiming in the light; Miss POI Washington;
Miss O'D-- of Baltimore; Mrs, - and others,
with lace dresses, and satin feet and bright eyes.
and r,nglets, were all going round in the dizzy
scene
A dance agaiR--on with the dance.
No sleep till morn, when youth and pleasure meet,
To chase the glowing hours with dying feet"
Among the many of the beautiful and gay, was.
Miss P-.of Park Place, in a dress of dazzling
blue, and a pearl fretwork bandeau. The Miss Us
Of Broadway; Mrs. -, of Philadelphia was
there; she were tiara Of green my rte leaves-and
not few, as they looked up to her beauty, and
marked her as she moved along-a Corinna coming
crowned from the capitol Amid gr up Of
IIighlanders, and walters, and dancers, and
brave men and gay, was Miss =, Of New
York city. Her dress was pure white Grape, her
jewels were turquoises, the most modest Of all
q saw her but moment, yet methinks see her now,
With that wreath of modest ound her brow
The gallopade!-Now Highlander--C oldstresm--
New Yorker, do your best. Bot very few can gal
lopadc as il ought to be done Young men, don'ttry
IT till you Of perfection. Young ladies,
lect your partners always this dance. The music
was the rienne-this is all the rage How; yos
hear it humned during the day in the parors and
the perticoes and at the spring; the maid sweeping
her carpet tho waiter in the dining roomthe barber
at his razor and the reveller reeling home night
all go to the tune of the cracouienne. Miss -, oil
Delaware, in the bright scene, modest and'as
beautiful as the youngest in her rish boquet.
At twelve o'clock the folding doors of the side
dining room thrown open, when most beanti--
full aud inviting supper wac paraded. No little ere
dit il due 20 the proprietosy for this entertainment
sert, and the champagne excellent and the Wit
sparaisa like the wine After supper the dancsrs
again took their stations the foor-the mnsic
souaded;
Sand all went merry a. marrsgs bell"
The ladies only wante a mrror in the room To
them ofmany pretty speeches Of their gsllsnts
Many enquiries were made for some Of those who
6gured in similar sne, but a few nights bafore;
and some locked aroand for the absentees. Miss
-, Of waverly Place, had gpne to Lake George
left the gay dance fer that evening, skim pebbles
on the shining wates.
How many heart, were lost and wen on the occa-
sion il is impossible TO say, there have been
many. The company all retired at a witehing hour: