The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-05
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Correspondence az the Herald.
BALrINoRE Feb.

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exert hiP eomposital and descriptive powers, and
50 much that could be said in relation to the many
grand Tfss that have latel ysscome of in this vic.
timi zed city, that really am in state of hesitation
10 know how to begin, or where. to commence, or
rather ana yaciilaling whether to commence at all
or ACT, knowing as! do that nothing but real news
or interesting descriptive articles, be Of in
paper like your popular journal. 800 .s..rs
On Tuesday as, the one hundred aud tenth au-
niversary OF the birth Of the imm ortal Washington
the day was ushered in with gentle westerly
wind, clear sky, bright sun, and a mild and Sc
rene atmosphere. The whols face of nature was
unrufiied,; and seemingly smiled 10 CONSCIOUSNESS
oil ats being the ahiversary OF one OF natures IA
vorites Before the hour Of business had approach
ed, our principal streets were thronged with lv.
ing macs Of persons, of all ages, sizes, shapes CON
ditions, complexions, and Eanuscs, all wishing to
parake Of their share Of the refreshing fragrance
and exhilerating influence Of such truly beautiful
morning. 20 if .1sl aa aft
During the course of the day, the ardor Of our
military companies was aroused, and many of them
paraded, which, with the ducst sounds, brought
4 nth from the best band in the State OF Maryland
tie Independent Blues, and others, caused gene.
raj smile Of appreciation at the .evvlng spirit of
our volunteer corps The Inde pendent Lii ht ORA
goons turned out nineteen men, all told, twelve of
whom were high privates. .asrf b.
At night there was a general bail.going. The
Baltimore City Guards, newly organized, very
efficient, and decidedly the strongest military
company in Bal imore held their frst annual ball,
at Washington Hall. The proceeds Of which are
to be very 1sudably to the purchase OF
tcnts, catlp equpage, &c. rr t
The main room at the Hall is very large, end it
was very handsomely and tastefuly decorated In
the extreme end Of il was placed, already fixed,
two tents and around the room, in every direction,
the spectators eye res ed upon some beautiful and
well-arranged decoration. tt,--,-ts -l2 ~fl
The admirable band attached to the United States
ARTILLERY at Fort McHenry, who paradsd with the
Guards through the day, was present, and perform
ed some beautiful music. By che way, il would be
well to hint that had one Of ths been little
more sober he would not probably have fallen over
while the company was promenadln s BY his music;
There was great display Of uniforms, though all
of the wearcrs were NOT Justly entitled to be called
soldiers, for some one suggested that there was
strong suspicion sAoat that many srutted in Dor,
rowed plumes." ~ rtE.g D .1.is.s I'D
Among the crowd could be plainly diseerned
Col 8 h, late an M. G /, from this city, who
Is sid to be the best looking old bachelor in Bal
more; Messrs. T.. =. T, A. K l.. and
csytain NJ n; Of tn. Guard: were good locking
form, proved himselfa an attentive gallant. One i'm
dividaal in uniform present who was really
large enough to have swallowed another Jonah
over, shown out in his flashy uniferm BIT, to the
fairer portion Of the company. which was very nu-
merous. Miss E, in dark dress trimmed
with white, was well received; the Misses F..
were quite attractive; Miss h, in dark
plaid, Miss H., in white, and Miss S.,
who could not dance, on account of her ameness, ali
looked admirable There was probably five hum
dFed ladies upon the floor, Of whom AoI more than
fifty could be considered hand ,ome, though l
must say that more respectable collection is
rarely assembled. All rsssed "a with perfect
order, and every eye seemed TO beam with pla-
end satisfaction at the manner in which they were
provided for. One word a. TO the little ballet mas.
Ter, Mr.. M. II. Griffith, VINO was formerly of
HfuSteiEahthaHsh VIC intend TO keep him here-for
is not TO be discovered in his nrois ssion this
ty. The awkwardness that he had to contend with,
in 30 large company, was we'll avoided; and all
are indebted for the admirable eder Of the ball to
his exertions There was AZ Ose time ift} seven
coiillions upon the floor. rrs...g
At the Theatre, where the late anager Weymss
was 10 give grand fancy dress bail had anticipa.
ted finding he terogenous m,ss Of humanity, ali in
chaos; though, from his flaming ad vertis ements,
that heraldcd forth the description in advance OF
the whole affair. one would be likely to be anaston
ished. should he fad not only the " President and
his Cabinet, and Boz" but all the courtiers of Eu-
rope, Asia, and Africa, present However, though
neither Of these attractions favored the company
with their presence, there was q crowded house
full of beauty ludcroususss quasi and real Soldiers
dandies, aud, ia Short most all grades and stations
in society were fully and ably represented. Among
others, the majesty Of his mein, and general good
department, fully disclosed in Mr.. w. Z. Barton;
the real gentleman. Mr.. Wallack, one Of Mr.. Bur.
toms company at the Holiday street, was also pre-.
sent Miss Lee, the pretty little danseuse, was pre-
sent. Mr.. Burton, who brought her, and few
aristocrats, monopolized her company. Mr.. W.
i.,.pd.a Win l Mia ."Ysr Of the ss.n s sn5
queen like lady, to whom he is said to be engaged.
Mr. and Mrs. Philips, Of the theatrical company,
were presest. Mr.. I'M, avery big man aris-
members Of the clique, who are daily to be seea
near the corners in the vicinity OF Barnum's Ilo-
tel, were very officious In going round the room,
endeavoring to attract attention. Mr.. J, D,
q young beau, well known to most Of the ladies OF
Bsltissore, was, a. usual, at home in the dance
G.. P, with his uniform, danced several times
Tho was one of the managers ,,
OF the fancy characters. must notice DR..
E, who was dressed in a suit Of black velvet,
speetacIes, and a wig. The Doctor was on his high
horse. in . very merry hlmor, and become his
dress admirably-hs should have been, however,
more cireumspect in his endedvors 10 scrape an ac-
qaaintanee with strangers; Tor in oae Instance
particularly his feelings ould have been spared,
and the bystanders would not have enjoy ed hear
ty laugh At his expense. Young Mr.. b.,
sustained his eharacer Of Yankee very well, and
Ok cited the wonder ana admiration OF all, by his
ifeIIk personation OF the genuine down-easter.-
He was peculiarly happy ia his answers TO ques-
lions proposed by The bystanders, and Kept the
crowd around k,n in continual rear Of laughter.
Of all the character assumed In the room, those Of
The quaker and quakercss were the most admired,
best sustained, aud seemed the most real of any
The quaker was Mr.. NJ ----, and the quakeress
Miss W. Several ECU pPed themselves as
sailors, Jockeys, sc but they displayed little
aste, that they did not take at ALI the quaker,
he Yankee, and the doctor have the palm. The
all gentleman in Scotch plaid looked we'll. Had
several individuals (and among them the ballet
master of the ball may be Justly ineluded) have
something upon their legs, and instead Of ex-
nibltng them in tishts, have obscured them as
much as possible, more credit would have been
reflected upon the calls or calves. Captains Ring
rold and Morris, and Lieutenants Ridgely and
eynoids, were present, the two latter with their
odious moustachios-they were ununiformed The
as usual, were very numerous, and some Of
them extremely handsome. Miss Lee was all the
rage. The two Miss -, of Fell's Point, were
Is pretty rs ever Were to notice all, could
not close to-night therefore one word Of the deco
rations Of the room, and am done.
The spacious pit was entirely covered, which,
with the whole stage, made one Of the largest
doors, if not the largest, in the city. The design
Of the paintings, hangings, &C., were grand, but
the execution was, from the haste, nsoessar'iy
wretchsd. The whole, in one mass, was wen
did we but view II at dista.Hc, but the
adixc nev of the COMPANY to them caus-