The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-17

| bleau, and represented John Povey in green velvet
smalls with wonderful posterior protuberance and
fantail jacket to match, with the two inch tail, in
that part, forming one of the characters at Mrs. Leo
Hunters Fancy Dress Dejeune. "That's him, !"
"lhats Bozr' Most unoriental roars of Taught e.
lowed ths-bang went the gong agan-down went
the painted drop, laugh after laugh broke forth from
several most beautiful lips, and again the curious,
and unearthly, indescribabe buzz or hum of sounds
of many voices, that heard often that night,
broke forth, and KEEP, up till Boz really came.
Something like an attempt was made at dance
but the jam was then at "its height" as the man
said just before he jumped off the monument. The
music stuck up, but Satan himself could not nave
struck up much reel or a stagger in that most
magnificent mob. And this continued for twenty
minutes, the Mayor and lady, and Phil Hone, stand
ing In the centre OF the stage the whole time. Till
at last by sundry cablstic signs mods Of the head
| and motions Of the hand, twas evident that Boz,
| like the Campbes, was coming-and then the buzz
became beautifully bew;,chng.
| After Boz had been introduced TO the Lady May
Dress and several gentlemen, and been shaken by
the hand till his arm ached, he breathed heavily, east
one look up at the house, partly curious partly be-
| widered, partly saiiric, and good deal humorous
bang went the gong again-bang-bang-up went
| the drop, and there was the lady and pckwick in
| the double bedded room. All laughed at this, ex
| cept Charles Dickens hlmse II, and even he could
| not help smiling, at the funny nature Of the whole
affair.
| In the midst of the laughing, bang went the gong,
| down went the curtain and then there was most
awful rush to get sight OF Boz Elderly ladies' both
OF certain and uncertain ages married and spinsters,
| rich and poor, oil! and young handsome and homey,
all strained their eyes, and few their necks Gas
| goose does when it strangely to catch
glimpse CT his face. But he so provokingly
Short That the thing impossible. At last it
proposed to march him round the room. The band
struck up, three gentlemen abreast went first like
pioneers TO clear passage through the weldressed
crowd, which was accomplished with dreadful diff
culty Bez, with the Lady Mayoress on his arm,
came next and then Gen. Morris with Mrs Dick
ems; then, the Lord knows who came after them
for the crowd fell in, and one couldn't tell who from
which
After another tabeau, by dint Of some terrible ef
forts on the part Of Duncan Pel, James A. Smith,
and several Of the floor committee, space was
cleared large enough to form half dozen CO.
tions; the music struck up, and Boz found him
self dancing with somebody-but it is extremely
doubtful whether he knew, in the confusion, who it
was or not; for there was hardly room to breathe
Still, he worked the muscles of his face and fore
head up and down, laughed out of his large mouth,
tpretty fair mouth too, considering it is only
mouth,) and took his turn in the dance. 1t is true
that he " c.assesd' once when he ought to have
gone "forward onc," and that he turned himself
when he oughtto have turned his partner but that
he didn't turn his head off his shoulders, or get
turned for him that night, is Of the funniest
| affairs Of the evening.
The last we saw of Boz, he was in the lobby of
the second tier, coming from the direction Of the
| refreshment room, in company with his lady. the
Mayor. &c. And he was then looking pretty ef-
iectuaIly used up 1t appears that the excitement,
the crowd the talking, the heat, the dust. the fun,
the sensation, the coxp DELL the whole thing had
given him a sore throat, or what seemed very
good imitation of it, and the Mayor kindly took him
and his lady home in his carriage about midnight
And that was the last Of Boz that night.
THE SECOND EDrrIoS OF THE Boz BALL-The
Park theatre last night was lit up again with all
the brilliancy of Monday night. as far as art and
mechanism could 60; bat nature was wanting. The
lie and beauty that by thousands lit up the
on Monday night, absent last night. II is true
that, by nine o'clock, about 800 highly respectable
and we'll dressed gentlemen and ladies' were present,
but up to that hour no seemed inclined to dance.
Some of our fashionables were there, but they did
not take the floor kindly at all. And these 800
seemed los, 10 that immense and beautiful ball room
A few walked across and around the room, to look
at Hlyard's beautiful paintings, and the ornaments
| but that was all.
The causes Of this were partly the very wet night,
and partly the absence Of Boz, which latter is &C.
| counted for as folows-
CARLTON HOUSE,, 10th February, 1912.
write you from my bed, and truly sorry to say,
that do SO for the purpose Of informing yeu that CAM
affection Of the throat which confined to the house
during the whole of yesterday, and oblges keep
am sure need not tell you how very much regret
this Disappointment or how great effort would wake
Of prudence But you will by the enclosed that my
Doctor expressly forbids it, and oucould me- you
would be at no loss to discover the sounne.s Of his
am dear sir, faithfully yours,
E.smrsos.E,a. CHARLES DICKENS.
FrsnrAnr l6, 1914
NY DrAn SIR,
upon by any Of his friends to for your nor at
| tendance to night that had better state it, as my
a: wos s nsb, highly for
| the infammatory ELECTION Of the throat with which
| find you With great respect,
| Yours most truly
| To, CHARLES DICKENS, ESQ. GEO. WILKES.
From Bozs own words here, it appears that he
has not been out 1.-The Carlton for two days, al
though three parties have IN that time been got up
i to his honor.
About quarter past nine o'clock, however, about
five hundred persons had assembled among whom
I were Duncan Pel[, Esq, George Davis, Esq, E.
Prime, Esq and several other fashionables they
gave tone TO the affair; they broke the ice-the
shy ones followed suit bang went the gong-bang
up went the drapery-the tableaux came Off
choose your partners for cotlllion, said Parker
whang-tweedled went the fiddler, and off went
the dancers and very ightful-pleasant-
roomy- seect-happy-beautfu little. Ball they
i hod hat a.,landid hall