The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-07
New Orleans.
Correspondence of the Herald.

DEAR Sir =
This is a curious place. Full of fun, finance, and
frolic; and I have often wondered why it is that
you have correspondent from this great depot of
cotton bales, sugar hogsheads, beautiful girls, and
extraordinary financiers.
New Orleans has been very gay this season, con-
sderng that the dargent is not difiused with quite
so liberal a hand as in former years. The ST.
Charles Theatre, under the management OF Messrs
Ludlow IL and Smith, and the American, under
your own Dinneford, are both doing pretty good
business Young Vandenhoff and Hackett have
been playing engagements at the st. Charles, and
had not been for The severity of the weather. they
would have had full houses every night. Vanden-
hotf was very well received, and his acting, particu
ary in the difficult character OF Hamlet, was highly
appreciated. Some OF his points IN that character
thought exceedingly beautiful, while others lacked
in great degree, the soul-stirrng beauty which is
thrown into them by the magic genius OF the elder
Vandenhoff Hackr let has been as popular as ever;
abortion, and gained him no credit His conception
of the character may be good. / do not myself
doubt it, but his personifcalon of the crook backed
tyrant is very far below mediocrity. But put Hack
EFT into the stuffed habments of old Jack Falstaff,
and his equal cannot be found upon the English
Stage There stands before you, grdled up to keep
frsm bursting, the great mountain OF sack-fed wit
and humor, which lived in the prolific brain of the
immortal Shakespeare At his Sc dye think didn't
know We, Hal 20 the very walls of tn theatre shook
with roars of laughter and applause from the au-
dlence. The Amphltheatre, under the ma
nagement of Messrs. Foster and Robinson, is also
doing great business, and making money, as every
theatre can under such auspices (horse peces0 as
there nightly presented For such is the state OF
society in this sublunary sphere of ours in this
lightened nineteenth century, that people prefer to
give dollar to hear monkey play upon jews
harp, or see jackass dance Yankee doodle, rather
than to have the strings in the souls harp touched
hv the ma hand IF penlus | do dOuht land
who canD but what in most mems breasts at this
present day, that mighty instrument, the human
heart is sadly out of tune, and tor 1t to be played
upon by the touches of by-gone genius makes it
discourse, nse ad Of most excellent music" hor
rid congome ration of the most grating jargon, and
bringing tear OF regret with each touch of its
strings.
"well, let the stricken deer go weep.
The hart ungalled play
For some must watch, while others sleep
Thus runs the world away
The mask ed balls at the St. Louis Hotel are very
fully attended by all TIE fashionabes of the city;
and it is really serious to think what sad havoc Is
there made among the hearts of our gay Benedic.s
Last Friday evening was one Of the gayest of the
ofjoyous revery, you could not but acknowledge
the stars that shone there, the most brilliant that
ever shed their lustre in the canopy of your exs-
tence. To stand by, as did, spectator of this
brilliant throng of beauty, and watch the graceful
forms, and the merry twinkling OF feet they dis
coursed the eloquent poetry of notion" and the
still more merry twnklng of bright eyes, discours-
ing IN every glance poetry OF far higher order
than that of motlon-that of the hearts emoton-a
person must possess soul of adamant not to be
moved by the scene. To designate all the beauties
that graced this ball would be impossible; suffice it
to say that all were beautiful, only of different de-
grees-none OF the lowest, but many, very many, of
the highest. Here comes one now before the eye
OF my memory, who long rveted my attention by
the magic OF her beauty She wears dark colored
dress, made Of the richest brocade, and fashioned
with the most exquisite taste: Each wrist is en-
clrcled with an ornament OF gold, OF exquisite work
manship. On her head is a wreath of flowers, very
lastly arranged, and over form which Cleopatra
herself might have envied is carelessly thrown
rich and embroidered scarf She is said to be rich
heiress, worth cool hundred thousand, from Ken
lucky. Lucky will be the man who wins that prize
There is the beautiful Miss K, whose intellectual
face sends thrill of admiration into the hearts
Of all who know her She is much admired for
her fine and cultivated mind, and were il not for
little affecatlon in her manner, she would be called
extremely beautiful The lively Misses G., with
their pleasant counenances, are always bright stars
in any ball room. And see, whrlng in the airy waltz,
the bright particular star OF the evening, Miss u.
Her form is exceedingly graceful, and her eyes
black and beautiful as night and fancy, by
the flashing, playful twinkle of that eye she ssome
what of coquette, and that it will require some
bold Patruchlo to tame her, and bring her into the
fold of Cupid All, X, you are bonny lassle, and
you ought not to play with young mems hearts
rudey. Miss r. and Miss are both beautiful and
graceful dancers, and their fine intellectual minds
an refined manners are brighter ornaments than
the gllded and fading sceptre OF outward beauty.
Mise s. looked very pretty, and if she would
much, she would be great favorite. Miss b,
Miss s. and Miss N all looked exceedingly
wei, and will, doubt not, ere long be blessed with
the happy smiles OF their lovers. as husbands There
the masks worn, but as ! did not know them can
not speak particularly of hem. But would give
bright guinea to know who that fairy like creature
was with the wire mask, and light muslin dress
Whole volumes of sparkling wit flowed from her
tongue, and the source from whence IT came, SEEM
ed inexhaus,ible Beardess youth and whiskeran-
does appeared to be good deal puzzled, TO know
how she became possessed OF all her Information,
for she seemed to know every person In the ROOM
Some Ariel perhaps il may be, from your own sane
tum, sent hlther TO ascertain how highly hearts can
beat, and with what devotion young men and mai
dens bow at the shrine of beauty in this emporium
Of the sunny south. Viewing altogether, this ball
was decidedly the most magnificent that 1t has ever
been my lot to visit, and conducted in manner
which bestows much credit upon the managers.
There is nothing particularly new here in COM
mercia affairs, although all descriptions of mer-
chandise are selling very low; still 1t is evident that
business Of all kinds has been gradually Improving
since last September. Had we a currency which
people could depend upon, confidence between man
and man wouldsoon be restored, and healthy state
Of things exist But as we are now situated, sur
rounded with rotten banking institutions, it cannot
be expected that we should rise like phDnix from
the fire which has swept over this fourshins
city Time only will set things right. One more
OF our banks, the Commercial, has, to to use a
classical expression, 'gone TO pot" and many poor
sufferers, who are holders of It's bills, little able
to repress the Indignation they feel towards those
who are connected with its management. One or
two others may possibly soon follow the CONNER
clal," and If they are rotten, the sooner get md
OF their cafcases the better 1t will be for us.
Yesterday being the anniversary of the birth day |
OF the immortal Washington, there general
turn out OF the military companies, and the day |
was observed in the most enthusiastic manner. No
proud and lofty monument marks the spot where lay
the remains OF Washington. A plain and simple
tomb covers his ashes But his monument is erected
upon more durable foundation than granite. II
lives and burns as the great beacon light OF liberty
and Justice in the hearts of his countrymen, and
the whole world bows down and worships it, May
this nation never forget its father, or the world the
virtues OF Washington.
The weather is getting to be quite warm and
springlke The trees are beginning to put on their