The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-12
The lamps shone DER fair women and brave men
A thousand hearts beats happily"

A thousand hearts beats happily"
Loud swes the Wusic-Tera ra-tara tara rara.ra-ra
round they go in the gddy mary and volumptuous
waltz.
Then were there burning passionate glances from
''great black eyes"-soft pressure of hands, and all
the customary tokens OF love. A cotlon was cali
ed, then Polka, and afterward promenade. Shall
we walk and view the company Who is that lady
dressed IN white, whose dark lusrous eyes, where
love lies dreaming, sparkle with delight-whose
rounded form uniting all the first freshness OF girl
hood with the more luxurious graces OF the woman,
and whose clear, pure complexion, and animated
intellectual features bespeak high birth and noble
soul 1t is the highly accomplished daughter of Mr..
D., of Boston BY her side is the Syph-like figure
Mrs M of New York. There, too, is the stately
and brilliant Mrs. O'D. of Baltimore Here, in
deed are
beauties that cen cynic must avow."
But there are parvenues and pretenders also. Pee
pie whom you will never behold agan-whom it
would be difficult to find, unless, indeed, you sought
them in some tradesman's shop, or insignificant
country village Observe that charming girl, pen
sively seated on an ottoman near the window
Ever and anon sigh escapes her bosom, and strug
giles in its progress to escape two mountains OF the
purest snow. Her story is a sad one. True love
ruhled in its course-once the cynosure OF all eyes
the magnet of a brilliant crce-the observed of
all MISUNDERSTANDING the sunny glance of whose
eyes, hearts throbbed that never beat before. One
alone had taught her how to love, but fortune had
not smiled on him. There had been tinkling quit
airs by moonlight-stolen meetlngs-projected elope-
ments-all detected by an Intercepted letter. The
object of her choice rich in all the virtues that
can adorn man, but without an exchequer. Ma
raves, Pa storms. Could he, with his spen-
did horses, his carriage, his stocks, and his
lands, condescend to wed his daughter 10
a merely deserving mans Forbid it, pride He
forqets the time when he himself was porter in
dry goods store looking to his own honesty and in
dustry for happy futlrity. The goal is won, but
the means forgot. He torbids the match, places
the lady under duresse, and hurries her off to Sara
toga to change the scene, hoping in the hurry and
hustle of an initiative fashion, to stem the current
of her feelings. Such Is specimen of our calico
and tin pan arlstocracy.
Aristocracy !-amusng word as we adopt it,
Miss s., the sausage makers daughter, proud of
her fortune, affects to look with grave and patron
successful dealer in live hogs-while her Pa at all
events attached to the scientific manufacture of
bolognas. Miss A., in her turn, looks with the
most profound col'empt on Miss B.. who can
only claim descent from candle maker, and dis
dams consortng with any who could even
stoop so low in the scale OF society as to deal IN
!" dips"
Since my last letter we have had great many
fashionable and distinguished arrivals, who find ex-
ceent accommodations at the United States, Con-
gress Hall, and the Union The smaller hotels are
also crowded. Among those not previously men
toned, we might name Thomas Dixon, Esq, con-
his lady and daughter; Mr.. Moore, British consul
for New Orleans; Mr.. Thatcher, Danish consul for
Boston; Charles Bradbury, Esq, and two daughters,
of Boston Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis, of Boston
Mrs. Traper and servant, and Mrs. Drayton and SER
want South Carolina General Cooper and lady, AL
bany; Mrs Mason of New York; Rev. DIR. Cheever,
do; Rev. Dr. Walker and lady. Cambridge, Mass;
Rev. Henry A. Miles, Lowell, Mass; Professor
Proudfit and lady, and VIM. A. Buffum Esq, New
York; DR.. Bethune of Philadelphia Thos. Pearsall,
ESQ.,; Drew and Robinson; Thomas Ward, Esq;
DR.. Bacon, author of the Mystery of Iniquity, New
York; and about twenty of the first families in the
country.
The Messrs. Marvin who have long been cele-
brated for their hospitality and worth, have several
rooms reserved for fashionable and wealthy fami-
lies who expected tomorrow. AT Congress
Hall and the Union good accommodations may also
be found The fashionable may, therefore,
be said to have fairly commenced, and will probably
exceeds all others in brlancy.
We spend our time in excursions to the Lake
playing billiards and ten pins at Gridley's-prome-
nading the delightful walks and avenues, drinking
Congress and Pavilion spring water-hirting, in
rigueing, talking scandal, and listening to the di-
vine and harmonious warbllngs of the fairest and
most bewitching damsels in existence. The highly
accomplished deb,ttante at the Park, Mrs. Cora
Mowatt, with Mr.. W. II. Crisp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles, and talented company, are announced
to appear tomorrow evening at the Saratoga
theatre, in the 'Lady Of lyons They will no doubt
be emnently successful. Yankee HILL, too, an.
nounces series of stories, &c, at the United
States; and Professor Mafitt is Iecturng mat
ers and things in general, without descending TO
particulars.