Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-08-21
Correspondence n. Y Commercial Advertiser
NEWPORT, Aug 10, l8io,
s. ATLANTIC House.


.veninr at ike Bellevue. The place
az no, IN. best IN the world, bu The
evidently did his utmost !"
SUN bis purshs AT an early hour inc
tiuinp room WIS cleared and brilliantly
illuminated; the servants and attendants
ware n, their stations. Order rcIgaed
taroug hort.
The nasic by Kamlns'cr's band was
uncommouy good. The refreshments
were abundant, and were furnished al
proper times. All wen! on as meft''y aSI
YOU please. by nine O'Clock the ladies'
lodp In. a, the Relseyus, began to make
their appearance, one a!ser another, ar
rayed IN their best auIs, and at mat
hour too, the guests be@ other houses
bcpan 10 assemble. When the crowd
had bcco,as great, the ba"d struck up
a march. the door To ne hall was thrown
omen, and solid column Of beauty, wit,
iushios. wealth, elegance, virtue ana "-
telligence, saeh as has not often bssn
. altered together in this country, TAade
lis grand enfance. As the martial
notes rose above the hum of voices, ex-
citing every soH pscsent TO ladnsss,
this un.,yalled procession moved rohnd
and round ,he hall, displaying to the bes'
possible advantage the various chasins
of which il was composed.
Diamonds bazcd in the light ; bn'
these were nothing to the many br'V'an
ewes which flashed at every object, nor
10 the bcwitchng smiles visible ~ every
direction. The march ended, the gen
,lemen took their partners for dance,
and the ball wen, on with more than Or
binary gaie,y; first quadille, then a
waltz aud then the polka, TIL The cup o'
each ones pleasure seemed to be run
ming over. The view Of so much c'e-
gancc and taste in dress was quite be-
wildcrng, and ! cann"i, to save my me-
,rcal! ,n mind one in ten oi those indi-
vidl,nls Justly entitled to particular no.
i itice. | ohrn heard II yrmarked daring
,he evening, by older men, who have
been where the most noted asscmblage'
|. have met, that they had never beheh
50 manv beautiful and high bred women
u, any one gathering. They had seen
!, II was true, greater numbers, but never
| 50 many beautiful women in proportion
30 the whole number. There we're pres
cn, also an unusually lasgc number o
! valiant and handsome men.
/ A lady leaning on my ann called ~,
1 attention particularly to one qnadr'ilo
| and she desired me 10 observe the ladies'
/ who cornposed it. There stood Tho
! lady of n millionaire Of Philade 'phla
| whose costume was remarkable Tor w.
great simplicity, and whose beauty Is
| ,he theme of universal admiration. The
srea, Canova has tried to chisel such {
statue, and he has inflated the outline
| hut that is all the color, the soul, 'h'
\ bcwilching smile, are wanted tn MAKE
this work equal what was not made w.''
| hands. i!er ris a.ris wns that beaut'lu
I lady from Baltimore Of whom ! spok'
The other day Her dress was white
richly embroidered, and it seemed IN
! possible for my fair critic to imagine o.
suggest an Improvement to be made II
III. On her head she wore coronet sc
with br,llian,s, which mnde her appca
as an empress Since Juno's time, n
one has 81 much resembled her.
/ Mex, to ha, lady stood n bewi,chln!
girl, whose spirits seem never to lac
eiicrvcsccncc--the Baltimor" belize
There too was IA lady from Park Plac
who has no successful rival here lror
your city, and is the belle of New York
Nv her side was the belle of New lied
ford her r;s a-ris was the belle q
Washington, who bewiichcs Newpo'
with her horscmanship There too sloo
the belle of Utica with rich aubur
hair. In the same quadrillc was tn
fascinating daughter Of an eminent adVo
cate at the bar of New York, and SO on
| | was truly bcwildcrcd by the galaxy @
beauty brought together in one qnadr'lle
The fame of each has already sprea
wide over this country, and to sec ci,hc
of them, arraycd ns they were, would b
well worth journey hero. And ye
this was only one of several quadrIles
It's equal, perhaps, vii! not be seen aga'
r in any other place in many day I
come. But the queen Of the night, th
lady who seemed To attract the most a'
icn,ion. to elicit the most praise, or
excite the most envy or ill-na'nre, wa
the young bride Of millionaire "t Ne"
4 York. She entered at about hall-pas
ten o'clock, in the most unPrc'end'n
? nunner, and made the circuit Of 'h
room, sti8hgcr, apparently, to n"ar'
all present. But her great beauty, a
well as the splendid dress and numcro'
accomplishments which she displayed
made her the observed Of all present
, aud designated her as the siar OF tn
night.
\ 4, amused me To hear the criticism
made upon her. Her complexion is ur
,iIusualy lair, her eyes arc dark aud vcr
r bright, her features regular aud bcau'
lul she hns iuc head and Il prolusio
of long black hair, which she dresses /
style peculiar To herself. iler dre'
was made Of the richest Brussels Lace
Madame Rumor says tho cost oi th
, material alone was one thousand dollar.
Every thing else she wore was III pet
feet Keeping but am not learned enoug
IN such matters Ia describe them. All
shall say is that IL was very ma2nii