The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-30

g REquEsrs OF &
g Mr.. John Shocks Company. 6
On FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY %, AT Q O'clock, g
g At Carusi's Saloon. 8
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The room was pretty full at O'Clock, and dancing
commenced about that time but up till 10 O'Clock,
carriages and sleghs kept rolling with company.
will enumerate few of the public characters pre-
sent, mentioning in some cases, the ladies' who
were with them. Did feel at liberty to touch the
names OF the young gentlemen, and still younger
ladies', might make more interesting description.
But as names and scenes occurring in the ball room
should be sacred or handled lightly, forbear, and
must do the best can, with only referring to the
more public characters.
There were M. Alexandra Bodiscoe. Russian Mi
mister, with his wife and her sister, clothed in beauty
and sparkling with the rarest diamonds and other
precious stones; Mr.. Pakenham, British Minister,
and his tall attach< Don A. Calderon de la Barca,
Spanish Minister; and the foreign diplomatic corps,
generally with their ladies' and secretaries; Alexan-
der H. Everett, U. 8. Commissioner to China ;
Vice President Dallas and family Mr.. Burke Com
all there, and the Judges of the Supreme Court gen.
orally; Ex-Governor Seward, OF New York; Sena-
tors Allen, Archer, Ashley, lady and daughter
tenden, Dickinson, Greene, flanagan. Miller. up-
ham, lady and daughter; Webster, &c. In addition
to these were others of the Senate, including nearly
all OF both political parties.
Of the House, also both, or should say the three
parties, were present; noticed Messrs Ashman,
Baker, Barringer, Bedinger, Brinkerhof, Burt, and
LADY, Cabell, and his brother, w. w. Campbell, and
lady, Chapman, Cobb, Cooke, Constable, Douglass,
lady, W. Hunt, and lady, G. J. lngersoll, Levin,
Mcdonnell, McCrate, Marsh, Perry, J. A. Rock
well, and lady, Sawtell, Sykes, and his Quaker
coat Tlbbltt s and daughter, Wentworth. White,
dauUhteY Yancv Ne Rnf time and ma o wonId
fail to tell OF the young ladies' who present, or
to describe the spendor of their dresses or the
beauty OF themselves. Nor could mention thlrd
OF the beaux who were SO particular In their atten-
tons.
Let us take a walk around the room and see
what enjoyment old Buch' has afforded tonight
There is the great constitutional expounder upon
whose brow dark thunder cloud OF eloquence
dwells forever, ready to burst into storm when
the lightning klndles in his eye, and on his arm is
the daughter of distinguished millionaire of New
distinguished father, whose head has blossomed in
pure white, though yet IN the summer Of manhood,
looks on with satisfaction and pride at the attention
bestowed upon the tender plant which he has so
carefully nourlshed.
There is Mr.. Richard Pakenham, in the corner:
chatting very loosely with Mr.. Buchanan, as if
they never had had any dispute on the 49th 54th
parallel But see the Secretary takes little OF the
bic Minister, showing that. although the negotiations
have been closed the distinguished negotiators can
yet agree on pinch.
There goes the chairman of the Committee on
Foreign Affairs OF the House of Representatives,
and on his arm leans, delighted at the scene, a
distinguished English lady, dressed in magnificent
style. There is the lovely and lively wife OF dis
tinguished General, who breathcs an atmosphere
OF Joy and life npon those who are happy enough to
come within the magic circle Of her acquaintance.
What buoyancy Of life and feeling is manifested all
around See how those ladies' whose tread would hard
iy bend blade Of grass suly the dew-drop on its
pearled point wheel around in the giddy waltz and
graceful galop. One whose drapery is as fragile
but the heydey Of delight too great to let the accident
mar the enjoy ment and diamond pin will keep it in
its place till the dance over There the music for the
polka strikes up and numerous adopts in the mystery of
the movements are delightiDg every behoder. Among
those dancing the polka are Capt and his LADY of
shows BY his gallant bearing and graceful movement
that he can either fight dance with the natives of the
vim through the crowd his large dark bssmne with
delight as il another PhiladePhia con6agraton umi.
mated it, pupil and there goes, in his neshborhood the
on and looking remarkably well, as if Ireland al
ready annexed. and every white man had one hundred
Look around and you viii see aashins youth, with
more goodness than gold, more heart than hard cash.
a
Of tive three hundred thousand dollars Age, youth
mind money fame fortune fair hair blue eyes, raven
lin the diamonds lips and cheeks that ruddy the red Of
he ruby, heavng chests whose purity would make ala
Venusa and more that language cannot describe nor
imagination paint thrown together in fairy circle, over
With dsS % heart s'Iih no
,eaven Of loveliness, with numerous consultations,
hail him. thi. evening as the bright Jupiter of the
irmame Mt, and lord Of the ascendant
beauty from the Capitol HILL which makes that spot Of
Gy sn n. as morn NOR before ~ How
ises from the West End" to compete with the glory
4 the Captolian Hill Or how attempt to group the
thn hate konu nufn nj
ated beauty Surely the alphabet could not furnish
initials for such mass meeting of loveliness.
Genes but still as interesting There is the widow Of
resident Madison, who has come to do honor to the
~ her snS the
nder Hamilton. How those relics of past age appear
'eore our eyes in the midst Of our gyety and enjoy
been, when they have left such noble represen
atives.
Dom, and see what constellation Of greatness and
beauty RISES ike lovely cloud from the surrounding
BASE. There is Gov Seward, signor Bodisco Gov Van
Italian lady, whose husband is showing on in the dance
below. Gov. Seward has been gallanting the lady OF
the crowd ali The evening There Mr.. Hogan,
bur late Ambassador TO st. Domingo and our Ambsssa-
ior to be to Russia There T. father K'cn,e, ., me
Of them at least There u the Private Sc
,retary Of the President making himself polite 10 some
whole Sost Of Young men connected with the various
nts who proving to the world that gsantry
4 characteristic OF those who conduct the af
airs Of our national But we have not yet
rot into description Of the beauty and galantry, and
therefore pause in despair Who could describe the
Hood Of loveness and talent which Baltimore Phadel
,hia, New York and New England has sent to mingle
with the mind and comelness Of the sunny South and
growing West.
But is time to descend from the upper regions offan
~ to the walks Of pleasure below, In the supper room
rhe magnifcence othe circles above must yield tho palm
the delicscies below. The supper room IL oTnsmentsd
it'll evergreens and the walls and columns festooned
it'll the flags Of different nations, in which the star
pangled banner bears q conspicuous part. President
Folks party at the White House, on Wednesday eve-
hing contrasts strongly with this Al the Presdsnvs
,arty there was no dancing no refreshments, and ts