The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-08
DAssunr, ct Jan. 30, lsi7


The DamIury House-Splendia Ball.
As was engaged in my room, on Thursday even.
ng, 2sth instant, perusing a literary work Of interest
my attention attracted by the constant passing Of
carriages laden with the most precious Of freight the
beaux and bellies Of this and neighboring town. II
called my mind the fact that the evening for the great
ball at the Danbury house had arrived started for the
scene Of amusement.
As entered the bar of the Danbury house,
met the agreeable and generous proprietor, Mr..
". b. Turner | occupied a few minutes in OBJ.
serving the room in which then was, and its occu-
pants The is spacious well heated and brilliantly
ighedevery thing possesses air Of the most agreea
BILE comfort looked In vain for ths two frequent at
tendants of bar scenes-the bosterous mrth and
revery Of the bacchauaan devotee The upants Of
the ws sss Sns
parties Of from two to six qustly discussing the politics
Of the day. and canvassing the emrts Of balls parties
and other social amusements | then passed into
the gentlemen's reading or sitting room, which
like the had just left, found to BIO Of
an agreeable temperature, and we'll lighted, by
means of newly fashioned lamp, that could find
difficulty in seeing to read in any part Of IT.
cious area was covered with newspapers consisting Of
several New York dales with those from surrounding
towns In an angle Of the room Is library, consisting
of three hundred volumes comprising books
the light literature OF the day To the south the reading
lamp suspended from the centre Of the calling. The
walls are painted to represent marble tho floor is
is the ladies' saloon retired and pleasant apartment
Still further to the south the two parlors. These
rooms large and airy, communicating with the
other by OF folding doors The walls are adorn
ed by paintings from pencils Of eminent artists
beautiful carpets the floors while all the furni-
ture the Is OF the neaest and most fashionable
description. few words with reference the sleeping
apartments, and shall have furnished but poor de-
scrpton Of house which must indeed be attractive to
the traveller and the OF leisure. These apartments
numerous beautifully carpeed, and provided with
CRATES, stoves. could not but admire the neatness
and cleanliness Of the beds and bedding the sheets and
pillow seemed to vie in wilderness with the driven
Now, friend Bennett, for the ball The ball room is a
large and splendid apartments and, on the evening in
question: the most sparkling lights difused their mellow
throughout it, equaed only by the usrous orbs Of
the many fair ones who graced the with their pre-
sence The walls and windows were hung with twigs
OF ivy and branches Of evergreen, which were fes-
TONED in various forms upon their surface. The
musicians who from the village OF Ossinsing,
executed their part to the admiration and delight
OF the participators and spectators in this scene
OF fesvity. 1t was really delightful to look upon the
many merry faces there the perfect absence Of
and which all countenances wore lod ma almost
forget that could experience such feelings
tons Cotillon after cotllon begun and ended the
sprghtliness vivscy and gsety regned from the
commencement the ending Of the evening II spoke
forth in the light step, the laugh the oewitchDg
smile, and the unremted interchange OF the most cour
,sous and engaging civies The two Misses B., Of D.,