The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-16

the lead of opera ties. The bellies, consequently
wear brighter look. The world of fashion is
tending towards this cradle of fashion and found
lings, and the leading hotels present some scenes
of hustle, and hustle, and jostle, which are ex-
tremely amusing to English cockneys and Yankee
horse dealers. The nights are wondrousy beauti-
full; they are mild, and the round moon hallows
them with her soft beams This night was me-
morable one; there was shop az the United
States Hotel. A shop is an nlormaity; il may be
like the rehearsal of ballet; it is not ball, but It
Is Introductory to grand ball. The hop OF this
even ing was brilliant and amusing in many re-
spects; all the beautiful women were present, and
there were several groups of old maids and old
married women, who go to hops for the purpose of
ogling people, and OF boring them In II hundred
ways:
ball at Saratoga is given in the modern
fashion, with all the modern improvements. The
services of Schneider's brass band, from the city
of New York, have been engaged. This band is d
very su error one and the music IL God. The other
arrange ments unexceptionable. ball at Sara
toga therefore event OF great interest aud
great noise. They are in one respect a bazaar
where The marketable maidens expose themselves
for sale to the highest bidder and they are IN all
respects very hashy and trashy, and wonderfully
amusing | remember to have attended one of
these hops last summer, In company with Mr.:
Joshua "A. Spencer, of Utica. The venerable old
gentleman was delighted with the dancing HIS
encomums were frequent and emphatic; but when
the WALKING commenced Joshua was for moment
dumb with horror. He declared, on recovering,
that waltzing upon the modern plan was indicate
and indecent and finally the old gentleman,
having experienced sudden shock, abruptly re-
tired from the room. This was all very amusing
and mention 1t to show the extraordinary dis
parity In American tastes upon the Interesting sub
lect OF hopping and waltalng.
Among the loveest of the lovely women at the
hop this evening, / observed Miss b., of New
York. Her dress was modest, yet beautiful. 1t
was apparently a skirt of white muslin, embrol-
Miss b. in person majestic and comey. She
has dangerous eye, black as night, and hair
dark as ravens plumage. She has created a
sensation
Miss H., of New York, was another feature in
this hop that ought to be noticed. This lady was
educated in Europe, and has just returned from
thence with her father; so we overheard the VEN
ii. is evidently young lady OF great good sense,
and of some claims to personal beauty
We will give a more detailed account Of the
hop in another letter.
We expect shortly to be amused with masque-
rades, vIdottos, &c. DC. BY paying small fine,
the nobility will be enabled to have charming
masquerade in the Venetian styles we hope they
will pay it,
The train of this evening brought large access
sion of vsiters to this watering place: among the
passengers | observed two sisters, who are ac-
knowedged to be stars In the fashionable world
they reside in Albany; they petite, but they are
still women OF great beauty: they are ha6itues at
Saratoga, and they come there annually to lead the
fashions, and to make the young gentlemen mise
rable what hecatombs of hearts have they bro
ken what armies of sutors have they put to route
O Jesu' had rather encounter fifty heartless Cos
sacks than brave a WOnan's eyes, What will
Mrs. Grundy say to this!