The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-21

OPERA AND FAsHIoN-CoNrEMPLATED Now
MxNTs.-The tide Of fashion has ebbed. From the
shores of Newport, and Rockaway, and Long
Branch, 1t has flowed back to its proper channel
In the great cities. The fashionable world Is, IN
fact in state of fashionable repose. From the
fatigue and dissipation of the Springs, where 1t
resorted to recruit after the fatigue and dissipation
OF last winter, it is now engaged in reposing a.
home, in order to prepare for the fatigue and dis
sipation Of the winter that is at hand. Cards are
lazily exchanged, and notes compared, as to Inc
number and value Of recent conquests. What Is
to be the programme of the amusements OF next
season, 1t is yet, difficult to tell. The highest
ambition of New York fashion seems to be to
display its proficiency in the Hungarian camp
polka, and in the waltzes fashionable in the gar
dens of Paris. Beyond this they seldom venture.
We do not despair however, OF seeing the tone
of fashionable life yet improved in this city. We
learn there probability that we shall have two
italian opera troupes during the coming winter.
One of these troupes is already organized by Mr..
Fry, of Philadelphia, brother of the composer
Leonora. Among the principal artists, will be
Trufa, as. ........... Soprano.
Pico. Meszosoprano al" Con'rai1o'
Benedetti .Ienor.
Debreul baritone.
Ross. .Basso,
Rapettl. LeSaer VI LILO ofcheS1ra'
Maretzeck ..s... 'Lesoer
With the exception of a few weeks at Saratoga
and Newport, number OF the Italian artists have
spent their summer in the quiet and romantic
shades of Hastings, on the bank of the Hudson.
There they might be seen roaming about in all the
abandon of that far miente, so congenial to the
Italian temperament, enjoying their leisure like so
many Italian bandits, after days plundeo, or
northern pirates, after successful cruise. There
might be seen, of an evening, the charming Truffi,
under the shade of large tree, her sweet face lit
up by the slanting rays of the setting sum- listening
to the tiny ripple of the waves, as they rehearsed
their sweet, low, dreamy music on the pNbbly
beach. There, too, in some dark ravine, might
Bene dettl be observed, with dog and gun, peering
about in search Of game, his soul and fancy all at
tuned to the numberess sweet sounds which nature
so bounte ously gives out; or again, on the brink
of some stream, busily employed IN spearing frogs
the which, by the way, he cooks with much
skill and success as he cooks the music of Doni-
zetti. Madame Pico, one of the most sweet and
exquisite contrahos that ever was expartriated to
this land of PROMISE has been also rusticating all
the summer sometimes at Hoboken, sometimes at
Staten Island, sometimes at Boomlngdae. She
is now in fine condition of voice and spirits
and is as beautiful ever. AS tor Rossi, he has
been shooting squirrels at Hastings, and getting
capsized in his drives towards Tarrytown He
is now ready for action and fame, with his splendid
voice, his splendid head, splendid shoulders, and
fine person generally. All this must come to
an end. Pleasant recreations must give place
to laborious rehearsals, and the artists are
already engaged IN busy preparations for the win
ter campaign of music and art. which WILL 1t is to
be hoped divert the mind of the fashionable world
from the frivolities of fruitess dissipation, and
more especially from the vulgarities of the camp
polka.
In consequence eft the earthquake which lately
shook this city from It's proprlety, or of the recent
occultation Of the moon, or from some other
cause not ascertalned, the troupe will not COM
mence in this city, but IN Philadelphia. Probably
MI Fry, BEND himself a Philadelph,an, wishes to
ascertain the sentiments of his own city before
encounterng the critical judgment of a New York
audience. lie will open in Philadelphia in the
first week of October and in this city, at the Astor
Place Opera House, IN the first week in November.
During the next ten days, many of the fashlonables
of this city and other places will probably 60 to
Phladel phia for the purpose of attending the open
ing of the opera.
This is not all. We understand that Mr. Ham
bin is at present negotiating for the organization
of an Italian opera troupe, to comprise Albonl,
Grisi, Mario, Lablache, Of berth on board any
of the pa ckets can be found large enough to con-
tain his huge dimensions), and others of London
and Partisan celebrity. Should this enterprise
succeed, the production OF Italian opera at the
Park Theatre, with this troupe, will cause greater
ravages among the fortunes of thus city than is
caused by any hurricane that sweeps over the
West Indies.
But, the introduction Of operate and elastic en-
tertainments will produce good result, at least
II will chasten the tone of our fashionable society
refine their tastes, banish perhaps, for time,
model Artists and the camp polka, and conduce to
the gradual improvement OF the habits, views,
feelings, sentiments, manners, minds, and even
morals, of the fashionable society of this great
city We fear that even in the last particular
their morals-there Is vast room for improve
ment
EXPULSION FROM THE NAvy.-We have learned.
from private source, that the midshipmen belong
ing to the naval school at Annapolis, engaged as
principals In the duels which lately took place
there have been, by order of the President of the
United States, dismissed from the navy. AS yet,
there has been no official statement of the fact,
and we therefore hope that it is the intention of
the President to renstate them.
The rules of the service, punlshlng duelllng by
dismissal, though stringent IN the letter, have
rarely, before the present administration, been
carried into effect. We remember various in
stances wherein duels between mldshipmen and
civilians, terminating fatally to the latter, have
been overlooked, notwithstanding that the present
rules were then in force As TO Juels between