New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-12
NEW-YORK IN SLICEs.
Sllct NXN....BALLs AsD bellies OF TAgnASY
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ing show you something Of what Civilization can
produce when tres is bes-and IL worse-it time
that should take little innocent recreation Hard
work and bitter have we passed through IN
these our rsmbles yet contempt aring good
to poor human nature Now let us repose awhile and
look in upon lighter and more joyous Because
the world 90 afflicted with foul diseases with dire
suferngs and hopeless crimes we are not TO suppose
that there nothing gay aud bright and happy left for
us to contemplate Therefore, dear reader, whoever
thou art-grsye and earnest with mouth and eyes
sgape for statistics Of trade quotations Of stock
light and triaing the hopes and aims Of youth or
bright and bsmy the blue eye and white bosom Of
young madenhoOd- whoever thou art that hast gone
with through these free penciings Of scenes and
character in this great dirty, clustering glorious ill.,
lighted aristocrac, squslid rich, wicked and msgnih
cent metropolis-did you 20 TO BAL al Tammany
Hail. # not then you, by nexpressiby long odds
the greenest greenhorn the rniverse-greener than
green ointment or the that bid Of gold lever
watch yesterday 10 Broadway for ten dollars But re-
in this wretched state no longer. The season Il
now fast coming on Tor these grand asre-ups and
shall have al least every night You find them
at all prices from the aristocrstc affair of the Demo
cratic General Committee, at which Vice President
Dallas and champagne the order oft the night the
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plump and brghteyed girls and the modest bill Of fare
in the restaurant In few weeks those fearful blood
red globes upon the balcony will their crimson
ustre into the very eyes of the nghtthrough the halt
uncurtaned windows will be caught dreary glimpses
OF graceful or Hercuean forms and the brown
and breezy Park will float the music-mellowed by the
distance and bath 10 the keen and sparkling night air
of three fddles, two horns, trombone and WY
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gay time that come and describe in advance some
Of the merry scenes which will jump into existence
behind those cleaning, fiery balls of light
Dancing is universal human instinct and Gall and
spurzheim-who by the way stole their theory from
wedenborg-committed grave in not assigning
II a distinctive bump In the Uranium. In women the
organ Is almost always active while with men it
exists in dormant state and depends very much on
circumstances for 1t. exercise and development It
ia remarkable too, that all classes Of dance
with nearly equal grace and ease while with
there are few any grade who rice 10 mediocry
in the bewitchng art Men have thousand other
ways-and most Of them ones-of getting rid Of
their superabundan, excitability and animal spirits
while with women dancing is everything. woman
dances into love and dances out OF IT, She fixes her
destiny for life in the psuses of quadre and the as
cnaion Of the last polka have frequently lost her the
world her own honor and respectable epitaph. To
vas; number of women in all ranks of society life is
commonplace unmeaning interval between dances
The lady of fashion pads and rouges spends fortune
in costume and cosmetics and neglects her duties
and her childrens education that she may shine with
irress ibe splendor in the dance In other ranks the
pretty book folder and the pale sesmstres the buxom
housemsd and the ambitious laundress. slave cheer.
fully al the week in the drearet and most mOnotonous
occupations, that they may obtain the means OF making
a handsome appearance at the Saturday night dance.
The msleacor and his degraded companion, hunted by
the Police and price set upon their heads-seek the
garne cellar in the Five Points and in the excitement
of the dance forget for moment their infamy and
their danger. So we see that, in whatever circum-
stances we may be placed, all prevailing impulse to
put ones self into violent bodily exercise TO any sort OF
an imitation of music is to manifest itself
But however general may be the impulse to dance,
at Tammany Hall that the hesrtiest most genial and
altogether the horoughest enjoyment OF this inspiring
pastme is to be witnessed The balls at this establish
ment may be the perfected type OF class OF
amusements entirely characteristic OF Newiork and
10 be met with nowhere else. Ii is usual for poor PEG
nile TO entertain certain degree Of envy for the smuse
nents and designations OF the rich but We are sure
that no raw Of that bad feeling found ts way into
the spacious dancing saloon OF Tammany Hall There,
all who enter come TO give and receive pleasure and
the idea that there can be more superb room for
dancing or a sumptuous entertainment, never en-
tcra any body's head
What first strikes you upon entering the ballroom s
the variety of costume. No one style predomna'es-
every one seeming have consulted her own individual
independent taste with but faint reference to those in
fsible guides tptop gentity, the magazine fashion
plates Crimson velvet boddices and green barege
skirts long sleeves short sleeves, and no sleeves
the balloon the sack the long dress the short dress
the high and the low all intermngled, Ike fancy
ball fallen into doze and cenoundng It's costumes In
sort OF wild dream mixture. The only uniformity
you is in every woman having pair OF blooming
cheeks and sparkling eyes all glowing and beaming
with happiness The conversation and manners are
free and vet perfectly respectful and polite The male
portion OF the assembly apt to be somewhat Of the
toughest and the is filed with drinkers and
smokers and tobacco chewer., equally ready Tor
sument smasher, or hghi But up stairs everything
is entirely changed and general thing, Affairs are
conducted in the most exemplary manner.
some OF our readers may perhaps suppose that the
dances at Tammany Hall are little snnqusied and
lack the fascinating freshness which mparts 50 sgreea
Die an atmosphere to the sobse' daasaaes OF Above
ton oi the Magnetic Telegraph, and the Revolution OF
February, Tsmmsny Hall is as near Paris AZ Union
square and no new dance can make half adozen
gyratons in arisocraue drawing before u
caught up and repeated in style somewhat exasee-
rated but far more exharsing the bounding boards
Of Tammany Hall. II is true that the good old fash
toned cotion and the jig and break down, are |
not entirely abandoned, but there is no lack OF am
bilious couples, gorgeous in brilliant vest and aying
ribbon.steamers Of many colors, standing ready on
shore eager 10 take advantage Of the ht opening be
tween the undustons OF the crowded door and plunge
on ike pair OF adventurous bsther into al sorts Of
gyroaexions polka ish otherwise. Gradually, couple
By couple the many tire and glide OF reeng 70 their
or to seek refreshments IN the vssurant ou' sn
ambitious coupe-the Nose and Lie Of the
svening-siin keep up with unaagging iervor. SEEM
ng 10 increase their momentum at every whirl The
company now gather round snd begin to be excited
The plot thckens and the game Is made up II IS mus
lie and slnew against horse-hAir and cstgut For
eg minutes the IS that Of two steamers
N the Hudson; but soon the elbowpower OF the prin
psl fiddler begins 10 resxhs tones come forth more
md more feeble and his tortured instrument gives y