The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-26
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The fashionable society Of New York-that por-
ton Of our population who attend the Italian Opera
during the season-are making their appearance
IN their splendid residences up town. Occasionally
. carriage drives out towards Harlem in the after
noon. and makes little display, which will IN
crease as the fine autumn weather progresses. The
spendid beRes and 6g,1antss Of Saratoga and New
port have long since left those haunts, and been
sndeavonng to take little rest on their way home,
and are preparing their elegant apartments in
their palace. in the upper part oil the city, for the
commencement of the gay season Of 1919.
The fashionable season which is now approach
ing will probably be Of the gayest, liveliest,
and mort splendid, that was ever witnessed in
New York. The Goldfish aristocracy Of the new
world intend, during the coming season, to sur
pass every thing that they have heretofore attempt
cd, and to emulate, as much as possible, the old
and antiqua,ed arstocracy of the principal cities in
Europe. During the last year, every great city in
the old world, where fashionable society and the
Opera prevail has passed through revolutions, out
breaks, and tmeui,s, TO a greater or less extent.
Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Milan, Venice, and Rome,
have been particularly distinguished in this way.
Their payements have been cnmsoned with
blood, testing the great struggle between the aris-
tocrats and democrats Of Europe. The fashiona-
bic quarters of New York enter into some Sigh,
successful emulation with the cities Of the old
world in this respect, for we have had our e,u,e,
or nsuueotion-not indeed about politics, but
about play aciors-in which twenty-five citizens
were kied and iiy-four wounded in the public
streets; go that our pavements, during the past
year, have been washed with human blood, in pro-
portion TO age and population much the streets
of the fashionable cities IN Europe.
After year or eighteen months Of cholera, re-
voution, and every thing Of violent nature, the
whole werld seems to be relapsing into a state Of
perfect repose, and preparations making in the
old cities Of Europe to forget the past and look
emily at the future-to revive the Opera and fashion,
able society-to patronize ballet girls and songsters
to elevate the higher classes, far as the phllo-
sophy and morality Of the age viii permit. After
storm comes a calm-after the equinociial gales
succeeds the most beautiful weather Of autumn
after year ef blood and revolution, on both sides
Of the Atlantic, no donbt we shall see a year Of
pleasure greater than any that we remember.
We expect, therefore, that the approaching
fashionable season in this mighty and growing me-
tropolis will ousirip all former years. About the
fret Of November the Opera House, in Astor
Place, will be opened with new troupe and under
fresh arrangements, prepared by that remarkable
little Napoleon in Italian Opera, the redoubtabe
Sienor Maretzek, who is 40 well known 10 our
musical people. lie has been in Europe for some
months past making engagements, and.we believe
he has succeeded in efecting arrangements Of
very remarkable and favorable kind. lie will re-
turn, we understand, In a few weeks, and be ready
TO open the theatre, and commence the fashionable
season, sbou, the beginning Of November.
VIII our gay people and fashionable population
come forward nobly, and generously, and give
their aid and assistance in proper way, for such
an effort toward the advancement Of art, beauty,
style, and elegance in social hel
Heretofore, the Italian Opera in this city has
been lamentsbe failure-sometimes on account
Of bad management, at others of bad temper. The
first season fell through by bad management under
bad advice, and closed abruptly, deriving the
subscribers Of what was their due. The second
season was marked by a collapse, originating pro.
badly IN bad temper and bad management and thai,
was its termination. The third effort ~ now about
70 be made by Sgnor Mare,zek; and unless the
good society Of New York, both the old "a
miles and the new, the landed az well as
the scottish sristocracy, unite with the best
Of temper increase the subscription lists TO
more than one dollar a seaf, il viii be utterly
impossible 20 reoresnize fashionable society in this
great metropolis on permanent basis, or with the
hope Of that success which it deserves Fsshlona-
bic society IN New York must be reorganized
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