The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-21

THE AsroR PLAoE FANCY DnEss BALL.-Niue O'Clock
Of last Thursday night, the hour ofc'sly named for
the commencement u the dsnoe-the hour big with
the fate Of Mr. Manager Fry and the New York fashion,
abes that fatal hour which to zeal the doom OF
the Opera season. at last arrived Before the entrance
to the Opera House, . large crowd Of the rough and
ready democracy had gathered to have glimpse Of tbs
faces and dresses Of the they lett their
risgss, and to erticise the loudly, bat good
humoredly. Stand back. now" says onacsr King,
with Lis usual dignity, sndeavoring to keep clear
passsge from the carriages to the door. Oh amt
she some." excsims Of the crowd lady In the
drsss Of La File du Regiment" passed from the cab
to the door. Why, its Mary Taylor seen her
in that dress In the ymp'c ofsn," is the reply Of
urcbin close by "There goes Nose" exolaims n
other, debardeur looking very Nose but believ
ing himfelf Killing, (thoush he the most uneasy OF
debardeura) parsed towards the door. " That's our
baker" says another "No. 1t amt" replies ono Of
the gbsls In the crowd but it's the man he gets his
nour from, and they are dressed q miller and his
wife" couple, richly dressed and powdered, after
the style Of the acen egime the objects of these
peas Tbsti Kirby's cloak from the Bowsry,
that be wraps himself In when Re goes to die No,
it ANT It's Ned Forest. when he does RIchles"
" What will ys take for yer hat, old COON" Here's
the w sDderinu Jew" "Sasy, what made you run
yer legs far through your trousers 2" And with
these and thousand other plsasa ntriss, clear and
witty hits and joyous laughter this paying party
amused itself THRICE we'll the part cipstors Of the
ball. the seventeen patrons Of tie fashionabss who
gave three dollars each to look upon the chow from the
gallery On entering the sale, which really looked
beautiful ss lights and draperies could make It, We
were struck with below zero temperature, which
resmed to prevail every where, physically and
mentally. Our fsshionsbles, (though very few o.
them were presently at all times but lit
tie ufed to the ease, grace, and elegance which
prevail In arstocratic society abroad; but this
memorable OCCASION the stiff, oat in. .stra
rstiy appearance ludicrous beyond descriptio
For long time at least for hours after the CON-
psny had collected up to about eleven O'Clock
the Only persons who seemed at home, comparatively
at and not altogether chilled were Mr. Cbarruaud
the dancing master, who had been engaged floor
manager the gentlemen Of the orchestra and the white
and dark walters and attendants of the restaurant
and dressing rooms Not the evertc- be- admired
peasant POLKA with is decent gestures and notions
could thaw the ice Not the adoption Of similar
movements and gestures in the heretofore aud
graceful waltz could bring life, warmth animation
among the few fashionable automsta who ventured
the floor few artists Of the Opera, few gentlemen
of the press and few others bson ging the
small clique of fashionables, but who seemed deter
mined having their moneys worth Of fun, at last
little after midnight managed to get up few lively
quadrilles, and polkaand watzes devoid Of OBJ
scenity. Towards two O'Clock most of the fashion.
sbes had RETIRED and adjourn ed to their respective
homes to get substantial supper, and, probably,a
pot of porter glad to get out of their strange and most
uncomfortable dresses At the Opera House supper
might have been obtained; but as, probably to re-
trieve the fallen fortunes OF the almost deunct con-
Germ, the most cxtravasant prices were charged for
all sorts of refresbments aud other contributions
towards the support Of the Opera would not have be-
come ss publicly known in this subscription
list, they preferred to keep their dollars The much
Wanted rule Of the Opera management against tho
saIe of sprituous liquors, abolished "for this
night only" and not few Of the younger bucks pre-
sent showed the effects Of shilling glasses of brandy
and water before two O'Clock had arrived. One word
more Of advice to the management and we have DONE
When the next fancy ball is gotten up If this failure
should not be oure) obtain . committee selected
from thoss worthy and respectable members OF co.
ciety who usually manage tho balls at two dol
lars per ticket, sveo At Tammny Hall, the Apollo, the
Assembly Rooms, SO. SO. These gentlemen under
tand their duties. and will keep frgidity and Stiffness
away, and probably prevent another such fearful
allure the last