The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-09
WASHING ron, March 8, l840
Vhe Tho Inn Dbl.

There were two rival Inauguration balls lase
nleht-one gotten up by the ultra wings, aud one
by the no.party friends OF Gen. Taylor. The tor
mer was celebrated in a tremendous white pine
shanty, hltched on to the gable end OF the old rick
ETY. City Hall, sundry rooms of which were appro-
pria ed for ladies' dressing rooms, including the
May r's office, and others for the supper aad
lIquonng rooms. But we leave a particular de-
scriPton OF the affair to our associates. IL
was understood to be the orthodox thing,
and that old lack would take his supper
there; and that fact getting out, the tickets went
oil IN the evening with astonishing success But
the pressure OF the multitude converted the affair
lnte a sort OF experimental purgatory. Ladies
tainted from suffocation, in attempting to get int
or out OF the supper room, from which the ,yrutle-
men were excluded altogether. Ia the pavilion
the atmosphere was hot and poisonous, and the
thousands OF candles, swinging In their wooden
frames over head, showered down their grease
az If it were raining second-rate spermaceti.
and diffused their carbontc acid gas IN q
height OF the shanty. The unbroken square Of
wall flowers (poor things) prevented the prisoner
in This place from sitting downthe pressure of tho
crowd prevented his getting out and without
around at the mercy Of tn. tide. The loug aisle
leading to the supper rooms furnished such q
scene--such yells, shouts, and coniuslOn-as to
justify the fear that the building was on fire, and
| respect OF Others, to make their escape.
We were informed that late in the evening the
managers commenced selng their tickets at re-
duced prices In order to quash the affair at Jack
| SON Hail. So far from succeeding, 1t they really
did descend to this vile expe dent, (whi ch we can
not believe,) they only Spoiled what might have
been, 1t properly managed, a very supe' Tor demon
sration. As wss, Instead OF q wing ten dollars
thus 10 DE VctImzed, there were hundreds whs
would have preferred, II necessary, purchasing the
rvllrge OF staying away at the same price, or ut
even double the sum.
We must do the white pine shnnty the Justice to
say that their supper was excellent and aband Ant;
that they iurnisht d champagne as freely water;
and seears by the box, tor the asking For tho
eeuiDg up OF the supper much ID due TO Mtraao
Cavero, the experienced head. waiter OF Coeman
Hotel but still, one OBJECT OF an early departure
iron the shanty, to very many, was to get some
thing TO eat-the mob in the isles shutting off the
physically weak from the remotest idea of share
III the oysters.
dc gusf,bns non c,t disputandem somewhat
musly; but 1t ia true Many pleased with the
rush and the crush at the white pine bazaar; but
the losses OF hats, dllapdated beyond Berbe and
COstar's recognizance-andt the mantlllas, cloaks.
shawls scaris losles, caps, fans, and shoes, lost
or destroy ed--the rich dresses saturated with
grease, or rent to pieces by the pressure OF the
people, are things to be RENE mbered among the
assets al Offsets Of the carnival
The affair at J acks0n Hall-the no party, or ra-
thtr the ball without distinction OF party-On the
other hand, was really an elegant ALTAR. The
company was fine-the order was excellent
there was no confusion, rush, no shower OF
grease, no smoke. no broken bones, no indIscri-
inmate mixture OF dry goods in the dressing 70 'ms,
no trampIDg of rifles of hats under foot, no taking
of other mems coats and clOdks by mistake, ne
rush for the supper as 1t the building were on ire,
shouts, no mprecatlOns, no disorder inc vitable
In a Gro wded multitude.
The supper prepared by Gautier, from PARIS.
was superb He Is the drtists OF Diplomatic diu-
ners, and knows how to set table in style The
fruits, confectionery, and wines, were profuse AID
oi coed quality. There was nothing Dutch about
it-bont d tnrkies were more numerous THAI rsdst
pigs-and terrapln stew more pie ntitul than sau-
ssges-preserved pine apples superseded pckled
cabbage, and in every respect the supper was Pa
risian in tate, and Amer IN ITS abundance.
The President, Vicp-President, Colonel Taylor.
brother to Old Iack, Colonel Bliss and lady ,pitroD
Ized both bal e, and as nearly as possible divided
their time between them. The WING ball was the
popular ball, with the democrats; the ne
party ball was the select ball. At the former tho
multitude, and the smoke, and the grease spoiled
the sport at the latter, the evening passed OF
pleasantly.
The wing ball was victorious In numbers-ths
no-psrty ball was triumphant IN enjoyment and
good taste. The managers at the Wing ball did
their best to preserve order but il was Impossible.
At the party bail order and comfort were natural
consequences of the absence OF q crowd. and the
prevalence OF good atmosphere and no jostllnR.
The wing bail gave a large surplus Tor the Of
phaDs. over their expenses, and on this account, If
they do their duty, we retraet all objections 70
all Its annoyances. II the no-party ball pays its
expenses we are satisfied AT the one there were
some 5000 at the latter, some 500 or 600 people.
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