The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-04

| pleasant promenade. The room was not filled
| last evening, but there were goodly number pro
| sent, perhaps two hundred at uIne, aud three
| hundred In the course OF the evening The ladies
| were dressed excellent taste-white predoml-
nsiihg There were quite number OF white mus
I'm dresses, with numerous tucks, extending from
me Dottom OF The skirt TO near the hips Head
dresses were lew, two or three Of the ladies only
| appearing with pearl and gold ornaments inter-
| woven with their hair; quite a number, however
wore simple punches flowers gracefully arrayed
anu more than compromising fer the absence Of
more costly ornaments. The Misses Slidell of Bal
iImore, were great avories. They are interesting
ladies, good company and intelligent, of rather
dark complexion, with black hair aud eyes. They
dressed IN simple white, with but few ornaments.
MIS-; De Rhain was present, was also her hus-
Dand. Mrs, De II. graced every circle In which
| she appeared. She was dressed In white and pink,
OF beautiful material, evidently manufactures for
cimpy, and needed no artificial decoration. Her
company was much sought during the whole eve
ming. Her sister, Miss Schmidt. was also present;
as was MISS Forbes, Miss Mccarthy, Miss Ellen
Fearing, Miss Gatche, and Miss Carroll, of Balti-
more; Mrs. Bedford, wife of DIR. Bedford, and
niece; Mrs Chadwick, of South Carolina. Mrs.
Rush OF Philadelphia was present, but did not Join
in the dance; her society however was, as il al
ways is, much sought. She never fails to bring
around her a host of friends. Her conversational
talent is admired by all who can appreciate 1t;
and whether she APPEARS In the drawing room,
or Joins in the promenade, or visits the scenes
by large number Of admirlng friends. But TO
return 10 the ball / cannot recount all nor nearly
all OF the names OF the ladies' who engaged IN the
dance; suffice 1t TO say that all were handsomely
attired. Dresses OF The prevalent style were cut
with whole waists, moderately low in the neck.
The ball continued in full figure till little past
midnight, when many OF the ladies' retired:
number of dancers, however, remained till long
after that hour, and two o'clock did not find the
:" hall deserted"
Great preparations are making for the grand fancy
dress ball, which Is to come oil on the 18th OF
August. 1t will, no doubt, be grand affair; and,
In addition 10 the usual Inducements held out to
New Workers 10 come on, am told that an extra
TAIN of cars will be rum if necessary, that those
who wish, may leave New York In the morning
arrive here in time for the ball, and return the next
morning, in time for the day boats down the river.
A foot race came off, at the race course here,
yesterday afternoon, for purse OF 500 dollars;
the conditions being, that ten and half miles
were three competitors Jackson, the Anne
ncan deer; Boyd, Canadian; and Jean An
tony, an Indian. The two last Withdrew almost
directly after the commencement, and the ground
was left to Jackson alone. He ran the whole dis
lance, but lost the purse by something like 30 Sc
conds only. Having come so near to winning, the
proprietor of the track remunerated him hand
somely. The wind was high, and the track heavy,
and not prepared tor the race. A bet OF $500 has
Just been made that Jackson will run l0i miles In
an hour. This race - 10 come of ON Friday next.
Meantime Jackson will train constantly, and the
track will be duly prepared. The running man is
quite a hon here at present, and when he comes
into the bar room OF the hotel, is Immediately sur
rounded by an anxious crowd, all eagar to look at
hlm-some out OF mere idle curiosity, others
thing from his conversation, which will enable them
to caculats upon the probabilities of his success.
1t is thsueht that good deal OF money will be lost
on the result OF the coming race.