The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-29

GREAT BAIL AT The OPERA HousE-GREAr FIAsco
AND FAILURE The ball which given by some Of
the up town sristocracy, at the Aston Place Opsn
House, on Thursday evening, turned out, We der
stand, grand failure II did not pay EXPENSE &C.
cordpg to accounts from reliable authority which We
have received The cost Of getting up this affair WILL
probably reach the Of fifteen hundred dollars and
the whole proceeds did not amount to much over one
thousand We hear complaints every side, In
fashiohsble circles 81 the bungling In which it
was got up the narrow principles which II
Quoted and the ridiculous failure perpetrated the
occasion.
II seems there was an understanding between the
active and intelligent manager Of the Opera and the
Committee Of the subscribers by which the latter
to aid and assist him In getting up several elegant balls
during the opera season. much for the purpose Of
aordipg elegant chaste and classic entertainment to
the bellies resident here visiting this city for the
aid and assistance of the opera, and its management
as permanent Establishment in this city Under the
influence Of some mistaken minds in our fashionable
circles, the management Of the ball given the other
evening was thrown away upon little clique Of
young men, who well known for having perpetraed
similar absurdities duripg the at Sara
togs and Newport. We might enter into a long and
amusing narrative, in choice Anglo Saxon language
that which Gen Taylor used in his recent message
Of the absurd efforts made by those cliques to
uoWn tne circles OF fashion, AT
watering places to their particular clique
The same tactics introduced at the recent ball
and the consequence was, the refusal OF all the prin
cpal circles of respectaby and wealth, with the ex-
ception Of one particular clique to be at it, Ac
cordipgy, although the dresses of the few young
ladies there, and Of the fat and pompous ma
irons Of some Of them, were very good, and others
of them somewhat queer and ouire. The number
few, that the whole party in the splendid bali
room of the Opera House looked II the fashionable
circles Of New York had been transformed into ballet
troupe under the eye of Madame Weiss and were exer
csng in full dress previous to the regular perform
ances Of the tubeequent evening. We hear complaints
from every quarter of the absurdty Of the managers
and the folly of of the young who controlled
the affair.
What pity IL is that the wealthy the rich and the
accom- plished circles and cques Of New YORK cannot
get pessession of little common sense and ordinary
tact in their intercourse with each other aud with the
world at large What impudence it is in the grand
children of fortunate pelar from the banks of the
Rhine, the descendants In the left line of lucky hod
carriers from Tpperay to forget the practical sense
Of their ancestors aud up in the centre of repub
lican metropolis and republican society, as pnks OF
perfection and exclusiyeness How much better would
be for those who arrogate themselves wealth SPLEEN
dor and fashion, to put . little generosity OF tenn
per lay aside little OF their absurdty and exclusive
and make the opera, and the balls and soir6ss
given at that place the great centre of attraction for
all respectable classes of society, aud all those
spectacle and elegant persons who visit this great
city during the winter season It Is such conduct
as have referred to, at Saratoga, or Newport,
at the Opera in New York, that causes prejudice
among the other circles Of society and edge and
point to what is said about Goldfish aristocrasy aud
"sausage gentility," here and elsewhere.
failure of ball will, hope, be
to the sensible persons connected with the Opera for
the remainder Of the Let committee Of gem
tlemen, Of common and ordinary tact be select
ed, and we have doubt those balls aud re unions,
at the Opera House might be made the most brilliant
elegant and interesting entertainments that have cha
racterized the fashionable circles Of New York society
for any period of time Goldfish Is good enough dish
when properly cooked, with good is sristo-