The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-09
CELEBRATION OF F0URlERS BIRTHDAY.
Interesting Account Of Sayings and
Doings at tho Rhalanx.
A ID d r. f s 8 E S
GRAND FANCY DRESS BALL.
DESCRIPTION OF COSTUMES,
H &C., &c, 10

The celebration of Charles Fouriers birthday took place
at the North American Phalanx, near Rsdbank, Mon
mouth county New Jersey, Thursday last Having on
previous occasion described the various details Of the
working Of this association and material alteration
having taken place since that me it is unnecessary TO
refer to them further than to that several very
extensive building improvements are premeditated,
which, when carried out will add greatly to the comfort
Of the inhabitants and the beauty Of the location At
present there aboutone hundred persons who, hay
ing passed through the necessary probation have been
admitted resident members of the ASSOCIATION Half
of these are males and the remainder females. Their
numbers have decreased Of late but this regarded by
the officers of the institution rather favorable to the
society than otherwise they believe that the residence
among them Of discontinued persons, who will not con-
form to their rules and regulations is calculated in
jure the growth Of the association They however,
ticpae that when it's objects become generally
known and better understood by mankind large PROSE-
ytes in win tender application for membership.
The lady members of the establishment generally
during the hours Of labor the Bloomer dss but
when that is ended they appear in the ordinary female
garb. 1t may be well to mention in this connection
rather singular case communicated to us by enteman
connected with the establishment. man, printer by
profession whose character for honesty and sobrety
unques tionable and whose intellectual requirements
of mean stamp applied for entrance into the
body but on inquiry it being ascertained that he
rat, or, popularity speaking, who worked below
the tab he'd rates Of charge, when the period for his
election arrived the council blackbaed him. From
authority learned that in this happy valley
chickering's disputes quarrels occur md from
the time Of the organization of the Phaanx which
period of nearly ten years, not single Instance
can be found in which any member has been expelled
account of criminal conduct Intoxicating drinks are
not allowed to be sold the premises; but any member
who feels disposed purchase them from the
ghboring towns: yet notwithstanding this facility Of
procuring rosy wine," of drunkenness has
arisen.
Fouriers Birthday being regarded in the light Of ho
day. the members of the Phalanx relaxed the seventy of
the labor in which they generally engaged and
sembed in the large dining hall of their building at
O'Clock, to partake of
DINNER.
Several gentlemen and ladies from Philadelphia and
New York we're present, and did ample justice to the
repast which, although PLAIN admirably COOLED and
served Cleanliness regned supreme The knives forks
and spoons highly polished the tabecloth ard nap
kins white snow and without spot and last not
least the HANDS of the fair attendants with Their long
taperDg fingers and bert nails would have excited the
jealousy of many Of fashionable madames of the
upper ten. We suboin the bill of fare which sa curl
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NORTH AMERICAN PHAI4ANX.
Ea5- UNITY OF NAN WITH Con, NATURE -EN
WITH MAN.