The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-24
The F1remen,s Rail-.

There 1. something rstrsshiug In . hall room, and
something sxhilrasng and s,citins in good vase, let
philosophers" "strong minded women J." and intel
lsstusl men" FAY wat they viii. ballroom NINA
ture world by candle hgh, where both sexes 600
sent the look upon their partners ~ models
of perfection, do pot stay inquire how the lovely
Miss would look In the broad glare Of day whom she
had doned her iswelry what sort of . Mr. D.
when sitting in bis counting houss paying his bills
is enough for the moment that amid s.quists music
aid more exquisite dancing woman is fair~ and
less bsarsh than their won't 1t is enough, and
more than enough, Tor most men to induce them TO
shake Of their ethArvy that they here encounter
ths flashing eyes Of beauty look upon lips parted with
esgsr joy and round cheeks fufhsd with the beautiful
motion Of the dance So thought 1t least last night
when We catered EibIos 10 witness the twenty Rftb
rual ball svsr in aid Of the Nsw-York Fire Department
Funo.
The room vas certainly beautifully arranged, Toe
psrqusne OF the Opera House bosrsed orer
dancers, and around the ual aossr and Venetian mir
rors were arranged In Artistic and .tsfuI ,Annsr
the whole covered by %, ii oolor-d tent
On ascending tbs staircase another large ballroom was
Be found, 6lled also vita the lovers Of the usat
antastie toe t. tbis other smaller o as wsfs
sdoir forming suits OF elegantly farnhed apartment
where lacies and asatsmsn might snjoy pleasant
aaono hfter the sscitsment and fatigue Of polss.
B.scss the dancers the llsrss threngsd with
visiters so that Including All should imagine thAs
there ~ least three thousand persons present
When reporter isrs lat IL t.ptaia brighton,
OF 'hs Three Bells was nomsntariiy expected
Beauty 70 be- found there In abundance Of every
shade AM every cast from the blonde to brunste
1t ~ould be nvdious to NAL dstinc where all Was
lovely We. moreover, are eo-mopols IN ideas Of
women Ard profess 90 Iratioo for the whole com
BIZ In ose there we're sparkling black eyes and In
anoths melting blue to those lips
But tie ascs The band strikes or the Prims Donna
vsss; away tosy s,Ar con ples round and round ike
hsarasa men s.nsot sie uns ana sven srsy
Itt feot HIRE Ii tall man with a black noustachs
leading Oh fair girl With auburn hair; how gracefully
he, sss .s il =.
And shc only par eomyiaisanee souohss the ground.
Mark hinl such classic pa! What e~set dancer
claim the women 'snso, NUT Ter the men but the OBJ
ject OF these cricisms j. very tall and this last
complimentary slim lion to his powsrs Of situation does
not reach biz But the music bs,omss more excit
ing srd Il most tmid drawn into the mssstroua
Here's nAn may Dc seen Dragging his partner he
rom in sAlop, Is ne intended brain her against
the opposite wall There another Ia making spas
mode .iort TO perform the rotAtry motion perfectly
res srosse q tho aoys suppcatoos. her dress which
Hee FAT gentleman may wadellng on hts stou,-
ach npon tns Goor, knocked he rsskiessy At
Ing lie wall flower AsAins. pillar He looks ~ IL he
we're MT dtatius some ones apphuston he swirs his
mous'a he, and g'1s nercey At Young couple they
thoughts are on small swords and duellipg pistols
wha. ths Cir adore ~ Are,h.r .msrscsdf
What the balm Of her lips shall Aaothsr taste
hat touohed In the twill by another mans knee
what pant aAd reciss on another than me
Sir she's from the blue
Ersm the rose ysu have shAI On ths trem uous dew
what you've touched take Pretty wsltrer adisu
But there we're stray eoepes, such only ~ faithful
chronisls1 Are hound to notice The great Of the
evening VAS spjoy emit enjoy which vas rslin-
quthed ~ AZ early hour 10 the ornpg with regret
With "a appetite still tor more. II was moreover
joymsns Of healthy and rational kind a. hope
often L zee repeated The supcer and indeed tue ar
rAnsements genera ly all that the most fasdioup
could desire II may ~ doubted whether the
wa potent enough 10 quenoh the thirst excited by bright
ss and ruby ps hut Of II certain that every
ue,t e Eiblos last evening delighted With the
tainmsnt