New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-24


d,pe up in tfsue paper. Went on to The sucton
table where after much composition with ringe'ed
mis- who was pot there 20 make Peter Funk bids
sgsns, probable purchaser 'ucoeeded IN oi'd'og 10
q China vase, which soon Uncovered had so'e N
The bottom, and would nt hold water s'y more 70 An
it would bake pork II had bought it anywhere eIee'
.boulo bave thought had been s~indied' anu nave
DE- manded uy money back, but here, i'upP"'e'
wss an e1emplfcstion OF some be"ty oi7o
priuciple Of fair dealing with when w7s nov ye'
ousipt,d. Was much amused with the way taeS d'7-
posed Of the uDsOd goods-cer' AIN huhDe' Vi a'"c'
nhires left at the tables tended by the nome'y g-
cd g., each article twenty tickets we're put n'o
hat whence they were drawn out sngly, aud ne H.
tickets drawn TO have the prizes-sh 'uia nave
thoueht il wa Just the az lottery It ha' h''
been acquainted with the ladies, and known .ney
wouldn't 90 anything so naughty. Came 10 ap'a1e
where sn old LADY, with steel spect1ces, was ou''"
No leaf Of cab t into particularly small piece
uhat il meant-was told there was goa ''"e som"
where in tie cake, and they proposed 10 sen
niece for quarter Of dollar, ana give tue ii"s
the lucky buyer-wonoered if II wrn ano'ner I'LL
trv on a small scale, but supposed i c'ui'N oo
xe,t 70 the supper.room It's curious heoopo.'
tan fact that at parties, balls or wherever refresh
ren,,sbIe il tpreed every nan seems 10 rega'u l.
his ms. du,y TO fill bmself 10 the very NOUN WIN ai
the oelicacts Of the season, and 10 acco npiish
Il, the least time possble-as II he was gun aod
anxious to ascertain his calibre, aud ind odt 10"
o;cllv he could De loaoed in case OF necessity And
The lsoies are not far behind; this evening, learned
how uch fen ale can eat, in charitable cau'e-a
male fac. ballroom belle il modern Sphinx gas
troponic problem whore solution will probably me-
he satisfactorily expoupded Uncer the impression
,bot She would not eat more than bad money 10 pay
for invited lady 10 take some refreshments, and
certainly link that, like the country man che i'm
ap ed sbe ~as bound to eat all the billofare called
for. She ate stew ed oy.ters-fried oysters-boiIed
turkey with ster sauce celeyoysters on the shell
ice cream sponge cake, aud Charlotte russo
Ron al punch, tao wa,er-ices, coffee, Sandwiches,
cold sausage lobster salad, oysters brolled, also
etc we'd again. ard ix the shel-orange Je grape
ditto cake she then limited again at oysters BAT as
the supply bad run out she was Obliged to go hungry
paid the bill with a certified check on the Mer'
chants Bark which Luckily covered the amoun', and
greatly relieved my mind; for feared there would
be balance which would have to give my note for.
Having previously procured the articles required
for nv friend, ] immediately lef'-go; home, and
p,oce eded 10 examine my purchases-sound that the
slippers-bavipg BEEN pasted togethe! without the
slightest regard TO permanency, had come apart 10
nv pocket NY comfJrter had raveled out, 80 thst
had about six inches comforter and wad Of yarn Big
enough 10 make a horse blanBet-my dressing. 90 IN
lad be n made Of a moth-eateD remnant, and where
there ras any wing every stitch was long az rail-
1oad but the sleeves bad verify believe, been put
in with cout plaster and the long seams closed with
carneptpre plnp.
Made up nv mind that the objects Of that feminine
institution, Ladies Fair, are somewhat as follows;
Fnty TO give the ladies an opportunity TO show heir
new clothes, aid 10 talk with multitude of unknown
gentlemen, without any preliminary introduction.
S, copdly, to beg much Honey as possible from the
gentle men sor said, under the transparent Formally
of bargain and sale-wbich sale includes the buyer,
who is r. ally the only article fauy sold IN the whole
collection. Thirdly, give money 20 the osen-
tatiousy poor if there is any left after pay expenses
and The COMMITTEE don't spend it in carriage hire.
In New-YoIk, by a refinement in lenevolence, en-
eeudered by the hardness of the times. and the mecca
siiy Of making the money go as far a. it will charity
money snswers double purpose; procuring pleasure
for The rich ard soup for the poor. Thus, you pay
chr dollars for q ticket to the Opera, or Ball you
can erioy your Aria, or SchOtiisehe with duple
relish and can eat oysters and Turkey, and gulp
down creams and ices, till your s'omscl STRIKES,
in the labor of love, with the happy consciousness,
that it is all for sweet charity if the three
dollars before it reach the needy in whose behalf You
gave IT, dwIdle- 10 three dunes and ftp, you can,
knowing you have done your duty, POLITICALLY exclaim
with the noble Thsne " Thou c4nst not say did It
Benevoleutly @ X. PHiLANDER DOE STICKS, r b.
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