New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-17
BALL or THE FRIENDS or GAYETY.

AT Tammany Hall, on Thursday evening, event
uated Grand Fancy Dress Ball. given by French
Association well known to pleasure-seekers the
Friends of Gayety.' 1t is but justice to our Gallo
fellow citizens 10 say that everything in excellent
STYLE and the whole 1gements conducted with the
good taste which usually characterzes their efforts to
administer amusement 10 the million. The music
fine; many of the dresses unique and brilliant,
and, although most Of tho company appeared in cos
tunes to which they we're unaccustomed, still their
sataory predictions did not seem to be mPeded, or
their national grace in the slightest des rec impaired.
About O'Clock the Democratic precincts of Old
Tammsny began 10 be throDged with Emperors,
Queens Duchesses, Kings Princes, and Potentates,
got up in regal robes positively for this occasion
"only "--and had Chief Matsell been on hand his i'm
mediate attention would have been demanded by
great variety OF bandits robbers, pirates, and oor-
sars in brsute eountenanees, and costumes strange,
who seemed lately to have landed on our shores from
some unknown country, Mayor Woods circumspec-
ton to the contrary notwithstanding. The dancing
did not fairly ence before 10 o'clock and then,
as the room was entirely filed with fancy dresses,
cave some timid czeus who appeared in their Sun
day broadcloth and looked az much on. of place a.
Methodist deacon in theater,) the scene was un-
usually brilliant. Several hundred people were pres
eDt all intent upon enjoying themselves to the ut
most which desire, taking into consideration tho
incorporating music and the excellence Of the ar
ran gements generally, was eesiiy grtifed.
At fancy .dress ball, more than at almost any
other place in the world, circumstances combine to
make the occasion hilarious The strangeness and
oddly of the costume assumed are Of themselves
enough to furnish infinite jest Under the guise Of
a Highland Clansman you recognize your best Gus
toner for ewelry and fancy goods your next neigh
'bors are harequiDs brgsnds militia oficers-your
sisters children suddenly transformed into psges
or sborskrted fairies, ard you discover your dearest
friend attred az an OtheHo with blsck face long
sword and yellow boots.
At the supper table the temporary forsetfulness Of
assumed characters, and the outof-the.wsy contra
dcticns arising thereon, are exceedingly ludicrous
IL was indeed conica enough 70 rec Mary, Queen OF
Scois waited upon BY BoSery boy, with his breech
es in HE boot-to Highland Chief handing an
ice-cream 10 Fiower-Girl-to observe Knight in
Al NOR passing ham sandwiches to Little Red Hiding
Hooe-to witness notwithstanding with what grs2e-
fol slscty be may procure cup OF sc'ding conee
fer Shepherd Girl i, broad bnmn'ed ha|-" SEQ
Richard CGur de Lion putting Little more mu''S'u
ON lobster salad for UDdine, the Water S2r'e-or,
after simmer. 10 remark Iyanhoe and Lady Macbeth,
BlscA EYED Susan, Uncle Tom, Richard III, King
lea, tie Grsveeigger, the Broadway Dandy, the
Queen Of Night Iris, Juno, French General, and q
YANKEE in strsw-colored wig, INDUCING In an ami.
c,ble and animated bornppe together.
On Thursdsy evening, owing to the great number
of curious and diverse dresses these eccentric comb-
nation. we're unusually noticeable Most Of the dres-
es were in good taste, and were fit aud appropriate,
and some we've more than ordinarily costly and bril-
liant. The whole affair was well gotten up and, a.
the dancing continued until the gas in the street
lamps was shut of, in order TO give the sun fair
CHARGE, we may conclude that all were well content
and satisfied. Sueeess, We cay, TO the "fneuds Of
"Gsyssy