New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-26
home after satisfying themselves with good look at

home after satisfying themselves with good look at
the ballroom and taste of the supperroom. From
twelve O'Clock the crowd steadily decreased STILL SO
great was it, that the hour three before there
was what we could consider respectable dancingroom.
1t was then that the ball assumed its phase of highest
vvacity for the whole space given up to dane
ing and the fairy forms and dazzling costumes, as
they whirled around in the waltz polka, could be
advantageously seen and admired. The ball, indeed,
did not get fairly started until tive oclock-or previ-
GUS to that, the dancing amounted to hardly more
than jostling in crowd, and its only consolation was
that there could be tripping up or falling down in
itthere being wall of spectators in close proximity
on every side.
1t is estimated that over four thousand people
altogether were at the ball. about half being ladies
and that the largest number on the dancing floor and
in the dresscrces at the same time was little snort
of three thousand. Many Of the ladies left remnants
Of their dresses behndthe fault either of too great
length in the skirts or of collisions and hitchings
whilst dancing in the crowd
The only unpleasant episode of the ball, was the
catching fire of piece of paper in one OF the ticket
offices. The people below, with commendable pre-
sence of mind never raised ALARM but at once put
out the fame, whilst several others in their zeal
heaved the coaks, hats and canes, to the extent OF
about two wagonloads, out into the passage, in a
| promiscuous heap. The result was great loss OF
time, sustained by gentlemen in overhaullng the heap
and selecting their property, and some compulsory
swapping as the heap lessened in size. Since then
the coat tangle has been pretty well unraveed but
there is about half CARLOAD of shocking bad hats
that is good hats badly smashed-stil on display in
the ticketoffice, awaiting claimants. Swapping OF
coats and hats is by no means uncommon at private
parties but this party was au unusually extensive
one, and the swapping, started by the flash OF ire
was necessarily extensive in proportion 1t was a
most fortunate thing that the alarm of fire did moi
reach the crowded interior of the theater. Had ii
done So we are certain we would have had fearful
consequences to report.
So ended what all join in saying was by far the
largest and most splendid ball ever given in New OF
leans 1t was much talked Of beforehand, and viii
| be widely talked of for many years to come. The
gentlemen stockholders of the theater got the thing
up for their personal qualification and must necessa
rily have expended large amount Of money in sc
doing. They were already embarked in the hand
some enterprise known as the Gaiety Theater, ant
they have now demonstrated that they understand
getting up gaie.y of another kind. Their success il
a fact which will stand brightly for many years IL
the annals of New Orleans festivity. As these gen
tlemen have shown their lberaty and large-hearted
ness in so signal and gratifying manner, we Woult
be much pleased to be able to give our readers lis
Of their names. AS that, however, is private mat
ter we do not feel liberty to do SO. We take TIN
privilege, however, of appendins the names OF tn
Committee of Invitation, without permission, becaus
the publicity cannot add to detraet from the gold
en- opinions they won by the faithful and able name
in which they discharged their arduous duties:
Charles NJ. Waterman W Voge C. telewes, s. Smith s
Duncan j: " Price W Huntington, W Jackson JC;; " i
Minor, Hughes, G. 5. Mandevl!e, w H. Avery, H. tFeii
SEN $. D. Linton W. f. starle J. II. Donegan B. Roach,
| @ itensleN. p pehchaise A. G. kennet