The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-17
The Charity hall.


PROM MADE CONCERT AND BALL FOR THE BENEFIT
OF TIE NURSERY FOR TaH ourLDRxS OF rHj
POOR, 1T THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC, or THUBsDA'
EVENING, JAN. 10, 1857.
This splendid affair camo or Thursday evening, a
tbs Academ, Of Music and If a crowded uncomfortable
Nun be an evidence OF success the committee have oveYy
ascn 10 be Satisfied with tbc result. We have never
seen she Fourteenth street 0pers Houss so orsmmsd
with crnoine, whslebons and eroadclosc aG on tho
evening In question and Sirako-h, MarosroS ssy
Other dsrester wish 10 make tho establish nent pay
they have merely to iEsrgurate Nsoriea charity balls
and thank high Heaven that Tho poor ye alray-
with you" There is innae foeling OF salts hct.ou
when ones pleasure Is rsinsterng o,ner. cor,ort:
and NJ such time AZ tho bon, doors o lbs buiux
openoo ~ lot ireab reyeirs and cod ale the
very dec%ee danses anu tere yonng gentlemen dosot
fses ree1aod thas every the dctr tempe sCol
ths polka healed up motneFs sish aud Oaoy's
Not that dsrcing Wa by any rssns comfortable
a crowd; DID not appear povso,e tna the light isntls
tic could trip II nghLy iactas,ical amidst toe
dense covering tno Ebcr Throughout It's
tire eisent, and Is was only by ascending to the
frat or second ter that any raoyomsn seemed to be
going Then ,ops, sinuous lire wss perceived ran
ming through the multitude and scnnc bnndred couples
were engaged, N G. egYess pushing, ornshns but
rushiBg Gown IT, FOR oil pract,TsI purposes daao ng
might just well be attempted round toe crcu erence
OF y dinner plate Tse boxes, dress crclo and secoOd
tier do7sey throngod and every body Ookei heated
excited th EeriIorious incivtnsl who
70 make their LIVING by osns let oa' or such entertain
r,ents.
The managers OF the baA we're OF course rrosumed 70
bS eiate excnsveness nsa would be aPis
tocrAcy, tho odor OF her charity heaven wart
reSolent OF rs Geys and Forty -four ladies
seventy gentlemen lent the former ;hcii CHAR and
the latter their tpe af,,r tive bands OF
ensaged, rores nmenis we're prepared on titanic
SCALE and sale Of nearly 1000 tickets ed their
endesyors. Al midnight theis must have bosa a, 800
persons In the BUILDING ana arrivals rnomen'ariiy
added 10 the numbers The pveserb ''col6 cbArity
ridiculous In the heated soothing mass aud the
V,ost uncovered OF Eve'S fair dsugnieTD orvfed bax
T. 1tser pristine hsbiments Tsnt laced, oHnca, mo-
rasa ry carp their revealed beauties ard condona
the suggestive costume but fashion requires the
clothing to be suitable for tue occanun
Young New York there. He danced until hs
then ne retired 10 find renewed rsamna In de We
and champagne Thanks 70 somof one, wine could be
had in aoy quantity sand gtches other eatAbes wssc
forthcons,g In duo proportion-'l,to breat 70 much
sack" The committee h I'd table cpread for ,hea II
the green and when exhausted nature doc1aadoA
supper. they and their trends drank bountiuy Of heal
lbg sire uaul Terpsichore demanded her Sxccnrs
BureL, Moses Grinnell. Peter Cooper, Commodore
Perry Governor soy mour, Lieut. Strain, and host
OF fss hiosAbh Of both soxes Sexon Fro she
number Ono gentleman assorted that "Rruwn urs tho
best known man In the room" The stupt Englsh
manner Of dropping the RS has become nstuyenDod
amidst ariocrats and the h's will eventusny fol-
low
Tho reirsshmept saloons kept open iron0 p. y.
TO A n yesterday mig, but the festivities woss
Dot by any mesDs concluded at that hour he tro cH
cellept ba,os o,coursed sweet musicthat uodcv kr.
KsmmeYer accompo nying tho dsncrg e. and Nol's ha-
H. nal Guard bano play during the promepadv. 'fhe
Nursery for Poor On dren' ana the "WoneDs Hsspt-
tai" will probably be assisted 70 the extent or 80 600 70
IS COO by he proceeds Of this, tho third annual Dali