The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-16

Tue HERALD IN THE BALL RooM-We arr
not much addicted to the worship Of Terpsichore
we are not accomplished in the mysteries Of the
polka. To us the intricacies Of the German are
worse than the labyrinth of Crete. We are not
in the habit Of eating indigestiDle suppers at
O'Clock in the morning and going home at day
break; we are, however, inundated with invita-
tations and tickets to all kinds Of soiy Is, which
efforts Of the engravers AIT are entirely thrown
away upon US. We were, therefor, little sur
prised to hear that we had entered into this line
Of business Ole of the minor evening papers
states that the committee having ia charge the
grand ball at the Academy, in aid of the stock
holders fund, omitted the names of the editors
from the list Of managers at the dictation Of
Bennett, Up to the time when this accusation
was published, we did not know that any ball Of
the managers bad been published in our
advertising columns, bat we had not
read them. We now find that the
ball Is under the direction of the most fashioaa
bic and wealthiest Of our citizens and citizen
esses resident IN the Fifth avenue aud other aris
the name of only one person who is connected
with the press in any way-that fortunate indi-
viduali is NJ. de Trobriand, who contributes the
weekly .fcaiIdon to the Courier des Etas Uais
AL this, says the small paper, has been done at
our diciation. Why we should have selected De
Trobriand to represent the entire press we can
not imagine, unless il be because he is gentle
manly, well bred person, who pays the bills Of
bis boot maker, tailor butcher, grocer, lauu-
dress, &C., &C., thereby differing from some Of
the ornamental journalists who neglect tae little
ceremony Of disbursing for their food and raj
ment
But, however fit we may be for the position,
We did not select the accomplished Baron. We
discsim any power over peoples heels IL we
can have any influence over their heads it is
quite sufficient. II is wonderful to sec how our
amiable contemporaries insist upon tracing ali
things terrestrialto our influence Bennett they
avis "satan," "Caliban, J" "Mephistopheles,n and
various other hard and wicked things But II Is
only Of late that they have attempted to make
us an imitator Of Beau Nash, an arbiter in mat
tt3S W ttuuNhts ~ u iudSi law w NC BAh hV's
Thirty years ago, we remember, when the old
City Hotel, then kept by Jennings, was in its
glory, they gave series Of bachelors parties,
very brilliant, very select, and all that sort of
thing. We we're always placed upon the Com
niltee of Management although we had no GER
iiGcate from doncing master to prove our fit
ness for the post and notwithstanding the fact
that we did not dance. Since that time we have
bad nothing whatever TO do with balls 10 any
way. Our tastes do not run in that direction. IL
any of the minor dancing editors have been
omitted from The list of managers we tender
them our deepest sympathy, at the same time
asserting that we didn't do it." We have no
doubt that they have great talent in this way,
and are all capable of doing the deport-
mentr in most killing and overpowering
manner
We apprehend that the ball may be successful
without them As we hear that II will be the
greatest affair of the kind ever known In this
city, the world of fashion will come out in full
force The names Of The managers show that ell