Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-04-23
Correspondence Of the Free Press.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK;

N's"s Editors ofh, Free Press:
ought not, perhaps for charty's .ake, to rcnd
in twain the vail Of the Temple Of the Worlds In
lustry, whereat the great Charity Ball was given
| last week. That occasion wa- both a failure and
success. rs Il ball it was the greatest since the
great globe ITSELF tossed into space and went
| spinning in the planetary dance round the sun
but unlike its orbicuar antctypc it did not whir in
the giddy ma1cs of the dance with the harmony and
| regularity Of planetary law, and soon fell into
chaos
At midnight the time when the greatest num-
Der was present and the best order prevailed, the
scene was one of uncqua!cd splendor. More than
$4,000 people must have been on the floor and in
the galleries at that hour. In the centre of the
Palace, ranged on circular scaTolding. were the
band and orchestra, who altcrnatcl in discussing
the music Of the spheres. From the axis of this
rhythmic rotundity the ball departed from the cur
viincar and took ON a rectangular form Four
double lines Of dancers each line more than hum
bred feet long and thousand feet strong, extend
ed from tho orchestra center to each point Of
the compass, forming perfect cross, gitterinc
with the twinkle Of fifteen or twenty thousand
light fantastic toes The other spaces Of the
floor were crowded with promenaders and lockers
on From the front Of the galleries, nearly over
tho orchestra l obtained a coup r AMI of the whole
moving panorama at once and as the ovolutions
of the dancers produced at every interval a meas.
ured and methodic change, | seemed for the mo-
ment to be gazing in upon a vast and vivid-colorcd
kaleidoscope. Then scattered here and there
stood groups Of .tatuary in marble The Am
AEON" on horseback in deadly conflict with tiger
and especially the majestic proportions of the
equestrian statue Of Washington lowered up among
the crowds like giants among pgmies Various
hag' banner and devices hoated from the main pill
lar, Of the building, and over ALL the glare and
glitter Of 5000 gas jets lighted up a scene Of the
rarsst splsndor and magnihcencs. But it was too
brilliant to keep.
The demon of di,cord was thrown among the
happy throng in this wise Bacehu,, you know, /.
a very dear and usually altogether too near a rela
tive of Terp,ichore. Well, there was temple
within the Temple, consecrated to His Jolline...
and many went in thereat to worship some "to
smile, and other some to harden their hearts; but
all came out Infatuated and unreasoning devotees,
singing praises to their god and announcing in poet
ic numbers that they wouldn't 20 home till morn
ing" ThsreuPon several thousand, resolved they
would 20 home AT once, and then there was a rush
for the cloak and dressing rooms, bully protectors
of ianting ladies broke all rule. and ratings
in quest Of feminine over-gear, waiting-Sirs be-
came confused and swooned, shelves came down |
with crash, the tcketed bundles tumbled into an
indiserminate mass of millinery and dry goods,
from which thieves now broke through and
stole the choicest, and the balance by cart-loals,
was taken possession Of by the police while the real
owners had to go home bonnet-ess and shawl-es.,
or enveloped in tho over-cost. Of their companions
The mass Of clothing occupied the slcepless atten.
ton OF the Executive Committee for the balance Of
the week to classify, select and return to the right
full owners.
such was the breaking up ofthis in several senses
monster Ball. The projection well managed
up to the sale Of the last ticket aud then the rein.
Of rule and management were dropped and tie
concern was left as if it was huge brass clock,
to whizl and whirl and run itself down as fast AS
it liked The result, however to the charitable
fund.- a decided success-a clear profit Of nearly
10000, which covers multitude of sins, and af.
iors consoatory reflections to the myriad Of I'M
covered backs.
uur Catholic friends tried the same method II
oplcnishing the treasury of their Orphan Asylum,
IN Monday evening Of this week, at the same Crys-
al Palace. aud, having the frishtful example Of
heir Plpt TAFT br,turcn before their eyes they II
our,e danced out the night with less confusion AID
-l,.t cash.
The symmtAi,cfs with orsiui, the last brave vic
i'm Of the French guilotiue, whose bcnls only
lightly killed Louis Napoleon, hut made thorough
work 'f tic Eosli-h ministry, are 'oon to ha,ea
'ublic dcuou.tnti. here, toiyA-li-bt procession
nd all tlIt IN -uln --nDIalion and hmm N Ire