New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-03
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The public mind hs been 90 ab.orbsS x;..
great event of The sse--,nj, indeed. a. !, 40
sses-!hst letter. writing from tie sOn,,, 40
.eemed 10 me worse tnan N impertipeoe. y.
now, that fortDights sense of wonde, M -
passed, the celebration of the 1st Of ssn,.rS.."
New.York been achieved, i. is possible ga. ~.
journals may be generally read, 10: oni.sr, 49,
the gossip OF watering places.
We hsd tere, precisely speak0s, Tia ,,,,.,.
ball which bss ever taken pace in tbs tss, ~.
in.er,tatc community. Two previous sr..-..,.
pe nis, la.ely given at the Bellevue sod p,,,,,..
Hou,es were considered hitherto uaeQs,Ax. =.
TIE larger demonstration reserved for The o...S
House, which is by far the greatest e,,abE.b,.-.
of lis hind in the place. A certain nunbe, AZ -
tlemen subscribed certain liberal sum tor "a. 80
pose. and, on the stregtb OF that, most ss,.s..-
preparations were made. ne vast poriiccss q *
hotel were lnclosed with canvas, forming eo.s
promenade places and delicious Irritation ss,,.Sy ~
The long corridors were gracefully csto.5aJ 80
lin with muliitudinous candles. The srs,t sin.s'
ball WAS oyerspresdwIth brgh. drsperies suea',
disposed 50 ss 10 hlghten nc effect OF ,Aa ,a;la,s
ana the lighting was perfectly dspo.e5 : 49,
from the Fort acted az ticke,-rsceivers and c,les
men, an d order was maintained thronghor. Ia.
ward 10 o'clock the carriages began 10 roll in Ma
the suroes of TIE ocean, ssd beauty after bent.
alishted, to the admiration of the crowd without
who appeared 10 have an unsbated sense OF carsss,
on that head. Newport, by the way, sssusi
place 10 see good horses and turn-outs. Tie IA.
city of transportation, not 10 say the haSlts sfsu
people, induce them 10 Do what is unconaeas %
the Continent of Europe, namely, 10 sesl Der
ty,tf, uraaf Ilsfsnaas a
where they habituaily reside, to this Summsf nss.
net of fashion and wealth aud tho result is con.
centraton of fine steeds and vehicles, wtca ha,s
never seen equslcd except in the London parks,
The dressing of the women last night ss.. VII,
few exceptions, capital. The Partisan cbr,u,t,c
dogma was studiously observed: and so se aJ
cooIisiic haImOuies instead of old.fAsbonel Anyh.
American hsrlequinisIns. The central idea winch
should regulate every wOnlans dress Is r,sirictou
TO two colors-white considered or not considered
as a basis for tte artistic ornamentaton. The law,
for color.contrasts are now so well deiuei that
there is no reason Why any woman should dress
ike a fright On that head, handling the subject
however cognately, would recommend The ssstie
by the head of the GobellD tapestries. slsiy q
the contrasts afforded by flowers viewed atrlns-
cally as unties, is a good aid. An observation of
the clouds at sunrise and sunset is al iuedsbA
teacher in the same capacity. Nature s very lovely
in her dressing and a good toilet for a pretty
woman is simply an etiluence Of natural religion
The rubbish Of aseetcs, aid of those a
Who hope Onnipoterce to cs,rui
With tacss longer than your an,"
is practically denied BY the instincts OF the se1.
Verify. solomon, in all his glory, was not &rayed
as some were last night. Dresses fresh from Paris
taken out OF their cases the hour of donnng, emit
ted the radiance of French art at every ruste
The custom, growing as it is, of catalogung tho
yearers as is done in the court Journals Of Europa
might, ! think, be indulged in without any violence
to good taste; for our court balls are not those
Washington but the spontaneities OF the pecph
themselves, aggregated in such place az Nevrod.
But after consultation with the managers Of ha
ball, vii not indiyiduate any of the women pres
ent, nor describe their dresses, which, me jadics,
deserve notice as works of srt, just do plcturss
statues, plays cid aneras. But the curse and
shame Of the modern American mind is the want Of
gene eraliZation-ihe want of cathOcity that yivi.
fes the beautiful in every outlet and aspiration and
exats its prophets and Interpreters. Hence the
American mind, as "a whole has no national lAuda-
tion for any thing but pohtics-not great politog
but politics on the legs, secondhand senatorial
washngs Of supreme closet scholarship Which
lie cavarc TO the million. This and certain kind Of
generalShip, as painted in transparencies, wa
fOrse rampant, man swOid-in-hasd. (rhe bek
anting of Napoleon ia that Of BIN mounted on Z
Conkey, locking AS if, mauger the snow and cold,
lie was Intellectually planning ono OF bis heWs de-
lights.) Not naming the dancers and their dresses,
not much remains to be said Of the ball. The DIFF.
ference between the taste of ladies' from different
cities is remarkable but ia rot subjected 20 ati-
tude. South, diamonds and bright c0lors arc prone
to be vehement. When we get to Phadelphla tho
cOlOrs and adorDments are toned down. In New
York We have agcln more tropical endgen'e. 10
Boston the sober temper reigns. The beet Parisan
dressiOg-wbich is the dressing for the sex-N
sometimes violated by our women in their mon.
strous hoops and over pronunciation OF inese col
ors. As for mems dressing, very little remains 70
be sad, except that every dress coat is an sboniA-
ton in the sight of heaven. How such sklmpy
paltry apology for ball attire can MAINTAIN us
place is a wonder. No dress coat should ever %
cut from the front center more than an lneh. "
gives the wearer the grace of pelican, az now de.
signed. TOots asked Paul Dombey If he were iond
Of waistcoats ToOts was, and may be forgiven,
the waistcOats are now good. 80 are III, SNORT
fronts, and the Summer retculated ties hkewiss'
An invasion OF the inevitable evening bsck
trcwsers--pOssible and common in summer
with lis drilllng-was lately attempted in Parif,
in the shape Of French grays. But the fashion has
not much extended this end Of the Atlantic Tee.
graph. Some French grays, however, yere sported
last night. Whatever is worth doing is worth
doing well; thought the managers of onr ball
1t Is not possible 10 conceive ball better reguhte
and more literally pr)ysioned. Notwithstanding
the immense crowd there was no hus.ling oil
jostliDg. TIE supper room afforded, with ts pieni.
tudes Of provisions ard brigade Of waters, instant
relief to all the painting and ethereal zephyrs who
require assistance, stomachically speaking, aftef
their efforts Oh the light, bombastic heel. The mu.
sic was excellent, and included some new pieces.
There were a humber Of beautiful women present
who was the haDdsomest il would be invifous TO
say, though of course on such a point every mn
must have his preference. Hours we're made fet
other places than Newport. Whether it is the Gull
Stream acting on the atmosphere, melting il into
lambent liquidty, and softenipg the aerial sng!es
down to the temper of an Eden.wash-th@ de-
nIYinp the nerves Of mortal disposition 70 be