The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-20

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Another reason, too, for this universal state Of
quiet is to be found In the lack of beaux-the "dear
wretchesu whose small talk, poodle whiskers,
n,oustaches and accurate attire supplies engross
Ing theme with match making mammas and hirta-
ton seeking daughters. In fine we are almost in
the condition of "Old Town" or Edgartown, where
all the men folks had gone fishing or whaling OF
ground the Horn until there are eight petticoats TO
ne pair of pantaoons, or, to speak more PLAINLY
eight women to one man-meaning. OF course, IN a
statistical, and not the Mormon point OF view. ~
might be paying speculation mere 81 e aSi Young
men, well up in the "Ianciers ana iashlonaoie chl.
chat, who might be hired out by the day or season
to amuse the elegant leisure Of Marianne or neraphl
ma whose airs graces, and unlimited new Mt out OF
clothes are all lust SO much clear waste OF sweet
ness upon the foggy air, from sheer want OF the
wherewithal upon which to exercise 1t. 80 BRING on
'o On Tnesdav last Col. Magruder the deservedly
popular commandant at Fort Adams, gave splen..
did reception to Lord Napier and inc gentlemen o,
the Yacht fleet, which arrived here on saturday ana
sailed on the following wednesday TOT that iavorte
haunt of the Bostonians-Naha No pains or ex-
pense had been spared by Uol. Magruder 70 max
this reception the affair OF the season-whch, IN.
deed, it would have been, had 1t not been marred
by this Noahsh rain, which, being no respecter OF
persons not only pours down upon the heads OF the
lust and the unjust, but plays the deuce generally
even with the best intended fashionable entertain
spite of the weather-which must have struck hi.
lordship as being very English-with salute OF
thirteen guns We believe that number is his ortho-
dox allowance. Then there was drill inside the
works, a banging of light battery guns and sniii-
cent amount of military exercise to show his ordshp
that we Yankees are in no respect behind John
Bull in our scientific knowledge of the Christian art
of killing people; when the ram came gown
SO handsomely that Uncle Sans troops, as well as
their aristocratic admirers, were going 10 beat re-
treat. The Colonels guests, however, found ample
shelter beneath his hospitabe roo- this be not an
insulting term for fort quarters)- where, with the
assistance Of the Germanians and creature comforts
too numerous to mention, they kept the thing
going to late hour. Among the guests present we
may mention Lord Ribblesdale, who seems quiet,
gentlemanly, unassuming young man-ii one May
Judge from exterpals. The night was very dark, but
It rather added than otherwise to the beautiful APP
pearance of our harborhe intense blackness OF the
calm water being relieved p ySat ng snrs
into stars So much for the past for though there
is more to tell, your over crowded columns forbid
even mere mention of other gaieties.
The proprietor of the Ocean, MIR. ). q. weaver mas
published a card in answer to sundry reports which
are stated to have been circulated TO the dacred OF
that well known hotel The following the document
referred to, which we introduce here-minus us
postscrpas the gst Of the matter seems 10 be con-
tanned in the body Of the letter. 1t runs thus
CARD TO THE PUBLIC
In couseuueuce OF the malicious misrepresentation OF
parties, the suesoreer feels DUTY wncn ne
House vii not be closed until the end Of hs vpor.
season. that. although not full, ths Ocsau House mas
larger number OF guests than any other hotel Ia town. aud
among them many Of the most respectable ana dsn-
guished people in the United States rno table and the
The grand bail 81 the season viii be given =, the Ocsaa
House at the latter end Of the MONTH Of when euS n2nce
will sppear. D. u. "EANES"
NEWPORT, August 10, 1855.
We are no. aware Of the source from whence the
reports referred to originated but 1t is only fair to
state that we believe them to be entirely without
foundation. Were it otherwise. we presume that the
Ocean House would hardly number among its guests
men of the high respectablity who are nov making
their homes there; and among whom we may men
ton at a venture the Hon. Messrs Mallory OF Flo
rjda: Deming, Calhoun and Bishop, the Rev. DIR.
Stone and family, of Boston, Rev. Nessrs. Keerock
Lord and Dickerson; Judge lngraham, Of New Iork,
and Col Borden, the well known and gentiemanly
agent of the Fall River steamboat line.
There is evidently either mistake here or gross
Misrepresentation ,
In looking over the police reports here, we find
that getting tight and kicking up row, or being
ndecently drunk is in the state OF Rhode Island ana
| Providence Plantation generally known as " re-
| Yelling"
gifted conductor and musical agent OF the Germa.
nians-(the Ocean House-or perhaps we should
call then, the Young Germanians, as their breth.
rem of the Atlantic claim 70 be the real old original
Jacobs a knotty question of precedence that
the fullest information in regard to the musical ele
ment here. go
Caxzaniga sung this mornngan Ave Verum, by
Albtes, at the Catholic church (St. Maries) which
| we doubt not, drew many approaching vlsiters 70
| that sacred edifce who might otherwise have been
poorer church goers. The same artist will give a
naaiinee musicale at the Ocean House on the morn
ing of Tuesday, August "a, assisted by Brign6 Al
bites and others. Brgnoli goes next FRIDAY
10 Nahant to sing for Miss Fay, For his assistance
at this concert Brgno pockets the snug little sum Of
| q cool two hundred dollars. Who would not have a
| voice at the same rate? The annual concert soirte
| dansanfe of Hclmsmullers Band, conducted by Carl
/ par 10 termanieuS).
the Ocean House the 18th inst assisted by all the
distinguished singers already mentioned. SO much
| for the musical list.
| Geraanians al the Atlantic. On Tuesday ball to
the Yacht Club at he Bellevue which sends forth
| card on this occasion 20 gaudy that ne VINO runs
may read" for IL IL Just SIX by eight inches, with
committee of "solid men" to back II, consisting OF
| Messrs. Winthrop, Breese, Bedlow, Urquhart and
Ogden whose names alone should be guarantee for
| distinguished gathering. Then Wednesday is de.
voted to Fort Dorr; Thursday we have the ocean
be given at the Fillmore House by the guests to Col.
| Magruder in return for his uDvaryng courtesy
| and hospitality. For this ball grand preparations
are being made, and we may perhaps as,, refer =,
| the week we are promised musical nofinte, given
by Mr. Smith, Of Philadelphia at Phalon's College.
Among the arrivals and guests here, the navy has
several representatives; the army Major Smith, Cap
tains Palmer, Floyd Jones, and Lieutenant Saxtou;
the press. Colonel Fuller, Of the Ne,c York Mirror
| and Mr. wilkins, Of the HERALD. Then. too, the
Hon Edward Everett--of whom II has been wittiy
said that applause follows the footsteps OF fame
where Everit goes,"-is here enjoying our rainy
weather as the guest OF Sidney Brooks, at his plea
SAINT mansion on the bill; while Governor Chase oil
Ohio, with tall figure and commanding presence, u
soourner at the Bellevue; and last but never least
the two rival gin schnapps men, Messrs. Mills and
Wolfe are staying at the Ocean. where, we are in
formed, they discuss the merits Of the respective
"decoctionsn by asking the crowd TO drink, and al
wnve iuouirinr particularly for their special be
verage. But enough for the prescnt-uness, indeed
we add a postscript
| And now comes postscript, which, like {
ladys will he found 70 contain the most interesting
| portion of our etter-that Is 20 say, dim fore
shadowing or outline OF the grand ball already al
luded TO- TO I've given at the Fillmore 10 Lieut. Col
Magrudcr; and now TO do everything in order, lie
| us preface our remarks BY copy Of the following
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