Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1859-03-24
Matters and Things in Boston.
,hers. Janesville Wis.

MeSsrs Editors =
The Athens of America" has des;sted
while from her devotions TO Minerva, and Won
shipped at the shrine Of Terpischore. The favor
tie bird of the virgin goddess, was the owl. Won
know, ana Bostonians have been induleiny =
season in some Of the habits of that bird of wis
dom, coming forth by night, in full plamace, 10
wander in the wilderness of the dance. and to
sleep part at least of the next day. First
came the Tigers ball The Tigers, you know.
and who that knows of Massachusetts soldiers
has not heard of them. Their ball like those ri
preceding years, :was a success. Our Theatre.
sacred heretofore TO the tragic or the comic muse
was turned INTO one vast ball room, the Paruuet-
te hoored over. the stage united with it,
and walled in by flowing dranery Of buniino
ana nags' Brilliant uniforms. and cleaning
military equipments, grim old warriors in
knightly armor of the olden time. frewniro can
non and FURNISHED weapons, contrasted strange.
ly with airy dresses Of beautiful women. whose
CHANGING eyes, and twinklng feet proved more
powerful than the weapons of war aboat them.
Then came the Mount Vernon Ball, when the
elite OF Boston laid aside their proverbial haateuy
and thronged to the festival. The military trap
pings OF the Tigers had been exchanged for the
more Fitting (for the occasion) ornaments Of the
drawing room Mirrors took the place Of burn.
ished steel; flowers and drapery of white. tbe
place OF flags and banners, and the Theatre was
more like the courts, than the camp After that
came the Masonic bal!-where the brethren of
the mystic tie admitted ladiesCD to their fes
tivties, and Union Hall looked as it used to, in
days of yore when the Almacls met there.
TO give you some idea of the numbers atten-
ding these parties, will merely say that at the
Aount Vernon ball, the carriages extended FROM
the door of the Theatre, on Washington street.
north to school street-a good half mile and on
fremont street from the Winthrop house in one
direction, beyond the fremont, and nearly 10
Court street in the other.
A Firemen's ball for Friday night and a
children's ball for Wednesday uext, are now on
the programe.
Then our fairs at the Music Hall. One for the
Young Mems Christian Association which was
open week on the holidays and Melted about
$4,000 for their building fund. Another for
the Homeopathic DispeHsary, just closed Melted
nearly as much; third, to open next week. for
the hospitel for Incurables, will net large
amount for that charity, and so we 60.
Our adopted citizens both American and
foreign born, are filed with the carnival spirit
The sons of Vermont had a grand dinner last
evening at the Revere House, the Charitable
Irish Society celebrate ST. Patrick S day to.mor
row, and have appointed Committee. of which
by the way, your old friend g Fanuil'' is chair
man, to see that all things are done decenty
anu III order. While other balls, and festivals
aud gay delights. in prospect would make one
think the Carnival week" had not passed, and
forget that the sobrieties of Lent call us to more
serious thoughts, and quiet contemplations.
But enough Of this. Don't think because
Boston has put on its dancing pumps, it cannot
find time to do any thing, Our Back bay is be-
ing filled up; Davonshire street improvements
more rapidly on; our streets are full of
business; Franklin street is no longer the
quiet home of merchants and their families. but
has given itself up to the maris of trade, and
merchants and their clerks now congregate
within its granite warehouse.
Then we can get up little excitement. too
Our Catholic friends acting under the advice of
two or three injudious priests, whose conduct is
condemned by !their Bishop, who by the way is
medal scholar of our public schools, have
made little trouble in the schools at The north
end which the more sensible already regret
The Governor has made a stir among the mil
itary by dsbondin0 the cyoclr roo,;,,a. r.
England, and taking the cream, made battalion
which he hopes will rival the 7th of New York
and so we find enough to think about. The
Legislature is winding up, to get ready for an
extra session in the fall and having had CAV
winter we are now looking forward with hope
tor prosperous spring
LAUNCELoT.