The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-09

ORNING EDITION-WEDN
have begun H. 10 give you photograph, but not With the
nnsh q the renowned Brady. Of whas ran:pring here;
pe!iooal social, ovsrpowsr me. doas spo who're
70 begin, how 70 on, and With what % end Perhaps
fear pssmsdt.tion. Let US t.ke running glimpse 4
The Cabinet, with ~ ilustrous chief
Our g: cs q n al o. ne
durDsf walk and cI.rt his joke though luzaratns N
tsrizsd him in his brightest days. and what may
sss ':es sossg Hcus ~ nos
resplencent With beauty, grace and dignity Inc lovely
ever her beauty melower, her have softcned
and her emile s more genial than before She has two
LADY guests with her at this momens-Mrs Judge Roose
ve OF New York. sister Of Lady Gore Ouseey, and de-
cdedIy or the most elegant and accomplished women
Of the world that the country boast or What
Tast her easy conversation and distinguish
present 70 the noise and fs OF pretcnder TO fashion
me wicow craig makes up the charming rio II easy
tonsS Nay the "swsst little Sherub who has carried
our President through the temptations and trials Of long
years Of bacheorhood stand by him now What would he
not give to strike twenty from his calendarf0r
though man At sixty six may rule nation, which 10
matter OF intellect, requires youth 70 keep
timebt.
Who could believe that yonder man, just wheeling
round the with such elasticity Of movement and
sgef IL s Gen. Cass The Nestcr Of Cabinet. was
prominent In public life when Of the play
ing at marbles Ho just as active mind ami body
thirty years ago. and write despatch take part
in Cabinet discussion, and rattle away the topics Of
the day with the on handed that has always
characterized him. His beautiful mansion, rich in gems
Of art in "classic bust and soried urn" is frequently
done By h Mrs. .hG
whose aahily and freedom from ostentston enddr her
The Secretary of the Treasury has been prevented from
entertaining this winter by the prolonged ndsposon OF
Mrs. Cobb, who s, however, rapidly convaescing Tne
gay world that account for whenever steal
hour the varied and oppressive duties Of his depart
nent he appears IN .ocety with that playful ovia cir
very like that OF schoolboy bent froc Governor
Cobb s hard working, conscientious man, who thinks
nothing Of devotng the best part Of twenty four hours to
dinner table would set him down as a "dner out' par
ercence; for the readiness and briancy Of his repaee
quite equal his humor, for whilst he keeps the table
In roar be never for moment loses sight Of his dignity
man OF the varied ability Of Governor Cobb is sure OF
long lease OF public life, and his chances for tho white
House must rise 70 premium
Mrs. Secretary Thompson is undhputed favorite and
who can wonder at the thropg that press 70 her recep
.ioDsf Her genial smile and winning such
clear indications Of her warm Southern nature that
every approaches her with delight and loves nger
in ber presence Her cara sposa not 30 attractive In
feature, but is pleasant man in his way with ready
The Secretary Of War enterains frequently and hand
somely but he seems 10 prefer receiving at home to
going abroad in quest Of amusement for he rarely
AZ the parties Of others This is strange he has every
gift to make him favorte in general society. M.
Floyd gives grand bali next week, Of which more
The Secretary Of the Navy has been pre-
vented by the illness Of Mrs Toucey from con.
sr,eutng ms share 70 the festivities Of the sea
and bis bland address and gentemany appearance render
HIM quite favore Of the ladies'. Decidedly Of the
pet houses Of Washington s that OF the Gene
rail- and the reason is obvious enough The acetious,
chuckDR remarks Of Governor Brown, which
above all the sprsh,ly stmua.ins vivacy Of that cap
ivatne little syren Miss Saunders, make together
Monday last wss literally Overlooking, and 80 tncy were
people wedged together for time, In the spacious ball
room, that cost little effort Of the fancy TO imagine
you had tumbed into Burdans famous crushing machine,
80 tremendous was the pressure was no easy matter
to be sure Of your identity, tightly the
Of it, and compelled to yield to the mefcless jam it
met on every sde It bent like reeds before the storm,
shape Many ccmeiy dame who arrived with her sfui
eSn1 s IA revs,ss a. foytors r oo esosnr
from the mse Of the ball room she found that her hoops
like Lucer had fallen, never TO rise again. The opening
whose pent up energies soon found active employment Of
apparently the most inviting kind
II would not be surprising had totally forgotten to
mention prominent member Of the Cabinet who IL never
seen or heard Of in the fashionable world. would be
something very novel, and probably very diverng 10
the Attorney General in the middle Of ball room.
II my fortune him in predicament quite
bad IL was on the Hrst day he arrived in Washington
Of ~ u ne
person had probsby impressed on him the necessity Of
getting himself up little expensively on his advent in
the Judge turned out in splendid suit Of black glossy
sik hat, and, mirobtle dictu pair Of patent leather
bis ready racy conversation all evaporated and he sat-
not like Patience monument but restless disturbed
eod Or Ss Though on sy savy On bis
last TO go to his room, In the same hotel, for few
minutes, and when he returned the change in his ien
was magical He let the secret out at by admitting
be bad been persuaded into pair Of patent feathers for
the rst, and he hoped the last time his e and he felt
pretty much Hercules did in the shirt Of Nessus It
clear that Richard was himself again and the
company had much TO rejoice the Judge him
self that he had escaped from the DURANGO vile Of his
patent leathers Though you meet the Attorney
General at ball soivee, You find him all day in
the Supreme Court and nearly all night at his oce which
such work as thst asked friend Of his The other day
81 admit" replied the Judge 1t is rather grave kind
Yet he ssS Is one % Of those men who reys in work
Of the learned Judge is forgiven by the gay
world for the good reason that he is SO charm
ingly represented there by his handsome and we'll
bred wife. Lucky for him that be has 90 eloquent a
peader before the social tribunal To exenuae her mani
old acts Of zee kaje Mrs. Black has cards out for
fear your readers must be already weary of these
trivial L statistics Of life in washington yet have given
brilliant f Of the diplomatic corps Of the leading
fashionable houses here; have mentoned single one
the confederscy, nor bestowed remark any Of the
celebrities political and miscellaneous, that congre
gated in ths motley capital Ny job s only half finished
and BY no means the easiest part Of IT, But my object
was 70 give you some faint notion Of what was trans
pring In Washington, beside the insipd political de-
tails mat mako the chief staple Of intelligence from
the capital" and you think IL worth the space that s
likely TO be consumed am willing 10 plough through my
task again.
Mrs. Senator Douglas' Grand Ball.
WASHINGTON, Feb 4, 1859.
krs. Dou0ldS PUty-Nearly a 7Aousand Persons Pre-
ssnt-Briuiancy Of the 7otlexss and Beauty Of zAev
Weaycs-7he Sexdtovsal kansion, de-, dc.
Mrs. Douglas ball last night was quite event in