The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-18


bow much delighted the pri1cs and all who witnessed
hat procession with TIE magnificent sceae which
present such spectacle aud the Appearance OF that hue
body 81 men was as striking The rest % The exhotoa
hrauttni
am, sir, your faithful servant, NEWCASTLE
THE PRINCES RECEPTION IN NEW YORK.
COMMENTS OF IHE PROVINCIAL PRESS.
New York Correspondence OF the Wa hngon Colstitu
lion, Oct. IL
II The Prince Of Waes-or, hts democratic title,
Baron Repfrewever lsb0red any gay decisions
pub simplicity, the Of Il must have
thoroughly dsenchsDied him and completely disspatcd
any Oxford graduate theories Of the cas
school that heao ith all hs Apprecatve
o desire him hopoI his ssgac,ty must prevent
him from believing that st nights festival could ever
have taken place without some previous New YORK OK
pererces 10 the line OF display For It's originality
even would be refreshing chai 10 witness real re-
publican ball. after the classic moce shining by the spen
cor OF s simplicity and 10 have the hackney ed descrp
tops Of roses ana royce diamonds and duness, aud ali
The kind old things Of that Glaze, superseded by the mar
raiives Of the brilliant intellect the sparkling humor the
conprthentiveness OF thought, and grace OF manners,
which should give beauty according the classic theory
TO such abal But neither here abroad has sach
mienntu'1 dsynsd YET. Tho ,~au monde is still more
lees destitute of mental electricity moral elevation;
and beau Monde shness 10 about the same 81 hs world
over. America, Gradaloupe, Jamaica, Cuba all mimi,
with less the han monde OF she respec
tive mother couptri.s and here ALTHOUGH our political
theores der from those OF Europe, in practces
the same in some practices than The STOCK
IN oheIs better Whether the bah practice or last night
ras better than that Of Eogland with not
dertske TO determine hot ms much certain, that the
event II intended to rave To IL historical
character and Rraadeur such balls rarely poesess
The English notabilit,es VINO attended 4, moreover,
infused into II an Ot world aroma, which had peculiar
enset UPON the sphere. When cy Field shall
have h own railway his ,aole the other eide,
fht have fancied such brid ball occurring vt
appropriately at some midway station OF the Atlantic but
here in New York " matter Of little curiosity 10
zee nall OF suah International I'm ,orance, and Eng
liz guests must have little rprsed ut the
Resources Of New YORK for such occasion.
Yet, though the presence Of the Prince and the Enesh
nohleotD and geotIemen who accompanied uim. with
moderate sprIklrg ~ dipomsts called 70 the mind
siu liar gatherings Ia tho mother try--a naaoTy
which would have hecn s had the briancy OF
uniforms peen given 70 ne ball-stl, he tout ps
in every An efcal TIE Leading OF the bail
pfefeneo the greateet incvidnai wealth 10 the country
hey we're almost v What is called " self msde,n
IN other words risen 10 pecaniay ernneuce BY the
hand bold BRAN. The heavy loais ~ - Scry
which sncumoered rome % the ladies asr Weighed
her beautiful shouasrs, was logical exponent OF The
success vheh attended some fathers or husbands acs
on Yesterday Lord Renfrew visited Coopcrs Inrttutc
ara the Attor Library, and witnessed there the noble
which monetary babobs pplied portion
o. their ~tal'h he heard, Also from Chancellor Ferris
OF the prpcev sacrBces u rcans behalf ~ The
educational interests OF the people. b., ~Len
such that cl rgnt commercial societies
have lack OF poetry around them, and are genora
heavy they respectable Our .rehants X.
cellent, WORTHY and liberal but they rrosf; and
this element asfim.laee ball Q! the soil men " New
York ball o. LYONS than of Paris, % Brmiue
ham than OF London. There IL IN susn gathering not
al the accessories witch moasy a buy
or vii suggest the want Of that innate rrsce chyalry
romance and many sined culture aad asc,np s5ments
which .ascnae the fancy ia some Of the nTiiisut
blages Of the Old World A. time rolls on however,
pos Try III tse roun the great founders Of
repubc perehance the scion Of coorer Astor
viii point hun drec years hence WIN the same pride 70
the deecs Of bereyoerce o their ancestors as the Cnons
the Elots, who represented asI night 70 the
ex ,lots Ct their sir.s
so much for the philosophy Of the ball. and for the
practical. sad and melancholy duty some fes years
vhet yfp siunp- And fu9h n
that aristocracy failure aod ,hst sho W business
Of the middle class alone abb To- manage bat
ties or balls tor In about Gifcn according % Ire
Dse OF Wellington, to describe or orct one az the other
In the Great Eastern had example ~ what the
commerca middle class 10 on The other side and 70
the hall 81 last night ~nst the coad do this IL Ia
impossible conceive n more COMPLETE fdsoo Even Al
derman Booze and hs brothers of the Council paed their
Intellectual stupidity In the japanese festival before the
committee OF the Princes ball 10 the morning the
people showed In reception which surpassed In us or
dery pendcr anything the Cont rent has ever shown
and drew from The Duke Of Newcastle. who wept with
emotion, the exclamation, 81 never beheld such mag
Iincert scene" The people sno sed what without AID
assistapce they could do In The evening money
ocracy spobocrncy with every appliance which could
lend beauty showed what they could do
The fact Of IL M Il was ball Of the eighteenth ceu,ary 10
the middle OF the pnetecnth. A you mixed among
groups the latest talk Of the n 1912 AL several
who had not seen each other since New orsans
babsled OF battles tue night long Mr. hnnett, OF the
HERALD play fully remarked that he the youngest
fellow on the floor. Nor age. unfortunately, con.
nned 70 man Toe character Of the loyeier portion Of
the ball be- maS med from tho fact that fashion
able mlliner mentioned 10 that she had made up
less than seventy four black vevcs for tho han Nov,
In IAcedemon respect sge, anG 10 charming orna
mont In ts place. But IN q ballroom rosenuds
generally deemed appropr than dahliss, and
where IN New York rosebuds are 20 plenty ard succeed
each other with ali the uxuriance of ths celebrated uts
Ia the enchanted garden
scArcs one il gathered ere another grows
was rad u and heir sweet young presocs "ccupici by
y lumber Of val l0wcrs, who hung tne dmmed dcso
late sscetI 80 around tie galis.
Our young lacies are much Of The gersniun school
OF beauty and hook ffa aud rrgie, lnai they
destined 70 dance. Eut, Dress eesintly aud tan
tlemsoyes than W marry. But there y ~ e male
theins In the world, when American youth and loyeli
gatherte, which presents % fairy like an appear
oi yo4Bg American ladies, IDey oox %
vgbtts ard KIDD ready 70 enjoy hsmselvss. and
20 coniented they DON'T behave prctiy II they
handsome, that fragrance Of grace and ly Is lm
parted 10 any ,e-ne IN which they minsle
st, with al these drawbacks, meat take our ball
In the carry morning there showers and sul
ky eok clouds hung overhead bot Ia the evening
bright whm Of scattered them, AMI diss,pated the
terror o. many dame who had bad from a. earl! hour
rblce, well knowI Figaro 81 New YORK, Coz dattng
with her bar his, NJ the might be. The
Prace at ten occck, and. he
has derived from hs mohe' Character for puntual'ty,
every oee Knew be would arrive n that hour ana pre-.
pared arcordrty Igsn carly eight the carriages
began 70 drop their onGs Of 4uzy erspry, under the
direction ~ a Of police .hp conaucteg their part
~ the affair with method hcyoud all praise
Among he earlier arrivals 6eacrai Scott who oonef
msgniGcertly, towering lac brave old
TIE hsads the surrounding iorost lc Vas followed by
Jnhn Van Buren, With pocket fun ~ bon which no
distributed during the evening Charles OConor, eN
President biard FllEnore Jaes Gordon BenIstt " J.
Raymond and otter representative men foil0wei, and
wten the rrince entered The room WAS crushed and
surgI 4 q bright and gerng toiletts, Niagara
81 humanity pouring casn the room. The Prince. Ike
The hrbk brilliant wuskmsG he s. ~ss evidently eager
h. begin the oauce, snd two three agitatei hook
hg old Fcatlemen rushed down crying "tse dance
eyloce danss than which uothng could be or.
the dacts,r stre nost difficult 70 ind jest Al this
onert, however, when tbc Old axr and old chivalry
olc beauty u New York abort % begin their
revery-hsrki bush' ehat sound strikes On The carr
Could be the falling Of poiceman's batsu ~ the rat
ting q the orn-ihw On the sbny rirteu No. II Is
The oor has given way Ard quickly he clsns Of
nny banners Mingled With the opening softutss of
strauss ioveiy waltz For time there "a ne,
and curing the " the niKhi ne foar precisely
pemhled The serpentiue 10 Byfe Park dcrtely
crovd q skating day, certain spots being fnred ~ and
marked "dargcrous The hour of delay meet De.
llgnuuy heguiled IN the supper rorn Shcre nemorco
reeued region ~ llmtgble iaxlrles The supper
IN roirt n excellence ~ quality and tsie and N
readiness Of service PERFECTION. ani would have alone
redes rcd the many errors of the ball
About teeve O'Clock the Prince enabled 10 lead on
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