The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-29
IL, X, III. In the METROPOLIS.


IL. X. H. IN the Metropolis.
The movements Of the Prince Of Wales are
becoming more and more interesting every day.
Montreal is full Of our people. Boston bands
internix Hail Columbia and Yankee
Doodle with "God Save the Queen" and
British Grenadiers." Representatives from thirs
teen different States have been presented to
the Prince. The committee representing the
mercantile aristocracy 0! New York has lunched
with the Prince, and had an informal interview
with the Duke Of. Newcastle. 1t appears that
the whole subject of Il. r. HIS reception was
talked over in q free and easy sort Of way; that
the proposed banquet was very sensibly
dropped cut Of the programme, and that the
whole affair is to be concentrated in ball, to
be given on the 18th Of October. This may be
considered as fact accomplished We see
also that the British residents intend to give
the Prince ball, and generally their proceed
iDgs seem to slant towards monopolizing him
while he remains here. Now, the persons who
set themselves up as British residents by 10
means represent the English element in our
population. They are members Of very small
clique, distinguished only for is extremely
bigoted notions, and wonderfully well de-
soribed By its own motto, "Those who
cross the seas may change their skies,
but not their minds The rest Of the
British residents do not co,.ntenance any move
nent wh.sh has tendency to divide the line
between the diferen, nationali.ies Of which our
lot 10 do Tn lint, c II.
British resident is Of nc more account than
one from Patagonia or KarnscAatka. And for
the others il may not be SO consoling az it is
true, that the Prince does not come here to see
Englishmen, but 70 visit America and the
Americans. 1t would be well for the British
residents to Join in the genera! movement but
Mr.. Bull is apt to go his own way, even If he
runs his bead against brick wall; and we pre-
sumo that the British residents here will not fail
to maintain the national reputation in that re-
spect, il in &C other.
Leaving, then, the British resident to manage
bis own affairs and 10 cultivate his old friend,
the Chevaler jenkins, We come to the conside-
ration Of the New York terpsichorean demon
s.satior to II. Z. Fl. That the ball will be a
grand affair /, well settled fact. That the
Aldermen vii! have nothing to do with it is
matter for earnss; and devout thanksgiving.
These are two great points gained at
the start. Then We come to the
affair itself. and it is net easy to imagine the
brillia1cy OF the sce2e that the Academy Of
Music will present On the eventful night,
whe1 Jenkins "youthfal Guelph" will join in
"the may with queens Of New York
society. What O grand rush there will be for
tickets What run upon the dry goodseries
the milliners and msntuamakers, and tailors
and furnshers Of all sorts of articles Of apparel!
What waves CT muslin and silk and velvet,
will float over the astonshed masculine gaze
How our bellies will lay themselves out to
smash the divinities who will pour in from
Philadelphia and Boston, and other parts Of
the rural districts October is Just the right
time for grand crinoline carnival Of this sort.
The town il then full Of the dark-eyed daugh-
tiers Of the sunny South; OF clever and pretty
girls from the modern Athens and down East
generally; Of the several varieties Of the West.
ern lady" from the matron who graduated
on q fat boat up to the highly finished
demoiselle who has al education entirely
regardless Of expense; and Of the prim
Pennsylvania Quakeresses, who ignore tie
New York fashions until they have gone
out about a year or 80. Thus the city
Of New York, in October. is the scene
Of grand social conventions sort Of reunion
Of the polite world-resting for a brief space
between watering place dissipation and winter
gayeties. This class will 60 in for the ball
with the utmost e7apreSSemem. We presume
that the awful question what to wear for the
ball has suggested Itself to many Of our fair
readers. Then there is the other and quite as
important query: With whom will the Prince
dance? There will be at least q thousand can
didstes for his hand and as many as nine hun
dred and eighty must be disappointed. How
ever, the deserted A-iadnes can console them
selves with the airy grace and sprightiy CONVEX
satior Q! tie members Of the Chamber of
Commerce, who will probably come ont strong
OF thu occasion. We trust that. now this affair
l. arranged, we shal. have no unpleasant con-
trese1.ps to record; that the ball will be worthy
Of the metropolis, something beyond the splen-
did AFFAIR in Montreal ca Monday night, aud so
brilliant CO &c be remembered for lifetime.
We have &c doubt that the thing will be done
well that the Prince will be pleased, tae
ladies delighted, tie committee duly honored,
and that TIE Chevaiier jenkins Will get up a
series Of literary fights, compared to which
BIZ feats anong the elbows Of the Mincio. the
battle ground Ct solteriro, aad latterly Ia the
Caoadas, will sink late utter insigaifeance
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