The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-12
THE WATERING PLACES.
Our Long Branch Correspondence.

Our Long Branch Correspondence.
NATIONAL HOTEL, LONG BRANCH, August o, 1861.
Aasq"srdde Ball-The Scenes and the CAaracters-Ars
Lincoln Hourly Expeced-Grau Arrives, ard the Concerts
lie P'oposes-Balia,d Tu,namems-Phelan and Kara
na0h, de-, de-, dc.
Sure enough Mrs. Lincoln did no, arrive yesterday,
Juss as ! prophesied, and stin we not without
our little excitement We gave masked ball. at which
bogus Mrs Lincoln present. and in order to make as
surance OF her being here doubly sure her name was
placed in glory upon the register, with the numbers Of
her rooms. From the excitement which this imitation
Mrs. President produced one can judge Of the sensation
which will be CAUSED by the arrival Of the genuine lady
A great many people believed that she had
really arrived and from the Mansion House,
the Metropolitan and the other hotels in crowds and in
spite of the weather But the wseacres not to BIO
thus deceived There, upon the register the entry
"Mrs. Lincoln and suite, l31-l35' but where the
suiteY Where was Mrs. Grimbsy' Where Generals
Sanford and Walbrdgc those martial heroes whose gay
noddng pumes overshadow the barouche of her
Excelency? Il suppose may call the Presidents lady
Ecelency) Where was Woods, the purveyor, the spe
cal contractor for special trans how could Mrs Lin
coin arrive without them?
Well we had our fancy ball, nevertheless. great
crowd hronged the parlors and the halls and made long
double line Of spectators, which led to the dining
"hcis th' ohi vas gwen lHTouBH tbih iue, tho suu
ects Of all sorts OF remarks and criticisms, friendly
and unfriendy passed the solfdevoted masquers feel
ing uncomfortable beneath their masks, and looking
awkward they felt in Philips gaudy suits. OF course
there exceptions to this remark; but have often
notcodhat the stiff uncomfortable look OF the masquers
is one OF the greatest attractions and pleasing sights of
masquerade ball TO an outsider.
There went Romeo and Juliet, courters Of Louis XIV.
and Charles H. Night and the Maid Of the Mist and
holy frars Mexicans and spaniards devils and angels
in woman's form; Neapoitan rowdics and rari-
sian ganltns jockeys and clowns-a motley
and varied throng-al promcnadng around a
square, cold room, adorned with several gaslights,
which went out while the bail went on-and a grand
colored band, which eclpsed Julien Stalking laughing,
whispering, shaking hands cordially with people whom
they never saw MISLEADING friends for foes and one per-
son for another The pleasant throng filed the and
mingled in most brilliant Kaleidoscope variety Of forms,
characters and coors,
forded infinite scope for thought and merrimen Here
devil had hold Of nun-the old story. There friar
gruvey iannS niue gpsys MONKS nsed
down. and there clown forgetting his character
and making fool Of flower girl: here Juliet slipped
an ice between the fgures--did they have ices
Mt Verona?and near her Satan retailing himself hay
ing been deprived Of his cada appendage by the foot Of
Japanese Tommy who was atracted-like the original
by the ladies'
What he said mores There were no rich dresses to
describe-that Of Julict-a white silk, with an over
skirt OF ace--being the most recherche As for the
costumes, Romeos the most magnificent, but almost
all familiar New York eyes and was no small
part un 10 SITUATIONS IN winch nad
these dresses before The party danced and danced
masks were sooH discarded dominoes and DISCUSSES
dropped dress coats the ascendency and by mid
night the ball had become like all balls, and it ended like
all to the satisfaction of all concerned That satisfaction
praises the management better than anything can
write.
Mrs Lincoln must certainly be coming now for Grau,
the operate manager Of the Prince Wales and
proposes stupendous concerts, and promenade balls
and all sorts OF large things for her. Isn't there
certain sort Of fish which usually precedes the whale
something and announces its approach We'll Gran is
the same sort of character and when catches him
by this seashore, the great FISH he prccecs
far in the rear So all expect Mrs Lincoln hourly.
Metropolitan tonight, at which Phean and kavanagh
play am in hopes then that my next letter will have
interesting subjects enough.
NATIONAL HOTEL, Long BRANCH, August 10, 1861.
Mrs. Liasoln's Visit Postponed Until Monday Nez-Th
Prince Napoleon Said 10 be Coming Hec-Maddme RI
mor's Ftmininity Proren-A Billiard Match at the Ne
tropolitan-ArchJishop Hughes and Pheldn-By1gaolf
| Fast Tdm-Masqucradcs and Concerts Preparing .fo
Mrs. Lincoln, de-, dc.
Today the storm, which has made everything disa
ecablc, sticky and damp for the last days has
TREY cleared away and have again clear sky
pure sunshine and fresh breeze This suspicious change
and the intelligence that Mrs Lincoln has only postponed
| her visit here until Monday next, has bright
| encd up affairs considerably, and we are our
selves again. To be sure, have definite announce
|
then the Washington correspondence OF of the jour
mails say that her visit only postponed postponed
It is to be made sometime and expect great
Of people tonight and changing around rooms, packing
ourselves into the smallest possible compass and making
ourselves generally uncomfortable in anticipation Of
rush. We are ready for it.; let it come.
But rumor is not content with sendin,
Mrs Lincoln here, and now has it that thu
Prince Napoleon is coming. How this repor
comedies With that Of his journey TO Richmond
don't pretend to explain, but it is the report nevete
less One would think that Madame Rumor-feminine a.
she is-would have enough to do with the CAV 1rtin
aies with the brave, flirting gentlemen; with the on
with tho minor celebrities with attentions atrac
tons and dongs OF all these people aud nigh
leave great folks like the Prince Napoleon alone; bu
| then she don't. Who can doubt, now, why rumor IL
| called madame, and not monsieur. When consider
how much she talks; how little truth she manages
what very minute circumstance starts her gosspping
and how little that gossip amounts TO after ALL the thn
is as plain WELL as plain as we think the belle of op
| position hotel
! Pending these sensational arrivals had last even
ing the excitement of brilliant tournament between
Mesrs. Phelan and Kavanagh the palors Of the Me
win very brilliant Hadienc, among
suite, signor Brgnoli and any humber Of finely
dressed ladeseach Of the hotels sending its bendsomes
representative The game was not very exciting and
| bred points. The weather had acted upon The
cloth Of the table, and had made the balls sc
htichy tlat Was iHposSlU1e u MAKE ike
! splendid shot Kavanagh managed TO show his
| Shots la Berger, after many attempts, ant
several broken cues, and so the exhibition ended During
| the day, however, Archbishop Hughes and Mr.. Phear
had several very much finer games, and the Archbishop
| really gave the Kisg of Billiards very close match
To-day there little doing except bathing and dining
Among tho fastest teams that of Brgnol who stop
| ping at the Metropolitan and who flashes up ant
| down the road this fine afternoon in style opl,
| equaled by that OF his singing. Tonight w,
are TO have grand hop here ct the National, and TO
morrow day of rest. On Monday we expect Mrs. Lin
and alN tall Of adah ~1t
her honor at the Metropolitan, ball the National
grand concert under Graus auspices, with other es
tyites innumerabe OF which you shall be duly advised
miscellaneous Foreign Items.
can English Tourist writes TO the Independence Bslo
TO complain Of the revival Of the passport system Bel
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