The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-22

pole" by his relatives his father having christened hin
thus in one Of his whimsical humors. l believe that
Tommy known to every guest at the Mansion very
Few have seen him. He Is introduced and is recognized
by his voicejust Carl Formes might be, cor any
other man." You never heard voice of greater
hexibity and compass, and If Tommy wants anything,
rom cent TO a saboat, you must be long distance
from the hotel you do not know about it, The boy is
bound TO make noise in the world I'll warrant, whether
as stump orator or an opera singer do not mean to
say that the TadpOe" Is et pretered Mill but
tanly his voice is his peculiarly.
Poor little Tommy was quite sick yesterday, however,
and as Mrs. Grimsley was also slightly unwell, Mrs
Lincoln was confined very closely to her apartments
In the morning she took walk upon the beach, unrecog
nzed by the strolers there but she was not willing TO
leave her sick charges for afternoon drive Sngulary
enough one or the other Of the party has been unwe
Snk @s nco oe ana for 40 no
would otherwise She cannot leave her sick friends and
in spite of every solicitation will to rein
qush her care II them. need not say how much this
trait OF her character has endeared her TO all here.
Mrs Lincoln therefore, not seen very often by
sders guests the hotel when she does appear
she is quite annoyed at the apparent and nconsderate
curiosity of the people here For this it has been
urged upon her that would be better to face all the
curiosity at once, and display herself in the parlors
that all having seen her none could annoy her again. |
think that this plan will be adopted wrote you yes
terday In spite of the attentive but deluded Jersey
ladies' who visit the hotel durnaly, and whom sketch
ed for yesterday the Jerseymen about here have
yet fully forced the idea through them that the Presidents
lady has really arrived. Volumes might lie written upon
the proverba sowDess Of Jersey people, Jersey
people Sead the HERALD, and ought 10 know about Mrs
Lincoln Yet when her carriage drove up to the Post
OAlce, at the village, yesterday there the
slightest excitement. One Jerseyman, astraddle an
empty box sung out to the storekeeper and Post
mastcr-fOr the Post Office is part OF the
store fxings-"Here's Mrs. Lncolns wagon, guess"
SIS ity replied the interior colloqualst ''wel what of
rance or that poleness which would not trouble lady
by any demonstration. No one gives Jerseyman credit
for poeness and so suppose that Jersey ignorance and
dulness have had another exemplicaon and illustration
Mr.. Robert, Mr. McConkcy and party of friends went
grabbing, as | have already told you and very rich
and grand time they had. A short drive with a rafting
team brought them to Pleasure Bay and there the
party took boat for wherever they pleased TO Pleasure
Bay is little hamlet dropped down upon the tranquil
one has to 80 long distance TO Ind The Lincoln party
took the sail first and attended to the grabbing upon their
return Away their boat gided over the placid waters,
and past long reaches Of rich, green swamp
grass, as beautiful and as regularly cut as that Of
any geneman's lawn The river winds about suggishly
and caprcousy and forms all sorts of islands, OF every
imaginable variety Of shape On shore you pleasant
little farms, the upturned earth Of the fields relieved
against the surrounding green and the pretty little farm
houses dottng the landscape here and there Presently
you skirt the peninsula of Sandy Hook-a thread Of
sand therand while you are sailing along upon the quiet
lake like river you the open flashing upon the
sands not fty feet from you and separated from the
river only by the band of sand which holds it in
the peninsula, and from the front windows Of which
stone may be dropped into the river From the back win
dows you drop yourself into the Soon after,
the Highlands tower above the smooth, canake Shrews
bury and there you find ThompsOns Pavilion, with
immense lighthouses standing guard it, and shining
out to all seaiarers-thirty miles away-the welcome
message, "here is home and good cheer" At
Thompson's the party disembarked for lunch, and
nothing could exceed the princey style in which Thomp
entertained his unexpected but welcome guests They
all in rapures about it, and left with the impression
that they were champagne mermen, and lived
at the BOTTOM. whether this impression produced
any permanent effect upon the party am not at
liberty to state but certainly they did great deal of
grabbing and caught nothing but each others nets and
during the trip Mr. Lincoln locked up in tho orecas
tie most of the me having gone there with the idea that
that there was, should be, water there than
in the river Altogether the trip was delightful one
and all returned in fine health and Spirits and go of
extempore cheer for Thompson whenever his name hap
In the evening there grand hop at the National,
but none Of the Lincoln party attended. The
hops all overshadowed now by the grand
bail, the arrangements for which wrote you yes
terday Last night tho committee of subscribers
had meeting at Blossom Lodge and the arrangements
mentoned-to have Dodworhs band and fireworks until
nine O'Clock, on Thursday evening" and then Dodworths
band and dancing ad ltitum-wcre unanimously
rmed In addition this II resolved that the price
of tickets be fixed at five dollars, and that only hun
dred ticketseach admitting gentleman and two ladies'
should be sold Very few complimentary tickets will be
issued and those chiefly to guests Of the house. This
ball will undoubtedly be the most brilliant and recherche
affair given at Long Branch. The ladies work away
on all sorts of fancy xngs in the parlors, Of morning
The dressmakers here fairly with customers
Many ladies have sent to New York and Philadelphia
dresses and somehaye gone home in person to get to-
gether the materials for splendid display The gentle
men are hardly less enthusiastic, and l wish you
could sec them chasing the washerwomen up and
down the corridors, with white vest in
hand and extra half dollar in the other. In
short we are all in furry about the ball andas Mrs Lin
coin certain to attend viii be the affair Of the season.
They will have enough to do and little work will be left
for US ordinary people. On Thursday night also,
Peters gives grand hop in honor of Mrs. Lincoln,
at the National, for the benefit Of those who do not
wish to attend the ball. Mrs. Lincoln will be invited
there also and as she ssncd her intention to-day of
fore remarked that her young found great
traction there-she may possibly take that opportunity
To-day has been one Of departures. First Forbes, the
Admirable Crichton of the party went to New York. but
returned safely this evening Then Mr. Hastead took his
daughter S Inter home to Newark but intends returning with
well to the party and left for home, to pass
the remainder Of his college vacation Mr. Robert Lincoln
sentative Of the suite He also intends leaving Friday
next and it is my impression that the whole party will
take leave Of US on that day. although the matter is not
yet definitely decided.
The event Of the day has been the representation Of
tableaur riran at the Mansion House, in which Mr. Lin
coin took part and at which Mrs. Lincoln present
The dbeouS have been some time in preparation and let
say in advance, all admirably presented. Curl
ously enough the HERALD had great deal to do with
these tateau1just IL has with almost everything
tempted this side the Atlantic Some Of the ladies got
the idea into their pretty little heads that their
bleaur, and really afraid that you had engaged
Willis, other Jenkins, TO spy In at their windows
the other
things Of that Sort Ia the report OF President Lncons
toilet before the Prince Napoleon dinner. This caused
trouble and a committee waited upon your cor
respondent to ask him to declare his intentions He did
by assuring them that Mary, Anna, Fannie, &C., were
pretty names but would occupy too much Of the HERALDs
valuable space and so the tableaur given; but
given however, with special reference to the HERALD,
for at the performance amidst the great catter OF
tongues in the darkened room, could hear such
marks, as ~ hope the HERALD will notice us' 81 wonder
if Adeles name will be n' ~ suppose shall have
brilliant account Of this.n
How any one write brilliant account of
tableuar uica3 thought, indeed, to have theme wor
thy better pen than mine in describing the appearance
Of the handsome Forbes as Adonis in dress suit; but
Forbes was engaged ~ attend Mrs. Lincoln and
so could not appear in any but his real
character-and that is better than silly Ado
mis-. Well, stage, with the Star-Spanged
Banner curtain was arranged at one extremity Of the
large parlo and the spectators who mostly ladies'
completely jammcd the rest Of the ROOM Then there
talking and gossip and most execrable music and
then old gentleman attempted to turn of the gas and
turned il on, and then tried TO turn and left us
all in darkness and laughter Then the aLleaur began
by representation Of the Signing Of the Contract in
the "Brde Of Lammermoor,' in which there were too
many figures for the stage, too little stage for the
figures and in which Mr. Robert Lincoln did character
and looked remarkably WE'LL in all sorts Of red things
Then Mary Stuart looked down upon Rzzo and then
red fellows killed Rizzo, and then in obedience
core, the prompter announced 'Rizzo mnrdered-the
second time" or Rzzio douby murdered by The red
fellows and BY the performer Then Desdemona listened
to Othellos wondrous tales
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