The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-18
MOVEMENTS OF MRS. LINCOLN,

MANSION House, LONG BRANCH. Angus, ~ ,sS,

our Long Bsanch Correspondence.
MANSION HOUSE,, LONG BRANCH, August II, 1861
MIS-. Lincoln carries out her intention to be quiet
and secluded TO the very letter. AS telegraphed yos
yesterday, she remained in her room all the afternoon
In the evening the parlors OF the Mansion crowded
with the beaux and bellies Of the Branch, and Mrs.
incon expected to appear, il only for few mo
IN. nts. She kept her room, however, and passed the
eyel ing conversation with the ladies of her party
with THE daughters Of Judge White Of New York. whs
appea.o be great avores with her, and whose society
she desh es constantly. These ladies-Mrs. Mack and
Miss White beautiful amateur singers, and their
emusic has a harms" for Mrs, Lincoln as for all tho rest
Of their thogsA d admirers.
The labor o. "a easure of entertaining and being enter
tanned by the briA ant company at the Branch dcvovea
therefore, upon M. Robert Lincoln and the gentlemen
who accompany him. To them the bellies of the Mansion
House were inroducsS, and after promenades, lances
and polkas, the whole party Adjourned to tho National
desiring, like Alexander new worlds to conquer. They
found them. DR.. Lincoln, and utter him Messs. hay
McConkey and Forbes, admir-, u, followed and sought
for by every lady Really wacheI the whole proceed
ing carefully, atentvey and Interestingly; and not one
belle tho National but all autter 10 introduced
to, to dance and talk with Mr. Lincoln not ono beau but
was ourageousy jealous Of the whole party, shed h
had voted against Lincoln, thought McConkey might
better BIO back at Cambridge remarked that Hay tso
young to DO the Presidents Secretary and cordalVne
tested tho handsome and attractive Forbes.
Can any explain for this strange infatuatioa d
tho adess You remember how they all mad abo~f
Tommy and endured all sorts of insults and injuries u
him, to speak TO him, touch hims Well, ho was
Japanese and curiosity, and understand how
women, whom curiosity ranks next to vanity, Should
like TO and know the little bronzed prince interpreter
what is it3 You remember, also, how the Prince d
Wales was chased about; how ladies followed him from
city to city; how no was courted and feted by VIC
fair sex; how only ladies seventy were
allowed to dance with him New York. for fear lest the
young girls should go crazy at tho sight Of him. how
short, the ladies were bewitched with him, also. Wcu
he prince-wll be king day, if don't sub
jugate Engand-was somewhat Of curiosity in his way
and by BIRTH breeding and secured position and by his
being tho representative Of very different state Of
society from ours had claim upon the attention Of
the ladies' But is young Lincoln curiostyH think not
more moderate easy quite sort OF young gentleman
you lie does every thing very WELL but avoida
doing anything extraordinary He doesn't talk much he
doesn't dance differently from other people; lie isn't
odd, outre nor strange in any way. Tho ladies have
not the Tommy excuse for seeking and peng him. He
isn't Japanese by any manner Of means.
Now, though christencd him "the Prince Of Rails"
during that memorable from Springfield there the
least shadow of the Prince of Wales for the adics
curiosity He is the of the President but his has
none Of the Presidents power honor or ttle and does
not inherit the Presidents rank He is tho representa-
tive of different sort of society than that in which W.
all In short, he is only Mr.. Robert Lincoln, Of
Cambridge, and believe he desires to be only that He
does nothing whatever to attract attention, and
shows by every gentcmanly way how much
he dskes this fulsome sort Of admiration, but
it comes all the wonder what the ladies think
about it a9 Are they determined that this 1edged
idpaO O ariStOCraCy
utmost limts9 b the public homage and attention not 70
stop with Mrs. President Lincoln, but to extend TO
all the members Of the family? Am to chronicle how
Prince Robert did this and PRINCE EYaTd that and hoy
Prince Sammy or jimmy or aAc ID sa MEG Ead
WEI ms dear little feet Did elect Presidents wife
and son as well PRESIDENT DO you recol!ect what
SAKE writes about these arsocrac notions just coming
| into vogueY
A bridge across thousand years,
Without prop to save it from sneers,
Not even couple of rotten peers,
Is American aristocracy.
And isn't this good thing to think aud repeat while
we are bothering with the subject2
Now mind you don't blame the Lncolns for ono iota
all sorts of places and with all sorts of people, and he s
my beau ideal Of republican simplicity and (when he
for such President and the only fault with which she q
ever charged an excess of pride in her husband and
don't see how She can be blamed for that The rest
of tho family are just the same. Mr.. Robert Is hap
pier when smoking pipe, student fashion, and doing
his share in good laugh than among all the bellies
| brings me back 10 nv original subiect after n Cole
ridgian Nght-nothinp could bo more oracofn,
md in he+tnr toste thar S;s wboio denornont onS 49,
nor during the singing of the e star Snangied
With roIsng cborns met herore ho ier, Tho Nator.,
last evening and nothing more Iinconian than The r.
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visb some of them youd orno;n WON ,via, nrI'r.;n.
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presdens SON in what bs is SGarent FROM other ~onns
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storm rue had bare fey Javs 400 IL NC 10 nou,
on;ta upneasant onoucb N make or,door waIr
INC a thino not N ehe tbougbt of Mrs J;mcoir
d not visit tho beach this nornine and Scarcely eT, ha
room ms Shcarer nm intimate fs;end Who is travona
With tho rrcs;denta ,adv has baan Horv M s;nc h
arrival here This 1n"rnng che 10 snmewSot bet,er h.