The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-28
Our Boston Correspondence.

BosroN Sept rs, 1851
Impressions Received at Boso,-Prnce Napoleon and The
Princess Ctoatilde at Musical fevai-Strange Weak
nesses for PuYitaas de-
is than probable that Prince Napoleon and tho
Princess Clohde have not since their soourn In this
country, witnessed moro charming truly beautiful
sight than presented TO them to-day tho form Of
musical festival at Music Hall by tho Corporation Of
this city
Imagine largo and lofty hall, brilliantly lighted with
jets of gas which entirely around the upper portion
Of the place. the bright coors of France America ar
ranged in almost every inviting form, and that too not
"Amorica" and "France" in gold letters it, crimson
velvet drapcries, with gold trimmings; red white and
blue in silk and flowers red, white and blue in flags
banners festoons, standards, arches, borders scars
with gold In abundance and wreatbs flowers foliage and
evergreens in greater abundance the air redoen with
soft perfumes: twelve hundred children displayed in tho
form Of ascending bankthe girls dressed principally
in white but often in rcd pink and blue the boys in
black gray six hundred low pecod dresses ar
ranged side by sde these being by girls varying
size from the 'little cherub the advanced "miss
twelve hundred voices vocazing what IL Mt the same
time being nstrumonaliZed by extensive orchestra
the hands Of these latter performers working at two
forty rate; exqnistely fashionable audience, In all
the array Of costly toilets of flashing diamonds charms
and trinkets the light shades Of this mingling with tho
sombre hues Of that old and young, beauty and
ugliness, grace and elegant lnenesses ntermxed with
the plain but neat the pssessors Of hoafy heads wri
killed. brows and furrowed cheeks, equally curious and
eager the Child of to-day soft simplicity and willy
ming side by sdc nnumorabc opera glasses turned in
every direction and generally casped by jeweled hands,
flashing and like ten thousand breaking
through ten thousand clouds almost every particle OF
sitting standing room occupied every doorway
damned up with conglonerale Of animated matter
imagine this, and you can form some idea Of the sight
which was presented to view. have overdrawn tho
picture. In fact 1t would DO matter of utter mpossi-
bly to convey adequate idea Of the in words
In many respects exceeded the similar exhibitions got
ten up for the Prince Of Wales Bitter taste and judg
ment were displayed on this occasion
IT was intended to be particularly free from vugarity
being solely affair of Invitation. Notwithstanding
this there large number Of detective officers pre-
SENT who occupied rather conspicuous positions during
the exercises. Ono trust here"
Among those On the balcony with the Prince 4 noticed
Governor Andrew, Edward Everett, William Appleton
the French and British C0nsuls many LADIES' note
The sir gng by the children astonishngly harmo
NOUS AT time they suddenly displayed and waved
six hundred American and hundred French flags The
effect a. first almost bewilderng As the French
flags rather large and the American very small the
former obscured the latter during this perform
ance.
AT the conclusion Of tho exercises there was cappng Of
hands, cheering and general waving OF pocket handker
chiefs.
scarcely had the Prince, &C., gone away, be-
fore one or two ladies plucked somc Of the flowers
which wero near them. Another and another plucked
flower, till there was general stampede for
them. Ladies and gentlemen iosted each other
IN their cage ness TO procure FL very prize. Soon the
ing the wreahs all to pieces In Of time police
up stairs, but this did not the least appear
to intmdatc the fashionable collectors Tho policeman
wisely said but tc and appeared afraid put his hand
on any shoulder lest he might put his foot
at the time. great number examined the velvet
haDgings, 10 II they were Of the cotton kind, and
suited their remarks to the result Of their observations
Not few seated themselves In the chair whore the
Prince sat.