The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-22
MOVEMENTS OF MRS. LINCOLN.
Our Long Branch Correspondence.

Our Long Branch Correspondence.
MANSION HOUSE,, LONG BRANCH, August 10, 1861.
Mrs. Lincolns Seclasi6n-A Literary Mark Tapley-
Mrs Lincoln About TO Come Out-Country Ladies in A.
tendance-A Cho,oder Scrape-PaHis Concert-The
Grand Ball, and Preparations Therefor, &C.. de-, de-
The thousands upon thousands of readers of tho
HERALD who peruse these veracious chronicles Of Long
Branch during court season. can have no idea of the
lack of material there for real genuine report of Mrs.
Lncolns movements. The fact is, that she makes
movements. am sort Of literary Mark Tapey,
under difficulties and Mrs Lincoln will give absolutely
nothing to write about The plain record of a day here
be told in ten words, far Mrs. Lincoln is
cerned. Then why don't tell it thus brieny2 Simply
because all the public wants know than words
about Mrs. Lincoln and if cannot tell them about her
for the reason that there is nothing to tell, l
must relate something about somebody other
nected with her, directly indirectly, and exc out
a letter. They do these things better in England
The story OF the Queens daily dongs doesn't
occupy but very few lines, even in the Court
journals and yet the Queen does every day something
much better worth reporting than Mrs. Lincoln. But
they accustomed to the matter and not Our
public wants news gossip, everything about the Pres
dents Lady, and they must have It, How delightful it Is,
after bohering oneself to death to write all this have
the dear public call you Jenkins John Thomas your
pains
Really however, see my fault and acknowledge that
these letters would BIO better reports of Mrs. ncons
movements, if there was little more about Mrs
Lincoln in them. But, then, Mrs Lincoln has kept her
constantly and consistently since her arrival here
has received and been introduced to but very few people,
has only driven out once or twice Am to penetrate in
to the sdctoru of the lady, the Times did into
that Of the Prince Of Wales and give minute description
of her comb brush, etc? Am to get up behind her
rage and hear what she says-and doubt ii she would
say anything extraordinary during drive. Am to tell
how she impresses people, and what the folks think
Of her, when the folks havnt seen her
and don't know what they think themselves? To I'D
all in word Mrs Lincoln has done nothing since her ar
rival here and has not walked and bathed like the
rest of us. Therefore have been driven TO write
OF the people and things which surround her, just
Thatcher the comet will show you all sorts of little
bits Of stars while waiting the rising Of the great
urinary you wish to inspect.
Both for your sake and my own, then, am glad to
say that Mrs. Lincoln has at last announced her
intention of coming out from her seCusion and among
all Mrs. Shearer has now very nearly recovered, the
whole party have been long enough here to feel at
and home, and the Presidents lady has ntimated
that she desires to mnge with the other guests OF the ho
tel to allow all to see her who please and to enjoy the
pleasures and festivities of Long Branch This is very
good news to all and especially should think, to the
country ladies, tens and twcntes of whom arrive here
Lincoln. They are dressed in their very Sundayest
clothing and have their very best department 1t is
great fun to them get at the Mansion and to watch
how they recognize every other lady as 'Mrs Lincoln,
sure" notice that they always select the most hand
some, well dressed and snowy ladies for Mrs Lincoln and
love study their faces the curious mixture of Gu
rOsity and ave- There they Sit in two along the
hall patiently waiting for Mrs. Lincoln to pass and feel
ing quite out of place among so many gay people But
Mrs. Lincoln does not pass, and so at evening the
ladies' start for home, having inquired, on an
average, three hundred times is that Mrs Lincoln
and having had all the ladies of the house pointed
them by Blossom Lodge wags, as really the identical
Mrs. L."
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Lincoln took long drive,
back Of the village but has not yet left her room TO-
eyCept for dinner, Mr. Robert Lincoln McCOnkey the
sportve Forbes and the dashng Hastead with the rest
OF the young gentlemen OF the party have gone or
Pleasure Bay or Whereabouts on fishing and chowder
scrapo. They have just the sort Of day for sportwarm
but cloudyand from the material of the party antci
pate fun They will not return until evening
This is to be week TO be marked with white stone in
the history Of the Branch Peters the host Of the Ma
onal, is coquetting with Grau about concert,
thing Of that kind to be given in honor Of Mrs Lincoln,
with Carlotta Patti as prima donna Won't there be
large time If this arrangement can only be made, and if
the concert only of in the early part Of the
week. That will be an excitement indeed.
But after all we are most anxious about the
grand ball., which Laird gives, at the Man.
coin has dehntvey promised to attend. Why,
are to have Dodworths band down here, and fire.
P NJ And then are all to so in to the ball. with the
band again. and with all sorts Of decoretons ourshes
and embellishments about the room, and to dance
until nine AN, If we please Already the ladies have
sent to New York and Philadelphia for their farhngales,
furbelows and things and the price Of white kids is on
the RISE Adetachment Of ladies went off in the cars
to-day on foraging expedition after fineries.
Many Of the leading bellies and beaux Of the metropolis
have agreed to come down TO that occasion. The
dressing will he beyond all seen here. The members
of Blossom Lodge have stopped borrowing each others
clothes and sent up for their ball SUITS Such time
there will be here before and laugh at
you may, intend doing very large thing on the
sea shore. IAany doubts it, let him her come
down before Thursday and see
MANSION Housx, LONG BRANCH, August 20, 1861.
A Dull Day-Prince William Lincoln-7Smmy and his
Voice-s Lincoln and her Sick Friends-Jersey Stow.
ness Erempifed-A Grabbing Party and 7nompson's-
The Grand Bdll-7he National Hop-Breaking Up Of he
ty-Depdrtures-Ar. Lincoln in 7dtleouz Virants,
&C., dc.
Yesterday was the dulest day have had at the
Branch since Mrs. Lincoln's arrival here. Mrs. Lincoln
kept her room all day Mr. Robert Lincoln and his friends
went off grabbing. The weather warm and sultry
There absolutely nothing to do but to enjoy the dolce
far niene and pet Of the younger Lincons whose
cognomen s william, whose age is about fourteen and
whose size is about three and six This young princey
chip of the Lincoln block did the honos for the whole
party however, under the guardianship Of the rresist
bic Forbes. He petted by all the ladies' at the Man.
sion and the National; followed and admired by al,
the little base ball playing boys Of both hotels and made
himself quite agreeable to everybody think that have
not referred Prince william before and must say Of him
that he is of small stature but of very inqurng
mind He puts questions if he had inherited his fathers
legal acumen, and indeed sight Peters of the
NaOua explaining ~ him the position of the houses and