The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-09

On the popretors with tho operaicn Of IN execut,y
oomA oos 10 one hunares gsn,Ieea = r;S
wslks of lie, irrespective OF party loin then
III the aA dsbe effort Among these may be mentione,
the names n Hon. Hamilton Fish Cuban O. verplanck
James e. Ro psevet Governor john A. King John Va,
Buren, AnguAt Belmont, Ambrose G. Kngsland, Georg
opdyke, simeon Draper Augustus Ssoen Charles Roome
ford Hail. Even and Yates Colones Learts, Bat;erfeit
Pinckney lie Gal and vosburgh Judges Brady and Hi
ton, Moses H. Grifa1elI and others solid Of New
York. To each OF these hundred gentlemen were
given nine tickets three for gentlemen ana SIX for ladies',
and thus by a judicious arrangement was secured
an ATTENDANCE not only OF representing every SHADE
OF politics ana the principal departments OF business
and learning, bat likewise an array Of maids and ma
only tn the emporium OF the New World.
The apartment devoted TO the BAH was the grand
dining This had been handsomely reiitted;
the walls and ceilings being newly frescosd, the
floor freshly waxed, and the several windows
neatly occupied by the star ssnsed Banner The
quite unnecessary TO say the lively strains wound along
with such gentle nsAuaton that few able bodics men
or women had power 70 resist the locomotive temptation
In fact with the exception of dozen antique su
cimens OF sculpture, who enjoyed the dolce far OF
looking on the assembly was emphaticaly OF dancing
character
This commenced at ten o'clock from that
hour onward until the wee sa hours was continued
without interruption, that which marked the visits
TO the adjacent salon dc sospey
Ihs was another triumph of the evening. The tables
located in what In called the south dining rcom and
so arrnged THAI necessary the entire company could
be accommodated at 0nce--an Admirable provision
winch kept the tables open t01ise from halt past tan until
he close or the BAH precudef the possibility OF crowd
and all wc~t on tremendously eud well.
The edlbies supplied OF tho amplest and
best character, and the ornaments, Ia the gNape
OF flowers and fxtures-embracng various de
signs done in sugar-were both beautiful and
elaborate. The salon evidently favorite place OF
adjournment and throughout the evening oysters
calves foot Jelly appeeS and pretty speeches
were blended IN the most amicable confusion.
But whether in the supper tie ball roolf the cup
dol was always magnificent There young ladies !
OF tender years and sweet ssceptbites ladies' of no
particular ageout odoriforous neld Of rcsesand
grave matrons, whose pa7mal attractions the |
Go!condian diamonds which sparkled around them.
There divntes in crinolme, looking like
tions OF French mner bandbox-very nice and per
feet. And there numbers of young nursngs OF
fashion, gorgeous in white Crayats split coal tails and
patent leather boots whose expression appear
ed TO be that beau ideal Of all reectionsS looking
very best These contingent ndv idral5 revolved
around tho female plane,arnm, did small talk
iii Homeopathic Doses and variCisly repre-
sented the esprit de socies Of the even
ing, making themselves useful wherever required,
either lesser light so female Ko moor, ia
the still pleasanter occupation of spinning around the
room with their full OF FACILITATING female lowell
Taking the affair altogether 1t was splendid incarns.
ton Of New York wealth. worth, elegance, Intelligence
and refinement and both the committee and proprieors
deserve credit not only for their in making such
Union demonstration bat for having initiated the first
fashionable movement of the season.