New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-12
AmUsEMENTs.
Irving Hall.

.ye,.s Uarrisou's simple anu oepoN0''"
Jul "'' -. .rrerior 10 Jurisprudence, ana 'u'-
s1&'eU .,o,,,s without the semblance OF an ehor'
nsnA' ~, Il;e masking only that oar iegi'a'o''
~, moral shafts. The snnnai entertainment
an, 'D ua1I are rendered technically private ny 'no
,,.,nI;,v Of it's proprietor who issues tche'' y"
- o,ouuds alone, and yields no ip'i's'ioN, 'N'r'
:. tboss whom be may surely count ni' ii'iu'' .,S
- ,h;s 10. limit deiDabo only ny the uller'
-. boundaries of the community, IL ha'uran! ioi'
- n.o, oil those elements OF puDhclty WINCH
dad to add spirit ant vsnety
occasion are amply afforded. While in essen
-, s.c, private eaihering-ticsets being unpur'
~ and accessible only through the medium OF
49,, intimacy with the projecor-it is in form and
81, co,eourse of the most popular and compre'
,.nsivs order. Mr. Harrisons spiritual tentacles
probe every department of respectable society ii'
s.,low,b1p peuetrates in every conceivable raoiu'
rhe mos, irrelevant circles find in him sympatne''
DIN, Of contact. Any sstemblage, therefore, WIN"
,cre.ents IN greater OF leps degree the eA'ie"''
b scouaintaI ceship, must necessarily pe H''eiOko
,.us An Mr. Uarrison's masked balls are cohr
,.o,,o,y heterogeneous. TIE Last one, that OF
Th,s1av night Just past, was superiatl'eiy 3d.
y. to.,,yal of tbis eccentric aud somewhat ex-
go, character. we say 50 much the better
Ts. ',(ros, and effect of a masked ball depend
.,ai,ey upon the social variety WITH winch IL 10
.n;eed Varieties Of costume and color are not sum
,;,nt There mast also he those Of individuality
and feeling. A masquerade made up Of guests NOV
ingsll u,on plane of equality would be an eAptr'
,,sr, bey,nd the daring even Of Harrison. And MS
"a. .ber. are risks which none bat spirit OF con-
SS4n, valor would approach without much moral
vertigo and siaking of the knees. NasqueTadef ore
~ contrary &c the established notions OF our Pracuca
,.opls. who shrink from eujoyments that repeated
u.soe has moi sanctioned, and who are especially
s.;ned 10 the scent Of mischief in the mystery OF gay
Aisouses thsi 10 any other form than that which
hss heen chosen a. Irving Hall they would surely
81 either through tie effort TO lift them to an I'M
,s,ural dignity, or through their inevitable lspse
into uncsnly license. Many failures in many cites
h,vs proved tha tao carnival element is one with
which n.e American bosom does not normally burn.
But MUCK and ingenuity Ike flint and steel Of
fashionable impulse, and once year, at least,
.rtscient social tndsr is gathered together to catch
shis festing spark
NJ. Hsrrison's lsr ball was lis best. When we
Remember that it Was real success We pause, open
.v.d over 80 rare q fact. There wero momen.s
xben jts prospects wayefed aud when the end wss
objectionable. Timdiiy reigned st the outset, and
,t,'paralyzing influence might have fingered till the
slose but fol tbe superior generalship OF Mr. Hsrr-
sea. who sprang despotic when The occasion de-
.nsnded. and dashed vitality into the waning scene
Ne s. feld.marsha ni. ht burl troop Of horse
70 tie support Of fainling column. Tie
quests had msirus;ed both then selves and their
peigbbors. and i'ed IN masses 10 tie galleries,
whence then spectsorial calm froze back tue little
life that had been kindled tLeoor From the
moment hstthis became apparent, tie galleries were
forbidden TO al cor.,rs. Iucxorable authority in
buttons denied ngreEs 10 the imporing multitude,
while vigorous. and at The same time seductive,
managerial tactics were 50 dexteronsly brought TO
bear upon the lotererf that in short space the floor
Bs2in pslpISted beuestl the accumulated weight Of
The human deeso.es etc, etc. rec nsl,
And confidence was gradually infpired by sttiIiop
Long before midnight triumphant result WAS as
sured snd Tue manAger-gelera moist and conteuted,
wss enabled TO retire TO taose regions OF internal
recreation to The full enjoyment Of which the con-
seiousbess Of dnty molly done is tie jusiest title.
The costumes were lively tud agreeable-no in
srdinsteIy original in design, Int generally sutdued
and conventional, ss Il IN consequence OF pervsd-
Ing uncertainty as TO what MTs Grundy wonld wear.
But after al, extravaganza in deguses is not what
mos' required 10 give pic,uresquepea 10 q mas
goerade. There wa gentleman in Baltimore come
years ago VINO visited entertainment Of ibis sorl
~ & locomotive engine; bui il wa no found that
he added much IL The spirituality OF Tie scene. On
she contrary, lie once or twice Tan of the track III
The direction Of ladies with whom he wee not ac'
fuEulted, IL consequence Of which u was finally
found necessary 10 switch him out into The
stree, IN spite Of bis loud aeseveiations that,
IL moesled, be would burst Lis boiler. During
Ale la4t Carnival season in New. Orleans, an lnyen'
tive genius appeared at orie of she saloons IN tho
guise Of od-fashioued eigh;-dsy clock but as he
WA continually running Gown toward tie reiresb-
neut rooms, biz works presently became derapged
ono the authorities lad 10 be called in to sunmsriy
wiod biai Up. Nothing Of course. Of this bold and
imaginative sort was apparent at Irving place. but
Of the same time, there wss sufficient Of diversity to
ward of all reproach OF taneness or monotony in
form OF color. Without speaking Of mere doininos,
Of which there were ysriegaed scores, we recall a
greater number OF emphatically fandfn dresses than
could possibly be specified. Many of these proved
sngularly attractive, either through their own bril-
hsnry and excellent taste or through The spright-
linetf and ready wi. of their weare,s. There WAS
it,le lady N costume bot unlike 70 that Of the
Paris debardeur, who danced in a name. puDgenily
suggestive of the Cadet, Or the MAbie, and who
fRng the sats;ory gaze 10 all cOntestsns. Half the
curiosity Of Che evening was ceDered upon her, but she
senained unknown from the moment Of her alriy Al
gill her departure. There was respleBdent Spanish
cavalier, whose disguise was 80 complete that none
.anat-ata sscraf anoL. ,ubsy, Lie