Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-01

correspondent Of The New York World thus
photographs night life IN the Metropolis Of The
Paeisc:
Sfour IN RAsrLos-TaE oFKkA.
Let " hare a look into the hight life OF .hi,
metropolis ofthe Pacffc
wevill take. first. the opera, which l. in ,ea.
son Al the Academy Of Music. 10 Pine street
Owned and directed by the head and front Of
musical and dramatic entertainments on the
ecosa hasuhe.. This gentleman has jasg sue
esedef 10 buying OF another operate sntsrprise
which Presumed 10 lntrude upon biz domain, and
consequently. has IL ell his osn SAY. Tho AGA
deny Of Music is building. the interior Of which
10, perhaps, appropriately devised no, 20 much
10 SHOW Of . IN its Own behalf az to display
its asdiencs 20 the best advantage Very little
can be said for the grace Of its architecture OF
the beauty Of Ia decorations IL seats, however
one thousand ave hundred persons 80 eomforta-
bly and consplMously that al can see what
trsnspires, not alone spoa the stage. bat every
where else in the house. tits filled this evening
With an sussnce so representative Of the high
hfe of San francisco that We could not have q
bstef OPPORTUNITY. Tbs very krst vi vid impress
SION - that these people have come with the 10
tsntion Of adoarning. after the performance il
over, 70 fancy dress bal. Such mixture Of
eolors, such hsterskefsr laying on Of gauds
An1 js-slry. was surely never seen before. The
women fairly reek with rainbow tinted fnerie3
Lever Jour eye TO level with their heads.
gisnce across the fattering perspective. aud be
hold botanical garden in fall bloom. Huge
roses and jsponicas arc piled. like Pson upon
Oss2, high above half the forehesds in the
hreng Crimson aud green, yellow and purple
vhh and brown, l.ces and vslvsts. and heaven
knows what othor fsndish combination of hues
and textures, riot a. IN q carnival, before your
outraged vision. And where. oh where. are the
fair faces Of San Francisco 20 be discovered
amidst this messl Along the rows Of the dress
circle. where female vissges seem never to rise
above the dreamy plane Of good looks, is there
no one coEbtenance beautiful Not one You
nAy look I'LL you are blind aad 20 away empty
ss you came Of the delight OF having seen, thus
far away from home wsere they are thick 40
leaves in Falambrosa. one really lovely female
face. The men are glorious contrasts Mingling
in the interval between the acts, with hearty
cordiality and a graceful ease that are refresh
ing TO see, they are az excellent company OF
fine fsstnred. whole hsarted, dgnifed gentle
men as sny city in the land can show.
TEE STREET AND TnE uELoDEoS.
Let Us quit this plase at once. and go where
Immortality 10 bsiled "a good fellowship, aud is
not ashamed to be seen Out OF the depths Of
drinking cellar hard by, the notes OF an aria
from Irorafors arise, sang in tones rich and
sweet as those or the prima donna in the Acad-
envy. What a voice to be heard in such place.
Down Montgomery street, where the clinking OF
coin in dtinkiag houses, aud the roar of negro
minstrsls. and the noise Of out Of tune pianos,
and the gable of debauehees, and tho laughter
Of waiter girls, make the night lively, We stroll
to - street, aud thence through bar room
into one Of the "mel0ieons" "A box madam
If you please aud the compliment old lady,
who receives visitors and their money, hands us
tickets, and points the way up stairs We enter
box biz enough to hold Dozen hung With
froTsy curtains and Uttered With cigar stumps,
and, seating ourselves. look out upon the scene
beyond MephistOphiles would grin with Joy at
the sight Seated on the stage. at the further
extremity oil The hall, - q company consisting OF
SIX females, very much undressed above and
below, and about the same number OF men. clad
in various dsgsises. All these characters hold
musical instruments OF some sort OF other in
their hands. all have their legs crossed, and all
are singing irightful stave with the whole
strength OF their lungs, TO the accompaniment Of
q piano and hddles, in front OF the stage and TO
the intense OBLIGATION Of highly mixed au-
dirnce of males, who smoke and cheer and stamp
their feet alternately during the progress OF the
ballad. Its conclusion is followed by series of
profane and obscene conundrams, after which a
young woman. who seems to have experimented
as TO the point at which a human being may be
considered dressed and sndressed at the same
moment, appears, and goes through what is
termed upon The bills a fancy dance The eli
max OF this performance is the balancing Of the
dancers body on the point OF one foot, and the
elevation OF the other foot high in the air before
her face. which interesting display is greeted
with tumult OF appreciation from below, bu,
causes the retirement of the present company in
haste.
4TIUI, FARO AT MIDNIGHT tfI
We take on our next tour the Plaza. The
Plaza Is the most ordinary of parks, iaclossd in
an iron paling and garnished with few stunted
trees. It is surrounded with carriages, and ia at
present. the scene OF couple of designations
A short walk further on takes us to large
granite building in the center Of block, the
hrst door OF which is occupied by three ball
bankers. conveniently situated at the entrance
OF fashionable gambling hell. Entering the
house through large double doors OF mahogany,
climbing one flight of stairs, and touching
spring bell AZ another door, we are admitted,
after bret examination. by "a very great per
sonsge indeed. who shuts the door gently be
hind VS. aHd leaves us TO ourselves in a silent.
brilliantly lighted. and sYsndidly furnished apart
msnt connected With others by folding doors
The massive and richly carved tables in this
room deserted. The social games play ed
here have given away to the more exciting game
of all games, now IN full but intensely quiet
blast in adjoining room. We pass into thai
room through doors whose hinges are noiselsss
as down, and come iHto full view of immemorial
contest betv cen human crsdulity and the god of
Chance. dubbed in these DAYS the Tiger! The beast
is showing bis teeth TO u ght with vengeance.
Huge piles Of ivory beside the bankers elbos
attest his proves. The chatter, chatter, chatter
Of these little ivory checks is the only sound
The crowd, three ranks deep, which surrosnd,
the table where tho banker turns the cards, is oil
the approved imperturbable ealiber. IL stakes
wins, loses gracefully aud silently It l. most
gshtlemanly lhTOng Merchants lawyers
brokers. s1- ges Of the supreme bench. men oil
families, young men Of position ard weilth are
It's composites The social atmosphere OF the
European gaming table il revived A large o. .
sdsbosrd, giItering with glassware and silver
and stored with the finest liquors sits close Al
hand. To this altar deyotee occasionally step.
to refresh himself, and then returns with new
energy to the battle The smoke of a eigas
softly curls upward over The heads of the players
By that token know a loser. Who wins has NJ
need of such stmnlant Whata devilish fasc
nation the scene possesses! Ii scatters thought
or rather concentrates it, so that We can sc,
nothing, think Of nothing but the table and the
moray and the hands and foresrms that react
down 20 back the cards OF claim the winnings
Over the elegant supper served TO guests in al
a5oaing ro0m-but not here-one may vrencf
q faculty or two apart. wherewith 10 reflect upoI
the hideous influence OF the faro table upon ia
hcbfues. Of whatever class or intelligence the,
nay be.
RoJsE II soIR-THE NAKED BASKrks.
4 few blocks further and are At the en-
trance Of famous saloon passing through