New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-16


been manufactured from other peoPea brains Re teed fordy
fall 1t became him tlan II does her Don't you think
soi
in the act OF shaving shampoons and otherw
the British bon. pror to swallowing him whole
heard to he appreciated 1t is fortune to tie patentee.
Every dancer carries drawn sword about broad Is
hsvs been furnished by Montsps Territory Mnns comrany
only three wes odcapits stock many billions Direc,ors
OF Of undonbted Pennsylvsnis character
TEUToyrc ENJOYMENT.
Shouts OF laughter greet it, and follow it, and little
rs OF merrment ricke through the crowd at only the
recollection OF some of its yaearies. 1t Is delightful to
receive the contagion OF fun with which the air 10
| saturated
How these Germans loughrom the worry depth OF their
souls You could coun; the Americans by seeing that
their smiles stop the ps and the weary look haunts
the eyes STILL and the madness Of the moment cannot
dispel it. The keen oxygen which makes the Yankee
nerves so senstvely le potent poison perhaps and
tempts them into a sw 1t race Of existence which wears
them out before theiriime and shows them that the
burden of life is heavy to be borne. Hamlet is
American charcter ihpueh possibly not National one
and to-day. and here would translate his
How weary stale flat, and Improbable.
Seems to NE oil dc uses OF this world
into the terscr Il am bored to death
TIE lAsKERs.
The ese uonks and Kings and deryishes, anu knights
at ar1nor and queens and 1ower.grls. and maids with
miking.pail' ,nd priests all shayen and sh0rn ready
to marry the men all tattered ard torn. who reader
still to kiss the madens all fororD if those achrymose
damses could )e found in this gay erowd-theSe laugh
ing maskeis az not thinking Of Hamlet and his woes,
and very sensible they are therein. One ought not to
wear rue at bbdas. dance the saraband ia Grape.
THE COSTUMES.
We have cen these costumes heiore-all Of them.
We took tea with Prince Rupert yonder, last Sunday
night. and We know. being neighbors. that Cardina
Woolsey hasserous trouble with his wife. This pleas
damse n a red silk skirt who chose her costume
becapse sheaas such pretty feet is own cousin TO fifty
others who here tonight AMI next of kin to the
thousand pnsant girls We have seen 81 fancy dress
balls since cur infancy.
Restricted petticoats and safety of spanges are
the popular feminine conceptions OF faneiin costume
The masculine idea Is broader us is fitting. snd com
prehend. amonks cow and rosary. q court dress o
any periodwhich permits generous display Of stkcn
hose and rufles of-we greye TO say it-coion lace
One wshe, that individual taste and character might
select the ustumcs for once and offer the charming
result. u would be gay epitome of history and 10
nance; cheerful incarnation o' legend aud trad-
tlon AID for such party the study Of dres' would
be worth hle aud the swt toll busy needles.
The GfMEAsTs.
Here AZ the wonderful TuInyerein. whose gylnns
tic featsare amazing. and whose mastery Of muscle
and .incw is admirable But shall We become 4 hiss
ing and byword II we TO suggest tLat somer-
sauli IL tie mids, ofa quadrie are no; gratifying and
that pyramid OF men. unnumbered stories high.
though must satisfy the yaulting ambition OF the top
most Ieuton is inconyenienty bulky and unpessanty
uncertain among 40 walters In short. excellent
gymnasts and irreproaobab!c lelow.ctilens II you
would curb your desire to climb and remain "a the safe
shelter OF the ferry boat os dance like reasonable
christians while the band plays this delicious music.
sou would keep your memory gT.su In the hearts OF
your adopted eouatrymeu
Nine athletic fellows whose muscles ire Iron and
whose hone, are Indienfnbbcf construct pyramids
and Ro,nar Wheels and tie themselves up IN hard
knots and walk on head hands with such delightful
,poriveues tO persuade you that feet are
pheasant cAtfsvBrsnrc vf Mature. and that they
are not men Il all but very perfect rachires
which do al sort, a. muscular miracles;
and If tie ball room be- the III arena for the divcrtise
menis Of the gymnasium nothing could be better. We
mus, believe however than the spectacle OF two men
recklessly PLAYING with death in the trap u cloud
swing is not an edfying one Their courages admira.
ble-thrr self possession .Hceeui-their quick supple
ness a hing equally to be desired. But she sckening
horror Of the fascination which compes 70 lool ~
them. condemns such IN exhibition 10 such place.
TBE CROWD.
Tie crowd at the Licdercrauz was much greater tnan
at the Arion Ball aud would have seemed yer! un-
comfortable # had not painfully remembered the
Seventh Regiment Reception. and deemed ourselves.
even last night, comparatively blessed
The hundred OF more who chose 10 dance-those who
attend the Academy balls are 1t &, not the mode
10 WOO Terrsiohore in fornl-suoeeeded IN moving
10 and fro hnd whrling about with more serious
Inconvenience than constant collision with each other
and bewildeIng confusion OF lingerie would neces.
sarily produce
We admire energy aud perseverance all the more
perhaps because we are tbe hrmest believers IN the
dolc, Iat rente doctrine aud because 40 one OF our
ancestors was ever known to be guilty OF any effort
when II could be made yicaTous. But when We beheld
tue supeIhnmsn o1erions Of the dancers who grew
crimson in the face and painted and became faint Oh the
floor OF the Academy ast evening and yet persisted
in spite perfume and perspratou IN their Raddened
gyrations hour after hour. without the least pleasure
or the sn,lle.t peouniary ;mdncemen our aAmira'on
arose 10 tle ctsitude OF worship.
| Americans would have voted the whole thing bore
drank gls. Of wine. gone home to their sofa ana ey
icism and declared with Sir Charles Colds'ream that
there nothng in IT, Not so our good iiiehds TIE
Germans They danced like the mad der'isheS' ana,
after iorikng themselves with beakers oi lager ana
segments of mberger. returned Ia the voInptn"a'
walt and he thrilling gsiop with moe rest aud energy
than ever