New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-01

ara kUeu fui whose VITlpV perfect soldiers must De
invincibe we think. Nothing stand against them,
and this march of the splendid fellows is but holiday.
making And yet the news has Just OF the Bslti
mole massacre, and While olr voices wish our dear
ones God-speed-ouI hearts IN deadly fooT call them
back again.
Then rises a vision Of days of anxious waiting and
ridnight uarching OF still country roads. alive with
the swaIm1g rayooats; of the glitter Of ba! onetS In
lie moonlight; of tho sweet scent Of nppleblossoms
filing the air. OF meeting with other soldiers, and
loyal league OF friendship formed with Them Begrimed
and dusty fellows these last. Ilardhanded and rcck-
less OF their parts Of speech Men who rushed from
anvil and machine-shop and cobbers bench, and fish
ing smack to the field, counting Liberty ana Country
before wife child Their coarse jackets cover kingY
hearts, and the Nsg York Soventbje.nesSe doree-and
the Massachusetts Eighth-mechanict and mudsills-
perceive that they are brothers
A vision Of weary tramping OF road mending Of
bridge.budiug OF wearing anxiety concerning wash
ington al last of glod march 10 the White House. a
reassurns glimpse of The good President and biyOuaO
in the Capitol.
OF lovely field days the bills north Of the city. Or
the soft dawn wherein the of Ellsworths murder
thrilled the awakened camp OF the return home, and
the welcome, and ,he CALCULATIONS thai NewYork and
Massachusetts had saved the Capitsl.
RETBoSFECT.
A vision OF a midsummer day, when the Regiment
walled with reversed at the Armory door mourn.
fully guarding quei figure stretched on a howitzer,
beneath tic coors which had been to him the symbol o.
the Eternal Laws. Poet, wit and genial campaigner
the friends Of two months felt that me love Of years
knit thcm TO tbCir dead c0nradc who he'd mads them
historic.
Visions Of other sad professions and later dirges
OF solemn march up Broadway before the funeral car
whose black pumes mournsd the sweetest, simplest
spirit Of TIE time-thc dead bacSwoOdsman on bis bier
k.ngcE i.ng than any monarch ia Lis robes of state
TIE PREsENT.
Suddenly the music in the gallery poars out great
gush Of triumph and cease and with start We come
back 70 the present The boxes oil filed row witt
dowagers and Younger ladies who do not dance. !
Pretty toiiettes here, there and everywhere Colors
so positive that without glass the dresses opposite
MIGHT be the bright bits that make the cnohanment OF
the kaleidoscope. Why anybody comes in fonnets TO
receptions like this is problem whci finite inielli'
gcucc cannot solve No invention Of milliner no ca.
price Of fashion can make anything 70 lovely as the
human head and beautiful hair richer ndornmeni
than velvet or pon,lace. Beside you invited to
The social at home" Of the regiment ard should 10
more wear nollei liuu Nou eNthiu npsfAt u ANEH |
umbrella What il Gen Dix should keep his chapeau
on his head during the evening II would BE- the
oensc mex. in euormity to pnlling down the American
flag AID set tie custom " wearing useless and u
comfortable bonnet Las as little excuse.
There are no bonnets down ctairs where turn for
rele. There are innumerable young soldiers 70 whom
veteran has something gay. And hysays ~ this
veteran Gen Dix, SO ably. and simply tia, the
I'll ~ dancing sisferloou ta6 n 1
terrors at all few words Of memory, a few words @!
hope. and few words of counsel and all genuine
words Of Loyalty. and fraternity.
THE SUFFER- Rooms
And now before the crowd press n We shah ht into
the llittering supgerroom and discover IT. savcry
scents We step hOn ore door Of the ACADEMY I
into - what We had heard that covered pa'sagc &
" boards would connect Irving Hall will The bal
room Tbs pretty boajoir this gay gaIery With ils !
naug.ogs of white ard gold and s soft rich cIu -on
carpet. and its suoigh; Of warmth and radianoegei
We behind U.s. flying tales Of the street 81 this h. (
as unlike wooden pas age a5 possible. At the /
end. daruSy snatcaed from the ihosp.'able /
steps Of tAc sale ~ noAsa- the Committee 4
informs us-bu. ~ don believe O word Of It, because
il s so comfortable az 70 bok like tho grosih Of tine
il tie cosicst little ante tsOm in the world. all gay With
Tags and luxurious with sofas and delightful with the
filtered music Of the distant hand. And standing Lere
and looking u the 81 fcsts enough The painted
columns behind tho orchestra seem IN away and the
vista long The IN fragrance Of flowers steals from
those no: house beauties round The rim OF the fountain
and the cool water I'm ths basin other fanc!e than
the dolphins on the hIins Round the gallery hanring
baskets Of blossoms swing in the funtlystirrin6 air
and among them Gagged canaries wafbe sweet forgive
ness Of their captors DrapsFe' Of orange. bue-or-
dered and bright with stars o'ohe all the windows
and tie beloved flag IL everywhere on the platform
the bugle. and trumpet and born and dfun echo The
far OF music of the Dali
The tables yalsnced too with loyal bunting hl iiree
sdos Of the hall Hlre ia the center e miracle of
sugar. the Capitol at Washington copied TO the Statues
in The nicher. and guarded D. somewhat babhy de-
tacAmcDt Of the 20. GesmeIt 10 WHOM cvidoaty |
slcchaiiue Justice co1d no ia done. over here - d
mode ol The IOmpkins !uarc amor IA tie same ad
bcs!ie material will moro gsy ccptcd sent tcs even
more notieelby vilGyd Impo,ibe fountains in tngar
sweep over prcposterogs raiais amazing coihedrils,
ana moaied castles and clocks. with the go"!rg
trbale tie aeasons hcaped Up about them. aud ohe1
monuments OF oonieci0ne.s genius, adcrh the tables
Everything that can bo eoten ana apparent, tnrgs
that oonnot. load the tab.e'
Down stairs, We are tod. Is Dc private supper room
Gr ne invited guests What exceeding goTes are 70
scryed for that we cannot Cness but IL IS probable
tLet the fountain in ant uude sollh flows cthmparne
and The gugar models become aabostor-cosiler, but
ot d, eatable and the e1ra.'es all rocs with the
uoat,sinable egg in crery cage b. Ills time The
crowd becomes sufocotine n.d We drt into tir boil
room
A sea Of ligt and color s-ain tls hag c'eTywhere
and the flowers and 'le bunting Around the tier OF