New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-02

OF regal beauties if Bourbon held court in
sim latitude OF Irving place Detectives with Keen oyc
and watolful bearing moved and mingled among thc
mas:ers scanning every face, when faco visible
and ready TO spring upon any casual lawbreaker
Some Of the fairest and freshest faces belonging
TO Now.YOrk merchant arstocracy wcro and
then apparent, all animation and Smiles with lowly
bendngs of graceful necks the enchanting music from
the galleries directed The figures OF tho quadres The
sofas and lounges at the of the stage were covered
with elegant and arstocratc DANES resting, all wear
ness from the fatigucs of the fascinating dance. AS
general thing it noticeable that the faces were
OF a very good class type. Despite the en-
deayOr TO avoid excitement and TO manifest
placid arsocrac ease the maddening gal0p, with its
wlIng lOstng and terrific curvettng came to break
against tho restraint built up by the barrier of society,"
and with dash and crash evoked by the wand of the
musician , the patrlcan pcban mingled regardless of
each others artificial angles Tho boxes were
filled with very beautiful women flirting
and tanning themselves, chatting to their partners and
critczng the manifold and diverse characteristics OF
costume moving, grouping and massng In the rad
OF many ranbows tho glistenng floor. The red
glush of tho seats in the boxes contrastcd admira
bly, with the pale white and neutral tins OF
the varicgated silks. laces. fabrics OF costlinoss
and price. Feminine faces suffused with the uch
glow and ncanadned hucs of the wOOfs OF tho neither
most Indies and mystic Cathay Here arc Generals OF
brigade and division, bankers, Senators grave and rev.
erend limbs OF the law in fsrky coats, and pale student
like newspaper There goes banker with halt I'D his
walk, and magnificent fair beauty IN blue elk gracefully
leaning his arm who controls half tho RAILROAD capital
OF the American Republic, and ho passes the main
entrance he scrutnizes tho boxes with his glass; until
his eye rests upon a gentleman with tcrrlflc
hair and blue coat with brass buttons
The man with the hair counter to tho
banker political contest where Presidency was in
volvcd and they cordially dislike each other as may DO
frnm lack NJ greeting. Here,
il the leading man in elegant comedy at a we'll
known theatcr in the vicinity OF UnOnsqlare
whispering to mysterious figure In DlacK
lace She looks with the depths Of her large lousrous
black eyes, through eylets ia her mask IA the elegant
cavalier conducts her to a seat Arm and with tho
chief supporter and bosom friend OF Gen. Nc
Cellan Gro his disastrous political defeat,
walks tho winner OF the yacht
race. And again. we have another group OF nobites-
the Chief Magistrate of the City Of New-York. with a
lady blue domino holding earnest conversation with
scnderbult gentleman. with snowy hair and whlskers,
and features overlooking with tho erudton OF Kent
and Blackstone.
Midnight approaches and the Hobbies filled with
the new arrivals Numerous pleasantirics are trans
pirng, while the dcafcning OF the threefold
orchestra of q hundred performers renders many or
the masers obyious of the lesser amenities OF social
dclcacy. Tho OF popping champagne sorks
may be heard from the anterooms, rather stifled'
ordinations and siyery laughter from two fair lmbibers
Of costly yinagcs The street outside Is filled with an
eager crowd who peer the tcrstccs made through
the ranks Of Capt Burchetts policemen at the dantiy
clad dancers they are handed from the carriages
tSo sdewaEs m the vicinity of the Academy were
haunted in frsal nights by crowds OF pckpockes ana
Thieves ana robbery was rue. o' an t ; H
metropolitan, under tho keen supervision OF capt Brack
aned from The persons OF the naskers who ess steadily
forward through the portals OF the Academy