The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22
DEPARTURE CT the sLV Nth REGIMENT.

Specializing fathers, ambitious mothers, signing
maidens, decaying spinsters and all that monde
script host OF feminine humanity that slOot Cupids
arrows ut large fortunes, and with such rract.sed
ain hit brass buttons have nied to Saratoga to anti
cipate The advent of the glorious Seventh regiment
to the halls OF Venus, Terpsichore and Bacchus.
What must not have been their sensations yesterday
as the risk southern wind bore upon It's wings the
udnss that nearly 500 OF the young boods thorough
brcds Of New York, had actually embarked upon
their iong-projected excursion And could they
bu, have tile closed ranks OF these tall hand
some types OF our military scions. march
ing in column by company, and with an
angular precision and q uniform unity OF move
ment, how many female hearts would not have been
moved by the heroic Instinct that made othello the
betrothed OF the lair Desdemoua IL has been
limited tnat there VIII be 500 weddings upon
the returd Of the regiment to tho city. The
number Is unnecessarily large-for Colonel Clark and
several Others have already passed through that In
tcrestlng ceremony, much 10 their satisacilon-so
that the number cannot be, at most, over i9a The
regiment was clothed In its regular uniform of milf
tary gray with gilt trimmings and In It's personnel
shoulIeled knight OF the sword, whose
mustacae ana imperial have been dipped
IN some Modifying lotion and whose COM
plexion has been clarlued by the Keen
edge vi q "Nade d Buicher,r from tue ascdity OF
hio SAptcsStou cfiucnlly preparing IOf some hank
movement the bewifclin. bellies OF the springs:
thea another, intoxicated with dellynJ-nothinQ
stronger-wiGt q wild, rollickny air aui who, II
no. under the curb OF military discipline, might be-
seen right under tue shadow Of some Irhlale heart
lhe 900 VINO so 10 Saratoga contain tic nlarlty and
ill OF me regllnelt ana ne is not false prophet
VINO predicts that the Springs Will DC oyerown with
virgin tears upon their return TO the city At
i've O'Clock the battalion formed at rs grnorv over
lomEkiAs Market, with ali the aceoutr calenls In
ciuding knapsacAs; thence IL took up the line or
mafcn up r0urtl avenue 10 AstOr place down Astor
n a Ra ~ Ia
across TO Fifth avenue and up the avenue TO
TWcliy-thifd street. All along tnS route larua
crowds ga.nered 10 witness the admirable navcbl no
Tor wnIcn the regiment Is famous and nproylsed
corps Of citizens formed Independent brisades upOu
the SIDEWALKS ana kept tn3 pacS-eyely man for
hihiselI-Thne the ladies, intent upon '.woinan's
rlgnts" ala tue same. Arriving at the Flh Avenue
notei tue roiumh passed betV cen the dense tlronQ
inning tue CUTTERS making very preC!se lloyclneuts
whiie the evolution OF "neal vi column TO the left;
Was perfect embodiment OF the military art Des.
pte the lar extremity OF tie season and the sus
pected paucy of pretty girls In tne city the parade
~ ti5 point showed tiat tao supposed nerra OF All
Lie lar ones 10 tue country Is q waItun piece OF
PUBIC credility. Flora hcFlimsey, OF Madison
square" was III attendance, smiling bengnantly
outstanding her late ai;IicliOn OF the Arabian
ocnu and among ncr most dev1tei admirers was
,onhy Doah. Aaly blondes and iair sprink-
lg OF tue daughters OF cuba, together
WIN numerous military gentlemen were
'ohspicuous IN the assembage. Leading the van
preceded ~ TAG band, sat Colonel Ea,lnOns Clark In
asy, aiSu.gee position ulol his Gne charger. The
ataiion pursuing the line OF march down twenty
MIRA street., reached tho river and enDlrked on
oaru ile Cify oil Hartford steamer chartered es-
ecihIy lOf tne TRIP An enthusiastic OuJburst OF
ne .ro "a accompanied tlo i've hundred VINO went
ne SIX liundrcd' upon their arrival ut Saratoga
the knapsacks were packed small toilet articles
M two pairs Of White unn.ent .ouao.es and other
ldisp ensaOcs that belong To the oress or no sren
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