The New York herald., 1869-02-20
BALLS LAST NIGHT.
soc,.ble Of the sp,risualisss,

Sociable Of the Spirftualisfs. ft
The spiritualists who indulge In terpsichorean
festivities every two weeks at the Everett Rooms,
corner Broadway and Thrty-fourth street, having
contemptuous regard o. our common vulgar vocabu-
larry, doubtless as being too much OF the earth,
earthly, call these semLmonthly Dances not dances
or balls, but progressive Sociables" Progression
Il unquestionably good thIng-in horse. in the
matter OF city taxes in fashion, In science in art in
everything, not excepting sptrituallstic pastimes
Of purely terrestrial character. The sociabe last
evening allows the unquestioned inference that pro-
gressive applied to spirtualistic dancing means
TO go t;r not to go 1t simply while the blood leaps
in rapid current through the young veins, but when
the now becomes slower and steadier and even
when assuming an octogenarian sluggishness.
AT eight r. N. began the dance. or rather prelirr
mary mngng Of screecnlng dscoros a on u ne vohns
progressive law OF aftnities. These sounds seemed
Inc wild waIngs OF distressed spirits; but gradu-
cord OF sweet sounds and to an Introductory march
began a grand promenade Of the assembled COM
pany II Is generally conceded tnat OF all specimens
or human nondescripts the famous recruits Of Fa-
sta take the precedence Not so by any means.
Jhs progressive column OF Progressionlsts went in
nitey ahead In varieties in respect to age size and
dress. There were old men and young men, and old
women and young women, and those of both sexes
not quite so old quite young. There were tall
folks and short folks Jean folks and fat folks. There
we're the long bearded and the short bearded and the
no bearded. There were those OF long dresses and
short dresses and not much OF any dresses. There
were those OF preternaturally ugly faces By largely
The majority and there were these not very ugly
il ia very evident that in whatever regard the
spirituaists may have made progress, they
have not progressed much In beauty But
ION with the dance,n without which four words
ali persons OF critical acumen and Judgment agree
IL would be impossible to write up dance II began
and a. il neared he hour When graveyards are gwen
TO yswning and ghosts to peramouatory TOURS o.
our e,1a Ha the aaneing Assumed .saa Sun nf fSe
sehottsch and redowa aud polka tAeY moved
with tho greatest Of ease,
yustlke the man on the flying rspeze
Altogether II was amusing--emusng as one must
imagine the witches Dancen Of Paganni, as vital
lied by ole Bull on his incomparabe violin; anus
as eisewhere were wal fowers-those not UP TO the
requirements OF high terps.chorean art.
Thing.
Sad, high and working,
seemed 10 bear down upon these with overwhelming
weight The tones OF their voices were sepalcnrai;
their very bodies seemed ghostly naments. But even
these. In their dumb dignity and decorum enjoyed
themselves. and SO did the dancers, making up
Notwithstanding all .that we have written OF them
Jolly party. At midnight as tolled the kne Of
departing dav, the dance ended, aud the dancers,
IKE Cinderella, temporarily in q strange character.
hurried 10 their homes TO subslie Into their
sepulchral sombreness.
Concorde Ct siuccrite Rcunies.
The second annual bal 1ndsQae dinuttation given
BY the Concorde and Sincerity Clubs associations Of
well known popularity with the French portion OF
the community, came on with great ecloi last even
ing at the Cermana Assembly Rooms The ball
room was tastcfuly decorated with nags and
banners, and the crowd present was very
great, without being so much SO a. 70 pe
uncomfortable. II Is almost needless 20 STATE tnas
the costumes were as grotesoue aud eegan. - ansy
were various; for these associations nave alreAJ
won an enviable name amoug Dallgoers I9r lne su-
perority OF their uet upv at their annual gather.
inrs. The Grecian Bend seemed TO be an OBJECT oL
general admiration With many OF me n.ds2nees, ~
there were no less than SIX dinerent ieminines
Who n 10 various 10 saysnsse aIa,s One old lady with
remarSable proongation OF nose and spL
behold. had recourse very often 70 bottle
of mar ginger; but up 70 the time the
Nail broke she had been unable 10 stretch nor
barr 70 anythlng IKE straightness. Romeo and
Inlet danced together ia very loving way during
me evening, and the charming Genevieve, accom-
nan,ed by The gendarnles conscience stricken, at
irneted considerable attention, even though Blue
TfS-4 was present attempting 70 cut up some OF his
r1i sooded ca pers with seven old ladies' Of very un-
f0f.agn ayes 10 cnuincrate the various characters
resrtssntct hy the ladies' and gentlemen VINO
f4f4a1ed n Q ballroom until wee mora would be an
,nposslhty hut safiice II 10 say tnat the reunioa
A. s.su3sns auccess from besinnng W eIa.