The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-04-24
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NEw Yoax, Feb. Is, 1865

NEW lONk, Febs To- 1901
The arv season in this gay city eliminated
,lnrin. the fortnight past, aud now that Lent has
commenced there il a lull in social cxcitemcuts-
There will be more mcrriment when Easter
comes; but none that will rise high ~ that Of
the irss half of February.
The climax Of s0ciefy events was The OCCASION
of the Charity BtII, given on the 2i inst. at
the. Acudcuy Of Music. Three THOUSAND or more
ticket, we're sold at $ apiece, and larger num-
her og the Fashionable. aud wealthy people Of
New York were assembled than can be sem to-
grtbcr upon any other occasion Bat tine ambi-
zion of everybody who would BE- thought 20 be
in society - il 90 attend thi- ball; and many
pinched and prvtcutious denizen Of cheap
boarding house managed to beg or buy ticket
for this alI-importaut OCCASION, and we'll exc out
IL or her importance for the rest Of the year BY
aslroit alusior - .. that evening ut She Charity
Ball
Here. hpvevcr. society made its greatest public
demonstration: anil with the result Of netting
the sum Of 1000 in aid of two deserving
charities,-the - .sWOmeu's Hospital and the
Episcopal Orphan Asylum" Frivolous people
selI.m dance all night with a better result than
Jai-.-if imIeed any charity be essentially bene-
=
hold, in fostering and producing poverty a. in re-
, Ieyins it. Bot 1t j. well that once in the year
at least, Adolphus yacuo and Fanny Frivola
should imagine themselves to be dOiu. n worthy
deed. The givcr j. sure to be benefited; whether
the receiver il helped or injured. let Herbert
Spencer and other philosophers decide.
Just week after the Charity BaIl occurred
the great ftncy-,rcs- ball Of the season,-that of
the LfederI<ranz society. On this occasion the
plirthful element in New York society eliminates.
The ball was given at the Academy Of Music.
The parylseffs wus oorcd over level with the spa
cious stage, and presented vast in which
two or three thousand people could promenade or
dance mt once. To this doOr no person was ad-
mitted. before twelve O'Clock, unless wearing a
fancy drr-s, domino, or mask. After midnight,
however, simple evening dress was allowed upon
the door, anil most OF the wearers removed their
masks The drcSs-circIe. boxcs, and upper tiers
We're filed with spectators who preferred booking
on 10 dancing. And splendid spectacle it was
% see
The ball was opened nc zen O'Clock by f5lnta--
teal procession composed Of fourteen delegations,
from the Spaai-h Bcvolutiouist-, from Olympus,
the North Pole, the Fatherland. and other inn
probable places They were received by - HIS
Melodious Serenity, Prince LicderSranz, on the
great terrace IN the Gardens of He~perides, the
Central Park Of antiquity, reproduced for the
OCCASION upon the stage Of the Opera-house by
means Of abundant fDwers. frcSsus, anil Orna-
ments- Here His Iiishue-s, attended by the
most distinguished members Of hi- court, the
Nine Olympic Bohemians. - anil other george
ously attired characters, reviewed the cungratula
tous Of the celestial, royal. professional, and
irrrspressible delegations which arrived from all
points OF the COMPASS, and apparently even from
some points not indicated by the eOmpass- Bae-
ehu- appeared, with Charley tianyrnsde-' his
har-keeper. and number Of classic - pretty
wai'er-sirs.' Messrs. Blai-icII & Eek'i. the late
iy-eonvcted whisSey yistillers sent their regrets Mt
not he'ng able o. accompany this delegation IN