The New York herald., 1870-01-14
LA C0TERlE OF NEW YORK.

Pic.urs.que aud Pie asant Evening nc ths
Acadcmy-A blaze Of Briiiianso aud
Benufy-A select DIasA uernde.
La Cotevie last eveniRg was \ decided SUGGEST IL
leaves this morning the peasaEA est KIND OF inpreA-
sion on the iancy OF 5000 people rms iS no esaH~
geratlon. Good music, a big cr0~,i. no coniuaon,
pretty women. plenty 10 eat and lots OF dancing
make tho sum total OF the best OF pa 10. All theSe
were there. The Academy was I'm ,its pfiRheesc
trim. The event so long anticipated on account "a
the many new noveltiesn Intended 20 be intro-
duced, such as the nye senses and 1fty onsenseS'
all moving about on two legs each, was no disap-
pointment.
The tabeau was shown at ten O'Clock IA ,resent-
ing most confused and merry grouping ora lot OF
grotesque characters, such tho Onoaoaga. giant.
Shakspeare's uncle Mrs. stoves gYandJA tner.
Brick Pomeroy's schoomastcrs and o host OF thor
Oddities made funny ana moving sight. All tne
characters at given signal. broke loose from Atne
taDieau and todded around tine stage. One was
mushroom, another pumpkin and, in fact, all q Q
vegetable aud animal things FAMILIAR IN dady M
had decenf show. wnen this exhibiti.A
was over dancing began, ana the maskers frona
their seats III the galleries parquct circle and other
places made rush for the stage and then. indeet.
The fun began III earnest At midnight when the
dancing was under full headway, the scene was
exceedingly effective IN point OF color ana anima-
.lon lhe music was good. which Ia saying great
deal IL was choice aud spirited, and 10 the selec
ton OF what was given, ~ flying feet chased th0
stD"i"S hVuis Woo uut uuCH Cf TIC SUCtcSs VI dAV
ball.
There was marked absence OF the blonde girls
with the short dresses and symmetrical legs. Two
there were, however one IN rosy pink and the other
IN grassy green, who prouetted abbreviated skirts
10 the delight OF Prince Erie anu Prime Minister
Gould, who gazed IN sympathetic unison from aAbox
near BY. The unconquerable FISK had his hatr
parted IN the middle, shirt 'front.' blazing with the
treasures OF GOlconda, and bright red peoktle
standing out either side Of his manly throat like
ilnger post AT roads. The stage like the
ntDed tent of Aladdin's rich uncle. Above 1t
streained the starry dag III volume suicient 10 sup
ply a country village on the Fourth OF July Gas
blazed across the back, lowers ana FIR trees
abounded at the sides, women ia,rer than
the gentle Desdemona sat In the boxes,
streams of Gralulia poured down from the gallery,
hooded the stage and intoxicated the fancy. Cor
geous, truly. But the noor-aye, there, indeed,
was the rub. In ana out, Ike shntle5 weaving Irish
poplIns, Coventry ribbon and kidderminster carpet,
went the threads Of color making pictures as bright
and beautiful did the best ten dollar kaledo
scope. Lovely ieweed women sat buried n the
through their golden trimmed iorgnettes watched,
with delighted eyes, the panorama the noor sup
per was no cheat. IL nad as solid and cheerful
appearance as feast III baronla nall, with
baron OF beef as the smallest dish the table IL
Is mixing things to put the two foregoing matters In
such close luXapOsiii0n but that WAS exactly the
particular and charming character OF the, ball-a
mixing up or matters ordinarily kept apart; IN other
words. II was the spirit Of carnival that ruled the
hour and made the hearts of the multitude merry.
When the streaks OF Aurora ana the fading hcaer
OF the gas announced IL was coming daT, reveiry
was at Its height and everything WAS lovely.