The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-01
4 ON B r AN C n.
SUNDAY AT THE BRANCH.
The West End BALL Womens Dresses -pistin-
guished Keu-The spoliaticn o. Children
Coat OF New York Dailies-Fae.s About
visitors-A Pretty swedish Rather.


rain have fallen turing the day. The chief topics OF
conversation are the races aud The explosion. The
huDgry hotels booking for an fnnux OF visitors
from the former ttat VIII compensate them IN part
Tor past lcsses The
FULL DRESS BALL
sf the West Bra on saturday night was a success.
OF course all Christian people are shocked at such
AFFAIR taxing place on Saturday night; but that
evening isthe supreme one here, as II brings men
ike one thing needful--here. Some OF the ladies
shought II rather unfortunate that they
mus; he Obliged 10 betake themselves from
the dancing room as early as midnight, when they
mad consumed hall cay IN maaIng their toilet
This exhibition Of ladies' costumes-ior ball IL
hardly more or less-was acknowledged TO be under
che leadership oi Mrs Sheriaan shook, who ap-
peared in a trained dress OF blue silk, deliberately
srimmed with silk OF The same cut up into all sorts
OF shapes, and bound with Write. About her shoul-
ders she wore web OF point lace, while glltterng
Jewels and precious stones sparked upon her neck
Nnd breast. Her blonde hair was braided aud
pured and CURED, while in its taken meshes tiny
ostrich tufts OF faint red were here ana there en-
tangled. Her husband and cniid--the latter dell
cate little girl OF possibly four summers, put up In
silk and golden bands-promenaded with her nj
eleven O'Clock. Almost many children az admits
xrssced the scene, II one by any manner OF means
uan cOntrire TO see
ANYTHING GRACIOUS,
Christanly, tender sensible In uary OF children
On exhibition at midnight. The little girls were
deliberately dressed; rose-colorod SILK dresses under
oyer-dresses OF Vaiencennes lace and French en-
broidery predomnated. They wore jewels every
where jewels are wearable. Now and then
would fall or into chair. curl up and fail asleep
II one never saw other parents than such as bring
thelr children to Long Branch he might well de-
spair for the future OF America. But ali over the
mfr fboS aat 1roIb troo
or boys and girls who romp dayrmes In bingham
ana brown linen and 60 to sleep when the chickens
40. They VIII grow up fresh IN heart, sweet, pure
and strong in soul, and with vigorous bodies. On
Them the country must rely for Its nobility. But
with In contrast one cannot but pity tile more
the
CHILDREN OF FASHION,
who are never TO know the full, careless innocent
And happy ignorance Of childhood, but are 6ids6,
sIected and fun OF silly nonsense early IN their
teens. one H
STRIKING FEATURE
~ this ball was an enamelled woman. who wore
black silk cut ver5 low, with white tunic much
elaborated. Her raven hair and ornaments OF Jet
DOntrased perfectly with the well achieved art OF the
enameller. She was not once seen TO smile. Two
young ladies, one In Nile green silk, with trimming
Of white organize and black velvet ana The other
IN salmon silk similarly fashioned, attracted
dresses. white cachemire Polonase trim
med with buttons and fringe and worn
over pale DiDk SILK petucOat very
graceful ana stylish. Another striking costume
was OF black grenadipe, illuminated with BOWS OF
salmon ribbon, ana worn ny brunette; but the
prevailing color was pluk Pink was on nearly
everybody. and especially on blondes. Pink dresses,
sashes haIr ribbons. anu roses anu plunles In the
TUNES were generally worn aud very deep in the
back. The trains were very long, which TACT, TN
Ssnotedly pre.ented many from dancing mel Very few
sleeves were no shorter than at the elbow. Among
Eenllenen OF note who were present were Judge
Bradley, OF the Supreme Court; handsome Senator
Mcdonald the Spanish Minister. General Fitzgerald
General Casey Hon. a. b. Cornell aud John Russell
Young.
1t is not the fashion here to be pions neither to
AFFECT plety The President ATTENDS the Methodist
church while the lesser lights in the political and
social Kingdom spend sunday much as they spend
turnous. and driving on the Sabbath is said TO be
greater than on any other day. Yesterday being the
0aly day duri many that opened and closed with
out rain 1t was improved 10 the uitermost. The
Saturday night dancers were out IN fun force TO find
TeTreshlnent in me surf Toward evening The tide
came IN, and groups OF people dotted the beach
sat Ia the view houses watching tie breakers. The
her lucent beauty. The sea was aslow with phos-
pnorc eneci, ali OF which combined 10 make the
scene eminenty satisfactory. From the Continental
noated festive strains from
THE SACRED CONCERT
which cha acterises the Sunday evening perform.
anccs there. The sacred music or the COntncntalS
orchestra would hardly stand the test OF Websters
denniilon. Flags Goat gaily from the hotel stars
Cosr or NEW YORK DAIIIvE,
Al nine o'clock in the morning the newsDoys set
MP their cry OF "Mornn papers.n
''Iow much for the liz AID ~ Iasked OF a freckle-
fsce,l urcHn.
"But that is an abomnabIe price. my lad. How
much do You clear on your salcS;'
Ion, we boys don't gel only our regular salary.
One man has control OF an the papers ana mas about
thirty OF us boys TO sell for him."
'.Bit why does lie charge so nluchs They cost
no more III San Francesca"
.'wny. you see ne pays 5000 to have the ehtlre
afterwards learned that ten cents for the leading
New J ork CABLES was the regular prlcc and nos
''YARN" OF THE NEwsDoY.
Last year this present newspaper monopoist had
rlval ana the iighininglight rapidity when char
acterlzed the movements OF the rival urchins was
dazzling TO behold. That people here VIII submit 10
such eXtortion without emphatic revolt forms sad
commentary upon the decentralization OF the moral
sense Of justice tnat superyeDes upon attendance at
EXAGGERATED ACCOUNT OF VISITORS
here must have had Its origin IN pure moral lunacy.
BackneD say the Branch has had fewer visitors this
year 80 lar than during the Lass twelve years. They
abundance OF rain. II Is common rumor that Fisk
runs one first class hotel which otherwise would
have closed doors ere tnls not having patronage
enough % pay expenses. " hat IL rumOfed o. the
me
OF the hotel Keepers keep away people who have
more brains than money. Ono lady. who came here
hiiclc ltfNu INT AZ piinCtsS
for 81 81 per day. lett here In disgust because she
had TO pay So and dine OF dirty cloth, and minus
napkin al that The Arlington IS almost entirely
given over TO Jews and Jewesses. Phiadephians
do most congrcgaie al he Rowland House ana pre-.
serve their dignity IN cliques. Transient people so
10 the Continental. The Mansion House Is Most
popular this season.
BATHING
fs matter OF some physical courage even on tho
1nideI Of DAYS, such as to-day has peen. Were II
not for the ropes IL would be sheer folly venture
ont farther than Knee deep. Every morning from
Co0pe cottage comes young lady, who Is the
QUEEN wATBE srHITE OF TINE SURF.
She has a tail, finely developed Dgure. ana when
ready for her bath runs across the sand ZOuave
suit Of red ana blue. punges into the water swims
noats laughs, gives helping hand To timid bathers
while her fair laughing face rs the brightest thing
20 see IN the whole troop OF bahers. she is IN tne
water moment and out The next, walking
Ielsrrely on The SAID. talking and chattering her
imperfect English OF forgetting herself in French
ejaculations. She seems iDnoccpuy unconscious
That her pretty arms aud legs from The knees down,
form visions delight to every artistic eye that be-