New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-14
THE FRENCH BALL.
}, IMMATURE PARIS IN NEW-YoRK.

-, FRENCH CARNIVAL AT IT'S HIGHT-GRAND
Hx1SKKD BALL AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC
CHARACTERISTIC sCENE-BRILLIANr OPEN
NE or THE BALL SEASON.
fast night was High Carnival with the
-..,h Of New-York City Their great annual ball took
-. Al the Academy OF Music, and, as IL is the only
"a ruly characteristic OF the French which survives
:, sra Of the Ring whose general decentralization at
-. corrupted the youth Of all nationalites and mis-
,.ented the French it attracted unusual attention
fortnight it has been heralded, talked about and
sapsied with eagerness, not only though especially,
= nch residents but also by all classes, and the most
Asrste and extravagant preparations were made to
ure It, unequivocal success. Years ago. when humid
a.of local politicians and others whose names have
80 become byworis and reproaehes throughout the
"a we're in power here. aud money plentiful
dishonest and dissolute hands than 1t now, French
l.ap As all disreputa6le balls were then called were
l-,sroas and the abandon and welcomes displayed
L. a,ch occasions were in the extreme, and put even
~, rom which they copied and exaggerated, TO
l..hush But that which survives is modest.
- ne ball Of the Cercle Francois Harmonic is now
lLuay accepted fair representative gathering OF
! q, Frauch colony IN New-York.
ss colony much larger than people generally sup
- II is difficult 20 estimate accurately their
Ugh since they have no such national societies
-. Of religion unite the Germans aud Irish so
,-wusctly. There has been little immigration from
- except In periods immediately following rev.
.-sans or foreign wars and the exles. belonging
,s exclusively the artisan Agricultural classes.
81 AZ once become consolidated with population,
- former IN the cities and the latter Western farms.
=, pest informed Frenchmen in New-York. and those
40 have most interested themselves in the prosperity
her country here estimate their number at 16O00
whom ron 100 10 5000 have arrived since the close
sthe Franco PrusSian war. Nearly all are from the
,,raern and eastern provinces. Those who retain
r national characteristics and language to the great
4 extent live in the sections OF Greene, Wooster,
isurens, Thompson. aud Sulllvansts. lying between
e.nd and Houston-sts. Here are numerous French
-s,surants and wine where they cOngregate in
sG hours OF leisure and the wine OF their native
ssa;preserve its traditions. still larger
es between Essex-st and the East River along Grand
nd Houstonsjs; 0us these have become TO great ex-
mt Germanzed, speaking the German language and
trnlnc beer with their neighb0rs, by whom they are
neatly Outnumbered AS the wine-shop is the common
evening resort OF the Western colony, the beer garden
that OF the Eastern. With them with the Germans.
a intercourse the chief attraction and the lager OF
Int wine the incident They seldom excited beyond
rnaity-leyer 10 riotOusness. They neither suf-
tsent in number possessed Of enough gregariOus-
rs. 70 have places OF their own either for assembling
bgether or for amusement TIE French Theater was
,eunary feature from the first. though it patron
l,si iess by Frenchmen than by others.
re better educated teachers of language. music,
dancing Beside the French social societies, of which
nero are several each containing only few members.
tsero are the French Benevolent Society," +. Ccudet,
Presdeut the French Emigration Society, H. l. HOguet,
President; the Society of Alsace and LORRAINE j. srous
President two French odd Fellow Lodges three Masonic
Idos and the Cercle Francois Harmonic II is under
III auspices OF the latter but with the support OF al the
ehers that the annual ball is given.
Not only last nights ball worthy of mention Ms
Characteristic Of the French people Of this city, but as
The Opening Of the bali newspaper could afford
. ignore 10. From this time until Lent, which viii
n this year on Feb o. there Is to be Succession Of
magnificent balls in which thousands Of the people of
ysE York Of all classes viii be interested Tonight the
eatest Of the politicians balls-the only which is
any way both social and pOlitca-wn take place in
he Academy Of Music On Thursday night is the first
the four great charity balls, which the elite Of the
sy make half religious duty to attend in full force
nese are all held at the Academy OF Music and are
nOvn az the Infant Asylum Ball tJan. 49, Orphans
larity Ball Jan. 2g. Fremans Ball Jan. 20, and the
zat Charity Ball (Feb. A.. Later occur the Aron and
serkranz masked balls which said 20 be fixed for
18th and I'D OF February respectively, though there
az yet be a change In these dates