The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-09
society in E.OUtsOu.

Mcncure ID. Conway. in recent ie'trr 10
the Cincinnati Commercial. gives the io'o"'
ing picture of English society: :, tia
For some time there has been oosel w.
In London a disposition to'mahc ihno'
uron the conventional ways o! soc'ai cur
tainment in private life. Theatre go'ns VA,
for mary rrvwn tobe serious ana a',h
task For one thing, while the fes'aenoe'
Of the wealthy classes have mi Az 49,
ward. the theatres have rcmaiheu S''c.ouai,
and to viSi. them implies Journsyo' sefeIu'
miles, Then it requires an cary dinner
which good society hates' fo' uin'e' sH
O'Clock is barely Icspectao!e. seven ocloch
ordinary. eight O'Clock fashionable.
The theatres open at seven anu Dall-pasl
seyeu. the opera alone being set at hali-past
eight to accommodate the upper ten. In Tue
next place, numerous as are the theatres Tue!
are deficient in accommodation. Lately 1t
has become bard to get even s!anGlns-room
10 the best of them. Under these clrcum'
stances the subject Of home enjoyments has
received increasing attention. somehow.
London seems to have got tired OF dancing
When the Shah was here no remark be maze
was more reIi,hed than his question TO the
Prince of Wales while the dlacc was gong
on: "Why d" you not employ servants 10
do this Tor you?" The persplring Prince
could hardly explain, but society generally
seems inclined TO regulate dancing 10 the
CORPS de boHet. This has teen especially
the case this season when the ne" iashlona'
be skirt, have gone 10 an extreme from Tug
liberation OF the ballet.
A hdv was recently beard to say, with
SIGH, "Wha: with being tied around above
and tied around below, | haven't bad good
/ 80 do Tor months"
large ball is given there is an apology iof
dancing, few miucing steps are taken, but
presently the company tails TO admirlns
each others dresses, and it all ends IN music
and talk. Dancing bids fair to become
:. survival" as the antquarians say. Even
apart from any other entertainment Inc
GREAT eyolutions which have taken place III
dress make the English drlWing-room Tar
more attractive than it formerly was. lhe
| room itself has become more Oeautiiul anu
less hariny. UnobtrlsiYe, quiet walls anu
rich stuf'>, but of subducd tints, supply Soou
Backgrounds for the suberD ana arlislic ia.,
ment in which the ladies are now laol'eu.
feel quite sure that the ERgl'-h iaalcs are noI
only wipng out the ola stigma upon tnelr
taste in dress, but will ere long be noted as
the best dressed people III Europe.
But 10 return to the matter OF entertain.
mcnts. have already informed you tnit
fancy.drcss balls have been all the rage THIS
season. The beautiful entertainment gwen
by the bDilyhtonS has inspired several others,
the NOS. notable OF which was given lew
evenings ago by some artists, who Tor t0c puE-
nosr took the PRECURSORS Hall. 1ubleaar
V,ronts. 100, have found favor in some socle'
tics. Ia one case all The scenes were from
shsk.pc!ic, in another all from Walter SCOT.
Private thratricalS have been very numerous,
crneya'Iy Of spectacular kind. llttle cas-
sic.l spectacle OF Il humorous cnaracicr' VIII
ten by Disracii. "1Xion in Heaven" lne MIN
feature of which is Irt0hS Irritation Will
.TaluG, has been seycra! times gwen. nc
ladjns and gentlemen showed tEcr aftistic
enthusiasm in one instance by lo,io"'pe
literally the rather audacOuS directions OF
the distinguished librettlst IN de1iince OF
Mrs. Grundy, whose monarchy Is bec0nIlnB
limited. Some ludics OF fashion issue cards for
a series of s0ireGS, at which musical artists
pprform with piauo and violin from nine to
Iul;.pas: ten, the remainder being COnrerS0.
ziOnr. One Of the mos. charming evenings
Which the season has given us was Con
cert d'iaya,ion" given by Miss EliZlbclh
pnilp, vino took for the purpose the
Beethoven rooms. Miss Philip erj1ys high
reputation Il, composer OF baliad-Innslc and
aS . singer OF The same. She Is laVurltc
with al artists, aud On The occasion OF her
mu,icaI sOjyte a very dis.in- aed company
gathered around her. Miss Antoinctic Ser-
| iuu (,ilr Still holds on 10 her maiden naine)
sary as well a. ever heard her. A great charm
wa, the singing of some little Spanish loik-
sOrys by Il lovely spanish girl (allss Gaetano),
whose manner, dress, lo1k, all made sort
of chorus for her theme. A certain Men
sieur dies RoseauX gave some charming
CaanS0nettcs Comiques" in French, the
mos, amusing Of which was poets highly
sentimental meditation concerning MD
night" every now and then broken in on by
somebody's snore and even more terribly by
caterwaulipgs Of a singularIy natural cha
racter. Many of the Indies had chosen to
sing ballads of Miss Philps's own compost
ton, and our hostess herself sang very
sveetly. Some Of the most entertaining
novelties 10 the way Of social enjoyment
| have been afforded by various societies OF
gentlemen and ladies for special objects OF
study orart.