St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-11
Our New York Letter.

VINpICATI>G THE ALMANAC TARIFF
TINkEEING SWEET CIIAEITY THE
COOKS BALL TRAMP TRAMP -
NEW BOOKS.
NEW York. Feb. ith. I-16.
To the Editor If tie CdIcj"nidn
It-> on Us al last. all We want "t it.
The ears this morning are few and over
loaded. and drawn 10y four >tcaming
hoI>eS. Pedestrians look like Santa
CLAUSES, or like Arctic explorers at the
very least. Tn" lcatlesS branches are
heavy with Il clmgimy n:iS>. and those
round brown >;IucN spurious ctcrnallN
hopping about Union Square look like
81 many flies i'll il pan of milk. Thou
sands of men and boys who ton months
have been Sinking idly about the streets
have suddenly Stralghtcn"d up. put on
an All ot Importance, and armed with all
conceivable Weapons. ~ho>rlS. hIo"m>.
boards. and even shutters. are at this
moment maniullN fighting the enemy
out into the cutters. The sleigh bells
Jingle cNpectantlN from their nails on
and the shame "t the Winter is taken
away.
Not every body likes snow for its own
sake. hut guess few ;ne SorrN to see
the ticccN MASSES which tardily prove
the correctness of the almanac toI
really the joke WAS being carried almost
to" tar. and Il precedent being set foi
ecccntricitics on the part of the weather
clerk which. if allowed to continue.
might eventually damage this old globe
III which. as our only support until We
become ghosts. we naturally feel con
siderable interest. We also read this
morning that the ic. harvest has begun
up the river. 50 that the dreaded scarci-
tl of "cock-tail timber next summer
will probably he avoided.
The annual Charity Ball, under the
auspices of the ladies of New York.
came of on Tuesday evening ut the
Academy of Music. and in spite of hard
times was one of the most brilliant and
successful since the Inauguration of the
series. The hall decorations were
elegant. but according to the rules of
the Association, severely simple. In
the matter of dresses and jewelry, how
ever, no such restrictions exist, and the
welllilled floor was absolutely dazzling
the whole night through. The Com
mittce of Management. numbering over
two hundred, comprised the cream of
society. and the guests cludcd we'll
from Mayor Wickham down. The pro-
ccetlS. which must be exceptionally
large. will afford timely aid to the poor
in the Increased severity of the weather.
On the succeeding evening occurred
another entertainment which although
pitched at Il lower key, socially speak
ing, WAS hardly less noteworthy. This
WAS the tenth annual ball of the French
Cooks. on the banquet tables of which
tes>ional skill which went tar to estab-
fish the claim of cookery to Il place
among the fine arts. Among the table
ornaments were Il vase of richly -cOloIcd
flowers, 81 delicate that they trembed
OH their stems. and formed entirely of
sugar, an admirably modelled statue of
al e. l.: i
of appropriate material. group of
''Wa>hington and his generals" in ice
cream. aud il pastry chariot occupied
10y two HOLSTERS; and drawn by magnit-
cent swaBS made of whipped lard. sail
ing over tossing waves of parsley and
mashed potato. fhe architects of these
| wonderful designs were the chief cooks
! OF our prominent hotels.