Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-15

girls in those walks In life. Usually the
parents of the participants are present
and the costuming presents, to say the
Least, a strange contrast with that TO be
atfthe balls of the upper tendon.
# S. 5 . 49, - SesNman considers her escort
Gu Gu y YOU s.hoC ompany" for the entire
- Tue uali "o Mother Of her male friends
<Fenlne anu 49, ssiOn other company
bt rs oo va oan On sent TO dance with
sveI fogersation ia usually very much
Bowed and what is< ndulged In is in
the Sad voice. The yokAaek "I taIS or act
er. dl the idea that -, ~ ,taoi,,,.s
100 mileh they weEbe, = - - lie so
sac i nv loIrh' ~ ~ sgitls ne-s9y all wear
may NUNS sr The men wear either
WaihIns u "a cJats, tight trousers with
sack OF l lIuoa ~ and white satin neckties.
aney enc ground" waltz, and
as Ine Ancers who are regarded
Inc ,6st accomplished ones in the
az .De those who can waltz Tor the
IoeatesS length Of time within the small
est space. They are balls Of absolute de-
penney. There is no decOllete dresses,
thadowy conservaJories, irolicking c0tiI-
lions or rich suppers to interfere with the
proper behavior of the dancers. Alto
gether, as already stated, balls of this
class are the most frigidly formal of any
given in the metropolis.
IN THE UPPER TENDON.
3 Perhaps the most erroneous impression
SIseich exists with the average New York
sssasOncerns the entertainments given by
VaDple OF tue best society here. There
es;ms 70 be an idea that in the set com
Inalss, 40f'the most exclusive and elegant
people of New York there is an air of
stated ness, dignity and pomposty, and
that the dancing goes on with the re-
strained elegance which distinguished the
minuets Of the past century. Nothing
sould be further from the truth. A COM
pany composed OF New York society
people of the very first water, il they are
not embarrassed by the presence of any
outsiders or the gOssiping tongues of OBJ
iectiOnaDle people Of q lower social grade,
are as free. jolly and dashing as if they
y.ona sc, many children at dance at a
, ss.onntry hoNse. Once %efNa hundred or
more yeritabieN tsgse5lefy peopfe together.
leaving bankers, great lawyers, ~ ~ - :
literary lights, famous politicians and
professional and financial men generally,
strictly of the invitation list and
tremely jolly. AT such balls most
of those present are rich people, and
there is usually a sprinkling OF the old
families. Toe girls are quick. easy, ac-
complished and fond of fun. They are all
\ intimately acquainted with one another,
and they. are young women who have
spent sed SAs enough In Paris, London
and &cs5kTt TO acquire that peculiar
ease OF carr Nge and manner which moth
ing can giveAat familiarity with the social
usages OF the old world. They are women
who are received in the best houses in
London, and are on intimate terms with
royalty and familiar with the gossipot the
American colony in Paris. The men are
nearly all Of the fox hunting and travel
set, who live on inherited incomes and
look upon trade and business men very
much as prince is supposed to look upon
a peasant. With such a crowd as this
about / O'Clock the cOtillion becomes a
veritable romp, and there is some of the
widest and most fantastic dancing and
rushing about imaginable, and yet at the
very height Of the revelry there is not the
faintest touch OF vulgarity anywhere, Ii
Is dashing and wild, but never In the mosi
remote sense suggestive, and it shows how
monstrOusly clever society people can be
and what C Jolly sort of spree they car
nave when the spirit moves them without
slipping into vulgaritp. When the enter
tainment is at its height it would rather
surprise the middle grade society of New
York TO catch glimpse Of these friskN
cotilltons.
sHoDDY ARIsToCRAcY.
Both classes Of balls already described
a. are thorough successes in their way. Pro
" badly the most dismal attempts at gaiety
in this line are those given under the
auspices of shoddy aristOcrats, who have
come up during a night like a mushroom
and flourish in spectacular way like 1
green bay tree. Their success does not
go deeper, however, than the spectacular
crust. Once 90 behind this and a hollow
mOckery ana a sham of the most stupen.
dous magnitude is revealed. Wher
people of this sort splurge out in an at
30. hn al 81 -.
lions are scattered broadcast with woe
tul lack Of discrimination as to person
Very often prominent people with whom
the patroness has no acquaintance what
ever, are surprised by the receipt Of invi
tations 10 the affair. These, as usually
DO also those prominent people TO whom
the patrOness OF the affair may at SOM
time have managed to secure an introduc
ton, are invariably conspicuous by thei
absence. The young man OF the hou se
hold, OF course, extends invitations TO al
she gay companions be has met at Del
nonico's, the Brunswick and at the SilVe
Brill, and whom he looks upon as shiuIn,
lights OF upper tendon. They are inva
hably on hand when the ball begins in al
their glory. They all pretend to have
great liking for sport, affect the English
and worship the more prominent Of tn
men about town. These young fellow
get In the supper room and stay there an,
uTlnh until bnc1 Decoule noisy ana eX
clude the more sedate OF the guests iron
the room. The daughter, instead Of act
ing as an assistant 10 her mother in re
celying guests, is apt 10 20 of into tn
corner OF the conservatory with
man whose reputation may b
shady. 20 saw the least, and i
not seen again during the evening, ex
eept for an occasional waltz with th
masher The head Of the family -oes &
bed promptly at ~ O'Clock, and 30 tn
weight OF entertaining $50 people Of thi
most thoroughly mixed characters tall
upon the lady OF the house. There wer
small clerks and their overdressed wives
business men who have apparently neye
been 20 party in their lives, and gro
tesquely dressed relatives OF the tamil!
from the backwO0ds. There IL no talkina
between the dances. because the people
are utterly unacquainted with eaci
other, and are too much embarrassed q
make any advances, aud are, as rule. o
class which would be entirely incapable
u carrying on particularly bright con
seisauun under any circumstances
Aoout 1880 thinRs 20 completely 10 thu