Year: 1860

MITTEE.


The Princes Ball is becoming the great subject
of talk among all those who think themselves in the
least degree likely to be present on the occasion.
Great difficulty is had in distributing the invita-
tions, not exactly because they likely to be re-
iected but because every member of the committee
is pestered with applications from at least fifty init
mate personal friends, each one of whom presents
an irrefragable claim. Now, as each member has
but seven tickets, each member is sure to make
nearly half hundred personal enemies. Then the
matter OF the Princes partners gives all the ladies
an infinite deal of concern. Some malicious wag
has started the story that none but married women
are to dance with Lord Renfrew, and that they are
to be selected beforehand; that the unfortunate
young man is to have voice in the matter, but to
be served here Just he has been in Canada oblig
ed to dance with the wives of men old enough to be
his father and grandfather 'Tis said his mamma
is so well aware of his susceptible nature, and OF
the charms of American girls, and the danger of an
American custom called Irritation, that this rule
will be absolutv insisted on; in which case the
demand for tickets will Immediately very much
abate, for all the unmarried bellies will of course de-
cline going: it is also currently reported that
raj dowagers who had long ago given up dancing,
are now vigorously endeavoriug to regain their
pristine agility. 1t will be nice question for the
committee whether the Prince will be allowed TO
dance with widows, who, 1t Is wen hnoWn, are
more dangerous to the peace OF the masculine sex
even than maids. And if the decision should be
that years will determine, who shall determine the
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yery dull; all the old ioges will be there in grand
dress and style, but lack of dancing people is al
ready anticipated. Now ball without dancers is
as bad as dinner without dishes; and his ordship
probably would vastly prefer seeing crowd of
pretty girls, if they were not immensely fash
ionable, to array of the matrons whose husbands
are so distinguished in politics commerce or pro-
fessonal life. As he has great taste for polkas
and redowas, it will be curious to see him whirl-
ing around the eminently respectable personages
of high station, who alone will have right to be
clasped in his royal (or is only roble ?? embrace.
If it is desired to keep him aloof from the most at
tractiye. his partners ought to be selected from
those least likely to interfere with his dreams
consequently they who have long been wall.fowers
will stand better chance than the unfortunate
mossaesors of youth and beauty. Then, too, hand
some married woman might cause him as much
main as an ugly old spinster; to be sure he could
not 90 farther than Irritation; there is no danger
of his making a mesalliance, but still his princely
bosom might be seriously disturbed by several la
dies in New York society who write "Mrs." before
their names. , ..-.


Another quandary of the committee is where to
have the supper served There is no room attached
to the Academy suitable for the purpose, and some
have proposed that new supperroom should be
built purposely for the occasion. The important
question then arises, where shall it be built? AL