Year: 1859

Tribune writing from Newport, thus
describes the last dance of the season


The last matinee of the season took
place yesterday. Did [ not grow
plaintive in my last, and say that the
end of all things was drawing nigh !?
Well, SO it is. The party yesterday


was, so to speak, the Last Rose of
Summer. Last night came a tremen-
dous tornado and hail-storin, to sweep
off its whitening leaves, and to-day
comes in September, as bright and anx


ious to please as the new candidate
that takes the place of late beloved
officer or magistrate, and that looks
smiling and affable around, seeming in


every sign and gesture to say. Am


l not just as good as he - To which


we reply. "We don'tknow how good
you are; we only know you are not
he" And truly your genial Autumn


is but an electioneerer for the tyrant


Winter. He pledges you in generous


wine, and invites to mammoth BAN
quets, with his grapes and choice fruits.
| All this while, Winter is edging his


chair nearer to the table, and before


you know it, you have voted him in


with that last bumper, and cold, close


company you will find him, in many a


melancholy course.


But how | run off the track. want


10 describe the business of Yesterday


in a business-like manner. Heaven


only knows whether | shall succeed.
| frll hot hn


would initiate itself at IL a. M, we


presented ourselves at the door of the


hotel, at that happy medi-diurnal hour,


expecting almost that the Winged
One of the Tableaux would be w. iting
there to let one in. Instead of such a


FORTRESS, dark servant, detained with


difficulty, and with an almost wellbred


air of being bored advised us to return


an hour later, as none of the ladies


were yet in the Hall. Here was an


hour of our precious day wasted with


out remorse by these F7aneuses, who


had stayed too long at the bath, or had
slept wonderous late after the picnic
the day before-a failure, we were hap
Ipy to learn, in spite of the four-in-han-
! ders, the express wagon of victuals,


and awhole omnibus load of musicians,


with their instruments-the double
bass helplessly laid and strapped on


top, like victim about to undergo a


surgical operation. One o'clock came


at length, and we entered the Hall,


and with tripping terpidation but de-


ternined purpose took possession of an
advantageous seat, commanding full
view of long row of seats opposite
reserved for the happy performers OF


the german. There was quite public


of chaperones and quiet men assem-


bled, though the latter were in great
minority, being principally employed
with whist and billiards of morning.


He of the sword-belt vas not there,
but there was review at the Fort and
the distant sound of guns made us


aware that he was probably at that


moment charging an unseen enemy at
: the head of two servants in military
livery-result not to be known until
publishee in official bulletin But
: while we were dreaming this, they OF
the German had stolen in, and taken
their places, with an amiable affection
of modesty, they, the great people,
, who could do what we could not, dance
! and get some one to dance with them.
t True, there was time, Tribune, but II
makes us tremble now to think we
: ever could have done the wild thing
t that are done before us. The bands
! strikes up. Heaven bless it! 1t is the
! only thing that has not changed for the
: worse since our dancing days-only


then, the swift dancers were intro


duced always by wailing, melodious
: prelude, like the Dirge Of Love itself
, no time for such slow doings now
: They have wonderfully accelerated the
; Tempo too, now think of it. Query
! is the band responsible for what l seei
, For 10, Rose-necktie has got one gir
by. the waist. Blue -hannel-coat has
:: got another = the ineffable Creature
( with the thin beard and haggard
countenance has seized upon third
E Boston Boy comes in handsomely, too


and away they all 60, Southern Girl


Boston Girl, New York Girl, and all


as if the very Devil were in them o.


after them, or both. But it stops
|, as suddenly as the war in Italy
this was only premonitory spasm