THE BACHELORS BALI. AT NEW YORK
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yon mansion made by beaning tapers gay,


browns the dim night, and counterfrts the tlav,
From lunn'd windows, glancing on tho eve,
Around, ahwart, the frisking shadows hy,-


Here mirth and tlncy's wanton train atlvaAcc,
And 10 light measures turn the swimming dance.


Saf4se.


Ii viii be recolcotcd that at one Of the
meetings Of the venerable fraternity Of
bachelors {savs the Commercial Advcrtls-
er,) called for the purpose of resisting the
encroachment meditated on their rights, bv
the leading member of the legislature, it
was resolved to show the world that tbey
were not yet destitute Of life and soul and
public spirit, by giving bali. the proceeds
OF which should be devoted to the support of
the mothers and sisters of those bachelors
Of Greece, who are fighting the battles of
freedom and their country. From the lay
of the resolution until the consummation Of
the project. the fraternity have been as bu-
silly engaged in procuring decorations for the
Assembly Room, and rendering themselves
agreeable in the outward man, as though
they were about to lay siege to the whole
race of unmarried females at once. And to
do them justice, they succeeded to admira
ton The ball was got up with elegance
and splendor, and whether the bachelors re-
serted to the same stratagcm that the Ro-
man bachelors did when they made viii
/ ling captives of the Sabine women, or not
we cannot say; but certain it is, that those
Sabines must have had charming daughters
if their artiul after sons in-aw stole such ar
! assemhlsge of pretty women. The ball wa,
given at the City Hotel; and Mr.. Jennings
Being himself gay bachelor, spared nei
ther pains, nor labor, nor expense. in III,
preparations for sustaining the honor of hi.
brethren.


4 The ladies, certainly large majority o
them, to say nothing of the native charms o
beautiful forms, bright eyes, captivatin,
smiles and blooming cheeks. were arrayet
with good taste and elegant simplicity
White pretlominated, with head dresses O
flowers, feathers, pearls, and brlliants.
would be invidious to particularize; suffice i
then 20 say, that youth. and beauty, and love
liness, mingled in gay communioa. and the
slendid forms appeared like sylphs from
happier sphere, assembled to cheer the hun
dreds of gay bachelors. who from this chill
ling appellation have been supposed coli
and dead to the fasciua,ions Of that sc,,