Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-01-17
Miscellaneous.
FASHION IN WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the ". Y. E1prcss.
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WAsuINGToN. Dec. :6.
The Russian Minister IN. de Bodisco. !
gave his promised dIcnterlainln last even
ing al his Mansion in Georgetown. All
the world was there almusi.-and the ffe
as The grandest affair ever known il, the
District. Every thing in doors was done
i'll the best style of the Court. Russian,
French ard American servants, almos,
withoui number, aud decked in costly live
ry. lntroductions were formal, orderly,
and conducted with as much STYLE and
manner as ,hough you had been Introduced
10 the Emperor instead Of the Ambassador.
Your names were given at the door, re-
reated and'bly as you passed through the
hall, announced again by one of the Em-
bassay> as you asccnded the stairs, and re-
an ounced as you entered the reception
room, received your personal introduction,
and took The Minister by the hand. All
this was done with much ease, good TASTE
aud convenience, both 10 the visitor aud
the party visited. IntrodncIions over the
whole house,-a capaciuus and elegant es-
iabl'shmcnl,-wasat at your disposal. Be
low stairs, suit Of rooms with the floors
tessella'ed and otherwise painted, were
open ;or dancing, and Il band ofmusic iu
waiting. Above, rooms were set apart for
card play ing and other amuseme Is. An
| te- chambers and cOlservalorics were fitted
up Tor the reception aud entertainment OF
guests, and the whole building, ia doors
and out, tastefuly and brilliantly ilumina-
ted. The ladies' supper room, Lighted by
means OF splendid chandeliers aud silver
candlesticks well arranged, when the table
was spread al one O'Clock i'll the morning,
presented a most magnificent appearance.
hfI ,si.i,f ,,E L..
BILE, dressed for the most part With great
! '-ss.siS aud .iJe ., t,.,e til.-rooir uIA
enchanting and fair, like appearancc.-
Nothing could have been more beautiful
| and effective 10 the eve of The behoIder.
| The genIlemen's supper room in another
part OF the house, und tins too was arran-
sed with the same good taste of the ladies
apartment. An epicurc, gazing upon the
mountains OF the good things Of this life
might have found excuse for cxclairninc
| aloud
''Visions of glory share my aching sight,
In The revel of fcasling aud of "wine
and wassail, the "dear dcliS Shts of health
and hnmc" were forgouen,-ftr n crowd
was left at the tables at two in the morn
ing.
The Foreign Ministers, Secretaries of
| ~ S"''o' o''> 'N'tSS oit dpI'cdtcu III tIIclI
Court unifnrn,s.-some of hich were elc-
giant, others sau'ly aud in bad taste, and
still Others worse than militia captains
coat. after years wear. The French, Aus
'rian. Spanish. British. Dutch. Portuguese
and all the Foreign Ambassadors were
present in full Court uniform, and some of
our Republican Officers appeared in the
uniforms Of the Army and Navy. The
tout ensemble of men, women, and things
was novel and elegant throughout. Two
hours and more past midnight. when |
lefl the scene Of gaiely, there were ii hun
tircd and more behind me. all, as Milton
once said, ION their mirth and dance in
tent" and seemingly with
mo sorrow in their song
No winter in their year."
The most brilliant collection of ladies
hnve ever seen at tn, Mctropoli were pre-
sent. \ score nj bride, were in attendance.
and all the bellies Of 1.-The ten miles square,
and many Of the faire>r daughters OF Mary
land. and the Old Dominion. Alnl0sl
every State in the Union wassrcpresrmrc,
by some fair sprIle. adorned with beauty
and all The glitering ornaments fashion and
wealth could bcstow. Here was an angel
a tall, II one, appearing in the dance, with
-" her fairy foot,
That fell like SNOW earth, III soft and mute "
there another in the crowd, crowned with
flow ers-wlth
Lilies. such as maitlens wear,
In the deep midnight Of their hair
third, fresh from Paris, expressing
! -"The soft, betraying air
That women loved and flattered. love to wear, -
a fourth, melancholy aud out of place. with
a cheek like
"tI lady lily. paler than the moon;"
fifth in contrast like
",lie red rose, fragrant with breath of June -
and 40 on to the end of a very long chapter.
While write in the midst Of noise and
confusion, dozen hours after leaving the
scene Of the festivity, all around me I am
hearing elegant and eloquent compliments
bestowed upon the Emperor of.all the
Russias.' His Minister has given hin, a
good name, and scores of guests and friends
have drank the healths Of both Emperor
and Minister, wishing To each the comforla
bio age Of thousand years. St. Peters.
bureh has ecliPsed Paris, but the French
men here, say it can't be done again; nous
xrr0ns.
! Somo.bing uew uSdst The sun was SEN