Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-08-27
LIFE IN NEWPORT.
THE GRAND FANCY BALL.
correspondence or the n. \. Express.

crement for many days, in preparation for lh
Grand Fancy Ball, which came off last night
Costumes had been collected from all purls oi
the country. Hair drcsseIs (Nartclr and
Dibbloe) had been summoned from New York
mllllners and manlua. makers had been put
hard at work everywhere IN anticipar ION of
the great event and both gentlemen and
ladies had long looked forward To the night Of
the l9th as tho great and crowning event Of
the season.
Al length the famous night arrived The
Ocean House was food of light IL which
the assembled grace aud beauty of Boston,
New York, Phi'adelph aud Baltimore. as
well AS other parts of tho Union, seemed L"
float in uncommon br,IIiancy. Strains of mlrth
aud m,,ic perry AIDED every par, of the mansion'
while the gorgeous and appropriate decorations
of the feic for a time ira nsiormed the grand
Saloon into a SUMPTION. FAIRY Palace. Love.
lcr groups of sweet iuccs end graceful forms
have rarely animated scene like this. All
the apartments were instinct with life and
animation, and presented picture that seem
ed TO thrill all hearts with transport 1t was
all beauty, all enchanment and how cnn l
even sketch il would thdt | could, trace
| with vivid eNacincss all the characters of the
bewllderng scene. The Nymphs and Now
ces, the stalwart Knights aud Then Lady Love-
the Turks, Tariars, Flower Girls and sylph
dldcs, Peasants aud Manurins, Sailors aud
SnIb hu | II m
briefa aud hasiy sketch of Il few olthe most ds,in-
guished of such as met my eyc,or from previous
acquaintance | was able 10 recognise IN the
misty mazes ofsweet confusion, or from n"ies
given mo that quickened memory's eye. Be.
tween Eve aud SIX hundred persons were pres.
ent, aud the pageant was such as never before
has been got up in this country. No one city
/ could create il, only the assembled cities aud
States of the Union, IA represented at FASH
ionable watering place. II the managers had
properly arranged for the description Of such n
spectacle as this, by requesting every person to
write on his, or her carte d'enhee the charac.
ter or cos tune assumed, could have got up
n report that in de tail, aud minute and graphic
/ effect, would have worthily pictured The splen-
did scene but the NJ anagers leil all that to IT.
self, aud the consequence, here, Is, no doubt,
the omission of some Of the most distinguished
characters aud persons in the room for who,
at n glance of the eye, could understand, or
comprehend, much less sketch persons, and
costumes running through all time, aud in all
lands What Is done, too, in the greatesi
haste, fog which, pray, let errors be excused.
LOUISIANA.
Mrs I'm and her daughters, Of New
Orrans, Miss IL IN the character of Undiue,
with drshcrcilrd hair, simple whte dress, aud
a wreath of flowers around her head. She
looked exceedingly lovely
Mrs A-ns, of New Orleans also dressed
rs UnIine, in white lace, d,hcvelled hair, and
a wreath of water lilies around her brow.
Floating gracefully as splrt of the waters,
with flowing tresses unconhned, was MIS-
n H...n, of New Orleans, IN the sweet
semblance OF the wild Uudne
Mrs =, lady Of the late Minister to Mexico,
entered a, a Fec, (fHgIicc, FAIRY, or The wife
or companion OF one ol the Gem lIcr mug
nifcent dress was most appropriately conrrlN.
ed II was White sailn skirt, ornament"d
with green velvet, with n tune Of sea green
s,lk. uchly striped with silver, scolloped. aud
with n SILVER iaSsrl. the waist white satin
trimmed with silver fringe the sleeves with
silver lace The har was braided with pearls,
n tiara of diamonds around The brow, aud u
tutban OF cherry color, silver and white, with
,cI of lame a. drgcnf The shoes oi white
satin rnseIles of cherry, and u light. long sll-
yer wand, with star at the end The Gus
iume was brilliant, and was the admiration Of
/ every eye, worn, NJ II was, by the fascinating
Fec.
/ NEW YORK
with Madame :. were Miss Nh and
Miss -, of New York. with costumes
oharmIngy adapted To their Youth aud lo,elI-
ness. Mss NJ. was shephrrdess of The A!p>,
dressed ~ scarlet skrt, trimmed with "A WIDE
band of black velvet, ~ white boddlcc, with
black velvet belt, u hat with a wreath Of wiId
flowers and red ribbons, and crook entwin"d
with flowers and slteamcts of ribbon from toe
top. The only ornament the shrpherdcss wore
was u Nrnpohian chaplct of Cornl Mss
wore the dress of y Nenrolltan Peasant, black
velvet boddirc sashcd with cherry color aud
gold, aud the graceful Neapolitan hoaddr"ss,
with it, coqucitlsh ,pil aud hoas of red ribbon
suited to hrr syph like figure The hair wa
braided aud fastened with pearl pms Ia rs
sior.
Miss J--don or New York, in the COS.
tune Of a Novice, white gauzc, long V"if white
bands under the cum Hud tnuhd tue o'"N'
rosary aud cross The costume was most be-
coming aud in perfect keeping, but what will
''the church" think Of such y continuous dan.
Ger of quadrillrs, PolkHs aud Rcd"was, with
hindsome knights, Kings, Bugand', as TIN,
Eu Novice was The Lady Abbcss must
kppp her eve un her
Miss E--Il, Of New Nurk, M lnesillo the
Spanish Peasant uirl ~ the Domino no,, black
satin bodd,cr, slashrJ with white aud chcrr,
color Cap Of cherry coior'd ribbons, aud
/ castanei~ ~ her hands, with Which she Kept
/ time while participating ~ th" d'ncing slie -"
much cuIo,s red stork'ngS ana black shoes,
. aud red rosrites. Al very becoming. ani
beautiful Mr. r.. the Father, was ~ ih'
Court dress the T. ;. - represented ~ the
courts nr the Continent of Europe.
n Miss P--Il, wa. dressed a Ia Po@padou 3"
pink walored -llk, trimmed with very deep
black lace, aud fosrs. blue satin hat with blu"
feather, ha,r cuflcd aud powdered, necklace.
/ b,oaob and bracelet of diamonds