The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-27

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the cs.sd .psney Dress Ban st the Ocean
House, Newport, Rhode Isaand.
occAN HousE, NEwroar, RLl
Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 25, lsl7. I
We'll the grand AFFAIR Of the fashionable world in
these parts is near at hand The fancy dress ball.
which Il is said viii eclipse all the balls which have
gone before it, just about begin The princes the
robbers the Greeks thu Turks the Chinese the Ram
schatkans the casters the South Sea Islanders
the monks the rakes, the Hamets the hsrsquins the
fairies the stately court DANES the peasant msidens
the Jewesses the Greek mothers and the representa-
tives Of unnamed tribes and Of unhesrdof people,
now about donning spanged robes, FASTING on quasf
mousaches and tying all sorts Of gear Messrs John
c. Taylor Of SO Prince street, New York, and the bro
theirs Gould Of this place. have shown degree Of enter
PRISE In the matter of preparing costumes, which Is
highly commendable Mr.. Tsyor's wardrobe is, probs-
bly, the only one unconnected with theatrical esta-
blishment which could at all comply with the demands
made upon 1t the present occasion The dresses are
many Of them, superbly beautiful
The arrangements Of the house are all that could be
desired. Mr. Weaver, with his characteristic enter
PRISE has had the long piazza in front OF the Ocean
House enclosed for supper room 1t makes maguia-
cent saloon Of some two hundred feet In length,
which, is hoped, will to seat the ladies 1T sup
per- The dining ROOM in which, by the way, four hun
bred yesterday down to dinner has been
verted into a oaAroom II is handsomely trimmed WIN
green's and lighted by fifteen magnificent chandeliers
SUSPENDED from the ceiling and by hundreds upon hun
sN'p. $3.50, ~. 80 mn .,,--.,,a.
arouS VI wax 0anuie' 0o~P'o D'''o "A-o-
the room. Inc elect OF TINS arrangement .ruiy
500. - go tss ,,rn;no". 100. ...r d.ro,no . msrrv
accompaniment to the busy gaiey of the surrounding
soene and bright eyes to sparkle with renewed
brliancy as they meet this Of almost enchsnt
ment.
shall now give you description of Of the
Tunes wa,tne unt to.morrov to complete the sketch
give the list as took them down .,..,..
FROM Il: .sHdi:. = England .Pe:s1. :. Pore" e
tsnol French Of black Velvet with red SILK
snr. sSa 0oto.eo ;s sn sno"
5ohn W DOR. AZ sicilIan nobo-Rich velvet Jacket
ana trimmed w,an req Ss,Ton rch ossnmsre
i hat pointed, and ornsmensed With green plume
dent of the middle aQes-Back velvet trowsera trimmed
with scarlet. Jacket light blue trimmed with salmon,
nj. Montholm, first costume, female with long
rnaea second costume French fop striped coat blue
and vsov fawn colored lights full White via and beard
pr}ncs Rsnfrsmont fof RussiaI Dc Bardonr no wdersd
nont. f I'd sat;n snir
r M dibbes EpsIish court suit time Of George w.
David Sears English court suit Of present time
Major Gan lam in limited States Uniform
Gsy wavns indian Chief Powhsttan. and h,s lady a.
po.ahnn,a:' ~ ' 90
o ~a pI pr,,,sh Co,er, a. Nav, vorr l., hi;
,n;f a na'0"y oi'''n ~ A''" =" "'A own
Ex-Governor Gibbs Of Rhode Island, in pyopria
PeA'o Jsms. Of New York. a. Ne.po,,t.n boatm.n
" Hidd;eton ~ chariaston so,pth Caro,;sa Eraroh
= Mscomh Eso In snlendid costume (dascr;nt,or
.nan9 ma'0m0 Esq I'D Spenu'a 00S'um' 'as'0r'p''0n
+ i pr,nv,e NJ south Carolina ma br,uand
Mi RoSsrtson Of New PSrlean, a. Meub,stonhoi.
In rsustusS scarlet tights and cloak. CAP &C.
"" n r Ds Rbsm NJ New Work M n Venstian mailman
Nil, r.Ihour ,TJT q A a. uciforv,
O. Calvert. Fac author Of aThourhts on Eurone -
~C;' Th ossns at Fs ~ Naort .orra .,
tina ~ Gaorrs 'H' " ''"fo''' 90 - eA''
A. s. liza Of S. c., appears in citizens dress.
Caorsa fnr.s - ~Fr Az dc
R M Stag artist Of Newport. IA Sir Thomas Cl,f
ford in bis csstums Of the secretary the earl. &C.
NJ, u.iev .rtiot NJ Rostor ~ . hr,oand
Wm AV 9ysrt ~ Nawmort cs.h;sr 81 Rank If Rhode
Island "a Shviock
w nthron New Or,ssns conrt Srsss Gsorps III
W;l,;am saver of Miss;ssinni "a sir Waltar Ra
,o;oh - -
Mr. Barnvell mn Ravenswood
M Tran,er If Savannah Ersnch Hussar
u M Hsvdsn ~ of New Orleans. as Otheilo.
Nj Rice Of I G. M Don Juas
i p Aiston of 81 C.. IA Sir walter Raleigh.
Mr. Colt, OF New York as Greek boatmAn.
silver . "'N'' -' ''p'''''' '' 1'''''
Mr. Beck of PHILADELPHIA as Richard ILL.,
Mr.. EiIey' as a Greek nobl.msn.
Mr. Biaiy. Of Missouri. AZ q Greek noblemau.
Francis WaddelI ESQ of New York appears in two
costumes: first as Iyanhoe and second as Robert Ma.
care.
B Wilkins of England, appeared as Hamlet in
full dress
Mr. Gerard Of New York, as q French boatman, gaily
dressed
Mr. Honeywell of Boston, English court dress.
ME- Sergeant, of New York, in Highland costume
Scotch
Mr. Dean of Boston, as Grattan.
Mr. MURRAY as Don Cesar de Bazan.
Mr. j. w Cotes of Providence as Richard Ill.,
r. D. lizard, of s. c., as an Italian noble.
Mr. Edward Shippep. of baltimore as a French boat.
man old stvle
w r. Wood. of Va, Claude Melnotte as the Prince
Mr. Clifton in Chinese costume.
VIM. G. Bailey. Of Newport a young graduate from
Cambridge law school, as Highlander.
Mr. Cn5ninebam. of Boston, appears as a Neapolitan
Cantsin in black velvet with blue trimmings
Herr Alexander IA a magician of the present dav-he
ia already the life Of the piace-we shall speak Of him
again
George W. Gibbs son of Elk Governor Gibbs of Rhode
Island as a Spanish grandee