The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-10-03
Fancy Ball Louisville.

Ac"ti obu IA
ing of it, and makes out a gorgeous puff OF
everything inside the prem ises much Is ii he
had been overwhelmed by the unexpected
honor Of an invitation, for which gratitude
could scarcely find words. Speaking OF the
supper, which particularly touched his SEN
sibilites, he says" The perfume Of the love-
! ly flowers in whose midst the repast was
spread and the beauty of exoiics that shone
charmingl y around, reminded us of those di-
vine repasts OF our primeval parents in beau
teous paradise" Gosh we should like TO
/ have been there, as we had 10 definite idea
OF the bill of fare spread before our prime
val parents in beauteous paradise" They
must have lived well. While eating peach
cs, the delighted young man-who evident
ly is an illustration of Dryden's belief that
the Imagination is directly connected with
the bowels" thought Ol those delicious fruits
gardened in Western clmes under the care
of Hesperides." We dare say, they were
gardened in Western chimes. but rather think
they were under the care of some old smutty
son of Africa. in his enthusiasm, the writer
wishes I" that life Cat the ball) had no end
and that scene no change" He had evil
IDENTIFY been at the champagne. But here is
the finale. lie says, speaking of those pres
ent: - Around them was all that taste or
sight could WISH and if their imaginations
were not filed, what better could that noble
a. % i.a in1 Eu, hapu Jnipor Than
invest that scene with an immortality of its
own creation? Such was our employment,
such were our thoughts, such were our i'm
agInings !" Bless us ! what noble employ
ment for that noble faculty of the mind, !"
clothing Fancy Ball with immortality! We
imagine HIM gazing upon the scene, and in
vestIng il with immortal robes. Here he sees
Fry Lawrence representing Mr.. Strap, and
a mass Of rags-but Fry at once becomes inn
mortal There, crammIrg into his mouth pig
tail tobacco, is The immoriaIZed @. G.. Gath
rie, as a British Tar. Then there was IA
countryman," with Il tremendous vice brim-
med hat; and representative OF Old Ireland
in a red flannel coat and big boots Census
Taker; Jeremy Diddler; u Fox Hunter; a
Quaker, &C., &c.-all being clothed with inn
mortality by this imaginative young man.
The ladies no doubt might have shone as
angels without any great abuse Of fancy, for
among them were comprised much beauty
and sylphisH but we dispute all Immortality
TO scene so mixed ~ as the whole affair
must have been.
We extract the following as an illustration
Of the extravaganza marking the dresses OF
some characters. But tie culogy OF Miss
Ward, "as Mrs. Lawrence is now lawfully
called, at the close, is superlatvely disgust
ing. 0ter her recent marriage affair. Ii she
can yet rule at Louisville us Belle, Louis
v lie society is far below the society of any
other Western ci,y-that's all. Bul here is
the paragraph:
"MIss SALLiE WARD. rs usual was the
centre Of attraction. She appeared during
the evening IN two splendid costumes. each
of which was pecularly becoming Before
supper she was N0Urmdhdi, the tgM Of The
Hdrem. She wore a pa ~ 'in skirt. with silver
lamme over 1t, and edice embroidered
with silver and sluddeNWith diamonds her
oriental sleeves were OF white, adorned with
silver and gold, aud her trousers OF satin.
spangled with gliuering gold her hair was
braided with pearls and covered with beau
iiul Greek cap aud her tiny pink slippers
were gorgeously embroidered with silver
/ The splendid Jewels proiused over this mag
nficeuicOstume threw back the light which
fell upon them as il IN slltc, disdaia of inleri-
or efl'ulgence. Her second appearance was
N0urmdhGt at The feast IF roses. Her dress
was white illusion, dotted with silver, white
sivcred VEIL wreath OF white roses, while
silk boots with silver ankIeis; and she bore
the charmed lutte In this latter character
she was trulya beautiful exemplifcation o
the poelcal thought she represented. AL
ways sweet, aud fair. and lovely, and beau;
full, she was. if possible more so during thai
, evening. and her different characters were
susiai4ed incomparably excellent.