The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-12
MRS. w. G. 6.
MRS w. G. s.,
at home
MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2TTH.
Costume de Rigueur,
Reign of Louis XIV.
No. Great Jones street.


o MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27rH.
Costume de Rigueur,
o Reign of Louis XIV
o No. 9 Great Jones street
About six hundred invitations issued but are
Informed not more than hundred and fifty attended,
of whom the majority ladies' No expense was
SHARED by individuals their endeavors to procure per-
feet limitations of the costume of the time In fact
particular were they in this respect that as much as six
and seven dollars paid for one dress excu
sive of eyelry Some idea may be formed oil its bran
v from the fact that the costumes alone cost between
forty and fifty thousand dollars, and the jewelry was
worth over half million. 1t certainly magnificent
and costly affair and passed of in the most satisfactory
manner to all present.
At ten O'Clock the company began to arrive, but it
eleven before the ball commenced Great curiosity was
displayed by large number of persons, who thronged
the street in front the house. but desire mani
tested to interfere with the arrangements The salon.
ball room was richly decorated and embellshed in the
style of reign of Louis Qunze and so strict was the
enforcement of the rules that the servants were
dressed the uniform of that period At one end OF the
ball ROOM which about sixty feet long was raised
platform the orchestra which composed OF about
a dozen performers. The dances were princi-
pally waltEes, cotillons, and mnuets When all
who could be accommodated in the salon
briiancy The dresses of the men, in particular
elegant and graceful and of them absolutely
sparkling with diamonds Nearly all court swords
and with two exceptions every one had his whskers
imperial shaved Off in compliance with the custom of the
court OF Louis Qunze. Only those dressed in the uni
form of allowed the privilege Of wear
ing those facial embellishments
Among the ladies' who were rendered conspicuous by
their beauty and the richness of their dresses Miss
B-n, Miss T-e Mrs VI, Miss F., and Miss
J-y. The following is accurate description of the
most brilliant costumes on the occasion -
Miss A. F-r-White silk underskrt bouillionneed
with tule and ornamented with flowers white point de
Brussels aounce above. Overskirt light green silk
trimmed with tulle and pink roses, corsage, la Louis
s0unze powdered hair, with roses and ribbons.
Miss T-e-Hair powdered with gold powder, and
ornamented with wreath of pink roses and streamers
of pink satin ribbon Undersrt Of rich white satin
trimmed with pus of tule and alternately, with
festoons to correspond.
Miss L. B-d-n-White satin under skirt, trimmed
with bulons de tue fesooned with de chine roses;
verress of blue and white brocade trimmed with point
zee stomaoher Of point lace and pearls overdress,
toped MP with punches of the underdress
lair powdered, and glittering with silver, marquse
neath Of with dewdrops Of diamonds ornaments
diamonds pearls and bows of cherry colored ribbon
Miss K W-e-White satin erskirt, trimmed
with blue ribbons and point lace powdered wig; over
skirt trimmed with point lace
Miss Mc-y-Blue under skirt of yellow brocade,
ooped up with varegated flowers in Ave different places
hair powdered, and dressed a la Pompadour.
Miss G. B-y-n-White satin under skirt, trimmed
with cherry colored ribbon overskirt of cherymore
antique ooped up in five places with white and cherry
coored roses ribbon, &C. waist trimmed with diamonds
wig ornamented with diamonds and flowers, and pow
dered.
Miss J-c-y-Train called habit of rich brocade,
white ground with large colored bouquets, richly in
terwoven with silver and gold-the real Pompadour
pattern which was trimmed fanfreuches-the trim
ming Of the time composed Of point Lace cherry coored
pompons nerspersed with silver ornaments. This was
looped up with hagarlands Of and silver branches
The front of the dress Zen ab) composed Of white
satin covered by three large ounces of old point Lace
separated by pungs of tue and fanfreluches which
fell gracefully half garands of roses meeting the habit
and continuing all round and falling richly trim
med white satin The corsage square, la
Louis Quinzs also trimmed with fanreluches to
respo with the Dress This costume strictly copied
after picture of Marie Antonete at her first reception
as Dauphne Of France towards the close of the reign Of
Louis Qunze Hair powdered, with gold and silver gilt
terng in the powder and ornamented with roses This
dress had dazzling effect.
Miss E. J-s-white satin under-skrt; over-skirt Of
antique lace looped up with pearls powdered head with
crimson hat Ia Pompadour set of with white and Grim
plumes Powdered wig
Miss A. J-n-s-white satin underskirt, trimmed
with lace aounces and cherry colored ribbon of
hite damask ooped with cherry colored ribbon wig
amented with diamonds.
Mise +. D.-Pink silk under skirt, trimmed very eabo
stey with pink ribbon and pufings; over-skrt of
lue satin trimmed with point lace and ribbons, and
,oped with pearls and pink and blue wig powdered
nd ornamented with feathers and pearls flowers and
bbons corsage with real old point lace and pearls to
match the skirt This lace told Is relic of
the family having descended from generation to genera
ton for three hundred years.
Miss NJ D-Green erskirt, trimmed with white lace
aud green and rose de chine quillngs overskir with
Brussels lace. nounces, and rose de chine trimmings,
ooped nm with rose de chine oorsage to match
head powdered and ornamened with flowers pearls and
feathers shoes with high red heels rosettes and dia
4mond buckles.
Mrs. T-e Under. skirt of rich white watered SILK,
trimmed with old English point Lace OF rich
rocade silk black ground looped up with branches OF
cold and roses corsage trimmed with Lace and stuaae2
with diamonds; hair powdered and orpamen.ea with
feathers and diamonds The asos' Of this lady was liter
ally covered with diamonds the value Of which alone
estimated 2. about one hundred thousand dollars
-As. VIDE Crimson MORE antique, jupe Powered
with point lace The Louis Quinze brocade trimmed with
Dont lace corsage ornamened with diamonds and roso
de chine ribbon, auted. Powdered head wreathed with
diamonds II is said that the lace on this iadys dress
alone cost fifteen hundred dollars and ie whole dress
with jewels, cost seven thousand
Mrs. D-y-n-whte satin under-skirt, with two
white lace aounces point dAngaere heading of white
satin ribbon. 0verskirt train two yards and half long,
white satin with quilting of broad ribbon white satin
Jacket trimmed with blue silver and diamonds Hair
powdered Headdress lace, point blue ribbon and dia
monds.
Mrs D. was attended by her page Zaor personated by
Master Washington Coser who dressed in blue vel
vet brceches white silk stockings velvet coat,
turned over in blue and trimmed with gold lace powdered
zig and sLouis Quinze hat
Mrs P-d--n--Rose colored moirie antique, spotted
nth silver and trimmed with pink flowers; hair pow
Tered and trimmed with feathers and diamonds.