New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-17

SolREE AT TIE ST.. CHARLES HorEL.-Tbe most notable
Of all the social events which have occurred during this
seasonthe most fashionable Of the soreesthe most plea
SAINT of the that which off at the
st. Charles Hotel on Wednesday evonng. 1t had been
for some weeks noise throughout the city that the
prietors Of the St Charles intending to give Grand
Fancy Dress and Mask Ball. and the imagnations of all
those who had the hopes Of invitation the
alert their fancs and fingers active to prepare
and get in readiness dresses suitable to the occasion
The number of uvations issued was greater by some
hundreds than ever before, and when arrived the
large rooms of the hotel throngsd with denser and
more motley crowd than before collected.
The ladies, dining saloon and three spacious psrlors
filed with tbs of every nation
every art and occupation of which heard read
Nearly all the characters of Shakespeare had burst the
bond of thsr confinement and walked forth in flesh and
blood and fancfu attire to joke and be oksd withto
give and receive jets and gesticulations None of all
these who present were perhaps more fttingy at
tired or natural to the character he represented
than old friend Sir Jack Faqf, and certainly
generally appreciated. The genial good humor,
the testing appreciation Of these things which
suit the inner fifty laid claim to by him who
embodiss them all in degree little inferior to his usri
prototypes and if ocular denomination is reliable,
shall hereafter believe that Fhlsta is vorite with
ladies. He mort assuredly was the last evening.
Richsteu another well selected well dressed and
well sustained personaton. The look and sembance OF
the Lord Cardinal we'll attained it usually is
upon the stage and his love for the beautiful Marian
acted like real thing Marian herself learned
from her lips, from Portsnd Maine "a critical
fact which it would be well for future dramatic
taters mind She seemed however to enjoy the
amusements Of the evening to which she might ma
terialy have added
The Queen Of the FAIRIES we saw dancing with the
devil thus by clear and ineontroverble public demon
stration settling the moot question Of fairy anCs for
We regretted the circumstance at the time and
not the less sin0e for beautiful fairy certainly
never tripped the gresn-Bward at any moonlight
reYsls.
La File du Regiment was prettily and neatly attirsd
and attracted much notice by the in which she
sustained her role we'll by the prstness and grace
roughly reared But few seats from her at the
suppertsbIe Night, . drinking champagne, with
wilderng oveliness of face and person not unlikely to
cause
1.-The world to be in loye with Night
And pay no worship to the garish UNI
There were hosts Of other characters in the room,
equally deserving that notice which unable to give
them Nell Gwynne then dancing with the easy
grace for which the time of Charles is famous and
attire of the times of Louis Quatorze Montenegro beau
y sultana from the harems that lie about the Golden
Horn and every other conceivable display Of feminine
ovslinsss Indeed rich and varied assortment Of
fancy dresses rarely collected last evening
and more homogeneous groupings cannot be imagined.
Africans and Afghanstans Indians and Irish, Peers,
Princes and Pope Sutans and Spaniard Frars dancing
with devils and Psyche the of most unromantc
German doctor all these things there and
visible with numerous others not recorded.
Taken as whole, 1t was most agreeable occasion and
such estiyty could not be paraleled in any other
city Of the Union. The music excellent, the
admirably arranged and the company such it
is pleasant to mingle with. ssu. .mz".. .@
The supper and supper worthy of the occs-
sion Six long of tables spread down the whole
length of the gentlemens ordinary and with
everything that could be desired for the occasion They
attended by suicency Of walters who understood
what they had to do and did it. After the supper was
the dancing and continued until gray
dawn began to be visible Then wearisd with much plea
and tgued by the enjoyments of the evening the
last Of the company retired.
We understand that a second grand dress and mask
ball will be given at the St. Louis Hotel in about two
weeks