Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-15
FANCY BALL At FAUQrlE' Will"
pu1-R SPRINGS. .

" ' tiu Nue We k,,rttp
.n,ud Fancy Bnll-solonr the thcmc"i nun!
II was pronounced one Of the most br'l''"i' y,
aver Witnessed Mt these Springs. Wcarc uh"o'' WV
corrt ony of tho incidents which took piace' WV"
could we deem it in uncxccptionable taste 10 uoSon
for We did not venture within the thronGen 'c'N'
of the ballroom. But at the close III o," ~
,le ,oouarcbs and subjects of tho hour torso"k '"e
festive hall to breathe the fresh air uPo" -
mud NO noted mary costumes worthy Of me'1'o'''
Mrs. =, of Washington, appeared u III ~.
Of n ROYAL bride--and well did her r"oe :"
tered silk, embroidered i'll ~gold-icr nc"
the diamond circlet by which it was c'inncu "i'"
her clear, smooth brow, display her c'a''c'' p'"N'
beauty. u
Mrs. b, of Washington. long after III 'h' 7uc'''
had assemblcd-we might almost say "'"""u' """"
mr,"-dawncd upon all eyes MS the "Nl't''nS Ia
Her symmetrical form was cnvcloped III 4 cIouu."he
dress Of white, bespanglcd with stars-lts hcerS o"
now sweeping the ground, now borne upon 'ic "'n'
! The Morning Star -hone rcsplendcnt upon he' 'o"
and amongst the knot of clustering rlh3'e' III -"
back of her head, you could distinguish the """''S
moon cleaning through the folds ot Il mis'.''N' '''
But, shining beside the ''Mornins Star, fhe "Lohc
Star" represented by Miss IL, OF Washington
did not pulc its lustre. Her dress was tue eAa'' u
of n summer sky Oh u cloudless night. Inc sp"hs'eu
veil of cerulian blue WIS fastened in the centre u! "
single brilliant star, reminding You OF or"'"or'" >
lines,
'Sad a. n star when only one
IL shining in the sky. ,
The loneliness Of the morning hour was lur'hcr IL
Illustrated by Miss S. of Fauquier' whose oea~'"s i"'
looked forth from beneath q rose-tln'ed cio""' '"o''
descending, enveloped her whole person aHn pro.
claimed aurora about to open the r"s"ale portals vi
day.
Nigh; had two representatives. The one bliss
60 Of edmond who had been crowned rs Queen
Of Beauty on the evening previous. She was envel-
oued in a black robe radiant with stars, a crescent
worn ON her brow, and over head was flung a little
veil, upon which a silver c":nct, with MS long gll-
tcrinc tail. was c1qusitely embroidered.
NIGHTS oincr Queen WIS Miss N--oi Rappahan-
mock. and the choice of This character reminded Us Of
the nightingale voice which bad delighted the guests
ut Fauquicr, often "makiny night musical" daring her
brief visit. We should have liked TO have seen the
m~cludiou. night sOngstcr borne upon the young god
dcs,', finger, in token Of her musical gift. The dress
.hc wore was particularly effective. Her long, loose
locks were crowned with n diadeln Of stnrS, OF winch
n moon, nearly at the full, formed the rcntr", Her
starry veil mingled with Tie dark folds Of hc. dress'
! and almost touched her feet.
Her companion, Miss C oF Mobile, waa a most
piduauto representation of the Fairy Queen. Her
tinv, hui we'll developed form. and arch expression
Of playful capricinusness well brfittcd the Queen and
the Fairy. From beneath her crown of silver flow
.rs her fair hair hoatcd, unbound, upon her shoulders
| and aroprI her gossamer wings; silver butterflies
-i .... ln, ~nla 6 MIR. eTtur mud III her
hund she bore n silver wand. But we believe there
were those Of her fairy ~maiea,y's subjec's who had
fully acknowlcd her magical power before this wand
was thrratinsly displayed.
Miss D. Of North Carolina looked superb Us n
Countess. She wore her diamond cOronct and her
crimson velvet tran, embroidered III gold; Will a.
much stately grrce a. though they were the insignia
Q: rank to which she was born. Her penming though
high head was perfectly unaffected, and, liz she moved
about, upon her lip there played
"a ..,Iie. that turned the sunny side . In" henri
On nil the =Orld
Miss N--of WASHINGTON looked very charming
as Il Marchese, wearing powdered Lair o costly bro
cade, made in tho Pompadour style, hGd Al Under
dress of white satin, deeply fonnced with lace.
Miss s. Of Maryland, wore n costume Of the
same reign, md wa frequently asked what painting
of whet fine old master, had stepped from its frame
and ASSUMED lsr person.
Miss B. of Westmor2,-rd in spite of the in
tense heat, spread u refrcshinCiy "~', atmosphere
around her. by her admirable representation OF win.
ter--lrr frosty coronet, jewels If icirlcs, and bout
ourts o.: cvrrarcens, covered with lee and snow. But
the face was too bright aud summary for winter,
save that Of some nill cline whcEr wiuter is but n
name.
Miss K of Maryland, in her highland bonnet
and plume and plaid scarf, reminded us Oh the lovely
Lucy Ashton, Of Scottish memory.
Miss NJ of Richmond, II. the "Amcrican Fling,
enlisted new PATRIOTS under the banner oI our c"un-
Try.
Mi-- T Of Richmond, rs "IIumLoldis Reaper"
reminded lis OF the story Of PigmuliHn's statue when
the mimic creation was suddenly endowed with life.
Miss So of Washington, looked the Spanish lady
to perfection.
Miss W Of Baltimore, ~G@ mpch admiration
in q whit. so,in dress, embroidered with ber!lc.' wings
and gold. |
Miss p, Of Warren county, gave such " living
pcrsona,ion OF hi Vernon, TINT We could not but
imagine that she had some strong affinity to SCOTS
fair heroine,
We heard Of Mis- W., of Warrcnton, rs the
Maid of the Mist" bu; in heF oiinria! character she
was invisible 10 our eyes. /;
Miss F., and Miss W, both of W"rrcnt"n,
were very lovely Us Greek girls.
Miss +. F, of Alexandria. we'll hecnme her
novice attire in spite OF her naive manners and "
fncc that recalled the description Of Rogers Genevra;
80 lovely, yet so arch, so fall OF inTih.
The ovrrdowinss OF IN lnllec"n' hc"F'
Miss p, OF Richmond, looked the roguish
Gypsy Girl.
OF peasants. there was n most picturesque group
Miss NJ, of Richmond. Miss s., OF F"uq"'er'
Swiss Personalities Mex, of Baltimore French
peasant-Mi.s c. Of Richmond, Spanish peasant
Mis-. s., of Washington, Spanish peasant &cr
&C., &c.
We arc not able to recall many Of the Gentlclnehs
costumes. which, with some exceptions, were less
| striking than those OF the ladies'. Mr. B. Oh
Washington, wore a magnificent Greek dress--Ar'
L, of Gloucester, wore n Mexican tiuer1Ii"-Mr'
L. G., of Culpeper, II Spanish C"unt-Mr. NC
Il, Of Baltimore, King Charles 2i-hr' h.H-'
| Fauuuicr, Privato-Mr. p, Of Richmond, Il Fri
gamd-Mr. Il, of Culpepcr, ll!-iiandcr-Nr
L, oi Warrcnton. Shepherd-Mr. w. OF Lou
| isiann, Sailnr-Mr. il, Of Washington created
great amusement rs n "chicll among them taking
notes"
We mus: not forget the host Of pretty cili't'en.-
Miss W, of Washington, u little QuakcresS. Miss
C--,of Washington Valley. and her iiny sister, Il
dancing girl. Mrs C, OF Fredericksburg Queen
Of May. Miss F., Of Alexandria, n wood nynp!I'
Tho Misses Il, Of Mississippi, Red Riding Hood
Il Flower Girl. and a "BLy a Broom Master Il.
W, Massanicllo. Master a. W., 4 cour:icr ~
the r.inn of Ioris Fourteenth. Master t.. ri
| WASHINGTON. \ Turk. Master j, oi williamsburg,