New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-11
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R1itterffeld at the Ball.


Butterfte1d at the Ball.
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editor Of The Herald You have not heard from
4 me for some time ] have been round = however
(which is a pleasant metaphorical way of expressing
j the fact that have been about and is not intended
as an ausion to my figure, though weigh two hun.
dred and forty-three net and it might appear appro
pirate to scofers Since my unfortunate expefition
to Oregon. have been attending closely to my lee
innate business and do not mind saving that hive
been tolerably successful. did little thing in hut
tel last week. not after the manner of the celebrated
sculptor CanoVa--Who, I am told used to carve
horses and other animals ont Of that oleagnous SUB
stance which looked well but became unpleasant tc
the smell ina short ime-bnt in the way Of specula
tlon, which increased my satisfaction and my balance
az Dooittle Walker & Leggett's, my bankers, in nc
| small degree. st5=52 4 is5i45==E s.5,5E 8
was sitting in my counting room a few days since,
II an amabie frame Of mind, thinking Of that butter
| which had sold to d manufacturer to grease the
Wheels Of his manufactory and wondering whether
ITS strength increased the power of the machinery,
| when Podgers, Of GaWk s Podgers, Battery street,
dropped in. "Butterield Y said he, don't you want
to go to ball n vision Of Mrs. Butterfeld res
plendent in her new dress which, though of late i'm
portation she calls more antique, passed before my
mind. thought of the balance at Doolttles and in
my usual prompt and decided manner replied well
4 I don't know tits a complimentary ball, " said
Podgels given for the benefit of the officers Of the
\ Friday. The name is Pique, aud is pronounced Ri
qtee, but Podgers don 1T understand French.l Now
always liked the officers, poor felloWs they look 50
| prettily in their blasslnounted clothes, and walk
around with such a melancholy air, as though they
were wondering how they managed to support eXls-
tence on their pay and allowances how the
deuce they do puzzles me- So after few words more
with Podgers, we started off to purchase the neces
sary pasteboard. suppose it was because the ball
| was national affair that we went to the United
States Mint for that purpose. B5s
Here we were introduced to a singularly handsome
young fellow, who gazed rather obviously Podgers
and myself when we preferred our request. The
ball is to be very select, said he. !. All replied l.
that exactly the reason we wish to patronze it,.
The young gentleman could not withstand the smile
with which these words were accompanied What
name ~ said he. Butterfeld,' / replied. " Flour
and pork, /" said he with d kindly expression "Cor-
ner Of Battery and Front, answered, and the thing
was done Podgers got his ticket also, and we left
the Mint arm in arm wondering if the lovely design
head on the three dollar piece was intended
for likeness Of the u S. Treasurer of whose agree
able countenance we caught a glance as we retiref.
Mrs Butterfeld was delighted, 50 was AUSTIN fancy;
he sent me note day or two after, very prettily
conceived with Honiton, Yaenciennes point, edging
and other hard words in it, which must have given
him great qualification to compose purchased of
Reyes (not that Reyes, but the other tirm) new
blue dress coat with brass buttons military YOU know
pair Of cinnamon colored leg scabbards, and very
tasty thing in the way Of vest garnet colored vel
vet with green plush cross bars in which fanced
should create something asensation also dropped
in at fuckers, and seeing pretty breastpn in the
form Of figure 2, which he said was tasteful con
cet for married men, showing that there were two in
the family, bought that also, and hereby acknowl-
edge that it has given me great satisfaction Friday
evening at last arrived. Podgers was to come for us
in carriage at o'clock, and we commenced dressing
at three, Immediately after dinner My friends have
sometimes attered me BY remarking something my
air and personal appearance resembling the late eo
quent Daniel Webster tfolmerly Secretary Of State
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going through the operation which Mrs. Butterfield
unpleasantly terms prinkng, walked into the room
OF our next neighbor, I've board at the corner of
Stockton and PowelD under the p1etence Of borrowing
candle He was sitting By the fire smoking cigar
and reading Tennyson's poems, which take this OPP
poltunity of declaring are the sest trash ever had
the misfortune to get hold of.
!" Mr.. Brummel, said ! compacently, I" do you
think look at all like the great Daniel?" Brummen
gazed on me with evident admiration. eyes," he
replied " but you are not near as heavy as he Was.
No n said IL Why, Daniel Webster was not ueay
large man.ns.a Oh!'' replied he, thought you al
luded to Daniel Lambert" 4 This was damper.
We worked for three mortal hours getting little |
Amos to sleep. That child is two years Of age, pos
sesses akeflness Of disposition perfectly astonisl-
ing in one young and has pleasing peculiarly Of
bowling terrically in the night at intervals Of about
twenty-five minutes Paregoric and tahy were TOO
much for him this time, however; he succumbed at
asst and dropped peacefully to repose at halfpast
seven, to a second At eight, Podgers and the car
rage arrived Mrs Podgers came up III Mrs. Butter
helds room to show herself. She was tastefulIy and
attired She wore white Grape illusion
with eighteen hounces, over profusey embroidered
tulle skirt, Topped up on the side with bouquet of
SWISS merngues Her bodice was of sea-green tab
binet, with an elegant pincushion Of orange-eolorcd
MORE antique over the BERTHA Her head dress was
composed of cut velvet cabbage leaves, with turnip
an nat1sfei, and a small boned-turkey secured by
golden wire, "a "a aaitre dhote crowned the struc-
trlle. Podgers gazed upon her with complacent and /
slar Ind In no
but finding it impossible for all of us to ride within,
Mrs. Podgers stood mp on the seat with the driver
Mrs. B. and got inside and Podgers walked by
the way on this account, he subsequently, in un-
ustitable manner, objected to paying his proportion
Of the expenses of transportation had been agreed
upon between ISL On arriving at Mrs Pique's, I
regret to say, an unpleasant alteration took place
between myself and our driver on the subject OF the
are. was finally compelled to close the discussion
BY discussing ten dollars which that dsagreeabe in.
lividual unnecessarily remarked 'swas only about
dollar hundred after all.
On entering the hall, which was brilliantly ilumin.
ted, we were struck with its size and elaborate orna
nents and also with the unpleasant fact that nobody
Tas there The fact is, we had arrived a little too
arly However, we amused ourselves walking about
nd Podgers got into the supperroom where he broke
sugar chicken off the top of a large cake to carry
ONE to his little Anna Maria, and being detected
herein, was summariy elected and had the chicken
AIKEN away from him. at which Mrs. B. and secretly
ejoiced At ten o'clock, the company began to ar
i've, and in half an hour the large hall was crowded
18th the beauty fashion and extravaganza of the
ity It really brought tears Of delight to my eyes to
&c the number of lovely women that San Francisco
an produce, and to think what immense sums of
honey their beautiful dresses must cost their husbands
nd fathers Sets of quadrilles were formed, then
ollowed the fancy Dances polkas, redowas and that
lnnY dance where the gentleman grabs the lady {
bout the waist with one hand, and pumps her arm i
p and down with the other, while hopping violently
side to side, after the manner of that early and
stimable Christian-St Fitus. cannot pretend to t
the ladies whose charms particularly i'm $
resselme. Moreover, if could, it would be of lit
service to the public for it is in the fashion to do
lis sort Of thing initials, and who would recog
hte cottonet, and magnificent Mrs b, the cynosule
all eyes in peigfoir Of threep lycarpeting with
corsage de gelnny bag and point applique robe de
ut, Or the sweet Misses C. in elaborate Swiss ging
ans, with gimp cord and tassels and a faateuH de
ub,olet Suficei to say that the loveest ladies of
an Francisco were there andthe belle of the evening
as unquestonably Miss -, though many preferred :
lie mature charms of the radiant Mis-. [You s.
erceve that these blanks left for the convenience
those who wish to send this description to the East
m States, who hereby have my express permission /
a1olyr T,o|c who