Washington telegraph., 1856-04-09
Mr. Hutterfeld at the Ball.
MORE PHOGNIXANA.

Pork, corner of Battery and Front Streets"
in the style Of which it is not difficult to re-
cognize the handiwork Of our old friend,
John Phillips Phoenix" Uieut Derby,)
one OF the most amusing writers of the day
and country
rIlo IerIer is descriptive of the prepara-
tion for. and what befel. at "a complimenta-
ry ball given for the benefit of the officers
of the Army and Navy at Nine Pique's''
Podgers, who invited Butterfeld and his
family to this ball, called her Mrs Pike"
But to proceed
The ball is to be very select" said
Podgers. :'Ah," replied |, '-thats exactly
the reason we wish to patronize it" The
young gentlemen could not withstand the
smile with which these words were accom-
panied ''What name ?'' said be- But
terfeld,' replied Flour and pork ?''
said he, with a kindly expression. Cor
ner of Battery and 'FRONT.' answered,
and the thing was done. Mrs. Butter
field was delighted, so was Austin. l fan
cy; he sent me note Gay or two after,
very prettily conceived, with Honiton, VAL
eneiennes. point. edging, and other hard
words In il, which must have given him
great qualification to compose. purchased
a new blue dress coat with brass buttons
military you know pair of cinnamon COL
ored leg scabbards, and very tasty thing
IN the way of vest. garnet colored velvet
with green plush cross bars, in which fan
cled L should create something OF sensa-
tlon- Friday evening at last arrived
Podgers was to come for US in carriage at
8 o'clock, and we commenced dressing at 5,
immediately;af dinner Ny friends have
sometimes hattered me by remarking some
thing in my air and personal appearance
resembling the late eloquent Daniel Web
ster formerly Secretary of State under
Tyler's administrationl After dressing
ard going through the operation which
Mrs Butterfeld unpleasantly terms pink
ing. | walked into the room of our next
neighbor. under the pretence of borrowing
a candle
Mr. Brummell. said 1. complacently.
do you think look at all like the great
Daniel?" Brummell gazed on NE with ev-
ident admiration
Yes he replied. 'but you are not near
as heavy as he was"
NO. said l. why, Daniel Webster was
not rery large man.
"Oh" "' replied be. Il thought you al!u-
ded to Daniel Lambert This wasa damp
er-
We worked for three mortal hours getting
little Amos to sleep That child is two
years of age, possesses wakefulneSs of dis
position perfectly astonishing in one so
young, aud has a pleasing peculiarity of
bowling terrifcally in the night at intervals of
about twenty-five minutes. Paregoric and
tafy were too much for him this time, how
ever; he succumbed at last and dropped
peacefully to repose at half past Z, to Sec
ond. At Podgers and tue carriage arrived
Mrs Podgers came up in Mrs Butterfeld's
room to show herself She was tasteful.y
and magniGcently attiredl She wore a
white Grape illusion with eighteen founces,
over q pr0fusely embroidered tulle skirt,
looped up on the side with boquet of Swiss
nseringues. Her bodice was Of sea-green
tabinet. with an elgant pincussion of orange
colored z7OiTe antique over the bertha
Her head dress was composed of cut velvet
cabbage leaves, with turnip az 1,aturel, AMI
q snzGlL-6Oa;ea turkey. secured by golden
wire "a La nlaitre d'hoteL." crowned the
structure. Podgers gazed upon her with
complacent and pardonable pride. We de-
scended to the carriage, but finding it i'm
possible for all of US to ride within, Mrs
Podgers stood up on the seat with the dri-
yer, Mrs b. and got inside. and Podgers
walked. By the way. on this account, he
subsequently. in an un;ustifable manner,
objected to paying his proportion of the ex-
penses of transportation, as had been agreed
upon between Us On arriving at u me
Pique's. | regret to say, an unpleasant al
tercaticn took place between myself and our
driver on the subject of the fare. was f.
nally compelled to close the discussion BY
disbursing ten dollars, which that disagreea-
bic individual unnecessarily remarked "was
only about dollar hundred after all.
On entering the ball, which was brilliant
/ ly Illuminated, we were struck with its size
and elaborate ornaments, and also with the
unpleasant fact that nobody was there We
/ had come too soon, but amused ourselves walk
ing about. and Podgers got into the supper
room where he broke the sugar chicken of
the top of large cake. to carry home 20 hi!
little Anna Maria, and being detected there
in, was summarily elected. and had the chick
en- taken away from him. at which Mrs B
and l secretly rejoiced. At 10 o'clock. the
company began to arrive. and in half al
hour the large hall was crowded with th'
beauty. fashion and extravaganza of the city
1t really brought tears of delight to my eye
to- see the number of lovely women tia
San Francisco can produce, and to thinl
what immense sums of money their beauti
full dresses must cost their husbands ant
fathers. Sets of quadrilles were formed
then followed the fancy dances, polkas, re
dowas, and that funny dance where the gen
tlemen grabs the lady about the waist wit
one hand, and pumps her arm up and dow
with the other. while hopping violently fror
side to side. after the manner of that earl
| and estimable Christian, ST. Vitus. cal
' not pretend to enumerate the ladies who's
charms particularly impressed me. More
: over, it would be of little service to th