Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-09


participate in the grand fancy dress fets that
came off Last night at the hospitabIe wasbi,yto,
residence of g nator 6 win; for that fact was made
known TO all, by the many cards of the costunsrs
ana cthe artists. from distance as well as resi-
dSn;, Tor month past, vieing with each other
IN preparing ouT BsGH Monde for the occasion.
Wen did they perform their part az testified by
the collection there Of some five or six hundred
ladies and gentlemen, babited in costumes of
every age and variety, far richer and more artis-
tic In their "settng up'' than were ever before
assembled together on this side of the Atlantic
The cards Of invitation specified that fancy cos
tunes Were obligatory. 80 all but a very few
very seda'e people, in number more than two
dozen in all, were so habited that it wonld have
been difficult fOE their most intimate friends TO
know them at glance. The gay company began
TO assemble at p. IN. from which hour to eleven
successive arrivals blocked up the way at the
Intersection OF and 10Th streets, for a square in
every direction
BE- midnight all seemed to have sEgot the hang
OF the hing and the awkwaEdnes, of want of
familiarity with the PRESERVATION Of assumed char
acierS Was fatrly worn Off. Then, and not until
MN, were<fr AZ their Ease. An usher announced
the various characters assumed a. each party
tered the reception room, where presided Mrs
Senator twin, habited as marc e of the Cou {
Of Louis XIV, in dress the marnificence ana
elegance of which would have turned the heads
Of the fdshionables OF those elaboraipIy fashion,
ahie tunes We are without space in which TO
dcSciibe the various costumss worn, In detail
hi"h| ol were gorgeous auu tasteful, be-
y"nd the descriptive power Of our pen Mrs
Twins was perhaps the most dazzling; for il
was IN exact Keeping with The most elegant, ex-
tava-ani and striking fashion of the times men
toned above. Fitted b. manner and person 10
Pcfform her partwell, she WAS indeed m, hostess
OF sIrh remarkable occasion, to the admiration
of all her guests Dignity. grace and refinement
marking her reception and entertainment Of all
throughout the whole OF the-to that lady a. il
must bavc been,--mOsttrying evening. She wax
assisted by her daughter. Miss Gwin costurued
AZ bftGk tIITl, richly ,iPr-.,utIV nj t,Sta
fully a. the most experienced Grsisfe DIES modes
oil ms New World can get up such costume;
ana was attended by Younger Il any hter, ha!,itcd
a. a Page of the Court Of Henry viii on festive
occasions
We were unable to charge our memory with a
mn Hist or the PRESENTATIONS, though aided bv our
privilege of AL sold fo1y,'' To attend sinply a,
the modest = gentleman in black - the locker
on IN Nehi"e, IN which we performed the part
ii Tue "ctlSl aming 'cm, takin notes.
Miss Ca>, there Ss a MarGuese of the Tcicn
cl Henry the Fourth, and Nj. Eedyard her bro
thcI -ln-idw, IN an original modern Egyptian
l"Cnt person Of Ali Pasha himself on State orca-
lions; Mr.. Hughes, of the Washington Union
Per>ondted capitdlly a Fellow OF Oxford, aud hi.
modest ana graceful wife, Little ked Riding
Hood, to charm.
Lord Napier was, for the nonce, the Minister
81 George III, first sent To this country after the
close OF our Of Revolution His co,tumr
was faultles>ly arranged From the powder VIZ
dressed as though ny the hand of a frisseur Of
that age. (when that functionary at an European
pnes> OF his subjects than even the chief artistic
de cuisine, is now J down to the unerceptionab
water of the diamonds in his shoe bnc kIes he.
looked, indeed, the diplomatic courtier of d CEN
tury ago
Mr. John Savage Personated well Sir Lucis
NTrlgger, and Miss Anna Hutton equally well
w dlteF Scotts RebeCCd, Mr.. st Clair Clarke
WAS 80 good jolly tar To induce us to wish
HIM, IN reality, Purser in the Navy; Mr. Bay
AID, tof the Attorney Generai's otice,I was
faUlties> Albanian Chief; MIR. StUkpl. the Rms
sian Minister, merry black domino, and Gen
erdl Robes, the Mexican Minister a domino in
gay, Ms. SiGkei was lady of the court of
HenTl Nv; Major Bels-r, l.. :. A an English
key. and his wife was friend Hannah Prn TO
The life Mr.. kiDgman wore the original ress
Including the small sword, in which James
Monroe was actually presented as the Minisie.
81 THIS Government, TO the King of r ance I'm
i.si MI Berg, of New York, was Philip III OF
SPAN, ana his wife, an Indian princess. Her
toilet 50 faultlessly made up, topic of gen
cTal remark No belle Of the forest half a CEN
tuTy ago, could have dressed the character better
The Hon. Mt keitt Of : e: was Charles XII.
Dr. Maury, one of Napoleon liI'scent qua des
with bright brra>tpiate and helmet and vavinT
white plume; Mrs. George Pa ksr d Lady OF the
Court OF Louis NV, her daugh liter, Miss Georgi-
anna, SWISS peasant girl; and another tldug htIr
Mss Mary Elizabeth the Goddess of Liberty: Mrs
EthuIeton, OF Cincinnati, formerly Miss Alice
hey,l was The Star-sPanged Banner; Mr. Mara
IA oI the spanish Legation, Was a SOuth Amer
icdn ranchefo' Mr.. Banks, of Va, was a very
elaborate Duke of Buckingham; and Mr. CIin".
man OF y U, Cavalier of the past century.
Miss Maria Bradley was Night; her costume
Too, Oh black ILLUSION spdngIcd with gold aid
an appropriate gold crown, set Cd by her elegant
nut and tne fascinating serenity of her quiet
g'acPfni carriage and countenaDce. struck all
heholdeIS with admiration. p Barton Kcv
ESq was an English huntsmau. and the Hon
man Of 1876 His iol.y face and bSpIe Sec,S1S,,
tue character Of that best liver OF last genera
uon, admirably.
M. EuSene Baylor, Of Louisians, was whit
Ting llCzCkian Swipes, from Vermont a mem
bsT of the Vermont Ley stature, the Yankee of
tue playhouse, with d ~hTewd question foT all
President Buchanan, (wbo was among the t,w
present not ia coStun-,) happening TO inquire.
who he (leZrkiah) was, and what brought him
10 the Federal Metropolis, was answered thai ht.
had Z" come all the way from Yarmouth TO Iobbv
through Congress d bill establishing an asylum
for Pipped chickens, with one ward for the Old
hens (wOmeD) OF the House and another for th,
old cocks OF the Senate - and that he Heel abl
= took that occasion to extract from his Excel.
lency promise not 90 veto his bantling when
passed. The effect of this ready reply upon
the President and the gfoup that Lad gath
cred aOuBd them seeing Yankee etfroDfpry
gong TO the point OF rushing up uaasked and
PohlHg fun Dad Inage-at 80 dignf.d and
august a spectator of the progressing rnummcfy
"an be better Ima2 ned than descriiIcd But mo-
one enjoyed the sally more heartily than his Ex-
Gellrn"s, Who evidently foTgave the liberty for
u" genuine Wit involved in u.
Mrs. Senator Clay Is Mrs Partinyiou with
knluin2 IN hand, snuh bcX in pocket aud Ikr
tne inevitable, BY her sid, acted out her d rcu,
character so as perhaps 40 win the unaniu,oI,s
verdict that her persOnation of the Ioouaciuns
sst1t 6PToPoS dame was the leading fe,t,,e Of ,hc
evenings entertainment Go where she would
through the spacious halls, crowd of eager list
ensEs followed her footsteps, drinkin. in her in
slant Tepauees, which we've really superior in VIII
and apPositeness, and indeed in the vein Of the
famous DANES cacOetheS, even to the original
contributions OF ShiIaber TO the HOnscnsicaI lite
rdtur- OF the day; though Shillaber. as all know
made MIS-. Darlington the historical and national
Character she now drseTyediy is
MIS-. Senator Doug las was Aurora, her tall
h2ufe, hne person and serene codntenance b ,
ing set OF bya graceful and modest ~ mythology cni
costume, and hair powdered with gold dust so
as 10 make all comprehend that she was indeed
the goddess Of the bright opening morning ia
June; Mrs. Butler, OF south Carolina. was the
w hlte Lady OF Avefgn-; Mr.. Nicholson Fra
DIayOlo; Mayor MagTuder and Major Suther-
land and P9"f- AHDdrT, highland chiefs: Mr.
shaw OF the New York Herald as Rob Row
Mdc2 TeSori Nj Irving, a Quaker Of the stricte,i
oidef Miss Martin NIvandesie rxduisiteIy
. made up and peTsUndted: Mr. Smith a youn1