Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-09-21
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FANCY BALL AT BEAUFORT.

DEAR Standard: You and all the world have
been made sufficiently well aware how excellent a
place this is to send your barrels of Tar, Pitch and
Turpentine; but very much doubt if you have
any idea of the advantages it offers those other pre-
cious articles bound in hoops, much dearer to the
hearts even of true Carolinians.
But do assure vou Sir. if you had been among
US this summer, you would have conceded that the
tabled nymphs of the sea were successfully rvaled
by the real tangible beauties Shore and that the
hotels and walks around this village were full of
shoals and quick-sands as dangerous to the happi
ness of single gentlemen as those in the harbor are
to the reputation of ameteur sailors.
But, my dear sir. knowing as do that you are
married man, I am glad for your sake, that you
were far away from Beaufort Harbor during the lat
ter part of the past week.
You probably saw an advertisement some weeks
since, that there would be Fancy Dress Ball at
the Atlantic Hotel in this place. commencing the
evening of Thursday, Sept 1st.
Well, you are no doubt aware that Fancy Ball
is something of an event in these parts and every
body was on the qui cire for days before; and,
strange to say, public expectation was not doomed
to disappointment.
At ten o'clock on the evening appointed the Ia
dies and gentlemen in costume assembled in the
drawing room of the Atlantic and thence repaired
en- to the spacious Ballroom of that establish
ment, which had been elegantly Illuminated and
prepared for their reception. The sight was indeed
beautiful one. The bright eyes of the ladies Wed
with their Jewels in brancy. and ever and anon
their merry laughter rang through the room, put
ting to the blush the less delightful music of the
band.
am man, Dear standard, and worse than that
very young man, so you will not expect me to
give you cool, dispassionate account of what the
ladies were, and all that, but
NAV do, shall not lack"
His Excelency Gov. Ellis and his lady were pre-.
sent and by their kind and genial bearing did much
to establish and maintain that general good feeling
which is so essential to true enjoyment And now,
albeit shall be guilty Of tens of thousands of blum
ders, let me essay that most Herculean task to
minds masculine, the minute description of thule,
ribbons and laces robes vOlants, robes double
Jupes, ETC., etc. and there is no other way of cs-
tablishing precedence, when all rank first, shall
have to follow the example of Noah Webster, and
proceed alphabetically:
Miss C-rr-w-y. of Washington, as Gypsy
Queen, wore an exceedingly pretty party-colored
dress, and saucy little gypsy hat, from under which
her hair fell in splendid braids tied with gay ribbons
Her spirited entree and her gay laughter-provoking
acting, combined with her pretty face and figure,
rendered her the observed of all observers: and
many an actress who had grown grey behind the
footlights might have envicd the ease and piouancy
with which she sustained her role
Miss DIS, of Newbern, as Queen of the Sea.
made herself Queen of hearts as we'll, so beautiful
did she look in her Elusive cloud of sea-foam, wear.
ing no ornaments but those strictly belonging to her
own klngdom-tiara, necklaces, eardrops and rirdle
OF exquisite shells with wreaths of the graceful sea.
oats enclrcling, looping and dropping in the most
graceful manner
Miss D--bb-n, of Fayetteville, as Maid of the
Mist. was the perfection of taste in costume and
bearing. Her lovely face and graceful form were
completely enveloped, but not at all obscured in q
cloud of thule that made her
"a "a dream of poetry that may not be
written or Understanding beautiful
Miss Gr-st of Washington, in the becoming cos
tune Of the Bavarian Girl, proved that the SELLING
Oh orooms Is bewitching occupation-in a bali
room. '"''
Miss H-yt Of Washington as America. WAS No
surpassed by any ono in the conception and cxecu
ton OF her character. The red, white and hin,
drew every true patriot to her, and her merry les
and sparkling repartee kept them there
MISS H-yw-d, of Raleigh, as Flower Girl
WORDS fail me in the attempt to describe her dress
can only say that she herself
-"Was fairer than the coming
VI the faires flowers of spring.
"hen the wild bee wanders hunllning
Like q blessed fairy thing"
Miss P-rry, Of Washington as Bride of Abvdo.
was richly and elegantly attired in heavy s;Il,
which would have done credit to Persian loom loom
Our bride must have brought her beautiful level
with her from '~"''
=" The land where the cypress and myrtle
Are emb'ems OF deeds that are done in thsi, cl;no
Where the of the vuure the love of the tnrtls
NOW melt into SORROW, madden to crime,
wnefe the virgins are soft aud the roses they Irvine
ana ALL save the spirit Of man. is divine"
Miss S-nd-rs. of Raleigh, as Mrs. Caudle w,
the only lady who dared comic character an
most successfully did she sustain herself Al, n
world should have been there to enioy her mint
BILE acting. Her grey silk, close sleeves, linen ii
pet and mob cap, only confirm me in the opinie
that true beauty, like wine, improves with age
Miss W-sh-ngt-n, Of Newbern, as sprin
looked beautiful, and won her way to all hearts /
her brilliant conversation and her genial characte
istlc bearing 1t required but little acting for Mi
W: to sustain the role of spring.
Last, alphabetically. wonder how even the
pha6et could place her there:
MISS W-ll-ms, Of Washington as the Morni
staf. The veriest sleepy head, mcthinks, would
come an early riser did the Morning Star alwa
appear as lovely as did her representative that n;p