Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-09-17
EOr the Standard.
FANCY BALL AT BEAUFORT.


been made sufficiently we'll aware how excellent a
place this is to send your barrels of Tar, Pitch and
Turpentine; but I very much doubt if you have
any idea of the advantages it offers those other pre-
cous articles bound in hoops, much dearer to the
hearts even of true Carolnians.
But do assure you, Sir, if you had been among
us this summer. you would have conceded that the
tabled nymphs Of the sea were successfully rivaied
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 those in the harbor are
to the reputation of dnleteur sailors.
But, my dear sir, knowing as do that you are
married man, 1 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 on the
evening of Thursday, Sept LIST.
Well, you are no doubt aware that Fancy Ball
is something of event in these parts and every
body was on the Qui rire 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
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 vicd
with their jewels in brilisncy, and ever and anon
their merry laughter rang through the roon put
ting to the blush the less delightful music of the
band.
lam man, Dear Standard, and worse than that,
very young man, so you will not expect me to
give you q cool, dispassionate account of what the
ladies were, and all that but
81 50 poor man $4,000.
His Excellency 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 a double
jupes ETC., etc; and there is no other way of e.
tabiishing precedence when all rank first, shall
have to follow the example of Noah Webster, and
proceed alphabetically:
Miss C-r-w-y. of Washington, az Gipsy
Queen, wore an exceedingly pretty party-colored
Dress and saucy little gypsy hat, from under which
her hair fell splendid braids tied with gay ribbons
Her spirited ent,ee, and her gay,
acting. combined with her pretty face and figure
rendered her the observed of all observers: ant
many an actress who had grown grey behind tn,
footlights might have envied the ease and piquanc,
with which she sustained her role.
Miss DIS, of Newbern, as Queen of the Sea
made herself Queen of hearts as WE'LL 50 beautifi,
did she look in her Elusive cloud of sea-foam, wear
ing no ornaments but those strictly belonging to he
own kingd0m-tiara, necklaces eardrops and eirtl
Of exquisite shells with wreaths of the graceful sea
oats encircling, looping and dropping in the mos
graceful manner
Miss D-bb-n, Of Fayetteville, as Maid of tn
Mist, was the perfection of taste in costume an
bearing. Her lovely face and graceful form wei
completely enveloped, but not at all obscured in
cloud Of thule that made her
"A dream Of poetry that may not be
Written or toid-exceedng Beautiful
Miss Gr-st Of Washington, in the becoming CO.
tune Of the Bavarian Girl proved that the sellin
Of brooms is bewitching occupation-in q bal
room. <-~t =. .-.....
Miss H-yt of Washington, as America, was n,
surpassed by any one in the conception and exec,
ton OF her character. The red, white and BIZ
drew every true patriot to her, and her merry je
and sparkling repartee kept them there
Miss H-yw-d, of Raleigh, as Flower Gin
words fail me in the attempt to describe her dres
can only say that she herself
.=-ssss.e-- Was fairer than the coming
-ss.v =. the ,si .i Tres flowers Of spring.
.sssss-sss Like blessed fairy thing"
lis P-ry, Of Washington, as Bride Of Abvdo
richly and elegantly attired in heavy sin
which would have done credit to a Persian Lon,
Oae bride must have brought her beautiful lew.
with her from '' ''"'
-" The land wherethe cypress and mvrtls
An e9bsema 0f deeds that are done in t6si aim.
eAs he I.Gs Of the vulture the love Of the turtIe
now melt into sorrow, nov madden tn crime.
vnsse the virgins soft and the roses thew tv,.-
And 81, avs the spirit Of man. i divine"
49, 5nd-1s, Of Raleigh, IS Nrs Caudle, y
the only lady who dared comic character. !
msst successfully did she sustain herself AIN |
world should have been there to euioy her in;mi
be acting Her grey silk, close sleeves. linen |
PIT and mob caps only confirm me in tie opin
that true beauty, ike wine, improves with .ee.
Hss W-sh-ngt-n, Of Newbesn. q sui
looked beautiful and won her way to IN haerta
her brilliant eonversston and her geniai cherac
nsbsasng 1t required bss .lttle actine ~
"; to sustain the role Of spring
laaf alphabetically 1 wonder how srsn II
pnaoee could pls6e her there:
g.. Ass W|n-ms, Of Washington, a the Morn
o oe. The veris:t sleepy head methinks, would
oon,e IN early riser. did the Morning Star m
appear as lovely a. did her representative that nj