The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-26

both the coming matches.
Fashionable Life in Havana.
GRAND s0RxE OF THE COUNTESS SAN ANTONIO AT
HER COUNTRY sxAr-BRILLIANr GATHERING OF
BEAUTY AND FAsHION-THE DECORATIONS-THH
LADIES' DRESSES, ETC., ETC.
Translated from the Dario de Ia Marina June H. for
the NEW YORK HKRAIDl
Ipromiseda record for the Diario, and am going 70
fulfil my undertaking. After the noise and hustle of the
ete sepulchral silence cnfolds 1t Is half past twelve
at night Perhaps the lights Of the Qnta de los Aolinos
and under the agreeable influence Of the pleasures OF the
night, commence my task Of recording them.
Delicious night Of the 18th OF June! 1t will be difficult
to ciace from the memory the remembrance of the de-
ghtfu hours which the Count and Countess Of san An
tonic with their usual amiabilty devoted to the enjoy
ment Of their guests. The result of this ete pre-
dccd beforehand but this occasion reality has left
conjecture far behind because the reunion at their Excel
encies has been faithful copy of all that wealth. taste and
will not dwell minute description at the Qutfd
itself Among the gentlemen there assembled s .nere Was
which the enchanted spirit might wander at its pleasure
amid the lights the perfume Of flowers, and the murmurs
Al eight O'Clock the saloons were already completely
filed by tine guests. mingled amongst whom was seen the
most reaksble Of all that Havana possesses in its three
aristocrscies.
The carriages which proceeded to the city in the order
who came like hours light and ethereal, completing the
poetry Of the night and harmonzing with the perfume Of
the gardens and the music Of their waters
moment after my arrival, 4 crowd was collected
round the little Luzuriaga smart child of years. who
in elegant and feeling the Countess San
vouth had s nj the Festival Voices NJ ~
Socencc oined boundIes Of sentiment in the
wishes which were expressed for the welfare OF the hero
emotion those manifesations which her in
such manner that in her delicate state II indspen
nor arar,mcnfs thai she might give free vent 10 the
tears which were gathering in her eyes.
Having 20 soe e %
ned ,h hall Nth ,oIts aud every yareiv Of dance
" - ' ~ ' ~. W. 20 i IN 's,a 'y W., y .sd
.ta ur,as snr',,,a.si,. ornaa iii a,farf "a
I H % I'M nah s Inch @ sh
"a h,. ,a, so,, ,n,an ana ,ar,,nod r;,h The aro,s
co S ~, ~ ~ I'm ., . , [ ~ , go ~ h M;
o'tu s1 ~ ,u.s h ,sp M ,,nr,as ~.
wrppni s,Io,n MI ~r camni,, aIsd and con-
tnua nux ana rchux Of guests coming ana gong from
one 'oohi " aho''' P'ou"''" I'LL" "'"'"e VI
IN, .,.,, ,,,,oh en- ,,.n, .,aaan, ,aa.v ca ,io,,v
iie spT 1 " ,'T ~ s. s , idov
auorneo' iehs W NJ p'.ulc . my
a.sehp '" I'm, I'm, :" s'e s' ,t
were 80 lustt! auinrco on inc occasion Amongst the
,a re %, sn aSosc ,aaiae vhd arc mos, com
ro,an, -, ,,,r, n, nn,,ian viii tell me- uh.,lcr
p, sa,o a., a,,s, 49, .,n,rr d, H ,h, ns these
49,, =, ~. w a., ~ -, ~ -, 49, sc.s y, ,rih,,,a
, yu had aa nc sNe' '"e pA'e
" ai as e ha txc.,c,, ,r,s oe vb,,. ,,iIe with
Iii as Nv, IN an ,,,rIac,,s Of NAL,
s % = MN :" I'M y, s sna,
So'.s sc o! u'i',eu ~, " w, az, , . s ~ ~,
49, ,s =, go. Ii s " e " ~
Thc Sauor Ma,,tavo dc Horror, WAS admirable Straw
ia IN, @ - - a. Nj. srn,,ns Of NE sar,e color
soloisa 'ns ." gros os n@iae, so"n" o. 'e ae
~ 81 arands III, he s,r,e. and The hcaSdress
=, 80, 81 ~ - ,,, IN III. - .i.ss -, ha,,,,,i
,i,,, 800 -. ~, has s,, ,.de ,a 10 sr,,,;.
sassa,rad ~, nr.,,, snr;s az .r,n,b
M, sN ~ 81, 49, = - ra..o, An ,.,o ,,ua
II aa. ~. ~. -. -. ~ - ,eo,. 49,, LII
M ,..d ,a,mna,I~s IN ,xa ,ssseIs. he,tha az lace
eou o'~', ~. ma " ~ VI. 49, "a ~.
iii s a,.,aa,s an, On e, mead n aiss.ns oS go,d ana
nrsu,sn,s
The ssnera Armen,eros dc Cardcnas wore dress OF
xshise ullc trimmed with lace and ribbons OF crimson
velvet Her head WINS adorned with diade Of brliants
snnorted by Knots OF velvet of the same color as that
WIKI wh,ch The dress Was trimmed
The senorr FONT dc Aldana wore a dresses of sky blue
,uc with scvcn small ounces rand over each of those
anoier OF hi, tule spr mi led with silver supprted bv
two Icons of the same color The head dress Mas of pearls
,.,,,., and Feather
The scnora Idano de Rodriguez wore dress OF white
no,r antane Win full skirt OF tulle of the same color
nj The sides nv four lunches of yioets hello
,rarcs and gold bertha OF English lace fastened by
yigne Of briliants Her head dress was composed of
"'is Ia .nd ha,,o,.a ,.os ~ VIZ
I,a Ien,sss o,pav Us are.sed IN faction and In
tho rhnes Of The dress we're added GOOD taste and ex
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