Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-10-11
CONTRIBUTORIAL


Tomorrow, the 18th, a grand ball is to be
given to the Prince of Wales in New York. The
canons of fashion ore given forth for the occa-
sion. The arbitri elegantiarum have spoken up
on the item of Ball Costume. One of our read.
ers in forty may be curious to know something
in general of this matter. For that one in.forty
we give the main items of gentleman's dress
Coat-black dress; skirt extending to the
knee and very narrow ; sleeves full, tapering,
and %cufless lapels broad; buttons small
Pantaloons-black, plain, straight and half large.
Vest-plain, roll-collar, of black silk. Gloves
straw color of the lightest tint, or pure white.
Shirt c~ollar-short, standing. Cravat-narrow,
white. Shoes-pump-soled, low quarters, with
black silk stockings or pump.soled boots-the
latter preferable for the Prince Ball.
There! We hope our One-in.Forty is fully
satisfied.
The style for ladies is detailed with even
greater particularly; but We modestly decline
to pursue such a delicate subject. 1t bewilders
US. We beg to refer our lady readers, who
would like to see "all about it," to the Com.
mission des Modes itself-the highest authority
on fashion in the world. One item, however,
mentioned by Genio Scott, in this same connec,
ton, struck US as quotable. Speaking of extras.
he remarks: "Point lace shawls, from six to
twelve hundred dollars each, are, by some, pre-.
ferred to the bal ~sortie." We marvel.
But in general just now, we suggest, whoever
wishes to be quite fashionable-slfgant a Ia
mort-has only to wear everything d la Prince
of Wales. He must get a Prince. of Wales hat,
coat, cane, boots, neck. tie; use Prince Of Wales
tobacco, cigars, soap, and tooth brush have
Prince of Wales paper, envelopes, pens, and
seals; must 'do things a Ia Prince of Wales
dancing especially-not forgetting to fall down
and pull the Indy down On top of him must
shave, walk, talk, sleep, and play the fool gen
orally, oil d la Prince of Wales.
We hope, in our own behalf, that the boy will
soon be taken back to his grammar school, and
let America get some other wonder to cape and
stare at.
The Agricultural Fair.
The fifth annual Fair of the State Agricultur.
al Society is to open on Tuesday the 18th ofNo.
vember, to continue four days. Preparations
are already in progress. Everything promises
largely. The crowd will doubtless be unprece.
denied. Among the articles to be on exhibition
the greatest novelty probably will be q steam
p~lough-the first, we believe, ever exhibited in
the South.
The annual address is to be delivered on the
18th, by Henry W. Ravenel, ESQ.,, of Aiken.
The hotel capacity of Columbia will be suf,
fcient for the jam. Committees already have
the matter in hand, and they will doubtless make
ample room and verge enough"
for everybody and everybody's folks. We &C.
cordingly hope to see everybody on that occa-
sion.
The Cheraw Lyceum.
This literary association has been eminently
successful. The success is mentionable on &C.
count of its rarity; or, rather, its solitude. Ly.
ceums everywhere else in our state seem to lam
guish awhile; and, languishiug, die. One main
secret of this success is that the Cheraw Lyceum
is in good hauds-men competent, efficient, and
yigilant. We visited the institution ourself last
spring, and are satisfied from personal observa-
ton that, seconded and sustained as they are by
a community noted in culture and refinement,
the officers furnish in their eficiencythe solution
of the anomoly-an anomoly of success, while
institutions of like kind are rising all over the