New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25

doubted whether Dodworth' g pieces woulo % aois
play anything bu. the National Anthem. The whok
affair was a success Every dance in the following
programme was ccnscientously danced. The title
,he programme is in French.
PROGRAMME DAsslsrE.
|. Promenade. l2 Lsucer. ,v..
Z. QusdIile l@ Scho .tische end A@surfe
l. Poia Redowa iJ Lsncers
G%.ss.' f.Dc.. S''i''' II II eSi as.iis. tas S'''"
! POts.D,ui.h. y. Lancer;
g. QusdiIe. 10. Esmeralds and Polka hs<
TO- wals ard asiop. 40 ou.driie-Ches,.
H. ouadrills Minuet - 2l Lsncera
Supper occurred between Nos Ii and ". This wu
never intended. Il had been intended that eating
should be done at intervals during the dancing. bat
the only accident Of the evening changed the plan Of
action. jenkins can scribe it:
m Lincoln add her party to promenade during an 10
euou and thinking that she peer
room, pusned eli In scfowd ard hs can wh
monrns smO.rrs snen, and confusion .: ibis swkwSi
s sr .s sy s" %: s.%ed-s IN al iS I Z a:
sdIy sse.ssoe. blnaer OF The company Motioning Go,
,apreroom potbius bad occurred rhs company Hh
by tine bin ming viii n.oi. OF at th.if efrf
.t,r hee hsd be, soi reseivd 'oT Liz
.Ld his occA' ned anoii er b MT u,
declined ,- offered said that n. pFesrr
tabdny engossed With ice creams and conves
tion."
per-" and " is was equally excellent either to look
or % est," although jenkins seems to have preerret
the latter experience All reserve and sseu-on were,
or the tiue dropped. "There the usual rash fOi
chicken salad ana OYSTERS the wsters were found ss
cent, US usual as usual misguided indiSidu aimeda
an or.nge with bis fork. and bic plate of cream %
brought up punch for lemonade as usual row Of good
eaers surrour ded the table like slr through which
noue could pass usual, people reached over thes
eaters shoulders and spe things ssusua, there wa
laughter and talking, and Nil the confused hubbub
Gathering plates and spoops and conversation"
This scene like that ia the ballroom suggested
Mr.. Jenkins, Republican Court. :" begin to b
leve, he exclaims, with some forilude, that we arc
destined TO be arstocratic, some time or another.
spite Of tue Fstes."
The ball old not open fairly until about 10 o'el9A
when the Preside nal party entered the rom in tha
following order;
Jetry. Mrs in u dressed iu eles,n robe OF WITH
s as. nt 1 1ESs s a ad the Os. sss sd aa
uncovered with elegant point lsce shwl she sosI
... Of wreos White Via rl.. Beyond al a
.h. The richly and completely es.ed lady ,.eut
Griaaey pik tareou plain white ,s and xi4
SW 3.p,nsu' except natural e'.srei DC ,orssgs
srt. 81 arr ard Mr. Forbes, Of New.YoIk. Mrs sbesn
Mn H,s;sad Of Yrw.Ik and Mr. wcsker. Mrs Has,sl
Mps siv Newell and II H,istsad. o. Sewuk Mrs Ne~.a
va, ed very sinls. bit ard'erely g. black silk
Rli.s ro.l aud NJ Robert Lincoln Miss Copoyer VA
dsusd N blue ST. With trimmings OF white lace, aud
sprldia LesdJr..s ninS!rd white roses and yiOio'.
Mrs Lincoln did not dance, but Was presented 10 tho
lsdie and gentlemen. Beside her at period stood,
in glitter of diamonds aud satus Mrs. Lester Was
Lick, dressed IN white silk, rnied. and with an over
dr,ss Of white carleton; Mrs. Hoey, in elegant Ons
moire antique, with hounce and shawl OF Honiios
lace; Ms Beckwith Of Chicago dressed ia rich eriu''
son six hounced with black lace; Mrs. Harris VI En'
glaud in handsome white six, covered and houneed
with point lace. and with rich pout lace shawl Ms
IyOg Of Philsdophia Ia elegant eo-n-oolored Fix,
With pulled overwast of greEsdne, long flowing
sleeves and headdress of r,h pearls; Miss Miles d
New York in skirt of tsrleon, with tunic of crimson
giht M!ss Land OF Long Branch, who wore spleDdis
white silk, with headdress of dark blue flowers.
jenkins confesses that his powers failed him. 10
stayed, however, after Mrs Lincoln left tie gay ard
festive scene for be says that ne is ashamed 70 'si
1t what hour Of the morning the last dress eossay
| disappeared through the door OF the dinlngroom "
the Mansion. He was not 80 far overcome, ether s
not TO say few words Of very elegant ana sise' nVs
given at tae National, and which Me- Lincon oou',
probaby have attended also, Lad she not oeen iaee'
| by The Mansion 5all and deferred by tue rah' @i"
Hslnlann of NewYork the belle OF the National ws'
tb. chef lady of the party, and was most ricHy
d,ossed in pink noire antique, embroidered VITA HOW
ers and triiamed with lace. Ms. Page OF washington
In whts silk with trimmings Of laesi Mss Ls'sa''s
Of Phsdelp phia, in white mustn't hss Ten LsoA' IN
crimson silk dress with an oyerskiiit Of aeei ms
Waters Of Philadelphia, In pink elk, hanc'Oms'y
,linmed; the Roberts, the Wymans, the Wnse.s' ans
oes Of tho leaders of hare all attended, and wss
scarcely scipsed In their tOileties by tho bellies A0'
dsuss at the more pretentious bali ut the Mansion.