Red Wing sentinel., 1861-03-20
the INArGURxTi:Ilo3lNN BALL. +.
The hall was well filled b. IL O'Clock

With dancers lmpat'ent, tOr the 9l&nM
to commence !" the mazy,'g' 'bnE q MI
Lincoln had not yet arrived, i, va, mt
considered etiquette to begin, j 4 Gtue
while longer and the yodhgstpre .1pP;
tient for. the pastime, started tie (bspa
and at it they went. Soon ,hoxevse
lit was noised about that the party hld.
arrived. Dancing was tfoE, . Home
suspended tho ;erehe hestra had ,ltigAk
up {" Hail to the Ch;efnns andr AZ eSae
were turned to. tho, 1tlin ,eltraoce.r
He comes (the chiefly With the AsYor
on his right and stout man, Who looks
like a Pennsylvania iirqn. .mhpnfac cfprer; !;
on his left, and with those eohdudtore
|t.s Old Abe' walks down t6e,hsh ~
tween the lines Of the assepblagcs III
much like man in Is dreams, ~
lady observes sOld Ala. IS S I III Yii
|tipsy. Look at that funny spii ~ ;
But s Old Abe",was simply az "a,
and pcrhapsa little distracted ut -
bewildering events q Of tl.l|1 ths last 8.
''ii Mrs. Lincoln, h., who no. sla1,vassa
wake on the arm of the sell: possesssses
Senator Douglas, is still more sslfpoe-s
sessed, and has evidently, With moro
readiness, adapted herself than her
taller hale to the exalted Iat,tie4 70
which she has been 80 strongly advanc-
led, from the simple social iife 81 tie
little inland capital .0f lIlNtll6ii.i 1y6:
|menlcarn such things much & sasxAban
men. Mrs. Lincoln shows vii iasAer
choice of blue on this occasion, as the
color. which suits her fair comple exiQn
best, that she is no strangeE e6, tho
beautiful scene of the toilet. She drass-
les tastefully, but :wc clnnaot .dfe!e!-
stand tho force. Of an idbseqVAttoi lwo'
overheard, that she weuld uld,have,nale
ia better match; for Judge Deyslas than.
|" Old Abe" unless the allnsion was To-
the fact that the Judge and the I'D, 81
they walked together, appeared Z. DO
of the same height and IA pfSpSr 81 S|aiitio},sA tio},s.A
Vice President Hamlino, ak6 1Iexain''
the royal procession sttractssoar tftqn-
ton, takes his new htlota, ,likaa amen
|of experience in the waysI91a wonders
|of political life and party revQl1tfiosns.'
lie is very dark skinned man. viii =,
very pleasant face, and ono would:
think, who acted upon tie maxim, that
lit is best to take no thought dfehd rliote m x
row, when sufficient forahs day aretho
leyils thorcof ~ b3uesls a,j :, a1a.
The President and his party ascend
ed the platform on tho east Of the ball.
room. where g Old AbcS for X 1Irr,Sff&es
of an hour or more IS subjected 10 An
|ordcal Of hand sllakii { I, aa.s.l "a cx.
change Of conventional silsitjias sshss. j.
passes through acceptshly.a Il He md
his party are then slipPel aG ipte sfho
all hands follow lis example, snd Nv.
led oysters, chicken salad, icc cream,
champagne, Madeira. md xc dare say
q bottle or so Of wi.iskeyg, fAe hvosito
drink Of Washington politicianil inll,so
some degree ofldc snfl hilesiiE. ipta ath19
company. Old Abe,r,, 10 beliexe,.ms
a cold water man; but, still We thjnk:
lit apparent that Gerrit' Smiths @tai
abstinence principles have efsn2 Atsyet
been very extensively eagtaf( ijSil' pon
the Republican party.
Soon after fIsuprer de Rtcsi) )orfial
party retire, thoc ocompanS bsgIIulisi bsgIIulisi tcs thin
off, but the dancing, witlalpWitb MORO
is resumed aDfi e soqhtlnsc qhtl to,
the "wcc 'sma' homs IF tho mo ffiitiQ."
The ball-a beautiful sps;6ta1ls = dec
oration, illuminatioAa fairwei ilein,scoe-
tunes and dccorum-has aheen. 10 .
close observer, q omewhat NJ lanchoIy
affair, abounding ia fears 4! u And sebod-
lings Of, coming evil, while lnaScially. :
ws applrohead tia Sataifq aifb u g(oy3
1aslosilig speculation. 'sl ns,s'f edf
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y SATISFACTORY BAIfs-r genfl