Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-09-10
The Republican Court.

A ball was gotten up at Long Branch, in
honor of Mrs. President Lincoln, last week.
1t is said to have been gay and brilliant
affair. Mrs Lincoln was dressed in an 81.
egant robe of white grenadine, with long.
hewing train, the bottom of the shirt puffed
with cuttings of white satin, and the arms
and shoulders uncovered, save with an el.
egant' point-lace thawl. She wore q neck
lace and bracelets of superb perls, & pearl
IAN, and head-dress Of wreathed white ro-
ses. Beyond all comparison, she was The
most richly and completely dressed Iady
present.
The New York Herald, from which wa
take the above, adds:
Having made the grand promenade. the
presidential party were seated. without
ceremony, in the center Of the left of the
room, and dancing was resumed. Mrs.
Lincoln did rot dance, but between tbe
sets, and during the intervals of the dane
ing Governor Newell--who held a mag
nihcent boquet, arranged for Mrs. Lincoln
oy one oil the ladies of the Branch-pre-
scented to her the ladies and eentIem.p ~
the company. AT ii o'clock, during Ione
CT paasethan usual IN the dance. ne -.rsns
was most beautiful and most impressiyo.-
The gnily lighted room was filled with
richly dressed ladies ard gentlemen. Mrs.
Lincoln, looking like queen In her lopr
tram and magnificent cOronet of fovers-
stood near the center Of the room surroun-
ded by most brilliant sulte, and bowling
as the ladies was presented to her. Aroun3
her stood the ladies who accompapied bef
to the Branch, and whose dresses have
been already described. Before her. form.
ing sort OF semi circle, were a number of
gentlemen dressed en reggie, in all the GLORY
OF fine black dress suits and heavy white
neckties.
Beside her were Mrs. Lester Wailaoe.
dressed in white silk, ruffed, and with an
overdress of white carleton Mrs. Hoev. in
sn elegant blue MORE antique, with A
hOuDce and shawl of Honiton lace Mrs
Beckwith, of Chicago, dressed in rich
crimson silk, founced with black lacei
Mrs Harris. of England. In a handsome
white silk, covered and hounced with noirt
lace, and with a rich point lace shawl
Mrs. Lyons, of Philadelphia, in an eleean,
corn colored silk, with pulled oyerwaist
of grenadine, long flowing sleeves, and 4
head dress OF rich pearls; Miss Miles. of
New York, In askIrt Of carleton, with tupio
OF crimson silk; Miss Laird, of Long
Branch, who wore a splendid white siIS,
with u head dress of dark blue fioyers-
Beyond there there was an oute- circle of
ladies, equally and handsomely attired.-
Indeed, as you passed the splendid thronp.
you were fairly bewildered by the rnagnif.
cent toilettes of the lahies. Diamonds.
pearls and bracelets flashed and elittersd.
Here was an elegant white MORE ANTIQUE.
brocaded with flowers, and with a fall OF
white lace about the shoulders. Then a
pink silk dress, with double overdress of
white lace. Then q dark crimson silk.
gored with the same material, and with the
cores trimmed with rufies. There were
many young ladies dressed in tarletons.
rufiied OF pulled around the bottom of tbs
skirt, and varied with lace, Loqrtets de cor,
sage and coiored trimmings, according to
the taste Of the wearer. Crimson more
antiques, silks and satins, embroidered,
trimmed with white lace or plain, were
very numerous. One Of the fayorite styles
OF dress was white silks or satins, various
y trimmed and adorned. But one gets
lost and estranged among this blaze of Jew
els, this soft rustling of silks and satins.
this cloud of rich, elegant iaces. had
rather describe the panic at Manassas than
attempt the subject further"