Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-03-04

Eagie-is stricken sorely, and 1tera72G.t 70
death but like the proud bird Of i've. it
d'sdains to grow morbid in its agonies and
the occasional signs of its patient strug-
CLING millions, are lost in sounds of death
detying revelry at the dauntess capi.
tai
All the best looking uniforms in the army
were invited to Mrs. Lincoln's ball at the
White House on Wednesday, and, of course.
| was favored, together with the General
ct the Mackerel Brigade, and Capt William
Brown, OF Accomac. My ticket, my boy,
was as aristycratic as u ROSTERS tail at sun
rise:
(Ct1tiss) E pluri bust Uaion (oysters)
ORPHEUS C. KERR.
Pleasure of your company at the White
House. Or. S. V.P)
Feb. 5th, 1862 o'clock Pm.
(laif mourning for Prince Albert
No smoking aloud.
At an early hour on the evening of the
.tcte, the General of the Mackerel Brigade
came to my room in u perfect rerspiration
of brass buttons and white kids, and l
asked him what mo smoking aloud"
meant.
Why" said he, putting his wig straight
and licking stray drop of brandy from
one of his gloves, sit means that if YOU try
to smoke any Of the generals at the ball as
to the plan of the campaign, you mustn't do
it aloud Thunder % says the general in
fine glow of enthusiasm, "the only plan
OF the campaign that | know anything
about, Is the rataplan"
Satisfied with the generals explanation,
lproeseded with my toilet, and presently
beame9 upon him in such a resplend, n con
g!omeratiou of rufiles, brass butt, rs, epau-
let's and Hungarian pomade, that he said /
reminded him OF a comet just come out of
feather bed, with its tail done up in pa
pears.
My Magnus Apollo. says he, "the way
you wear that white cravat shows YOU to he
of rich but genteel parentage. Any man."
says he, who can wear O white crayat
withou: Looking like a coachmau, NAV pass
fer gentleman born. Two thirds of the
eIergymen who wear it, look like footmen
In their grave clothes"
We then took hack to the White House.
my boy, and, on arriving there, were de-
lighted to find that the rooms were already
filled with statesmen, miss statesmen and
officers, who had so much lace and epaulets
about them, that they looked like walk
ing brass fOundries, with the fr, mt door
oyer.
The first object that attracted my special
attention, however, was a thing that | took
for large and ornamental pair of tongs
leaning against manteI, figured in blue
enamel, with life like imitation of a win
dowbrush On top. | directed the Generals
attention to it, and asked him if that was
ono of the unique gifts resented to tie
government by the late japanese 5embas>
y?
"Thunderp" says the General chats no
tongs. It's the young man which is Cap
tain VILLAIN Brown, Of Accomac. Now,
that look at him." says the General,
thnughtfully, "he reminds me of an old
fashioned straddlebug."
Stepping from one lady's dress to an
other until reached the side of the Cons
mander Of the Accnmac, slapped him on
the back, and says l:
How are you, my blue bird and what
do you think OF this brilliant assemblage Z"
LA J" says William, starting out of a
brown study, and putting some cloves in his
mouth, to disguise the water he'd drank on
his way from Accomac-"I was just think
ing what my poor Old mother would say if
here
! 10 night. When look upon tie women of
| America around me to night" says William,
feelingly, land see how much they've cut
off from the tops of their dresses, 70 make
| bandagns for our wounded soldiers, | can't
! help feeling that their meek OF nothing,
| appearance-so far from being indelicate.
is a very delicate proof Of their devoted Io1 e
Of Union.
81 agree with you, my azure humanita-
rian," says l. There's precious little
raist about such dresses"
! William closed one eye, turned his head
| one side like facetious canary, aud saws
| he:
'Now lovely woman scants her dress,
with bandages the sick to bless; and stoops
so far to wars alarms, her very froek is
under arms"
believe him, my boy
Returning to the General, we took a turn
in the East Room, and enjoyed the pano-
rama of youth, beauty and whiskers that
wound its variegated length before Us
The cha, ming Mrs. l., of Ill nois.
was richly attlred in a irock aud gloves,
and wore wreat Of flowers from amaran-
| thiric bowers. She was affuble as an angel
with new pair of wings, and was uriver-
sally allowed to be the most beautiful wo-
man present.
The enthralling Miss -, from Ohio,
was elegantly clad in dress, and wore
number four CATERS. SO brilliant was her
smile, that when she laughed at one Of
| Lord Lyons witticisms, all one corner OF
the room was wrapped in glare of lights.
and several nervous I'D dowagers cli,d
| fire" Her beauty was certainly the most
beautiful woman present.
The iacinating Miss l., Of Penn
| sylSania, was sCperbly attired in rObe of
costly material, with expensive flpuuces.-
| She wore two gloves and complete pair Of
| earrings, ard spoke so unsteady that the
leader of the Murine Band thought there
was an nolian harp in the window. She
was certainly the most beautiful woman
present.
! The bewitching Mrs c., from Mis-
souri,, was srienGidly dressed in breastpin
and lace f0urcPs, and wore her hair brush
! ell back from forehead like Mount AthOs.
| Her eyes reminded one of diamond springs
| sparkling in the shade of whispering will
Lewis. She was decidedly the fines! type Of
| beauty present
The President wore his coat and whisk-
ers, aud bowed to all solutions like grace.
full door hinge.
There was tall Western Senator pres
ent, who smiled so much above his stom :
ach, that was reminded of the beautiful
lines:
"As some tall cli1 that lifts It's awful form.
Sxelis from the vale, and midway leaves the storm
Though round its base coun tryis ruin spread,
Eternal moOnsline settles on its head.'
Upon going to the sUprerIroom, my boy,