The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-02-28

The Mansion being made to present ''REGAL
APPEARANCE" in imitation of the residences of
the crowned heads of Europe, Ball and Ban
quet is forthwith projected to show off the deco
rations. The Chevalier Wikof, that Prince of
Prohigates, who has been taken into the bosom
of Mr.. Lincoln's family to do the foreign airs is
dispatched with bouquets and pcrftmed invita-
tions to assemble the guests. Over eight hum
dred are invited and all save the exclusive bon
ton are snubbed off. The great dignitarics of
the land, in civil and military life, with their
wives and daughters were out in full feather on
the occasion, and none other. Mrs Lincoln,
the plain, unpretending wife of s'Old Abe, the
rail-sptter," was dressed in all the gaudy adorn-
ments of the height of fashion
ssCurl,d, and hooped and jeweled,
She danced before them all.''
The following is an inventory of the '4inery'
she sported on the occasion of her Grand Ball
in the White House, furnished expressly for the
reporters
Mrs. LINCOLN was dressed in magnificent
robe of rich white satin, with full train, and
richly plated in broad bands over the BOSOM
The skirt was loopcd up with white ribbon, with
black borders frilled with bows; aronnd the low
er edge of the skirt was a broad row of black
thread lace, nearly twelve inches wide, She
wore head dress of artificia lwhite crysanthc-
NUNS, sparingly inteBperscd with red roses-
She wore no other ijewelry than heavy pearl
neck lace, earrings and brooch, which glistened
in harmony with the ample folds of her white
satin dress. Her whole dress was in exquisite
taste.
The Grand Banquet for this magnificent en-
tertainmcnt was pronounced the finest display of
gastronomic art ever seen in this country. 1t
was prepared by Miard, of New York, and
cost thousands upon thousands of dollars. Our
handsome and graceful President did the honors
of the festive board with all the NATIVE hautem'
he could sum up. In looking over the dishes
prepared for the hungry and thirsty guests, we
are pleased to observe that such vulgar ''rutoas'
as "army crackers and old bacon," are entirely
excluded from the table. What business would
they have there at such time, to shock such re-
fined tastes! This is the artistic bill of fare serv-
ell up e
Steamed oysters, scolloped oysters, boned tilr-
key, pate dc foie grasse, aspic of tongue, Patti
giblet a la Enais anse, chicken salad a la Paris
siene, Fiet dc beuf, stuffed turkey with trufles,
quails, partidges, canvas back ducks, Charlotte
Russo u la Persieae, Marienzea, chateaubnand
chocolate Bavarien, Jelly Bavarien, Completes,
fruit glace, bon bons, orange gace, biscuit glace,
fancy cakes, rich notices, flower mottoes, sand
witches, fruit and grapes.
In the centre of the table was Il looking glass,
and along it were ranged the fancy pieces of con-
fectionaly. AT the head of the table was q large
helmet of sugar, signifying war; then large
fancy basket of sugar--a pagoda temple OF Lib
erty; pagoda cornucopia covered with sugaretl
fruits and frosted sugar; large fountain OF
frosted sugar, and setting around the candy glas-
ses apparently full of frothing beer, four bee
hives, handsome Swiss cottage in sugar and
cake, and Chinese pagoda On rude table
was very large fort, named Fort Pickens, made
of cake, and slgared the inside was filed with
quails, candcd; and the whole presented per-
fecly the tables fairly groan-
ing with expensive luxuries, hcaped one upon
another.
What estimate will the moral sense of the pco-
pie place upon these doings? We have had three
days Of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer, in one
year, for deliverancc from our National afilic-
TONS and now we wind it all up with a Grand
Revcl at the White House We have war, ruin
and desolation spread over the land, and the men
who hold the destinics of the nation in their
hands are rcveling in grandeur and dissipation,
and ''killng time,' in feasting and dancing. If
it is right to squander the peoples money in such
extravaganza and folly, then it is right to plum
der the treasury of the nation, and we have no
more need for investigating committees. In 9th
er times when afflictions and disasters came up
ON the people, their rulers humblcd themselves
before God, and in soberness and sack-cloth and
| ashes received His judgments, now o~ rulers
make feast and have n midnight revel in music,
dancing and gaiety. If this is what the people
bargained for when they elected ''lloncst Old
Abe the rsil-splitter' to the Presidency, we arc
much mistaken. Would that our President and
government officials at Washington, could be
brought to observe the proprieties becoming the
present situation of our unhappy country, and
made to remember that it is Righteousness eX-
alteth Nation; but sin is a reproach to any
poodle. Valley Spirit.