The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-03-28

looking uniforms IN the army were invited 10
Mrs. Lincons Ball at the White House, on We'd
nesday, and of course l was favored together
with the General of the Mackerel Brigade, and
Captain William Brown of Accomac. Ny tick
ct, my boy, was aristocratic as a ROSTERS tail
at sunrise.
(Cutlets.) PLuRr BUsr USroN (oystsra)
,ORPHEUS c. KERR.
Pleasure of your company at the White House,
(R. S. P.v w. Wednesday, Feb. s, 1862,
O'Clock, p. m.
(Half Mourning for Prince Albert)
(No smok ing alIowed.)
At an early hour in the evening of the fete
the General of the Mackerel Brigade came to
my room in a perfect .perspiration of brass but
tons and white kids, and l asked him what mo
smoking aloud" meant! ''Why," says he, putting
wig straight and licking stray drop of brandy
from one of his gloves, lit means that if you
try to 'ssmoke" any of the generals at the ball
as to the plan of the camgaign, you mustn't do
"aloud." 'sThunder," says the General, in a
fine glow of enthusiasm, g the only plan of the
campaign that know anything about is the rat
aplan."
Satisfied with the Generals explanation,
proceeded with my toilette, andpresently beam
ed upon him in such a resplendent conglomera-
tion of ruffles, brass buttons, epaulettes and
Hungarian pomade, that | reminded him of II
comet Just come out of a feather bed, with its
tail done up in papers
g My Magnus Apollo said he, ''the way
YOU bear that white crayat shows you to be of
rich but genteel parentage. Any man," says
he, 'who can wear white cravat without look
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born Two-thirds of the clergymen that wear
it look like footmen in their grave clothes"
We then took a hack to the White House,
my boy, and on arriving there, were delighted
to find that the rooms were already filling with
statesmen, miss-statesmen, mrs-statesmen, and
officers, who had SO much lace and epaulets a
,vut then, tt,s -thAy Locked lika walking brass
foundres with the front door open.
The first object that attracted my especial at
tention, however, was thing that L took for a
large and ornamental pair of tongs leaning a
against mantle, figured in blue enamel with
life like imitation of a window brush on top.
| directed the Generals attention to it, and ask
ed him if that was one of the unique gifts pre-
scented to the Government by the late japanese
embassy
eThunderr says the General, ''that's no tongs.
It's the young man which is Capt. William Brown
of Accomac Now that look at him, Says the
General, she reminds me of an old fashioned
straddle bug"
Stepping from one ladys dress to another, un-
til reached the side of the commander of the
Accomac, slapped him on the back, and says
GLOW are you, my blue bird and what do
YOU think of this brilliant assemblage!"
ala !' said 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 thinking whatmy moth
er would say if she could see me and the other
snobs here tonight When l look on the wo
men of America around me to-night, says Will
lam, feengly, "and see how much they've cut
off from the tops of their dresses, to make BAN
dages for our wounded soldiers, Ican'thelp feeling
that their neck-or-nohing appearance-so far
from being indelicate, is very delicate proof of
their devoted love of Union"
81 agree with you, my azure humanitarian"
SAYS T. 'sThere's precious little waste about
such dresses"
William closed one eye turned his head one
side like a facetious canary, and says he
s'Now lovely woman scants her dress, with
bandages the sick to bless and stoops so far to
wars alarms, her very frock is under arms"
believe him, my boy!
Returning to the General, we took turn in
the East Room, and enjoyed the panorama OF
youth, beauty and whiskers, that wound its va
riegated length before us
The charming Mrs. L., OF Illinois, was
richly attired in a frock and gloves, and wore
wreath of flowers from amaranthine bowers.
She was affable as an angle with new pair OF
wings, and was universally allowed to be the
most beautiful woman present.
The enthralling Miss c., 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 witticlsms,
all one corner of the room was wrapped In
glare of light, and several nervous dowagers
cried sFire !" Her beauty was certainly the most
beautiful present.
The fascinating Miss L, of Pennsylvania,
was superby robcd in an attire OF costly mate
rial. with expensive founces.-She wore two
gloves and complete pair of earrings, and
spoke SO musically that the Marine Band thought
there was an aolian harp in the window. She
was certainly the most beautiful woman pres
ent.
The bewitching Miss C., from Missouri,
was splendidly dressed in a breast-pin and lace
founces. and wore her hair brushed back from
q forehead like Mount Athos Her eyes remin-
ded one of diamond springs sparkling in the
shade of whipering willows. She was decided
ly the finest type of beauty present.
The President wore his coat and whiskers,
and bowed to all salutations like a graceful door
hinge. .a
There was a tall western Senator, present,