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

WAsuIHGroN, Feb. Z. - All the best
looking uniforms in the army were invited to
Mrs Lincoln's Ball at the White House, on We'd
| nesday, and of course | was favored together
with the General of the Mackerel Brigade, and
Captain William Brown of Accomac Ny tick
ct, my boy, was aristocratic as ROSTERS tail
at sunrise.
(Cutleis.) f PLuRI BUsr Union (Oyst ers.)
oRPHEUS c. KERR.
Pleasure of your company at the White House,
(R. S. W Wednesday, Feb s, 1862,
O'Clock, p.
(Half Mourning for Prince Albertl
NO smok ing aowed.)
At an early hour in the evening of the 1cte
the General of the AIackerel Brigade came to
my room in perfect perspiration Of brass but
tons and white kids, and | asked him what mo
smoking aloud" meant? ''Why, says he putting
wig straight and licking a stray drop of brandy
from one of his gloves, lit means that if you
try TO smoke any of the generals at the ball
as to the plan of the camgaign, you mustn't do
''aloud." ''Thunder," SAYS the General, in a
fine glow of enthusiasm, . the only plan of the
campaign that know anything about Is the rat
apan."
Satisfied with the Generals explanation,
proceeded with my toilette, andpresently BEAM
ed upon him in such respondent conglomera-
ton OF rufiles, brass buttons, epaulettes and
Hungarian pomade, that I reminded him of a
comet just come out OF feather bed, with its
tail done up in papers
. My Magnus Apollo said he, ''the way
you bear that white crayat shows you to be of
rich bus genteel parentage. Any man. says
he, ''who can wear a white crayat without look
ng like a coachman may pass for gentleman
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, We're delighted
to find that the rooms were already filling with
Statesmen. miss-staesmen, mTs-statesmen, and
officers who had so much lace and epaulets a.
bout taepa that they looked like walking brass
ffr5rirTrttrics The front door open.
The first object that attractedmy especial at
tention, however, was a thing that | took for
large and ornamental pair of tongs leaning a.
against Il mantle, figured in blue enamel wi tn
life like imitation Of window brush on top.
directed the Generals attention to it, and ask
ed him if that was one Of the unique gifts pre-
entcd to the Government by the late japanese
embassy
Thunder p says the General, 'that's no tongs.
It's the young man which is Capt. William Brown
of Accomac. Now that L look at him, says the
General, .'he reminds me of an old fashioned
straddle bug"
Stepping from one lady's dress to another, un-
Ill reached the side of the commander of the
Accomac, slapped him the back, and says
Il:
How are you, my blue bird and what do
you think of this brilliant assemblage ~
ssHa .''.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 ii she could sec me and the other
snobs here tonight. When | look on the
men of America around Inc tonight, says ill
lam. lcelingly, 'and see how much they've cut
off from the tops of their dresses, to make bam-
daees for our wounded soldiers, can't help feeling
that their neck-or-nothing appearance-so far
from being indicate, is a very delicate proof of
their devoted love of Union"
Il agree with you, my azure humanitarian"
says l. ''Therc's precious little waste about
such dresses
William closed one eve, turned his head one
side like facctious canary, and says he
Now lovely woman scants her dress, with
bandages the sick to bless; and stoops 50 far to
wars alarms, her very trock is under arms
believe MIN, 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 frock and gloves, and wore
wreath of flowers from amaranthine bowers.
She was affable as an angle with a 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 a 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 dowagel'S
cried ''Fire !" Her beauty was certainly the most
beautiful present.
The fascinating Miss L, of Pennsylvania,
was superbly robed in an attire OF costly mate
rial. with expensive fiounces.-She wore two
gloves and a complete pair of earrings, and
spoke so musicaly that the Marine Band thought
there was an aeolian harp in the window She
was certainly the most beautiful woman pres
ent.
The bewitching Miss C., from Missouri,
was splendidly dressed in breast-pin and lace
ftounces, and wore her hair brushed back from
| forehead like Mount Athos. Her eyes renin-
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 graceful door
hinge.
There was tall western Senator present,