The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-03-17

he was Qr6SseQ IN evening costume, Dut WIN
black necktie, and looked boyishly delighted
coin remained seated in queenly state. She was
dressed in white satin, richly embroidered,
and wore point lace shawl. Her necklace
and earrings were of diamonds. Her hair was
arranged with fall of curls and with silver Or
naments and white artificial flowers. Her
rounded arms and dimpled shoulders were dis.
played, and her face bore an expression which
the Presidents Nobody could mistake Mrs.
Lincoln. She was every inch Presidentess.
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUITE.
Surrounding the President and the Presi.
dentess was galaxy of noticeable people, the
cynosure of all eyes. 1t was a perfect court
picture, and should have been painted by Pow.
ell. On Mrs. Lincoln's right sat Mrs. Senator
Harris. drassed in an elegant blue satin, with q
deep iounce of white lace. At her left was
Mrs Fred. Seward, with white tarlatan p1ffed
skirt, with an overdress of pink satin. Near
the latter was Mrs. Postmaster Dennison, In
black. At the east end of the platform was
Miss Dennison, dressed in pink satin, with
Miss Neill at her side. The wife of one of the
foreign diplomats, distinguished by her beauti-
full golden hair, attracted much attention,
dressed very simply in white and gay shoulder
knots. Miss Jennie Cameron stood leaning on
the arm of the son of Secretary Welles. She
wore figured tarlatan dress, festooned with
roses, revealing skirt of white tarlatan. Miss
Harlan, daughter of Senator Harlan, also form
ed one of the group; simple white dress, trim.
med with blue cord and tassel. Behind this
brilliant group of ladies stood Secretaries Sew.
ard and Dennison, Senators Sumner and Harris,
Mayor Wallach of Washington, Capt Robert
Lincoln, in full uniform, Marshal Lamon and
Speaker Colfax.
THROUGH THE ROOM,
wandering about the room, looking as though
he was lost, was Secretary Welles, with Mrs.
Welles upon his arm. No one appeared to pay
any attention to him, and everybody seemed.
like Andy johnson, to have forgotten his name.
Gen. Halleck, with his lady, hardly knowing
what to do, or what In reality was his rank,
vas also there. He was dressed in full uni
form. Mrs. Halleck was very handsomely
dressed In white satin. Senator Stewart, of
Nevada, was roaming around, solitary and
alone, evidently determined to see all the
sights. The Secretary and Mrs. Usher, and
Assistant Secretary of War Dana and his lady
were constantly on the promenade, first in the
ballroom and then strolling through the
passages between the cases Of models. Mrs.
Costan. whose husband invented the signal
lights of the navy, wore dress of white tulle,
with bars of white satin ribbon, and orna.
mented with a magnificent set of pearls Ex-
Surveyor Andrews, of New York, promenaded
with Mrs. E. Cleveland, of Hartford, Conn.
She was dressed in q corn-colored satin, with
lace circular loosely about her, while Mr..
Cleveland escorted Miss Burns, of New York.
The Republican State Central Committee, of
Connecticut was represented by its chairman,
E. 8. Sperry, of New Haven, accompanied by
his wife, dressed in rich crimson velvet, with
a splendid shawl, her head tastefully dressed
with white ribbons. Conspicuous among the
promenaders were Mr.. and Mrs. Orm, of Penn
sylvania, the latter dressed in rich blue silk,
nlnrQnflU cd with 1onn
manly form and fine face were seen every
where, accompanied by his niece. He was
also in full uniform. Vice Admiral Farragut,
with his beaming face, was surrounded by
a bevy of beauties. General Banks partici-
pated in several quadrilles, each time with q
new partner. Mr.. Romero the Mexican Min
lister, joined in the festivities He, as usual,
was dressed in plain black suit. Miss Sar-
miento, of Philadelphia, was one of the at
tractive bellies of the evening, dressed in a rich
corn ,colored brocaded silk, with brilliant dia
monds. Miss Morgan, of New York. a niece
of Secretary Welles, was dressed in o becom-
ing evening dress of tarlatan. The Misses
Simpson and Miss Gardiner represented the
Hub of the Universe" Miss Sherman,
daughter of the Senator and niece of General
Sherman Miss McBlair, daughter of Paymas-
ter McBlair, of the Navy; Miss Montgomery,
daughter of Capt. Montgomery, of the Navy ;
Miss Whiting, daughter of Captain Whiting
Miss Thole, of Washington Mrs. and Miss
Miller, wife and daughter of Judge Miller, OF
the Supreme Court, were all universally ad.
mired. Hon. Augustus Myers, accompanied
by four or five ladies, represented the Salt city
of the Empire State Census Bureau Kennedy,
supported by Mrs Kennedy and Miss Grant. OF
New York; Miss Nourse. daughter of Profes-
sor NOurse, of the Naval School; Lieutenant
Simpson, of Gettysburg; Capt. Gushing, Col.
onel and Mrs Shipman, of st. Louis, and
many other officers of the army and navy OF
various grades, added to the brilliancy of the
scene. Mayor Senter and lady, of Cleveland,
Ohio; Judge Busteed, of Alabama, resting
Ter, Of Michigan, dancing like trooper, and
Long John Wentworth, towering like a lib
erty pole, were surrounded by astonished
thousands. Mrs. George Francis Train was
probably the most gorgeous dressed lady at
the ball.
ANDY JoHNsON's PLEBEIANs.
We have given description of the aristoc-
racy, and now it is our duty to describe what
Andy johnson would call the plebeians. There
were numerous outrageous costumes to be seen.
The faded wall flowers were in very strong
force. There was one lady who wore the dress
OF her grandmother, an old fashion brocade
with big knots of yellow ribbon, without any
crinOline; number of ladies in plain black
silks, Others in mouslin delaines one with a
brown merlno dress, with black cloth cloak
and black hat; one with faded calico, evil
IDENTIFY from Tennessee; another with car
riage cloak. At least dozen ladies wore bon
nets more or less inappropriate to the festive
scene. Several gentlemen elbowed their way
through the crowd with stove pipe hats in
hand, and wearing their winter overcoats, as
though they expected a snow storm in the Arc
tic regions. There were gentlemen with all
manner of scarfs, bright and fancy colors. as
we'll as dingy black, displaying glittering pins
of all manner of devices. Andy Johnson's
plebeians outnumbered the aristocrats at least
twenty to one. They threw shoddy and petro-
leum completely into the shade The dancing
of these people was marvellous. The men
threw their legs around like the spokes of q
wheel; the women hoped, skipped and Jumped
about in manner which would have made .
French dancing master commit suicide. They
introduced the figures OF quadril!e. They