The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-07-26
THE BALL SEASON AT SARATOGA.
Letter from "Jt nnIe June''-sOiree Dam
sante at the linton HOLeI-BriIIIant I
Display OF AseauIy ana FashIOn-HOw
the Ladies were Dressed, Etc.

sants at the linton HOLeI-RrIILIant
Display OF HeanIy ana RashIOn-HOw
the Ladies were Dressed, Etc.
SARATOGA July % There was a ball at the
Union IA ouse last night, which was rem irkabe for
the beauty and ELEGANCE tie lad es present, and
winch disp ayed some yeiy fine toi ette, The ball
was given IN the opera house attached TO the hotel.
These balls are quite feature OF the hotel there
IL all the freedom and ab ence OF strict tormalfty
necessary to enjoyment, combined with the perfect
tone of good breeding in private party The rules
Of entree are rigid ana the name of every person
must be known who Is allowed 10 enter tAe ball
Among the notabilties present we're Madame 10
Vert and her two daughters. Madame lefRert was
dressed in an evening dress of striped silk, dove
co. or and white, with low bodice, trimmed with
lace, and short sleeves, which displayed her St fine
bust and rounded arms to great advantage. A
benoiton OF silver CHAINS was arranged as head
Her daughters wore high white dresses, pufed
with lace, and ornamented with colored ribbons
One OF the most elegant dresses In me room Was
wCrn by N rs. Powers of New York. 1t was light
green MORE antique, of superb quality, cut pompa-
dour. and trimmed with rich lace, aid on fiat
rich lace chemlsette and pont-lace shawl were worn
with the dress Another beautiful toilette was COM
posed OF corn coloIed MORE antique with scarf of
polnl-lace.
Two very striking looking girls, Misses Daniels,
of Baltimore. we're dressed IN water green silk,
with upper skirts tunics, forming peplu m, and
wide scarfs of tulle arranged Ia Mare Antoinette
over low bodies. Their llgnt har was coil high
and massed and trzzed in the wonderful way IN
which girls have now OF getting up their hair.
Another young lady who attracted attention was
Miss Lt nnlnes. OF New Orleans. She dressed in
white taratan, with lnnumerable small hOunces and
pufings, and was supposed to be bride from her
whIle rose buds and orange blossoms, but this was
not the case. .....
There was a verltable bride, however whose brim-
ming over pleasure aud happiness 1t was good to
and floating material, with long scarf tied at the
back and scarf looping up one side of the skirt. and
| little bells which were eVlCenty 'JoY-bels" tInk-
hing At her wrists; she had hight HAIR aud wore It en-
nloSse, and she was undoubted in her honey moon,
please sIS get Il for me OH d there's Goar sRe
urged upon her husband
al don't know where it il, where your keys are"
| "Oh, never mind. they are IN the top drawer, or
perhaps on the floor; please do get it, and dont be
And With these iUdefuite instructions the obe-
dent husband marched off to get 'it," wherever it
, was. Pity the honeymoon would not last always.
half evening dres OF black silk, with lit sui
| tana jacket trimmed with white udY lace laid on
fat, and small hanging pearl seguins, was found
| very becoming 10 the wearer, stylish brunette,
whe wore string of large pearls across he's dark
hair, and brought back from unoer the chignon q
| necklace. A white bet attached to the skirt was
dotted with beads, and white waist, with long
pulled sleeves, completed the costume.
| dress OF bright blue gros gram was made in the
| same STYLE and trimmed with cluny lace upon the
SKIRT rs well as upon the jacket, but instead of
Sc eguins little hanging silver be Is were attached
These little bells very recent Partisan novelty,
and produce quite sensation
A remarkable trio, which excite attention every
where, and are generally set down as distinguished
foreigners, consist of well.kn0wn sewing machine
man. his wife. and daughter The gentleman wears
| his har long, under a broadbImmed Panama hat ;
the ladies also wear their har low down upon theH
fOreheads and necks, curled and frIzzed in pecu-
harly rouRh-and-tumble, yet to them not unbe-
| coming, manner.
The trails of the dresses enormous, and it re-
quies no little skill and practice, tie part of gem
| tlemen to dodge in and out among them, without
tripping or catching their feet in the mus In
| Yet in large rooms they do not look so immense
after all-they are simply distingue. dress of an
ordinary length, little more than touching the floor
| looks common
There are great many very beautiful and stylish
women at the Union; but decidedly the honors are
carried off by three tall stately girls from the sunny
| SOuth-whO dress b'aCk-nOt Az
have lost relative but mourning for the loss Of
the COnfederacy They do not attend any ofthe balls,
! and are very quiet and undemOnstratiVe but their
dgnified, graceful forms, and pale, but beautiful
faces set off by their tasteful and elegant but always
sombre Dress mark them wherever they GO
There are many families stopping here, more than
| ever before. One Cuban gentleman, Tor himself,
| wife, child and servants, pays $40 per day for
which he has among other privileges, private table.
His wife ls beautiful creole, only too white-that
pallId white that Is painful to see. There Is ball
at the Clarendon to night, Of which 1 may be able
| to send you some notes. JENNIE JUNE.