Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-06
The Court Ball at the Tuilleriss.

As some Of our lady readers may like
to know how the Empress and American
ladies were dressed at the grand carnival
ball at the Tuilleries, we copy the follow
ing from the Paris correspondent Of the
New York World: f
Americans were not so numerous at
court as in former years Once on a
time, when Mr.. Mason was Minister here,
there were one hundred and thirty of our
country folk presented to their Majesties
in batch. Mr. Mason did not give him
self or his imperial host the trouble of
naming each person, but just introduced
them as My countrymen and country
women, your Majesty" .a
There were twenty-five who paid their
respects to the Emperor and Empress on
Wednesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Rensselaer,, Miss Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs
John Payne, Miss Dunn, and Mr., Mrs
and the Misses Edgerton, Miss Helen
Mason, Mr.. Francis Stout, of New York,
Miss Morgan, Of London, Mrs. Hurd,
Miss Ware, of Philadelphia, Mr. Hines,
and Miss McCfeery, Miss Gay, Of St.
Louis, Mr.. and Mrs. Ord, of San Fran
cisco, Mrs. Schliecker, of Baltimore. 1t
may be remarked that there are very few
gentlemen on the list of Americans;
there is always far larger proportion
of ladies, while remarked that of Eu-
ropeans there were more than double the
number of gentlemen than ladies,
The Empress does not look so young
as she did year age; then, at a short
distance, when dressed in one of her ex-
uuisite toilettes, she did not look more
than twenty; now, although still very
beautiful, and still retaining the graceful
outline of the neck and shoulders, which
is one of her peculiar charms, she looks
thirty and over, though not forty, which
age she attains on her next birthday. 1t
was remarked that her dress at the ball
was, for the first time, too youthful for
her. Nothing could excel its elegance
and simplicity, apart from the crown
diamonds which set it of. The dress
was of tulle, of many skirts the upper
one, as light as gossamer, showed through
lis transport folds trimming of green
water grasses, which fell wavily from the
seams of an under skirt The corsage
was trimmed with sort of wreath OF the
same grass, over which hung fringe OF
diamonds attached on the left shoulder
by knot of diamonds, and on the
right by long diamond hoop = knot
of diamonds fastened her belt in front.
N. B.-No points were worn. In con-
trast to the fresh green, her Majesty wore
a ribbon of three stripes, the inner one
white, the two outer ones of rose color,
the decoration of the Order Of Civil Merit,
lately sent to her by the Emperor Maxi
milan as an acknowledgement of her de-
votion to her people during the cholera.
This beautiful toilet was completed by
garland of grasses, attached in front with
a diamond star, necklace of diamonds
as large as hickory nuts, and heavy dia-
mond earrings. Apart from the jewels,
the dress might have been worn by girl
of sixteen. Her Majestys taste has
heretofore been infallible, She will, in
all probability, soon discover that stately
silks and satins are most becoming to
her. srr..
The American ladies present were
dressed in their usual good taste. The
young ladies' toilets were remarkably
pretty and fresh. Miss W, wore a white
silk dress, with tulle hounces, and white
rotes in her hair. Miss McC. wore
white tulle dress, trimmed with flowers,
and white roses and green leaves in her
hair. Mrs. G. wore similar dress, trim
med with pink roses. Allthe other young
ladies were dressed in white tulle, no
dress rese milling the others, the greatest
difference being produced by the variety
in the manner of trimming.
Among the Americans previously pre-
sented who received invitations to the
ball, / observed Mrs. J. r., of New York,
with her brothers; Mrs, V. LIT, Mr.. and
Mrs B-k-th, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
E-s, Mrs. Rs, and May, the artist