The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-02-07
VOL III DAYTON, o., WEDNESDAY
THE DAILY EMPIRE.
H. H. ROBINSON,
AND PROPRIETOR.
The Pioneer RaIl.

Marx Twain, in the Virginia Enterprise,
gives the following characteristic descrip-
ton Of noticeable costumes ut the Pioneer
Ball. tits clever satire on jenkins:
Mrs w. M. was httired in an elegant pate
de foigras, made expressly for her, and was
greatly admired. ...t...
Miss S. had her hair done up. She was
the center of attraction for the gentlemen,
and the envy of all the ladies.
Miss G.. w. was tastehlly dressed in n
tout ensemble, and was greeted with deaf
enng applause wherever she went.
Mrs. G. N. was superbly arTayed in white
kid gloves. Hermodest and engaging man
ner accorded well with the upretending
simplicity of her costume, and caused her
to be regarded with absorbing interest by
every one.
The charming Miss M. NJ. b. appeared in
q thrilling waterfall, whose exceeding grace
and volume compelled the homage Of pio-
neer and emigrants alike. How beautiful
She was
The queenly Mrs. L. r. was attractively
attired in her new and beautiful false teeth,
and the bon jour effect they naturally pro-
duced was heightened by her enchanting
and well sustained smile. The manner OF
the lady is charmingly pensive and melan-
choly, and her troops of admirers desired
no greater happiness than to get on the
scent of her sozodont sweetened sight and
ITdck HcT through HtT elnnOuA tOuIP
among the gay and restless multitude.
Miss h. r., with that repugnance TO os-
tentation in dress which is peculiar to her,
was attired in simple white lace collar,
| fastened with n neat pearl-button solitaire.
The 1iue contrast between the sparkling
vivacity of her natural optic and the stead
fact attractivencss of her placid glass eye
was the subject Of general and enthusiastic
remark.
The radicnt and sylph-lille Mrs. r. late of
your State, wore hoops. She showed to
good advantage, and created a sensation
wherever she appeared. She was the gay
| est of the gay.
| Miss G. j.. b. had her fine nose elegantly
enamelled, and the easy grace with which
she blew 1t from time to time marked her
as II cultivated and accomplished woman of
the world; its exquisitly modulated tone
excited the admiration of all who had the
happiness to hear it.
Being offended with Miss X, aud our
acquaintance having ceased permanently,
j will take this opportunity of observing
to her that it no use for her to be slop-
ping off TO everv ball that takes place, and
1lourishipg around with brass oyster
knife skewcred through her waterfall, and
smiling her sckly smile through her de-
cayed teeth, with her dismal pug nose in
the air. There is no use in it--she don't
| fool anybody. Everybody knows she is
old; everybody knows she'is repaired lyon
might almost say built) with artificial
bones and hair and muscles and things,
from the ground up-put together scrap
by scrap-and everybody knows, also, that
all one would have TO do would be to pull
out her key-pin and she would go to
pieces like a Chinese puzzle. There, now,
my faded flower, take that paragraph home
with you and amuse yourself with 1t; and
if you ever turn your wart OF nose up
at me again ! will set down and write
and howl. ...