The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-08-22

very elegant and becoming toilet, much admired.
Miss N. Tn, of Ottawa, was elegantly at
tired in green tarleton underskirt, low corsage,
med with lace, long train; an elegant lace shawl
gracefully worn and beautifully arranged, and
ornamented hair, completed this charming toilet
| Mrs. RI, Of Ottawa, was elegantly at
tired in green tarleton, with corsage Ia Pom
padour, short sleeves and long train. Rich and
becoming ornaments made this toilet very taste.
full and superbly in keeping with the graceful
and pleasant dignity Of the wearer.
Miss C-r, Of Ottawa, was richly dressed in
green silk, trimmed with white silk, diagonal.
ly overlaid with strips of green silk, forming
diamonds; low corsage, short sleeves trimmed
with lace, long train, with elegant gold orna-
ments in her hair. This toilet was much admired
for its richness and rare brilliant effect.
Miss H-s, Of Ottawa, was richly attred in
pearl colored silk with overskirt of white span
gled tarletan, low corsage, short sleeve trimmed
with lace, long train hair artistically arranged
and ornamented with white flowers. A superbly
attractive toilet, all in perfect taste with her
graceful and dignifed presence.
Mrs. C-n, Of Ottawa, was elegantly dressed
in white Swiss, low corsage, with green satin
trimming and double overskirt, long train. Hair
artistically arranged and beautifully ornament
ed making toilet of exquisite beauty.
Miss S--n, Of Ottawa, was beautifully dress
ed in maize colored silk, with low corsage, edged
with white satin and trimmed with illusion
Hair elegantly arranged and richly ornamented
An elegant toilet elegantly worn.
Miss F-s was superbly attired in white al.
pacca, low corsage trimmed with pink velvet /;
short sleeves; hair beautifully arranged and at
tractively ornamented white lace shawl grand
ly worn made up queenly toilet.
Miss S. st, of Ottawa, was dressed tasteful
ly in the extreme, in white tarleton, with white
satin peplum, trimmed with. white silk fringe,
low corsage, short sleeves trimmed with white
satin; hair artistically arranged and elegantly
ornamented: an attractive and beautiful toilet,
worn with admirable effect
Mrs C--n, Of Joliet, was elegantly attired in
a red silk, with high corsage, beautifully trim.
med with white; hair artlsticslly arranged and
tastefully ornamented, making q superb toilet
gracefully worn.
Miss Mc-s, of Joliet, dressed in white alpac
, ca tastefully trimmed and ornamented, attracted
? much attention for her simplicity of costume
r and beauty of person.
Miss w, of Chicago Va charmingly at
tired in white tarleton long train, low corsage
trimmed with pink, silk short sleeves; hal,
tastefully arranged and ornamented with pink
/ flowers: very becoming toilet, that we'll suited
her ladylike manner.
Mrs. A-g, of Ottawa, was admirably dress
I ed in white tarleton, with puffed trimming o.
same; low corsage, short sleeves, long train
hair elegantly arranged and beautifully orna
mented with wreath Of white flowers: splen
did toilet, in perfect keeping with her beauty
and lady-like manner
Miss P---t, Of Ottawa, was beautiful,
: attired in lwhite tarleton, trimmed will
white rufiing and satin piping, with over
0 skirts of same material, low corsage, shsr
sleeves, train, hair exquisitetly ornamsnted will
white flowers brilliant and tasteful toilet YER,
becoming brunette.
4 Miss Sd, of Ottawa, was pleasantly dress
ed in white tarleton, low corsage short sleeves
!. with blue trimmings and ruffled fchu of tarle
ton; hair artistically arranged and ornamente
y, with blue flowers; tasteful attire for blonde
y Miss B--n, of Ottawa, was superbly attire
!. in white spangled tarleton, low corsage puffed
p with skirt tastefuy looped up at points by flow
l.. er ornaments and trimmed with puffs; hair ele
n gantly dressed with gold ornaments; an exqui
sitely attractive attire, and much admired
i Miss Re, of Ottawa, was attractivel
@ dressed in pink tarleton, with white puffe
overskirt low cor.age, moderate train, and wa
l. much admired for her sylphlike form and grace
d full dancing
e And here we are forced to stop, with man
y toilets undescribed that were equally as beaut
l. full as those above referred to, and our only r,
gret is that we cannot refer particularly to the,
all.
l. The dancing commenced at 911s o'clock, an
n continued until nearly in the morning. I'll
= hall was crowded during the whole of tho tim
d much to the damage of the long trains of IL
d ladies, many of which were sadly torn and sole
s. The supper furnished by Mr.. Howard W,
"a fine and bountiful, but owing to want of room
:. the gentlemen's parlors of the hotel was used f
the supper room, and they We're too small to sho
ID off to advantage the beautiful tables of fruit
o. cake and delicacies that Mr.. Howard had Or
II vided for the occasion. The supper room was ope
at IL o'clock, but owing to the great numb
present, it was o'clock before all were served.
to Between three and four o'clock in the NOR
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