The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-24

of green velvet, which exhibited the
cOlors of the rainbow as the diamonds
reflected the lights of the apartment.
Her dress was white satin, trimmed
with long sprays Of pearl-colored
blossoms and or Gu leaves, the whole
covered by an over-skirt of white IL
fusion of the most delicate texture
Satin appeared to be the prevailing
material for the evening, although
some matronly ladies appeared In
black and richly-colored velvets, and
younger ladies In blonde and talle.
with pulled skirts and tunics of pink,
blue and Magenta shades. There was
a wonderful display of real laces.
Skirts were heavily ornamented with
it. and one Of the most chaste and
effective designs was a white satin,
trimmed with numerous rows Of black
lace. A Magenta-colored satin, with
deep folds of black lace depending
to the trail, was especially noticeable;
and black barege, with rows of flow
ers, embroidered in colors rivalling
nature itself, presented a most strik-
ing and effective contrast. The styles
Of wearing the hair we're character
lstlc of Washington, as numerous al
most as the ladies who were IN attend
ance The Marie Antoinette curl met
with special favor; the chignon, of
many sizes was conspicuous; the coil
and the heavy plaits, arranged
in diadems, as suited the style
of the wearer; the fzette; the mas
sive bunch of tiny curls confined with
the gold band-all conspired to rem
der variety that is seldom seen any
place cut of this. city. One young
lady, yet in her teens, had her hair
thickly powdered with white and
plentifully interviewer with tiny mar
guerites; her dress was a pure white
tulle, over a delicate shade of blue
silk edged with a broad fold Of real
white lace. Her fair complexion and
sparkling blue eyes, and the novelty
Of style In which her hair was ar
ranged, becomigg to her. would have
been far different IN one not possess
ing her natural charms, and reminded
US forcibly Of the pictures we have
seen of ladies in full court dress in
the olden time. When we remem-
Der this brilliant assemblage,
and tue fact that capital
string band diseoursed most elo-
quent strains of music during the
evening, and that many INDUCED In
the gay waltz, the graceful schot-
tische, and the fascinating redOWa in
room connecting with, or, indeed, a
part of the sumptuous drawing-room,
our readers may form some faint idea
of the brillianeg of the entire scene.
1t is impossible to enumerate the
names of the hundreds of distin-
guished ladies and gentlemen who
gFaced the occasion The majority of
the Senate, many members Of the
House, judges of the Supreme Court,
officers of the army and navy, includ-
ing General Grant, members of the
Cabinet, and numbers from the
Northern cities who cana hither es-
pecially for this occasion, all united in
IN event that will
long be fraught with pleasant memo
RES TO all who were so fortunate as to
be present. fst4
The supper-room, which to accom-
modate the great number Of guests,
lover six hundred having been in
vlted,) was laid out in a new hall, ex-
pTessly erected for the occasion, %as
in keeping with this truly princely
pageant. Every delicacy Of the sea
son that could be procured for money
was offered in profusion, and all were
promptly and kindly seTved-the lux |
urous board being cleared and refur-
nlshed several times to supply the |
constant demand. We have no space
to describe the appearance of the Ia
bic, with its many luxurious and deli
cate viands. agaoar
Taken altogether, we have had no
such generous and delightful affair Of |
the kind in many years; and as every |
body seemed to be happy, it must have /
been source of pride to the host (
himself to know that the wealth that /
enabled him to extend so noble hos
pitality, without reference to politics,
was the result of his own energy, en-
terprise, intelligence, and sagacity.