The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-06
'RESs BANQUET IN NEW YORK.
Diamonds, Silks and Laces from the
Poets GaFFets-MerPy BFunettes
and PenSiTe Blondes-The Stars OF
CuFPeSt Literature Shining over
DeIEnOEicO's Mahogany.
FROM the New York SUM-

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ed In Delmonico's on Saturday even
At the north end of the centre table
Oliver johnson presided. The in
strumental music was by Delmonico's
band and the singing by the Hutch
inson Family and James G.. Clark,
the American balladist. In replying
70 the toast city editing and country
farming" the Hon. Horace Greeley
said :" that no good book ever has or
ever can be produced on the inEtiga-
ton of $4,000. Those books lived
whose authors never thought that
they would get dime"
Poems by Phoebe Cary and Miss
Laura G. Redden were read by DIR.
S. s. Packard.
Among the banqueters were:
Mrs. w. q. Lyman, queenly blu.
nette, in a magnificent white satin
dress en- train, cut vatican, with deep
black velvet trimmings. Her hair
was arranged In puts and rolls.
Lace trimmings, diamonds and gold
Jewels completed one of the most
costly toilets brought out this year.
Mrs. Lyman is the wife of w. 9.
Lyman, agricultural editor of the
Tribune.
Madame Clara Brinkerhoff, under
the special attentioa of Writ Skies,
was most supsrbly lattired in heavy
green MORE antiq4e silk en- train, cut
low in the neck, with Mechlin lace
trimmings, hairsin curls and puffs,
diamond and gold enameled jewels.
: Miss Ida Greeley, blonde, 10 rose
colored silk, short, Wit coat sleeve,
high in IL neck, trimmed in swans
down, hair arranged IN elaborate
curls, puffs and rolls, profusely pow
dered, occupied seat at her fathers
right.
Mary Kyle Dallas in a cherry -colored
silk, Swiss overdress, trimmed with
green satin futing, hair in rolls,
diamond ard gold jewels.
Mrs. Burleigh, In an deliberately
trimmed black silk walking dress,
deep point lace collar, diamonds, and
a profusion Of long golden curls.
Miss Kate Hilliard, in cherry-red
walking suit, with Swiss overdress,
diamond and gold jewels, hair in
rolls, had seat near Mr.. John
Williams.
Phoebe Cary, in rich black silk,
en- train, low neck, lace trimmings,
magnificent solitaire diamonds and
golden necklace.
Fanny Fern wore rose-colored
silk, en- train, deliberately trimmed,
and some fine jewels.
Mrs. Griffin. stately blonde, wore
q heavy black satin. en- train, deep
point lace collar, dark brown hair, in
plaits and rolls, pulled in front; mas
siVe gold jewels.
Mrs. Wetherbee, blonde, wore a
black silk walking dress, velvet trim.
mings, elegant diamond brooch, and
gold jewels.
Mrs. Carleton, In rich pink satin
en- train, white lace trimmings, darh
brown hair, pulled and rolled, pear
necklace, and gold jewels, was mex
to Mrs. Lyman, who wore the mos
costly attire of any among tho ban
queters.
Jennie June (Mrs. Croly) wore
fine green silk, en- train. point lac,
Oyerdress, hair dark and wavy, anC
white csral jewelry.
Mrs. Charlotte Wilbour wore |
grenadine. en- train, trimmed will
black velvet and lace, hair very dark
In puffs and curls, and flowers, dia
-mond and gold jewels.
Mrs. M. ii. Horton wore cherry
colored silk en- train, with black lac,
TRAININGS.
Mrs. Josephine Pollard wore ma
room silk en- train, magniheently trim
med in lace, gold jewels, hair il
puffs.
Mrs. Demas Barnes wore heav
black MORE antique en- train, ricl
dark lace over dress, hair in plat
and rolls, diamond and jet jewels.
Miss Frost wore an elegant whit
satin en- train, Valeneiennes lace an
crimson trimmings, hair dark brown
arranged In puffs and curls.
Mrs. 5. Blake, blonde, black sill
walking skirt, white lace waist elabo
rately trimmed, hair curled wit
purple flowers adornments, fitch gold
en- necklace.
Mrs. Eleanor Kirk Ames, blond
in black silk en- train, satin trimming
hair in finger putfs and curls, gol
jewels.
Arna Dickinson, rich and elabC
rateiy trimmed black silk en- trail
white lace overdress, hair short an
rolled back entirely plain, no jewel
The Hon. Horace Greeley wore
new dress-coat of very fine cloth, bl
very roomy and with just enough CT
off 10 front to entitle it to be called
swallow-tail His unwhisperabl
had an acre of cloth wasted upC
~ them, but his Waistcoat was an fd
The effect of an immaculate shi
front and very stiff old fashione
choker were ruined by the inevitab
disarrangement OF his narrow blaC
necktie. No bow was visible, ar
one end a small one, played hide-an,
seek in his white chin whiskers, viii
the other, long one. struggled lido
ically all over his bosom. His boo
might have been polished In his ear
manhood, but otherwise no fau
could be found with him.
Mrs. Sheppard, brunette, in blaC
silk en- train, fringe trimmings, riC
and rare India scarfs, black hair
puffs and curls.
Miss Nellie Hutchinson, q mer
brunette, in mouse colored silk
train, trimmed in rich lace, hair
ndtureL in Wavelets, gold ornament
Miss r. w. Easterbrook, crimss
silk walking skirt, pulled tulle bOdic
no ornaments,
Mrs. George Peck, brunette,
black silk, en- train, elaborate bia'
satin trimmings, black hair IN cuI
and rolls with natural flowers, cor
ornaments.
Madame Demorest, brunette, "
attired in brown corded silk WI
Watteau waist, coat sleeves, and den
aiguille train. An exquisite berthe
pint lace covered its top, and depen
ed In two long, rounded tabs down
back. In front glittered a magni
dants to match sparkled In her ca
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