, 1869-02-11

CAPTAINS Gordon, Bill Devices, We'ls, Egan
and Robinson, second United States Cavalry:
First LieutenBnts Wauless, Mac adams, stan,
Slutcs CaYalry; Bccoud L!cuteBants Brlon.
Fowler, Clark. Batchr1ler, Bartlett and
Doane, Second United States Cavalry;
The amu::c1ucuts at the post are bitltaras,
cards, horse-ractng, and balls a mop or
"soclable," a. 1t Ii called, Is glTcn once every
week and each month grind ball. A. LUG
the post sre expected. but at the. balls the
people fro,u ollier posts arc invited and oftcu
come hundreds OF miles to attend.
Tn the evening wuen l was present grand
masquerade was to come oil and conaiaErable
aod ladies fso1n distance being present:
The headquarters were brilliantly Lighted
ur, The walls }eing psnamcuted With punt.
ipgs and evergreen wEeaths. fual
band Of string and horn mns!c was
posted in the hall, aRd soon aiter o'clock
itaps} the .nasqneralcrs began to assemble.
and domlr ues, refusing to speak to any one,
even Van Voast, the jolly host. who WIS
somewhat st. a lois to know hoW to ent5stai
bis singular guests.
uf The ladies. No. was black mask, pink
domino; No, 9, brown mask und red DOM
ino; No. 6, blue domiho and blue mask No.
i, Turkl:k costume; No. 5, domino brown,
black musk; No. d, domino white, mask
! rosc-co1ored: No. 7, domino pink, mask
| pink; No. s, domino stone color, mask
| sauc No o. virandiere, blue SATIN mask; I;
| No. 10. domino gray flannel, mask black !;
No. Il, pink domino, mask same; No. Il,
brown domino. mask same.
| Gentlemcu-No. l, Roman natron, mask
false face; No. 9, green DOMINO. false face !:
| No. 5, domino red, false face; No. i, domi1o
l'sown; false luce; No. 5, domino red. false
face; No. 6, Scotch minstrel, false face; No.
:. negro head, brown gown ; No. $, Punch ;
No. ., brown domino, fasse face; No. 10, lat
mat; No. IL, domino brown, white mask i;
No. II. blown domino and mask; No, Is. q
monk, eomlno gray: mask black M. II,
| pTny domino, mask black.
At first husbands and wives, brothers and
listers wcre knuwn to each other, h1t the
1paskcrs retired so often to the dressing.
| rnoii.s and changed their attire, thu Identity
scon brcane exceedingly doubtful. and some
lauGhable mistakes were MADE Whenever
aLy Que was dlsc0yered,it it was the rule tC
Immediately retire and exchange mask and
domino with some one else.
and supper announced, Mrs. Brlsbin, d
| r.nnsslynnia, appeared a<the supper table
in white lustre dress, trimmed with wnits
! Of PEARLS around her mock. Mrs. Dewees. .
y1Eeinia, wore white Paris muslin skirt
| ruGl1cd, black velvet bodice, hatr pialE
traided. Mrs. Noolley. OF New York, blace
Erp. sill. pFoinsiop Of diamonds; Mrs
Todd; Of ken!ueky, '!a rose colo;sd l. stlk, whitt
Ogden, Of Irdiana, white Swiss dres
trimmed with violet ribbon. and white flower
| in her hair. Miss DGden, of New York, sill
double skirt. 1ooped up with pink roses, ,ninl
silk sash, lair plain. Mrs. Camplon, .
RTooSn y eask 1sn ,s asc, Ran sess
trimmed in blue Miss 1usdep, IF Chicago
,, ! black sreuadine dress, With coral In her lulr
Afrs. Doane, white tarltan, skirt pulled, M
white Aowers in her hair; Mrs. CARING
, white ta1letau and white silk, double skir
huwers @ IN ber haiT, worn crimpcd ana dow
her back. Mrs, Ball, white marscllle.
:, in green, green riahon in her hair.
The gentlemen, when unmasked. we're
! Majors Yum Voast, Morris, Gordon and Well
l tnloncts Casltng, Penrose aud Hall; Car
i tairs Ogden, Wilcox and Ball; Lieutenan'
Can,pion, O'Rrien. Fowler, S1acAdans; u
i llugus, Woulley and Tuttle.
c The supper was IN elegant repast, a,l
+ would have done credit to New York. Ate
a eating, the dancing RECOMMENDED and COZ
n ,11u,d until a late hour, every one seenln
:, 10 thoroughly .njoy tho sport. To N
surprise hut few Of the army l.
:, cies would dance FUND dance
Ii and then only with their husband
J., Marty every State in the Union Was repr
| sENlcu UH uOuT III iHE uall~lpUuly duu
: many OF the ladies we're considered h.lies
= = thrjl honlcs IN the Eust, 1t will not be ont
. = place to say that The salnbtions cliulatc
= = lbc pluins has not cansed them to lose M
: tb'rg in personal appearance. We'll pl.ast
n Win my day /" the artny, at late hour | r
i tired 10 resi-, u he slartl. out OF NY bed
u two hours hy the neal of that horrible gu
y ! which > emcd loun enough not only to AVA
:, a sound sleeper, but arousc thu dead.
y = AARON ABOUT.