The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-08-14
vi ,ootod and acted her character beyond

style, looked and acted her character oeyo'i'
praise. uc.,,.
Mas Ida Barret, Baltimore, "Syhil /" !;
lrcss of satin. white and black; an enchalt-
ing peraonation.
Miss vane, of Louisville, was not in char
,ctcr. but I shall call her the "Beauty OF
| he Peabody Ball. Dress of straw-colored
silk-the shade of light itself.
Miss Dupreiss, Baltimore, and Miss ber-
tcnhcimcr, of New York, were each Tor the
| nonce, Folly" Mrs. Hunt, Baltimore,
was " Hessian Peasant; Miss florlne
Turner, New York, rivalled Rlstorl ms
| iMarie Antoinette", while Miss Emily Su-
tor. of New York, was "Marquise" that
eclipscd Owen Mcredith's own 'La Mar
| uisc;' Miss Mary Vim, Baltimore, was
| raw "Buttcrfy", fitting on golden wings
| from flower to flower; Miss Thayer. New
| York. was .'Shepherdess "-crook in hand ;
Miss Kcvser. Baltimore, "Mary, Queen Of
| The Scots:'--a beautiful woman and queenly
character, walking side by side with Miss
| Yard, of the same city, as naive little
peanut Girl
Mrs. Captain Conner, of Louisiana, as a
:Marquise' (there were two or three ladies
! in this character) had pink silk skirt over
| \ dress of green silk. made in the Wattau
STYLE: very stylish. Necklace of pearls.
>" Cinderella with the Glass Slipper"
= 4 Foolish Girl Red Riding Hood y
looking for her grandma; GA Pink
Domino: throughout unacceptable ;
| - Sprinr,' several peasant Girls"
Lady Gay Spanker," :! A Negress,' and
many other comic and fancy characters,
were on the floor but could not, after TIE
most diligent inquiry, learn the names OF
the ladies personating them.
GENTLEMEN IN COMIC CHARACTERS.
Mr.. Barry, of Baltimore, is born come
dian. as YOU would have said had vou seen
him rs Paddy Milcs's Boy y; John ;.
Wise as an "Irsh Washcrwoman p" asking
for custom. and dancing n jig to the music
hand-clapping) of black domino, was
something rarely amusing: james Nc
Chairman rs Il Choctaw and J. B Given as
q Cherokee chief INDUCED IN appreciatiye
audience in war dance, and uttered some
such frightful howls as would have fright
cned the real sons of the forest into the
spirit land; r. 4. Bright, our rosy
checked friend from Williamsburg, was out
rs Sailor Bow in Port, looking around Mt
the strange sights, and commenting on the
queer ideas Of the :" land sharks - D. S.
Yuenrling. Of Richmond, was a Hans in
deed S. s. Campbell, black domino, and
Mr.. David Turner, Of New York, a'' chief
Of police" $50 called, and though he ap-
peared to be ubiquitous, he could not sup
press the war-whoops of the " blarsted in
iuns," nor the iigs Of that plagued wash
CT conan" W. 4. Branch as Waddilove,
the " Fat Boy in search of his Mama"
should take to the stage in that character:
but il remained for Mr.. Frank Smyth to
finish off the ludicrous, with character
perfectly novel and new" never before
put on any boards" His dress was that
nondc8cript character generally worn by
ncw-come -baggers-maSk paru-
colors, black and white in his hand there
was carpet bag-old, ugly, and rusty
marked al. II. W., Mich.," and on his
head a bic gandcr, in full feathers, about
to take Il homcward flight. with "Mich-1-
Camden" affixed to the wings.
OTHER GENTLEMEN EN- COSTUME.
Caskie Cabell as "Don Cesar" was o
handsome character. Mr.. Childs. Of South
Carolina. appeared as - Earl Of Lciccs
ter" i. s. Wcthcryillc as {" Don Carlos " :
lIr. Fowler, ''Spanish Cayalicr"; J. NJ.
Cooley. ''prince Of Denmark -; F. Suter,
1.-THE Dom: NIr. Clark, {" Rob Roy; W.
+. Libby, "loung King of Spain -; ". II.
West. of Baltimore, "Charles H.; E. c.
White, of Savannah, "Spanish Cavalier ;"
Waller Williams, of Virginia, "Black
Prince -: T. C. Fisher, Of North Carolina,
Earl of Essex: r. ". Griswold, of Vir-
rinia. " French Cavaiier"; \. L. Green. Of
savannah. 4" Charles H.; John Cowardin,
of Greenbrier, " Swiss Peasant" and
:: Mrs. Miles; Mr.. Hopkins, Of Balti-
more, - French Zouayc': Samuel Etting,
of Richmond. :" His Satin Majesty; Dun
bar Hunt, CT Mississippi, q" pizarro y; Mr..
Mcdowell. Of Baltimore, Earl Of Essex : :;
DR.. L. G. Booth, OF Richmond, = Rob
Roy; J. T. Saunders, of Richmond, q
" Grcck.'
THE GERMAN.
At | o'clock the music sounded for the
" German," and that gorgeous dance COM
mcnccd. TO those who have seen it can
say nothing in its praise-to those who
have not. have nothing to say. Simple
words could never describe the fantasies,
the bewildcriug mazes, the artistic steps
and thc sublime music of this chef u
oucrra of dances. Long will the scenes
lingcr in my memory, and as long as 1t
does will it be the sweetest of all the
"pleasures Of memory" CHESTER.