The New York herald., 1869-02-03
BALLS LAST NIGHT.
Charity u-ij.


Neek-eyed Charity met peacock plumaged fashion
at the Academy last night and they converted the
dancing door Of that long edice into the field Of the
cloth or gold. 10 charity Is popularity ascribcd The
ability 10 cover multitude OF sins, but this would
be an extremely ungalant remark TO apply TO her
last night She drew extensively on fashions
storehouse anu silks, satins, fullc, chamberry.
diamonds and the brilliants cleaned under the gas
light like stars on cioudess even. The academy
was in ifs usual bal costume with the exception OF
the single calcium nht which generally hzzes and
spluiters from the balcony outside and which this
occasion was hanDv disrensed wtn Beneath the
hideous looking p0rtico which shelters the irving
place entrance wore stationed brass but
toned. vigiant, batoned and ruby nosea
lthanks TO Jack Frost, not any or The
Bourbon family gpnd'armes whose business
u was by express orders of Captain Cameron.
.'Cotrfr st,s ar mdurais onrcOHs.n Down from
the shades OF Madison square. along the uuibTa-
genus shades OF irving place passed the funereal-
were grouped the usual coterie or oungers, gaping
at each vision of beauty ara elegance that shone for
the moment on the Academy steps,
baby typical of the expansive rualites OF Mistress
Charity passed citizen and citizencss IN safety by
the grim looking Ccrbcrus. and placed them IN the
brilliantly ichied ballroom. There was nothing TO
Distinguish the ball from the many others OF the
season. but the single word charity' flaming from
a hundred gas lets on the sfagc. al midnight
there was truly standing room only.' AMI
very little % that. Dress coated and white kidded
Grafla and Lander, ara toiles--such toilets
swept past each other. and IN many cases became
hopclessy cntangied such crowd has seldom
been seen Is the irving place opera House and such
toteA never before. on the door like oases OF
black cloth amid a sea of satin might be
| seen Messrs Arthur Leary, Theodore Moss,
\ Bend. clews ard Floyd. members OF the com.
mii'ae n such crush aud dcnse crowd
ti hard AZ this hour mdnipht to select toilets for
Npecia description; but here are rev which passed
M.-Als . Alice Dunnlng N plain white satin, with
\ made of spanish blonde. ha'f covering the dress.
Miss s., ~ prpscenium box. wore green satin
| light a. Parts, and on the door moved Miss
behe L. m magnificent robe OF white
silk trained OF course. the front being of
| mauve satin trimmed with waite Spanish blonde.
| ~ Manan Harris. An exceedingly rich and taste
~ toietW that Of airs. Theodore Moss II was Of
=, n,aeA Verst, WIN very rich vatican train
costly Kind and hung down the back from
ah' y s,,,an, ma,eau vast IN graceful folds. hicr
= ~, uiangent search we succeeded In discovering
we tvAets imported nom Paris az exact imitationa
o the reception dresses 0f the Empress Eugene aud
thc fIihcess mefternich worn by.ttcm at Com
ggeighes g ihey nave been already described by our
| PafiH iasnionss correspondent. We snail not at
Mhp. 70 HNe list Of the notabllitics and cccbri-
YES presents we leave them TO the tender meIces of
INC industrious Jenkins Of petty Journals. In every
4 icepeet Ihe chaTlty bail was immense thing,
and tue Golfers of the Nnrsory ana rhIds Hospital
1 wiz De sladdened BY IL. The diamonds displayed
ns,idne sa aa moad 70 lar towards liqnda.ng the
nauoha uept ana the bright eyes whicn nasicd In
competition with the Qaid mysiala were like stars
~ the milky way o. the aabaster necks and shoulders
Dancing was out % the question a firsr owing to the
7 ueise crowd, bnl soon Terpsichorc had elbow room
\ and puadrillc, waltz, galop ami anclers followed
each 0thef IN quick succession. Once or twice tell
\ " not ~ nath ur Finh avenue there was slight
sruppna & oue =. lne Iarsan spirit IN one or Two
round Of pleasure went Ou until fnc stars bcran 10
wink less pzgnty than before outside and the nash