The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-23

MI. LOUIS Lang has made sensation ~ Lake
Mahopac which IL described "a foliows:-About
eight O'Clock in the evening, Monday, August i6
there appeared In front OF Thompsons fairy notilla
OF some forty boats. cleaning with the light OF
myriads OF Cinese lanterns. Among them were sew
eral sniboats the sails outlined by lines OF re and
the topmasts bearing OF many colOred lights
The boats being all fastened stem to stern formed
angle the apex capped by the salboass being far
out in the lake. All was now silent; the two lines Of
tire lay moiionless over their stu reflections IN the
op 81 sn ss hung as ali
In the crimson name Of Bengal light. In the body
OF the temple which bore the words "Ihe Magic
shape and on either side OF it stood magician
ROBBED in spotlcss caDalistlc white.
At Lake George. on the rugged coast OF the Con-
deep gorges OF the Rocky Mountains. you can find
our artists ENJOYING themselves and spreading a
mighty reputation FOR 00nh0mae and good fellow
sup.
Among the guests stopping at the Seaside House,
R aS during the past week were H. Condit
Roberts, J. W. Rich J. Il: Richardson, OK Mayor
Gnnther. Barney Williams, J. W. Moore, o. II. Bur
side) and her two sisters Nellie and Gusse OF New
York; A l. Williams Of Canandaigua; H. W. But
ts OF p rhsaspnaA Failing q
Smith, OF San Francisco; John Nicholas anG wife. OF
Montreal; G. Y. btrassburgh and Miss Emma Abbott,
the promising young vocalist OF Chicago.
At the ball given at Congress Hall, Saratoga, Au-
gust IL, the following toilets were noticeabe:-
Mrs. J. G. Mills, OF New York. wore dress of gros
silk, bound with white satin, put on In pattern
with White netted fringe at each corner OF the pat
ternS panler or the silk trimmed with the Melted
fringe, headed with white lace, pointed corsage
trimmed with white lace, long sleeves trimmed to
Miss f. Gwynne, Of seventeen street. New YORK Was
dressed in green silk train; imported overskIrt
OF white illusion, caught up en- panier with sprays
OF pink roses low corsage and short sleeves of white
Illusion trimmed to match overskirt; green sash,
pearl ornaments. Miss Lew il beautiful blOnue
wore dress Of blue silk. demi-train, having two
wide plated ruffles OF white Swiss; Overskirt and
panler OF white Swiss, trimmed with plated ruff
e low corsage and short sleeves OF blue silk; high
corsage and long sleeves Of the white Swiss. Miss
Duke, OF Lexington avenue New York. was dressed
In rose satin train skirt cut In escallOps and bound
white lace. headed with ruche Of rose satin; low
corsage OF white satin cut at top in points, demlow
r ,mo ioS1 sdDor Mme satn
Mrs. Frank Work. Of New York. wore a
%as plated a 1qs ounoe swiss naynS one
Valenciennes, square corsage and long sleeves Of
blue silk and valenciennes; blue sash; rich pearl
pink silk en- traln trimmed In imitation OF court
train. with wide point lace headed with black velvet
having one deep hounce of pink crepe, trimmed and
headed with black velvet: pointed corsage trimmed
to match skirts long sleeves, black velvet sash and
Wore reos near coIare1 sE mans o, on9
one deep plated nounce OF white Swiss; rcn en-
broidered oyerskrt, low corsage Of silk and short
clenncs; pearl c0ored sash; rich diamonds. Mrs.
M. d. Hancox, Of New York, stately blonde,
train, cut in points. trimmed with three
white puts OF black tue; petticoat OF the
same. trimmed with three rows Of puned black tulle
and very rich black lace; black lace 0verskirt low
cOrsage, short sleeves, black lace sacque and rich
diamonds. Miss Berry, Of Brooklyn, was dressed in
white Swiss train skirt, trimmed with three deep
plated ruthes; an imported while tulle Overskirt
embroidered With white silk vine, caught en- panier
with white silk, headed with rucne and wreath
Miss Church, OF Rochester, daughter of the Chief
Justice beautiful blonde, wore D rich pearl silk
en- traln ovelsktrt OF Valenclennes low corsage OF
the silk and pointed Of the Vaencennes; sab0t
sleeves TO match; black velvet SASH pearl orna-
IN fine salmon.colored and white striped silk iui
train, trimmed In Roman style with salnon.cO
with white iace long sleeves salmon1Soiored satin
sash, trimmed with white fringe. Miss Daniels, OF
New YORK run blonde was attlred IN white tarla
with ruches OF the same; oversklrt ana paniers OF
n ne same nigh S"ssage' mme9 70 mach trains
Philadelphia, appeared in dress OF white silk full
train having one wide rufile OF the same in clustered
plas headed with narrow black lace; Overskirt OF the
same cut In broad escallops ana trimmed with
wide black Lace headed with numerous rows OF mar
short sleeves to match. Ii was rum0red that this
dress was the creation Of Worth, Of Paris. Very
rich diamonds, including pin and earrings. Mrs.
Tabor, OF New York, beautiful blonde. wore gar.
net satin short Dress having one Ounce cut In tur-
rets, headed with wide velvet Overskirt to match,
nounce and panlor OF the same; pointed cOrsage,
trimmed with Valenclennes, Marie Louise sleeves.
Mrs. Wiles Of New York, was dressed In q
pearl silk train SKIRT Overskirt OF white tue, cut In
escallops trimmed with paitings OF white tulle,
edged with white lace; In each escaop rosette OF
sas aner sf w with ws nss s Ts
corsage and long sleeves, trimms1 with white
OF white figured silk en- train, having one deep
1ounce trimmed with wide fold Of magenta satin,
headed with fold OF the same; panler OF silk
genta satn short sleeves pearl set MISS Peekham OF
YOnkers, blonde one OF the most graceful dancers
in the rOOm appeared In delicate pearl silk court
train, having one side rufe Of the same, white SILK
low corsage, trimmed with fall Of point ace short
pufed sleeves, white silk SASH rich diamonds pow.
dered hair. Miss Dayton, of New York, wore rich
garnet silk, full train, cut In escallops white Swiss
Overdress having on wide ruf1ie panler Of garnet
satin cut to correspond with traln square cOrsage
Of the satin short sleeves, point lace sash. Miss Van
VeChten OF New York, was dressed in green silk.
full train white satin panier, cut in points, square
cOrsage OF green sk trimmed with point lace; sabot
sleeves, green sash, coral ornaments. Miss Ayres
OF Brooklyn r appeared " corn cs!ored silk
white tulle, studded with small black velvet bows
white tule Oversklrt caught, panier, with black
velvet bows; square oorsage and long slesves trim
med 70 match; rich diamond set. Miss Hart, OF New
York, was dressed In light blue silk train skirt
having one wide rufile, cut In points; overshirt OF
white Swiss. caught en- panier, with pink roses
sage and long sleeves Of white Swiss. Mrs. George
Wright, of New York. wore a train skirt of white
silk trimmed with three folds OF blue silk 0verskirt
en- panler OF blue SIX trimmed with piping Of white
lace berthe. Miss Spaniel, OF New YORK was
dressed white aratan full train having one wide
and four narrow rufles, trimmed with black velvet
and headed with narrow black lace; panier Of the
taratan, trimmed to match caught with sDravs of