Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-12-13
U7BANA. OHIO. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER B 1871.

! not imagine 'hOW it was so mnch work
was made over here or what any body
/ could see in her There was no French
in her, she was plainly English, ANY
one could see that such were the ex-
pressions of a portion of the fair sex as
they talked quite audibIy to each other,
while the object thereof appeared quite
at home and not as if the cynosure Of a
thousand eyes.
The impossibility of all being present
ed to the Prince became, after while,
plain to the committee, and the bowling
was stopped, and Alexis offered his arm
to Mrs. Admiral Smith, and promenad-
ed with her around the room until sets
were formed fer the Lancers, which he
and that lady went through in excellent
style. That daure being over, Aleck
was introduced to Mrs. Lieutenant De
Long aud Miss Tracy, two very charm
young ladies, and with them he danced
in a rather uugraceful manner. Eyi-
IDENTIFY greater pains had been taken
with his head than his heels, for he is
entirely unconscious Of the bliss Of q
waltz, and knows not the hilarity Of a
good galop. He wore a naval lieuten-
ants uniform, with the Commanders
Cross of the Order of Russia, and Great
ed & most favorable impression on all.
The officers of the tAIbrecht Bogatira
and Svetlana' were Present in large
numbers, and sailed about under easy
canvas, with out any one apparently
having any thing with them, and were
allowed, for the most part, to look out
for themselves. Some of them spoke
English imperfectly, and Others not at
all, and but very few of them entered
into the dancing.
The Grand Duke was shown into the
supper-room about twelve, and express
ed himselfdelighted at the magnifcence
of the arrangements. Flowers in pro-
fusion covered the spaces by the dishes,
and were q very pleasing sight, the dis
play being beautiful. 4 design repre-
senting the Russian standard, surmount-
ed by the imperial crown, occupied the
center of the table. The viands, too,
were in accordance with the other ap-
pOintments, and the bill of fare very
neat affair, bearing monogram Of the
letters U. S. n. and an anchor, and also
the Russian and American flags entwin-
ed. It consisted of mayOnnaise de sau-
mon p In vertpre, truite a In mayon-
naise, truite, dinde, a Ia macedoine,
charOn, Ia macedoine, filet de boeuf
braize, q Ia fiamande, vol-au-vent te
tourtes, pates do gibiers, gibiers mace
doine, gibiers, larde, buitres frftes, con-
diments ct oliques, salaces de volatile ct
de homard. Varieties de cremes- -GeIee
macedonia, gelee au win, confftures,
Charlotte Russo, cafe, pates aux huitres,
jambons desosses, paIes, Ia financiere.
filet de bPuf, bUuf a la mode.
Although when he first appeared on
the floor the ladies became very anxious
to get near him, the Duke was not treat
ed with any discourtesy, and, when his
| presence became assured, was allowed
to pass unmolested by vulgar staring or
obtrusiveness.
Julieu's band furnished the music, un-
der his leadership, and or the Dukes
entrance played the Russian national
anthem, and during the evening induig-
ed in selections from Russian composers.
A few of the ladies present were Mad
anne Catacazy, whose attire is before de-
scribed; MIS-. Admiral Smith, who wore
whit emOire underskirt, trimmed with
black lace, and wine-color velvet over
dress, en- train; Mrs. Commander Ralph
Chandler, wearing lavender satin, cut
decollete, and Ell train; Miss Chandler,
in pink silk; Mrs. SiIas B. butcher, in
! green silk. with white tulle Overskirt and
black lace shawl; dfiss Jackson, in sal
mon-cOlor silk, low corsage and en- train
with tarlatan overskirt; Mrs. General
SlOcum, in blue silk, court train, tarla-
tan overskirt, pouffe; Mrs. Clarence 4.
Seward, in rose-cOlOr MORE, cut decol-
late, demi-sleeves, lace trimming and
en- train; Miss Leach, in blue silk, cut
low, and entrain, with tulIe ruchings:
Mrs. Captain John H. French, a very
handsome lady, in lavender silk with
satin trimming, court train and black
lace shawl: Miss Emma Jones, in blue
silk, with illusion overskirt; Miss Han
nah Jones, in pearl-cOlor silk, trimmed
with black lace; Mrs. Commodore
Sanche, in lavender silk, richly trim
med; Miss Damon, of Madison avenue,
in green silk, low corsage, fOunced and
en- train; Miss Nina Bleecker, of Gra-
mercy place, and her sister, Miss May
Bleecker, both in white tarlatan, Iooped
up with flowers; Miss Rose Watson, of
Fifth avenue, in black silk, and white
tulle overs1irt; Miss Emma McCartan,
in black silk; Mrs. William Henry, in
pearl color silk and white Illusion trim
ming; Miss Kate Fitch, in pink silk, cut
Iecolleto and en- train, and ruched with
white tulle.
THAT woman was philosopher who
when she lost herhusJaud, said she had
one great consolation-she knew where
/ he was of nights!