Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-04-21

TONED with white roses and orange bios
SONS. Miss Lotto presented a very beau
tiful appearance. She danced very fire.
quently with her betrothed. She is easy
and graceful on the floor, and excited the
highest admiration as she foated about
clasped in the arm of Senator Mcintyre.
Miss Kate Rollin was attired in heavy
corded black silk, with sweeping train. 1t
was trimmed with rich lace laid on IN deep
folds, and beaded with jet braid. She
wore red rose in her hair. and was en-
tirely free from jewelry. She IS also
beautiful dancer, and was on the floor al
most constantly.
Miss Louisa was arrayed in crimson
satin, trimmed with heavy folds of the
same material. She also wore light gauzy
overskirt dotted with red roses. Her dress
was cut low, displaying her neck and
shoulders, which were beautiful. Miss
Louisa was the most admired of either of
the young ladies and received many atten-
tions from the colored officers, who We'd
with each other for the honor of her hand
in the different sets. She danced constant
~ and looked exceedingly attractive
Senator Mcintyre danced with Miss Louisa
several times, and the two, when on the
; floor together, were the cynosure of all
eyes.
AMONG THE WHITE LADIES PRESENT,
and one that attracted much attention for
Mrs. Coviesart, the wife of Northern
man, q merchant in this city. Mrs. Gov
lesart presented lovely appearance. She
wss dressed in plain white, with flowers
and no jewelry. She is also a beautiful
dancer, and attracted much attention in
the Varsovienne, in which she had q
partner Alderman Minort, who is equally
graceful in that beautiful dance. The
alderman is a colored man, but is very
| fine looking and elegant in his manners.
He clasped his fair partner firmly
On iron band clasps cotton pale and I'M
dnlated softly to the music like a ground
swell on the beach.
Wearied at last Of looking at the dancers,
OF which there were so many on the floor,
took seat in the corner and watched
| those who came in at late hour. we'll
as the many who, for lack of room, were
obliged to refrain from whirling i'll the
dance. OF course the cOlOred element pre-
! dominated. There were Judges, Justices
| of the Peace, known here as Trial Justices
lawyers, members OF both Houses of the
Legislature in large numbers, employees
i'll the Executive Department, and, in
| short. representatives from almost every
respectable walk in life. All were dressed
with neatness, but with few exceptions no
diamonds were worn.
This [ Regarded as rather singular, for it
seems elsewhere to be the inherent tight
we'll known jeweller explained it by the
statement that the African mind does not
aspire 10 expensive jewelry. Your African
legislator wants some thlng very large and
snowy, but not expensive. He cannot see
the use of putting all his money into one
pin or ring, when by judiciously expend-
| ing it he can secure dozen different kinds
and shapes
Black suits were principally worn by the
civilians, but Of course the military ap-
peared in their uniforms.
UNCLE JOSEPH.
Toward midnight, as 7 was sitting look
ing at the brilliant array, al unusual buzz
and sensation in the room attracted my
attention. 1 looked in the direction indl-
Gated by the stir, and soon found the OBJ
ject of it. A new conner had just entered
the room, and all eyes were upon him.
He was dressed ia light pants, little too
short for his legs, steel pen coat of blue
cloth, resplendent with brass buttons, a
buff colored vest. and dancing pumps
His hair was abundantly oiled, aud was
neatly combed and brushed. His conn
tenance wore calm, placid smile.
This was the Hon. Joseph Crews, the |
great poker player, and the exiled repre-
sentative from Lauxens county, Uncle
Joseph, as he is Familiarity called, had ar
rived at the ball little late, but he eX-
planned it aloud by saying that it took him
q longer time to make his toilet than he
supposed it wonld. Some white men were
SO uncharitable as to assert that he had
been indulging in a little game of draw,
and that there were couple of niggers
that had given him some trouble before he
could clean them ont.
Uncle Joseph at once joined i'll the fes-
tivities. Selling remarkably handsome
young colored lady by the hand, he claim
ed her for the next dance, which happened
to be a ,Varsov1enne. Uncle Joseph is
superb dancer. He sways and rocks in
his gyrations like cotton boil in an au
tumn wind. de is very fond of the Var
sovienne, Uncle Joseph is. He says its
gentle undulating motion is graceful.
Uncle Joseph is a very graceful man him
self, and he can do the Varsovienne to
perfection. Uncle Joseph does not always
like the Virginia reel. He says it reminds |
him too forcibly of his younger days, when |
he used to dance around the slave auction |
block, in search of the likeliest and most |
saleable young ''niggers." (Uncle Joseph |
still speaks of negroes as "niggers." He
says that is one of his early habits that he
cannot break.) Uncle Joseph never likes
to do anything that will remind him of his
early days and the sinful pursuits he was
then engaged in. Uncle Joseph feels |
proud that he has reformed, and that the |
curse of slavery is removed from the land. |
He says he now sometimes feels that he |
would like to become a Christian, but
hardly knows how to begin.
A cABPET- DAGGER AT THE BALL.
Uncle Joseph had hardly glided off be-
fore thin, cadaverous-looking man, with
very red hair and scraggy red whiskers on
his chin, made his appearance in the ball
room. He was dressed rather shabbily, |
and looked hungry. This was the Hon. |
Lewis Cass Carpenter, editor of the Daily |
Thieves Own of Columbia. noticed that
he asked several of the young colored la
dies to dance with him, but each one
haughtily declined None of tho young |
colored ladies cared to dance with the
Hon. Lewis Cass Carpenter, and he finally |
drifted into the refrCshment room.
THE SUPPER ROOM
was we'll filled throughout the entire even
ing. The entertainment was very fine in
deed. Champagne cider flowed like water,
and the viands were the very best that