The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-03-15
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A Racy AccOnnt Of ahc Hail. !,
A crazy correspondent thinks tlla
he attended the bali given IN honor, q
the Duke Alexis at the Acidithy O
Misic, New York, and givps the fol-
ldwing account of II
ff WAS GENERALLY ExtTtIEb 4
timt the Duke Noulda1iye by tle wa,
of the Fourteenth street entrance, u
Ettt the committee hid by a stfltegi,
movement conveyed this impression.
and it was lrre that thc leay-
ltst and most skillhill bntchering
was done. And rs fast as a
corpse fell. 1t was rcmove,lto one side,
uutil at nine O'Clock the street was
blockadtd BY several cords Of victims
who had forfeited their lives by their
curiosity. Alexis did not make his
eutne at the Fourtccnth street, or pri-
vate entrance. On the contrary. a
tunnel had been con.trllrtt d from Thlr-
tcenth street, leading TO and opening
in under the stage olthe Acalamy, and
while the brilliant llrong were impa-
tiently pacing the llall awaiting hi'a-
rival. there was Il sudden luil in TIE
conversation. Il hell sounded bchlnd
the Sccllesmd with Il hlng and sound
ing blast from musicians, trap door
opened in the stage aud the Grand
Duke shot upward several feet in the
air afler the most approved Harlequin
fashion. came dowlhon all iollrs, and
stood upon his he;ri while he removed
his overcoat and filrS, and then turn
inga backward SummerSlult, lle arose
to I'm erect position and c1ne down
smiIingly to the centre of the tlaucing
floor.
HOW LOVELY
How elegant came from hundred
rosy lips ON every side, and it was uni
versally acknowledged that his man
ner of entering the ball room was sll-
pcrinr to that OF the Prince Of Wales.
AleNi; was neatly, but not plainly,
attired in 4 bear skin "wamus, ornl-
mentcd on eitherbra;t with the striped
tail of The same animal, Which, hang
lug pendant, swung sud bobhed with
bis every motion. and likewise served
AS handle for his partner while waltz
ing.
HIS TROUSERS
were of the 'Welli" pattern, full
breasted in the rearaud were from Il
piece ofpbl>h cloth which Pullman
had lett from trimming one Of bis
coaches. lie worea pair of"De Wei
lin@ton Boots. with soles an inchand
three quarters thick, and ornamcnted
with bay window over each toe to
give ease to his cm1ls. His shirt was
of the jockey pattern, aud ornament
ell with horse shoes, while on the hos
ON were admirable portraits ofDeXter
and Lady Thorne. This shirt was
worn In compliment to Robert Bonner,
whose paper the Duke takes regularly,
and is much interested in the ''an-
swers to correspondents His head
was clipped in the customary Mace
and Cobu,n style, and was slightly
oiled with goose grease, which ditfilsed
a delicious and intoxicating oder.
HIS MUSTACHE .i
which was beeswaxed to the fierceness
of Il clerks in the Erie Railroad office.
gayea most raciSSgate appearance to
his chin. which was shaven clean. A
magnificent Alaska diamond compile
ted his t2@ ensemble, which was gay in
the extreme. But it is his command
ing figure that wins for him the adIni-
ration Of the fair sex. Standing with
two feet in his boots and six feet above
hem, making in all eight feet, he com
)hies the llerculean beauty of Ned
)'Baldwin the ''lrish Giant" with the
yentleness of a last years clam. And
Ms symmetrical proportions, not I'M
ike the COLOSSUS Of Rhodes, added to
, smiling dcmeanor like that of the
'Heatheh Chinee," serves to inspire
lllaround him with a platonic affection
hat only needs cultivation to inspire
he possessor to know more of him
md borrow money of him if possible.
1T WOULD REQUIRE TIE BRAIN
If Alexander Stephens. and the protl-
ict of a paper mill, to describe the rare
'ich aud magnificent toilettes present.
Diamonds We're to be seen in countless
from the gorgeous solitaire
II Sixth-ward politician. and the
mammoth cluster OF u bllckwheat oil
Prince, down to the modest, llnassun-
ng Sparkler Of Tweed or Fiskian style. |
All eminent importer ofIair said that
here was five hundred thousand dol |
ars' worth of purchased capillary sub I
it;lnce to be seen in the room, or .
,nough to mix all the mortar used on !
he ColIrt-hollSe, and give the desired |
consistency to all the clearinghouse
'utter consumed during the past |
car.
Madame Catiscrazy was attired in
ovely lamb and green peas silk cllt .
Ippropos in the back, and gored in the
FULLEST manner about the bottom. I
Ter hair was cut dacolete. and her
lippers were run down ut the heel
A mode de cllambermaid.