The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-05

del Monte, OF Cuba, was attired In satin.
Mrs. Pierre L0rilard was costunfed In white satin.
Nine. de Truville, distinguished French lady trav.
cling In this country, created a sensation by her
richness OF costume.
Many toilets, enhancing in their beauty and
One OF crimson silk and black lace won universal
comment The skirt had four nounces, q gauze
tqnic reached to the uppermost nonnce, ana bands
OF insertion separated she pufings. Another
costume had Q tunic and underskirt OF white tar
latan. Below the underskirt was white satin
THE onssng Sas ea aHa
OF white satin. sprinkled with buds white lace
nounces, rose -colored ribbons and bouillon and
ruches Of tarlatan The cOrsage was pointed in
front. third dress was OF blue silk and nounces
OF white gaze de sol, with gauze rufies me over
dress was OF white silk, and the open train tunic
delicate toilet was of rose-hued silk and
white gaze de sol. The corsage was low
and gauze-covered and the bertha OF lace. Many
admiring glances were cast upon upon OF daf-
iodll-hued silk with lower skirt OF white tarlatan,
the trimming being q ruched founce Bouquets,
In which the predOminating tnts were white and
yellow, appeared a. intervals. A toilet OF purple
saJln, light In hue, was among the quietly rich spec.
mems me 1t had PLAN train skirt and portion Of
the corsage was edged with an exquisite wreath OF
heartsease and delicate leaves. The end of our list
Is not gained before mention is made of white
Double ruchings OF narrow lace were lavishly en-
ployed, and natural flowers adorned alike the cor
sage s and skirt. In proximity to this pink gace
white lace fris and rosettes. The cOrsage was
without sleeves and partially open. Nor would
to a black silk costume with long, plain
and deeply bounced skirt with velvet bows and
bands. the corsage was low and square, with a
RUNE OF white lace appearing above It, At the risk
OF making our inventory almost interminable, we
must specify claret-colored MORE with Chantiliy
lace asilver-gray Lyons taeta and tulle and tunic
dress OF rich gros grain, neutral in tint Among re-
markably beautiful coifrures was coronet OF brown
berries, gorgeous rose on one side, contrasting
with velvet bow and diamond clasp on the other /;
bunch OF red popPies, interminged with spray
o. WIG oats ana cluster OF rare roses hushing
leaves There were not many new departures in
costume. A charity ball Is never an exhibition of
anything In toilet that Is essentially caprcious and
bizarre. An infinity of taste was displayed, and
such costumes as we have adverted to seemed to
belong among the more prominent ones. But amid
so many accomplished expositors Of perfect cos
tune 1t was impossible for solitary toilet to re-
main glaringly conspicuous.
NOTABLE GUESTS.
were Mesdames Appleton, whitney, Townsend
ThhroSp Hayer scaieen steobPs Crawford
mond, Morris, Morgan, Leavitt, Lorillard, Garner,
Gilbert Field Cutting Cornell. Duncan, Keyser,
Blake Bogert, Brown, Wetmore, Tracey, Sharpe,
schell, Choate, Claflin, Chittenden, Gray, Harper
ingalls,, Jennings Leary, Livingstone, Renwick,
is impossible to specify all whose prominence in
the social world would seem to demand particular
confidently expected, and who would have added
brillancy TO the festival, were not on hand there
were but few disappOintments in this respect when
one remembers the number OF cards that were
issued and the avdity with which these were
seized.
MIsCELLANEA
There were no very peculiar features that de-
mand extended notice, and the festivities were
kept up with all the usual vim and 6cldt. Toward
midnight the enjoyment became warm and gen.
era and from that hour until those indefinite ones
which are akin to five O'Clock in the morning the
dancing remained unmitigated and Charity used
her toes to her hearts content. First class balls
taken as whole, have the same monotonous vari-
ETY. that the tunes of hand-organ possess; but
the entertainment OF last evening had fine emo
ton It's basis and OF best citizens its
abettors, and was O success in the best sense of
that term.