The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-23
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

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From an Occasional Correspondent
New YORK, January 90, 1873. -.
RxcIrEMENrs.
The balls and the theatres seem to
vie with each other in keeping young
New York at the food tide OF excite
ment. At the
MIR. Edwin Booth is to act Brutus, in J.
Howard Psyne's tragedy Of Brutus, to-
night, for the first time in six years.
The piece has been carefully prepared
and will be classed among the most
costly revivals by which the manage
ment Of Mr.. Booth has been distin-
guished. Brutus is one among the few
tragedies, written by American writers,
that hold the public affection.
Mr.. DAILY.
To morrow evening, Tuesday, Jan.
uary 81, the theatre, lately known as
the New York Theatre" which, after
being repainted, cleaned and reup-
holstere1, has been rechristened Filth
Avenue" is to be opened. A French
play, alexis" will be the Introductory
entertainment. There has been great
rush for seats by those who teel that
such courage, perseverance and pluck
as Mr.. DAILY has manifested should be
encouraged.
AS | said in my last, the ball season
is fairly at it's height. The annual
masquerade OF the cercle Francois d
T Harmonee, the Grand Charity Bal
and the Adams Express Association
Ball are things of the past, while
on the Goth the New York Trans
fer Company give ball at Apollo
Hall.
On the same night, at the Academy
OF Music, the Twenty-second Regimen,
will have ball which doubtless will
be one OF the handsomest Of the season
and directly after. on the night OF the
22nd inst the ball Of the Young Men +
Association in aid OF the New York
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum will
take place. This entertainment will
he the sixteenth annual testivity which
has been given under the auspices Of
the Association. 1t is always well at
tended, and like the ball in aid Of the
Infant ASYLUM, and the Charity ball
converts the proceeds OF those sums
which are so lavishly spent by the
fashionable, into the seemingly opposed
channel OF kindly aid 20 the suffering
Door of the city. On the 9th inst an
other ball in aid o. an excellent charity
will be given. This will also take
place at the Academy OF Music, and
will be for the benefit OF the widows
and ORPHANS OF the late Volunteer
Fire Department 1t has been stated
that this ball is the last that will bt
given by this Association.
ToILETTEs.
Among the many elegant dresses
worn at the balls which have taken
place, | NAV mention a rose coloreo
silk, demi train, bordered with wide
bias fold Of silk, headed oy piping
of crepe aud cord OF velvet; the cor
sage is made basque. edged with a
ruttle of silk which is scolloped and
bound, being headed by crepe pleat,
ing; the neck is hear:'shaped, finish ed
bv point lace sleeves, tight to the elbow
finished by ruttie to correspond with
the one round the basque. Flowers a.
the neck, on the LETT shoulder and il
the hair.
Another evening dress is composed o
a tasteful mixture OF maroon velvet and
white Brussels net The skirt is orna,
me oted with alternate pleatings Of ma.
room velvet and white Brussels net, and
over this is a trained tunic OF white
net slightly puffed, and trimmed with
bows OF mar ION and rose pink velvet
combined. The corsage is of net, with
q waistcoat OF maroon velvet, piped
with rose pink, and finished with a bow
of point lace and pink.
HINTS AS TO TIE FUTURE.
A favorite material for ball costume.
il dead white silk, which can be trimmed
in any shade the wearer may select
thus being suitable for either brunette OF
blonde. Soft white Italian silk is also
frequently seen. For garnitures we
have lace, China crepe, ribbon, soutache
embroideries, passementerle, fringe, and
rich cordings. In flowers, szaleas are
much esteemed, and are constantly seer
both tor evening costumes, and toi
bridesmaids dresses.
Quaker grenadine is one of the mos
desirable materials for evening wear
being quite transparent, extremely deli
| cate in appearance, yet very lasting
| skirts OF black velvet are frequently
seen this season, over them being worn
,upics and polonsiaes of light material
which may he suitably and tsstefully
looped and garnitured with bows tc
correspond.
There is an evident tendency in even
ING dresses towards less fullness on the
panier and greater degree OF elegant
plainnese. il the term be allowable, ii
the hanging of the skirt, which in these
cases retains the dignity OF the train
A distinguished mode OF making 6
dress ia by a tuuic open in front over ar
underskirt OF different color and mate
rial; another by 8 tunie not 80 long
which is trimmed with flounces, made
aprop front and ornamented more elsb'
orstely with rutfies, lace and bows. Ii
both these styles the lines are Longer
and more flowing, continuing, however
njsin at the sides, the fullness entirel,
At the back, where, indeed, it is fire.
ouently held By ornaments, such as ricf
cords, bows of ribbon or silver and je
buckles.
RELIGION.
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