The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-01-23

be none the less interesting for the de-
lay:
EDITOR CITIZEN THE writer of this
short notice had the exquisite felicity
Of attending the grand "Bal Masque''
given in your city last Wednesday eve
ming. The ball was in every respect a
gorgeOusly brilliant affair, and the gay
thrOng of maskers threaded the "ma-
zey'' with the grace and swiftness of a
herd of buffalo chased by the emigrants
over ColoradO's snowy plains. The mu-
sic was sweeter than that of border
minstrelsy, and floated out like ''sleep-
ing swans upon silver waves -
more enchanting than the tales of leg
endary lore depict,-and was enjoyed
bv beings brighter than those who
whiled away the hours in the weird and
dreary Alhambric halls of the Moorish
kings. Bright eyes shone from pretty
masks, and snapped loving glances
with bright eyes, which snapped again,
and all went merry as a dinner-ben just
after famine. Everything was bright
and brilliant, and sparkled and SHIN
mered, and glinted and scintiIlated, and
dazzled the eye-it was such a congruity
of corruscated loneliness. Conspicuous
among the gay throng was an esteemed
friend, Mr.. S. e. NJ, who represented
the character of Roderic Dhu. His cos
tune was made of green checked ging-
ham, looped with yellow bands of alpa-
ca and trimmed with a neatly bound
edition of Scott's novels. Next we re-
member Mr.. C. w, who represented
IvanhOe, and who proved himself a gal
liant Knight of nights = although he
Footed it through the .evenlng, lie was
always on hand, breaking hearts and
gathering up the fragments-about
twelve basketsfull. The lovely Miss B.
represented "Morning.' Her dress
was ofwhite fxins, deliberately trimmed
with Russia sable. A blue and red cal
leo veil, spangled with silver stars, half
concealed her golden curls. Miss c. APP
peared as "Queen of the Woods" Her
costume was of white domestic, trimmed
with a rich fringe of silver grey NOUS
ltnSle turnpike, beautifully engraved in
German text The most "EkiIGtng feller''
present was DIR. James X, NJ. D.
He was lovingly attired in the tradi-
tiOnal white callar and green goggles,
cut low neck and short sleeves, and
trimmed around the bottom with a row
of pill-boxes. Col. James K. Polk A.
NOT rsNiccinnr A Sn11xr inrri fol 80
cund youth of seventy summers he was,
and told many thrilling incidents of the
great American Revolution. Our friend
c. p. j. made his appearance in an ele-
giant Roman nose of the Julia Sneezer
pattern, trimmed around the bottom
with an elegant DloUStGchtO de trdgtco de
brtgdndo. Next we gaze on the lovely
Miss A. b Ia petite lille a pleurS de
Francois. The perfection of art, the ne
plus ultra of decoration, was reached in
the elaborate "get-up' of this "sweet
wanderer from the sky" Her dress
was made of orange-colored muslin de
laine, with white fiXens deliberately
looped and embroidered with artificial
llOWtISs 1lCI LdlA W d. SLNADCAlNAOuSly
puffed and frizzled, and hOrticulturaIIy
arranged with sunf1owers "did up with
dahlias sopped tn dew. Miss Anna L,
wore the beautiful and coquettish cos
tune of Sister of Charity. All! ha!
but now you have it! What royal, tall
and gorgeous "Queen of the Canaan
ehe's" approaches? The charming
Miss Sue B. is the same lovely maiden
of eye banks and brae of bonnie Elk"
star-eyed enchantress of ancient Giles,
deliberately arrayed in feathers, fringe
and beads, and sdUageIy armed with
killing smiles. But we "pass" and en-
PEASANT we note the delightful presence
of our friend esquire" F. S., who
scorned to wear mask. The Squire
was neatly but not gaudily arrayed in
legitimate and cOurtly style. a chan
cerq suit, cut and filed with diUorce
bill, and bound by an original attach
ment of red tape, formed a circuit which
for its eleganceawas non est inventus.
In addition there was "a row of charm
ing subpenas running up in a sort of
after David manner, ending in a gor-
geous old speech about four yards long.
His jury-loomeR listened to his argument
with downcast eyebrows. 1t was tell
ing argument, but had been told before,
and perhaps to too many. He was coll
victed in few brief sentences of we'll
known poetry. He now languishes in
durance vile unbailed and baleful, I'M
til suspense in his case is suspended.
Next we behold Mr.. f. 7. It'd petite
bLOnd,-whose fascinating powers none
could resist, and who went hither and
thither, now here, now there, scattering
happiness and sunshine after the man
ner of the sower in the parable, etc.
Col. II. R.s-was faultlessly attired in a
swallow-tail coat and pantaloons9 to
match, and as the train of the fermeT
cleft the midnight air as. he threaded
the intricate labyrinth of the ''mazey, .
we were forcibly reminded of a pretty
little German ballad we once heard in
the far-off Faderland:
"When the swallows hOmeward fly,
When the Roses scattered lie," etc,
which last line, however, was not real
lied until the bright stars had paled in
the dawning, and the lark had trilled
upon the morning air his matin song
then came the jeweled words of the
! Bristol Bard:
"Like the damaged Rose you see,
Or like the blossom on the tree,
Or like the dainty flowers of May,
! Or like the morning to the day
| SIGH! Oh, SIGH IS life.
There were other charming belle;
present, but how difficult it is to dis
criminate where all was so 'fdUltil,
| JdWltIeSS."