Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-23

room and the adjacent refreshment room, and
the faiia odor from multitudinous bouquets,
of the 'smodest violet" mingled with the
mignonette and heliotrope was suggestive
OF the dreamy days of early spring In q
Southern cline, and constantly would occur
to US those lines
"Know ye the land where the lemon trees bloom
And the geld orange glows in the deep thicket's
Where a wind ever soft from the blue Heaven
blows
And the groves are Of Laurel and MYRTLE and
Rose"
Mrs. Senator Stewart, the hostess, was
respondent in clsret colorsd satin cover
ed with iuimitable hounces of point appli
que lace. She stood upon q dais which
was beautifully adorned with flowers and
banners, and the appearance presented
was that Of grand Imperial Court scene
during the gilded, FURNISHED days Of the
Second Empire under Napoleon LII, when
fair haired, blue eyed Eugenie Montijo pre-
sided with magic spell over TIE destinies
OF the Tuilleries. The guests were grace
fully and cordially received by her and her
husband, aud their happy conception Of
ball at the spacious masonic temple, will
long be remembered By the thousand and
more favored guests of the occasion. Miss
Stewart, beautiful as Hebe, was on the
ball room floor the greater portion of the
evening, and her brightly beautiful face shed
glory wherever she CHANGED to be. Her
attire was the perfection Of taste, gossa-
mer like robe Of white embroidered IN
hoss-silk blossoms, that looked like
the yellow crocus 'She frstling
Of the year." but there was poetry in this
lovely vision more than in the language of
flowers, aud our heart is still pal plating
under its remembrance. The P resident
and bis lady were seated near the host and
hostess, and received goodly share of the
adulation. Mrs. Judge Richardson, wife
Of the assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
and one Of the leaders of society, wore q
magnificent red silk, and her dis monds
we're both numerous and costly. Mrs. Al
bert Ray evinced her usual good taste, and
appeared bswitching in salmon colored
silk trimmed with black chantilly lace.
Mrs. Senator Sprague, of Rhode ISL md ,oDe
Of the handsonest women we have ever
seen, with grand patrician air, lar ge sofE
melting eyes, was much observed, nd eve
ry glance of her beautiful eyes was a won-
drous spell for her subjects, who fingered
on under the subtle fascinations of beauty
and intelligence. Now we come to Miss
Nellie Grant, ,irresistably attractiyely by her
simplicity and fresh style of beauty. The
rose coat on her cheek and the light in her
eye seemed almost an inspiration. She
came into the room like a burst of glad
golden sunshine - like crisp, healthy,
CHEEKY weather-such a Wond erfully
bright, happy and innocent face
we have rarely seen before. The chief
magistrate of our nation, with all hi 3 hon.
OTIS and possessions, holds no richer Jewel
than this fair daughter upon whom has
been showered the best and fairest gifts Of
nature. Her dress was tulle Of lemon
hue with plated volants, garland of cloth |
of gold roses fell gracefully on one side and |
cieL bleu bows on the other, the corsage be-
ing likewise ornamented. Ia her han we |
noticed an exquisite boquet formed of Ill |
les Of the valley. Mrs. Bouligny, cfl arm |
ing lady and distinguished author of sew
eral interesting books of travel, ETC., whose |
home is now in Washington where she is |
deserved favorite, was habited in a beautiful |
violet colored robe trimmed with point ap- |
plique, one Of the great Worth's "chef d |
Oelures," and appeared as she always does,
one of the hansomest dressed ladies we |
ever met, and one of the most graceful |
dancers. Mrs. Judge Embry was very capti- |
Vatiug, and the genii whose bliss it Is to |
hover around lovely woman were, in this |
quarter as thick as 'leaves of Vallambrosa." |