The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-01
THE SOUTHERN DRAMATIC CLUE.

THE SOUTHERN DRAMATIC CLUB
This club, although young, exerted them
selves in very creditable manner to honor
the occasion, an although they had but little
tine to prepare. they lent quite pleasing ap.
pearance to their rooms on Canal street, near
81. Charles, and provided very comfortable
and pleasant quarters for their friends.
After the procession the loyal subj scts of Hi
Majesty prepared for and attended
HIS MAJEsTY's BALL.
Throughout the long reign of Rex, in Ell the
many strange countries in which he has held
court, ofall the many fetes and gala occasions to
which. in the kindness of his heart, he has
favored his loyal subjects, and at which have
gathered the beauty and the chivalry of the
world, it is asserted by those who have been
with him throughout. that nowhere do the
annals of the past record such an evidence of
the generosity of the King or tell of any as
'semblage half so brilliant, large, or an fan
as the one at PAlais de Imposition last night.
THE QUEEN.
TIE throne room having been thrown open
the reception began, ladies and gentlemen
by two and two entering the room.
As Miss Cora A. Townsend, the daughter
of the well-known poet laureate * ariffa, ;
approached with her escort, the King
rose from his throne, and step
ping to the bottom, took her hand, at the
same time leading her to throne beside his,
where he knelt and placed on her head the
famous diamond crown of the hoase of st.
Rex
Loud and continued applause greeted the
browning, and then Hsr M,jesty's subjects
stepped forward to do her obeisance.
Miss Townsend is beautiful blonde, an d
as q belle of the season we'll deserved the
high compliment paid her. she looking every
inch queen.
After the reception, the throne room was
thrown open to all guests. when dancing took
place until late hour.
Among the maids of honor named by the
Earl Marshal were Miss Julia B. Tyler, of st.
Louis, Miss P. H. Hay, of this city, and Miss
Louise Dugan.
/ THE PALACE
locmed up throughout the darkness of the
night like some bright monster meteor Just
dropped from Heaven, and the music which
stole from out the blaze Of light, and echoed
through the calm, still hours, was like the
music of the other land drawn from golden
harps, and it might be that the fair beings, of
which glimpse could now aud then be had,
were the angels up in the meteor's
descent from Heaven-that played them.
But romance and ideality gave place to o
reality almost as bright on near approach,
when the frowning walls shone out here and
there through the blaze of glory which broke
from the interior, and the music lent its
heavenly sound and was mixed with the
tramp Of horses on the paved street below,
and the loud, harsh voices of their drivers,
and the fair beings were found to be but half
angels, but only needing place in Heaven to
make them wholly so.
His Majesty's guards kept clear
THE ENTRANCE
to the palace, which was through verdant
arbor, decked with lights and hung with the
Royal colorA
From this arbor the guests Of the King
were conducted by the gentlemen in waiting
up spacious pair Of stairs, which led from
it to the main hall of the palace, wherein the |
beautiful and brave of this fair land had CON- |
gregated.
Once at the entrance of the hall the sight
was dazzling; and while gazing ON, one
might almost imagine that he looked through |
the opening of the famous enchanted rock of
childhood's days, which fairy wand had
cleft, to show to mortal eyes the bea uties it |
contained.
Speaking from strictly practi cal stand
point, the assemblsge in the main hall of the |
Exposition Building last night, for numbers
and selectness. has never been excelled, and |
seldom equaled; and, on the whole, it was one
of the Rrandest and most recherche balls that
has ever taken place in our city.
The merry hours flaw by, and went one by
one into the realms of the past and then as
the light Of another day began to dawn the
dancers left slowly as if loath to retire until
all had gone.
The lamps burned low, fckered, and died
out, and Rexs ball was thing OF yore-a
something to be looked back to through the
years to come with many pleasant memories,
and hopes of as happy and bright another
night.
THE MYSTICK KREWE OF
COMUS.
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