, 1876-02-24
Tho Great Fancy Dress Ball Given by
This Canadian Lord and His
Lady.
Eight Hundred Guests in Attend-
nnco ut lsidenu Hail,
Ottawa.
Extraordinary Variety Of Costumes and
Prodigality Of Expense.

nha neen iesaeo, hon tholo "hb almohs 1n's
response. Ncatly all tho LIeusonanrdoTofnors
OF He uomlnloa "eso pfosoht, eaeh appoa1'ng
IN 'lis favofsse ct'afaesor' hntl shose wore ans
nnmoes OIL senators anu members o' faiAan'ohs.
Tho costumes wero unusually b1lIl1ans' IL
VAS ostimatol that their total yaluo Was 920o 000
rhctr E,cc,tcnoica, atofy nnd houacnnjd ronrn.
.n.,o1 ~ Court ~ 1,,,1 1.noa viscnrnt
,,u'.s suasos' Wv souts r1a,n s ,u.",@ us. ..a.
ClaudehorG ana Lazy Aolen nlackHooa pe!son-
at[ng tue characters Of Lord Darnoly and prin-
cess Mary.
Jamr. ao,fon nonnnlk of Tim Enw York
ra-nhi .,d IN fol1o.,;nn amor;cana .ttandol
."'u0 anu sao 4o'o"InR ~tso..uoo ..t
by special Invitation MIS-. May, aiisa May Bliss
uonnest, bliss Gutatot, Mr. Wright, alr. Mott,
Col. Schuyler Crosby apl lfr. O. D. N{ceker.
Tho hi, ard rofrca,,mont roou,e. uhoh uero
- 80 .,. -. 80
specially greeted for INC occasion, "oro hana-
Royal arms aud those Of tho Provinces Of Cana
tla, any number Of national tlags, and pro-
fusion of nowofs and syergroons. Most Of Tho
.ss..,. ..s.. t,....,.. 49,, N,u, Wi, -
costumes woro brought from New fofK aaa
boston. not 10" OK tho u1oss eoes'y pcnR pro-
parcd for tho occasion.
Tho supper was recherche hirair, Burpassing
.nv.h,nc nrav,oua1v civcn hy I'm t,osnitabIo hoat
~ .ta ,,ns1,s. o''0 - ''~0'
"ua ~ hos'ohs'
The entertainment Is Ha!d TO ha7o coat Lofu
Dunerin in The uoigh5orhood Of $4,000.
Mr.. 1,ennett ROMANS oyor to.morrow night to
o,,ond I'm prem1sr,a d,onor
1'r1 M s.,,.-,~N ~, - H-N.,.. -,
1ho 1o'!o"inB eiRn1 gentlemen oaneou IN 1no
Governors Qundrillo, with which tho ball Was
opened: Ills Exce1lency, tho GuYeruor-Q General
woro Tho Oourt costume Of James tho Fifth of
so,,,ond ,orss,in7 ~ = 1,oav ~ c,a,n-.oIa,e,
oeo"anu' so'''.sAn oA oo"t " s4oan-.otoA.u ,, .u
oFocade. striped Will faoy Vo1fet anu neaVil9
embroidered With gold bullion; c!oAk Of ruby
velvet. lined with cream.colored brpcale to
nntch tho t,o{,v. and cmbrotderod With nnn oold
,,nll,on nlo;.,d nm c.,ood with t,no ooI5 Ian
ou'i'uu Pih1seo 1un eobco MA Auo solu !hee
round the mock; short pufcd trunks Of ruby
velvet mud may-colored brocade, embroidered
With gold bullion; hat Of maroon velvet orna-
.,,rtna will, rcno ~ roo-1. ,rd .hro,
.nsn'oa ,s VIII l1po na.',. ~ possls ana 'nsoo
colo1ed tights; loN-cnt ghoea Of ruby volvot;
may-colnred bolt; 1cweoti-hlltod sword with
ecabbarti of ruby yolyet, His Excellonoy voro
Al, Lie decor,,iona non. sol1,y gmvth Al.
a.. H.s 1ooo' "'1oua, ao4' eo''s oa's" NJ zau'
1utans General OF hlilisla. "oeo q costume ssmi-
lar 10 ho Governors In ssglo, but In black velvet
trimmed With llght-eray aakin. Capt. Selby
gmyth also wore d s!uilar costume in o1norald-
,o., snix.t ,tno rs,,,, ~. ,.ao1a-od s..,, 49,,
green Vel7ct' slaea Win cfeAm-co!ofoo sat!n' anu
trimmed with wide gold hrnid. Mr. Dixon,
tutor to tho Viscornt Ctandcboy {tho Govornor'a
| son), sore similar costume Of black and cafo
so,, atarana,. ~aro a,~,,1a- naatmrna s., ht.a,,
ovai o'of fen1oA "oio o!atlas coa.uu.o u p1ae1
ailk volvst with vcrY aght-bluo eatin lining, and
olRboratcly trimmed with gold. The Hon. 1lr.
Scott voro q Puritan cogtumo. consist
| ~ ~ ,,,,bor +,-t;,, ard s,o.roa -,
,nk " iu"Na'l 1o'HuA ~, NV r4oo'en
t plovn eiota pnnoa WIN p,ue ~ alia wiuo palt OF
plaua seiye9 tInn6n W sno Anoe, !opg n1own
ana s"ofu. aie nat OF GsaY ioir Whh tNo long,
p.aca Ioasae!a lNge icStueT II gannt1e.9, e1Gol-
9o!.a, touan ~ aeuH. ~. ". ~ 1aSo., us
Excelenc9a ffasnto 6oesetatyt "oro dfesa Hln.
liar 70 that OF n!o L1col4oneY, o1 Gnmaon and
Snlse BAUD, nfntdod "isa eilfef' Cape: ward,
a. ~ y. 10 Jug E1cellonoy' Hofo eim1iat coa"
tun,e OK nayY-olne "na pcar!-co1ofoa easln,
Ths above CO; costumes. which figured 10 Tho
opening quaa'silo' wero ~ yory r1ch aud e'ao-
otate. espoSia!'y ~; Lnat Of ING uofotnor, "hlch
cost over FGgo. Ihe following cossumea "cro
a1so cspeeia!fy 1shdaomo
1ho Hon. ". y. sa1I wore coesame OF Louis
MYr consisting OF o.. co9i oi cafot-ooiofod
Fe!Yet trimmed ne Rlsa goia, tifimmng kneo