The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-18


| BEAUX BELLIES AND THE BELLIES BEAUX--
| woMEN'S RIGHTS-THE LEADER OF THE GER
| MAN.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
AUGUST Is, 1876.
| The grand icap-rcar ball came of last
night, and was attended by the most beauti-
| full men and the handsomeSt women OF
the land. The gentlemen played, and
! the ladies played the d., mean gentle
men. Never did the old White witness q
! grandcr scene. Never were coats better
brushed, gloves better cleaned, moustaches
better waNed, collars higher, crarats whittier,
than last night. AS gaZed upon the brilliant
aSscmblage. wondered how many Crom-
wells guiltlcSS OF their country's blood,
how many village Hampdens, how many
destined the applause Of listening senateS to
command. were there, and | paused fora re-
ply. Then / began to inquire, in the Ian
gliagc of 4. Ward, Esq, "Why is it thus;
what is the reason OF this thusneSs:" Then
the answer came, the world is progressing.
and soon the ladies will be on perfect
equality. and will support their fami-
lies, vote, trade horses, and stand up i'll
| strcct-carS Just the same as men. AND II
the incstimablc right OF eNpatriation re-
mains. say ''lct it come: / repeat it, let it
come"
At first the ladies were like young birds
when left by their mothers, and fluttcred
around as il afraid to trust their pinions,
but they soon got over that, and skipped
about with an air Of independence and im-
portance that was very amusing. 1t took
them some time to get the German under
weigh, as everybody was going somewhere
or had somebody to see. \ little more con-
fusion was all that was needed to make it
perfect success as Il ladies' institution.
| Among those present | noticed, and so
| did everybody else, the following:
| a. Sale Watkins, charming blonde, at
| tired in black; no oyerSkirt; white shirt;
| his Jewels were watch-chain and many
charms; danced with grave and stately
! stride, with no touch Of Il :" breakdown"
The handsome William L. Royal, con-
spicuous for his retiring manners and diff
| dence of speech, becomingly attired in
! black coat cut en- tram; moustache and
goatee la Napoleon III.
Samuel H. Pulliam, the glass OF fashion
and the mould of form, danced the Boston
with great ecidt; his coat was black and his
| ewes were brown, with a Partisan cast in
them.
| Thomas Williams, of Baltimore, hand
some brunette, with fierce mouStache;
clothes made in Paris; the tail Of his coat
long, with the curved lines OF beauty;
dances q tritle too quickly for man of his
muscle.
Charles Ludlum, OF Baltimore, tall and
graceful: beard short but growing; dances
with too much energy for one OF his fragile
| form: his Jewel was-dancing with another
fellow, decidedly the belle OF the evening.
Harry Ludlum, oil Byronic cast OF coun-
| tcnancc; frequently mistaken for Byron:
/ hair brushed la Byron: coat cut q la By
ron: is rs popular with the ladies as Byron;
dances better than Byron. byron was
| lamc.)
r. DcvcrcuN Doyle, OF indianapolis,
''sleek fat man, and such as sleep o'nightS,"
Il little too stout for graceful dancing, but
eXccls in 'balancc all"; moustache well
cultivated and promising, but now, like
Samson, Shorn OF his ambrosial locks.
Samuel Pryor, late of Virginia, Il base
ball player, with Il partiality for Feildinq; !;
very handsome, perhaps, and graceful:
not quite. though very near q belle.
DR.. Bob Cabel, dressed becomingly i'll
moustachc is as popular as ever with the
ladies'; talks 0rec empreSSement with his
melting brown eyes.
Major NJ. Hanger, of Staunton, cOnspicu-
Gus by his absence from the German, not
being q round dancer Being Speaker, OF
course he was in the chair; looked envious
Of Sale Watkins, and felt like calling him
to order. His hair was worn rs usual-on
his head.
Mr.. Owen Scott, OF Baltimore, who has
been abroad, wore English whiskers and
looked as irresistible as usual.
Mr.. Ryan 'Armistead, OF Baltimore,
sprghtly, vIyacious young man, with
small but highly cultivated moustachc.
Darcy Paul, of Petersburg, a general
favorite, handsome and stylish, with par
tiality for good dancers. He distinguished
himself at the banquet.
John Steele, OF Baltimore, tall and grace
full, with an eye for style, with coat sans
reDroche; his jewels were studs, cuf-but-
tons, and ring given him by his sweet
heart in the land far away.
Charles Steele, 4 studious looking Young
man, of French tastes and habits, dances
gracefully.
CAPTAIN Anderson, OF Richmond, who
bids fair to rival DIR. Cabell us beau, danced
with his usual elegance; IS nearly as hand
some as Captain Allison, his townsman, who
only lacks the charm OF dancing the Boston.
| MIR. Crawford, OF South Carolina, wore
his moustachc rs long as usual, and danced
| as easily and gracefully as ever.
Mr.. j. Il. +. Anderson, son OF General
Anderson, Of Richmond, has such weak
ness for ad-juddh-cation that he intends to
be o. Judge and settle in Florida; dances
con amOTe.
Colonel Super, OF South Carolina, the
envy of all the boys, because the fayorlte OF
all the girls; always agreeable, and dances
the fancy dances amazingly well; MS only
level was old, but handsome.
10. Lane Stern, the witty and agreeaDie,
who would rather lead the German than the
Old Guard at Waterloo; and so would /;
quite belle. ..,
Dir. Charles Gait, OF Washington, with
eve glass well poised and moustache OF
foreign cut; nice young man, but With
out q sweetheart.
Mr.. Ned Echols, Of Staunton, promising
Young lawyer, with an ambition to be Judge
Of the United States Court, in order that he
may have a marshal.
The ubiquitous and useful Colonel T.
Donan Iee Dee danced the square dances
with Journalistic fling OF the foot, ana
PLAYED the agreeable to the wall flowers
with his us,lal kindness Of heart.
There were many other charming gentie'
men present, such as Major Wade Hampton,
Fred. Effinger, General McCausland, Col
onel Spate, Mr.. John Triplett, Mr.. Charles
Williams, Mr. Corbin Warwick, Lloyd VIII
Iiams--but / can occupy no more OF your
"yaluable space" with comments upon
them. The ladies were dressed with their
usual taste, good or bad, as the case may be.
Some wore silk, some satin, some calico,
but most of them illusion. They were
little too fond OF taking their partners TO