The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-12-23
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There was love in the nightingales' throats
As they sang in the garden go well
There WAS love 10 the face of the moon
There was love in the low, languid glsnoes
Of the dancers adown the dim dances
There was love In the low, languid notes
AS they 80 into rapture and swell
From viol and flute and bassoon
We hope our readers will forgive US so much
borrowed poetry, but tits rhythmioai and graceful
and we feel poetically inclined when referring to
the tasteful and elegant display Of artistic dress
and triumphant beauty which illuminated one Of
the fashionable residences on Esplanade street
last Thursday night.
The invitations, which had been sent to all the
elite Of the city. were for 8 o'clock, to indicate
that it was not grand bail; and sooth to say, at
nine, the spacious halls were so crowded that
ioveliness, of which there was superabundsnee
in this Esplansde street elysium, could scarcely
find standing room.
The rooms were richly hung with ivy and
decorated with flowers. among which the ex-
quieite camelia predominsted, whlst q thou
sand lights threw liquesoent radiance
GERS under the prismatic influence seemed
like 80 many ethereal beings moving and reveling
in Q wildly resplepdent halo. 1t was difficult
among so many radiant etars 10 pick out tho
roses in the 'Gardens Of Gul." We will, neverthe.
less, make feeble and random endeavor.
As this was the first reception OF The winter, OF
any consequence, there were several debutantes,
clad, according to tradition and custom, in spot
less white. OBe, the daughter Of the house, was
particularly noticeable; radiant as the morn and
graceful IS the lily of the valley she wore upon
her BOSOM she moved like dream OF youth and
beauty through the mszes Of the dance, her dark
luxuriant tresses in striking contrast with her
rph uhi Huo taA IN
cloud
Another, not q debutaDte, queenly in beauty
and department, wore cream o. Jl0red silk dress,
profusely trimmed with red ripe cherries, whilst
q for une in diamonds sparkled In her "wavy
warm curls OF gold hair" Her shapely neck
was encircled with diamond necklace rich
enough for q princes ransom; while golden
bracelets, "thick iplaid" with precious GENE,
shone with splendor richer than their own. bor-
rowed from the snowy whiteness of the arms they
| fettered, as IL in loves imprisonment.
Another lady, whose raven hair and bright
features were tastefully set off by black velvet
dress, wore on her bosom what, in our unsophis-
ticated and untechnical parance, we will style a
breastplate OF diamond margarets on q velvet
background, that dszzed the eye with its rever-
berations Of light.
We must not omit mentioning young lady.
quite young, with fair hair, sparkling blue eyes,
| and complexion as pure rs III 1numental alabas-
ter. She wore no diamonds, not even the light
| est trinket OF jewelry; her only ornament was q
Spanish tortoise-shell comb shining IN the gold ol
her hair; her simple blue silk dress fell in rich
drapery about her form of exceeding grace, and
the picture was one pleasing to look upon
Near her, as a contrast, shone one as beauti.
ful--a respondent brunette-slso in a blue dress
trimmed with blonde, q goddess in shape anc
graceful as q poets dream.
We cannot point them all out or do justice to
any, and will therefore close by noticing mag
nificent lady, tall and graceful, in her black velve
dress, adorned with bronze and crimson trim
mings, with diamonds sparkling in her dark hair
Her daughter, the perfection Of small brunette
dressed in cresm-colored silk, covered with ret
and yellow roses, was but younger flower
To say that the night passed off pleasantly woult
be at the same time inadequate and superauous
Many are the young hearts who still tlutter a
its recollections and numerous the maturer spirit
that recall its more substantial memories. due t
the hospitality OF the gentlemanly host, wit
grateful "reminiscences and that pining at tn
bosom caused by the yearning after good an
pleasant things that are gone