The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-16
,ddre,,ed 3 letter to the Colonel; 70 which {

elsss aIac, ian. candor requires me to say,
|sa fha evident annoyance OF many, among
. - yyere some OF TIE young lady as-
,,;rs nis for the royal honors. But It was
ye el ~ well, for it is now quite evident tnas
had had t,e election proceeded bad blood Would
hava heen engendered, thus d monstratlng
the vice prudence and forethought OF ttIe
j;stinguished ladies above referred 10. =.
.yras more thuu likely that the monunent
fund would have realized handsome adai-
t;on. and In view Of this expectation tney
kindly offered in lieu Of it to have IN -, s,ie
coming week tableaux and charades: luz
itnost beautiful OF the young sadies WIZ .uns
mart. and It will be a splendid exnlDi,lon "
Youth and loneliness. Miss Gay, VI you ~
CITY. has a peculiar talent. In aaoi'lon ~
other rare attainments ana. Rrace, as a. az =
[.amateur Thespian, and ner near - "iy ~ t t
| matrons TO nuke granu su9se'' -
nromised entertainment.
THE BALL.
| AZ 2 O'Clock precisely the doors were
onened. and for an hour there was a con-
| tin,1o11s stream OF bellies and beaux until tue
| mapniicent ballroom was so fuli tuat
there was hardly comfortable room LOT Tue
dancers. The porches were reserved Ior
promenading. ..o> iii. ,,gs
The manager yellow rosette) With me-
aides (blue rosettes) were asSldlous 'n Ihcii
attentions in securing seats Tor tnose VINO
came to enjoy the dance as lookers.on. anu
then came the grand promenade lnalcn;
which put the ball in motion. IL was siauu
sight TO see the beautiful women, prlliiahtly
dressed, with their handsome DeauA, al.
rayed TO dot. as they passed arouna Tue
room in review Of the wall-foWers. All al
4 efr
bnii hogan in earnest. Twas beautiful IN
the extreme, and words fail me to give an
adequate description. must leave IL W tne
Imagination of our readers.
II ia not necessary for me to add that the
result fulfilled the highest expectations OF
ali concerned. Dazzling in the extreme
never before surpassed in the best days OF
the " Old White" The attendants came
from all points in the country from Maine
70 Texas. The North was out in partlcu'
| Iarjy large force, and it is gratifying to mote
that her representatives responded mos
cordially IN support Of the ball and cohtrl
butcd no little to its brilliancy.
There is no peerless beauty here-!ol
there are too many who might lay claim &c
the crown. we're their competitors absent.
Among the special beauties might men
tion Misses Barksdale, Maury, Leary
Thomas. and Claiborne, OF. Richmond
Miss Sharp, of Norfolk; Miss Bailey, O
Accomac, Va; Miss Pickens, OF Edgetield
s. G.: Miss Green, of Warrenton, n. o..
Miss Curtis, of Georgia; Misses Linda
Pancost and Skunk, Of Pennsylvania
Misses Gator and Webb, OF Baltimore
Misses Townsend and Owens, Of New
York; Miss Rutherford, OF Goochland
Miss Templeman, OF New Orleans; Mis-:
Caruth, Of Lollisvile; Misses Adams ant
Mccormick, OF Chicago; and Miss Ross, O
Cambridge. Md.
The Young ladies, however, have no
everything their own way, for there are no
a few OF the married ones who would con
tend with the best Of the maidens for TIT
prize. Among the most notable OF these
NAV be mentioned Mrs. Monroe, OF Maine
Mrs. Hill, OF South Carolina; Mrs. Mel
Vile. of New York Mrs. Dangertield, o
Alexandria; Mrs. Adger, OF South Caro-
| lima remembered rs Miss Mamie Paul, TIT
belle OF the last season.; Mrs. Judge Jack
son, OF West Virginia; Mrs. Boyd, OF WIN
chester; Mrs. Curdozo and Mrs. Thomas
Rutherford, OF Richmond; Mrs. Hopkins
OF Philadelphia; Mrs. Colonel Dick lay
lor, OF Georgia; Mrs. Wayne McFeash'
Pennsylvania.
The ladies were all dressed with ele
gance and great taste; and here again w
must content ourselves with naming only
! part. ..-...
Miss Lou. Barksdale, OF Richmond. PM
satin and peach. colored silk, trimmed wit!
point-lace. Pearls.
Miss Pickens, of Edgefeld, S. G.. Ete
CANT pompadour silk, brocaded with rose
garnisbed with blue satin, point-lace, ant
flowers, made la princeSSe en- grand tram
Opals and diamonds.
Miss GUSTS, of Georgia. Dress OF pal
ecru damassc silk, trimmed with blue SAITH
and Vaenciennes lace. Stone cameos.
Mrs. Judge Bacon, of Columbia. S. G
Ecrll-silk dress la princeSse. elaborated!
earnshcd with handsome Chantllly-lac'
flowers. Pearls and diamonds.
Miss Belle Perkins, OF Richmond, Va
White silk princesse; white silk gauz'
drapery, trimmed with blonde lace ant
Lilies of-thn-Valley.
Miss Haywood, Of Petersburg, Va. Whit,
brocade silk trimmings, with point-lace ant
L1ly-of-the-Yalley fringe. Diamonds.
Mrs. II. Dangerfeld, Of Alexandria, va
Llght-blue silk, with blue trimmings ant
lace.
Miss Kemp. Of Petersburg, Va. White
eros-grain silk trimmed with illusion
Pearls.
Miss Rutherford, Goochland county, Va
Blue silk and gauZc dress. Diamonds.
Mrs. Adger. OF Charleston, S. G. white
gros-grain silk trimmed with pink Duchess
lace. Pearl ornaments.
Miss saIlie Foote, Mobile. Handsome
ecru silk trimmed elaborately with sky-blue
silk. Laces and diamonds.
Miss Annie Wickbam, OF Hanover, va
| o,,oJ,, v,hifo orop no flra peripS and satin
bodice decorated with primroses ana costly
diamonds. ,,,
Miss Nettie Mccormick. OF Chicago, Ill
Pink silk and satin. Diamonds.
Miss Ella Adams, OF Chicago. PINK slF
embroidered with flowers and narrow vel
vet trimmings. Gold and pearls.
Miss A. NJ. Shields, Of Chicago. Blue
silk and satin crepe de chene. Diamonds.
Mrs. Isaac Townsend, OF New York
White muslin.
Misses Amy and Mary Townsend, OF New
York. Same.
Mrs. Robert II. G. Hill, OF Philadelphia
White satin trimmed with Duchesse lace
Diamonds.
Miss Malin, OF Philadelphia. White sill
trimmed with Yalenciennes lace. Pearls.
Miss Hush, Of Pittsburgh. White sill
trimmed with Falenciennes lace. Pearl
and diamonds.
Mrs. Governor Henry Matthews, Wheel
ing, w. Va. Costume Of pearl-colored Sill
brocade. Emeralds.
Miss Mamie Blackboard, Of Lynchburg
Va. Stylish costume of black tarletan WIFI
gold trimmings. Roman gold iewelry.
Miss Dickson, Norfolk, Va. White satlr
and brocade silk. Diamonds.
Miss Julia Green, Warrenton. \. c
White silk-trimming OF white tulle ant
| .a4;, ,r;pcocuo. snI1oro neck and shOr