The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-04

torches, and people from The lakewood Hotel,
from DaItford from RipDn and from Berlin
poured In to join in the festiyities ! append
q list Of the instigators of the feast, which
may be Of some interest to our readers:
FLOOR MANAGERS
J. T. Brookes, w. Post, Louis Burthe, De
lord Burthe, chairman. -M-.
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Mrs. Rea, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Il. Dufour, Mrs.
Orindorff, Mai. Augustin, chairman; Maj.
Orindorff, Hon. Judge Ward, W. 9. Sherwood,
j. @. Nichols, j. Ell. Burr.
"Muse Of the many tWinkling feet inspire
me to sing the glories of that night. Give me
expressions to particularize the beauties that
were therein displayed, Come to the aid of
my memory and let history blend with poetry
TO immortalize q night of revelry,. where
youth love and beauty have combined to
make earth an elyseum.
First on the list Of the fair ones who graced
Sherwood Forest with their presence, ] must
mention Mrs J. w. Lovett, Of Anderson, Ind
Glad in pale green silk, her fairy form shone
Respondent as Aurora In the ball room Her
luxuriant black hair was all unadOrned, and
the light from her sparkling black eyes gave
additional lustre to the glare Of the hall.
Never have we seen such ruddy lips; q bee in
search after perfume would have mistaken
them for twin roses.
Another ornament to the ball room was
Mrs. Hays, the charming daughter OF his Elk
ceiency President Jefferson Davis. She was
the less In native grace from the simplicity Of
her attire.
Miss Lulu Skeels, of Ripon, Wis, wore her
black silk dress, trimmed with velvet with
native grace and majestic mien. "Fere patnh
Den"
Miss Sherwood, graceful as fawn, wore
black and blue silk.
Mrs. Ottendorff, wife Of Major Ottendorff,
chairman Of the Democratic State Central
Committee of Illinois, delightful blonde,
| Gil EyHitp
lace with q river of pearls around her snowy
neck Miss Cecile Generes sprightly as q,
sunbeam, wore g cream colored gauze lisse
dress trimmed with lace Mrs. Elmore Du~
der the lamplight, was dressed in chamber
gauze trimmed with red ribbon and adorned
with precious pearl
Mrs. Augustn was dressed in plain black
g1enadine brOche. her black hair adorned with
native flowers Of the field.
Mrs. Louis Burthe was Respondent in a
blue silk dress, over which she wore sHfont
Of white lace. Nothing can be imagined more
perfect In symmetry and more graceful in
motion than that lady In the mazes Of the
dance.
| cannot be expected to remember
everything / can, therefore, only mention
furthermore Mrs Allen and Mrs. Ray, who
being on the reception committee on, nj IN, not only
rally helped to make the evening pleasant
for the invited guests.
Among the distinguished gentlemen present
must mention Judge Ward, OF the Superior
Court of Lafayette, Ind, q most genial and
affable man, full of information and an honor
to the bench of his native State I will not
mention, because [ am afraid he would not
like it, an Italian prince travelling incog,
with black moustache and deep blue eyes,
who was very attentive to a certain young
lady from New Orleans.
To sum up, the ball at Sherwood Forest, as
everything there, was a grand success, and
back to that night with pleasant reminis-
cences J. A.