New-York tribune., 1880-06-20

into lots for buildings and that lender OF money ISL Sr
tied it upon his daughter, when q ma'ch WAS nato @
mp between her aud the Prince de ohgan d "nI s "
the Jewish taste for snowy magnihGehce, anu ~ a
fair-haircd Jewess reared iii an Ultralh"h'anist
convent. At Eugene's Court she was one ol
the most prominent cocodettes, TERM On
pressing the status of great lady, and tne proclV
tiles aud ways of another class She 10 woman VI
character aud cleverncss. musician by nature anu
by training endowed with the sentiment Oh the
toilette lively in some respects prone 10 ReherosS'
and above all other things vanglorlons' A., .;o1
triumph afforded at the SellIeTe-Galltet wedding
should have time to fade from Paris Madame Ut Ut
sagan caused ~ 10 Oo 900 600 francs
on her costume, the supper, lights. etc.
DECORATIONS AND COsTUMEs OF THE BALL
The yestlbule of the De Sagan house is of palatal
size and magnifca nee. AcolOnnade III pOrphyrV runs
round it and supports gallery from which are sns-
pended lamps IN chiselled bronze richly gilt vases
stand between the pillars They are also OF por-
phyry and of renaissance design. over the hahuleS
there are goats and satyrs heads Within the col
onnadc the walls covered with bas-relieis, repre-
scnting episodes in the career of Bacchus. The
staircase. which is of white marble and
in the centre of the hall, is monumental.
A dome lined with warmly colored mosalcs
rises above it, The effect of rich costumes ascend
ing and descending on the night OF the ball was
very striking Gas was kept out of sight, behind
openwcrk friczeS and cOrnices. The jets we're lnvls
iblc whilst tho light from them poured down on
the brilliantly dressed company. Nor should forget
to mention tie fgTdnteS, namely the Wallets, who'll
scarlet and gold lveries and powdered heads
lined the stairs, where they remained on duty
the whole night Guests were conducted from the
hal-door TO the foot of the stairs by halberdler
whose halberd changed against the pavement
There was another halbelder in the lobby who
roared out the names to major domO who an
.l,o Il,;,, lar 40 Nc n ri
Madame de Sagan was in a Louis XIV. salOn,decor
ated bv Boucher and tapestried with Lyons brocade
such as our great-grandmOthcrs wore at Court. She
wore a slnlptuOus costume. It was an exact copy
of that in which Madame de POmpadour' as tne
Esther of the Encyclopedias ana fhlIoS1pletS VI
the eighteenth century was painted by Nanloo ana
was supposed by her and by that artist to he III the
Persian style pelisse of moss-ercen velvet, open
in front and falling in q train, was covered Win
silver and blue silk embroidery done with the needle
and worked into the flowers were seed pears ana
diamonds. The lining was Ill pale blue satin which
harmOnZed with the mOSSy tlnge OF me
velvet Tie Persian trousers III red satin bient WIN
gold did not suit her. Her feet, slim and finely
arched lost their beauty i'll peerng from the baggy
trousers though they were thrust INTO exquisite
little slippers agOw with gold and sill yer embrold-
cry and gems. The Princess has hatchct face,
with prominent Marie AntOlnettc nose fine teeth
and good skin, and mass of auburn hair on which
was cooked a little Oriental cap In gold ana
silver tissue and hef o oN oToTsa by an de Gar
| DIANA aided in doing the honors The Marquiscs
conception of the chaste goddess was derived from
| portrait at Versailles Of the giddy Duchess OF
| Burgundy
Dancing went on in a chamber with high arChed
roof 1t would have been large enough for six hun
| dred dancers A thousand crowded IT, and AmerI:
| can grace and beauty were represented. IN" 9i
| the fresh and fair vonng r0scbuds was Mile. de
| Malakoff as tue Empress Josephine. She IL en-
| gagged 10 be married. Her mother was beauty OF
the Court of Eugene, of whom she was trSt consin
| In Duchesse de Chartres was powdered MarYuisc
| of the ancient regime. She sat opposite the Prln-
cess de Sagan at the supper laid out for eighty oi
| the most important guests The hostess was be-
tween the King Of Greece and the Due dc Ncmours.
| These ROYAL personages wore Venetian mantlcs
| over ordinary evening suits.