Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-06-08

dress Of "pale blue satin, hanging
sleeves. lined with white satin and
trimmed with swansdown, beautifully
embroidered in silver, shoes to match, "
which lucky costumer secured for 500.
Where were the embryo Juliets that fill
the country? or the youthful Romcos
that they should permit this sacriliceS
A ruby velvet dress of no particular
associations was sold for $25, and La
dy 7edxle dress went for 500. A Roths-
child dress sold tor 500. Then came
three more Juliet dresses, which were
knocked down to SIC, SIS and $40 re-
spectively. How many Romeos have
laid loving hands on those dresses, how
many nurses have arranged their folds !
Soft, what light through yonder window
. breaks?
1t is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
No, it is only the muslin veil with
gold lace border that Luliet valves
to Reno from the balcony. "Two fifty"
is all it brings, with the tenderest mem
ories thrown in. Here is one of the
dresses the giddy Julia wore. 1t must
have cost Master Walter pretty penny
and frightened the unextravagant Cliff
ford. 1t only brings twenty-three dol
lars here. A pink satin dress, trimmed
with pearls, worn by pretty Amy Rob
sart, goes for seven dollars. Now come
the boys dresses. Here is one Of the
Elizabethan period, a jaunty jacket,
with trunks and shoes. Only twelve
dollars. Then we have Rosalind's boys
dress. How different it looks held up
by colored youth than when animated
by the graceful form Of Miss Nelson =
Who that has seen her will ever forget
this Rosallnd, in her gay dress, as she
enters the forest of Arden? The dress
is worth buying as memento, but down
it goes to Il costumer for five dollars, to
be hired out for so much Il night for fan
cy balls. The total for the costumes,
twenty-eight lots, was six hundred and
forty-three dollars. 80
.' THE JEWELS.
There was quite a little futter in the
audience when Mr.. Kirby announced
that the jewels would be put up and sold
for what they would bring. There were
seventeen pieces-mostly gifts Of un-
known persons--passcd over the foot
lights at benefits and farewell perform
ances. The first thing offered was n
gold bracelet, set with whole pearl and
rose diamonds, which wHs sold for fifty
two dollars; another gold bracelet, with
one diamond and fifteen pearls; cats
eye ring, set with twelve diamonds, so
dollars; pair Of rich ear rings, two
large pearls and twenty-five diamonds,
240 dollars; gold bracelet, Egyptian pat
tern, ~ dollars; pearl and diamond lace
pin, 35 dollars; wide gold bracelet,
with the word "Souvenir" set in dia-
monds, 1856 dollars. This ornament had
miss Nelson's name engraved inside,
with the quotation, Parting 10 such
sweet SORROW" and couplet in French; {;
pendent of diamonds, pink coral and
pearls, siXty-scven dollars and hfly
cents; ring, large sapphire and dia-
monds, four hundred and fory-fye dol
lars; gold ring, set with diamond and
colored pearl lace pin, forty seven dol
lars and fifty cents; pair turquois ear
rings, set with diamonds, three hun
drcd and twenty dollars; handsome
bracelet 10 match, two hundred and ten
dollars; pearl ring, set with diamonds,
which the aucti0neer announced was q
gift from the Countess Of Dudley to Miss
Nelson, one hundred and eighty dollars.
The finest piece in The sale was a pend
ant, two large black pearls set with dia-
monds. It was valued at five thousand,
aud was not TO be sold unless a bid up
ward Of twenty-five hundred dollars
was made, As there was no offer It was
withdrawn. The total amount fetched
by The jewels was two thousand and
eighty dollars, which was not half their
value. The purchasers Of the jewels,
with two exceptions were dealers. The
curtain is rung down for the last time,
and the play Is over.