The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-04

What She Oovertly Saw at the
Ireuoh Ball In New York.
A Woman Who Was . OharmoI
Until Her Face Was Seen.
Home Costumes Described by Way
OF Oourraot--Som0 Advice tor
HouooWiVeo--Au RsthotiC
Dress too Becoming.

Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
NEW York, Jan. @.-When = nice
New York girl wishes tn do deeply,
darkly, naughty thing, she gets some
confidential male friend to take her to
the French masquerade hall. She goes
completely envs.Oped in \ domino,
and Is thus secure from mortal detection.
As for that detection from alOft, against
which masks are of no avail, she knows
that knowledge in that quarter is Il dead
secret, and size trusts to prompt repent
ance, after the fun Is over, to etrai@islen
out the record. The French ls.i! Tor
1882 was given last Monday night, in
the Academy of Music, Irving Hail and
Nilsson Hall. the three being connected
for the occasion. was there, under such
conditions Of positive disguise As have
indicated, and ii you would like to learn
in the bricfest possible manner what it
was, pray take my assurance thst it was
Just colossal drunk. Men AMI women
were alike 1loundcring about in Il big sur!
Of champagne by midnight; ut 3O'clork
u. III. they were being rudely hutittcd by
q strong untlcrtOw Ut exhileratioM ut
four u great many Of them were flung
high, though not dry, IN the strand vi
beastly intOxicatiOll. l had never seen
anything like it before, ami ! never
mean to again. Once was enough,
thank you. Still, II WAS Il gorgeous al
fair, with Il tremendous crowd, three
bands If good music, many beautiful
costumes, and plenty Of Interesting
points for novice 10 study. Locking
out safely and so!erly through the rye,,
hole IF my mask, | had a pretty good
ti,,,I, ...,;,,., f),.. fI,lIs ,.,.EI. a.u,). I,f
themselves One woman provided me,
all by herself, with enough fun to
re:s.lnrel,sc me for the moral strain of
being there. When the academy is
USED for II hall 4 tlancing-flOOr is laid
over the whole Of the stage and about
three! OurthS of the orchestra chairs.
This forms an Immense platform.
THIS PARTICULAR WOMAN
was among the very first 10 bound into
this bread, bright-Iighttsl space when
the signal was given for the nlasqcrat!-
crs to occupy it. This act was enough,
to draw all eyes upon her, and her r0~-
tune was 50 auslaciOlls that the general
gaze was for time transtixc.i. Her
shoulders, and were very shal"ly,
0JCN pXVSNJUSVu SuIISSSV
"f "goo:c-flt~h," the chill not hav-
leg. were. warmly pink, being in.,,>,,i
in tights from one end to tie other.
What there was OF her trousers and
bodice was made Of rsl velvet, fitted
snug and smooth. She was as plump
ani graceful il little figure az ever was
seen. and as frisky. She rail- friskly up
to Il man dressed as Il cardinal and
made Il vigorous effort to kick his
bwx..: hat OF. Well. numerous other
women in tlt-lly c',>tuIl"s appeared III
tcr. but this one restrained the liiyl. a;l-
u,iration Of the mon. They eyed her
antit. more than anything else ut the
ball, and it might have Mvn inferred
tia. they had never been in al theatre or
any otil2. :,la": where inliunic~tly
dressed women were tn III. seen. Ii
made me sick with disgust; yet l was
finally compensated for all | endured in
the matter. knew very we'll that the
proportion Of pretty faces to- plain ones
is small: that fine figures do not ncccs-
sarily =" with fine features; that to cover
tile cOli,Itciance l.: often al cis;'ttua! con-
cc:;lnrnt q: AL signs Of age; in s,'Hr,.
that this trisky kitten woUi'l probably
turn out u common old cat. | felt
s,,rcr about this, because il is II ;:.ct that
women with pretty faces have no need nf
:s,lc:, desperate cxpc'licnts lN attract
mems attention. Well. l was not fully
satisfied a> to her age. for when she was
unm:, -.:,.l it c.u:;L H. seen that she WIS
not over thirty; bat III her looks was
delighted, for her face was positively
u";y, aside from it, un,listaAalIe inl-
press Of s:cpravity. Possibly the cham
ln,irn had gone t. her head. for sh:
must have lncn witics. Wien she need
h.:S.y destroyed the illusion. \Ol""lv
WAS re.,uirctl to bare the face, and only
the br:.zcn ones did 80. After that sine
was ls:.s>,.; 10y with only "cmtfm;.tuou::
chances.
TIE BALL A. \ WHOLE.
may iii the Interest OF morality say,
Wa; .: mixture at wicked men and wick
ell women, scarcely 'avcitd Ivy Ike
reputable few of both sexes wilt, went
,u.' c,,ri.'sity'S sake. Tie costumes
were. not worth the full t!cscript ions
w!i,.l, / had intended to give them.
These .; the nude order were. home
made, inart;slic things, as Il rule. and
were in but Il few instances worn with
any lmWitr!IinG degree Of grace. The
display of this >Or; made 10y til" cln,y,.-
girls oi' the lwmrc>t comic oinr:; rnn!l'a-
ny, Or the rear row OF the most angular
ballet. beats this ,nuci,-vauntc.! mva-
sion Ly long odds. Yet men by the
thousands lmi'l $, for admission. 81 for
:, i,al-t':lrh. s.. fora supper ticket and
81 IL Matic ,or wine for the miserable
show. "Wl,at fool. these male, NOR
tails he" Aside from the fancy ,lrs>':
there were II few elegant toilets; ana
one of these interested he Cor II Reason
w!ic!, will presently explain. Tie
material w;is !: soft gray, silvcr-s;nn.Icd
tulIc oyer pale gray satin, the under
skirt of the latter hein" long. flowing
and nntrinilncd. The gray tuIlc Was
caught up here AMI there with sprays of
wild rose blossoms and silver leaves. The
satin cul.;,:.e was high over the Shnul-
al.rS, hut cut out hcart-slIaWsi in
the neck, yelled Will, tullc and gar
nisiIed with roses ami silver foliage.
The sleeves We're short and finished ut
the edges with double rows Of crca,,,-
white lace. Now, two dresses may
closely resemble each other, like twin
f,ru.s. lint fl,r~. ~. oGf IL, lil