Connecticut western news., 1883-04-04
WHAT THEY WORE.
Some of the Costumes at the Vanderbilt Ball in New York City.


 Mrs. w. H. Vanderbilt's costume wa modelled from Cabanel's Venetian Prin cess. The underskirt was of white an6 yellow brocade, shading from the deep est orange to the lightest canary, only the high lights being white. The figures of flowers and leaves were outlined il gold, white and iridescent beads; Ggh blue satin train embroidered magnificent ly in gold ahd lined with Roman red Almost the entire length of the train wal caught up at one side. forming large puff. The waist was of blue satir covered with gold embroidery-the dress was cut square in the neck and the flow ing sleeves were of transparent gold tis sae. She wore Venetian cap, covered with magnificent jewels, the most notice able of these being a superb peacock il many colored gems.
 Lady Vaudeville, who received tho guests with Mrs. Vanderbilt, wore cos tune in striking contrast to that of Mrs Vanderbilt. Her dress was copied iron picture by Vandyke of Princesse dc Croy. The petticoat was of black satir embroidered in jet. The body and trair were of black velvet, ornamented witt heavy jet embroidery The dress hac large puffed Vandyke sleeves, an i'm mense stand-up collar of Venetian lace the sleeves being turned up with tho same lace. The whole was crowned with black Vandyke hat and dropping plnmes, turned up at one side and bla3 ing with jewels.
 Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt appeared as the "Electric Light" in white satiI trimmed with diamonds and with mag nificent diamond headdress. She was accompanied by her children, daintily apparelled one as rose, in pink tulle with satin overdress of green leaves, { waist of green satin and headdress O. white satin, fashioned like bouque holder: another as Sinbad the Sailor, II white satin knee brooches, white chem isette, flying jacket, embroidered il gold, and Turkish shoes and third a a little courier, in light blue sati1 hand embroidered coat, with waistcoa and brooches of white satin, hand em broidered in roses and daisies.
 Miss Smith, Mrs: c. H. Vanderbilt sister, wore, as peacock, 8 dazzling COS tune of peacock blue satin, the wais composed of real peacock's breast, witt 8 peacock cap and fan. The train an, the front of the dress were covered witl the peacock feathers. A similar costum was worn by Mrs. Buchanan Winthrop Mrs. Seward Webb, MT. Vanderbilt sister, wore, as hornet, a brilliant wais of yellow satin, with brown velve skirt and brown gauge wings. Thi dress was paralleled by another repre- senting wasp, of purple and blac gauge, with horizontal stripes of blac and yellow, and transparent gold tissu overdress. A special headdress was i'm ported for this costume, with antenn@ ( diamonds. Yellow gloves striped wit black were worn with it.
 Miss Terry, as Summer, wore ligh blue and white satin trimmed wit sheaves of wheat and with jewele scythe and corn flowers in her hair. Ar other very picturesque costume was tha of "Daughter of the Forest" wit ferns and butterflies in her hair an necklace of ieweled lizards. The dres was of green velvet trimmed with naturs ferns twelve inches deep, ivy, wild rose and shells. The gloves and shoes wer green and the bouquets of ferns. Thi was hardly so remarkable, however, a the costume of the Comet, which consist ed of black and cream colored sati richly embroidered by hand in gold stars gold threads running through the hail