The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-07

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| of carnivalistic pageants, and a de
plorable absence Of novel and pretty
fancy costumes. The domino to DO
all prevalent. The most notable cos
tunes were those of two magnificent
women who symbolized night and
morning. Night wore a black silk
bodice and tights, and over this a
black lace tunic, short in front and
trailing behind. The lady had black
hair and this was trimmed with
strings of pearls. Above her fore
head she wore large massive gold
crescent set with pearls. Morning
was similarly attired except that
the materials of which her costume
was composed were pure white
throughout and her ornaments we're
diamonds. These women created
genuine sensation, and they deserved
to for handsome picture de tantas;e
was seldom seen in ballroom. ;.
To. morrow evening the Charity
Ball takes place. This used to be
the great event for New York's up
per society, bat it's place has been
taken by the Patriarch's, the Fami
ly Circle Dancing Glass, and the
Matriarch's :bafis, all Of: these are
very close corporations. The Patri-
arch's cousis. Of fifty leading gentle
men. They subscribe each $3.50, for
the three balls annually given by
Them. This entities them to nine
invitations, Eve gentlemens and four
ladies. The F. C. D. C. has a mem
bership Of about two hundred. Each
Of the members eubscribes $l2,
which entities him or her to admis.
sion to three balls. Well introduced
visitors may obtain cards of admis-
sion at four dollars for each ball.
The Matriarch's balls we're organic.
ed this winter by number OF lead
ing society ladies to repay the CON-
pIiments of the Palriarch's. This
body is similarly managed to that
of the Patriarch's, except that the
ladies pay $l.25 instead Of $3.50.
All these balls are held in Delmin-
co.'s aud, as might be expected, the
creme de Ia creme of society" fights
for admission to them.
Insurance business OF all kinds
has been paying 90 poorly that spec.
ulative parties are branching out in
to new fields. Among the applicants
to the State department for incsrpo-
ration, are = party of women who
propose to organize under the pane
of "The Women's Insurance Comps
n.y." What they propose to insure
10 not stated. The presumption
however is that the new company
will be composed of and managed by
women who will do a general iusur-
ance business, thinking that they
can succeed where men at presen,
are failing. Lot US hope for th"
sake Of the fair ones that they will
no give Us another instance Of thu
consequence "when lovely woman
stoops to folly" Women have tri-
cd to be brokers, and tried to run
stock exchanges, but money has
thus far been 90 little attracted BY
their charms in the realms of bust.
ness that both projectors and sup
porters have generally been left high
and dry. A party Of insurance men
are at present discussing the advisa-
bility of forming an insurance com
pany to take risks on the lives OF
horses. There is a horse insurance
company in London, which takes
risks up to Eve hundred dollars at
terms not exceeding one year, and it
is doing a good business. There is
no reason why a similar concern,
more literally managed should not
succeed here.
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