Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-29

fowing sleeves were lined with cloth of
gold. A golden peacock, with spread
| wings, formed her head dress. over which
long gold veil fell and flowed over the
train. The head dress was fastened bv
three gold chains passing under the chin,
and the ensemble also included bangles.
jewels, chains and anklets to suit the
character. Arthur Turnure, the brother,
wore costume of pale blue satin in the
style Of Louis XVI. Mrs. Lawrence
Turnure wore Huguenot costume of
light blue satin, trimmed with rare old
lace.
AT little after II p. m, to the strains
OF Gilmore'S Band, the six quadrilles,
comprising in all nearly one hundred la
dies and gentlemen, were formed i'll order
in the gymnasium and began to move in
a glltterlng professional pageant down
the grand stairway. In the HObby-HOrse
quadrille, with which the ball began, the
horses were the most wonderful things of
the kind ever constructed i'm this country.
Ihey were of life-siZe, covered with genu-
Inc hides, had large bright eyes and flow
ing names and tails, but were light enough
TO be easily and comfortably attached to
the waists OF the wearers, whose feet were
concealed by richly-em brOidered haneings.
False legs were represented on the outside
OF the blankets, so the deception was quite
perfect. The costumes were red hunting
coats, white satin vests, yellow satin knee
Dreeches and white satin stockings The
ladies wore red hunting coats and white
satin skirts, elegantly embroidered, All
the dresses were in the style of Louis XIV.
Mrs. w Astor, as the Sun, conducted
the star qIadr1lie, whose astral beauties
included Miss Astor, Miss BeckWith. Miss
Hoffman, Miss Marie, Miss Warren. Miss
Hall, Mrs. Lloyd Bryce and Miss Edith
Carow. The two first were in white. the
next two yellow, the next blue, and the
last couple lilac dresses. These were
made of satin, with embroidered stars,
Their hair falling down their backs. added
to the effect, while a star of light. fed by
concealed electricity, cleaning from their
toreheads, gave the key to the costume.
Ihe young men in the quadrille were
Lloyd Bryce, Mr.. Ellis, G. II. Warren. .Jr.,
LOrlllard spencer, Mr.. kingsland, Lispe-
nard Stewart, Ray Miller and j. f. ID.
Lanier. They wore Henry III. costumes.
OF various colored velvet, with star on
their shoulders and swords by their side.
Mrs. Ferdinand Yznaga, sister of Mrs.
vanderbilt, superintended the opera
bOufe quadrille, whose costumes were
gotten up by the Maurice and Grau Opera
Troupe. The characters included La
PerichOle, La File de Mime. Ang0t.
Boulotte, SerpOlette, Girofie-Girofia and
LIE Petit Due. Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Miss
LIE Roy, Miss Minnie Smith, Miss
1znaga, F. b. Cutting, Mr.. Yznaga,
MIR. Pryor and Mr.. Failes were in the
quadrille. Mrs. James b. Potter. our
beautiful actress, was dangerously be-
witching as Madame Favart. Mrs. Butler
Duncan superintended the Mother Goose
quadrIlle, in which Miss Nav Duncan.
Miss Margaret Blake, Miss Parsons, Miss
Emmet, Miss Elise Perkins. Miss Fanny
Perkins, Mr.. Emmett, Mr.. NOrthcote, Mr..
duncan and Mr.. Perkins represented the
herOines and heroes of childhood. The
Young Due de MOrny wore a court dress
of Louis Nv, of plum velvet, with but
tons OF real diamonds, rubies and sap
phires.
The Dresden China quadrille, under
Mrs. James StrOng's management, was a
pretty success. This lady shOne at Mrs.
Schermerhorn's famous ball many years
ago, where she was the beautiful Miss
Bergman. The Dresden China company
were Miss Fanny Swan, Miss Ella Chap
man, Miss Hilda Oelrichs, Miss Dana.
Miss Lanier, Miss Eta Strong, Messrs.
Mortimer, PierrepOnt, Fearing, Ruther-
ford, and others. The ladies were in en-
tire white-dress, silken hose, slippers,
buckles. flowers, ribbons, ETC., being en-
tirely cOlOrless. Their cOiffeures were
high, and ornamented with ostrich plumes
ana powder. The gentlemen, in powdered
wigs, white satin knee-breeches and
waistcOats, and wearing white narcissi.
were emblems of ''most particularly pure
young men,"
supper was served at small round ta-
bles in the dining room, whose massive
oak carving was much admired. The
bill OF fare was elaborate, and combined
all the delicacies prOcurable, in or out of
season. The menus as we'll as the SOU
venlrs were of elegant make. the designs
boinS cmblomatieal of Eastortidc.
Among many others present were Mr..
and Mrs. John Sherwood, Gen. and Mrs.
Webb, the Misses Webb, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Mex. Twombly, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elliot f. Shepard, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Robbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Witherspoon. Mr..
and Mrs. ID. o. Mills, Attorney General
and Mrs. Brewster, Peter Marie. ex-Gov.
and Mrs. Cornell, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Mr.: and Mrs. Woodbury. S. Langdon. Mr.. !
and Mrs. r. l.. Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic Bronson, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
GOelet, Mr.. and Mrs. August Belmont.
Mr.: and Mrs. W. G. Schermerhorn, Gen.
ana Mrs. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM, Jav.
Col. and Mrs. Delaney Kane. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. G.. Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Lonllard, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd AspinwaII.