News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-02-15
WHAT THEY WORE.
Few of the Dresses Worn Mt the Charity
Ball In New York.

Among the dresses worn by the ladies
of New York, at their great Charity Ball,
we note the following:
A white satin striped grenadine had a
train trimmed with Spanish lace. She
wo1e Spanish roses and diamonds.
A blush pink satin and damasse of
dancing length, with Pompadour bod
ice and diamond cut sleeves, pink gloves,
ostrich feathers in the hair and on the
couture. Spanish lace and diamonds
completed the toilet
A white satin and crepe de chine dress
made in Mary Queen of Scots style, with
pufcd sleeves, apple-blossom ga1nitures
and diamond ornaments.
4 white MORE dress with court train,
the front being trimmed with pearl
beaded fringe; the sleeves We're of crys-
tai embroidered net, and a bouquet of
Bon Silene roses were worn.
A white satin with a long train, Dor
dered by pleating with band of ostrich
feathers. The front was of embroidered
satin, and the panels and trimmings of
pearl beads. The sleeves were of pearl
beaded net Pink and yellow roses and
diamonds were worn.
A white Ottoman satin dress with low
and sleeveless corsage, and guimpes of
dotted tulle Carnations and pearls were
added to this toilet.
A mauve satin and embossed velvet
dress made of dancing length, with pulled
sleeves and trimmed with swandown and
Spanish lace. Pink roses formed her
bouquet.
A dress of palest yellow satin with a
long train, the front and sleeves being of
embroidered tulle. Pink tips on the
corsage and a bouquet Of Bon Silene
roses and lilies of-the-valley, with
diamonds, were worn.
A dress of white satin, with a long
train covered with ruf1es of white tulle.
The front was garnished with white
liIacs The bodice was of wine-colored
velvet. A bouquet of lilacs, long
mousquetaire gloves and pearl ornaments
were worn.
a white gros-grain silk dress with
train, and trimmed with Roman pearl
fringe; square corsage, duchesse lace
and diamonds completed the toilet.
A white satin, with train, and trim
mings of crystal-beaded lace and white
satin ribbon loopings.ssA bouquet of chry-
santhemums and pearls and diamond or
naments were worn.
A princesse train of white satin with
raised velvet flowers bordered by a ruch-
ing Of pink odalisque. The front was
laid in pIaits of olive green, scarlet pink
and bronze satin. 1t had a low neck
and short sleeves. Scarlet tips in the
hair and diamond ornaments were worn.
\ mauve brocade with a long train,
point lace trimmings and pearls, and di-
amOnd ornaments.
A dress of Eelotrope satin, with a
train, and trimmed with heavy duchesse
lace and diamonds.
A white satin dress with a long train
and front of Spanish lace. Scarlet roses
and pearl-beaded lace sleeves, with pearl
ornaments were worn.
A white satin dress with train; a square
and sleeveless corsage, point lace trim
mings, pearls and diamonds, and blue
ostrich tips in the corsage and hair.
A white Ottoman silk with long train
and front that was q mass of embroid.
cry. A bouquet OF white roses and lilies
of-the-valley and diamonds were worn.
White satin, with Il long train covered
with tulIe, and having a low neck and
short sleeves, trimmed with n fringe OF
pearl beads. A bouquet of Iilies-of-the-
valley and pearls for ornaments were
worn.
a white embossed satin, made with
panels of shirred satin and worn with q
shawl of fine raised point lace. The
trimmings were of pearl passementerie,
and diamond ornaments.
A black satin damasse dress of dancing
length, with point lace and diamonds.
A white satin court train and front
covered with Spanish lace, and trimmed
with white ostrich tips and pearl fringe,