Connecticut western news., 1884-01-09
THE GREAT CHARITY BALL.
What wns Worn on the OccnsIon by Some
 Ot New York's Fashionable Ladies.

ot New York's Fashionable Ladies' The great charity ball in New York | this year was a success, and a large sum was realized for the benefit of the poor. This annual charity ball is the great op- portuuity for the leaders of New York society 10 show how they can dress, and the following description of few of the dresses worn on the occasion will be in- teresting to our lady readers:
 Mrs. Samuel Colgate was attired in white tulle over satin made with train, the tulle being looped up with yellow tulips. She wore ornaments of diamonds She carried a bouquet of yellow and white roses.
 Mrs. James B. Potter wore a dress of black tulle, which was embroidered with old gold sunhowers.
 Airs. William Kingsland wore a cos tune of white brocade satin with train and trimmings of duchesse lace. Added to this were diamonds and bouquet of roses.
 Mrs. Thomas Francis Meagher's cos tune was made of garnet velvet and tine front of pink lowered brocade trimmed with white lace. The corsage was cut | decollete and she wore white feathers in her hair.
 Mrs. Paran Stevens wore quiet cos tune of black satin, point lace and dia- mord ornaments. Mrs William Laytles wore a costume of ciel blue satin with court train, embroidered in flowers and i other designs. At the sides were panels of pink satin. It had also Vatican of duchesse lace and Brandeburgs of white cord. The corsage was cut high. She wore a diamond necklace and ornaments, pink gloves and corsage bouquet of roses.
 Mrs. Marsh, one of the managers, wore pale pink satin brocade with court train and trimmings of fine point lace and crushed pink roses.
 Mrs. R. H. L. Townsend's toilet was of silk embroidered with flowers. She wore jupe of white satin, clouded with q tabIer of pearls. The 'corsage was decollete, and adorned with a cluster of diamonds.
 Mrs. F. A. B. Barnard's dress was of black gros grain silk covered with fine black thread lace, worn with diamond jewels.
 Mrs. R. R. Haydock was in terra cotta silk with shrimp pink surah overdress, square corsage and diamond ornaments.
 The dress of Mrs. George Hoffman was of pale canary satin, with long, pleated train, and trimmings of point applique lace. square corsage and elbow sleeves, Spanish roses and an aigrette of white tips and diamonds were worn in the hair.
 Mrs. Thomas Hicks was attired in black satin with jet and velvet trim mings.
 ] Mrs Benjamin A. Willis wore dress of pale pink satin, with long train and point lace overdress and low corsage. Pink roses and diamonds added to the effect of the dress.
 Mrs. Dudley Field, Jr., appeared in a Henry ". costume of pale lavender silk, the front being embroidered in open work. Her jewels were Roman pearls and diamonds.
 Miss Billings wore shrimp-pink satin, cut dancing length, with boufante drapery and a bodice of garnet velvet. She wore pink gloves and feathers.
 Mrs. Clarence s. Day, who was at tired in white satin with bouffante drapery, low neck and short sleeves, and La France roses.
 Mrs. H. Victor Newcomb wore sea- foam green satin with full court train with Q cord of diamond beads.
 Mrs. T. B. Musgrave was in white satin and brocade, low cut corsage, lace trucker, short sleeves and pearl orna- ments.
 Mrs. George R. Blanchard's dress was of white satin beautifully embroidered with roses, the front being of point lace Blue feathers were worn in the hair, be- sides diamond cross and solitaires.
 Mrs. William Nettel wore handsome Spanish dress of red satin with long court train, which was entirely covered with Spanish lace.
 Mrs. George William Ballou wore a dress of pink satin and a front of velvet broca ed in yellow and pink roses, worn with a diamond tiara and soh- taires.
 Miss Taintor was dressed in pale blue silk and Ottoman brocade, squale bodice and pink roses with pearls.
 Mrs. Wilmerding wore white satin em- broidered in floss silk and pearls.
 Mrs. Fredrick Bronson was attired in garnet velvet and diamonds.
 Mrs. $. c. Harriot wore gold satin over white satin with train and orna- ments of diamonds. Miss Florence Harriot was in white satin beautifully embroidered with pearls.
 Comets and Sunsets.