News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-01-29
ALL FOR CHARITY'S SAKE.
NEW YORK'S GREAT ANNUAL Ola
MOND BALL.
What was Worn by the Ladies' who Turned
Ont In their Best tor the Benefit of the
Poor.

The costumes worn at the great Charity
Bali in New York were handsome. Nest
| of them were of light colored satlns and
tulles with profuse trimmings of lace
| and made with full trains, low necks and
short sleeves. Almost every lady pres
| emf carried bouquet of roses or other
| flowers. Among the most noticeable
costumes were the following:
Mrs. Algernon S. Sullivan wore a
dress of silver brocade with panels Of
| dark velvet; point lace and diamond
ornaments.
Mrs. Thomas Hicks wore dress of
| pale blue satin, the front OF white
damask, with panels of the same. The
corsage was cnt square, and the sleeves
reached to the elbow. She wore dla-
mond ornaments.
Mrs. r. 81. L. Townsend wore bro
cade in various colors, with front of
pink satin, point lace and raspberry vel
vet: corsage cut low, and with short
sleeves; tan mousquetaire gloves and dia-
mond ornaments.
| Mrs. Bettner wore a handsome black
velvet made with full train, and front
of brocade in crimson and gold; point
| lace sleeves and fichu; crimson velvet
tip caught by diamond butterfly; dia-
mond earrings and crescent.
Mrs. Goddard wore a delicate pink
Ottoman silk made with full train, the
front of crystal brocade, square neck.
elbow sleeves, bouquet of orchids and
white roses; diamond ornaments.
Mrs. E. Nichols dress was of white
drape satin, made with full train and
exquisitely embroidered in plush and
chenille; bouquet of lilies and roses.
The Misses Barnard were both in pale
blue satin draped in Oriental lace, low
neck and short sleeves, bouquets of pink
| and red roses.
Mrs. Van Santvoord: an old gold
satin, front of white and gold brocade,
| bodice of olive velvet, low neck aud
elbow sleeves, diamond ornaments.
| Mrs. Kirkland: handsome black
satin with panels of silver and black
velvet brocade.
Mrs. George 81. Potts: fawn gros
grain silk, front of round point lace;
bouquet of pink roses.
Miss Hicks, of Flushing: cream white
satin and tulle; bouquet of pearl roses.
Miss Potts: white surah silk, square
neck and elbow sleeves; pearl ornaments.
Mrs. Charles Burdett: white satin en-
| train, the front of white frise, covered
with an overdress of rare old point lace,
fichu of the same draped the neck.
She wore pink roses.
Mrs. Pierre Noel wore skirt of deli
cate pink satin, the skirt side plated
with bodice of dark crimson velvet,
made deccolete and with short sleeves;
diamond ornaments.
| Mrs. John Bigelow wore black satin,
made plainly with sleeves and fichu of
thread and Spanish lace; square neck
cap of point lace; diamonds.
Mrs. William Starbuck Macy, the
brunette wife of the artist, wore white
satin and Spanish lace with diamonds.
Mrs. Selden Spencer wore heliotrope
silk, with front of silver and lavender
brocade, and Spanish lace and dia-
monds.
Mrs. Du Bots wore black velvet bod
ice and train, the front of pale yellow
satin covered with fine thread lace; dia-
mond ornaments.
Miss Marion Floyd wore delicate pink
neck and short sleeves; bouquet of pink
roses; pearl ornaments.
Miss Shipper wore pale pink Ria
danes satin, made with full train, the
front of pearl brocade; pearls.
Miss George Shipper wore white tulle
draped with cream satin ribbons; low
neck and short sleeves; pearls.
Mrs. d. A. Loomis wore delicate blue
satin brocade, made with long train
and panels of dark blue velvet, garniture
of grasses and white roses, low neck and
short sleeves; diamonds.
Mrs. Neftel wore silver satin and point
lace, with diamond ornaments.