Arkansas intelligencer. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1842-1859, 1844-01-20

| al night the Masons gave party at the Hall
and an elegant and splendid repast prepared by a
few enterpising and public spirited ladies' of our
town, in style that would vie with friend Grosss
6rocnest prepa ration. After supper short and
appropriate address was pronounced by Major
Evans, when the gentlemen arranged themselves
in kind OF exclusive group on one side of the
room, and on the other might be seen kuddled to.
gether blazing knot of beauties, boil, resident
and transitory, Of this section Of the State, in all
the glare, gloss and glitter Of female loneliness.
Miss L. appeared in one of her most facnatn o
moods, resembling my ideal conceptions of an An
gel just descended from the upper skies, her head
Phrenologically perfect and shrouded in wilder.
ness of rich, wavy ringIets through which pair
OF soft blue eyes sparkled, that would melt the
granite soul of a cynic. Miss w. also shone
conspicuous, her pensive and intellectual brow
cast halo of interest over the gay assembly, and
like the dove seemed to impar joy and delight to
all whilst lamenting over tho vanes Of the world
The tiny Miss S. was there, and giled about
with the ease and elasticity of the humming- bird
an oGIect OF general admiration, though it was evil
dent there was one in company who regarded her
with moro emphatic admiration than tho rest. and
have no doubt should have envied him his feel
ings, if she had not been too small for IS both to
look upon at tho same time. The Lovely Miss j.
of b. was also there, robed in smiles, and painted
by heaven she does not strike beholLers at first
but steals by degrees upon tie tho feelings like
May morning.
OF Miss O., and the humorous Miss Ms, have
cot tho time and space now TO speak, as their me-
rils deserve, 1t will be sufficient at present to say
they drow about them like Ulster, their ardent
and various admirers. And last though not least,
cannot quit this interesting subject until make
special mention OF blooming bevy Of young
Misses, just budding and blushing on the eve of
womanhood, with all tho mairtc of that delighted
age that puts beholders in tender taking, when
the chdrenans smack Of "bread and but,er' is
completely worn of.
Notwithstanding the announcement that the
Masonic ceremonies were concluded, the gentle.
men seemed bent on preserving a respectful dis :
lance despite the silent but eloquent appeal from
the opposite side of the room which seemed to saw
"advance gentlemen if you please, you need APP
and responded, though tactly, "nolhing would be
more agreeable to u.s. ladies', than to be on YOUR
| side of the Hall, but recoIlecting tina, 1914 is
Leap Year. VIC have no wish to encroach upon
your rights and privileges. ~
While things thus remained in state of pain.
full suspense few graceless and though,less tops
broke silence, and crushed in where angels fear
to tread - they were quickly followed by the
male part of the company, and they all met, as
if by kind Of silent compromise on the hall .way
ground. Each lovely face radiated smiles and
chcerfu!ncss. and soon was heard the light merry,
and jocund laugh in silver tones ochoing and peal.
ing through the Hall, until the very ears runc
with the incessant clatter of female tongues
Hark what sound is that falling on the ear it
is the soft, melting notes of the flute stealing in
upon us from an adjoining room. The sound still
approaches nearer, and nearer. and now the door
is thrown oPen and band is ushered into the room;
It consists OF six fierce and furious looking Ger
mans, led on by an interesting youth of seventeen,
in walnut.brown; whilst playing the beautiful and
sPirit.stirring air Of the ..Wild Hunters Chorus"
they ranged themselves around q circular table in
the centre of the Hall.
We did not dance and "Trip it on the light fam
tastic toe'' like our fashionable ueghbors Of 'Old
Crawford but we passed our time moro rational.
ly, in marching three abreast in circular promo.
made around the room with the music in our cen.
tire, until the rotary movement brought on the
spinning vertigo, or we had exhausted our stock
of small talk and soft nonsense; when we retired
to seats and gave place to others who had been
recruiting their exhausted energies.
On the whole Messrs. Editors, tho celebration,
and entertainments were highly commendable and
interesting, and the evening passed off agrecably
and pleasantly; and those concerned deserve oil
praise, especially the masonic ladies', for their
neat and elegant preparation of the evening re-
past. Nothing occurred to mar the harmony of
the scene, and the only unpleasant consequence
that is likely to result is the probable dismsslof
some members Of the Temperance Society for a..
cgel drunkenness, produced, not by ardent OR
vnous liquors, for there we're mono used, but by
tho circumambent movement around the musical
centre, until the brain rcced, and the pcrpendicu-