The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-29
TWO CENTS.

an event. 'and hence mention that this mornng
there was grand display Of fine iewelry in one Of
the small parOrs, which brought ont all the ladies'
mammas and madens.. Monsieur Gmllemot, the
} owner OF the jewelry, had previously given notice
OF the exhibition of his merchandise and at II
o,c,ock ne was favored with as far company of
customers as ever turned the head of fortunate
merchant: His were gems of real wortl, Jewels
OF intrinsic value, and his sparkling diamonds and
ontl rare ana precious stones. set as they were,
IN he best manner and purest TASTE proved rresis-
table to- some ut the ladies, one of whom purchased
bracelet at $500, while he undoubtedly expects to
nnu IN iuufe ms reward TOR the trouble and ex-
pense OF geuDg mp the tempting exhibition which
was Principally interesting, il brought with n
the prettler display OF beauties who visited If.
modes of dressing "''
The grand fancy dress ball which is to take
place on the Both instant is now getting to be the
general topic of conversation and costumes arc
discussed at table, IN the promenade. and in the
bar room. 1t is said that the coming ball is to be-
par ercelienee, the ball of the season. cannot
express an opinion az yet The fancy ball al Sa-
ratoga was a magnificent affair, and if the one
here wins the palm, it will indeed, be ball worth
attending, and will furnish subject for agreeable
recollecions. The cosumers, co,Gemrs and other
artists are on hand, and are fast filling ur their
order books. The experience of some ladies' who
were Obliged last year. to have their heads dress
ed lhl,ty-s,x hours before the ball took place, adj
monlshes them to BE- IN time this year: and hence
Messrs. Barker, Dibee and Paul, of New York,
who are always on hand on these occasions are
at present dong good business; while TAYLOR
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choice costumes; and the latter gentleman having
been engaged to decorate the ball ROOM is busy in
| preparation for that duty. b..
| We have at the Ocean House, Barill the well.
| known maestro, and Timm, who is making most
OF his time by giving lessons the panotorte
There Is IN town, the Model of Jerusalem and the
magical performances of the Fakir of Ava; so that
between the concerts and hops at the great hotels.
| and these minor exhibitions, the evenings are
pretty well provided for. You shall hear from me
| again soon MERCURY.
| BEDFORD SPRINGS, Aug. %, l3i3.
'You are late, sir; the cars are off," said sum
dry hackmen, leisurely returning from depositing
their several charges at the depot, as we thunder
ed along Pennsylvania Avenue yesterday morning.
in very pleasant mood at the prospect of being
left behind the damp gloomlness of the morning
adding in no small measure to the annoyance of
the threatened disappointment.
'We'll never give up till we know we're beat
at any rate" said our Irlsh driver, encouraging
his horses to their best speed
inlay 1t be the maxim of your countrymen we
calculated, Sin their present struggle" and Its
wisdom was soon apparent, for we were Just in
time.
cold breakfast awaited us at the Relay House,
ten miles from Baltimore, where after waiting
hall an hour, we got on board the cars for Cum
berland There is nothing more exhileratlng than
rapid locomotlon and for rapdiy, well as
vorably with those between Philadelphia and
Baltimore. The scenery Tor most part of the
diversified Gsy o be- granG 9u not sufficiently
winds along the bank of the Potomac, which,
but for the billy chain that rises precipi,
tously from ITS very brink, would be by no means
worthy OF all the praise lavlshcd upon It, The
rlver Itself, is Tor the most part very ordinary
stream, OF the color of mud. At Harper's Ferry
the scenery is certainly very imposing, and it
deserves at least, quite hall the grand things
SAID of but 1t does strike one as more pleas
ing than Cumberland, which is destined to become
one OF the most beautiful cities In the world. Ii is
at present only large depot for Western travel
trains OF cars are constantly arriving and departing;
and at all hours OF the day and night stages start
on their torsome journey across the mountains.
The town Is built IN dell, the midst of many
hills, which rise on every side around it, and
from the description of thu walled city of Monte
rey, 1t must strongly resemble the latter only want
ing the walls and palaces. AT this point the river
is very sluggish, the stagnaon of its waters pro-
ducng, among those living its banks bilious
and intermittent fevers.
The cars arrived at Harper's Ferry al halEpast
Twelve O'Clock, and into sort of large refectory
with a bar attached, the passengers were invited to
dinner, as on no other part of The route would the
tram stop long enough to procure that meal Mr. a
Bednger has celebrated the praises OF the Har-
Pers Ferry eagle, (in nubibus,) but he should not
nave omitted to aud the chickens of that interest
ing locality. For tOughness and vigor of MUSCLE
Tor strength OF limb and for "puck,' they might
be matched even against the aforesaid king of
pros. In the PIT they must be lndomtable Hav-
ing, to the exceeding great peril of rather stout
mastlcators, essayed the demolition of a limb of
one Of those interesting blpeds, and surmis,no that
aaa probably stumbled on The fragments Of some
renowned fighter, and had been sacrificed by the
remorseless cook, emergency tried ano- oi
ther bu, with similar result They were all the
same. indeed, most OF the animals whose remains
smoked amid superfuIty of grease on the table,
seemed to have acquired, before their involuntary
or voluntary demse-it was difficult to tell which
an = induratlon Of muscle which spoke volumes
Tor the quality OF the mountain air of those regions
such was the dinner at Harper's Ferry.
nave SAID the scenery is not sufficient dIversi-
neo 10 he very interesting. There are no grand
chateaus, as In traDce-no villas with parks and
lawns, as in England-no grey towers or ruined
castles as In Ireland to relieve the eye from the
eternal monotony OF that wall of fir covered graz
mite which bounds the view. Indeed, there is
remarkable absence OF comfortable dwelling
houses on the whole route Occasionally one sees
a log cabin, or negro's hut, and that is ALL
Al Cumberland the cars arrived at half-past FIVE,
and here we were obliged to remain all night, as
there was no conveyance to Bedford until the next
morning: Several times during the night one is
aroused by the changing of the bell, announcing
the departure of the different stages, the stage
office being next door to the hotel This, to-
gether with the rumbng of the heavy vehicles
over The badly paved streets, is enough to drive
nervous man crazy; Doubtless, the Cumberland
people could not sleep without those pleasant
sounds, which to them-as to VirgiPs shep-
herd the murmurlng OF the bees-are incentives to
slumbers a~l IF. .a
From Cumberland to these Springs, is but %
miles, and yet we We're the road from eight
O'Clock this morning till five this afternoon. The
road is.a shocking one but 1t can be done in
The President and his party started from Cum
berland last Saturday. at the same hour, and
arrived here at noon /; but, except on extraordinary
occasions, the stage proprietors send their pas.
sengers IN crazy coaches, with lazy careless
drivers, and such wretched hacks that one con-
tnually expects to see them drop on the road.
into one OF those crazy vehicles called the Good
Intent, which, like many other good ntents,
proved miserable thing when put 10 the proof