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FAncY nail At suAsnoNDALE.


If The Fancy Bah al shannondale On "Wednesday
wesk.
The gay season Is closed ii (apon. and he clos
ipg ent and fancy ball took place al Shan
zead4ie ~ she second and third instant, and a
WSTentou, II the appointment was fulfilled ca
the same days, and viii take place according to
present arrangements, a. iheS Frederick COUNTY
White Sas pAnr Springs, near Winchester within
this week. We hare gisen You an aceoanf of thr
disarmament at Shannsndaie, on Tuesday. ca The
dzT besoEr yesterday, asd We now propose free
description pf The fancy ball al this place last
The bright and youthful dancers meet.
With laughing lips and winged feet;
And golden locks come flashing By
Liza sudden sunshine through he sky
Passing oveTIthe tormalities, 81 rather infornali.
ties Of the 0rganzatisn for The affair vas impromp-
tus wseome Al once % the merits Of the case En-
terlng .the ballroom q half-past eight O'clock we
were absolutely dazzled By The splendid scene. as
a. owl is dazzled By the sun. The brilliant lights.
TIE artistic decorations Of tie saloon The mirrors
The fesgoons Of flowers the orange trees under liz
orchestra allied with stuffed birds 81 paradise ma
tura as life, the trimmings Of the balcony Of ihs
orchestra, the COSTUMES OF the ebsny musicians.
The raven perchsd above the door,"
Might be imagined but could not, on This interest
ing occasion, BE described. The magic ring and
Inc wonderful lamp Of Aladdin. 4wewere about per-
suaded 10 suspect had been discovered in some
cave in the Blue Ridge AMI were here brought in!o
reqnisiiion- And, out upon The mountains, and %
ne beautiful river AMI il tie clear eircnmambien-
sssyi Il was What the old women wsn.S call a
pleasant evening"
Smiling from hearsn. as II nought ofill
Could happen in so sweet an hour
y But the grand promenade MAJ ca announces the
opening Of The exercises, and here we are The
Company are aware of the FACT tsat ubiquitous re-
porter OF the lAeas fgtk Hydld is amongst them
They expect hrst,Fate notice. and they ought to
have i tor there afb beauties In this crowd thar
had be seen Them would have charmed old Aboard
out of his cohFeniele, or started John Randolph to
writing sonnets. Old Virginia, when called upon
70 show her jewels, may exuiagiv point TO her
daughters and say, they ar thar Prominent a.
mons The dancers tonight. are -
Miss Kate Sappington, Of Charlesiown, the queen
81 love and beautyof the Tournament; In white !;
head dress lilies OF The valley. She is a splendid
creature; fair the flowers in her black hair no.
test as lily, yet queenly in her appearance as
Maria Theresa. Hard and ealloas must he Be who
could gaze on this young maiden uhmoved by tha
Sight Of love The purity ana grace,
The mind the music breathing from her face
She had her maids Of honor Mfss Nelson Of Fred
brick, Nd. Miss Cleveland Of Missouri, and Miss
Jane Washington Of this valley, a descendant Of
the Washington family What charming yonng
people, to be sure Like the three graces in theit
simple white dresses, they wait upon their belovcd
sovereign For example, is notMiss Washington
worthy, in her beauty, tall, delicate and fair with
The blue eyes aud Light hair Of the Norh--is she
not worthy her noble Anglo-Saxon ancestors that
splendid race whose destiny is The dominion Of the
earthl And Miss Ellen Sappihgfon, where is she,
with the dark eyes Of her sister and her fine Gfeek
+proile, thar she does not appear as The Maid df
Athens, as she promised Tor there are several
tfusty knights who are waiting. perdhance, to say
Maid Of AtheEs, ere we part
Give oh give me back my heart
Miss Rebseca Hewitt of Alexandria; Turkish
costume or Bioomer green velvet corsage, enlbrot-
dered with gold, red tunic full white trowsers. red
cap, interws ven with pearls and blazing with dia-
monds. These old towns, like Alexandria that
have had their day of prosperity, sl the places
where e look for beautiful women and in this ele
giant little creature we have fair specimen OF what
the ancientcity Of the Potomac can do yet in main
tanning her reputation for the beauty Of her daugh-
ters, God bless them! Miss II we should be viii
hing 70 swear by, as true to the motto
I've rich ones rejected and foad ones denied;
But take me, fond shepherd, I'm thine
Miss Elizabeth Osborne court dress Of Louis xiv.
crimson jacket. skirt skybue satin, tuIban bue.
wTeathed with pearls and surnounied by heavy plume
OF ostrich fehthers-an elegant dress and highly be-
coming the elegant aud stately figure Of the wearer.
how beautiful the smile
On beauiy's brow. in beantyls eye.l
Miss osbone was attendedRy NJ. J. T. Norris, Of BAL.
tmnIe in the black velvet Costume of page
Miss MsrE Hnnierfof charlsstown, ia pissaEss4ue
costume Of the Tyrel.
May The snowy wings
ofinrotence ana love protect thee,
Beautiful creature that thou art
Y Miss Amelia Tofnpkins, OF Albauy. New Yorls--a
Tepresenatve Of whom the Empire state may be proud
In The modest and gracefully arranged costume of
Swiss peasant girl Miss r. is attred Talk with her
and see II HE attractions her mind do harmonze
g downright fascination with the decacy and grace
OF her person
Miss Elizabeth Ridenour, Of Charlestewn as Greek
girl, or in what might be calleda Beonaer outfit upon
festival occasion. What pretty little Boorner il is.
She looks az If
''N'aitny The little deity,
As the blossom waits the breeze
Miss Emma Thompson, fancy dress; black velvet
jacket blue SKIRT, fouaces red white and blue dark
eyes and hair, sweet face light and graceful figure
''Ana she dances most diyineIy,
And her voice is sweet and lows
Miss Mary Jula Baltzell of Baltimore In the fllas-
tratons OF the Waverey Novels ufthe beauties Of
the historian, Rowena If We mistake not lipht hair
fine large liquid blue eyes, would give some idea Of this
young "belle Of Baltimore" =
Miss Observation-Disclosures, Of Shtpherdstown dis a lady
ofthe teurt Of Mary Queen of Scots Very gracefully
done, and becoming.
"ob, there's nothing half 50 sweet in life,
As loves young dream"
Miss Fanny Osborne, q Loudoup, as q Quakeress =
Verify. Miss Fanny, il behoveth Us In an GOODNESS 10
cav In, thy gaiety end thy dancing were not exactly
sesoraiap "a m Hicsite principles of faith though ia
thy cemeliness the ca~Tch might well be vain of such
acquisition
Miss Maria X. Henderson as a wood n.,.nDh white
dress embroidered with living foliage Head drrs of
natural ringiets, black eyes. Charming Character
Some fifty other ladies were preseat in ordinary bail
costumes. y
The features Of the evening WIS Tho entree N Mrs
Southwark, Washington, in the Queen of The Aazons
accompanied by whole troop faries her two little
children among them, persoHaing obeFon and the
other Tiania and the whole troop representing the
Midsummer Nights Dream, with the addition oil 4 III
lie black fellow nive years old In white tufban white
muslin blouse, gold lace all H. short brecchts ana
golden shoes, The fairies were in light kossamer.
spangled and embroidered with god The costume Of
Mrs s was tiara of geld jewels and fower white
reel. sPangled with gold red jacket bottna with
bread MARCIA Of gold lace and fine lace skirt and mink
slippers. The eatree Of Mrs South worth and her troop
hailed by the applause the whole company. and
her scheme vas not only beautiful design But il was
fulfilled to the general admiration
There were several hundred persons present furnr,
the evening, and when left al near iidniabk there
was no aDaseheh IN me spIlt 81 the dancing TWAS
altogether pretty affair. The ladies' not otherwise
located. from jefferson county, or the nsjphbor
hood The seasons, we understand, will finally cose
next month az shannondae, with horse race. Tirs
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