Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-10-21
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The Embroidered Gloves,


Bath called Bathwick. there is Il stately and
curious old building, over the idcadc Of which
the word ~ lila is carved in the stone. 1t
is situated some distance from the streets.
and stands in the midst Of IL >crtant wilder
ness ol patchy gardens and high hedges OF
quickest. hawthorn. and alder On the
western side Of it the Avon flows. AMI the
narrow green lanes which twist and twinc
round it, form IL labyrinth as if it were in
tended for thc centre of Il ''ruzzlr."
In the latter part Of the last century this
was iIyoritc place of public resort for the
inhabitants and ,isitants Of tine city. The
glory Of Bath was then at its hcigit. ,'or
long series of years. successive kinn, ar.,
queens had come to drink the hcalth-rcstorjno
waters of her mineral springs the world Of
fashion ilpvArd thithcr Ior "a portion Of each
year; and the notuhiIitics of politics and let
trls rendered the place illustIlous hy making
1t their chosen scene ol recreation. The last
century hardly produced single ENGLISH
memoir. OF yielded materials Of hograu}v TO
oc lroduccd i'll this, in which the city Of
Bath, ltS lashlonabIc company, its inucriou>
rules OF etiquette. It's hot waters. its luatinr
AHIhEH ANA doH-MoiS, It's lalutial streets and
crcsccntS. it, .iils und yllcs-do not MAKE II
pretty considerable figure. The BathNick
Il
pleasure ground--tAc Gardens. as il was
clllcd--sct out with pa,iions. fountains. and
statues, Ill that prime and classic stvlc which
Characterised trst-rute places Of entertain
mcnt at the period; and here, during the
summer months, the NOtaricS of G,hion and
+ pl-aSurr were wont to congrtgatc for society
and enjoyment. Ihe fine old house j. now
little better than ruin; but YOU may trace
In its curlnuSiy Siy-Ornamrmtul construction. in
Its Eround-lppr of tcSSclated marble. in its
Wlde and hdnGS plnc stuircascs, some rcminis-
cencrs oi Its oldcn grandeur. Time pluvcs
queer tricks with the fine places of the World
The Villa Is now diNiocd and suldiyidctl. and
rs inhabited hy II number of poor families !:
and the Gardens are cut up into the batch of
lanes and allotmcnts spoken of above. 1t is
not surprising that many story and snatch
OF Romance should be current in connection
with place which, fora lone series Of wears.
was the constant resort Of fashion. i'm who's.
train the idle, the dissilatcd. and the ray al
ways move. The greater portion of these are
idle tales, we'll enough to hear when YOU are
on the spot. but hardly worth remembering
or repeating. The following. however, will
PERHAPS be deemed sufficiently singular to
warrant its being written down.
grand gaia was announced to take place
'l Nl!fl ''fuelis on the !Nt.I D! July.
i'Hn, On winch OCCASION several then famous
Italian musicians were to perform under the
leadership OF the celebrated Rauzzni of
whom Christopher Austey, Horace WaIpolc,
ana Fanny Burnry have made frequent men
non after winch, there were to be fireworks
ana iancy-ball. The weather was delight
lnl, the entertainment was one Of great at
traction, the prestige Of the Villa Gardens
was at ltS hclSht, and i'll consequence, an un-
usually large and brilliant company hocked to
the place The house and grounds were il
Illuminated with great taste lnyrads Of many
colorcd lamps were tcstooncd from tree to
tree the trim graycllcd walks, the ,avillions,
alcovet, fountains, and statues, were bathcd
IN iairy light; and the beaux, bellies, dons,
and ducnnaS of Bath clustered and rustlcd
over the gittcring scene like the happy pco-
pie of an enchanted land.
Among the people Of mark In the city at
this time were Sir John Farguharson and his
daughter, and young gentleman ofthc name
OF Blannin, descendant Of an ancient Welsh
family. Miss FarquMrson was in her twenty
first year, aud was gifted with personal at
fractions Of 50 remarkable character, as to
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