Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-05-19
The many Virginia friends Of the accomplished
lady, mentioned below. will doubtless read with III
tcrcst the following graphic sketch

The many Eirglna friends Of the accomplished
lady, mentioned below will doubtless read with III
tcrcs, the following graphic sketch:
ICorrrspur,lcncc Of tho ~ o. Delta.
E">hio"obh Fcsiir"irs !" Moth'--A B,?N""t L"7|r-
Wi,I0mc Ocinrjn IlnihU Lc Iint-Ihe Stars and
SATELLITES IF BeuuiY ami Lorr
MOBILE. APRIL %, ISL.
Do YOU remember III" dear Delta, The glowing ,.-
scrpon which .';Ir poet "l all circle. and the idol
uf his own gives of the Vale uf Cashmere and its
illness has, in sort hrcii pa-Illrrrl by festive
event which hns iu%t ''cnmc or III our city. On
Thursday night last 18th" fair lndyc" who is justly
rrcmcd ns ''tic prl.. of Mobile distinguished in
both hcIm4plrr.- for her beauty grace and genius.
au whom the npprccinvc royalty and mobility ni
Great Britain h"u''rcd highly lnsi ycGr as star
Of western ovcinss,' gave an entertainment to the
fashion and gaIctv of or city which has never been
surpassed in these luiigitrcs Shall gossip 10 YOU
briefly o! some of it- more picturesque features!
From almost early star-ri-c till the roses of morn
ing begun tn Tighten over rnStcrn waters, the clc
CANT mansion Of DIR. lie Vert. on Government street,
shruhbcrv, lighfcd with innumernbic vari-colored
lnnps. sonc like vast emerald gossNner wells, en-
tau,linc swarms Of i;rc-Rics fairy orchards with
fruits OF gold. and flowers of flame through all their
branches.
Ahout 10 o'clock the .'.rollv company began 10
fill the spacious halls, whose interior decorations were
cuuali, tns,cu and brilliant The principal drawing
rnnm tiily 0rlnriItcd on lis walls with :, collection
of original portraits, "f person.. "i rlnnchcr, was
also wrca.hrl about with the rli hnwcrS -aiiu ever
GREENS. i;,.. How su luXurianl in uUr cnnHtc. lhr
embellishments oi the murtrl, i'll particular, were
strknclv beautiful. and arranged n t" present nj
most "A fac simis Of the throne of Queen Victoria
when our fair countrywoinhn was received III Court
The accomplished mistress at the niisin: $1,000 III
thr hull To receive her guests. How gracefully ana
cordially does shc do me greetings "i The evening
Have vnu ever seen Mndau Octavia Walton lie Vert
Enter with me and will present you. There she Is
radiau,lv before. Won. What *culptItrcd hcnufy III
IL. al l,,,t. t.,.
symmetry. such wdunting grace, sI'h dcc"rns dg-
ny such cordial courtesy, such infinite adaptireness
of manner, YOU have never srcn before: l:s very
crac,s seem part uf the cXqu-itcy moulded person.
And her face, Ma'!"ma-k shape, the high, broad,
white forehead parting "bruwn WIVES at her hair,
TINT lovingly slopes from the 'i"ory shore, the vital
snphirc. ~ her ewes that melting with thought
and gnoducss. the cxquisitlvrly curve! !lps tinted
like sct-sfclls he whole face iniccd Is absolutely
rulnut .?;tl n bcau,y-In'u" Well might Willis any,
sc is such woman as occurs D'li orc III N' con" So
mn Empire.
We'll, Won have passed the greetings, and bravo!
As told YOU, she has made You think Just hy IN"
force Of her and lhos" lew ircll"''s Words
which from other lips would mcan but little, that yot!
urc the very being Of NIL others she is most delighted
70 SEQ. Verify that is the mystic spell Of perfect
grace and courtesy,
But come un, let us press through this dense array
Of hcnrtv elegance and tishl"n, nnd enter snhc ol
In. otLc,c rooms Look how yondcr stairway Is
crowded Docs il mn! app"nr like RaphncFs Vision
81 Tocoh,s Ind,icr. Hcr' IN this room, you may see
thc con.tela.cI lovrlincss ui Mobile gliding through
thc ,Innrr. What u pity that they vii! SIN summit
t.;, ncyilc figures to the rmhracr3 ot the Mazorkn
and Srntshe, and ,nin@!e ~ iis ;'I,: ''' Nf UGH
,ncv nf the ..ninIcl'' Queen has t"rhid''en
There is one of Mobiles inrcst daught"rS---i!Iat
s,orr and s,a;cv lady. with the light ot The honey
moon still shining upon her lofty brow anu hehihinS
in her laughing ewes. This fair BEN" t"" that talks
So we'll and seems the very embodiment "i vvnclty,
i ono who. bu, Il few days since, charmed an cx-
Secretary, AMI nilc mn "Fc"" W ''N y" .'''u'e''
Lindsey.
,,c ,,,u., mss on All here is the brautcous "Octa-
yin the opcnl. rosebud by ts parent stem; and
there the finest model ot Southern lalv, IL the ami
able. intelligent and pleasing Mrs. aiton the inoth-
rr uf the hostess.
# il iInpn.sihlc, INV dear Delta, to describe the
bc,u,v and plcasuntrss n these festive scenes. All
the elite las Father Rchr would say o our city, anu
many invited guests from the interior OF o'lr Snfc,
and some from own Crescent were pres,h. phc
Thousand invitations had been issued, and the prci-
.;nus were deficient in neither brilllancv nur extent,
for their accommodation. Our little queen city "t
tho (uIf has never seen more brilliant cntcrthln-
mon; hau this which combined all the qualities oi
thc ball, the evce the sorcc, and the t"c h0m1Fc.
The sumner. too, was most sunptnoll-, ana tpiraii
in its apponmrnts The tables were absolutely ple''
with every luxury and dclicacv that nrt has invent
o mr. nature in The luscious proIliSion 81 the S"lth,
affords lrunu this '.hranch of the SUBJECT VIII
nnt dwell now. though did then {" Sybare satisiac-
tion,
What pity, my dear Dca. you were not here
you would have fingered among the rusc-blooms, anu
Hoshiuo smiles and champagne sparkllngs, and merry
ronnr,ccs as | did, delighted and then have gone
home tn the Battle Ilnusc, under the cool and ar-oi
stars that were tn-t disappearing before the wlntc
liGht of the comm. morning. Long will NIL who were
prcsent remember this truly magnificent and delight