The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-07-16
sEA-sHoRE sKETcHEs.-No. S.
br Many J. Wrsplr
rrr.osr HOUSE, Cape island, J.ly II, 1885

We had on Monday evening fine display Of fireworks
and We are now seated pen hand before sheet Of fools
cap with the ambitious design Of conveying paper some
idea Of their magical splendor, though fear we shall
show Lack Of power IN attempting 70 gave you
any adequate idea Of their sparkling, flashing beauty
The grounds fronting the Columbia House had been Sc
eeted as the spot which the rockets TO be sent
up while from the portoc OF this hotel The ladies could
the better ENJOY the coup dasL" When reached the
Of exhibition fun band playing some OF MozArts
popular airs, stationed in bower-ike sort Of orehes
gay bellies and whskered equisites moved IN ehequer
ed before and all the sights and sounds Of
gay watering place surrounded The lawn and baioo
nies already thronged with dense mass swaring
round and round like ants upon ant-hill-or when
looked al the whole rather than its indiYid-
ua particles, like great caudron slowly boiling
up to the brim and subsidng again.
After securing good position IN this human sea we
turned 10 contemplate the animated Suddenly with
kissing sound which startled and burst Of light al
binding up sprung fiery serpent into the pure
atmosphere with the grace and hghtness of winged
row hooking the stars with its transient brilaney and
then falling back in clusters of starry showers
No words convey adequate idea of the briancy
Of the spectacle An assembly general of all The gnes
fassr in the world the npky uayH suddenly fallen
from the sky, the only things compare this
magical and fairyke display They succeeded each
other too, with wonderful rapidy and precision Their
color varied in ascending and sometimes the motion
changed and they seemed chase each other with daz-
ding brightness and rapidy. Now il star whirl
ing round and round like Of living diamonds then
showers of illuminated flowers Pickering before
eyes, Nothing could be conceived beautiful; WAS
like the effect produced by sudden burst of music We
viii not enter into mater-offact explanation Of these
beautiful Illusions for dislike the spirit that pleases IT.
self by tracing effects canses where the only
the research be the humiliation Of all
and the extinction Of all wonder Oh our life
could endure to know the machineries of OBJ
jects that TO the wonders OF the earth We
away from explanations and demonstrations those
murderers of all poetry and romance with fingers
in No let US be child still Let steam
boat be still to Of monster fish that Of its
accord its paddle fins; let railway train be still TO
dragon which issues from the tunnsed bowels Of the
earth snoring smoke and fire from the nostrls Of its huge
metallic head let silks and paper and all the Of the
magical manufactures of the day be still the pro-
ducts Of magic art
At 10 o'clock turned homewards the confused up
Of the dispensing crowd following like The Of
distant beach but when reached temporary home
sound be heard but the tuuahlng surf while
the everlasting of heaven seemed look down
quiet supremacy and easy consciousness that they
not soon likely to be again rivaled
We do not think possible to conceive scene of more
light and brilliant gaey than that presented by the hall
of the the occasion Of their first grand bop 1t is
brilliant spectacle The multitude Of lights with the ele
giant assemblage Of company made il of the gayes
entered. With magic little crow-qul by
way Of wand, the genueuany proprietor had summoned
from the different houses brilliant crowd of both sexes
There porty elderly gentlemen in the glossesf Of
broadcloths and massive watcseals exguses redoeni
of Chestnut street and de y fair radiant
in smiles and diamondsin short there fashionable
crowd, in most Of the paraphernalia of their order
When entered the centre OF the hoor alive with
dancers The dance q species Of waltz where the
gentleman suddenly whired bis partner round ard round
with velocity and swifncss that almost took away the
breath and then suddenly loosed her and whirlinr
away in his turn, let her overake him in the crowd
When they then met their pace became funerea un-
til the music portion OF Jullens araiaed band burst
into rapid measure when away they bounded again
forming circles which the eye could scarcely follow and
which candor compels say destroyed all graceful eo
gance of movement
who the cynosure OF al eyes the nucleus round
which all gathered
Her face was almost transparent with expression and
her eyessu eyes-pobody could look full at them With
out winkng ALL therefore, thai say positively re-
speeding those marvellous eyes is that they shade
of the bird that Poes chamber door with asbes
which, when she nercfnl enough the dainty
pillow below, seemed to throw her face into shade
Among the crowd of ladies laden and oyerladen with
all kinds Of ewery she had only twisted her riuges
cluster of starshapcd blossoms and her superb figure was
robed in mist-like drapery without single
its purity. Such Msslex excuse the name Sur
rounded by-one, two, three-we reckoned dozen
gentlemen in the intervals of the dancing Every of
them asked her TO dance Having promised the first she
shook her head without speaking in reply Of the
Others and appeared 10 take very little notice Of of
them her eyes resting complacently tiny foot which
peeps from beneath The heecy dress it keeps with
the music and indeed that foot very dainty looking
thing in It's white slipper and have doubt her numer-
Gus lovers have charming visions OF horseback rides that
they may take that wicked bra-turner into their
palms while lifting its owner to the saddle
When the dancing began beauty dared off leaving
the bellies around her ready die with envy she
red with her the most dazzling beanx in the roora
"a word in your ear, gentle reader. MI. is quite
hon here He is not BIT of fop or dandy. On the
contrary his tastes eminsny manly for he is said to
have hunted moose in Maine winter and even taken
run after buffaloes into the Indian country
At the close Of the qusdrle they came to shr old sta
ton again, and had opportunity observe er vi
vaecs little longer We watched such witchery
II single word, single syllable perhaps that she
careessy bestowed on her companion; but the Gypsy had
fascination about her that seemed irresistible She
played her wiles and threw her gances with much will
ful mischief that the gentleman subdned before
aware He quoted poetry to her She paroded his
most iudcrouslv to his face all the while smoothing
down The folds of her dress with the provoking non
chaianc and feepng her shoulder to see that the
ingiets were doing discred to their polished resting
place.
There are worse places for Irritation lei me tell YOU
reader dear than the great saloon of the - Its very