Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-14

From the y. Y. Herald.
Salt Sulphur Springs.
SALT SrLpurE SPRINGS, Va, Aug. %, l-Jl.
Tn Graud Fanny RaH- Full Description q
4 H,yr l. L.

I shall ofor sou ia apology for sending You
tie following description foI publication, he
aaas, tn far famed celebrity aud unriyal!ed
circulation of your journal makes II the most
repcrrpository ut every thing TINT l. fa.hiona
BIZ a. well rs useful or uterestng in literature
art, or science. Please. therefore, herald
it 10 the world that there was a grand fnncy
ball at thrs" Springs last night aud which, IN
point OF numbers, elegance, and variety of cos
tune and magnificent display of female
beauty, would be worthy of such chroniclcr
Protestant. OF the upwards Of four hundred
visitors WHO nre now nj this watering plncc, II
would be M dispnragemrnt Ia assert that gay
~, or iosellcr. or more polished and refined as
semblnge, of both sexes, j. no where 10 be met
with at any of the springs
About the hour of nine the ball room and nd
joining paror, both Of ample and imposing di
mrnsions. and brilliantly illuminated, were
thrown open To the curious crowd and the or
che-trn, conducted by Mcs~rs. Dnlingcr CO.
of Richmond, commenced discoursing those dul-
eel strains Of fashionable melody for which the
salt sulphur Band are unsurpassed. And HOW
for hurried description for hurried il must
be-, of the ball itself Miss H., Of :. e, in the
character If Mary Queen of Scots, both looked
and moved like II Queen. Her dress was
gorgeous robe oil purple velvet, and velvet
capfichly studded with pearls and diamonds
which well became her tall figure aud lofty
carrmgy, and the stately symmetry OF her per
sou. Miss NJ, from the same State, very mo
destly and beautifully played the part Of fHe
dhon"er To the Queen but not without pro-
ducing the impress ion that she, herself
every way fitted 10 WELD the sccptre and
To wenr the crown of "A not less lovely but
much more fortunate princess than Mary
Stuart. Miss NJ. Of Va, in the syvan
hnhiliments of Dryad, dazzed the eyes
mud bcwitchcd the hearts of all observers. Her
al lin, I'D
lcaycs, and we'll accorded with the graceful
elegance Of her person, and the superb rotundity
of her figure. Miss NJ, Of S G., assumed the
character und costume of n Norman peasant;
but her eloquent langnor, her rcpose of Manner
her drcam-ke expression of countcnance, her
oriental style OF beauty, and her ndcscribubly
beautiful hair, flowing III unbounded luXurunce
below the wast-all together, would well have
Justified the spectator in locating the scene of
her disguise beneath IL much wnrmor sun and
more genial cline than even Normandy. Mrs.
-, of \. o., was particularly fascinating
"l'umuna.' he nmiubc and accomplished Mrs
L.. Of :. e, pcrsonated the character Of II Span.
ISL lady, for which we'll selected costume, her
brunette style of beauty, and charming viync-
~, both Of wit and disposition, most admirably
fitted her. Her dress was beautiful pink SATIN,
trimmed with black point lace, surmounted bya
Florontine hcuddrcss of pearls and diamonds,
with bracelets aud necklace to correspond. Miss
IA ii1 ,I;
Itulian peasant, in gontlcncss and grace of man
ner, and intelligent and refined expression, was
w. - W. ~ VA so r'"'''6'
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At II w. - ~. VI
.f 'S",' WIZ '''' p,.''u"s ''I''s' ,,
they pcrson,tcd to such advantage. Mis- W.
(of 5. ca rs "Fillc de Regiment" was remnrka-
o'''' ''''"Es ,'' ''' s'"'',9! 'Is-
' W. a''" i 80 -
W. "'J III '' ' p,'V'''"S 'os'"'"' y, ''Ps,'
"'h" H"tei anu p'"Sn'''g ".a" 'n'ai u oen'a'e
=, Nv Nia'"' ,'''o '"'' "''"
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VI l'r ~ - - NV i'tS' rs N9,' roI second
. ''N'' ''1'h S5e M aS "',S"'' NE
m'1 a. ut'" ~ way, anu me iast as hea
",''a2 'ie'o, were 'a1" "na AT en''''' to Tue
'''#, On '"'H 'N'at"' ana "efe 'si'f''"if
"'}s9 ',' me eit"' l,e' "na "Ppfeo',''oh WIN
- III, "'''.''" mon 'esl''o'No o'io'ag't'S,
W. ''t W. "'','' !" III, "''', ""'"ss' 'n' "S' VI
y'''S "'ss'S' 'h'' Tue Nv" ms =. = "' - ~
|'rs,'" ~ N'i'h"n l''"a"'.s' miss y, " W,
W' "') Us '9'"''h i'"SS', MISS n. - (o'
N".( a. ~ i,"""" f,aNon,' NisS N. - lol
Nasl Mls' =, " ana MISS " A. (ol >. ~
IT, ""'I hhl9 una MISS VI y, l"l D - rs
Il 'a"!1' peasant were al "i 'h'm quite as
charming ana attractive us II was possible fof
persons I'll '"''f ''hue' years 10 oe Oh Suei' occa
Having thus briefly given Il very imperfect
portrait re of the ladies, we shall still moro in
olntIncutly and unccremoniously dispose of the
uthsr Sex. The McSsrs II. of :. {. as "lndian"
and Paul prv," were admitted to be two of the
hest characters, rs we'll rs costumes. of the even
ing aud enactcd-wonderS. Mr.. W aud tlr.A
of = C.. were both capital inperSonntions Of the
"spaoiard" and were two of the handsomest