The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-02-24
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High Life Below Stairs!

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High Life Below Stairs!
On Tuesday evening last, by consent Of IL
: proprietors, the Industrial aristocracy
that old and popular Hotel-the America
House-gave one Of the most recherche, soci
BILE gatherings that has graced this fashionab
season. 1t was not, as many such occasion
are, mere imitation Of the gorgeous and bri
liant soirees of the Upper Tendon but it W,
unique and characteristic in itself; distinguish
by much that the excluded aristocracy woul
delight to copy.
The company was not marred by the disa
greeable feature Of being miscellaneous 1t i
often that the Press has teemed with laudation
OF the loneliness, the gayety, the fashion, tn
sparkling wit and still more sparkling eye.
and the lustre Of refinement and dress tina
have glittered and illuminated similar coca
sions; but never, either in City or in Hamlet
has more of all these, without ostentation or
seeming consciousness of their existance, beer
convened in one scene, made so bright for tn,
hour, by their presence.
First, shone supremely fair among the as
sembled loveliness, the queenly and majestic
Big Ann, who, 1--WE must record our opinion, }
was the belle of the evening, standing head
and shoulders above all competitors. Next
came wreathed in smiles, the bright and ever
cheerful NJ. H., to whose gentle and skillful
hands, the American House gentlemen and
boarders, are so much indebted for the starchy
prominence oftheir collars and the snowy pur-
ity of their bosoms. We should do violence to
refined taste if we did not notice, in this con-
nection, the Juno like Miss H. D., who has so
long and so well by her presence and atten-
ton, made glad the hearts of those old bache-
lor epicureans at the American House, by the
magical facility with which she spreads before
them the choicest morsels that are every
day announced on the Bill of Fare.
There too, shone brightly, the twin Dol
phins-both so very pretty, you could not tell
which was the other. Next, blazed like star
of the first magnitude, Miss NJ. c., the presiding
deity of the American House mangle and
there was little B., who foated through the
may dance with the ease and grace of hum
ming bird also, little l.. the sylph of the nur-
sery. Last, but not least, came the lovely B.
O., one of the admired of all admirers whose
sweetness of manner told volumes of exper-
fence in the concoeting Of dainties and pastries
whose glowing cheeks spoke of the cherry
ripe, we so often taste-in her pies and the
sight of her ruby pouting lips drove many
Mr.. Doesticks, in despair, to the outer bar, to
drown his anguish in glass of beer.
But unlike some editors, we forbear further
to particularize the many fair ones presented
TO our eyes. We will not omit to mention, that
The gallant SWANS were composed of the strong
armed and hearty good willed gentry of the
aristocracy, together with good
'prinkling of the Honorable rulers of the land
Ill so much mixed up together, that it was
hard to tell one from the other. The celebrat-
ID French and Spanish band of our city, was
retained for the occasion, and discoursed most
excellent music.
The supper and refreshments were superb
prepared by the hands of one of the bellies as
listed by Father Walker, consisting of ice
;ream, cakes and fruits, and all the other deli
,aces of the season.
Full of the pleasures of the dance, the music,
md the supper, the transient hours fed on the
wings Of joy,
And all went merry as a marriage bell,"
And many would have exclaimed
tsOn with the dance!
Let Joy be unconfned! No sleep till morn,
When youth and pleasure meet
To chase the glowing hours with flying feet!''
But old Lent, jealous Of the few days" of his
reign, at the tolling of the chapel bell for mid
night, suddenly stole in upon them, and with
his mystic wand "put out the lights" and man.
tied all the loneliness of the scene in sombre
gloom.
OLD FLAPJACK.
Flapjack Place, Feb. 81, 1855.