Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-15

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sYcs.'' he repIiodi "hni YOU are not near as
heavy as he was -
"Noi" said l. "why Daniel Webster was
not a r8y large man"
"Oi" he replied, 81 thought you alluded TO
Daniel Lambert"
This was damper.
We worked fur three mortal hours getting
little Amos to sleep. That child is two years
Of age. possesses a wakcfIlness Of disposition
perfeeily astonishing IN one SO young, and has
pleasing peculiarly Of bowling terribly in the
night al intervals Of about twenty-five minutes.
paragoric and tally wers too much for him this
time, however. He snceumbed At last, and
dropped peacefully to repnse at halfpast seven
to a second. Ateight Podgers and the carriage
arrived MIS-. Pudgers eaWe up in Mrs. But
terfeld's room to show herself. She was taste
fully and magnihcenlly auired. She wore a
white Grape illusion with eighteen aounces,
over profusely embroidered tulle skirt Hoped
up on the side with boquet OF Swiss merlin
CUES. Her bodice was Of sea green iabinet,
with an elegant pin-cushon Of orange-eolored
MORE antique over the bertha. Her head-dress
was composed Of cut velvet cabbage leaves, with
turnip M nofurei. aud a small boncd turkey,
secured BY a golden wire, IA Biaiirt d hotel,
crowned the structure. Pudgers gazed upon
her with compliment and pardonahle pride.
We descended TO the carriage, but finding il
impossible for all of US 10 ride within, Mrs.
Podgers stood up on the sea, with the driver.
Mrs b. and got inside, aud Podgers walked
BY the way. on this account he subsequently in
an unjusiihable manner, objected to paying his
proportion of the expenses Of transportation, as
I had been agreed upon between Us. On arriv-
| ing at Mrs Pique's, regre, to say, an unpleas-
ant alteration took place between myself and
our driver, on the subjeet.of the fee. was
finally compelled to close the discussion by dis
bursting ten dollars, which that dsagreeabe To-
dvdual unnecessarily remarked was only a
boat dollar a hundred after all. " On enter
ing the hall, which was brilliantly Illuminated
We were struck with It's size and elaborate or
naments, and also with the unpleasant fact that
nobody was there The fact Is. we had arriv-
ed little too early. However, we amused
ourselves walking about and Podgers got into
the supper room, where be bruke sugar chick
en- OF the top Of large cake, 10 carry home 10
his little Anna Maria, aud being detected there
in, was summarily elected, and had the chicken
taken away from him, at which Mrs. b. and
secretly reiUicei. At ten O'Clock the company
began TO arrive. and in half an hour the large
hall was crowded with the beauty, fashion and
ex,ravaeanee of the city. 1t really brought
tears Of delight to my eyes to see the number
Of lovely women tina, San Francisco can produce
and To think what immense sums Of money their
beautiful dresses must cost their husbands and
fathers. Sets of quadriles were formed, then
followed the fancy dances, pOlkas, redowzs, and
that funny dance where the gentleman grabs the
lady about the waist with one hand, and pumps
her arm up and down with the other, while
hopping violently from side to side. after the
manner of that early and esiimabe christian--
ST. Yitns.
] eanno, pretend to enumeraie the ladies
whose charms particularly impressed me-
Moreover, If could, it would be OF illie ser
vice to the republic, for il is in the fashion to
do this sort Of thing By initials, and who wo d
recognize lovely Mrs. A, with her lovely
daughter IN white eoiionei, and the magnificent
Mrs. e., the cynOsure Of all eyes, 10 a pegHoir
Of ,hIee-ply capeting, with corsage de gu,sny
bag aud poiHi applique ROD, de NUT, or the
sweet Misses c., in elaborate Swiss ginghams,
with gimp cord and iassaIs and fGienl dc CAB
ri0lct. Suffice II To say that the loveliesi la
dies Of San Francisco were there, and the belle
Of the evening was undoubtedly Miss. -,
though many preferred the mature charms Of
the radiant Mrs. -. tYou perceive that
these blanks left for the convenience Of those
who wish TO send this description to the East
cru States, who hereby have my express per-
mission TO insert any names they may think APP
propriaie. One lady, observed, whose dress
though no great Judge of dry goods, ] should
imagine TO have cost in the neighborhood Of If
~ barrels Of mess pork. Every thing went of
admirably. Wohhles, Of We5hsss s. Strycum,
who was present with his daughter, young
lady of nine years, with a violent propensity 10
long cuEls, dressed in crimson silk with orange
colered panialeites. Mobiles, who has pref
,y way Of saying poelIcal things with great
originality said that '.ofi eyes spoke love to eyes
that spoke again, aud all went berry as a mar
rage nell, :" and | agreed with him.
The officers were all there, moreover radi-
ant in brass coats and blue hnitons-l mean blue
buttons and brass coais--and looking divinely
0hN " AA1h ~1NAuNheNig ANau APou uil luE,
but before could utter the exclamation Of an
gush that ! was about TO give vent to, he said
so sweeily Don't apologize that the pain
left me in moment The officers Of the Vim
eennes, though sufficiently handsome, are not
tall men- This, Podgers remarked, was dis
pensaiion Of Divine Providence, as the Yineen-
mes is only four feet SIX between decks, and
they would be constantly humping their heads
: If they were taller.
, AT two O'clock we sat down to supper
; Magnificent indeed--iurkeys, chickens, salads
) champagne-everybody gobbling and guzzIine
every thing, presenting to my mind Ear finer
spectacle than the Wanted Fall Of Niagara
, which think have been overated.
Podsers, who is always doing something IN
, pleasant, emptied plate Of oysiery soup on my
head, merely saying, Beg pardon, Baiierheld, ,
in consequence Of which found large siewet
; oyster in my right whisker on returning TO the
} ball rom. and was made exceedingly uneom.
Portable durinp the resi- nf the evening