Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-22

NiC'N iS '"N
and appearance.
Rain. rain-s,il rain-another rainy day, beyond
all question. Ii certainly does rain excessively III
;h.s. mountains when it sets about II. The drops
came down dusgedly and wickedly, IN n forest 81
small water.sp"uts, ~ if the Atlantic were hung up
in the air To give the visitors a donchs odh. Jus'
think Of three rainy days all IN a row, ana ID near
alike that You cannot distinguish one from lis '"ih'
and you must keep 40 almanac in your hand to prove
TO yourself that Yesterday has not come back again to
cheat you into living n stal. day over.
The drswing.rooms ure agaiu %thronged. There IA
not \ chair, couch. sofa, any thing that can be sat on
or lnunged on, that is unoccup;ei Tome, gentle reader
come take a seat in this quiet nook, ana We VIII! note
the many charming faces around Us.
The lady in the music room, 80 surrounded oy gem
tlemen, receiving with Christian resignation innuh-
TAIN. of commitments, is Miss T., OF Richmond. Does
from inc evil spirits that beset him in the Coliseum !
W.. mink il, was by some kind of tumigation. May
Miss T.. not discover some magic herb
That elrgantlooking woman, with a Grecian Me-
81 .like tnce, is Mrs. NJ. OF Richmond. This lady 10,
we learn, oinniponrnt III the iashionaple world; and
nm, only 10 shake her head with III uir OF inistrust to
secure the ostracism Of any one.
The lady OF the arm OF the bluff, stormy Mr.,
looking something like a sprig OF geraniurn hanging
from u staiwnrt mOuntaiI ash, Is Miss l.. ot Norfolk
Mr.. p. of Louisiana, would make al admirable
study for all artist who wanted n handsome corsnlr
for u wild sea- piece. Ills figure 10 n little tou robust
Incining to the Milo more than the Antinous) but his
open, manly features, combined with a complexion o
vigorous health, makes him altogether a hGnlsome
man.
That girIish figure, with soft hair. that series to
shade, without cOmcealing, a pair of lovely dark que
eyes, that seem almost melting in their dewy teInef,
ness. is Mrs. W., a bride from Washington '"oy VI
The former Marshal OF the District. w
The laushing-eyed brunette IN the door ~ u. "
Of TENNESSEE, one Of the many charming y"mmns
widows who attract general admiration mere. h"'
lndy has had Der curiosity -that quaiity. %hich 70 .,
universally Imputed to the daughters OF e I""'
painfully tested. 4 boquet was sent hr Il 'e" uuy'
ayn, but there was no sign OF inc niesscUse'' V "
was the giver of the fairy git. fr"" "npm u'u
have come She had recelved ooquets oeiofe, ou
go I'D u which 50 touched her fancy. lher'
r.r. bri,,bt Young ross.buds, the slender green ARM
in which they had SO long been nes'ied sun ciaspeS
about them, ms though 10th to give them up; aud pan
sizes with their purple eyes iuil OF sweet i1vini
thnuohts; und The daisy, spreading abroad lis tell-ts'
na,ss as though asking to be inquired Oh; and man.
: delicate towering thing peeped from beneath
sb.lterinc leaf, or sat in state upon lis own slende
.,em. like d queen upon her thrOue.
Who could be the giver Of such a tasteful gift
We may give You the ''denoucaent," dear reader
in a future article.
That elegant looking girl, with a form remarkabl
dsveloped-a queen like figure, aud a step like Jl
nos who was certainly intended for q queen, is Nj: