Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1857-10-26

The city !. arcsiv petty full o, visitor. ,o the Fair
-h'eh conuerccs aud the cro.d Is .,ii pour
ing In frcm AL dircctiors From present Indications
therefore, 90 inchoe 10 the opinion that tho numb.r Of
persons In ATTENDANCE will be nearly not quit q. isrr-
as on any previous occasion IL is the 6rst ~i.h Of al
OF them, no doubt to catch glimpse Of the Crrs which
Is said to have been proving about aud usyyne cite.
but which, from the fat and jolly appearance Of mauy of
onr rural cousns has yet into the
In justice TO the general cause Of truth and our own
conscience In particular, cannot say much for tho
personal pulehritude Of either the the women who
nave yet assembled In our goody city, To be sure they
all nave qute healthy aud contented appearance as IL
meat aud bread existed great ABUNDANCE and a. II they
INDUCED in these god things somewhat censurabe
excess We have often marveled in times like these
when people congrcga,s In heming crowds vbeue,
come such multitude Of ine1cusably houety folks
fsr seems to possess inherent and my
traction Tor the lfavored Of proud old Common.
wealth. We are consoed by the pleasing ref ction.
however. that none OF the arc left behind bu,
that all, Tor the time being concenua tei here
we nave no idea Of provoking a personal difheuty
with any Of the chivarous geutlcmen Who have come
hther to the Fair; but Ne do say in spite of the world
the tesh, and the devil that Heaven in manufactures
most Of them, was exceedingly spsng Of its c,mcy ma
teals We observe lev oil Anack from -x TO ten
fee, in height, and wearing boards aud nousaches tbs.
look entirely innocent OF any knowledge Of either water
or napkins, Who have come down here we suppose 70,
the role purpoeeof seeing hos badly they can reehteu
the animals on tho Fair Grounds and the little childr~u
on the stress If they do OF the Crisis then
the C'is's perfectly unscarsble thing The remander
Of the male portion Of the assembled crowd is in admra
oe keeping with the general appearance OF the Anak
boys Wepi'y the poor fathers and mothers who have
been fated for 20 many years look aud to medta,e
upon this unnitgsted and boundess uglues,
As To the female portion, language fails us to speak Of
their Infinite merits in the respect alluded to- in
terms a, once truthful and graphic The amount OF fe
male LONELINESS In at the present time is utterly
Understandable aud unimsgnsblc There are few notice
able and even brilliant exceptions however, to look upon
which Is feast to the and . rapture to the soul
But may kind Providence take the baauce 10 him
sell, aud make them jewels in h- croxn-ior their high,
earth, derived from their personal appearance. will
never be brighter than that emitted by rusty te npenuy
nail We remark by the way, that crinoine appears 70
have suffered sad collapse. Its dimensions have feer.
fully diminshed-osing altogether, we presume to the
pressure Being ardent aimirer and advocate of cripo
line d"poFe the me,ncho'y aud unmposing strait 70
which is has been reduced and breathe an everast
ing curse upon the pressure.
With tear for crinone therefore conclude our orr
nal and ell and opposite observations on the visions
the Fair We protest, moreover that have intended
no offence by discourse any mortal male or female
-io while pennng these lines have been whistling
| like good UHc!e Toby, Liilabuiisro all the time