Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-03-12

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the Sarsaparilla-got through by "day.
light" The Tribune gives the bill of the play
as sent with each card of Invitation as fol
lows:
Mrs. S. P. Townsend
Requests the pleasure of -'s
Company on Tuesday evening, Feb. "a.
at 9 o'clock.
Dancing in the Drawing Rooms.
Panorama of the Hudson River in the
Theatre and Picture Gallery.
Parlor in the Second Story for Converse
ton, etc.
Parlors in the Third and Fourth Stories for
Whist Parties.
Music will commence at 9 o'clock.
Dancing at 10 o'clock.
Supper at liz o'clock.
Panorama will move from 10 to l o'clock
Carriages at 12, and 2 O'Clock.
Doctor Townsend has slowed away a
great many bottles of Sarsaparilla in his
Fifth Avenue Palace, not that he keeps
his medicine there, but he has expended
the price of a great many bottles in its
erection. 1t particularly delights the DR..
to have strangers ring his door BELL and
slipping half into the hand of the ser
want, ask the privilege of inspecting the
house. This is done daily, and the visitors
are attended through the palace, wondering
at the efficacy of Sarsaparilla.
But to the party. The Tribune says:
This programme was carried out almost
to letter, so far as the host was concerned,
except that the Panorama did not move
quite as long as announced, and the supper
was matter of ten or fifteen minutes be-
hind time-owing in great part, to the
assiduity of certain parties, whose appetites
got the better of their politeness or anxiety
to save their coats harmless. The guests
did not do their parts as thoroughly. But
one pack of cards were put in use all the
evening, although to stories were devoted
to whist. There were calls through the
great room for carriages before the noon of
night; and conversation was not confined
to the story appropriated to it, in defiance
of all rule, went on in every apartment.
But the ball was a great success. AS
one approached the house, it seemed
wrapped in blaze of light from turret to
foundation stone; and as one entered, the
effect of the chandeliers falling upon the
richly ornamented walls, and upon the bev-
les of beauties who whirled in the dance
leaned over the galleries, or fitted up and
down the stairs, was superb; and as the
emusic arose with its voluptuous swell" one
could not but ask whether fairy-land could
boast of aught more magical than this.
Among those present we noticed M j
-r-P-nd-nis, Mr.. P-ck-iff and
Mr.. P-ck-ck, all the P-t-
phars, and MissBecky Sh-p. Were we
we woulddescribe their splen-
did attire. Had we time for Arithmetic,
we would enter into nice calculation as to
the effect of the Empress Eugenia's relin-
quishment of hoops, etc. upon their diam
eters in New York
In one respect, this magnificent affair did
great credit, begging Gauche Boosey's par
don, TO DR.. Townsend: it was conducted
on strictly temperance. principles through
put. Boosey was there, but looked some
what out of his elements. We overheard
/ remark of his to friend: "If they wont
give US champagne" he observed, "do you
suppose I'll give up to party what was
meant for mankind?"
Neither the Republicanism nor Temper
,nce of DIR. Townsend will be likely, we
ear, to be initiated in Fifth Avenue this
year or next. But good example is sure
% bear fruit, sooner or later; and we trust
hat some of the snobs who effect to sneer
1t h m will keep in mind that he taught
hem two or three useful and important les
IONS last night.