Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-11-19
YORKVILLE, S. G.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 10, 1857,
WHAT WE SAW AND HEARD.

1t IS generally expected that when an editor
sees or hears anything that he will letit be known
This has become one of the appurtenances-per-
haps impertinences-of the craft. But we have
seen such variety of things-such complete
ola podr9a, during the past week, each deserving
place in the picture that we will find it difhcuit
to marshall them into communicable phalan1.-
There were objects at the Fair to please the eye
the taste and the fancy of the fastidious amateur
and the judgment and good sense OF the piain'
substantial farmer. Considered as an evidence OF
the unaagging interest manifested in the promo
ton of agricultural pursuits, and the substantial
prosperity of the country, it was q decided "hit.
Tn spite of the monetary depression the hotels
we're crowded. and no person seemed inclined to
stint himself in the least AT any rate, every one
appeared to enjoy the cheap luxury of looking on
the fair lockers on-a pleasure especially dpropos
ON such occasions. For really there was nothing
jafrer than the contributions from all parts Of the
State of beauty and bright eyes. The ladies, par
ticularly those from the country, were decidedly
the best gotten up articles -exhibited--And what
sight is more refreshing than beautiful woman:
We met in the Fair Grounds blind man. How
we pited him! Not, however, because he could
not see the endless variety Of capes collars, skirts,
chemisettes and other elegant envelopes Of beau
tful womanhood, but because the light Of wo-
mans eye, the varied panorama of fair brows and
sunny smiles dawned not on his benighted orbs.
We watched him as he groped his way through that
cloud Of beauty, and thought of the blind HOMER
and the sight-dmmed MILTON, with their bound
less love of the beautiful shut out from the fair
face of Nature, clad in her robe Of flowers, and
gorgeous in her sunset hues. few aims would
relieve his physica! wants, yet nothing could ad-
minister that exquisite felicity which sets the son
aglow-that realization of ideal beauty-dimly
dreamed of, and only met at long intervals, when
such an occasion as the present gathers together
the oveliness of the country, as the tints OF the
rainbow are gathered into one splendid whole
It is useless to deny the power of beauty. We
were not solitary in our admiration. Many an
eye turned from the garish pomp of dress, of cost
ly quilts. carpeting and gossamer work, to gaze
upon the enchanting lovelness of woman Amid
the consultations ehone conspicuously Misc.
R, the star of Columbia. She possesses an
exquisteness and faultlcss perfection of feature
which extorted the praise Of ALL and fascinated
many . heart, albeit, unused to the Hutter Of
warm smotions Like the "dainty Rabie Belp'-
aWhat woman nature filled her eyes
What poetry within them lay!
Those deep and tender twilight eyes
So full of meaning, pure and bright
As if she yet stood in the light
OF the oped gates of Paradise! !"
She reminded US of rare flower, carefully foster
ed until it bloomed into full grown beauty, yet
wanting perhaps the ruddy glow which only the
kindly breezes of Heaven con give. Yet she was
beautiful, and all who looked once, turned to look
again. 49, ss, - go ",'-
There were, however, in that bright galaxy
many stperfect woman, nobly planned"
s.sone'' ITO borrow an expression from N. P. Will
lis) s.you would pay high rent to live in the
same country town with" Miss N-S-o of
Pendleton yields the palm tonone in point Of beau
ty A finely chiseled face, grace and nairete of
expression witchery in her clear, earnest eyes,
and above all, the natural, modest, maidenly at-
ractiveness of the country lasse, united with the
roseate glow of health caught from the mountain
breezes, made her, even in that fair assemblage,
"bright particular STAR" We expect she left ma
ny Columbian signing,
"My hearts in the Highlands, my heart is not
My hearts in the Highlands a-chasng the deer"
Another cluster of admirers gathered around
Miss j and Miss B., of Union. Abbe-
vile, Fairfield and Chester contributed largely to
the array of beauty. Two or three graduates Of
the Yorkville College were down, and one Of them,
Miss LIZZIE MoFFATT of Chester, exhibited
beautiful table cover, which, in our humble opin-
ion, deserved a premium. But we have dwelt
long enough upon ffair faces and bright eyes, for
few of our readers, we opine, are so enthusiastic
on this topic. But how are we to come down from
this theme to dissertation on plows, bugges and
sugar cane mills-though the latter we admit, has
some pleasant associations, and calls up saccha-
rine visions Of molasses sucre, land candy-pullings
during Christmas times, with hands be-smeared,
la MAJOR Jones, and lips tricked out in kissable
garniture.
But it will make the descent more gradual to
sketch in the next place the nicture gallery. In
this department We mustconfess our expectations
were not altogether realized. Nevertheless, there
were several good paintings and choice selection
of hallotypes and photographs on exhibition. -
The finest pictures, we believe, belonged to DR..
GIBBEs. Messrs. K1NasMoRE & WEAEN, of New
berry, sent down some beautiful photograph por-
traits. Those of Hon. JOHN BELToN ONEALL
and Hon: PRESTON 8. Brooks attracted most at
tention There were, likewise, brilliant speci-
mems of oriental paintings by Columbia lady,
and other commendable efforts by young artists
A scene on the Rhine-candy- y-work-was general
ly admired. The artist managed to throw into
the design something of the vigOr of genius, as
we'll as the sweetness Of sugar. 1t was in some
such spot that BYRON wrote:
And peasant girls, with deep blue eyes
And hands which offer early flowers,
Walk smiling Ger this paradise;
Above, the frequent feudal towers,
Through green leaves lift their walls Of gray
And many rock which steeply lours,
And noble arch in proud decay,
Look o er this vale of vintage-bowers;
But one thing want these banks of Rhine
Thy gentle hand to clasp in mine"
We cannot attempt to enumerate the various
specimens of woman's handiwork. From York,
Mrs. A. B. SPRINGS was the only contributor in