The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-12


The great cRAsH" and FESTIVAL
: sSbbs!l tell you abeut thatl How all Tho
beauty. aud wealth and fasIlsoniof the country
Tor miles-arOand, holdsHigh Carnival and a
Terpsiehorsan conventions in honor Of the
@iicro Of the Potomac" and Commander IN
chief Of ihe Western Department. Well, then,
here goes: s--.n-
1t was a grand success, to begin with. Re-
gardess, Of weather most unpropitionss il
passed of, creditabIysto the management. sat
iafaetorily to the uests7--dolightfully toevery-
body The evening Of The 10th WILDE mem
orable in Chattanooga for many days to come.
Other Festivals, civil and military, may initiate
it-pone can surpass il, follow whenfhey will
Thenight was tho darkest and most tenn
pestNous Of the season. Yet 1.-THE ladies heroic.
ally came IN coach aud ambulance, and BY
conveyance ofevery known description. The
gentlemen, with gsllaptry qpite as commenda,
bic, Rurmounted gutter and curb, aud lwaded
70 theTescue, with their pants rolled up. An
immense sraiiway-reAector. cast a glare far
across the entrance way, approaching which
the interchangeable management had prepared
an artificial walk. sut ri .ufa
] . You,' thatvwere not there hand nae your
ticket, (lnimagination,) and let usJenter the
Por'als'o Here ohthe right, as you enter, is
the Ioietchamber, appropriated for the spe.
cial use of the Ladies Ga The left--a similar
apartment for the gentlemen. Pass beyond
this ante-ehambcr. and enter a magnificent
hall, sufficient for hundred couples, and
studded With columns wreathed in evergreen,
and hung with tapors and as thick 40 the for.
est trees Of Champ Eyysees From the ceiling,
cedar gracefully swing, and NINA.
tnfe flags of the young Conlederacy futter
gaily from the rude cornice, everywhere about.
The music stage is tastefnlly adorned with
bopghs, aud against the wall above it, are the
words & MANASSAS, ~" JosSsToN, " ",SEvRN
PINrs,' artisticalIy worked in CEDAR Every
thing evidences the taste aud judgement, Of
The unknown geniiIwho supervised and man
aged the work of decoration The lights are
arranged, Two brilliant reHectors
rom the ear corners Of the room, and another
y the stage, shed bright, soft light, about
department, and shivering little tapers peep
through the boughs and branches like twink
ing stars above a sdmmer house. The scenic
Illusion is perfect, Such ie the description,
On with the danee''-~.' lQ G7f1blAi DID as
"a fine string band, ia attendance, struck up
and III d moment, dczeus Of couples
were whiting away n the Quadrile. Round
lpd, round they gona perfect vortex, of youth,
beauty, briiliancy and gOuze, amidst the
blaze Of lusttes; N sylphish movements, es.
piegeries, coquettries, and minuetmazes, with
very movement fash Of stal-rainbOw col
'nrs bright almost as the movements Of the
air young soul II emblpms." Let us forward
md move amongst the merry throng. Walk
Sarily, bigIfooted 4Jenkins, lest you crush
through somebody's skirt Of gossoner. Walk
Varily, fer now, with thickening breath. thou
the moment Of moments I 4
si,ise3 Girls to the right Of as, ol agisl
Va Girls TO the left Of u.s. ge'e. So 7shoeaI
tgshy Girls to the front Of Us, isa sibA
,pgsg Visiting ana wonderng-l a.a z"
On eJenkinss With thy notebook. Batprin-
,ipalities and Powers, Paysesssnt, Grand
caqn'bfs and. Toarrslls, with all their whips
md gibbetwheels; the very crack Of Doom
iongs over thee, il tIiou trip, Forward, with
nerve Of iron, on shoes OF Felt like Urea.
'urc,digger in silmceg docking neither to the
light or left, at Alse dadies-Llor under the
-ulcs of society ,itis-as qaqsaea aae s'f
$3.50 "TbeirA not u question why, n .'3t1e
s'lna Theirs not 70 make reply, wv u
t Theirs but e waitaad sigh Iosgon. ss.,
a anu, Some young man hArblundered." W.
sohl how beautiful they looked AIl Of them,
nheauthe ladies' Especially those who smiI.
"a beningiiIy, and shot q patropizing glance or
two az Tie grapevine. Ioos at that bowitoh
ing little fairy. sk5nming aboutth floor as hi
her slipper barely touched Il; verify Il wonid
seem her gallant did not ollcw her closely wiihI
bis hand, she wQuld BY upward and away;l
here matfo4y queen Of elegance aad beauty.
the sight Of Whom sets you to 0speculating i'll
tho 4durls and bloody ground has many more
inst euch.specimens i 1T has, you want to !
81 there qiseithe war, tLptsv yoW want,
but lherera glorious DiVornoa OLA creature
sweeps by oawitli train ofadmirers; there
another; and another, Chew Jiuio, III wlite.I
glidcs by and drops spFig u evergreen, with
4 lock, which plaiply.says. Vons saues cs
que celia Deui di9~and Ranishea Now an
prcuches, q brahotte tho glance orwhose has.
'!isk eyes, brings peril % RAINY susceptible
bachelor hearts, and belorewbich. even the
reaectors, pale their Intellectual fires, and wink.
dolsnlly az each other WHOM nba oAssasl