Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-22
4 BAN a. the PaIaee Of shoddr.

HWe were a party of four-two ladies
and two genslemen--who, IN conse-
quence Of receiving a gold-lettered inVi-
taeon. to,Mrs. G-s grand reception,
had, on The appointed evening, proceed
ed, in state, TO her snowy residence on
Fifth aEsnue, New York--which ave
nue., By the way, Is believed By the shod-
dy to lead 70 Heaven direct
"Our adressing-room' experiences we're
peculiar, and suggestive Of strange
scopes 20 follow; but being, as We believ-
ed, well endowed with the repose Of the
Yer. de Yeres, we descended toward the
&C enc Of action, with tranquil con-
scioainess Of being, in every Rayy equal
to tbs occasion At the VERY foot of the
staixwAT we we're accosfed BY no iess
parsonage than the hostage herself, and
her 'grown-up' daughter. The latter
looked pale and anxious, but the mother,
gorgeous in an intensly blue silk, and 8
hugh coronet Of pink and purple artif-
cial flowers, evidently felt no misgivings.
Both stared It M Internationally. Sud-
denly light illnmed the countenance Of
the elder LADY, as she broke forth in 9
loud, emphatic tone
a. Wen, / deciaref Mrs. d. and MrA
K. How de- you dot And Miss z. I
Glad to see you, I'm sure; but the lights
and every thing dazzles me 50, / don's
hardly hnoto people. Miry, my dear,
this is Mr., T. and Mrs D., both kind
friends Of year pa, aud Mr.. <. g daugh-
ter (Aade 10 me) Who did you say
the other gentleman was2 Oh, yesl
Mr.. StevensE Glad 20 see gou, cir, you
may depend. YoHBg gentlemen are 80
scarce Couldn't hardly get up the par
~ for IL The war, you see, takes the
best Of EN- of. Oh, excuse me-ha hal
r. diAn't mean 30 ofense. But every
young gentleman at q party counts one
don't they MiryH
"fLor', mar simpered Miss G., blush
ing violently. Here Mr.. Stevens, always
superbiy master of himself, gracefully
FASTENED to the rescue, and in q moment
Myra vas laughing the girlish laugh
which, thank Heasenl even Shoddy can
not make unmusical
s. sGraciouE exclaimed the hostess OF
last, with, an spologetic start, Il ought to
take you in, Miry, she added, noddiug
her head sidewise toward rs, as she spoke
lyon Eaust introduce them
-@' Oh, mother, vas the aofO roce, re-
ply, i can't do il II feel too used M,
90 Yes, You must, very austerely.
AA'' shAn't do H. ! y e1AF
Instantly our devoted band, feeling
that this Introduction was inevitable,
glanced at each ether, to ascertain wheth.
err any especial peculiarly rendered rs
Enpresentable; knt we we're faaIsless.
MyFa pouted and looked toward the
animated sea, aforesaid, as IL contem-
plating suicide plunge
Lyra JGk<. parsued the now rate
mother, do rs l tell yeu, miss, and stop
pnt.ing On airsF 49,
The refractory daughter was con.
quered. 30 600 s&4Es~
aE't' Well, mother she replied. in a
stage whisper, II DO il altogether, bat
Ican't introduce EN- separate
"a Thus encouraged, We hnmhly follow
cd the young lady, and after being pre-
scented, in most novel and renarkahlh
manner, to the staring mermaids aud
mermen, We found ourselves slowly drift
ing toward IN anchorage in the glitter
ing saloon.
"Young faces were there, radieat
With enjoyment; older faces, with 9
startled, puzzled look upon them, as
though the unaeustoned scene wrought
more anxiety than pleasure; hard faces
vanished Nth nastic smile; soft, nm
interpretzbie faces, which were either
sanity or horribly vicious, and faces
without any expression at all
Meanwhile, The. violins, being under
treatment, we're relieving themselves BY
sandry melancholy squeAks. Groups OF
gentlemen, who seemed to have recently
been presented with their hands and fess.
were making desperate efforts to appear
Mt ease.
Neglected danes were sublime in
wrstched nsnchalAnce. Portly individ-
uals, in watch chains, were glancing IN
easily at matrons whoss coifHrss rivaled
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; and
youths and maidens,s all, apparently,
more or less afflicted with the dance of
- FItus, we're chatting merrily together.
VI these cannot ssY that
ea8 aTheir r0seas low with asAion,
Net with tsalings soEtiy fFslghssd.
AL TIE air about tha windows
Mafh elastic laughter swset" -
In Euth-aand pity It's, 'tis true
anrin notes, positively outlaws, and gig
gnng responses rather predoninated ever
me murm1rs suggestive of q pleasant
evening ut the Lady Geraldine's.. and
when the mnsic 6rst foated forth once
more, there was rush, among the dan.
GERS, tor places that would have bsen
qnite impossible in the days
When persons Of fasAfca ana tass.. a.
In drseaes @a stout IS ckAln Krrnar 81 all
Tss parties 81 RanslAsk gr1osd >
PAINTING g GLAZING.