The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-23

= - - ~ 10 SOi Silu his majesty, ''let
MIN live though Ihaye put many man
to death for higher offence than his.
But N he rs not hung, he is married.
Justice has been done.H =
Novel Exhibition 4 SHOW or Mar
3lt1s. lringenHle Girls.
The inhabitants. of London have re-
Gently enjoyed the sensation of witness
sing show of young girls, competing
for a number of prizes, The elhibi-
ton took place in the gardens of the
Kenstngton horticultural Society,
which institution is almost exclusively
patronized by the aristocracy of Great
BFitain. J The correspond dent of Lon
don paper thus describes the affair and
final scen6t Looking down from some
high terrace, the eNquisitely dressed
girls seemed ssot intermingl with iu-
ponfcas, roses, lilies, and so on, that
one was at some loss to know whether
the girls We're ,1oi lust liberated
from stems, or the flowers were folded
and spelltbodnd inaideIis Among
those palpitating p1ateaus OF human
hues there walked unrocog gnized MS an
official personRge, a man with iron
gray hair and cold, discriminating air
ono who, to borrow n Phrase, had ian
appearance of being ns thoroughly
married MS any man in England" He
glanced without seeming 10 glance; he
feGsted his eyes-inHinc BILE dogI He
was not at all in hurry to make his
decisions. Atlast, at n wave of his ter
rible hand, the music ceased; the
crowds of eager mammas and annts
his throne, each with
her darling. a A grateful bow, n
distant hint of the existence of u Mrs.
-, "a pretty woman woman, I'll l'war-
rant, and the judge lnys before him the
three prizes to be awarded. The first
was IN equisite ebracelet, incrusted with
diamonds and opals, value S625. Oh,
how many diamond eyes, epalescent
flushes there wereI Aims. only one got
ii. HMnry c." calmly called the
judge, "born June, 1877; exhibited by
Lady c., of o., Manor Hants,'-
glowing, blushing, snOw-pure COM
pleXiOn; chestnut looks, nll flushed by
n tint. of sunrise beaniing from the
cheek; eyes that might mislead the day;
of height that-Would just bring har
forehead up to the lips of fellow
six feet in his shoes. Such
was Mary c., on whose arm the
Judge clasped the bracelet, with a feel
ing which made one wonder if MRS.
was present. The second present is n
very fine white lace shawl, value S525,
to receive which the judge calls forth
= Lady Lad Harriet Ef7==, born August,
stately, queenly, as II bodied forth from
one of Tennyson's IDOLS, came forth
this young Indy. Worthy she was of
the Ohio poet Howell's delicate line;
The curved stall1 OF the lily hath not her
slender grace.
The third prize was iewelled bou-
quot holder, value 1915, which was
awarded to Laura NJ, born May,
1S4S, exhibited by Mrs. NJ, of Wind
sor"-a brunette with great luNuriance
of tresses, exquisite toNynofI'e, and as to
the eyes, ~
Sweeter eyes wer3 never seen 49,,
Eyes SO fiery and serene. .E! ID
1t was not in human nature that there
should not be n few moist eyes and
pouting lips; and there was general
regret that there, were not more prizes,
but the judges DEGREES were universally
approved. When nll were about to dis
perse, the. judge called forth a young
girl to him, and taking n small moroc-
co case from his pocket, spoke as fol-
lows: 'i.
"It was my duty, rs YOU are aware.
to consider not only, the beauty, but the
taste of our fair young friends, ,as shown
in their attire. i have discharged that
duty to tho best o.. my Judgment; but /
must now remnrK that j have been
more struck by the cost than the taste
of the display. Not but that most
nay, all the competitors are dressed
elegantly, but beg yOn to look around
and see what u uniform you are dll in I
Where is any sign OF individual, origi-
nal taste2 Certain elementary laws of
complexion and color being satisfied,
the rest is left TO one of half Il dozen
milliners. OF this, however, will not
trent now, only TO hint that if You did
exercise your own taste n little more
the taste of Madames Roger, Elise and
the rest, would be less OF n monopoly,
and its prodigious price would Come
down. say prodigiOus, for, thinking
my duty would be impcriectly per-
formed IF / did not take the cost as we'll
as tho beauty of the dress into consid-
Grafton. L mpde inquiry on that point
in some cases. The answer astOnisbed
me. Toindicate EheeNRct nature 0finy
astonishment, 1 have resolved to add
another prize for the lady, whose dress
is less costly in proportion to its rich
ness and elegance, and consider my
self fortunate in finding one altogether
worthy of the distinction. Thnt lady
is rs well dressed as all hut three or
four persons in this assembly; and yet,
I am assured that the whole of her at-
tire, L need hardly say, exclusive of
JGMG4Si GosG no AllHe NUN lOELN Esulllttiff
n sum which barely equals the income
of her gallhnt father4or n fortnightm
Upon which the blushing lady re-
ceived n tllimble ofgold. And the eN-
mbition OF Taste and Beauty was over,
REGATTA. A.-Racing of all kinds seems
to be the order of the day throughout
the country. Our neighbors up at
Pittsburg have been figuring very
prominently in this line, and have met
with very good luck, and seem dis
posed to keep up the sport. The C2ro1l-
fcLe says:
We are pleased to learn that the pro-
posed regatta is now a fixed fact, and
that 1t viii take place during the com
ing month OF September. Nearly enough
money has already been collected "a
defray the necessary expenses and en-
able the gentlemen who are at the head
of affairs to give liberal prizes to the
snennssfiIl enmnetitnrs. We hone nnI