The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-05-19
Tie Party OF the Season.

The following brief sketch OF the
May-day party given at the Prentiss
House in Vicksburg, in compliment as
we understand, to the Governor, is
copied from the Herald. It is evident
that Partridge was vefymuch overcome,
even to the lachrymal mood, by the
grand array and display of dinity and
divinity that graced the scene. We
have no doubt that he is yet seeing Wis
ions of the lights and shades that tim
ged the fair features Of loveliness and
beauty, and the undulaticns and up
Ielvings of-the happy hearts, but
it won't last long-he is iron-clad. We
thank him for his justly merited com
pliment to>the sparkling specimens from
our own vicinage, and regret that he
fails to say whether His Exeellency,
the Governors "steps" were like those
he took when ''skeedadling" down the
Peninsula:
"The long looked for ball at the
Prentiss House came off on Tuesday
evening. About 7 o'clock, P. M. the
sky became dark with heavy looming
clouds, and the prospect for gala time
: seemed not ropitious. But the storm
, held off, and until about 8 o'clock, all
was cool and lovely as an eve in Eden,
! at which time the gay and festive
| throng assembled in the ballroom
Z when.
"The praise of beauty then the sweet musi-
|. clans sung"
and the mutual Inspiration of recipro-
, eating. glances soon told that all were
; ready for the +" deep wild strain" which
through the notes of glee might echo.
"On with the dance,
Let iov be tnconfned."
= 1t has net been our pleasure for a
f number of years to witness q more
: brilliant assemblage or finer array OF
beauty. HIS Excelency, Governor
f Humphreys and lady, as also ex-Gov.
! Clark, were present. There were also
present from abroad, fair represen-
. tation of the grace and gallantfy q
a Jackson. Marion, Port Gibson, &c.
= The beauty Of the State was there
d assembled, and admiration was con
: founded. We never saw the fair Mis-:
II. W., Of Kinds, look prettier, as
If "She walked in beauty, like the night
/. Of cloudess c!imes and starry skies"
n While the charming Miss +, movinl
ID in her circle of purest white, (wiicI
le but added to the mellow light OF he
. large dark eyes, was kilinSlY bewlth
I'd ing,
p But We have said that admiration
was confoundrd. And why not? Wer
not there also, the mild but queenl
Miss B., whose smile, like
la o "a thing of beauty, is Joy forever
ut and there, again, wer? the charmin
OF Mrs ~. the graceful Miss . and Mis-
Il, H., of P. G., whose Grecian feature
IS showed
u a mind at peace with all below,
lg A heart whose love is innocence
ce And there were there, also, Miss }
: - whose eyes "make silence eloquent
u u and the lovely Misses B. and Mrs. !
er . together with the witching Misses e
-o5 whose dark orbs, like an Oriental ger
eu would WOO the very gods. There, to
~ q the sweet Miss B. f. and her chapero
III III the elegant Mrs. S., were the eel
fS5 nS5 tire of much attraction, while the 10
~ i'.' mer danced as if moving to the mus
'a@ 1n of an Orpheus But it would be US
me less to attempt an accurate sketch
! - ali tho nymphean forms that grace
Inc the room that night, and till the w
'u sma' hours" of morning. !.
About half past Il, 7. NJ, mil
hest, Gen. McMakin, announced tn
supper was awaiting, when all repair
ing to the table gr3aning with such s''
RAJ l stantials as only the General cou
LEI LEI prepare. The supper was all tn
'ne conld be wished, and all seemed mer
no. ~ q MAY Queen. The dance conun
ISIS ed ill about 8 o'clock, A. NJ, when
~ seemed satisfied with one evening $ &c
tor a. uine good pleasure.