New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-04
LETTER FROM PITrsFIELD.

From Our Own Conespordent
PnTsFELD Mass. Thursday, june &c. REQ
whie miserable cts pant pespirng about Wall street,
OF languish limp and loitcr along Broadway Berkshire
hills their soft purple, and Berkshire valleys their
cool green's and WOO weary workers to and sleep
and rolc the hours away From the Connecticut border,
all through the vale OF the bright Housatonc the most
charming hooks and dnges declare themselves the pref
tiet villages the tnriftest towns the pcasanest home
seads and villas and mansions. Poets have sung then,
and they lie the city tables in all the bravery Of blue
and gold. Artists have painted thom and they look down
in to slcndor and brilliant frames from the walls OF the
" A. And yet one must come and see for himself THIS
picturesque Piedmont.
Whoever this week turned his back upon Manhattan
and hitherward in search Of dIyad, and hanadad
read farm, would have pageant whose ike ~
unknown among these peaceful hills. That is he would
have had he been possessed Of the three magic bits Of
paseboard which were the open sesame OF the FEAST
For il wedding golden, silver, diamond, anything
but base metal and the unlimited million could not come
The church bright with flowers, and dazzling with the
manycolorcd splendors of the bridal tram whose name
legion And the great mansion OF the bde ather
which is the architectural boast and wonder OF the
round about, was more fragrant and more brilliant than
the church. aud gay with the Fittings Of its two score
guests Ard the hotels full, and familiar faces from
New-York aud Boston, and elsewhere, smiled beneath
elaborate hair-dressng above immaculate ncck-tics
For Mr. Edward Learned tho railroad king, who gave the
feast is not who does things shabbily. At his po-
tenal nod all the Kingdoms OF the earth rushed to pour
gifts into the lap Of his fair daughter the bride, and 10
heap up beautiful things for the pleasure Of the guests
great sprang up the lawn and discovered to
dancing, where the trccss
monious Of bands discourscd most elegant music. In
memory, the supperoom becomes an enchanted garden,
where fountain of champagne fell in amber showers into
basin of roswork ard where gold and silver branches
bore miraculous fruitage OF every daring delight when
confectioner could conceive cook compound.
And for the brides costumc' IL satin and IT was
point-iacc and il cobwebs and sunbeains and all
sorts OF beautiful things and 1t came from Par or from
the moon where only, IN my opinion, such gtering,
regal robe could have been woven and 1t cost $1,000
Very pretty she looked in 1t, too, and SO thought MI
Frank Kcrnochan the groom, and all the company after
him. little less vehementy, perhaps as was altogether
fitting
As for the room where the presents wcrc il was Just one
dazzling Tom. Tddlers ground section OF iinanys,
or colony Of fugitive plate from Ball & Blacks The
catalogue IL the frosty gores of that apartment would be
like the Book of Numbers for repetition aud volunlnons
ness IL patent the idcst observation that II fair
Mrs Kernochan 10 sip her tea with teaspoon Nc"
every morning. and fresh every evening" she would NOT IN
the course OF long and unrued existence, be able to
use all the massive teaspoons that given her. The
forks presented equally hopeless array and there were
such hosts OF all the useful and useless results OF me SILVER
mines that every article Of furniture in the brides man
son from the grand piano 10 the most innocent looking
chair in the drawing room, will have 70 become SAFE IN
disguise the lady will be able TO sleep nights
through anxiety for the precious care.
Well they gone. The guesls to the hundred haunts
the Lake Of Como Blue skies smile and soft airs FAM
and quiet moonlight shed peace them, all other
happy brides and tender gT0Oms For yontb and hope
aud beauty alive to this large and e-gying June
an seem g. have special claim on her bounty And one
iances that all marriages which shc SMILES happy
and fruitful and blessed.
As was about to say when Miss Learneds wedding
party interrupted me, Pit'sed IL charming place for
kunmer rest and its hotel is hospabe and It's people
kindly when Saratoga pals and Long Branch grows
mopoonOus come to tho Berkshire hills o. seekers for
fresh fields aud pastures new, and be satisfied with their
beauty, and Stiffness, and peace.