Maryland free press., 1867-04-18
Southern Relief Festival.

Thr Ladies' "Festival for the relief Of
the suffering poor in the Southern States,
that was held in the County Hall en- Tues
day. Wednesday anu Thursday of last
week, was in all respects most brilliant
success. The dinner on Tuesday was a
sumptuous one; aud the tables fairly groan-
ed the wealth of sulstan.ia|s End delicacles
of every kind and description with which
they were so profuscly loaded.
Delicate old hams, fat monster turkeys,
plump chickens, and other substantlals OF
every varieties the market could afford
including profusion oftho most delicious
oysters we have seen this season, Plum
pudIrg gs, pics of every conceivable For in
conceivable sorts, cakes, jellies. ice cream
water ices, coffee, chocolate, wines; punch
and host of other delicacies of which we
do rot even know the names, and would as
undertake to describe the complicated
mysteries of ladies' toilet, formed tout
ensemble, WHICH we must leave to the I'M
agination of those of our readers who were
so unfortunate as not to have been present
uron our occasion. Suffice it to say
that the dinner would have ticklcd the pa
lite and warmed the heart of old Aplcius
himself, and would have spread broad
grin of apprcciatiyc sympathy, and delight
over the expansive features of the Fat
boy" of Pickwickian fame and memory
The only thing in which we noticed any
scarcity was in the supply of spoons, but
as we heard it intimatcd that General
Butler, had visited the Festival rHc2y.-
that deficiency was easily accommodation.
We don't plc,ge our editorial vcricity as
to the truth of this statement, but menly
''tcll the tale as twas told to us"
Every day while the festival lasted the
tables were kept rcplenisbci Eo overflow
ing with good things of every variety and
description, and we are just about getting
over a prolonged attack of indigestion, re-
sulting we presume from yielding too free
ly and ndiscriminatcly to the culinary
temptations that were so lavishly spread
around and about us.
In the evenings the IIagerstewn band,
were present, and added new attraction to
the entertainment, by the strains of sweet
music which they so mclodiously dis
coursed.
The Post Office was another prominent
feature of the evening amuscmcnts, and
did n most thriving aud profitable busi-
ness. We were so fortunate as to receive
several:tcnder m<sivcs Of the most cxcru-
cating sort, and have been walking in a
sort of rosc-colored mist of moonlight,
music, love and flowers ever since.
We must not forget too, the Fortune
teller Sybils cave, which was con-
staptly throngcd by a crowd of anxious
devotccs. all eager to peer behind the
dark veil, futurity and learn their fate for
veal or woe. We had our fortune told
too, and though rather incredulous at first,
we are half inclined to think that there
may be something in it after all, rs one
of the predictions made to us by the fair
Sybil hrs been already rather unczpa ctol-
" realized we only hope that some o!
her other prophecies may be no less true
in their final accomplishment.
The festival closed on ThurslAy eve
ming by a sale at auction of the vari2u.
articles that were unlisp9sed of,
Tie total amount realized during The
three days, is as we are informed, ur
wards of seven hundred and sixty dol
lars.