The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-04-01
Saturday to Thursday-Trip to Charleston.

"All work and no play makes Jack
dull boy" and taking this old adage as
a reasonable excuse for leaving off our
harness and indulging in little spree in
the good old city of Charleston, we left
in good company-and lest there be doubt
of the respectability of company afore-
mentioned, we name Col. VIM F. Nance,
as the one, and deputy marshall George
Larsen, Esq, as the other-on Saturday
last week ago, and arrived, under the
care of that very accommodating, clever
and entertaining conductor Mr.. Bradley,
at the "broke of day." Sunday morning,
in full feather. We were startled how
ever on the train rolling into the depot,
to find a policeman searching for our
friend the deputy marshall, and giving
an accurate description Of him. What
had he done? that was the question.
Satisfied that be was man who "never
done nothing to nobody" we were anna
zcd, till it was discovered that our friend
was sought for by policeman with only
ho<pitablc thoughts intent, by direction
of our mutual friend, Capt. Sigwald, the
Chief whose guest he was to be. Here
we parted, to meet again on Monday, and
did. 1t is not our purpose. to detail all
the ins and outs, where We went, all that
we saw, the changes, some for the better,
many for the worse, the friends we clasp
cd hands with, the dozens on the half
shell, the deviilcd crabs, etc, put away
under our vests, the street car rides, visit
,o the battery, where we almost succum.
bed to the attacks of the sand-hics, the
docks, the shipping, the old familiar smell
of plufF.mud, escaping gas, combined with
the remaining exhalations left by the
ring strcake1 and striped, :hc asphaltum
sidewalks being laid by the new mayor,
and hundred other things. We went,
and did the city as thoroughly as the
limited time permitted, and enjoyed it
muchly. Net the least of our enjoyment
was the meeting with, and the warm en-
braces Of, dear ones, long since separated
from. These episodes are refreshingly
sweet, and we could dwell here, but must
hasten on. \ chapter TOO might be made
Of the hoSpitalities showered on US by
friends and acquaintainccs, outside Of the
immediate family circle, not tie least of
which we remember as coming from Capt.
Sigwald, who was exceedingly attentive
and kind. 49,
One of the most striking features is
the singular and unoecoming fashion in
vogue among the ladies. We alludc to
the gore style. 1t is highly anbecotn.
ing, net reaching low enough to cover
many faults in nature. Hide. not your
lights under bushcl, was never meant
to apply here. Ungraceful and inelegant
is the little bias, cross, grained, hip. con-
tracing, feet-dis,laying outre gore, M
less nature has with lavish rrodigality
blessed the weare-s with ''fuli'' compile
m;nt Of charms. The exception was the
! rule. Charleston has always been nctcd
for her handsome womc", and VIC sup
pose that the f,rcign Population which
has filed her up, mus, represent large
rroucr.ion Of those wiio shocked our
iIcas Of propiytv. We confess TO seeing
Il few who still looked the female form
divine and that our street wan1erings
were not altogether devoid of sati>fac-
ton. In doors, our mangled feelings
were modified and soothcd, the extremes
were not so violent, and better taste pre-
vailed. At the opera, Grau's German
opera, We noticed much of the beauty,
fashion and taste missed on the streets.
! Here elegance, beauty, music, all com
! bined in one harmonious whole, in which
our soul in one unbrcken sigh was filled.
But the 'opercro' the first witnessed for
ever so long, deserves a paragraph, and
being rendered in German and altogether
unintcllieble We notice it in the follow
| ing style:
The bills called it the grand Speetacu
lar Opera Der Freischutz, and were right
no doubt in so naming it, but,we did MOI
see single pair of spectacIes, during the
whole four acts, and nothing nearer thar
some kind Of glasses the people were
staring through, Music by the band
all except one clap in the middle who
shook piece Of corn stalk as a sign fol
the hdd!ing to stop, and give hin chance
to hunt up his fiddle which be had not
time before to 90; but it was no use, the
more he shook the stick, the faster wen
4 the fiddles, till tired out the stick came
to halt, when the band dittoed. ItUa:
very provoking, and warming, and he
had just time to wipe his face with rec
handkerchief, lately imported from Ger
many, when the curtain rose, and th'
opercro commenced with trees, forest
arc -f,.antnrnsenc shnntinr match music