Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-23
IUKA SPRINGS.
Third Grand Ban of tine season.
Brilliant COnCOurse Of Youth
and Beauty.

pie" have ever been a favorite resort o
the sons and daughters OF Memphis
True, fashion has never placed her cor
Onet upon them, nor have they ever beer
D the Mecca of any portion OF Le grG'lC
: monde, who annually pay their devo
. lions to shrines where Folly idOlizes hel
own infirmities but for the merchant
! or clerk, worn out by unremitting atten'
ton to business, for the overWorkeC
: newspaper man." who daily spins oul
his brain into victuals and clothing fol
the dyspeptic invalid, and fol
those who, in health or sickness
} love quiet and comfort more than
empty and costly display, these Springs
have always furnished pleasant retreat,
) and a remedy for physical ills and men
tai prostrati0n. Draughts of their waters,
like draughts of HippOcrene, seem to con-
} fer a new lease Of life upon the drinker.
This summer they have been more
than ever popular with their old friends
and visitors, and hundreds have visited
them who generally ego further" only
: to " fare worse" and spend their time
and money in Northern watering places
AS most of our readers are aware, they
we're taken charge Of this season by two
gentlemen of our city, who introduced a
complete and radical change in the man
agement OF the hotel building, and re-
newed and adorned the grounds-con-
ferring great many new charms upon
q site for which nature had already
done so much. We have taken oc-
casion quite frequently las the APPEAL
has been largely represented at Iuka sew
ersI times during the past two or three
months, to speak of these gentlemen,
Mesars. Steffey aud Bsrchus, and Of the
elegant entertainments which they have
from time to time furnished their friends
and guests. By far the most successful
and brilliant of these came of last night,
under their management, being the third
grand ball OF the season. The proposed
"afsair" had been most literally adver-
tised in the papers of our city, and invi-
tations lavishly Issued for some time
past, and in addition to the attractions
and amusement thus offered, it had been
announced through the papers and Cir
| culars throughout the whole neighboring
region, that there would be great polit-
ical gathering and barbecue in the
town on the same and following
day. The Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, with its accustomed enterprise
and liberality, made arrangements to
run excursion trains at reduced fare. For
good reasons the original intention OF
continuing the barbecue for two days
Was abandoned and il was limited to one,
and the second day appointed therefor.
The fact was not generally known, and
quite large number OF those who wished
to participate in the whole affair came
out on Thursday night. Among these
were Gen. Forrest, who got on at Cor
inth), Gen. Pike, accompanied by his
accomplished daughter, and Misses An
lie Merrick, of Little Rock, and Ma
thilde Dlmitry, of New Orleans, and Col.
L.. G. Carrot and lady, OF Little Rock.
Arnold's city band was already in at
tendance, and, mounted on the front bal
cony Of the hotel, greeted each arriving
train with strains Of meiodious music.
In the evening dance was improvised
and participated in by the new arrivals
anu the POI DldLEuI EuGsl6 Vi NL4G LJh6Es
among whom we're several accom- lished
and graceful dancers.
On Friday evening the trains from both
directions brought large sccessions TO the
number Of guests, quite filling up the
spacious hotel. About nine O'Clock the
crash OF music announced that the ball
room was prepared for the reception of
the dancers, and almost every room in
the building poured forth its bevy OF
pretty girls, arrayed in the "parspher-
malta Of the dance--in rustling silks and
gsuzy muslins, a world OF laces, and
fiounces, and flowers" The floor was
soon occupied by dancers, and for three
hours the ball was like a fairy scene.
We are not posted in the wonderful and
mysterious labyrinths of a lady's toilet,
nor are We enough of Jenkins to de-
scribe them if we were, 80 we beg to be
excused from particularizing, except in
instances where our attention was e.
pecislly attracted.
The following Ia list Of few Of the
guests, some of whom were mere look
ers-on, like ourselves:
In the corridor we noticed, early in the
evening, the venerable judge Shsrkey,
Of Mississippi, who comes to speak at the
barbecue to-day. Prof. Bell, of Oxford,
was also In the hall during the evening,
accompanied by that gallant soldier and
learned scholar, General now Prcfessor)
Schoup.
Among the ladies were Miss Sadie
Wood, Of Mississippi, who was dressed
In white muslin, trimmed with scarlet;
Miss Annie Merrick was also srrayed
in white, with blue trimmings. The
beautiful and graceful Miss Dimitry was
dressed in rose-cOlored tarletan. Miss
Terry in white, looped with orange flow
ers. Mrs. Bsrchus in white poplin. Mrs. /
Steffey In white, with lace overskirt.
Mrs. BrysoD, white silk, trimmed with
flowers, and flowers in her hair. Mrs. |
Latham was magnificent in white tulIe.
festooned with scarlet, and coffee with /
bsndesu Of pearls.
There were many other toilets which. |
though very elegant, we are unable to |
psrticularize, among the,most striking of
which were those of Misses Katie Van /
Pelt, Mary K. James, Emma Shacklin, /
Katy StrattOn, Lizzie Robinson and |
Blanche Aydletts, of Memphis; Mesdames
King and Mitchell, of Columbus, Miss,
Mrs. Mathews and daughter, of Colum.
bus, and Mrs. Blair, of Corinth.
At midnight supper was announced
and the guests sat down to feast that /
would have satisfied the palate of a /
Heliogsbalus or an Epicurus. The
management Of this portion of the enter
tainment reflects the highest credit upon
the Steward, Mr.. H. H. Miles, of Mem
phls, under whose sole supervision the
supper was prepared. Wewere also partie-
ularly struck with the wonderful order and
good management of the corps of wait
ers, who were handled by the head
walter, Sam T. Davis so well known In
Memphis), with the skill of field mar
shal.
After supper dancing was resumed
and continued until o'clock, when the
party broke up in the best Of humor with
themselves and all the world.
In behalf of the young ladies who re-
ceived them, we return thanks to DIR.
Tellfair, Of Iuks, for favors of flowers
h. L.