The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06
AT THE SEA. SIDE.

Carnival n al Mnsaue at the sen view
mouse 90 The ZOuaves DUty They Keen
, Time TO the Music.
from Our Opn Correspondent
ATLANTIC CRY, Aug. 6.-This Getty by the
sea has been swept with cool breezes the past
rev days; but the freshness Of the salt air
please excuse the bull has added to its charms.
1t Is the best tonic in the world for lungs
cramped up by close air and overwork for every
inhalation is as long drawn as a string of
Neapoltan maccaroni, and makes one wish after
n neck of the circumbendiJus proportions of the
ostrich, to enjoy the swallows.
Our Fire Zouaves are in the best of spirits;
and their praises are equally distributed between
the commissary department, the good weather,
and the socabeness of the ladies sojourning
here. The routine of drill duty guard-mount-
ing, and dress parade is enjoyable in the bracing
air, with plenty of fair women about to admire
the splcndor of the red breeches; and the rations
are-well, they are not, shortly after they have
been drawn.
Since the coming Of these soldier-boys our
festive gatherings here have been quadruplcd
hop upon ball and ball upon hop, until your
famous base-balers are nowhere. These enter
tainments eliminated last night in la grdade
bal m0sqUe, par excellence, almost beyond the
power of blunt old Saxon to find epthets mag
nifcent enough to describe. The lower floor 0
the Sea lew House was metanorphosed into
fairy-like scene of gorgeousness and beauty, the
walls resplendcnt with tri-colored bunting, the
stars and stripes and varying military emblems
entwined with evergreens. jets Of sweet-scented
waters bubbled up in a iower-entwined fouu-
tain, and 'hither the ladies were wont to stroll
often. lIangings of choice flowers and rare
plants shaded the dazzling lights of the many
chandeliers and re flectors and away out upon
tl,,
brightness rose and fell with the pulses OF the
mighty ocean. Refreshing breczes were waited
through the great assembly room, and the whole
''make up was a titbit of enjoyment rarely had
by blaSe bdbitue of newspaperdom.
Fancy costumes among the gentlemen were
plentiful as fruit blossoms in spring time and as
appetizing TO the eyes. All the stock general-
ties were furnished up to ORDER the accepted
comcalities were out in good trim and the
soldier boys were well represented in their cay
uniforms. The ladies made it their fashion to
appear in full evening dress to our mind their
most charming costume-although peasants
flower girls, queens, gipsies, and the complaisant
allegoricals were as attractive as ever.
The festival of music and dance was as sue
cessfu in all its details a. the Woodworking
managers labored to have it. The excellent
Master of Ceremonies was Colonel \. G. Sellers
of the Fire Zouaves. The Floor Managers were
Charles W. Smith and Henry c. Risley aided by
Major Thomas Carstairs, Captain John Ryan,
Horace Whiteman, etc. The band attached TO
the Fire Iouave Battalion enlivened the inter
walls between the quadrllles and waltzes with
well-played marches, while the dances were led
by the orchestra engaged at the Sea View House.
under the baton of Mr.. Paul
Not only was the great hall thronged with
hundreds of lipht- hearted DDrticiDaniS but sthp
spacious verandahs and the surrounding grounds
were thicl,ly lined with spectators, gathered
from other houses, eager to have a good share of
the sightseeing. Hundreds of oddly-colored
Chinese lanterns were hanging from the stunted
pines that alone grow by the Jersey coast, and
squads of bedecked strollers from the dances
patrolIed under the branches, eager To catch
Whit of pure ocean air.
The festivities were prolonged away into the
''wee sma' hours of this morning. the enioya-
bleness of the scene even increasing as at mid
night the maskers cast aside their disguises and
face to face recounted some Of the odd pranks
played.
Happy will it be if our dancing Xouavcs can
skirmish out of disagreeablc guard duty for the
thirty-six hours that they yet camp here, in
order to court some of good old Morpheus at
tentions. ''Save me from my friends ~ may
well be their cry now; for they are booked this
evening for u farawell ball at tho Surf House.
Let us hope they may have their land legs on,
as the sailors say, and not have Il touch of the
rheumatics to cripple them in their arduous
duties on that occasion. The battalion leave
for the City OF Brotherly Love ON Saturday
afternoon: and what shall the dsconsOlate
landlords do when they are gone from our
gaze! ..