The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-16

over head, and swing sheer ont ppon
giddy precipices, that strike son into 81
EAentsawe 1andA dAdmirati Ehe seeaging
danger gsst, You draw breatssand
,giYSvenEto ybur feelings an old man
IN font Of ne, sitting In dgeas beafds
Adolphus Spsfkler. q youth with croppy
ihairand n -nobby' style, srevefentl Dbl
served to said youth: allow insigniacaIs
man feels in the presence of Natures
majesty! See that high mountain. ". 10
him Adolphus: eyes; correct. Pretty
good for high. Nice hills. Too menna
of them, though. .Overdone-dont you
think SOP" Elderly party groaned, and
abandoned croppy to his fate. Another
individual, who was used to the route,
remarked to frightened mortal sitting
near, '..Glad we got over that safe-a
train runs off about once week. A hor-
rible precipice yet to pass" etc. The
scenery on the ride from Covington to
the White Sulphur is unsurpassed in
grandeur and magnificence by any in this
country, and is of itself worth trip
from the sea-board.- The Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad, in pushing the ex-
tension Of their road to this place, have
overcome great difficulties by dint of
sklllful engineering, and deserve the
nually flock to this and the adjacent re-
sorts.
The number of visitors now here is
very large. The daily arrivals are brisk.
filing up the blanks lIeft by departures.
September and October are said to be
the pleasantest months to visit these
springs, rs the mir of early autumn is
bracing and cool, inducing to vigorous
outdoor exercise, for which these noun
talns and valleys afford ample scope and
verge. Visitors who have resorted to
these springs for score of years past
declare that the present has undoubtedly
been the most brilliant and successful
season ever known here. In the recep-
tion rooms, along the halls, or Mt the
brilliant nightly hops, one sees little of
that bolsterous manner, that vulgar dis
play, which are inseparable from most
popular resorts. There is no incongrui-
ty, no juxtaposition of antagonism. But
balls and parties are the order of the
night. The hops here are certainly bril-
liant affairs, calling into the charmed
circle of Terpsichore" the most bewitch-
ing manners, the most elegant dressing,
the courtliest gallantry, the most grace
full dancing. Here young Adolphus
Sparklcr also comes to the fore, glorious
in gyrations, doing wonders. He fears
not to essay the "Boston Dip" the most
difficult of all saltatory movements
an indescribable rolling, dipping move
ment, slow and slashy, by which the dip
pers seem to sway pretty much like the
top gallant mast of an oyster. smack
When she wallows in the wake of steam
er. There is a weight on the brow of
Adolphus when he emerges from the
room. What is it, oh, youth of the
darkling countenance? All, he speaks!
VERY nice-but there's too menna pref
ty CELLS. Don't you think it's overdone?"
OF truth there are girls, a.many, and
certainly they are pretty, and many Of
them can lay claim to beauty. The
honors due the "belle of tho season" are
the legitimate subject of dispute between
three or four. 1t is quadruple or quad
rilateral contest, and bids fair to last all
summer. On Tuesday, the 31st, the
Messrs. Peyton gave complimentary
ball to the "Press of the United States" !"
and we'll was it attended, too, not only
by members of the 'press gang" but by
n brilliant galaxy of beautiful ladies from
all sections of the Union, and-the truth
must out-an immense concourse of the
ugliest mortals of the male persuasion,
that it has ever been my lot to look upon !;
remember this correspondent was not in
front of a glass at any time during the
evening. Among those who particularly
attracted the admiration of the gentle
men, by their winning manners, hand
some faces or tasty dresses, were Mrs.
Cabell, Mrs. Holcombe, Miss Brooks,
Miss Ellen Anderson, Miss Jennie
Sutherlin, Miss Soutcr, Misses Stuart,
Miss PeytoD, Miss Hargous and Miss
Cowardin. There were many others
whose names we did not learn, rs we had
no desire to be regarded in the light of
Jenkins. Miss Mary Stuart, of Henrico
County-a lineal descendant of the
much-loved Quecn-wore an ornament
of great rarity, being no less than cross
of emeralds formerly belonging to Mary,
Queen of Scots, and which, as we were
informed, had regularly descended to and
been "'orn by the name-sake in each
generation of the murdered Mary.
Among the eminent persons present we're
Blacque Bey, the Turkish Minister,
whose distinguished manners have made
him great favorite. and his beautiful
wife; ex-Judge Wardlaw, of South Caro-
linn: Generals p ~ Raaurepord of oni .