Litchfield enquirer., 1870-08-18
NEW PRESTON.

WARAMAUe LAKE, Aug. 9th, 1870.
 DEAR MR. ED1ToR-I believe that your valuable journal always notices occurrences of unusual interest within the county. Such was the little social gathering on the shores of Waramaug Lake, last evening. The party consisted of about thirty, nearly all Summer residents, at the hospitable man sion of William Hopkins, Esq, which, as is well known, is as delightfully."- situated and commands and commands as fair a view of lake and mountain scenery as any private residence in the county, perhaps in the state. Among the guests were Mrs. p, son and daughters, of East 18th St., New York, who for many summers have sought this spot and found here delight full summer home Mrs. H., and daugh- ters, of West 23d St. Mrs. M, and daughters. of West 31st St. :; Mrs. R, son and daughter, of 42d St., New York, (Mr. R., who was suddenly called away from here few days since, is we'll known lawyer on Pine St., New York; the learn- ed and reverend Doctor B., of Hart ford :; MT. C., of Hartford, now seni- or at Yale, with his younger brother MT. T. and MT. S., both veterans of our other lawyer of New York; MT. B., of Philadelphia, known as the red shirted fisherman of Waramaug; MT. M, a wholesale druggist on Cliff St., New York, and his young brother; our worthy host and his son, with their respective families :; and others, all refugees from the heat and dust of cities, graced the mansion with their presence. It would be invidious to des- cribe the dresses or to compare the relative merits or charms of the ladies present, when each displayed so much of taste in dress, and were each and all alike fascinat- ing. Nor is it customary to discuss the charms of the gentlemen. Suffice it that all donned their best clothes, and appeared becomingly, and that Litchfeld county has rarely gathered fairer assemblage on any occasion.
 Two of the married ladies presided at the piano. Instrumental and vocal music, with sprinkling of comic and college songs, were features of the evening, The galop, polka, redowa, waltz, lancers, the plain quadrille, and the old fashioned time hon. ored Virginia reel, were all introduced and danced with zest. The large airy dining hall was ''fxed' for the occasion. Upon i it's smooth floor mating the gayest and | feetest of dancers made the place merry with the truly musical movement of flying feet, and there was some dainty stepping too among the more demure and elderly ones of the party who joined in the quiet dances, of which latter class, as you will rightly imagine, the writer was one. Those not dancing looked in upon us from the piazza. When songs were the theme,
 ssFair danes and goodly men attention bowed l For still the burden of the melody,
 Was manhood's dauntless deed
 | And beauty's matchless eye"
 If that quotation is not correct, plead guilty, for the s'Lady of the Lake" has not arisen betimes this morning to correct me. Last nights festivities were too much for her. Ours was not a dull, common place, every day sociable, like city ''hop."
 The guests were not confined within four square walls, or, if they ventured out of doors, the view was not limited to wall of gloomy brown stones opposite, nor were they shado*ed and darkened by the shade of few trees in narrow. city garden. If the scene was bright and brilliant indoors, out-of-doors it was grand and impressive Some of the guests did not dance, and all that did, rushed without at intervals, and from the wide piazza gazed abroad upon a scene which neither per nor pencil can ever fairly portray. Int sounds of music, laughter and dancing