The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-11-23
a Racy Description of the State Fair and the
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"A Racy Description Of the State Fair and tht
.1aeaacxa Ball. .'rr VI
Brother Bacon, of the Edgefeld aduerfiser
has such a peculiar ~knaclc of describing men
and things that we transfer to our columns his
upon Teeept eysGts at ths ss saPita
picture: xei nll ;ga1gxs oi>ts3 ise 70 cJl. i.;9T
THE BUsTLE, THE CROWD, THE HOTELS, THE
\ .'Tlf;JdoBIzAA11s,Y YtFPHi FPHiE Music Eos'l.'a
Such q crowdl Such -threngs at every hotel
Such heaps of ladies, with their big trunks
packed into one small roomll Such troops oi
young fellows without a. place to lay then
heads Snch d rushing and roaring ofyehicles
from morning until night SucR 'tEampling of
feet, and buzzing voices, rand rustling foi
robes Such public leYe-making1 1and such fran
tic firtationslf Such 1uhinfdx Of bhppy tbHiides
in lilac silkst Such Insane betting on the horse
races Such weary pledding to''distailt, sheds
and pens to see the Big Bulls AID dithe big hogs!
Such fierce contention sndoenvys among the
hor5e.men Such prancing Of saddle horses and
snowy young men. in the ring Such; fearful
steer-raccs Such tiresome ploughing matches !!
Such an ignoble tournament! Such inspiring
strains of Strauss and Offenbacli from the mtt-
sic stand:: So: many streets, iaises, corridors
spaces, corners, hooks, buggies carriages full
of curious laughing, chatting, bedizened peo-
pie, each giving his Or her opinion Of the won
ders and glories Of the Fair,l Such valuable
sums dfohoney wasted upon The 'efat Wohmhhnh,@
and the "edueateas ipigs2 Aantlithe bogus "Indi-
ans z fSuoh Irakjpg in Of 4gcre at Shiyers and
ad g. KRas oTa sas FRI gEaGDng At dad n5s
Reedsll Sueh dev0unng' of oysters and turkey,
andisueh pouring down'ofl not, coffee, at.theILa.
dies Bazaar in behalf Of tbs, ,Sql1iers Monu-
ment Such indiscriminate and criminal whack-
ing OF pianos Such; Internal Clicking and
clacking of sewing machines Such enthtisas-
ticshoutsfcof applause ,ever7the exquisite! and
machless portraits and photographs Of, Wearp
and Hix Such brightness, and gaiety and mcr
Fiment, and color, all around and on every side!
Such-well, We might 60 6iii till the Day of
Judgment, overlook us51 lbutMe think ouripic
ture ItoleEably complete t.,q nj b,.;,;n1i, 40,
The BALL OF THE. SoUTH CAROLINA CLUE.
Socially, this Ball. was the great festival oc-
casioh Of the Fair Week. o.The' South Carolina
Club was. organized two years ago. ii Its object
is.the promotion of social, intercourse and re-
fined amusement among the gentlemen OF, South
Carolina. Ourpopular townsnian Major w T.
GARY, has been President of the Club since its
organization. After presiding gracefully and
we'll at two annual balls, however, Inc has laid
off the robes Of Office, and been succeeded by
Wade Hampton, junior. Major Gary has eff
cently furthered the interests Of the Club in Its
first years, and its members. with. one accord,
award him a, hearty and loving "Well-dene r.
arose the soft and lovely azure star IA blue sat
other night. Did this star arise in the East, or
inf rtcox fha
v;lx,l put ufv1r Gl,Y u%y,, III IT.
The Ban was on ThursdaYa Ya1fS eyNra room LATELY
WINS Hall Ms laE1ff aE1affs ventilated, only by two
cracks or openings in the roof Consequently
il is very hot-no, that is ,vulgar-warm, # you
please. Guatemozin smiled on burning Goals,
and the holy st. Lawrence on his blessed grid
iron. We all enulatod their iheroism atsthis
ball, and not only, smiled but danced through
out the evening Columbia ought to have q
better hall than this. But after all, young peo-
ujle,Eiressed and ready for the friy with hearts
full of lightness and loye,j do not care an idta
about temperature. Tophet or an ice-bergEit
is all the same The hall, however, was bril-
liantly lighted, the floor was beautifully waxed,
the music was good, and the Committee were
attentive and efficient. The attendance was
large. The great men of the State and the ,gor-
geous women of society were there in astoplsh-
ing array. The fray began at about TO- Qua
drille, galop, waltz qdadrille, gaiop, waltz :!
And SO It went until three in the morning.
The supper-4ptozided we suppose by Msken-
zie-was, itruthfnlly fit fot. a.droyat banquet
Heavens i how times have changed, sipceithej
day!when JDhnitt Baptist was glad tc;get 10
Gusts and wild honey which! by-the-by; ,seiae
commentators, pow say Hhs only igrasshoPpers
and bGeaEak ha3siro = as ,gai,tas ~ Im more
enjoyable Bali tfsh this, and Herewith We end.