Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-08-04
KITTRELL8' SIP PINqS CORRESPON-
DEN 3.
KITTRELL's SPRINGS. \ O.,
InlU OF n 1871


Dedi. Journal Il know that the Con zen.
tion is the absorbing question among al
onr people, and New II 4noVer is as thor
oughly aroused as any portion of our State,
but politics is not my theme. Your read
e1s mag like to know something of this
place and its doiDgs, and give below a
brief account of the first Ball of the season.
Although for the past month there has
been quite a company of visitors here, yet
not till last night could it be said, the
place is full" The occasion for this extra
ordinary " cram y" was Ball given by the
liberal and enterprisiDg proptietore. The
railroad trails delivered large numbers of
visitors during the day, and late in the
afternoon q special train came fron Ral-
eigh, bringing a crowd of joyous youth
and happy middle age to add to the al
ready sorely taxed capacity of the store
away department. But the resources of
Messrs. Blackuall & Co., and the thor
onghly pleasant and accom- modating hu-
NOR of the visitors, were equal to the de-
mands made. Beaux aud bellies, maids
and m Atrous, sires and sons from far and
near. thronged to the re pening l-st night
in this region fam u for high lite and hilar-
ity of in era. which recalls With all it's past
Joys and pie rsnres "Old Shouo" in Its
p&lmiest days. This m y sound extrava-
giant, but there were and are among us
here not a few OF those WOO twenty years
ago knew how o participate fully in the
gsyety of "Shouo." When those of Will
mington, who at that time patronrzed
ShouO, read this. uLle>s the writer mis-
t~kes their metal, thy will exclaIu ::
"WOuld L had been a. KIttreIl'> to forget
the now and to recall tue then" A one
who wa of them then at Old Shouo, will
say, it Was good to be here for the past NO
DAYS. should occupy too much time and
500 much Space of J our valuable paper to
dwell IN detail upon be individuals pes
ent A buLdred yUul 6 ladies a ud as many
young gent men with many of both ST xes
who occupied Just such places Twenty
years ago." filed the ball room from an
early hour In the morning till the grey
lights of morning told the merry dancers
that the lark was on the wing. Beauty and
grace cbarRcte rlz the ladies'; woma hood
and gentleness marked our S, as Qe7stle-
men. The most sumptuous and elegant
supper was spread at l a. m by the pro-
prletors, and no stinted band had provided
this part of the entert4'nment. Subsan-
tlais OF roasts, pigs, lambs. fowls. salad
hams, torgues. &c, &C., followed by cakes,
fruits, let s, nuts and wines made up repast
that would have satisfied he most fastidi-
Gus cOnnoisseu or the verrieet oourmand.
Every thing passed off as merrily and hap
PLY as such concourse of ACCOMPLISH d
ladies and thorough gentlemen will always
ins0re. The number of those who will re-
N .ln over to day and perhaps for some da,
will be large. Raj. Ugh Staying almost to |
man, and positively to a woman.
The encouraging p aspects which over
! hundred vi >itors gave the proprietors be-
ore me Bail and the complete and bril-
liant success OF last evening must satisfy
them and convince the pubic that Xii
'reHs IS " success and the universal verdict
VII! be. by all those who try it, that The sue
ess IS nserE ed Those who come here and
cave dlesatlsfe J, either do not let the nro-
'rletors know their wants, or thew ara in
urable soreheads aid chronic grumblers
rev days after the election there will be | q
notneE Ball, ct which I hope to see Senior i