Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-08-31
THE ADVERTISER,
Eagedeld, S. c., Aug. 81, 1871.
Editorial Correspondence.
GREENv11LE, Aug. 25th, ls7

quent heavy and continuous rains, whlcn
have seemingly launched us. into the
September equinox, with now and then
a shivering hint of November. Every
one is delighted at the close Of the long
drought, ard smiles, congratulations and
turnir-seed are being scattered broadcast.
We hear that the grand ball of the season
at Caesars Head is to take place next
week so we have deferred our visit thith-
er in order to hit the show. In the mean
time Greenville still dances merrily, and
is gay, reckless and volatile.
THE Hors AT THE MANSION HOUSE.
At the Mansion House, on Tues
day and Friday evenings, young men.
and maidens, and old men and children
meet to- enjoy the Hops of the City Club
These are bright, pleasant and well-con-
Quoted. They are held in the spacious
so1le a nnnaoer of the Hotel which, WITT
the charming back piazza and huge par
ilor. makes quite little world. The Ia
dies, natives of Greanville and represen-
tatives of almost every section OF the
State, are generally in evening dresses
more or less elaborate. (which gives a
lirhtness and elegance to the scene) and
many of them who grace these Hops are
beautiful, polished and attractive. The
gentlemen. do not dress so we'll as the Ia
dies, nor do they dance as well. The
music, performed by white and colored
aborigines, answers admirably well Tor
the square dances, but for the fashionable
round dances it is hopelessly unavaila-
be. On every occasion we long for
stout piano, that we might sit down and
whack out some slashing Galops, Polkas
and Mazurkas that would enable these
young people to show what they really
can do. AT the last Hop, some wretch
scattered matches upon the floor, which,
ever and anon, popped under the feet OF
the dancers like so many torpedoes. The
ladies in tulle dresses were in imminent
danger, so much so that the dance had to
be stopped and the floorswept. AT these
Hops when you are worn to the bone
with "forward and bacl' and "swing
corners" it is highly entertaining to
stand off and look upon the scene as
spectacle. Towatch the different couples
in the long promenades is a valuable and
amusing study of human nature. Did
YOU ever sec poor youth, for half hour
at a time, wearily rolling the stone of
conversation up the back of a highly
dressed young lady, and getting in res
ponse only dreary monosyllables? Dread
fullest of all things in the world! And
did you ever notice how many young Ia
dies will, on given occasion, do precise
ly the same thing? The other night, du-
ring the promenade observed young
and stylishly dressed girl, when she
came to the lower end of the sale (where
many male bystandersh hang around loose)
and turned to so up, give fiounce that
made her .petticoats whisk like mares
tail and, strange to say, out of II ladies
in the promenade, Is did precisely the
same thing. And as often as they made
the turn, they made the whisk. 1t, was
pretty. And of course we. set down the
five steady-goers as very spiritless crea-
tures. But we grow Bohemian-ish.
GUERRY, THE ARTIST. ,est
A pleasant place to SO to in Greenville
is the studio of GUERRY the artist. He
is young South Carolinian-a Sumter
man-gifted by nature with brilliant
talent f.or painting, and cultivated by
long study and fast-accumulating expe-
rience. ALBERT GUERRY is young, hand
some and prepossessing. We predict
that South Carolina will yet be proud Of
him. AT present he is devoting himself
to portrait painting. His portraits OF
DR.. JAMES FURArAN, JAMES MOORE, Esq
(our "our JIM MOORE of earlier days.
and other well J, own individuals here,
are Enthusiastically fine and faithful. lie
is to leave eGreenville'soon for Crawfords-
vile, Ga, to become guest Of ALENAN-'
DER II. STEPHENS, whose portrait he is
to paint il full length. After this he is
to visit Edgefield to take the wondrous
face and hair Of our beautifu1towns wo-
man, Mrs. Gov. PIcKENs, for Madonna
of his own design. GUERRY has poetry
and Imagination, and here will be glo-
rious field for him. Or, at least, GUERRY
is to do this if the lady will accord the
desired permission, and as she is wo-
man who WOULD go far to help ona young,
gifted and struggling countryman, She,
no doubt twill.
FAILURE TO CONVICT THE KU KLUX.
Day by day the United States Court
tries white men for so-called ku Klux
outrages, but the Jury will not agree,
and thus far each case has ended in a
A certain trio of negroes and
one certain white man go every time for
but the remaining eight real
white men cannot see it III that light.
This is delightful to record. For what
had been the condition of this up-coun-
try if the Ku kluX had not gently tweak
ed the noses of certain aggressive ne
groes and scalawags?
THE CELEBRATED DIR. BRoADDUs.
This admired gentleman and minister
Of Christ has just returned to Greenville
from years tour in Europe, the Levant
and the Holy Land. His health, which
was feeble at the time of his departure,
is, we hear, considerably improved. He
is popular, and his friends are crowdine
to greet him. He must be now-aparl
from his mental and moral endowmcnts
a man of vast and wonderful expert
ences. We earnestly hope he will preach
Or lecture during our stay.
DIR. MANLY.
This reverend gentleman, so well
known in Edgefield, has been called
with the offer Of large salary-to some
Church or College in Tennessee, and has
Just returned from a tour of observation
thither. Whether he has decided to
leave Greenville or remain, we have not
learned.
The METHoDIsTs, THE MAsoNs, AND DR..
BUST.
On Tuesday last was laid the corner