The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-27

pureF and better than ever saw at watering
resident physician here for many years, said to me
to-day thai when you are introduced to lady here
you need not inquire whether her reputation is un-
Saratoga or Long Branch, and Icould not say
wHERs AND WHAT ARE WHITE SULPHUR STRINGS ?
1t IL hardy necessary to tell where are the White
sulphur Springs though not one man in q thousand
knows, and nobody can know till he comes here
the great lines OF travel and q hundred miles from
anywhere. The springs are sulphur water, and that
Is all Their medicinal qualities may be very great
watering places to get rid OF malades they never
had. In the fewest words the White sulphur IL the
watering place Of the South ana as bets the chief
place ofresort for Southern society ii is an old
fashioned Virginia valley, where nature has done
everything and art nothing. II we consider the
White sulphur Springs In their architectural pre-
tensions there Is nothing to consider. The cottage
system as we find 1t here is a humbug. The rooms
put 1t in my hearing this morning, teach us how to
appreciate our homes. But these springs are
iayorite resort and ney n were vorlse resort
they are now. In the early days everybody came
to White Sulphur, comfort or no comfort. Clay
and Calhoun were here often. McDunie always
graced the Springs with his presence. 1t was as
necessary for Southern Congressman to come to
the White Sulphur In summer as to go to Washing
ton In the winter. Three Presidents-Tyer Fill
more and Pierce-were here during their term OF
office. Almost tile entire Bench of the South could
be found any season, and the leading planters aud
gentlemen came year alter year with their families.
One who wanted TO find the cream OF Southern So
Clety, Teuuy SklnIueu, COulQ uHu IL mere. 6m IN
cned risk the assertion thar onehalf the notable
weddings In the South in the days before the war
were inspired and managed here; SO notable did
this become that the delicious hill behind Paradise
Row Is dedicated even In name to Courtship ana
Love.
THE MOUNT OF LOVE.
This favorite resort Of the frequenters OF the
White Sulphur Is entered by Lovers Walk, which
leads or into the broad path of Hesitancy, unless
the pair are OF one mind ana boldly plunge through
the Lovers Leap into the walk beyond. Here the
paths are more sequestered, with o Lovers Rest
Courtship Maze either TO Rejection Point or the
Acceptance Way to Paradise. or those who tray
disc ROW to-day, with sons and daughters finding
out the way for themselves. In the ballroom over
head, from where write, are some young people
who read In each others eyes that they have taken
the Leap together and are already deep into the
labylinfhs Of Courtship Maze, for tonight is the
night oil the
FIRST GRAND BALL OF THE SEASON.
The arrangements for the ball were perfect, and
In everything It fully met the expectations Of ITS
projectors. The ballroom Is one Of the largest in
the country, and 1t was filed with brilliant and
elegant society. The floor and other committees
pleasure themselves, ana determined on making
the occasion pleasant for every one besides Among
the moor managers noticed the name of the Hon.
Frank Hereford, member of Congress for this dis
trict but unfortunately Mr.. Hereford had Just mar
ried wife, and could not come. or the other per
sons on the committee was A. p. Gordon Cummings,
OF Scotland, a son OF the great African tray
eller, and the Hon. W. q. Maxwell OF England,
Of whom everybody Ct the WHITE sulphur happy
of his father. Then, again, on the same commit
tee was the name OF Singleton Van Buren,, grand
tinguished Southern families were represented on
one or other OF the committees. The dancing was
announced to begin at nine O'Clock, and so eager
long before that time and the baton Of the leader OF
the orchestra struck with the hour In the matter
OF dress the White Sulphur always was famous, but
tonight fairly eclipsed anything ever here,
even before the war. So numerous were the ele-
gantly dressed ladies that it seems almost invidons
n
were worthy OF particular remark.
THE LADIES AND THEIR DRESSES
Mrs. Storey, OF New Orleans wore a white silk
dress, trimmed with white satin, and she showed
handsome lace and diamonds in profusion.
Mrs. Conner, also OF New Orleans, brunette, was
dressed In pink SILK, with muslin overskirt. Her
diamonds were especially tasteful and valuable.
Miss Broderlck, OF wilkesbarre, Pa. another bru-
nette, was dressed in black silk, with black lace,
and wore blush roses.
Miss McCulen, OF st. Louis, had white tarlatan,
with bands Of corn-coored satin. She wore no or
Miss Early, baltimore blonde. wore blue silk,
with pointed ruflies and white lace. Pearls.
Miss Burke, also Of Baltimore was dressed In
pink silk, with "blond" lace overskirt. Points,
roses and pearls: 49,.
green silk heavily trimmed.
Miss Brooks, Of New York, wore handsomely
white muslin dress, with court train.
Miss Spencer, also of New York, was dressed In
very costly pea green silk trimmed with white.
She wore coral ornaments.
Miss Holmes, OF Philadelphia, had lovely white
muslin looped up with hearts ease.
Mrs. Scott, OF Mobile, wore gray silk trimmed
with velvet and black lace She had both diamonds
and pearls.
Mrs. Mathewson, OF New York, had magnificent
dress ofpae green silk, with ruches ofwhte silk and
point lace. She was admitted to be the most ele-
gantly dressed woman in the ballroom.
Mrs. Het1ebower, OF Baltimore, wore trained
white silk, with pink overskrt.
Miss Waters, OF Baltimore, had a pearl silk
trimmed with Maltese lace. She wore diamonds
and pearls.
Miss Foley, a Georgia brunette, wore q white
Swiss muslin, with gold jewelry.
Mrs. Wyatt, Of New York, had pearl silk with
point lace Overdress. Diamonds.
WHO ARE HERE.
These names give but q faint Idea as to who
are here and yet this dull catalogue of the different
gives better notion OF the company than anything
could write. There is a general bewaing over
s ss s1a'n's Society when used s' ' aS
r reeres that Northern ladies' % nase
come to take their places like the carpet-baggers
in the political world. AT the ball tonight there
was scarcely reigning belle who would have
is not here in the pride Of plethoric acres titled by
unwilling hands. Even the Confederate generals
keep away, though Deauregard and, perhaps, one
eight hundred or one thousand people who are
now here the old planting interest Is so badly rep
resented That the few gentlemen of that class who
have come back make the absence of the others
painfully apparent. And the Northern ladies' are
taking the lead In every amusement. or these Mrs.
James Brooks, wife OF the Congressman, is perhaps
combed out their hair after the ball
and the parapharnala of the ballroom give
place to the carpenters handcraf assisted by Mrs.
Conner, OF New Orleans, and Mrs. Heniebower, OF
who Is the chief singer, she will bring
out series OF tableaux, which Is expected TO give
great entertainment. Strange as 1t may seem, We
arc to have
BLUE BEARD AT THE WHITE SULPHUR,
but without Lydia Thompson and her blondes.
Thursday evening Is the night selected, and we are
to have picture OF the bloody and much married
villain with the fatal key In hand, and then to see
the heads, trunkesS and all In row, of his unsrc-
cessiully murdered wives There is to be singing
and, II Hans Breitinan does not misrepresent the
facts, "biano-bayihg.n other amusementS will
follow In rapid succession, and now that the season
Is fairly begun each day Is expected to reveal some
thing new.
HEALING SPRINGS.