Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-05-16
=, q. ,,,..,,st. pIoIal Fair. and Back.

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In fact one sees beautiful things in Au-
gusta at all times. Beautiful things Ill
flesh and blood, beautiful things in art,
beautiful. ;. things in nature, beautiful
things in enterprise, beautiful things in
fashion. Nestled in that green aud fer
tile lowland by the broad Savannah, Au-
gusta is truly beautiful place and with
the added attraction of refined, hospi-
table and intellectual. society, there is no
inland city wllsre person can live more
pleasantly-out of the reach Of the un-
ceasing hustle, wickedness and excite,
ment ;nseparable from life in crowded
metropolis, and yet with animation,
resource and variety enough to protect
one from en,aui, Arriving at the hospi-
table Planters Hotel, at A. M, on
Thursday, we found that favorite estab-
lishment already full of stir and bustle'
for here were the headquarters OF the
Savannah Sabre Club, and its members
we're up, in full regalia, and furnishing
the;r arms for the second days contest
Tbev wore black pants, gray Jackets,
blue vests, and jaunty caps. They were
% handsome set of "merry cusses" as
aver we laid our eyes on, and Genl. An
derson, their Captain is such u eombina-
ton of Hercules, Antinous and Apollo
as one seldom meets With. BUT merry
snsses'' is not ours. We heard beauti.
full girl speak of them thus as she stood
upon the balcony of the Hotel, ard view
ed them marching off in line.
And at half past nine, everybody to the
Fair Grounds! The weather is charm
ing the streets leading to the Grounds
ara lined with vehicles and pedestrians,
and of all days this is the one for seeing
Augusta In fnll hey.day.
The Pair Grounds are fulll ftulll of ladies',
gentlemen, children, and sabre-men,
sauntering along in the gay holiday SUM-
but all tending towards the Grand Stand
To see the tournament.
And now we are actually in the Grand
Stand, and behold the creme de Ia cre"l.
of Augusta belledom. Bright, high-bred
faces, elegant figures, rich dresses, are
the rnls. I.ayely children, as elaborate
ly dressed rs their rRaottlh'ssrs rRaootl'ss and ,. as gay
as bright spring flowers, flash in ana pn'
among the crowd. In the front row 81
loyely.girls, with wonderful heads ane
hats and parasols and tricks-all pour
cnjoter les garcons of the sabrcs.
And then the tilting, and the splendi6
knightly figures, and the matchles'
horses, and the fine ridingf Not mean
ing, however, thit thAa tallI alI was y thus. Oh, no
much was quite Otherwise: ether Hns 'i, tot'
have mercy, we hay'nt TING tte tel f all
dot the haaaft
,, = L. Tltoa, Of the Savannah sasys caab
Mr.o. ~tta gold mea4a4ti, ans
awarded the honor of CT.
of Love and Beauty.
Mr.. E. w. Hack, of the Augusta Club
received the saddle and bride, and was
declared entitled to crown the First Maid
of Honor. The splendid white plume
the prize given by Savannah lady te
the best rider in the Augusta Club, was
also presented to Mr.. Hack.
Mr.. w. L. Baynow, of the Savannah
Club, was presented with pair of hand
some gilt spurs, and declared to be en-
| titled to crown the Second Maid of Konor
Mr.. ]. II. Thayer of the Augusta Club
was awarded fine bride and the righ,
to crown the Third Maid of Honor.
Of the Coronation Ball, which took
place in the evening in Floral Hall, we
have only to say it was brilliant sue
cess. Two young ladies of Edgefeld
excited much admiration and received
much attention on this occasion-Miss
E. B. and Miss Z. r. The latter was
r But the Flower Show was what we en-
loved most. The collection was not very
large, but extremely rich and beautiful
And so much the better for not being &c
large. More available to look ut, and
more possible to be inspected. Nor was
the Hall by any means crowded-as du.
ring the crushing Fall Exhibitions, wher
you find yourself involuntarily praying
to God to como and rclease you from the
glare and stare and wear Of men ano
women, .fhc click of sewing machines
and the internal bang-whang OF pianos
The flowers were almost entirely of tht
Green House kiads. Such Geraniiims
Such PelargOniums Such Colcus! SucI
Caladiumsi Such -AZ,lc,iS! Such Ferns
Such wonderful creeping plants! Sucl
beautiful new things that we never saw
before! And above al, such fabulous
double Fish Geranipins, nj every shade
Of red!
There WIS but one Policeman in tn,
Hall, and he slumbcrcd OH table. W,
ate raw turnips, cherries, Strawberries
and plucked Apple Geranium leaves a
will. We wandered up md down, woR
dering, exclaiming, envying, coreting
willing to steal whole pots! We were de-
! lighted! We blessed the Policeman
and sitting OH the edge OF huge Rho
dodendron tub, sang "My willing soul
would stay in such faIpc rs this"
Thetin collection OF plants was thai
of Mrs. Geo. A. Oates. We have run af
ter beautiful flowers in many lands, but
We never saw liner or more beauti'
full than these.
Two magnificent Rhododendrons, one
purple, the other white, in fullest bloom
were the property of Mrs. Cumming.
And through all, and over all, and in
all, might he seen Berckmans. We did
not behold him with our mortal eyes,
but we felt him all around. And We
shook hands with him when We turned
up the faces of his Fuschias,
And next day, after looking in upon
many of those splendid establishments
which advertise in the Advertiser, we
gathered up our things, leaving behind
all our collars and handkerchiefs, and
came home-like SOW returning to hel
wallowing in the mire. And as far a.
the Pine House We had the company OF
McLure, of the Chester Reporter, md
Robinson Of the W,nsboro NcTs, two as
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