Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-12-05

ana. jewels, and white arms and should
s, and dress coats, and Lavender pants,
and diamond buftened shirt blossoms.
when the cash 81 byBrand's band
SGT thewhole buzzing hive in motion
But holdl we forget tie coronation. And
aIloyay scene II was. Upon the stage
wei arranged ia adnaiIa stableau, the
.Edgefeld Sabre Club ahd- thesr gay Au-
gusta guests, the prize-bearing Knights
to the front. And then the curtain falls.
And;after ten minutes, It rises again, and
the tableau is rendered radiant by the
presence Of the Qdeen5of Love aid Beau::'
ty and her Maids of Honor The, Queen
Miss Mary MathisGa tali and gracefui
blonde, whose beauty and aainiabiIity are
no new themes in Edgefeld, stands. five
PAGES in front of her loyal Knis. ;
She is exquisitely arrayed in canary
colored Grape trimmed with, white satin,
and bears her honors with ease and dig
nifty. The. Maids Of Honor are Miss
Lucy Miller, Miss Genie Miller, Miss
Lizzie Wise. Mr. W.. ID. Aiken, of
Winnsboro, q distinguished tournament
knight and an honorary member of the
Edgefield Club, presents the exquisite
crown Of wliite flowers to the successful
k, ight,, who places it gallantly upon tho
b blonde 1, tresses Of the beautiful Queen,
The words of Mr.. Aiken and l,of -Mr,
Belts are few but elegant and chivalrous.
Mr. Richard Bonhan, in like manner,
presents thecrowns Of the maidsof Hon
,oE9!i a'''.- 49, 2. a"Gt IN: Z.
hiiAnd now We VI! come back to LyBrarnid, IN (; (;
crash. 1t was crash that let loose q
very world of joy and beauty, and grace.
Quadrille, Galop, Waltz, Leacers, again
aud again and again, until hints OF, dawn
began to whisper of home and rest. We
have seen much Of gay life IN many
lands, but seldom have We pehefd a
more brilliant or refined bali than this.
Our very esteemed tcwnswonian, Mrs,
Boulware,, distinguished herself, in the
preparation and conduct of the supper
Jon this occasion, and many were the onr
.comiumslpassed upon estyle and taste
of the handsome feast. !'97!' y. Shlaor
And opr guests-the Augusta boys1
'knigitIy upon the field and :gracefuliin
the dance-companions good and brave.
They came, they saw, they conquered.
May isyi they come seon again ...,e a. i...
Assembling of Congress and Presidents
- ~. W., Messase.,a..,, 49,. 49,
j. The second session of. the present Con-
gress assembled on Monday the I'd inst,
.andiwill continue until the 4th of March
1873. The Presidents Message was re-
.ceived and read. This week we have
time to mention but one or two Of its
salient points. o.n ~
It refers to the Geneva sarbitrstioni Of
the Alabama Claims and its satisfactory
results, which have left the two Govern
ments, American England, without a
shadow ON their friendly relations. Apoi
.,iReferrihg to Ku Klux disorders, the
President does not say there shall be mo
more Of theityrannical arrests and per-
seoutions Of white people in the South,
which have disgraced the U. S. govern
mentfor two years past, but simply ex-
presses the conviction that "under the
obvious advantages of good order and
peace" it will soon be unnecessary to car
rY on such prosecutions. q 30 -.
lie recommends to Congress to acquire
possession of and title to all telegraphic
lines now Incorporation in the United
States. 49,
lie suggests that all the Indians shall
be. confined to the territory south of
Kansas, and that farms shall be secured
to them.
We shall make more elaborate synop-
sis of the Message in ourfnext issue. 7r.
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