The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-10-12

different admirers of the two candidates
would fain have even Sc useless vegetable
join in politics. These two namesakes,
however, rested very comicaly side by side.
On the other side of the gallery were dis
played, slsighs, wagons, and all manner OF
carriages. We noticed among the number
beautiful little buggy marked the modest
price, s,r hundred dollars. 1t was gold
plated and plush lined, with a place for a
lady's fan and parasol inside.
After taking general survey, we seated
ourselves to watch the crowd. No person
could attempt with any success correct
delineation of the different characters
There were mingled in the motley assem-
blage all sizes, colors and classes; lawyers,
doctors, merchants, ministers, mechanics
and farmers, poverty, Independent and the
most arrogant wealth. In close proximity
with fops walked the sunburnt sons of the
hills, and sparkling bellies in rustling silks
and cleaning jewels, with the modest
maiden dressed in fabrics from her own
loom. All seemed to enjoy common holt
day, and associated for once on equal terms.
Some of the rustics seemed to have made a
superhuman effort to appear in fashiona-
BILE attire. One ysuny lady walking hand
an hand with her intended, wore green
skirt, pink sash, ruffied print waist, black
hat with blue and white feathers, and a
scarlet shawl disposed Hegligently over her
shoulders. Her hair true reddish gold,
was arranged in an immense waterfall
the fashion six years since. Her dfiancisr,
young man with freckled face and a
nose inclined to look up in the world, wore
dark plaid pantaloons, yellow lowered
vest, with chain made of silver five-cent
pieces, stretched across it, rutfled and tuck
ed shirt, scarlet necktie and a stove-pipe
hat, resting on shock of dust-colored hair.
Stopping Immediately in front of us, we
heard him say: "Pollie, l have something
to tell you." We watched the little by
play with interest. The blushing Polite
signified her consent to any arrangement
he might deem best, for her to become ac-
quainted with the thought in his mind.
Much to our amusement he put his arms
around her neck, and drawing her water
fall up to his face, whispered the precious
secret. We saw many such scenes before
the day was ended.
Both afternoons large crowd collected in
the grounds in the rear of the Fair House to
see the races. The last afternoon we seated
ourselves with some little conjunction, in
the Grand Stand where about six hundred
people we're seated, to see the races for the
largest purse. Opposite us was placed the
prettily decorated Judges Stand with a
place in the second story for the band.-
Below US swayed a perfect sea of heads,
for about three thousand persons had gath
cred to witness the trial of speed. Within
the enclosure, around which the track
wound, were gathered countless barouches,
phaetons, and buggies. These filled with
gailydresssd ladies, the wind fluttering their
ribbons and parasols, combined with the
music and swaying crowd to make very
festive scene. Contrary to our Cecil Gus
tom tile elite of Steuben County attend the
races.
Friday evening the dance came off. This
was attended by the Bath gentry and quite
number of strangers from the neighbor-
ing towns and cities. The large floor Of
Agricultural Hall had been cleaned, clear
ed and waxed, and the whole interior bril-
liantly lighted. A large number of specta-
tors were seated in the gallery to watch the
dancers trip the light fantastic toe. In the
lower part of the hall, ON stand erected
for the purpose, was seated the band from
Elmira which had discoursed enhancing
music throughout the Fair. By half-past
nine the hall was very we'll filled, and the
dancing had commenced. We wish that
"Spectator, the graphic correspondent
who described the dresses of the ladies
attending the last dance in Elkton, had
been here to do a like duty. The scene
was a very gay one, with SO many of the
fair sex fitting gracefully through the
mazes of the Dance attired in elegant robes
and flashing jewels. The general effect
reminded us of the plumage in collection
of tropical birds. The gentlemen looked
as usual-bipeds in swallow tails with their
disits clothed in white kids. What con-
trast their present toilets present to those
of century since, when scarlet coats and
powdered queues were in vogue.
After dancing for several hours we re-
paired to the dining hall where delight
full supper of all the delicacies of the sea-
son was served. Having done ample JUS
tice to this we returned to the dancing hall
and continued to walk through quadrilles,
and lancers until the wee sma' hours; when
darkness melted into dawn and we babe
adieu to Terpsichore, to clasp hands with
Somnus. MARYDEL.
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