Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-05
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Gala Night at 8eerslteba-The Gram
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Gala Night at Beerslteba-The Grand
Dress Ball.
son with the dancel let joy be unconfin'dl
No sleep till morn when youth and pleasure meet
10 chase the hours with flying feet"
Anxious eyes throughout the day peered
Wistfully at the 1eecy clouds, hanging in
light mssses over the mountain tops, seek
ing Vainly to discern through the floating
vspOr the cerulean hue of heaven, which
alone could promise a fair night for the
event of the season, for which so much
preparation had been made-the "first ball
1t Beersheba." Bot the fa.es are prcpi-
tiOus, Notwithstanding q copious shower
tat was soon drank up by the thirsty
earth, and ere the god of day had gathered
in the golden rays Of departing light and
the purple hills had faded from The glorious
landscape, the sky was clear and night upon
her ebon thron', bejewelled with the stars,
had not spot upon her mantle to dampen
the happy sntieipations of the merry bellies
and b. aux sojourning here.
ga ball d. an sbomiDation," exclaims the
purisanical "Aminadab Sleek,n as be raises
his long bouy hands in bypocrrtical horror
at the idea. But thanks to the progress
and intellect of the age, these miserable
travesties upon the divine calling are "few
and far between" and the honest disciple of
the "meek and lowly Man" no longer hurIs
an9themas from the sacred forum upon the
"poetry of motinn," the most innocent of
sll recreations, nor consigns its votaries to
the deepest dep hs Of Hsdas.
Who can behold
"The gay dance of bounding beauty's train"
hnx L. h. skL L.,
"carkiI g cares" of life, and not feel that
at is a sight the careful brow might smooth,
And make age smile and dream itself to youth"
And-but we digress. The growing of the
"big fdd e" IN vain efforts to harmonic
with the softer tones of the small catgut,
warns US that "ime's up" Hurriedly we
tuck our numerous wife and children under |
our paternal wing and elbow our way to the |
ball room throu3 b whte-coated waters and |
sundry residents of the ''mouLtings."
The gsring light from numerous chande-
lies, IS we enter, so dszzled our vision that |
we fsin would wait moment on the thresh- |
old ere we could select place, and cGm-
lortably bi. e (ss Ariel says) the '1ogic of
events"
CT Sd! bang! went the orchestra, and then
dashed with vim into the overture TO ale |
Grand Duchesse," under The direei ion of
the "ye ancient maestro" Jordan McGowan.
But few bars of melody had fosted up
on the waving air when there passed into
the salon living, moving panorama of
beauty, loneliness and grace, such as sell
dom meets the eye Of mortals this side of
paradise. II would have melted the strong
heart Of an Archorite to the consistency of
Cruel in his bosom, and he could only con-
tent himself 10 exist afterwards upon the
light but delicious pabulum of
''Moonlight, music, love and flowers"
Slowly the gorgeous array fled in and
formed the figures for the first qusdrille.
First came 'Miss ANNA H---s" of NASH
vile elegantly sttiTed and in
each look, each motion wax d a newborn grace
That DER her form transient glory cast"
Aud then .Miss Porter Il IS, "her lovely
sister, in regal beauty moved in the dance,
"With lightsome brow and beaining eyes and
bright -
Long glorious locks which drop upon her cheek
Like gold hued cloud flakes upon the rosy morn
Following cane "Niss attic G-s," of
Nashville, bright, fair and happy; swift flies
her harmless wit and ready repartee.
'fSure life and love must stay with thee
Chained by thy potent witchery."
And next s'Miss Birdie c. s,"sparkling
with radiance and playing sad havoc with
many a susceptible heart.
'Her face, ,
So lovely, yet so arch, so full of mirth,
The overlooking of an innocent heart"
"Miss May H." of Mas lYiIle, follow.
ID, and she was indeed.
GAN that painting can express ,
Or youthful poets fancy when they love-"
Floating through the mazas of the dance
,ame "Miss Mary 81 1T" OfNashville, clad =
n snowy white, whose classic face and
fright expressive eyes shone with intellect, |.
md
s'When she spake !.
iweet words like dropping honey she did shed, "
Ind twixt the pearls and Tubies softly break |
silver sound that heavenly music seemed to 81
make" a
And then "Miss Annie A--g"o of Arksn- h
as, whose sylph-like form glided with grace a
nd beauty amid the happy throng. e
JOY waved DER her his sun woven wing
md dimpled her cheeks like the roses of SPRING.
"Miss Florence Big" of Memphis,
anne next and
Love, sweetness, goodness in her person
Following "Aliss Mamie H ~" Of =
10 youthful beauty came,
Like light from heaven her magic glance, Z
Ter voice the harps wild utterance II
Ihen touched at eve by some spirits hand,
breathes the notes OF the better land" 8
As graceful as the lily bending upon its g
aren't stem came "Miss Aunie By Of -
nashville,
And as the bright sun gloriies the sky, y
0 is her face illumin'd by her eye"
And then came ''Miss G--!," of Arkan-
Is, scattering Cupd's darts with fearful u
and when she spske d
Her voice was like the warbling of bird, ri
D soft, so sweet, so delicately clear" "
Then "Miss May W. of Nashville, Il
laughing, sparkling, happy brunette, whose Ell
yes like the starlight of the soft midnight,
darklv beautiful, so deeply bright" II
Next came "Miss Adine 3d." of SC
ashville, in scarlet silk, fl maid of honor W
T an empress.
rom every blush that kindles in her cheek,
en- thousand little loves and graces spring
0 revel in the rOSes.'
Then "Mjss Love W." of Nashville,
beautiful fair haired blonde, with
Manners all graceful without art, n
hat to each look and word impErt ..
modesty and ease"
"Miss Nettie Pip of Nashville, came &c
Ext ~
Grace was in her steps, heaven in her eyes, -
every gesture, dignity and love-" vi
And then "Miss Lou c." of Nashville, =
dressed in dark colors, Ii
"There was a soft and pensive grace
A cast of thought upon her face"
With her came "Miss Bette Ct" her
lsruling sister, who ri
"Was form of life and light, til
That seen, became q part of sight" 10
Following, cane "Miss Sarena HI,
Nashville, ...-. ...-..
"Whose eyes in heaven ~.
ould through the airy region stream so bright | ~
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