The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-11-01
PRIVATE TOURNAMENT. correspondent fur

nishes us with the following:
Seldom has so enjoyable an affair been witness
| ed as the private tournament and accompanying
ball at the elegant and hospitable residence of
Mr.. George Brown OF "Stoneleigh." Autumn
| with her golden tnts and respondent forests
clothed in gorgeous hues of many brilliant colors
Wed in beauty with the rich costumes and lovely
| faces of many of the fair ladies present.
| The air, too, balmy and soft, lent a new zest
| to life and the misty manted atmosphere of our
mellow Indian Summer threw over all a gossamer
| cloud of romance, and made one fancy that Ma
ture herselfh had donned the gay pumes and bright
pennons and brilliant costumes of the Sir Knights
of ancient chivalric and had gone into masque-
rade for the occasion, in memory of the jouss and
Journeys of King A uthur's days and of his peer
less Queen the fair Guineveve.
| IT'S true no changing armor, nor coat OF mail,
| nor furious charger, nor thuuderous shock, nor
| desperate wound, or fatal thrust marked the con-
test of the Sir Knights of the day, but the mystic
ring-'the hole in the air"-upon which these
valiant knights charged, pierced by the lance
point, opened to them, as of yore, long vista Of
bright eyes, fair faces, lovely forms, thrilling
smiles and love warm words, and let fly upon
the tender hearts and sympathetic souls OF the
fair ones present the whole archery Of love tri-
umphant, piercing with the dreadful weapons Of
Cupid's warlike armory their bleeding hearts and
browning Love and Beauty an evanescent Queen,
and creating Maids of Honor and Obey.
The Knights who accomplished these feats Of
proves were Mr. Charles Grason-Knight Of
the Highlands Mr.. Arthur Stewart-Knight of
Baltimore; Mr.. Carroll Macgill-Knight of the
| Village; Mr. James Wilson-Knight of Hunting
ton Mr. Seth Whitely-Knight of the Vineyard !;
Mr.. Robert P Brown-Knght of Stoneleigh.
! The riding was very fine and all the Knights
were tin the ring' repeatedly, but the successful
BelIe-ringers were Mr. Charles Grason who crown
| ed Miss Annie Brown Queen of Love and Beauty,
and very lovely and pretty did she appear and
wore her regal honorS with ladylike address and
| attractive modesty.
| s'Softness and sweetest, innocence she wears,
And looks like Nature in the worlds first spring.
Mr.. Arthur Stewart, who selected as First Maid
of Honor, Miss Alice Patterson, piquant and at
tractive and seemingly full OF fun and frolic.
Mr.. Carroll Macgill, who selected as Second
Maid of Honor Miss DAisey Hayward.
"From every blush that kindes in thy cheeks,
Ten thousand little loves and graces spring,
To revel in the roses.'
Mr.. James Wilson selected as Third Maid of
Honor, Miss Bessie McIlvaine of Baltimore
"Her beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like rich jewel in an Etheop's ear"
The Judges were Mr. Melville Patterson and
DR.. Ward Heralds, Johnnie Milligan and Ster-
rett Cuttings. r. j. Cuttings, Esq, delivered the
charge to the Knights in speech renete in poet
ical and historic illusions to the days of ancient
chivalric, to mythical King Arthur and his
Knights Of the Round Table, To Fuedal times
the Troubalors and CrusaderS-and the undying
devotion to woman to the veneration and ro-
mantle elevation which such sports, rude and
dangerous though they were. inspired the brave
hearts OF those redoubtable warriors and made
them famous as champions in defence of the
beauty and homer of woDanhood
Amongst the notables prrsept were Hon Judges
Barto Brown and Grason and Colonies Mcintosh
and Macgi
AS evening closed Ms. Brown, in her courtly
and courteous manner welcomed her guests to
the ball room where all went merry as a mar
riage bell"
''The music and the banquet and the wine,
The garlands, the rose odOurs and the flowers,
The sparkling eyes and flashing ornaments,
The white arms and the raven hair-the braids,
And bracelets, swan-lke bosoms and the necklace,
An India in itself, yet dazzling not
The eye like what it circled the thin robes
Floating like light clouds 'twiXt gaze and heaven
The many twinkling feet, so small and sylphlike
And all the deluson Of the dizzy scene,
were there. Then the plentiful supper OF choicest
viands so beautifully arranged and bountifuly
displayed.
Amongst the many beautiful and attractive
ladies present those of special note were Miss
Emily Stewart, an exceeding y sweet and beauti-
full girl Miss Josie Albert, Miss CLANCY, from
the South, very pretty and attractive Miss Casey
Brooks, from ST. Louis; Miss BERTHE Macgill, love-
ly in form and feature, vivacious and engaging
Miss Lizzie Wilson and her cousin Miss Annie
Wilson, charming, pretty and agreeable; Miss
Annie Whitley, very lovely indeed; Miss Bette
Macgill whose personal appearance and agreeable
manners won many admirers. 1t was a subject
of regret to many that Miss Lilly Macgill was de-
tanned at home on account of illness.
The married ladies, too, we're distinguished for
their beauty, agreeability and engaging manners.
Amongst them were Mrs. Col. Mcintosh, Mrs.
Joseph Reman, Mrs. Charles Wyman and Mrs.
Richard j. Cuttings.
The ball was kept up to late hour and all
left happy and satisfied in the enjoyments and
hospitalities of Stoneeigh and its beautiful and
charming mistress.