Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1874-09-12
tF-cIa the Baltimorean.l

MONTEREY SPRINGS, Aug 90, 1874.

o retire from public life, empty In!
nkstand and disappear from glory III
cloud of cigar smoke, but as no one
else took up the pen in behalf Of Mon
terey, | must ouce more intlict mysel'
upon you.
Monterey has been on n spree fol
the last two weeks, and | have not
been able to write before, but ! am
sober now, go will do nay "level best
to give YOU some idea Of Monterey al
"the height of the season,
First, We had sack race, with The
walters as contestants; then foot
race, when again our "culled bred
eren'' had the course; after that
climbing greasy pole proved a de-
light to the urchins and cause Of dis
may among the mothers, who held NJ
their hands at sight of ruined suits
Last of the races, came a chase after
a creased rig-not an elegant pas
time-but certainly a most amusing
one. ~
Last Wednesday night Clermont
gave "phautom party" which Mon;
terey at,enied. Messrs. Editors, did
YOU ever attend a "phantom party?
if YOU never did, take my advice
don't. You can't tell whether YOU
are dancing with your sweetheart
your brother-in law, or your grand
mother. Just imagine a hundred peo
ple doing the May" one sheet fall
ing from the waist to the ground, q
second folded about the forehead, ano
falling its full length, white stockings
to cover hands and arms, and piece
of muslin, with two holes for eyes
doing duty for mask. Can you Sc.
the party; can you picture the costume
Venus herself would look hldeous II
such a glise.
The next night, Thursday, Monte
r,y yindicated her right to be c!asse'
among fashionable resorts, by a CRANE
masked ball, which proved the sue
cess Of successes. \ grand trinmpha
arch ablaze with Chinese lanterns, a
the entrance, music from Baltimore
and refreshments, prepared Alaer the
snnorv;s;on Of onr amif)ble hostess
were not the least OF tie ATTRACTIONS
while the br ght costumes and lama
somelv decorated bal r"om made
scene of unusual hrllliancy:
Securely disguised by the 10: Is o
nv lornlnoe, INDUCED my Paul IF,
nronensjties to Tie Wtln"Si, ahd il
some cases, was well rewarded.
SURPRISED most energetic tl'r'"tlcn
between gay young civil engineer
of Baltimore, and the belle OF l!aSer'
town. | saw a Frenc'. clnwn greY
decidedly apoony, and 4Fna Il war;,
squeeze to the hand of plump llttI
nrasaut, at other times the H'nk "
nroprietv; and saw two mt *, " Al
masculine IN ruby velvet, and ii Shor
feminine in black, wander away to Ih
darkest corner OF the plazzt. an'
there they remained whi e 'e danced
two sets. w.
Among the masks discovered Ms
Annie 1T, the charming I'ltI'
d,nph,er Of our hostess, IN Tire S'!S'
Of a Spansh dancing girl. Miss LIN"
ME D--s, of Washington, wh'
provo<ed in many gentlemen TIE de
sire to adopt her, in her becoming COS
tune Of "raughtcr Of the Reg ment
Mis- Katie 'l------v, who loohcd Ac'
usual charming self as Countess S"'','
,5it,q, in paiest tl&e satin, and who
received the almost undivided atten'
ton Of Mr., John Ely, who per-
fonated "Prince Of Wales. Mrs
Wallace p--n, made a most
charming hostess; MissCarrle B Ill
as reasant, would have heen a com
plete disguise had size not forgotten
to hide her pretty hands, which toId
on her. Her younger sister, Miss
Marian B--m, by exchanged
iewelrv, powdered hair and 4 mask
without ether disguise, proved an eng,
ma to many. Miss Alice k---h,
as French peasant Miss Kate l'----d'
a. pirsev; Miss Mamie D.--y. as
Lady OF the days Of Washington,
and Miss Mollie D----y, amt Min
ME Ms, AS dancing girls, were
among the best disgrses IN the room
Our dear little blonde, Mrs. b. was
bright and gay as a butterfly, as "Bo-
hemian Girl but her dainty teet, IN
spangled silk boots, shonld have been
hidden, if a disguise was lntended
and last, but decide NY best, in my
csti nation, were little Misses L'zz'e
Smear, as flower girl, and Mary Beach
am, a precious FIVE year Older as
Jockey, in suit of scarlet and white
cap and whip complete.
I may only mention the gents, as
must hasten. Mr.. Pretzma", AS
Quaker; Mr.. Warren Maynard, a:
Major De Boots" Col. Won Stamp
"a a "Russian General" Johnnie
WILEY. as the "Gent from the land o
fire." Mr. T. c. Dorsey, in "Dominoe,
were a few among the many, but tn
stage awaits, and so farewell,
~, ~ II c,lo+o or;ou1