The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-08-05
Corrsspondenee or tho Phonix.
GERM SPRINGS, Annnas

| .i LEAN 1h0snAA. Lilo ro8tets 6s not
meeting your tall presence at Glenn
Springs is tempered muohly in the
pleasure OF forming the aoquaineance
of your representative here-the mo.
dest, promising young male mem Der
of the family-a son likely to wear, in
the future. with becoming grace aud
dignity, the paternal honors of bis
name. Yet tits pity you were not with
as on Thursday night, the evening OF
our weekly hop at GIenn's, with others
of Columbia's gallant sons aud lively
companions. as then and there I know
you would have enjoyed yourselves. as
vel! :.s help contribute to ours in the
pleasures of good-humurcd converse.
tion aud the exhilarating emotions uf
the dance, in full presence of lowell
ness and beauty. The night itself was
inviting. charming. beautiful. Puls
Luna shot her siivery rays through
dense foliage. cool shade and woo!ng
bower, rendering the scene enchant-
ing-one of surprising loveliness and
beauty. The dancing hall itself was
appropriately decorated and beauti-
fully lit up. Jets Of mellow light shot
forth their radiant beams through
every nook and corner Of the room.
The music stole out softly upon the
silent evening air. it's inspiriting strains
being caught up by gentle zephyrs
and borne joyously along to young
hearts and listening ears scattered in
happy groups over the lovely sward in
front. Carriages and buggies freighted
with youth and beauty, Figures fair,
accompanied by forms manly, their
knights OF honor" began to roll up in
front of the hotel buildings. from the
town of Spartanburg and surrounding
country. The signal sounds; the ball
now opens. Young ladies under pro.
per escort, decked in elegant toilettes
of rich colors, of pure white, the lily
and the orange, the cherry aud Ma
genta, the azure and the green, and
colors OF tinted hues, various az the
rainbow or sparkling as the starry
night, glided. fairy like, into the ball
room, and, with bewitching smiles.
nodded kindly recognition to friends
and acqusintances US they passed on
There they cluster-the young, the
lovely, the beautiful and the fair
smiling kindly on the proud mauly
forms OF our young men-the hopes OF
our State-their escort of the ball
room. with contented, happy mammas
seated In the near distance, bestowiug
approving looks on the exquisitely
artistic living scene before theu.-tlle
sons and daughters of the State.
With sly archness, the quee1ly cour.
tesy Of lovely woman is returned to
knightly bow, and the dance begins.
Sylph-iike forms. lovely, graceful
figures. beauty's glances. move respou-
sive to the music of the merry dance.
There moves before us, in fair portion,
the youth and beauty, the loveliness
and grace, the polish and refinement,
OF Carolina's fairest daughters, receiv-
ing strength, as the clinging ivy from
the oak, from the modest. manly forms
Of Carolina's honorable and gallant
sons. Spartanburg sent, in liberal
proportion, her full quota of loveIiness
and beauty-the sweet. the accomp.
lished. the beauty spiriiueNs of the
amiable daughter Of one of Carolina's
former Governors. Richland breasts
tue van in varied accomplishment and
grace, contributing the beautiful Mrs.
L., the pleasing Miss W., the graceful
| ih'SS 1 - huu tuo luCelleCtual Miss u,
Union takes proud place in this galaxy
of beauty, her fair daughters and
manly sous taking high rank among
the accomplished and cultured children
Of the State. So, too. of the lovely,
fascinating daughters of Liurens
aud her sturdy. straightforward
sons. arrived just in time to
contest the palm of exquisite lowell
ness and grace. But, IN tho estima.
tion of the outside. present ~ in the
historic episode of the oiden generals,
whoever ranked first Hannibal must b.
second, thug N.wberry. in the beauti.
fully classic face and form, the unas
snming native grace of speech and
presence of one among her fairost
daughters, just blooming into woman
hood-Miss Mamie P.-confessedly
was awarded the palm, and permitted
to deck her fair young brow with the
laurel wreath. Thus moved on the
merry danoe, till the "wee sma' hours
ayant the twal" admonished the time
for repose and rest had como, when
your correspondent, with dropping
eyelids, the fascination of the dance,
withdrew to yield to the potent inHu-
ence OF dreams and slumber and co.
pious draughts of cool spring water.
Thus ended the third grand Glenn
Springs weekly hop of the season; to
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