National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-18

Tvai iTLI, Va; Judge Meredith. Riebmond'
9I0lph, baltimore and Ohio raiiruad: MAJ tl1 ~
DItg!s OF "prury's Bluff" Va: NJ fsSia -, -
one % NE stand-bys Of that gret. pubIic tboa,,
'he baLunore and Ohio railroad. TIE
QUEENS AND BELLIES
OF the White sulphur fear to designate by
maine and local habitatiOn." NV ears would
burn for week aIterward, and, in all probability
ny J3WsS s smart mai SSoi but / will DO "Over
IhS h anveI shq fear 70 Sway, rush in
specify some Of them and their cost,,nne, and in
doing SO hope not to get lost among Lbe inaSes Of
dresses sol Of the gay "friPPe5s Yn me light IAN
Cousin Frank Frank is awfuay ,eaIo2s Of
the dashing General) for escorts, thaTe no fear
Of being jostled to jelly By the swallOW-talS and
would say beforehand that I can only recall
but few by name Of the hundreds Of my fair sie-
e 5o were noaD GSUSsa tSr pee So a PEI
displayed In their costumes.
Mrs. H. Ooater ORbell, Of Richmond, Va, wore
9 white dress trimmed with black Chantilly lace,
foInees, skirt draped with pale blue Grape scarf
blue feathers in the hair, pearl ornaments
Mis- Kate Cabell was Rrrsyed in blue tartle-
ton, trimmed with purple satin and yiolets She
wore ornaments, herself being the fairest Jewel
These two ladies are by birth, education and
Richmond fair Richmond on the James: OF sad
memortesRnd lost hopes.
MIS- Lien Williams, Q brilliant brunette of
-. fanl seeet Baltimore, wore Nile green silk
dress, point applique fiounces, dress iooped up
with morning glOries-(there is glory enough n
her eyes for halle dozen angeIs.) She wore pearl
Miss McCesna, Of RiCAuond, Va. one of the
bellies Of the ball, wore dressoT red green siIk,
Mrs. Bushier, the youthful wioss Of Baltimore,
Miss Jones, Of Baltimore, sweet Eager in
Israel" wore q lace dress trimmed with SSsck
Miss Wilson of Vicksburg, Miss, wore a dres
Of mare silk, lace trimmings, hair powdered, ola
dRond ornaments.
= Miss Fannie Phillips, OF Washington was
dressed in blue silk and point applique The IA
yorite amusement Of this accomplished lady is L
exchange compliments with the Corps Dlplo
mAtique Of an evening, in your city, IN their ma;
hung round her in the vain endeaVor TO become
Infected with nor linguistic genius; and yet sht
by adapting her language 10 her company, and Il
too polite and welI-bred to tell the fitting
swalIoW-tails that their society is rksome If mol
what Is? Miss Florence Locke, of Baltimore, Is
Miss Phillips fright bower" in this respect.
Miss Basson, OF Philadelphia, In pink Miss
Allen, of Richmond, Va, white; Miss Hogg, N.
O., pink; Miss Gray, Richmond, white; Miss
LILLE Deyries, Baltimore, black; Misses Bennett,
Charleston, S. c., white; Miss Serena Williams,
Miss Coyle, Of q street, Washington, and the
blonde belle Of the White, was respondent in
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splendid figure, stylish and graceful. The brill
liant rose and fair lily OF the Nile have pitched
battle on her cheeks as to which shall be the
queen of her complexion. Her native talents
have been enriched and enlarged by foreign
travel. No wonder her society is courted by
both belle and beau.
dressed in white; Miss Palmer, Richmond, straw
colored silk; Miss Henry, Richmond, "a great
grand daughter Of the great Patrick white;
Miss Montague, (pretty Bessie,) Of Baltimore,
white; Miss Lilly Price, Troy, N. Y, white; Miss
Montague, Richmond, white; Miss Kate Brod-
rick, OF Wilkesbarre, Pa, brunette, frightened
her charms BY appearing in white dress and
The honor and stately dignity of the Old North
State was credItably upheld by the magnificent
Miss Grymes. Will not attempt to describe her
person or costume for fear Of making q failure.
You gentlemen Of the press would simply say she
was stunning, 10 use ore OF your emphatic and
brunette in complexion, but the happy medium,
ketwixt and between, and extremes don't meet OF
separate in the fair Carolinlan.
Memory fails to recall the costumes Of Misses
Thomas, Of Richmond; Della Tore, Baltimore;
Dulany, Loudodn, Va; Won KRGf, Baltimore;
Pratt, Mobile; Thomas, Philadelphia; THOMSON,
n nST 9 stsEaft siGR T.rpV ERgEand
NeB Orleans; Marnotte, Baitlrs1re, And the very
modest Miss Hunter, Of Atlanta, Ga.
the person Of Miss q. GOODWIN, who has Only ono,
go Gen. Gary says, and know who tIst one is,
to divide the honors with her, as one Of fhe reign
ing bellies Of the White Sulphur.
Ieame near forgetting Miss Harriscn, Of Charles
city, Virginia, who was arrayed in MIC green. l
say It boldly, as lady there is no makeup in her
figure or complexion. There Is : grand frolie Of
nature about her.
Miss Gordon, of Louisville, kentucky, wore white
as pure as her own soul Miss Dora White,
FAIRIES here was resplendent in q sTraw-colored
silk, with vines leaves sld mowers, as fair as her
sweet self, running rophd her classic head and
down the back Of her iress. Her face is o study
for an artist, and her sparkling (no kin TO mel
eyes-"those Windows Of the soul"-in woman
have the power Of aen telescopes to look through
you gentlemen s1d 81 making you IeSI gSSs sSG
Our admirtng e1es arrayed in spotless white, and
n a form as aultless, Miss Ellen McCance, one
queen Of the Drunettes at the White Sulphur, and
Jne in which is blended the brilliRncy Of tho dla-
pQQd With the purity Of the pearl. What for
beauty Of person, purity Of mind,
md heart that knows no guile. II were only
man would-but I wont tell you what would
To- So there's an end to the solilloquy, and
ing down the curtain on "the ball Of the sea-
His exeellsncy, James Black Groome, the model
Governor Of Maryland, arrived to-day. His ad-
ent has created q hutter in the panniers heTeA-
outsi many Of them seeing the executive man
he beautiful Chesapeake bay. Tho Baltimore
,apers stated some time ago that the Governor
vas about to install pretty piece Of new furniture
capeTs are VIGOROUSLY Unreliable andHSut What
5 IN them outside Of the associated press dis
'atches, local, dog fights and Jones' FalltWaddleH
Nothing. have the very best authority for say
ng that in their statement the Baltimore papers
ave been humbugging the aspiring women Of
Maryland. The Governor is still "fancy free"
To the breach, once more to the breach, dear
rIends," and the day win be ours. ITO the VIC
ors belong the spolls!'' Now for 1t, and ."may
he (you know Who) take the hindmost."
Pretty Miss Bradford-not the brunette nor the
londe, but the happy medium Of your cltyA-left
he Sweet Springs to-day for home, braced up and
ejuvenated, II such thing can take place to one
o healthy and youthful,
General Joseph Z. Johnston is at the Warm
Springs, which Is crying out for more roomIh
There is good company at the Hot and also OF
he Healing Springs. Gen. John S. Preston, Of
,Outh Carolina, is at the latter springs.
MISS SPARKLE.