Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1875-08-27
For the Sentinel
Danced on the Joyous Hours"
August %. 1875


August %, 1875.
Mr.. Editor lit is always delightful scene
where youth health aud happiness congregate
for mutual pleasure, aud genera JOY spreads
an influence OF gayety around every heart.
But how heightened is the scene when music
lends its soft, gentle, and yet enliyening
charm, awakening rapturous ecstasy in ev-
cry bosom, and kindling an animation which
brings pleasure subservIeat to its will Such
u scene is often Witnessed in the ordinary as
semblies of the young when they meet to speed
away time upon the airy feet of the dance, but
there is a sweeter aud more exciting charm
about masquerade, where each one studies
and assumvs an artificial appearance which
will preserve them from recognition, and
where each gives full play to pleasurble Gu
riosity which seeks 10 penetrate the disguise
OF every other There is something in the
gaudy aud picturesque costumes in the faith
ful portraiture of the characters assumed, both
serious and comic, in the gay carelessness of
each induced by fancied security from rec
ognitiCn 10 throw aside The usual dignity and
give freedom to the more mrthful and fun
loving emotions of the heart, in the soul
stirring music, and the dancers whirling in
the dizzy waltz OF gracefully gliding through
/ the figures of the lancers, in the anxious
awaiting for the hour of unmasking to dis
cover the companions Of ;he evening, there is
something in all this which chains the heart u
willing captive TO the scene.
| Such occasion, so fraught with pleasure
and so crowned with enjoyment passed pleas
antly off upon last "Wednesday night, at the
fine residence Of Mrs. Diamond, a lady whose
amiable and estimable qualities are so we'll
known that it would be folly to pen a pane
gyIic to her praise. Early in the evening the
gay maskers commenced TO arrive, and ere
enlivening strains of Weber's renowned string
band. The best costumed and studied char
acters ofthe evening were Miss Emily Jenkins
as n Peasant Girl" Mrs Fitzgerald rs
might" Miss Annie Hutton us 'Pocahon-
| tds Miss McIIenry as II "Bohemian Girl -
Mrs. LeBrand as Death Mr.. Hunter rs a
Scottish Chief" Mr.. Chew as "Ku Klux
Klan," Mr.. Diamond as an "Orangeman, ;"
and Miss Ella Chopper as Morning" and
when she removed her mask we thought sure
ly the sun cannot unfold a lovelier morning.
! While we are aware of the somewhat eny ious
disposition which generally characlerizes the
gentler sex we fear not 10 pronounce Miss
Chopper the Star OF beauty of the evening, for
hers was LONELINESS to kindle an admiration
which could never admit jealous envy as its
companion. There were many whose bea uty
deserves special reference, and we are sorry
that neither time nor space permits US 10
Time fast fitted away upon the wings Of
pleasure until the hour of supper arrived when
all unmasked for the more substantial enjoy
ment of the iuxnries of the board. The table
was arr anged upon IL large porch and its APP
pearance indicated that skillful and artistic
hands had been al work urun it. In the CEN
tire was pyramid of bright and gaudy flow
ers lighted into more than natural beauty by
clusters OF candles whose Pickering flames cast
chasing rays over The inviting viands. AT
one end was u monster turkey which was
soon reduced TO n skeleton as the kind, oblig-
ing and good-natured Mr.. Chloe Meem boun--
tiiully bestowed a portion upon each plate
while at the other end a large goose shared
the same fate al the hands Of some equally
skillful carver. Meats of almost every de-
scripton could be found in prufuSion while
quantities of pickles and nicely seasoned to-
matoes served rs most excellent dressing. Ice
cream and water-iees followed only 10 give
way to blushing peaches crowned with bunt hes
OF luscious grapes. That every one enjoyed TO
the utmost these delicious temp.ers OF the APP
petite was very apparent, while we were, at
that happy hour, blessed with charming
companion, whose vivacity never fails to 50
agreeably entertain and shower left handed"
blessings upon the solitude Of the present mo-
ment, as memory calls up the delightful occa-
sion. We saw around US many familiar faces
among them the Misses Warning, ihe Misses
Forrest, the Misses Kannic, Miss kilgour Miss
Tolley, Miss Durne, Messrs. Bowie, Chew. An
derSon, Gsssaway, Carter, and msny others
After supper the dancing Was resumed, aud
ii was only when the limc-pieee told the near
approach of morning that the dlucers could
tear themselves away. To say that the occa-
stop was the happiest THAT ii was ever our
pleasure to attend would be too high a COM
pliment the word and we feel that the SEN
tlment Will be re-eehoed by all who were pres
ent, and in future time when memory makes
a pilgrimage to The scenes which lie scattered
along the path -four younger DAYS none will
be found brighter or viewed with more pleas
ure. ADMmER.