Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-03
letter from the Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs.


;:;:3m tie gior;oas modern Garman. To catch
5:2 10 Ii: sea, ihe oceso AID the loE:snd5 r..
llTes 5ou - ooiy bal: y31r hook, cast It, and
.beo 81: lG!ai uo;i! sone hangry fish has 10.
sast=i L= ho.k 10 his jaws. With trout fishing
ic tbs n0uotaio stream ali i: different. you
have 10 he Supplied With collection Of artidcia!
des, soi have 10 waie wais: deep to c:s: your
line, aai when The s;!;tering bait is seiz:i there
is struggle Of mad anger aod terror 90 the
ooe ..!a aal skill ca the ether. To land three
p5uld :rou; oat Of his native element with a
delicate ,,aG,b 5o rod, aod reel hin 10 two hun.
i7ei feet. l. 81 ctj yymsnt autl triumph that
Only Al eottu.ia>;ic Disciple .! old Isaac Wal
TOO c.u thoroughly feel aud appreciate.
:1uc # these streams hid away 10 The so!lss
,ni ~ O. The mau1tsl9s are exl liSitely beau.
;ifu ard seem 10 their shy, solitary iovcness
f..s,7 to hava b,eo Irad 10y the foot G. MN.
Mpp.l u i '0ag guilty for hundred yards it
lten freaks against the r2tk., aod forms deep
clear pools. where toe trout mostly lie. Some.
t!lae; there are dtZan miniature falls 10 as
many ia:hoUs OF dlstacce, that make : musi
cal Tpurnar 10 the land.
Still waters betTceo walls
y: shad0Iy graoIte in & cleaning pss:
Music tha: ra1.lsr on the spirit !i--
r0an tired c7ei3s uroo tired eyes
Sp@ekrng Of augl!Dg rem;ois me n.u;s!'7 OF
The matrimonial hook: that ST. bsited, aui i3a.
50 ,eur:i0glz here, 81 the White Sulphur
Springs \ W3I2p's ii3ls!.= i: tt!= oa. Der
:m. the book, aoi the glaze. e her e;e the
bal: H!:n which she lard5 hsr prey l,3akiog
:. Il |i!h c:yt!ca! eye, T)naa- !4s,.uati0o
consists ct three 'hog:: b.! smile, her a,aocs
eni her voice. Many maIi-l: have uei,her;
s2ue have one Of these caa,ms, All ay@ t=.ie5.
o.her: haze ITO ana arc :ancu: { u3et'e:. T nile
f=1, very t=w have all three cyub!Dad, acd
thee size - 7tr!:at!a Gree, aai ueo % mad
about her. Mare .A1th0Uy, me coolest L )uao
Ct them al. sp:ak: q the h:aTeu Of Cleopatra.
sale. Thi@r: says that the sa1cs IT J -:
phones eye Was M2re pJ.aG: With N.r0.coo
than petition 6 the Ereoc5 Assembly aoi
all the artillery Of Europe, AGA The 70i2k Of
Maria Theresa o. Austria was - H5uii /.u!iv
sweet that uCua c5u.c reS!>: lts ;on== - /,
she EoD o7:r the HloasGan 5"t.-S aoi SAT-.
hsT5a!! % throne. | w:i:e al Ills soou. ,ha
ladies, -".!eu vou: ga!da, '-b:causo hi: latter
IS solely GO Tia: iop;c, for ;hzra 1sas gcao,i
ball here las! ui2at, aai toe !lvetine=s O. tie
South vas val represented
May people CANE ron tie u@i.tb:.ios
-r:i..s adj ;wcil:d a.: croad 70 s,n- S:7e1
i,uodrei, yet he =psciCu: bait room vas apple
aogust iot al, AID there Was q, tia! Il D.: ".
pl@s:a1! ;h!ry, . cram.
- c1muznea a; !ua teliao3y .? Tie tail; 90
oG4 oot teLloG the scsoe- en- UNDERSTAND tie
Tremendous preparation that prospective o.!
e,T:= RS. Il. Mashc:Hjmeo are 90 the verge
Of dc.Ia'r Dli!eraT- arc iu1 10 d.a:h, BARRIERS
aE: - pushed Is tbc eager crowd a. 10 make
lhaln long to pass the rsz1r edge across ther
I'D threats. aud a. t3r he d:7Ditias that are
gv!cg - turo cur angels drsped 10 h.tcy tule
aai music, h2| u2an2e!cal thay appear. VIA,
i:Ighi!u. heads u eur! papers? What washing
o: Kid gloves. that ~uen washed will Da7ar 20
or again VIA: mysterious cooking Of COS
metc!, With maid: SOD gatr3ns stealthiy hurry
log back with lard and cold cream? How much
mock lace AID false jeHelry were rubbed and
scrubbed ID PASS muster ca the suspicious
nish:, zone can tell? What time speot over the
little patch woEk do7!oes OF ribbons, bow: and
carnations. 2lmp, gauz, aud gera1lums, were
ru. Toto rtll!sltl0D; petty l;!!e acts OF deep.
lion thai each feminine csc detected 10 her
nclgbbor, bat Grm'y believed we're uodc,ecicd
10 herself? "hat old dresses were turned acd
old rips aol rents, srutay trod upon by some
male :'7,as?. 10 some by gooe rou: aoi bail,
were !oaie!!y tacsed ani mcnicd? VIVA. high
ires.:s cu. down ike trggtes rsz:ed? Vino
c2u,d aasTeT a.! the !nterrogative points tia: ?
bal! gives rise 10 : Certainly 90; the tair craa-
lures themselves, aud as for the u!ls | ca
ans~c. for them, that 30 matter uDdar Whist
guss they appear, whcther as Maud Muller.
or Lady Clara We're de We're, 10 paint, patch
and Vermi!ioo. 10 dimity or in velvet they are
battered, carressed ADD adored, aui their wo-
mems k!eg!o!n Is cush7i0ei deep il The hearts
Of 81! mcn.
TIE bali room Vas beautifully decorated; Mrs.
Genera! Mahooe, assisted by a beVy O! fir vol
urteers, transformed the pain fquare ball toto
an elegant drawing room, where flowers and
Wrcathes festooaed and circled the walls, aud
sbone brightly 10 the rays Of the lamps. But
how to describe the baaGsy and radiant lowell
ness that filled the room is task beyond my
powers. Few mcn caa keep their heads amid
music flowers and radiant l0veliness. Oac 1ay
try to choose the most noted belle, and as otteo
as her name is written down Is often some new
trick OF gesture Of another lady, some bright
look will change the idea and the name. None
out saint c5uld be cooI!y critical where temi-
uinc charms aud ailuremeuts are concerned, and
Sd will delegate the task Of giving the golden
apple to the various god1esScs 10 a woman who
k00HS more than tue lords or ctcatlon can POS
slb!y kaow. When woman praises woman
thea the mpl!neDti is worth having. :
In my woman's point Of view, the most besu
tiful woman %: the bal! was Miss Bette Erwin,
of New Orleans, happy combination e the
blonde and brunette. Her hsir was Of a color
that would get on artist rsving-a rich brown,
with goldsn tint, that caught ths light and re.
he;ted it back, making her head veritable slo
cflight. 1hs eyes corresponGed with hc- hair,
a1d her complexion was whittier than white III
les. a graceful figure ended her catalogue CT
charms, snd she moved like queen in robes OF
royalty.
The most graceful lady was 3 Christiansbury
dubsnte. Miss Montague, a brunette Of decided |
type Her every motion was grace; her every |
novemen. easy, unaffected and unconstraned. |
1hs most stylish was Mrs. Cuyler, OF Sill.
wsukie wno swept across the rooms in regal |
manner at:ired in black velvet ard diamonds
The prettest dancer Vas Miss Elite Lon5daIe, |
OF New Orleans.
Tie future bo.le Of Richmond, two years from
Gate, will be Miss Nellie Addison, an exquisite
~ moulded figure face ID dream about with |
Inc laughter sparkling in the depths Ct her eyes
before il breaks out on her lipa. Swael sixteen,
fair and fresh, her beauty VIII win hearts and |
her gent auass keen Tn am