Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-09-03
Letter from Orkney Springs.

Letter from Orkney Springs.
ICo1Ie:p rderc= Of to- Ai=z2o1fia J,z=;te.
OgKSET SPaISGs, Va, Aug1:: =. -Ile
grad tou!czu=ot At tbs pl.c: IL he s==:3a
Ct 1877 CANE cE ys=ieri.y. II II: co=: sig
cal and grstiiyioz =uc-:=-. zoi III gag - f:@!c
10 pi=.=art rcueubIsLc= ~ th.=: " - ~:
Fortunate az to BE- park: pasors L ;t= delight
FIJI icciien.s Of tie ccca:oo. 4: al early hcl:
Ct the day i. vas spp.ten. ihai tie !ocfaan=u!
would attract cr5T1. St:aog=G: 9=f= c}n!ra-
uaiiy air7rz toro1gaou: ;h- Il -ra!u: All a.-.
Is 10 the a!,eraccu. - :ls: y ! = cock =. r.
az inne1s. throoc, nc,1iir tt: a.se buntcE
Of visitors at tie sp!log=, hsi assembled 10 I'll
pss5 the ceremonies. TIE c:.ies cf NV York,
Iodiaoapo!i=, Philaielp hia. Baltimore, Wash
irgtoo, Alexandria, Richnood, NoltJk, aci
many other places were represented in he
crowd \ large number Of the Ien 10 this $
s=mb bis were coo5yicu 5u5 or ,E=I7 manly strength
and sigor, Will. ,hose conpes:og lis ialter
aud batter poflion haze surely 5e7er osee ex-
called 10 the e1d5Rueots which make W the
beauty aud nlsj=sty Of "oll2o. EisTen Heights
entered the list to cobteo! !! the Hooo' OF
choosing tie Queen OF Love a1j Beauy aat
sLree Maids Of H:acr. The cbe:ca to tee
| Knights was delivered o. Wlch=i L!ggs:t, ESQ,
rising youog member Of toe oar ct Harrison
burg, Va. His SPEECH Va: Ct ex!Ea0r5laar5
mart, and gave prjGol=; OF high dls"ec:l2n IL
the future. II commanded thT3uZb0u: IL t=.
!i7.ry the undivided attention Of the aui!cnce,
who frsqueniig testified tb:F apprec'a'loc Q!
lis elevated sentiments and fersli e!:qaecca by
loud applause After spirited co0:a:t Of three
hours to the Knight Of the Valley, {. L2atz,
esa., Of Mount Jackson Va, was adiuige,; !he
honor Of cr5HDiog the Queen Of Live aol
Beauty, while the koiqht OF Al5 Lad? Gauss,
| 5. Hover, $50, st Rockcghan. Va: ;te
| koiaht Of Washington, ChaEI:s Rot, esd, o!
Indiana polls: and the keigbt oi Aveo;inc, I.
". Sbuna,e e:u Of Cia!ks c5uo;y, Va, we're
declared eo,itsd 10 the order OF th:ic uamos 10
the privilege Of seI5ciag TIE Is, y and u
Msid: Of HoDor. Whereulcn Miss II. H. Pat
tersoo, Of Philair!phis, daughter Ct Geuer2!
Robert L. Pslterson, Of ha. city, ~2s declared
| Olsec; Mis-: Eire;nia Farrar, OF Nj. Jacssoc,
Va, 1t Maid Of Honor; Miss Mary Metals:
of Washington city, q Maid Of Honor, api
Miss S. P. 3. Borsf. Of NV York. 3 Maid Of
Honor. At9 o'clock p. d. several hundred
ladies and genta1oeo assembled 10 the b2l!
| ROOM, which WIS decorated 10 tie most taste
| ful and eicgant u,anaer for d: ocei=lon, TO at
tend the coronation tal!. |: Wis gay sud bril-.
liant company, the ladies' 10 thcir dazzling
beauty and cIegaut clstum:s .t;erlog among
the darker masses Of the NAL; SIX ike stars
shinicg in the blue vault Of tcaTaD. Who shall
presume to attemp: to describe 10 tttics terIs
that grand c3nbinai0a It al c0cceVab!e fc7m:
of female Witchery and IoVeil1ss.?
who hath DOT felt hos teeo:y TJfi: essay
! To fs one spark Of b=auty's he27eaiy rag
Anong the great con,3u:sa 81 nv5!e aoi L.
Iuslrious ladies' conpos:i Of tss f)Ear Q! the
female sex 10 the Blush empire. aud iac.ui!o.:
members Of the rcgsI family eoi most disl!a-
guished u95iiity, Tao a5jut 100 Year. ago az.
tended the opening :c-oes OF The 'anou: trial
Of Warrcu Hai!iocs, there VIZ ,iJuo!@ss may
more go1geous!y AID eypcus,r~ig a!t!rei thaa
these s9leudid representatives L: An=rlcao r.
manhood Hho DOW adorned iha o2!! room 81
Orkney Springs, bu: 10 oatufa gIa:e aod beauty
and 10 high intellectual gltt these last Lncn.:2G
ed would trunphaUtlg sustain j comparison
with that assembly, conpG-2d CT The ellie OF
Epgish female arl:.o::acy, aad orm5:ri&g
among it, mtmteIs that renal aaJ.e Dueh:s>
Of DsVorshire, celebrated 8! the mo=t beautiful
woman 10 England. whose lips more Per.
suasre than those Of FIX himself, carried tie
[ Westminster election agalrs: Palace aud Irea-
sury" b.. c7ao 10 our owa matches Assem-.
bly, OF gay and beautiful ladies' :. Orkney
Springs the Queen and her Maids Of Honor
we're pronounced by al worthy OF the high dis
ti0c.ion which had been awarded aam. The
coronation addres; was delivered IS l. y. ga
bright, esq, The Washington agaat 0t the NV
York Associated Press. His triet speech vas
evidently mpr0mp,u, bat Was s. si1gnsry ap.
proprae, witty, aul even ctcqGa.t sod do:!r
cred 10 maUuer so peculiarly cTac:iu! and
happy, that to BE- propariy appreciated !: n.I:s
have been heard, ani DO description c3u.d q
it justice. /. was rare sll delightful! cJn:!i-
button 10 the advertisement for the c7cc;Cg.
| At the conclusion of his speech
| 'MusIc arose with its Vouptu)us swell,
Soft eyes looked love 10 eyes which spoke again,
! Aud I'll Eert merry marriage bell. -
The dauciog vas kept up With spirit through
The night, aud when 10 the IL 3r0iog hour: the
crowd dispersed day Of ctjoyncnt aud !est
witty had closed which will long be remembered
| BY many 90 ac1jGot Ct its delightful ass1aa
! tons.
"As ca the lakc'= unIipp!cd breast
Mirror mou1tain lies at rest,
So it shall lie till life depart,
Mirror'd for ages 90 my heart.
| But enough. | must close. | have uow been
here several weeks. As rule the visitors en-
joy themselves hugely. have met with a large
number Of in7aiGs using the water, and 10
every case either cure Or great improvement
has been The result. have not sceo SD2!e
person who has used the waters without benefit.
The fare is superb, the scenery lovely, the eli.
mate delightful, the ladies' so charming, and |
really begin doubt whether after eli there is not
some mistake in the popular action tina! the
Garden of Eden WAS located ia Asia, and am
coming fast to tie belief that it was 10 North
America, and the Orkney Springs grounds
were 10 the c:Dtcr OF it. FIATOR
The Fairfax Del esate.
10 the editor Of the Alerandrm Gazette:
Uodcr the above heading several articles