The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-08-04

the chipmunk were slowly doing away the
ducks of the bloody sixth-north end-had been
corallcd, and the Frightening Hcsperus shed a
gentle beauty over the ruins of the medieval cas-
tie of the Count dc Perley; and as onward the
merry makers sped, the darkness
Fell from the wings of night
As a feather is waited downward
From an eagle in its flight"
The melancholy bull-frog gurgled out his rounde-
lay, and the grasshopper wooed, his Dulcinea
within the shadows of the swect-potato vine,
while from affair."
Gin the hazy distance
OF that lovely night in june"
came the echo of that rarely sung old song,
"Good-J,e Good.bye," ''by the band" Nature
had spread herself, the moon STEPPING all in a
glorious flood of light. Far ON the road, on the
summit sheer above the flowing canawl, you
saw the grey remains of Ehrenbrcitstein Cor B. r.
warchouscD weird and prcternatural in the moon
light. Then you view the Spring Valley Castle
and smell sulphur matches. Here the mud creek
from the canal tumblcs into the Rhine and the
valley rich with mullins, etc, begins, continuing
through to the city of cement mills. The seen
cry is really something quite unusual-the weeds
growing to marvellous height in the hot, sandy
loan; and of itself is well worth the trip.
On arrival the guests We're received in Clark's
Hall, an elegant little dancing room, capable of
holding about 80 couples, and it was well filed
The floor is OF hard wood and was well waXcd for
the occasion. The large assembly was composed
of the hat ton the creme 0c ii creme de Ia creme Of
Utica and Ottawaw, as q blind man could have
seen with half an eye, ON account Of the deSt'nY~
appearance of-thc guests, at least, done up in
button.holc bOqucts and dust, The hall was en-
! tircly unornamcntcd save rs nature and Mr.. John
l.. Clark had left It; but by the time the gentle
men had removed the minute particles Of this
subunary sphere from the petals of the boquets
the delicate hollyhocks and May weed shed their
fragrance through the building, contrasting rich
| ly with the natura.tomato- vine and green pump
kin trimmings Of the male bellies.
| The dancing began at about 0:30, with a spe-
cal delegation from Theodore Thomass orchcs-
ira as musicians, Willis called, to prevent mis-
takes on the part Of the younger members such
| Ed Ms, ky, C-s S-h, and others.
The toilets of the Ottawa gents were Of the
most superbly elaborate character.
, W. T. De. g., was gushingm a P,inccsSc COM
d
dunk solataircs. and eleven cent pearl necklace;
thair, in very low Saratoga waves barely dlsclos-
ing his lovely eyes bright as imported moss Ng
gates.
sole" Nj was respondent as 4 talow candle
in a dark alley, in Turkey-rcd calico, made up by
that superb modste, Mrs. b. r. Jiantcs. lnvi@-
IDLY auburn hair, powdered with gingerbread
crumbs. Mint-leaf wreaths, quite handy after
wards to take the bad taste out Of the waterD
"Roch" C--s was Just elegant in straw-coorcd
bunting, cut q Ia Gcnesscc Falls, with shoes to
match, imported from Rochester. Natural flow
crs--rye buds and watermelon blossoms-gavc
the finishing touches TO fautles~ rig
W. Nh was particularly noticeable fdr ~
pains he had taken with his toilct-his hait DC
ing parted in the middle
| II. W. b. K-r
Was petite,
! And awful sweet
in robin's-cgg blue, ornamontc5 with artificial
! sun.nowers imported; his ''T}i"tic fringe" was
quite melting in its effects, tu, attracted less no
than the drum and fife he has engaged to gather
in the Struggling 'mclish' that formed the gar
rison of his upper Zip. Leather medal jcwclry,
engraved with poeticen quotations from Shakes
pcarc and Josh Biftt~,a.
i J. I'll, of Chiocto, was captivating in Duke
Alexis imitation 'rLg carpet from the west side
dollar store, originally made for Eric Won Reudc
shcimcr, 'ncross the Rhine" Hair In Calumet
pufis, relieved by shvcs from Milwaukee Avenue
Under the circumstances his ''mclish" air quit,
broke tie hacks Of the civilians present.
Geo. F-r was gotten up for this occasion re
e
fitted ike bag on match; button-lcss gloves
(and fngcrlcss); hair fricas seed and powdered
with tin filings from the l.. ). Express genera
office.
Tom T-e was arrayed mot a raid, oh, no. clc
gantly in costume rs inspiring is the las
number of the Pee We. His heavy moirautiqu,
moustachc attracted much attention. being lum
inous a. a fog-horn at the breakers on the lcf
shore of Fishburn's Island.
jim McQ-c was pale and interesting in
shades Of walnut brown, brown bread ornaments
hair h Wickersham, (oftcn spelled wig-or
sham; shoe-peg iewelry.
q H. VI. Ky reminded u Of the newest VI
! map Of Turkey. His costume had that about &
q which was beyond the comprehension u the un
initiated
Sid BID. a tall and stately blonde. was cnchant
, ing in crinoline loopcd up with hollyhOck,, adorn
ed with spring vegetables Of rare cholera abili
o ties; mosaic jcwclry set in brass. War Lad hcc'
declared ON hi, hair, and left II IN an ur,ct,le.
= condition.
T Geo +. Wa, appropriately swlddicd in a ful
suit Of sky-blUc bcd-ticking with bia, folds blac
craze oycrskrt cut high in the neck 20 give start
ling effect to hi, dazzling ears striped stockings
] brown paper collar, hair left with the tonsOria
D artist for repairs.
p &C. CT wore hrd ii, r,o,tso of an elcgau
E shade Of glIunv bags, oyorskirt OF Missouri swee
potatoes fringed veal outlets; decOlcttc jewels q
imported popcorn. The nadultcrated stunning
ness OF this outfit imported from Worth, for IN,
occasion) Wa a sight TO behold
, EP-y wore Rocky Mountain stag horns
r $50. .r.,-,,.