The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-15
LETTER FROM DEER PARK.
The JoIIies, Hop of the season
DEER PARK HOTEL,
DEER PARK, Aug. IL, 1877.

DEER PARK HOTEL,
DEER PARK, Aug. IL, 1871.
Editors OF the Register.
Last Saturday night we had the best
attended, and altogether the Jolllest mop
OF the season.
1t is with Deer Park and Oakland rs
it is with the majority of summer resorts.
There are generally twice as many ladies'
AS there are gentlemen who dance, DuI
for the past two or three weeks DeauA
have been abundant, rs all the socially
inclined officers from the commands now
living ut Cumberland, Keyser, Piedmont
and Grafton attended our hops two or
three times week and thus these even
ing partles our mutually agreeable
TO both sexes, for the boys in blue are
as petted and made as much OF here as
elsewhere They do not talk, rs some
people think they do, upon no other
topics than raids upon the Indians ana
Southern politicians, neither Is inrir con
versation entirely made uP vi anecdotes
of West Point or the late unpleasant.
ness. 1t is also but just to say that Their
capabilities in the dancing, hr.InG
and oye.making branch OF tue
profession are equal 10 those OF their
brethren elscw here. But let us return to
our mutton. Dozens OF ladies and gen
tlCmeh who are spending the summer a.
the hotels or IN cottages at Oakland. were
present on Saturday night, and rs may
be easily cOnjectured all the ilghI artii
lery-as some one calls the younger por-
tion of the feminine world-at Deer
Park, were fully equipped and ready l'r
.clion At y moments LotiCe. The COIL
modious bail room was beautifully dec
GRATED with festoons of evergree"s
and flowers, and each chandelier
and pillar WAS SO ornamented Win
ferns and fragrant blossoms that 1t re.
Juired but u slight stretch OF imagination
and the closing OF your eyes momentarlIy
10 think yourself in that famous "DlW
Of roses by Bedemeres stream, where
the nightingale sings round 1t all the
dsv long" The orchestra-and most
excellent one it is-under the leadership
Of that genial and jolliest Of Germans
and first class musicians, q. Leptbecher,
Of Baltimore, played the first waltz ~
nine O'Clock, and the ball was opened by
U. S. Grant, IT., of the White House,
and Miss Lizzie Gather, Of Cincinnati.
the German was led by lieutenant
Granger Adams, of the First artillery,
US. A., AMI Miss Davis, the charming
little daughter of Senator II. u. Davis
rhey were assisted by Lieutenant Ran
dolph and Miss Jennie Guerst, of Baltl-
more. The costumes of the ladies were
lerv pretty, bat not rs elegant as are
often seen here, there being u provalency
If comfortable white French and India
muslins.
At twelve O'Clock the last waltz came
10 al end, and the most elegant affair OF
the year WAS over.
Charley krams, one OF the best cOntec-
TONERS IN the land, had some delicious
cake and cream ready, and after par
taking thereof pretty lips babe mustached
lips good night, and pretty little feet
battered up stairs, while the sterner sex
below hegved many q sign Us the last
glimpse OF white muslin turned the cor
ner and passed from sight, and they lin
gered about the office, hoping that
the wearer OF the a!ore-
said white muslin had forgotten
something, and it is wonderful how they
do forget their keys or some other article
that brings them down stairs again.
Weary little heads with heavy braids OF
hair about them soon were laid on the
soft pillows, and sleepy lips murmured;
Now lay me down 10 sleep,
pray | may my good looks keep;
II robbers come before | wake,
Let me alone and pas purse take.
Much OF the pleasure of the evening
is due to the polite care OF MIR. james
sykes, the manager OF the house, formerly
# Wizards IN Washington, and his as
sistsnts, Messrs. Brendel and Cherry,
and also 30 the seductive smile
of Lew" the man who runs
the stock exchange down stairs and
tends to the bulls and bars
The season at Deer Park and Oakland
has been very much injured by the strike,
but both houses are now rapidly filling,
and there is every prospect of success
full termination of IT,
Among those who were present Were:
Mr.. and Mrs h. Quarter, Colonel
Delaplain, a. G.. Mckee, j. h. McCort-
rey, OF Wheeling, Mrs. Swan. Miss Nellie
and Belle Swan, Nellie Won Kappt, Mrs.
Ford. Mrs. Leo Walker, Miss Janet AL
NETT, Emily Hoffman, Mrs. NV Lambert,
Mrs Walker, Oakland, Mrs. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine, keyser, Mrs. ii. &
Davis, Mrs. Alfred Gather, Misses Net
tie and LIZZIE Gather, Grace and Jen-
uie Curst, the Misses PhrnlX, Mrs.
Cowen, Misses Smith, Miss Della Kinds
and Mrs. Tyner. HALrNK.