Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-08-18
The Lee Memorial Ball at tho White
SULPHUR Springs.

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! Sulphur Springs.
Correspondence Of the Alexandri= Gazette.]
The ball last season for the Lee memorial
fund was 30 great au attraction at Tie 'O'd
White" that additional prepaealiol5 had been
made tor this OCCASION, AID the ASSURANCE: Of
the presence Of The best OF :be Southern socc'
ty, who have SO long frequeuted this lnmemo'
rial resort OF fashion, brought not oDly The
youth and beauty of Richmond aod other cities
South, but many people from the North and
West The railway line by the chesapeake
and Ohio road makes pleasant aud quick
route both fron West aud East AMI let me
remark that the smooth and velgey movement
of the cars over the rails Indicates tuc equip
ment and management; | find the route by
| Gorionsge the shortest and most pleasant
one from any point North.
Ga the eve of the grand bail the hotel regis
ter showed the largest number oil guests ku0wn
here since tho war, and the number Of distiu
guisbed names, particularly OF the cx,Conlcd
| crate generals, showed the high social standing
q of the brilliant assemblage. The delicious. 10
spring air of the Alleganies gives zeSt TO
all pleasure IN this enchanted valley, and wien
'the muse of the many twinkog feet dlsports
herself to the fascinating sralOs OF Strauss, On
floor like ice, and in the m!ds. Of Z baVy OF
elegant, beautiful women, what can equal tie
keen delight we feel, certainly nothing we
enjoy 10 the ball room 10 city mansion, under
the gas chandeliers, though there may be more
champagne and finer menu.
At 1922 o'clock the leader Of the German
blows preliminary blast on his whistle, Which
is the signal for tue couples to take their places
At the second shri!l alarm TIC orchestra bcg!rs
Strauss exquisite WALK ''Ihc Wings Of Might
and away they 60 10 the slow, graceful turns
making fairy picture like lhv dauco which
hlephisto ioyokes to iatcxieato the soul Of
Faust. Ther. are two bualrea ani twenty
couples in the circle aud a. many as forty on
the floor at a time. The leader is Mr. Geo.
Laue Stern, The we'll known Adjatant Of The
old First Virginia Regiment, four compaacs
Of which arc encamped here with the Norfolk
City Guards aud tho Matthews Guards Of
Wheeling, w. Va Mr.. Stern is good Ger
man leader, calm and polite, with the solemn
and fuuereaI air which is Indispensable to that
fuuctionary.
The dowagcrs and crowd Gf distinguished
gentlemen, among whom arc Cav. Hampton,
Gen. Steven d. Lee, Gov. Matthews. ex Gov.
Walker, Senator Hereford and hundEcd or so
more filled the second row of seats and seemed
to enjoy the bright scene almost AS much as
the actors 10 it. Mrs. Gov. Pckens, of South
Mrs Gov Walker AID Mrs. Lyons are among
the Misses Marshall and Miss Ford, OF! Ken
lucky, are heaulilul specimens 81 th: beauty Of
State noted for its handsome wonar. Miss
Hofcr of Cincinnati, and Miss NJ Her, ST New
| Orleans, are conspicuous for their beautiful and
tasteful toilets, amidst b.yy Of rarely beautl-
full young ladies, who all shiuc 10 natures
bounty as we'll as their own tasteful adjournment.
n. B.-Thls certificate is sImaWhat sweep
ing, but the sentimental Alr. Tupman VAS not
more susceptible to beauty than your correa
pendent, who would deem Byroas famous
couplet the very best to express he thiag, bnt
that it might souoG little impu lent, in fact
| may say, Gaucy. Your readers will fad all
about the "Nladonna.Iiko beauty aul 'rea'l.
mill descriptions Of tho toilets in aul)=t any
paper they pick up; as for ME, not being man.
miIIincr, but only man who is sometimes
called in the feminine Technology "hnrrld
wretch" only know when the cnlorS Of
lady 5 dress harmoniZe, when natures ayn!c!ry
is not marred by the damnable hustle, oG scarce.
y less ugly pin.back, and, above ALL when The
maunersms of snobbi3h, would b. fa4!ior, do
not spoil natural grace, which latter is not al.
ways 6lyIC, ~ ~ a!haJH bEHu'y III
the eyes of all autocras, who, like Inc, are
modest enough only to claim To know evrything.
Where was ? On, to be sure, the ncyt
thing should have been the soldiers; aud why
| any man who has seen real war, and whose
| blood has thrilled to hear the rigging charge
| while standing at sale distance from the
melee and contemplating The slaughter ct
others, should be n volunteer IS clrcunl.
stance which only the late Dan Bryanls
end man could answer; tut certain it is that
three hundred heroes in short Jackets and
| three inch tai' went into camp here last week.
The spectacle OF the dress parade On the lawn
is extremely picturesque and attractive, AID
the review and battalion drill yesterday was
witnessed by OF least fifteen hundred delighted
spectators AS somebody says somewhere,
1.-Two things soldier must have, his bottle
a nd bis sweetheart" to which | respectfully
add that at least four of each was The smallest
ratioDs ever went on wheD fought, bled and
died for my country some fifteen years ago,
"consule" Panco. i. e. when Davis was Pres!-
dent The PeytoD's, who are always polite, kind
and accommodating, were most willing TO at
ford both these necessary articles, but stern dis
ciplne declared that no soldier boy should
cross the sacred threshold of the bar, so the
bar was closed to the s. B. But has not the
poet sung, Love laughs at locks and bars y
And is not the surreptitious cocktail mere dear
to the gullct Of man than all the GALLONS that
hospitality could offer :? Why, certainly aud
as for me, were l 10 that regiment l would IN
after years bless that same Whiskcy blockade as
one Of the dearest purvcyors of forbidden poison.
Some of the guests are eff today, but it is
lust sufficient thinning to make it comlorta-
BILE; large crowd seem disposed to remain I'LL
late.iu September, and this season at the old
White will certainly be remembered as the
most most brilliant Oh the record. RANGER.
The Fairfax Delegate.
To the editor of the Alernndrin Gazette:
FAJREsy Comm House, August II -Tho |