The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05

Special correspondence Of the In.eillsencer.
OAKLAND, MD., July 4.
We are shivering here at Oakland. We
are wearing our overcoats, the ladies are
wearing their shawls, and the children
are scampering about the corridors to keep
themselves warm. There Is frost in the
air, the thermometer is a way down in the
sixties, and fires are burning brightly in
every part Of the hotel. 1t is July day in
name, but a November one in reality, and
whether there will be season at all ut
Oakland Ia yet IN open question.
II there be not any very great number OF
guests here yet, those who have already
come are OF the bes. families, and the dis.
play OF styles in the midst OF such weather
Is somewhat astonishing. This evening on
the verapdas are seen hats Of every con.
ceivable shape. and pattern. There,are some
which remind you Of portable bath tubs,
others are in shape like cart.wheels and
Saratoga trunks. Still others are not un.
like bee hives and hanging baskets. On
somc OF these hats are miniature flower
gardens; red roses, lilies, sunilowers, corn.
stalks and huckleberry bushes abound,
while on others tassels, feathers, and
plumes are scattered here and there Ia end.
less proiusion.
Bugs are everywhere seen. Not real live
bugs, but bugs OF copper, and silver and
bronze, bugs perchcd on flowers and bugs
dangling by threads. 1t is said that be.
yond certain age the smaller the hat the
younger lady appears, and consequently
the ladies oil uncertain aye fairly revel In
hats which are scarcely sufficient 10 cover
one side OF the head. The huge hats, the
cart.wheel hats, ut Oakland, are worn by
ladies between the ages OF fifteen and
thirty, and the trimmings Of many OF these
are MS intricate rs problem In mathe.
mates.
Except with the very small children,
dark colered dresses predominant The
weather is yet too cool for the lighter col.
OTIS, but the more gloomy styles show all
the intricacies OF modern fashion. The
best works OF the Baltimore, Washington
and Cincinnati milliners are displayed
here every evening, and like the paintings
OF Raphael, they are beautiful and tender
beyond genius or description.
Oakland seems TO be paradise for ne
gro walters and children. The little PEG.
pie are found ut every conceivable turn;
they play about the hotel porches and cor.
ridors; they turn summersaults on the tan.
barks, they shout and scream, they play
hide and seek in the hotel parlors. Col.
ored walters are stationed in every corner
OF this palatial building, and stand, like
statues, without anything seemingly 10 do.
Yesterday was the first to enter the din
ing room at dinner time, and there were
,hlrty.two walters standing in two rows
on my entrance. l counted them. Each
one had a white neck,ie and apron and
wore black coat, and looked IS straight
and picturesque as a Wheeling lamp post
Between the lines two head waters pa.
troled the room, and their eagle eyes
would instantly detect any want oil
carriage on the part OF their subordinates.
After . time, recognizing the fact that !
was the only guest in the room. and did
not need the services OF more than
half OF the entire number. one OF the super
visors in the middle made sign with his
hand, and Instantly sixteen white aprons
filed out OF the door in true military fash.
ion. These waters came originally from
Baltimore. They are as fine looking SET
oil colored gentlemen rs one can meet in a
days travel, and they have home 10
themselves by the side OF the hotel. They
are ornamental and give tone to the estab-
lishment, but the usefulness OF the MAORI.
ty have aotyet been fully established.
IELIaS,