Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-14
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Correspondence Of the RcytSLei

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WulrE SULPHUR SPRINGS, August IL
Since my last letter the weather at this
most fashionable resort has been the most
delightful imaginable. Indeed ii is never
unComfortably warm here. There is al
ways breeze from the mountains. Aud
the water, which at first has an unpleasant
taste and smell, gradually becomes so pal
atab,e that il is much preferred TO any 9TH
err kind. Water is all that is used here. 1t
is a noticeable fact that, while all the finest
liquors are readily at hand, there is no dis
Sipation, nor scarcely the smell OF spirits
on the breath Of the hundreds OF young and
fashionable gallants from all parts OF the
country. Only on one occasion did your
correspondent hear anything of drinks, and
that was pardonable case. They had he
gun a square dance, and as soon as it began
two pleasant faced young fellows brushed
by me, and one said to the other, They're
going to dance one oil them id square
dances and let's you and take drink
The square dances are a bore. It's the
may waltz that takes the palm. And
there are some beautiful walters
here too The dance is the distinguishing
feature of the Springs, and has the crown
ing virtue of concluding at II P. NJ. To
night there is a grand masquerade ball in
progress. The soiree is lovely beyond
measure, and trancendentally ludicrous.
A thousand persons perhaps, are on the
floor, and the mods and gyration of the
the maSgueraders to their friends among
the spectators would excite the laughter OF
q mummy. Some OF the costumes are
beautiful and some grotesque in the cx-
trcme. But among them all there is moth
ing more distinguishing and appropriate
than the full dress uniform of Lieutenant
Allen, of the Army. He is just from his
graduation at West Point, and besides be.
ing a graceful dancer, is moreover a refined
and scholarly gentlemen, wearing his in
sigma with becoming modesty and taste
only at the evening balls. He is marked
among the dancers by his suldierly car.
riage and broad, erect shoulders. Other
military gentlemen from the companies OF
Richmond also enliven the scene by their
militia uniform.
Quite an ovation was given a little FIVE
year.old child last night who danced the
highland Fling" Her name was Quarter.
She lives in Louisville, and is here with
her mother. The tiny little thing walked
the echoing applause of the vast assembly,
and at the close was crowned with kisses
and compliments A happy woman was
Mrs. Quarter rs she led her little one
away.
Afterwards two little girls, one OF them
Miss Hattie Ensley, OF Memphis, the other
Miss Maggie Mercer, OF Baltimore. danced
some kind of an intricate dance with Sig
nor Hazszer. and elicted marked applause.
Little Miss Ensley is q. beautiful and modest
little creature with auburn hair and light
blue eyes, and on the floor however simply
dressed is marked for the perfect
symmetry OF her form and the
fawn-like languor of her pearly
eyes. Miss Mercer is slender and lithe-like
with q perfect self-possesSion. and is des-
tined to be marked as dancer
blue blood family of Kentucky. is pro-
nounced the belle. Other noticeable ladies'
are Miss Pryor, daughter Of General Roger
A. Pryor, Of New York, and Miss AileIt,
Of Richmond.
Among the distinguished guests 10 the
French Count Fitz James. More anon.
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