The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-03-17

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WEST VIRGINIA INACCURACIES A
GOVERNOR.
The following is from the Charles
ton CIV. va) Daily &aH, and il head
ed GOVERNOR CoRNwELL'S RE-
CEPTIoN AND GRAND INAUGURAL
BALL.,
To the editor Of the Mol: This day
now the bridal of the earth and sky,
by its Joy tests in celebrating the mar
rage of the spirit and the material
| In tones softer and sweeter than the
/ love cooings of the dove to his mate
In the springtime, seems still calling
my thoughts along the alluring path
ways and stretches of the upper trail
of pure democracy-a spirit greater
than any man, and assemblage, and
State, any nation or any world-s
spirit like unto a most beautiful and
bright sunbeam as IL comes forth
from its celestial home in glory, dips
into the filthiest cesspool, cleanses
1t entirely, and giving 1t SAVIOR OF
the purest essence of sweetness, re-
turns to its own, sweeter, purer and
brighter than when emerging.
That spirit in its fullest omnipo-
tence was present at the reception
and ball held at the armory last
Monday night in honor Of Governor
Cornwell and the other new State
officials.
While 1t was exemplified and epit-
omized to the, fullest In our noble
governor and good State officials, and
fulsome and most generous in de-
votional genuhections of worship to
the Supreme Being for the happy oc-
casion, IL was equally laudatory and
generous in the contributions and tri-
butte paid to the goddess Of Terpsi-
chore, who was there in her most
enchanting court costume Of glory.
| ne deVotees OF this goddess there,
winning in numbers, welding the
royal scepter of authority with all
OF the curative influences of Ithuriels
spear, ruled all transpiring events.
Acts of such pith and moment that
their lingering echoes still dazzle my
vision and beat upon the tympanum
of my auricular organs In sounds
louder and longer than the roar of the
big guns at Verdun-echoes ever re-
peating in geometrical progression
the beautiful word perfection.
This wondrous function was per-
lection in conception, perfection in
preparation, perfection In arrange
ment, perfection in appearance, per-
lection in procedure, perfection in its
| sentiment participation and perfec-
ton in reaching the goal of its pur-
pose. The practical hand of the
| skilled artist surely used Aladdin's
lamp in procuring the decorations OF
| the halls interior. All nature there
was to advantage dressed, and all
art was more than artistic. 1t sur
passed the description OF the Garden
Of the Gods, outdoing the bowers of
Arcadia and filled to completion with
| the flower of human creation in life.
Tier upon tier OF ladies were there,
the fairy queen, the human angel
with no cynosure to compare, as they
were all at the topmost acme that
human thought can climb-all our
home idols who so bewitchingly
grace our firesides and enchantingly
adorn our abodes. Endless process
SIGNALS of grand and charming pa
irons, all CARRIED in faultless robes
| and gowns of the richest silks, satins,
brocades and yelvets. in lengths that
gave a peep at the rare lingerie at
| both ends of the garment-matrons
whose natures gifts OF beauty could
with the fairest lily boast and with
the halfbIown rose whose charm was
hrecognized by the corsage OF blush
Ing flowers which blushed a deeper
crimson on the realization OF their
/ a. nd GTanartnF Sweat
ness and beauty of their owners and
wearers. To me they seemed less of
| earth than heaven.
Then there were banks and drifts
of adorable maidens, whose beauty
and charm are too rich for words,
language or imagination. developed
in clouds and folds of shimmery tulle
or clinging shapes Of accordion plait-
| ed silks, they looked prettier than a
half-bIown rose fresh-washed in the
perfumes OF ether and the morning
dew drops, and sweeter than the
honey of Hybla. Cheeks possessed by
| the rose tint, the sea-shelfs CLINT and
health's red flag unfurled. yet soft,
radiant and golden with that roseate
glow and freshness that charm and
persuade the eyes like the first sight
of the first flowers that bloom in the
springtime-Iips cherried by the self
| painted carmine OF splendid youth
smoother and more ruhious than
Diana's and sweeter than the altar
Of roses distilled from the sweetest
that grow in Araby's choicest gardens
eyes scintillatings diamond sparks
and in silent eloquence ever emitting
mellihuous sounds that obsessed the
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