The White Sulphur springs; the traditions, history, and social life of the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs . music atthe ballroom, both vocal and instrumental, from Mrs. and her sister. Miss ; it was so attractive that we remained there for some hours. Wednesday, —.We were invited to a lunch at the Colonnadethis morning. We met there a very agreeable com-pany of some dozen ladies and gentlemen; therefreshments were fine, and with much wit andgood humor the two hours went off very pleas-antly. The ball in the evening was quite gay; theorder of the dance is two cotillions, then a waltz,the Span
The White Sulphur springs; the traditions, history, and social life of the Greenbriar White Sulphur Springs . music atthe ballroom, both vocal and instrumental, from Mrs. and her sister. Miss ; it was so attractive that we remained there for some hours. Wednesday, —.We were invited to a lunch at the Colonnadethis morning. We met there a very agreeable com-pany of some dozen ladies and gentlemen; therefreshments were fine, and with much wit andgood humor the two hours went off very pleas-antly. The ball in the evening was quite gay; theorder of the dance is two cotillions, then a waltz,the Spanish dance, or Virginia reel, being gen-erally the finale; and to-night, for the first time,we had the German cotillion. One is often amusedat the variety of style of dancing with differentpersons. We have every grade exhibited, fromthe ancient pigeon wing, and bobbing up and downof^ the country squire and miss, to the slide, ordignified walking through, of the more easternBelle and Beau. I dont know exactly what ourstyle can be called, but very likely it is thoughtoutre by those who prefer their own. 1. Colonade Row Facing page 138 Journal of a Lady—Year l8^J 139 There is one gentleman here from Baltimore,who in defiance of his silver-tinged locks, seems-to enjoy his dance as much as the youngest amongthe company; he scorns the modern introductionof boots (and there I think him right), and seemsto point the toe of his well-polished pump withpeculiar emphasis where the heel of some reck-less Wellington passes before him. It is impossible not to meet with some eccen-tricities and oddities of dress among every com-pany gathered at a watering place; still I dowish frock coats were entirely banished from theballroom, and gloves more generally a company, for the most part so select as thatnow here, the improprieties in dress above al-luded to strike one the more glaringly. Thursday, August—. This is the commencement of August, called thegay month, and persons are
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