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THS GBABLOTTE NEWS AUGUST 2?. I9II
Social and Personal
,By ADDIE WILLIAMS CALDWELL)
COUNTERPOISE.
When T vas a child and latished in
Bchool.
(For lauatbter little or nothing
would do!)
That I might not break our Draco's
rule,
I thouKht of the saddest things I
knew;
Of the homesick dark, when I tossed
on my cot.
And cried for the light and the
homeward way;
Of the singina bird my hand forgot
Till, srnrved on the floor of ity
cn-e. it lay!
God wot :hnr was ninny a year ajpo!
Now, of'ien I lau?:h that I may not
cry.
Ami think of the blithest things 1
know.
And the follies dear in the days
gone by.
I me mirth whfre'er I can;
I ;>?' wi'li the jester I'or brave
ioiic;.
Nor the grief«» of vhe world too close
ly si'-an,
I,p?t 1 sit nu^ down in my helpless
griof ■
- Edith M. Tiiuinas.
A Beautiful Character
MRS. YOUNG
LEAVES THIS WEEK.
Mrs. A. M. Young and three sons,
('aldwell, Archil)ald and Craighead,
leave this week for Davidson, where
they will make their home until the
young Youngs have gotten their di
plomas from Davidson College. They
have secured as a home, Mis. Man-
ijiiif^'s residence, near the college. Mr.
and IVIiss Willie Young, the only
viaughier, will remain at the pretty
nev> houie Mr. Young recently built,
until Miss Younji leaves for Roanoke,
Va.. where she to resume her posi
tion as teacher in the college. Many
will re.uret Mrs. Young's leaving Char
lotte, but none more than the mem
bers of (lie Cranford Book Club, of
which she is a charter member, and
a highly valued member.
Mrs. Young is artistic and literary—
a sifted artist and a woman of
'V ide reading. She v.’ill be a charming
auditioi; to the intellectual atmosphere
ot Davidson.
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TOMORROV/.
Miss Pllizabeth Capell. who is spend
ing her vacation with her parents, near
Wadesboro, will return to Charlotte
.^londay.
MRS. OVERCARSH
IN HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Harvey Overcarsh. who left in
June to s])^‘nd the summer with her
It is in fhp fonnntive period of our
indivi'l' a) \ipt«-nce th.-u our charac
ters fti' tnou’ilr-d, when the miud and
hart a. • '■'a';, easily manii-ulat-
fher'i'h^tTr b?fn.s Vorin^nd i the Valley of Virginia, has
our flmM'i..’.s sprinc into being, hah-1 and is now at the
,.nd p-nmtiuns whi. u K.neraily re-i ' Piotes.ant hospital, in Balti-
•; w 'h 'u^ou.;h .’fo and whirh i Overcarsh is with her. but
■V] 3 iremeiido.is in.luence ofr | ^^eatly improved, expects to
- or -Vi: upon our h.^rriness. a !^^e City the latter part of
'■'r ‘Vifi:! !':-irfif'’r the mo.^t pre-
>^'-'*u? of -11 ('i'>'rs cift?. i'nd habit in
!rir«.’ ir,»-.isr’-e deicim’n-^s character.
There f'-'v th'nss which stpncl I RETURNS.
I'S
c o
the week.
MRS. NORWOOD
',';r ;n
o'
li‘. morp cU'nrly than mem-
youti'.ful days. V^’e may have
n;ui or.e exiiprlences in
r>. lif.’oih-t'i ions of which grc^\
time goe? by and perhai-s
,fr rvTii- are completely forgotten,
t'i.‘'re are cenain episodes and In-
r;dfr.'- which ha%»-> impressed them-
too fir r.’.y upon our youthful
■iin-1' r to be entirely effftcod.
?c:i.o •' these Incidents may have
,!ycus-’ii-'sly proved turning points
n onr l-ves. and consequently left
th«ir imTiress upon our characters for
a,. t;nie ’I'he habits which we form
r-^r-v 1.1*0. when the untutored
•iiind '.«» open ;•» iinpi s.^lon. persist
t ’0ue'..f ut r-ur existi’nco, Mach of
O'lr future h.-.ppiness, therefore, de-
j^nd« upon the quality of those ira-
"f??ion«. It is 'ust as easy to have
ffond 'hO’ights as unworthy ones, and
’ ' ’ fact is thoroughly appreciat-
. r' \ ' tlu'=p w’lo watch over the des-
' ot the fh'lii of tender years his
c h2"aner will re?t on strong and ture
foi:r'la’!f>n8.- (.‘iiarleston News and
'I'urier.
Mrt;. O. M. Norw'ood. who has been
LIBRARY NOTES. ^
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(Edited for the Sunday Social Page
by the Librarian of the Carnegie
Library.)
Members of the Bessie Dewey Book
Club will be interested in the follow
ing about Stevenson, the subject of
their last winters study:
"Stevenson and the. House of Lords
came into collision (without serious
iB.iury to either of the colliding bod
ies. although with some indirect dis
comfiture to Stevenson) in the early
years of R. L. S.; and in view of the
present world-wide interest in the de
dining prestige of the peers, it may
be timely to recall the circumstances
attending the youthful writer's assault
upon their hereditary rights. Mr
Charles Baxter sends to the Ix)ndon
"Daily Mail" the following explanation
of the initials ‘T^. J. R.’ tliat were used
in the dedication to ‘Treasure Island’
to indicate a certain society of a se
cret. and mysterious nature. ‘As I
am the last survivor of vhai small band
which was composed of R. L. S., his
cousin R. A. M. Stevenson. .James
Walter Ferrier—who died young, affec
tionately commemorated by Steven
son in prose and by Henley in verse—
and two others, I absolve myself from
the oaths of secrecy and decline to
inflict upon myself the necessary tor
ture ..consequent upon my betrayal.
The initials signify ]jiberty, .Tusl.ice,
Reverence. The cjnstitution drafted
by me and w'hole heartedly accepted by
Stevenson (we were still in our
'teens), included among other impor
tant ob.iects. under the first head, “the
abolition of the hereditary privileges
of the House of the Lords,” a phras«
which occasionally raised stumbling
blocks in impassioned orations. I re
member as if it were .vesterday Stev-
enson's agonized face as he came to
me with the news that his father
hart come across the draft— it never
went farther.
The discovery was the occasion of
one of the most painful of the scenes
between father and son.'—Chicago
Dial.
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Within three months of publication,
Mr. Henry Syndor Harrison’s novel
“Qiieed " has reached the fifty thous
and mark. A feature of the book’s
success is the cordial reception given
S. CONNER’S DIM
[Continuing the diary of Mrs. Henry | Mr&. Jackson is to be in town to attend
Conner, June-October, 1827.
this
visiting Mrs. .lames Sloan, in States-1 English^critics. The conser-
viMe. has returned home. Mrs. Sloan
was Miss Emma Parks, of this county.
A DAILY THOUGHT.
.Vnh-'-i' ''.r s a righ' find life un-
in'f^re^’)n}4 or unrewarding who sees
■ re of his own activity
.1 wrong he can help to remed.v. or
•'i'uin himself an evil he can hope
t.' cvfrcome.—Charles W. Eliot.
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TO BE MARRIED
TOMORROW
An interesting marriage to occur In
Wilmington tomorrow in which Char-
1? interested will be that of
'.’^ = 5 .Ad r.*' Huev and Mr. R. M. Ran-
'"li., 'bi-i
'.’i--- il f-y left the city about a
week a'.vi t> visit her brother who
lives in VVilniin^iton. and to be mar
ried at his house. The marriage will
be a qniet home affair but will be
^iTnep'-ert by a n>ttnb»*r of friends.
The b>idee:ect has bopii in charge
cf thf* third fi’ior de.iartni-nt of the
Tiittle-l.iOng (!o. She has many fine
qualities thiat endear h^r to a large
circle of ftknds The croom-elect Is
a well- known and es emed citizen of
the cl'v and county. He will bring his
bride to Charlotte and ‘hey will reside
on North .Mcl)owell ;-trect.
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MRS. VICTOR
TO ENTERTAIN.
In honor of her very pretty and at
tractive sis er. Miss .Janet Green, who
is lier gu' st. Mrs. H. M. \ Ictor will
errertain a? a watermelon feast at the
Cmmtrv ‘ltih tomorrow ni^ht.
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ENGAGEMENT
ANNOUNCED.
Mr. and Mrs. William Andrew Mc
Ghee annouiup ;he fitgagenif'nt of
their dati"hter. .Juliette, and Mr. Jno.
C. McDonald, of r’harlotte. N. C.. the
72arrlage to take idace in No\ember, in
Atlanta.
The bride is i)romin. iit in the soial
MISS COWLES
IN WINSTON,
Miss J'usie Cowles, who is visiting
Miss Louise Horton, in Winston, is
expected home the latter part of the
week.
MRS. JONES’
LAST SERVICE.
Mrs. Frank Jones, who has been
substituting for Mi»s May Oates in
the Firs: Church choir, will finish her
period of service tonight, as Miss Oates
is to return tonight from Flat Rock.
Mrs. Jones has a beautiful voice, of ex
quisite sweetness and purity of quality.
She is a pupil of Mrs. Minnie Wrig-ton
J^mith.
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THE BRYANT
BOYS.
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Robey have two
bright and interesting guests in the
two half-grown eons of Mr. Victor
Bryant, one of Durham's most promi
nent citizens. The elder of the boys is
named Victor, the younger. Heartt—•
Mrs. Bryant’s surname. The names,
according to family likeness, &hould be
reversed. Heartt is the prototype of
the father, and Victor is a Heartt in
feature and expression.
MRS. HODGES
HERE,
Mrs. J. W. Hodges, of Jacksonville,
I'la.. is the guest of Dr. Annie Alexan
der and Mis, Lucy Halliburton, at their
home on North Tryon street. Mrs.
Hodges has been in the mountains of
this state. She will spend several
weeks here before going South—a fa.ct
which her many friends rejoice in.
MISS HARRIS COMES
FROM MONTREAT.
Miss Kate Harris returned yesterday
from Montreal. W'here she spent sev
eral days. Her ais-ter, Mrs. John
Hayes Brown, of Knoxville, Tenn., was
with her.
MRS. MONTGOMERY TO
LEAVE OCT. 1ST.
Mrs. Hugh Montgomery and children
have rettirned froni Arden where they
have been summering, as noted in The
News. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are
to leave Charlotte to make their home
in Birmingham, Mrs. Montgomery will
be here during the month of Septem
ber, and it is her purpose to receive
informaly on Thursday afternoons in
that month.
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MRS. KING ,
TO RETURN.
Mrs. Sherman King and beautiful ba-
i)y son. Sherman, jr., who have been
^I'«''“JiT>g some weeks at Hlddenite,
life for ’'.h! h .\tlant4 i ; noted She I''il’l return to Charlotte soon to join
is Mid to be exceptionally attractive I-Mr. King at the Central hotel.
and engaging. The groom is a native j — ^
of this county, a brother of Mr. A. MISSES CLINARd
Morris McDonald, and is a i)opular and
rromlnent businpss man. He has a host
RETURN SOUTH.
Misses Bertie and Helen Clinard,
of friends as well as a st rf>ng conimer- '* ho liave been spending several w'eeks
fit Ocean View, are now the guests
of thf'ir aunt In Greensboro. They will
let urn home the latter part of the
week.
cial cllentellc.
The coming of Mr. McDonald and
bride will add zest to the social life
of this city.
...
AT THEIR
ISLAND HOME
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watt, are spend
ing some weeks at their island home
near Savannah.
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MRS. WOODY
VISITING
Mri. W. E. Woody, of High Falls.
Moore county, Is the guest of her
brother, Mr. W. E. Hackett, chief clerk
at the Central hotel. Mrs. Woody’s
home is near Deep River.
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MRS. WILCOX
30MES FRIDAY
Friday of this week will bring Mrs.
Harris Wilcox and son home from the
mountains. Thev have had a delight
ful summer.
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MRS. WEARN
RETURNS
Mrs. J. E. Weam and little daughter,
Celia Llndsev. returned lahi nlcrht from
& visit to relatives at Kernesville and
other pointji.
VISITING IN
WILKESBORO.
Miss Mar.v Gilmer Grier, after a visit
f'f several da.vs 1q Virginia, has gone
to Wllkesboro to visit her sister, Mrs.
Wililam Gaither Hall. She will return
to her home, Harrisburg, next Tues
day.
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DELGHTED
WITH FAIRVIEW.
A letter received in the city from
Mrs. Rufus Barringer, states that her
party, consisting of Misses Helen, Lily
and Eleanor Ix)ng, are having a de
lightful time. They are visiting their
brother, Mr. T, W. Long, at Fairview,
ten miles from Biltmore.
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MRS. TARVER
leaves.
Mrs. J. B. Tarver has returned to her
home in Columbus, Ga., after spending
the Htnnmer with her daughter, Mrs.
H. M. Wade. Mrs, Tarver and Mrs.
Wade spent several months in west
ern North Carolina.
vative London “Spectator” gives it
almost a full-page review, and rec
ommends it as a “first aid to misan
thropes.”
* * *
Gardner Teall. who is at present
writing a novel in a vine-covered per
gola in “Calm Capri'’ has just accept
ed the position of editor of "American
Homes and Gardens.”
Jean Webster, well known to many
readers by her “When Patty Went to
College” has another story in w'hich
the same heroine figures. The Century
Company has it in press. It is called
"Just Patty,” and therein wull be found
that Patty, still in college, is just as
full of the joy of living fun-loving and
ingenious mischief as ever.
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The pronunciation of the surname ot
Samuel Pepys. the immoral dlnnst,
has long vexed readers of that engsi?'
ing and ingenuous writer’s work. Ed
ward Frank Allen, editor of the Red
Letter Days of Samuel Pepys, calla
it “Peeps,” follow'ing the authority oi
Henry B. Wheatley, the English editot
of the definitive edition. "Peeps” ia
no doubt the most frequently used pra
nunciation, but “Peppis’ ’and even
"Pips” are often heard. Mr. Walter
Pepys, one of the living descendants
of the family, says that the diarist un
doubtedly pronounced It “Peeps.” The
name has been spelled, however, in
seventeen different ways, some of
them being so extraordinary as
Pypys, Pippis, and Pypes.
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There will be a called meeting of
the board of trustees of the Carnegie
Library, Tuesday evening at 8:30
o’clock. Plans for the winter’s work
will be discussed, and important mat
ters decided.
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COUNTRY CLUB
PARTY
A party of merr3'’-makers enjoying
supper at the Country Club Friday
night consisted of Mr. Walter Lambeth
and Miss Sarah Brockenbrough, Mr.
I^on Gaffney and Miss Clifton, of Mis
sissippi; Mr. Ruffin Smith and Miss
Borden, of Goldsboro, Mr. Conner Sher
rill and Miss Emily Holt, Mr. Griffith
and Miss Cornie Fore and Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Quarls, chaperones. The
young men of the party were hosts
and fine ones, too.
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MISS MURPHY
HOSTESS
Miss Ijouise Murphy, the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mur
phy, entertained the “42” club j'ester-
day morning at her lovely home on
North Church street in honor of Miss
Allie Rawlings, of Norfolk, gueat of
Miss Lillie Clinard.
LEAVE MR. HARDING’S
HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Williams, who
have been occupying the residence of
Mr, H. P, Harding during the sum
mer, have moved to 609 North Brevard
street.
Last' great wedding—a circumstance
o J , , i which affords me pleasure as it will
Sundays story left Mr. and Mrs. | increase my enjoyment.
Conner at Jackson, Tenn., the guest
of relatives of General and Mrs. An-
THE WEDDING DAY.
Thursday, 27.—This was the import-
drew Jackson.]
ant day—great in the annals of the
fashionable world, anticipated with de
light by many a youthful beauty and
as the scene of their
Tuesday, 18th Sept., 1827.—We took
a friendly farewell of our hospitable' gay gallants
friends and retraced our steps to Nash-1 triumph and display. Even the old and
ville. The road was but indifferent, I grave men Avere not exempt from
the weather excessively warm. The
log cabins presented such an aspect
of poverty and filth that we did not
pleasing expectations in mingling with
the festive throng.
Mrs. Jackson arrived in the morning
stop for any refreshments. Crossed the ^.nd sent me word that she w'ould call
Forked Deer and Obion rivers, and
were again be-nighted, for there was
no place w'here we could, or would,
stop. Reached Huntington at 9 p. m.,
exhausted, after a ride of 40 miles.
for me. I waited on her and we made
our arrangements accordingly. Had
a visit from Judge White, senator in
congress—a man universally allow'^ed
i.to possess the greatest talents in the
Wednesday, 19. — Left Colonel * state. He is of" the most diminutive
Brown's, where we stopped for the size, with apparently scarcely flesh
enough to cover his frame—wears his
hair in the Methodist style, hanging
down his neck, and is altogether a
plain-looking old man. He has an eye
which redeems all—large, clear blue,
w^ith an expression that reaches deep
and beams with intellect. His conver
sation is nothing remarkable for beau-
night, and reached the banks of the
Tennessee about sunset. Crossed after
dark and entered the town of Rey-
noldsburgh, 28 miles. On driving up
to the tavern, received the pleasing in
telligence that it was court time, house
full and could not posibly take us in
—very grateful news to tired, worn-
out travellers, but there was no al- ty of style or language, yet from its
terrative. The man directed us to the plain old-fa&hioned good sense you can
’squire’s, where he said they might take'not but derive pleasure. He professes
Us in. ’Twas no time for ceremony, fo be ignorant of all our modern eti
quette, and he certainly could not be
improved by it.
I have rarely ever seen a stranger I
was more pleased with. He was also
araong the crowd of the evening.
Mrs. Jackson called at an early
hour and we drove to Dr. Shelby’s.
We w'ere ushered into a drawing room
filled with ladies.
A bride, of course, was never yet
pronounced to be otherwise than
beautiful, lovel.v, or interesting. The
lady in question was really quite pret
ty. I dare not say her charms were
heightened by the aid of a rich and
elegant dress—’tAvould be slander gross
to make such an insinuation.
The groom, (Mr. Barrows) was a
good-looking young man, extremely
tall, forming a strong contrast to his
little wife. The form was Presbyter-
*an—very short, but I presume suffi
ciently lengthy to be agreeable to the
parties. After receiving the usual
congratulations the bride and attend
ants left the room and the marired
ladies were then -requested to ad
journ to another room, w'here there
was a supper table spread in a most
elegant and tasty style, abounding
'Fhither we went.^ Our case stated, we
were w^elcomed in'. The ’squire was ab
sent, but his wife, a genteel woman,
had supper prepared and treated us
very politely.
Thursday, 20.—Took breakfast with
the good lady and commenced another
day’s ride. The road was good. Drove
38 miles to Charlotte (Tenn.),
Friday, 21.—Left before sunrise. W’e
hailed with pleasure the sight of Nash
ville and entered it before 6 o'clock,
having acomplished our day’s journey
of 40 miles much sooner than we an
ticipated.
NEW GOVERNOR CAME.
The city was crowded, as the legisla
ture was in session. They had been in
great excitement and had a great pa
rade on the day of the entrance of
their new' governor. General Houston.
They were making preparations pre
vious to our leaving, and I really re
gret not having been present on the
ocacslon.
Governor Houston is the most popu
lar man in the state. His rapid and al
most unparallelled rise is sufficient evi
dence of the fact. He is said to be a
very elegant man in his appearance
not yet 35. He enlisted in Jackson’s {with all the luxuries which could be
army at 17 as a common soldier, was • procured. It was really something quite
promoted in regular gradations, then
studied to practice law—made major-
general of the state, member of con
gress, and now governor—all in less
than 10 years. He called to pay me a
visit as soon as he heard of our ar
rival. Mr. Conner had been acquainted
with him some years since and they
met as old acquaintances.
Saturday, 22.—A clear, cool morning,
exhilarating to the feelings after the
fatigue and heat of the preceding days.
Had a visit from Major Rutledge, from
Carolina, w'ho has been a resident of
the state several years. I had seen
him often when in Charleston, and
the sight of a face familiar to me there
was truly gratifying to my feelings.
We are not conscious of our local
attachments until absence proves the
test.
In the afternoon had a visit from
Mrs. Rutledge and her daughter, ac
complished, charming ladies in their
manner—and were I not fearful of in
curring the imputation of sectional
prejpdice I would say in one word—
polished Carolinians. They are in deep
mourning and do not mingle in gay
or general society, but requested we
w'ould spend the next evening with
them In a social manner—come early
and without ceremony, conditions to.
splendid—far exceeding my expecta
tions. We left the table and our
vacant seats were occupied by another
set.
THE WEDDING BALL.
Admittance into the ball room wais
now a great object to affect, for it
was literally crowded—a fashionable
squeeze unprecedented. After due ex-
ericse of patience ’twas at length ac
comjillshed. ’Twas really a brilliant
scene, the ladie.s elegantly dressed^
ail wearing the semblance of joy.
THE GENERAL PRESENT.
The General (Jackson) was decided
ly the most gallant and courtly man
present. His first question to me, as
I entered, was. “do you dance?” He
requested to be allow^ed to select
partner for me and immediately
brought up and introduced the speaker
of the house of representatives. Dr
Camp, w'ith whom, of course, I danced
The speaker was a most colossial flg
ure. We certainly presented a singular
contrast.
My next partner was Governor Hous
ton, who is certainly a most graceful
man, yet I can not agree with the gen
eral opinion relative to his beauty, at
least he does not possess the requisition
to constitute him such in my opinion
but he has a manner extremely polite
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♦ CONFTDERATE COLUMN.
S>
Major Robert Stiles' Confederate
war volume, “Four Years Under
Marse Robert,” was published by
the author several years ago and has
been selling right along ever since.
The twelfth thousand has recently
been printed and the sale promises
to keep up. *“Marse Robert,” of
course, fs General Robert E. Lee, the
idol of the Southern soldiers and
people. The writer was a Confederate
major of artillery during the civil
war. The book does not pretend to be
a history, but rather a volume ot
reminiscences. The author’s express
ed aim is “to state clearly and truth
fully what he saw"^ and experienced
as a private soldier and subordinate
officer.” He writes without bitterness,
and the Northern veteran can read
the book without having his patriot
ic feelings harrowed up. There is
humor in the book aS' well as pa
thos. and tragedy and comedy are
intermingled, as they always are
in war.
CONFEDERATE SEAL.
Much has been written in regard to
the great seal of the Confederate
States of America.
The following in regard to it will be
of interest:
which I assented, as such visits always and attractive, w'hich can not fail to
afford to me more enjoyment than a render him popular ,yet I fear were he
criticised by the strict rules of
truth as laid down by Mrs. Opie, he
w^ould certainly be criminated, but
less sterner moralists often forget the
truth of a graceful compliment and
MR. AND MRS. WHITE
HOME AGAIN.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred White returned
yesterday from their eventful trip to
mixed and crow'ded assemblage. They
had just left when the governor was
announced. Highly-raised expectations
are usually disappointed, and such,
alas, were mine. He entered and I be
held not the god like grace I have been
led to expect, but a figure of Herculean
proportions, and not possessing, ac
cording to my ideas that elegance or
ease for which he Is so far-famed, but
I must and will suspend my opinion un
til a more intimate knowledge would
justify one.
In the evening attended the th^eatre
—the play, “The Soldier’s Daughter.”
The principal characters were well
supported by Mr. Caldwell, Mr, and
Mrs. Russell and Mr. Gray. The rest
were rather la, la. My principle in
ducement for going was to see the
fashion and beauty of Nashville, but
I was disappointed as there were few
ladles and no beauty.
Sunday, 23.—As there was no Episco
pal service and not knowing where
We should hear a good sermon we re
mained within doors.
Monday, 24.—Another visit from
Governor Houston. I was more pleased
with his person and manners which
are certainly agreeable, but yet could
not discern that superiority of culture
w'hich has gained him such universal
popularity, for to them !be Is principal
ly Indebted for it, as he does not pos
sess talents of the highest order.
A Splendid Wedding.
One of the topics of last evening
was relative to a splendid wedding
which was to take place on Thursday
trip very well, and was resting com
fortably last night. Mr. White thinks
she will be able to see her friends —
and they are many—by the middle
of the week.
Fred White, jr., is in Mooresvllle
with Mrs. White’s parents, Dr. and
Mrs. Stevenson.
“We are home now to stay,” said Mr.
White, “until we go to EJurope In the
fall.”
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SETTLED FOR
THE WINTER.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Alexander and
young son have taken rooms at Misses
Maggie and Annie Lucas’, on East ave
nue, and are taking their meals at Mrs.
J. P. Wdodall’s. Their young daughter
will enter the Presbyterian College
this winter.
Mr. Alexander is building a beauti
ful residence on Elizabeth avenue.
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HOME FROM
MORGANTON.
Mrs. Robert Mayer and son. Master
Walter Brem Mayer, returned yester-
day from Morganton, where they have
been spending some weeks. j
Kanuga Lake. Mrs. White stood the —daughter of Dr. Shelby’s, one of the
wealthiest men in Nashville. The
preparations for it have been unparal
lelled—making additions to the house,
cutting windows, doors, etc. Five hun
dred cards of invitation issued, in fact
the whole body politic and corporate
of the city are invited.
The ladies were very anxious to
make a transfer of their card for my
benefit, as they were certain that our
return was not known to the parties,
seldom question it. Experience has
taught him that they compose the ma
jority.
Mr, Rutledge, jr., was there and was
often my partner. Being a Carolinian
we could converse of home.
Dr. and Mrs, Shelby were extremely
attentive to their guests.
Friday, 28,—I had intended paying
my respects to the bride, but a mes
sage from Mrs. .Jackson saying she
w^ould call to see me, prevented my
going abroad.
Saturday, 29. — Visitors today,
among the number General Jackson.
The oftener I see him the more am I
pleased. He is certainly a most super
ior man. His most trifling actions and
expressions indicate it, for I have nev
er seen him on any great ocacsion
yet that he did not impress me with
the belief of his greatness. On learn
ing that We were to leave the next
m-orning he said he would come and
see us off, arid give us his parting bless-
ing. There w'as a fatherly kindness in
his manner, which touched the feel
ings.
Sunday, 30.~WhUe at breakfast Gen
eral Jackson called to bid farewell. He
Avould not wait for his wife as he
w>;^as fearful that we had left, but he
requested us to stop and see her on our
waj% to which, of course, we assented.
Governor Houston also called.
Drove to Mr. McLemon’s, where
we found General and Mrs. Jackson,
waiting to receive us. Took a hearty
and affectionate adieu, and then left
the cit3'. We have enjoyed ourselves
more than we could have^anticlpated—
received considerable attention, formd
many pleasant acquaintances and last,
though not least, had the gratification
of enjoying much of the society of
General Jackin and lady, and re
ceiving from them much attention.
To the Editor of the New York Herald.
In the issue of the New York Herald
for Sunday, June IS, was given a repro
duction of a Confederate seal, with the
heading “Mystery of the Confederate
Seal.” I am in possession of all the in
formation needed to remove the mys
tery.
In the autumn of 1S65 I had given me
by the late Thomas Semmes, a noted
lawyer of New Orleans, the original
pencil drawing made of tiiis seal and a
duplicate electrotype reproduction of
the one the Herald has given. In his
letter he stated that he was a menjber
of the Confederate congress and chair
man of a committee* formed to have
prepared in England a seal for the
Vvar department.
The design as shown in the drawing
was approved, but an electrotype was
directed to be made from the mould
and sent for approval before the die
should be cast. A few days before the
surrender of General Lee several of
these electrotypes were received in
Richmond. The one given to me had
been sent to Mr, Smmes as chairman
of the committee, one to Mr. Davis and
the other, I believe, to the speaker of
the House. The electrotype was an
exact reproduction of the drawing, but
about one-third lar.^er.
Mr. Mallory, then secretary of the
navy, and Mr. Benjamin, the secretary
of state, were with Mr. Davis w'hen he
was arrested in Georgia, but managed
to escape directly in Fuorida, and were
not in South Carolina. On the passage
of the gentlemen from Florida to Cuba
the vessel was wrecked, and, with
their effects, the seal of their respec
tive departments was lost. Previous to
the surrender the same seal had been
used in the army and navy depart
ments, each waiting for a special seal
to be made in England, and this one
for the army was the first.
In the Metropolitan Museum of Art
is one of these electrotypes on exhibi
tion.* On the card it is stated to have
been designated by John Henry Foley,
the Irish sculptor,, an the figure in the
center to be Washington, after Thom
as Crawford's statue. This is a mistake
as Mr. Semmes stated the seal was to
have been for the war department, and
the figure in the center on horseback
was intended for “Stonewall’' Jack
son.
A few weeks after the fall of Rich
mond I happened to be in the Harlem
and New Haven depot, then where the
Madison Square Garden building now
stands in Fourth avenue. The depot
was filled with a New England regi
ment which had just arrived and w-as
waiting for the noon train. Near me
was a soldier who was frequently
pitching something into the air and
catching it. It seemed like a long brass
medal, and as I am always curious
about such things I asked him what
he had, and he handed me the seal
of the Confederate treasury depart
ment.
I asked him where he got it and was
told that he was about one of the first
soliders to get into Richnaond after Mr.
Davis left it, and he made his way di
rect to the capitol in hope of finding
something of value. In the first room
he entered he saw this stamp mounted
in a wooden case. He got a brick, with
which he pounded the frame until the
seal was released.
He told me there were a number of
men from his town who had just been
obliged to borrow the money for their
passage from N^w York, and if I
wuld give him enough to return this
money I could have the seal. I happen
ed to have with me what was needed,
and I thus came into possesion of the
upper and lower portions of the seal
which stamped every bond issued by
the Confederacy. This seal I still have
in my possesion, and it is the only
seal in existence connected with the
Confederate government.
Thomas Addis Emmett, M. D.
New York.
♦ NEW YCRK ^
♦ %
New York as Viewed by an
man. ‘""a.ish.
It is probably bv wa- rf
stinctive and uncons^^oi s ’'i*
from Lubiquitous eibovs
masses out of doorn rb'-u
ers in their clubs, their ho-
hotels and re staurams pi'fp
on luxurj. sa>s an
Harper’s Weekly. One
it if one does not find in
priceless Flemish tapeslri.- -- m
vices from the Sevres or ^
factories, marble walls an.| -
the rarest veining, a -k.' of
sumptuously bound'
where every article
poi'ceUi ■'
o[-
snhij
'■"e is
‘'athj,
every
are
'' ‘ ' .Ou.
I
la-
genuine Louis XVI
linen from Belfast, (chanp,.
morning), and a gener'il, fvX
ing profusion of eiahora'to
ness. The New York clubs
far more inagnificenr and i 'V
pointed than any i.
don; and Vf3t somehov; rh,- ,.'
it does not take hold of ;; i-i;!
does in London. I mi:-;--, - •
miss something o[ the r;:;-.
tioiiality, the sens? of (, —
camaraderie thai
London so panicvJar;- ,
There is a stricter a: .
relaxations, and a morn
code of etiquette. My fiv-.
on entering- a Ne-v Vp-;; ,
waj's the last one i.^y v. iii;'n ^ •
likely to be prom] iGfl ivi '
take off my hp.t. Thp eni'-'.:;!,;o '
pipe smoking, or its rfutV.:
special joorns, is a. Ioac)'
rigid tcne of New ■
Etiquette, i-Klced, has n;-
gen^, devotees in rhp wovi'i
to be found on F'ifrh
Now lorK's nat-'slon f.:,- !;: ■
thing'’ ."nd its ineAorr^i ic r?- p
the conveniions imprc.-.s ;i
v/irh a sense of formalism, rr
and fussiness that i:--, rrali\
lieve, altogether at -'ar vvi’h -
stincts of the neorde.
New^ York society, .on-
inordinately on j)arade, seem,, ro a
foreigner, and especiallv to one ^ho
is used to living 'inder a ni^r,n’T>’
to lack a copingstone. I. i? p!pr.ior.,n;
elect!ifv’'n,T, as free and fmiiK w’>h
its emotions as with its innn,]--.
tions or its coinplirr;ents, .'-nonding
infinite thought and money wjth strik
ingly ingenious results, on pj.
ternals of hospitality, unequalrd for
its abilit.v to turn t’ae simplest ?ort
of diversion into a function, ac4
every function into a ceremony, in.
mensely elaborate, artificial, naive
and demonstrative, and at th« same
time, for all it.-^ glitter anc effort,
incurably incomplete, rapid a nil self-
conscious, Compared with the mel-
low-ness, the tolerance, the aristocra
tic ease, the variety and repoFe, the
ripe experience of social life in Lon
don, New Y^ork society seems thin,
restricted, a second-hand imitation
of the real thing.
Another reason why an English
man is apt to tire of New York with
unexpected rapidity is the cnrions
isolation of the city. One feels in
New York singularly cut off from
the rest of the world and not Iea>;
from the rest of America. Persona’i;"
I confess I never really regard ay-
self as in the United States until Ne'*’
York is left behind and I am free of
its atmosphere of concentrated self-
sufficiency. The city is a little ■nord
to and in itself; a world planted
round a back-water, away from the
main streams of both European and
American life, but more closely al
lied in sympathies and tastes ^’ita
London and Paris than with Chi
cago or Denver. To look for a city
that will in any way sum up the vast
heterogenousness of the American
continent is, of course, only lefs
absurd than to look for the adjective
that will perform the ‘same office;
but were such a competition to he in
stituted, I imagine that New York
with its cool disdain for everything in
America that is not New York would
find itself hopelessly outdistanced. A
Londoner who is used to being at the
center of things and watching be
neath his very eyes the convereeru'e
of a thousand worldwide
not only feels in New York that i;?
has been banished to the out'’■
cumference, but feels also th:.?
has left England without really reach
ing America.
but the governor (who is one of the When we visit Nashville’ again they
attendants) waited on us today with I said the Hermitage must be our home,
an invitation and apologies from Mrs. j (To Be Concluded Next Sunday.)
Shelby for not having called, but the I , ♦
case was such as to render that Im-i HOME
possible and a card answered all pur-: FROM THE NORTH,
poses, so I shall l)ehold at one time n n •
most youthful couple, the Udy 14 and ‘he.’ sPent two
the gentleman not yet 20, but probably
weeks.
themselves or parents have been read
ing a treatise on the beneflicial effects •
of early marriages.
Tuesday, 25.—Mrs. Rutledge and her
ARE VISITING
RELATIVES.
Mrs .Joseph Grandberry and children
dauehtprn ^ranaoerry ana cniiaren
phuf Thomasvllle, Ga., have returned
quite a rpTorf’ T? becoming from Barium Springs, and are at Mrs.
Pleasure nf retura had the Grandberry’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
i^ieasure of seeing General Jackson. J. G. Shannonhouse.
MRS. PLATT
CHARMINGLY ENTERTAINS
Combining the social charm of a re
ception and the pleasureable zest of a
bridge, the afternoon at Mrs. Chas.
Platt’s yesterday in honor of Misses
Wilson, Campbell, Curran and Goode,
was notably delightful.
Mrs. Platt met her guests in a dain
ty summer dress of blue flowered
mulle with black velvet garnitures.
Mrs. Hugh McAden Rose served
punch before the game from an at
tractively set and enticing bowl;
The color scheme of decorative ef
fect was yellow. Sunflowers in rich
profusion furnished a golden glory ef
fect. The Ices and cakes were yellow
and white, and the ribbongs used in tie-
Ing the prizes were yellow. There were
a number of high scores ranging from
706 to 888. The latter was made by
Mrs. W^. B. Moffatt and she received
the prize, a handsomely embroidered
serving table cloth.
Mrs. Ralph Bouligny won the con
solation, on cut. It was a brass gerh-
erie. The table prizes were cut for
and were won by Mesdames W M.
Robey, E. W. Phifer,, L. N. Schiff, A.
S. Duffey, Miss Wilson and Miss Mil
ler.
VISITED -V.
TWO STATES
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Misenheimer
na\e returned from a lengthy and
interesting trip througJi West. Va..
and Tennessee.
STATEN RESIDENCE
COMPLETED
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Staten expect W
move into their beautiful new
dence on Hawthorne avenue this ^
The start will be made tomorrow
Mr. and Mrs. Staten have been oct’U-
pying Mrs. H. C. Jones’ resid^^nce 'iD
East avenue. Mrs. Jones and
Messrs. H. C. and William
Jones, will resume residence at ihtii
home.
♦—
MUSIC STUDIOS
FOR THE WINTER.
Mr, Joseph Craighill 5s to reopon n
music studio this winter. He ha- se
cured a suitable room over Hahn'
candy store, on North Tryon
the entrance to be in the Brown ^j]
ing, where Seay's photograph
is. Mr. Craighill has always had a. '
lect and exclusive class in piam.
organ. Formerly he had a most at
tractive studio in the Y. M. C. A Las^
winter he taught at the homes of r'^-^
pupils. He finds it necessary. ^
ever, to re-open his studio for
benefit of out-of-tow'n pupils ®
applied to him,
MISS OATES’ STUDIO.
As noted yesterday Miss May
is to open her studio for voice. Sep
tember 10th at her home on
Tryon street. She already
numbers of pupils, and is expecnuS
to add to these several from out
town.
MR. PHIFER
STOPS HERE.
Mr. McGhee Phifer, a prominenj
young citizen of Columbia. S C., spe »
yesterday morning in the city en
to Milton to visit his mother ■
R. S. Phifer. Mr. Phifer is the olfl
son of the late Prof. Robt. .jg’
who w'as born and reared in cna >
but who lived lived for
Danville, dying there about a
Mr. Phifer (McGhee) '
Janie Childs, of Columbia. The> n
a little daughter, Elizabeth °P
w'ho is several months old.
^
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