Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-09
RALEIGH SPRINGS.
ia Hotels and Fashions.

rivals every day OF people either m quest
Of health. rest or recreation. and they
appear 10 live quite socially and pleas
Antly. Although there is not quite as
much fashionable folly, glitter aud
glare, aud all that kind Of thing. here
as at some other watering placer
Blue Lick, Bourbon or Robertson
county, for instance still there
10 that amplitude Of patent elastic
adjustables." or double elliptic ex-
pansibles' those things, you know. that
the ladies use for festooning muslins
and things upon)i and point quite
high enough is reached in the toploitieal
arrangement Of the hair TO convince the
most critical that there is style and
fashion here quite in proportion TO the
size Of the crowd.
Many are transient visitors, remain
ing two or three days, or a week; some
ride out merely to spend day or night,
but the large majority are here for the
season. Whole families, with children
Of all sorts and sizes (sweet Mary
James and fashionating Lizas) having
found comfortable quarters and being
we'll fed, have settled down for the sum
mer, seeming perfectly at home. Mr.,
McKeogh, the host at the Franklin
House, shows himself unusually well
adapted TO his business. Both himself
and lady are solicitous as TO the comfort
Of their guests, looking after it person
ally, and having secured the aid Of
courteous and efficient assistant in the
person of Captain Jerry Smith, every
thing goes on quietly, systematically
and satisfactorily to every one. The
apartments are well furnished, and kept
with refreshing cleanliness; the table
neatly furnished, and the fare abundant
and palatable. Guests are well attended
at table, or they were or would be-but
well, Mr.. Mex. does the best he can,
and the walters try to serve all; but have
you never observed at places of this
kind, people OF certain kind have q
way Of their oCn kind, the result of which
is quiet aud modest person has a chance
OF no kind2 You take any seat you can
find, your own having been appropri-
ated; patiently waiting for twenty min
utes, sometimes longer, waiter APP
proaches to take your order. You are
not very well, and wish for only glass
of iced milk and piece of bread. OF
he starts, when, Waiter" calls the
party opposite very imperiously, here,
waiter, take this back and bring me a
hot biscuit; make haste now, I'm hun
gry-and say, bring me the breast of
chicken" take my glass with you
and put more ice in it, eaid companion
of said party. OF goes.the boy, coming
back - to the party opposite - after
awhile with the hot biscuit, etc. Now
hand me the butter and" suddenly the
waiter remembers you, steps around,
and informs you that the milk is out,
Well, you then ask for a glass of ice
water. No more ice" he says. Well,
a cup Of coffee and =" Waiter, waiterl
come here" says the party opposite,
having kept at least Two Others on the
run all the while. Well, as / said, there
is kind of people that push in here as
at other places, who will not give modest
man a chance even for a glass of milk.
Wonder how these fussy folks make out at
home putting on r's2 But these same
help to make up that variety which is
said to be the spice of life, and even
while provoking, are decidedly amusing.
| was surprised to find this such a pretty
place. The springs are shaded by fine
growth of noble forest trees, principally
beeches. The entire grounds possess
great natural beauty, and have received
some tasteful improvement, but are sus-
ceptible of being rendered really pic
turesque with the aid of capital and ar
tistic taste. An occasional bridge Of
graceful architecture could be introduced
at points where they would produce
fine effect and prove a convenience.
There are many beautiful grotto-like
recesses in the hill-sides, having ferns
and MOSES growing all around. With
a few rustic seats, these spots would be
perfectly delightful. But Rome (Geor-
gia) was not built in a day" and no
doubt this and much beside will be done
in the course Of time.
Ali in the course Of time the pro-
phetic eye can see much-looking now
at some adventurous shavers walking on
the trestle-work of the narrow gauge, it
sees the evening train flashing across |
with crowd for the big hotel-which,
for some cause that my information is
too narrow-gauged to comprehend, was
begun too soon. But we're 1 to write all
the prophetic eye can see, your patience
would be exhausted So, nothing more
at present; wait till come again,
Yours, truly, Il. l. y.
July 9, 1873.