Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-28
Or THE TspEPEsDExT.
CENTENNIAL NOTES.

49, Vtti 10y pcihdIJS, III YOU CUU-
slider the divers opinions, compar-
isons and revelations, but of a
piece with the cascade of pIatitudes
that has inundated our papers and
ear drums for the past SIX months;
but viewed philosophically, as we
can view most things, from the
fall Of leaf to the rise of city, as
opponents Of human character, or,
as Illustrations Of the variety Of
emotions a single subject is capa-
bic Of producing, Centennial notes
are success.
Paterfanilias with baby In arm
and umbrella under, talks sugges-
lively Of the beauty of reversible
lounges, the suit Of furniture from
Denmark, with its capacious, easy
chairs, Perambulators and soda
fountains; Mother, bringing up the
rear with Johnny. joey and Jim
my seems TO have observed but
one entirely commendable feature
in our great Centennial expert
ment, the capacious garden ~
chair in which, for the moderate
sum of one dollar and eighty cents
she, with Johnny on her lap, and
Joey and Jimmy on the footrest,
was propelled through the crowd
ed aisles Of the Main" catching
beWildering glimpses Of glass, car
pets and chandeliers; "great rocks
with queer streaks through 'em,"
big glittering s.Ones that Joey
thought would look dazzling on a
memory string" shining images,
that she warned the children
against touching, lest the "black-
MIN" should rub off on their new
Lisle gloves, pretty wax ladies
with whole gardens of flowers
sprinkled over their dresses, and
the pianos and organs playing
tunes enough to set an organ-grin-
der's monkey crazy.
Phyllis and Corydon folloW,and
they have seen the "butter wO-
men"- "make out" affair of
course. Phyllis has done up pine
apples and filagree wonders with
broken corset steel, but to per-
petrate such a dream as that, with
its flowing curls, it's restful smile,
its perfect repose, in butter !!
Phyllis shifts incredulously--and
Corydon bears her out in her I'M
belief and wonders why the
Queen in the Royal marriage goes
up in that high box, is it that her
devotions may not be disturbed
(FACTU and didn't Phyllis think
this Royal Highness would have
become pants better ?' Where
upon, Phyllis giggles and Corydon
looks abashed'
We turn to catch the remark of
an Enghishman, who accuses Tiff
fanny of Plagiarism to say the least
of it when he pretends to out vie
the world with collections, and to
our American ears the reply, in a
sweet, girlish voice, sounds very
refreshing "But, Papa, we scour
our old world from country to
country to find what Tiffany gives
Us at a single counter"
"My dear, the filagree work
creates a sensation, and these I'M
itiated Americans don't dream
they are paying five prices for it.
You remember, 1 bought my sett
from the identical shop in Nor
way, represented here, and it cost
such trifie."
This from the pretty wife of a
Naval officer, whereupon / picked
up my ears aud determined that
my friends should reap the benefit
of that revelation with me. Nice
old maids, with cork screw curls
and immaculate collars, talk by
the hour of the Accommodation
bowls and soaps, land spigots, and
convenient people, who were al
ways sure to be near when a
"cooler" needed tipping, and pins
that were Indispensable, black
pins and white pins-until you
feel morally convinced, that the
coming mistake of your life was
the venturing to the Centennial
without a pinchushion, labelled
and numbered, in each pocket per-
tanning tolyour costume,
There sit a couple whose sole
ambition seems to have been the
procuring of good rations at sea-
sonable hours. They discuss the
"Public Comfort" and anathema-
tie the three oysters at the bottom
of the bowls so unsparingly that
we on the part of the innocent BIZ
valve, feel personally agrieved at
their want of truthful distinctions.
The Bakery is barefaced fraud,
the "Cufe' pronounced abroad
with the final vowel totally ig-
n0red) is as absurd as its name
which means nothing, and affords
nothing but decoction of pale
brown, luke-warm liquid, nause-
ating to the eye and murderous to
the stomach. From thence they