Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-09
Letter from Richmond.

RICHMOND. VA, June /, lSf.-lne most |
pleasant time to live in Richmond is from the |
end of Lent until the middle Of July. Society |
sparkIcs its brightest, wealth displays its ad.
yaptages aod style puts on her heaviest tone in
the early: summer IF / was asked what the
Capital City is noted for, would say three
things, or rather 'frinity"-inteliect, beauti.
full women, and good liquor. The three are
! inseparabc and undivideable =; why it is so l
| leave the moralist to determine, though II IS
:pecial providence that all threo attributes are
| DOT coHGncd to QUO person; the moral Is obvl.
Gus. Speaking Of these matters puts me 10
mind OF "Clubs" not whist and poker" nor
vet matrimonial lie. but simply gathering OF
the mobile savagcs," as Madame DeStae calls
us. This city has Two clubs. the Old Richmond
and The New Wcstiuorcland. The latter is com
posed OF elderly gentlemen, stald, sedate anu
luxurious, mostly widoweEs, who take lille IN
quiet way, aud who understand, 10 their mature
age, by long experience, The art OF cr0WdIng the
greatest amount OF pleasure in the shortest nos
sibc space OF time. The "Wcstlnorcand'' IL
to Richmond what the CuEzon Street Club Was
70 London. Some OF IT'S habtues are three
bottle men, The Richmond" is !lk, the ia
nous Kit Kats Of Thrcadnecdlc street, where
'n't'"' ~ "'', i:, :I ;Ea;,,
'':''H i'I;a I"u ,, ,n,5,nnl, NO.
Ie"sh' n' ''''.cs 'o"' h"'"r n3 ,nnnJ,r
Nipce az 'ntsc pl"os' y, 'cso.s, o "n" ; "yD
wnelI INC tnatui ooI''IS .h ~ HEY ,mnIn =
draws men from their SWecthearts, their wives
and their "Reminiscences The reasons arc obvi-
Gus and macy. 10 he first place men are Soclah!n
animals, and like to herd together, ADD then,
as Byron tells liz, as men being reasonable must
yet "l"'N' 'rrys T r ;I u10,I ah =; hau,,u
eyer op.H ~ '. I tIi bu r"I md ;ns;Jn
% rys' ~ .L ho irII toncs or thr shre is
Va "n'' ",i ~ ,hn ,rno ,,;storv NJ thcse
nus; on,,d ho rsr,ton It wonId hc found
ins''tI'iTti' oou'u W i ~ Iho ,.,s;Io,
,""' 'I'c o'.''' Wv - ron,,, ,bon oil
hlu n"lu ~ ~ III ,IS ~ d. -" tbn "ro,t fso
oth:l causcn H. way r.t onl
haIoh H"ou' Iup.'''1 w. - ~ nI, ho. ,t'at
'horo"Sh WIi"'H'. -: S",>oplnr,s ,bo
ever ?io"IfI az 70 t'. "'?nu' ~ ,,ost n,-;sh
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F'e"Hu'o wv Wto'I..Go'j :, r,.n,ors
TO- o'cous pei.eo. ,Lair ioot orosS tho
&C., ~ tho b,IIowod circlr A man can. in
,L;s ,y.Itrr;,n wc,thor throw off his coat. his
.'s s"tI'o. auS u;,lon, u;noIng tbc co3c INT
Eos n
orG ,ronr;otv and pcar + "a lonp AZ he rests
aHI auI soonot n' ~ Iis cInb Some
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"U GiI,J ,r;,h br;,,ht Iooto and ohenrfnl
I."tys u"'t WV "a ni ,o ,no raroo, or
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thU"s' az 1neSo LG hn ro sm,, !, m ,ho
n,n,to a. orcru ;nst;tution If this Kind should
nlo':o ~ VIZ iue'u ~ 1870 ),
oe DSimp'y, o!a pe &C., - Wv. 1900 p, obort ,ho
h''ui'ipuu - $500 ~, A. Day. NIoTortn
Dew OPERA "t'.lcu Wy w.: $500,
"hich VII! DC gwen 10 eranu s'yse 'olno mn'
cyeolng;, l attepoeu a leneaisai VI ou ~
nercss Ids. n.sn', a'u rh ~ sa,e p;o o;ana
ostIs $500 ~ Ibo eoor, 10 ;rros;stohIo
d ,,,1 ia rI., ohonnds IN Iocs
au'"'.'o "c iii ,nnoh oo.s s1mo boovy
nilsi ""u tno w.. in,, 1870 ~
sttvAes as aot t a,su 'nU los, ,h;s a"nor
.! me Htanu i"u, Ssv' ~ Svnd ;Lo ,rusa
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eveiy J'Ae' nuL ,'i1 ""u'0o'O ''' s"'D''''
49, THo uJ;oaro NIL ho vor0 soact and reGned
,,t 10 uoi;o, Oil Ia ar IN FIJI for.o and INV
ouo thro pE oan, ~ vccct,hIns 81 tbe actnrs
u"H t w. G,nd ~ nnN ooN ~ o,ndonuo5 - Is
",a W nae 2iUoo,uu0 ", ev". unooohos
''I W ouo u oro dssat;scd 9TH tho nor.
.no .";. "ro us;II ho rair'JnaN tho
,oID''o. '"' -, 1890 5000 "''' ~
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IL tH.s I'as Is ao'?a WILL .nauy poup. ,oI'
Wi &c .t?. u''ou II - 81 I SV,ooS tuui'iuua
leu ''.at ~ WV rin w "T WLoJ J"' 80 aaS"
a. US !"In - rso 40 c.tS