The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-03-14
THE OPENING.
Pulaski Hospitality Tested
and Proven.
Scores of Visitors and Oceans
of Pleasure.
Some Account Of Pulaski's Grandest
Affair.

Affair.
o, for a new dictionary Where
is the language that is adequate,
and where is the man with pencil
sharp enough, to depict, as ia
nous lawyer would say, the ''super-
nal bliss that flowed over all and
through on the occasion OF the for
NAL Opening of the ST. Giles Hotel
on last evening. Pulaski hospital
itv was taxed to the uttermost to
suitably entertain the many distin-
guished guests who honored her
with their presence, and how well
she stood the test and acquitted
herself, let others say. The trains
brought in score after score of gal
liant men and beautiful ladies from
other counties, while all sections of
our good county were represented
by their excellent people, and these
brought together with our own
Pulaskians constituted "A throng
of guests whose presence would
honor any occasion or a kings
court. The St. Giles was illumi
mated from cellar to roof, every
door thrown wide, and all the sur
roundIngs replete with utterance of
welcome. The genial proprietor
took upon himself the role of 0rbiter
eLegantiarum, and assisted by his af
fable lady, welcomed his guests,
making them feel at ease and COM
Portable; and under the inspiration
of the surroundings and as result
of his efforts, pleasure spread like
contagion over the immense assem-
bly, and ran riot for the space of
several hours.
Jim Hills famous band was
brought from Nashville and was
made to furnish divinest time to
merry feet to waste the minutes in
festive dancing, and to lull others
who did not indulge in this 'mazing
pleasure iato sweet forgetfulness
of all things else except the blissful
present.
The parlors and halls and dining
room were hung with magnificent
paintings and festooned with ever
green's and adornments, beautiful
as woman's wit could divine, and ar
ranged with an elaboration of wo
mans taste, and these, added to the
polished arrangements of the build
ing itself, made of the scene grand |
picture of beauty, a fit place for
Belshazzar's court, the admiration
of all. But these inanimate sur
roundings constituted the least part |
of those things which were brought
to bear to render the visitors happy.
The exertions of the ladies and gen
tlemen who were detailed to see |
that no one moped for lack of some |
thing to amuse soon begot a gay
mood in every one, each one con-
tributing, until there was a grand |
swell of pleasure such as the people
were scarcely able to contain.
At eleven o'clock the dining room
doors were thrown open displaying
a scene such as Pulaski never saw
before. The tables were made into
cross the full length and breadth
of the spacious hall and were canO-
pied with evergreen festoons and |
decorated gorgeously. Two of the
most expert cooks in the country |
had been at work night and Gay for
a week preparing, trimming and !
decorating, assisted by score of
walters, and the whole presided |
over by the prince of caterers, Mr..
L. w. White, and here was a result
that would stagger a Delmonico.
Pyramid after pyramid, tall, hand
some and costly, cake after cake of
all names and all trimmed in costly |
splendor, nuts and condiments,
fruits in endless variety, pastries,
iellies and all manner of delicacies !
and sweet meats, all arranged with !
labored nicely, plenteous to abso |
lutte profusion-this Is but a half |
told list OF the good things that
made the tables groan and the peo-
pie smile. Side tables laden with |
all manner of meats and other sub
stantials, salads, coffee, etc., were
attended by deft walters. This all
constituted the most splendid feast
Pulaski ever saw. How well all |
this was enjoyed, we leave the par
ticipants to remember and others
to imagine.
The lateness of the hour before
We SO to press did not permit us to
give a more particular and descrip |
tive account of the Opening; nor
could we mention single one OF
the distinguished names, because
we could not mention all. We leave
all that to further notice next
! WOO "nd have DELAYED publication !
to late hour this morning simply
that we might give some imperfect
account of the grandest event that
has as yet beiell Pulaski, and in
honor of the Grand Opening of her
| Grand Hotel, The St. Giles.
Our young friend Edward 5.
Jones, who has for some time of
and on been connected with the L.
& Mr.. R. at Louisville, KY, has
accepted the position of school
teacher at Odd Fellows Hall, ow-
ing to his employee Fred DeFuniak,