Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-11-15
A ClarksviIle Girl in the North.


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more interest. Therefore | inclos
this, hoping it may meet your ap
probation.
| In order that proper introduc
ton be made, l shall throw wild
the doors of Yankee life, habit, Gus
tom, etc., taking care to introduc,
some few of the courting items, To-
the interest and instruction of tht
young people at home.
The Northerners are a hospitable
free and kindly people, are verS
polished and easy in manner and
address, and generally highly edu.
Gated. Like all Southern girls ION
hearsay only, believed on coming
North / would find a decided cold
ness in their hospitality on account
of my rebel proclivities; but, much
to my surprise and pleasure, not
one trace of this feeling have l
found. On the contrary, the people
whom ] have met have been ex-
ceedingly kind and courteous and
given me hearty welcome.
Their manner of living is entirely
different from ours, and much mere
conducive to health and strength.
Very little warm food is eaten. One
baking day in a week is generally
set apart by all good housewives,
and bread, cake, etc., is cooked in
sufficient quantities to last until the
day comes round again; and such
bread! My! it is delicious. The
kitchen is always a very attrartive
place, being fitted up with marvel
Gus beauty and convenience. One
in particular which I saw was a
little gem. The walls were papered
with quiet gray, dotted with gilt;
a bright, soft carpet, red and gray;
a stove so bright and clean it shone
like black diamond; a hanging
shelf filled with glittering tins;
white wooden trays, pots and ket-
ties, several little tables, a few COM
Portable chairs and stools scattered
about; and fronting the window
(which was hung with white cur
tains) some pictures representing
fruit and flower scenes-everything
spotless, perfect. Now if the ladies
at home do not relish my descend
ing to things of such low estate as
descriptions, l know the
gentlemen will, for L have not for
gotten the old saying, "The way to
a mans heart is through his
(This item for the la
dies.)
The houses are fitted up beauti-
fully, being generally five stories
and very warm. Parlors are al
ways double; not generally divided
with folding doors, but simply a
broad arch spanning the ceiling,
and which can be hung with silk or
satin curtains, over which fall |
showers of filmy lace. The carpets
are mostly of velvet, of solid gray,
blue or white ground, with center
piece of roses, lilies or trailing vines,
and the furniture covered with |
satin, brocatelle or velvet to match |
The carpet. There are great many
handsome brown-stone mansions in
Jersey City, and some are miracles
IF beauty, but for grand and mag
lificent houses, New York is the
place to see them. The Yankees.
owe home life, and try in every
possible way to make home attract
We. Everything is fitted up with
IN eye both to beauty and comfort,
and health. 'Tis very
title trouble for a Yankee woman
o keep house, and many a lesson
# Convenient economy might be
earned from them.
l now come in good time to
mother thing in which the ladies
will be interested; namely, dress.
The New York women dress SUI
,erbly, and some of them are de-
idedly beautiful. The most fash
enable street dresses are black,
ither silk, velvet or satin. The
Inderskirts are generally of black
-elvet, with very little trimming;
short, full pannier over skirt of
satin or damassee silk and
basque, with f 1cy vest
high standing collar flied in with
ace and white ministerial tie to
i've dressy finish. The hats worn
With these costumes are mostly
)erbies or black velvet caps,
trimmed with feather bands and
ligh-winged birds. The feathered
ongsters must certainly have suf-
cred in the flesh, for every woman,
,irl or child met on Broadway on a
inc day is glowing with the bril-
liant plumage of some rare and
oreign bird. Some, to be unique
nd bizarre, wear an immense OWLS
read, with wide, glittering eyes
nd tufted crest, but this is not to
ny taste; 1 prefer a dainty red
,ird or green and gold parrot. The
loves are from six to eight buttons
nd have white or black lace tops.
Shoes come next in order, and as
he dresses are worn very short,
hey are all exceptionally beautiful.
7he ones most worn are French
love kid, buttoned very high and
in exquisite figures up
he instep and around the top. They
My cost from SIS to $50 pair.
'ad to relate, though, the Yankee
iris have immense feet, and just
hink of stylish, beautiful girl, of
linn, elegant figure, tripping down
on a muddy day, wear
ng pair of No. 4 or high-heeled
boots. My! the con-
rast is killing, but as they are all
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