The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-28

the officers who visited Richmond during
the winter secn d to enter with inten-;-
| fled Zcst into the recreation and enjoy
mcnts that the gay Capital afforded.
| TablcauX, receptions, private tlcatriCa!s,
dancing parties and other entertainments
followed one another in rapid succession.
| ! recall especially series Of tab!caux
we had in December, 1863, representing
scenes from "Paratil-c and the Peri.
| The costumes and scenery were wonder
| fully well gotten up considering the
| blockade, aud there was certainly no lack
Of personal beauty, the blockade !ortu.
natcv not affecting this article, OF which
there was "A hOuntcnus home supply.
Between the acts an eminent Irish patri.
Ot then visiting Richmond read aloud
scenes from the poem from which our
tableauX wcrc taken. several other en-.
tertaiurucnt- of this nature were also Civ
en- during this winter
Every TUESDAY night during the win
ter, for several DAYS, We had Il mcctin" of
what we called "Thr Starvation CLUB
nlr refreshments consisting Of cold WA
ter; but ~ We had excellent music, high
spirits aud youthful buoyancy, we enjoy
cd these meetings greatly and danced
away mcrrily with the young officers.
remember one Of these who had won a
golden spur, Of which he wa- - proud
that he wore it. tUa meeting of our club,
spreading havoc among the young girls,
whose train, lie ruthlr-siy tore. Al 9th
er entertainments wc had handsome and
abundant suprcrS, even during the ut
most stringcnry Of the blockade, for the
Richmond people could still command
fowls, game and old Virgins. hams,
though imported wines and Java and
Mocha coffee were scarcely more than
traditions Of the past.
A. TO THE COS rIME-
Oar cos,umca, especially during the
last and most brilliant social season Of
the war, the winter Of lSGi-iJ up to
February, were "far from complete" but
ns nearly all Of us (womcn at least we're
in the same prciicamcnt we were seldom
made TO feel badly by seeing o.. neigh
bors dressed better than nursciv :, u test
as fatal to female friendship a tkc one
Cowpcr lays down
"Thr nyim III must los" i,r- female friend,
IL NOR" .'lii'!ic'. :ham .Iir"
Ones envy was seldom excited by
seeing our friend in "+torc clothes" al
backwoods people express it, except in
timorc or other Northern cities would
contrivc TO smuggle II trunk or box Of
things through the blockade to fri,nd- or
relatives in Richmond.
PICTURESQUE STREET LIFE.
There was a striking picturesqucncss in
stree! liz; III THOSE days even in the Jun
conscious grouping of men, with their
SNOWY uniforms and eager faces. Almost
daily and hourly you would see some
thing of interest on the streets, something
pnrtaking OF the nature of Il pageant, Il
drill, dress parade. = procession or
something stirring and imposing. The
beautiful Capitol Square was used as
drilling and parade ground Tor some
time, and every evening al 4 o'clock the
band would strike up aud hosts of young
people who made the square their rem
devious would flock thither. "rhe
Mocking Bird" and "Twinkling Stars"
were especially popular airs played almost
every evening 10y the band. The old fair
grounds Mt the west end of Franklin
streets (now Monroe Park we're used for
drills during the winter of lS63-Gi.
SOME SAD SCENES ALSO.
Sometimes whole regiments would pass
through the city on their way to join one
OF our generals, and the pageantry of mil,
itnry funerals was very familiar thing
to us. remember being especially
touched by the funeral of young caval-
ry officer, Capt. Fairfax, believe, whose
death occurred in December 1862. The
| coffin was born through thestrccts, wrap
ped in Confederate flag, whilst the slnin
warriors hofsu was led behind and the
air vibratel with the solemn, stirring
strains of IL funeral march. The largest
and most imposing funeral witnessed
during the war was that Of Gen. Dim.
mock in October, 1864. Still srenter
honors were paid TO the remains of
Stonewall Jackson M they lay in state
in the Capitol nj Richmond, and thou
sands Of sorrowing and awe stricken per.
sons went to gaze on tho noLlc aud
| serene features Of the warrior as he lay
| Like one who wrap, the ,l,arrry of his couch
About him und lies down Ia pleasant dreams"