Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-23
WHITE SULPHUR.
Observations and Reflections on
Southern and Northern Women.
Politics in Virginia.
Coz. of tho courisr-JournaI.

WHIT SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. A.,
August l5.-The weather has been
fair here, and the company changing.
1t is said, upon good authority, there
are nov here about 1900 guests.
Since last season the company of the
White Sulphur Springs has, by means
Of a float of bonds, gotten in additional
funds, of which it seems to have made
good use. The grounds have been
evidently much beauti6ed. and the
hotel has been added to. The price
OF board, it is true, has been raised,
but not without the customary result
of having grouped together a more
select company, much more pleasantly
accommodated than was the case last
season.
Yesterday morning a charming ger.
man" was given 10 Company G, Of
Richmond, Va, ia which many at
tractive young women parlic psted,
Probably the belle of the floor was
Miss Woodbridge, of Kentucky, while
close upon her was Miss Whitney, Of
New York.
Among the Southern bellies perhaps
Misses Aylett and Josie Scott, Of
Richmond, Va, are most conspicuous.
Among the married women here
Mrs. Cole, of Nashville, is by the far
the most magnificent looking, while a
a French Marchioness, formerly a
miss Of Louisville, KY, is most ro-
manic looking in style. The leader
ship Of society here on the woman side
might be justly said to fell to Mrs.
General Preston, OF Kentucky. She
is attracting in East aud iotel'ec,uali-
ty Of presence.
As to the belle Of the Springs, this
honor seems to fall 20 Miss Mcneil,
of Chicago.
There is, in a quiet way, much in
trigue and strategy, among the moth
ers especially. Some ascTibe this pre-
vailing popularity to the majority Of
Southern people here.
We lack the out door sports in the
main to keep the mind from dwelling
on social competition, and dreamily all
the ladies find themselves planning
and theOrizing as 10 social ends they
want carried out. Riding does not
find much patronage, except from
Northern guests, who think this is the
thing 10 do when they come to this
chivalIic section. The Northern
young lady is, in the main, a tenuis
player, practical, of good figure,
healthful, not pretty, but a,ir1cnVely
interesting in feature. She has leaned
TO think of Southern young women as
being the prize of tournament ride s,
aud as being the easy going belu,y,
soft 10 texture Of skin, slow in grace
' full movement, yet impdls:7e aud
-eckless in daring sport and ready at
&l Zines to mount a racer, be he
ser so holden and timber limbed.
This the Northern young lady is not
slow to initiate, though, perhaps, SIZE
can Dever initiate it passably. If she
would by turn dress in matronly
black, wear her hair old, read novels
aud play tennis in a p~racticed, athletic
kind of a way, she would appear much
more natural and 10 taste. In fac, ia
a contrast between North and South,
it is not to be forgotten that the one is
thickly settled, devoting its time to
manufacture and ~merpsntile pursuits,
ignoring from necessity Of saving time
all else save the main chance. They
meet u another SO often at the
North that a conventional mode of
greeting is found, that to the South
erner living in an agricultural district
some distance from his neighbor woull
appear perhaps brusque. For in the
nature of things they cannot see one
another often and therefore the hand
is warmer in the shake and the bow
! slower and more hearty in the meet
ing. As long as the South has large
area and few manufacturers or trained
laborers, SO long will there be the
means of outdoor pleasure created BY
the reaction from idleness that is
incident to country livers. Thus it Is
perhaps that fine horses prevail,
and thus it is that duels prevail.
Wherever horses are companions of the
people, there romance must live, and
the cause and effect, though not at
first patent, will come one after the
other quite as tremendously after q
short glance at Buckles tracing of the
law OF marriage from the size of the
corn crop, or at Wagner's conception
of the perfection of music as it ap.
proaches through poetical expression
to the truthful rendering Of human
passion.
But, apart from all theorizing, VIZ
are one here, and Northern states
man forecasts in friendly con
veres with Southern orator tn,
political future, while tn,
honey tongued knight Of the South.
ern section bows With more thar
wonted ohivalry before his stranger
guest, the Northern belle.
Concerning the political situation
In Virginia, | was curious enough t
seek the company Of two prominen
gentlemen, one Of the North, and tn
other of the South, and to engage then
in argument over probabilities, Will,
your correspondent remained after
learning listener.
DO you not think" said l to tn
SOutherRer, that Colonel Wise's i'm
petuosity would defeat him we're he Il
|, meet Massey constantly during III
| cawass2"
yes" said the hot. blooded states
! man. mot only this, but Wise has n
force. He is clever, but has no stand
D ard In his mind by which to compar
2 things; he is lacking in mental priuci
8 PIES"
t The northern gentlman more COOL
| asked: "Wil 1.-THE sentiment attacr
ing to the late Henry A. Wise, I'll
a lather Of the present candidate, dra'
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