New-York tribune., 1883-03-11
MRS PRANK LESLIRS SOUTHERN TRIP.
VISITING HER HOME AFTER MANY YEARS-soME OF


VISITING HER HOME AFTER MANY YEARS-sOME OF
HER IMPRESSIONS.
Mrs. Frank Leslie returned on Thursday
from months trip through the south, which she made
IN company with Mrs. J. G. Austin, Mr. Upham and Mr..
Nadal artists for the purposes OF recreation aud 10 col
beet urtsc and literary material for her various publi
cations Mrs. Leslie Is southern woman, having been
born I'm NrwOr!eans She talked with much yiyacty
saturday 20 TRIBUNE repor I'm her cosy business
Office IN Park place about the south. which she had not
visited before since she left II I'm her crhood In speak
ing ~ Interesting gmpses OF southern life and scenes.
she said: THE schools in Richmond, Va. were parcu-
larry interesting TO me- the eagerness OF the children to
learn being so noticeable to one who heard them in
their recatons. The teachers tell me thar the col
orel children, who in some cascs are In the same
classes with the white equal they do not excel their
rivals IN the lower branches When comes 10 studies
Ike philosophy the colored chidcen cannot keep up
do not zee why Charleston not in greater favor with
travellers from the North. It's climate Is delight
full not damp as Florida. whsre one can hardly
pull on shoes aud stockings In the morning on
account OF the dampncss. All that Charleston
needs Is fine hotel at the Battery which
would be IA splendid investment for Northern capital
We visited Fort sumter. every does. and found
sadly IN need ofrepIirs"
Mrs Leslie did not admire Jacksonville, Fla. but was
much Interested the orange at Palaka. the
trees each having from GOO to 5000 Them
number OF sketches were made there aud visit was
paid to Mrs stoves orange grove and house The hotel
at Magnolia few miles up the ST. Johns, with its ele
CANT decorations and hOmelike appointments and a
trnmway connecting II with little pagoua by the river
sid was praised by Mrs. Leslie the most admirable
that she met with IN tine South
a. spent ten days IN New-Ore0ns, my birthplace"
she said, and received perfect ovation duriug my
stay. General Meyer and his stan called upon me.
me through i(s building. met President DiaZ
reception given ana received au invitation TO
travel 10 NeW-Mexic0 In company with him, General
Graut and Jay Goud. On March l
anal Of
partment, which very fine. the engines
were decorated the horses had gay appings and bur
nshed hOOls aud every man OF the 5000 took of his
hat IA he passed me- In token OF respect TO my late
pr,ng and nueed aere much en.erprise down there
and II Ia continually growing, though Nortnerners have
no idea q moon the war was. large Duslness rs
done Charleston In grinding n KIND OF rock for
fertilizer Then the extraction of cotton seed oil.
whicn whom It is abroad aud gets foreign label,
we welcome salad oil, IL great ana growing Industry
The cotton presses when max tho bales as nara
stone, are also Interesting" -
Mrs. Leslie says that the Creoes still hold their own
IN New Orleans, Spanish b0lng tho only language
in pars OF the cl y. There IL also Large Italian
colony. The negroes, however, look more otrewOrn
than they did before the Sar, and the women 40 not
dress gayiy. CUlOred PEOPLE viii stili gladly 40 any
nng their old masters except 10 vote for hen Inc
strug les OF the older cOOred Ople TO make oducaeu
The Louisville aud NASHVILLE Railroad Company zen
dered 10 Mrs. Leslie hcr Trip % MOOlo anu lhe
rOadbod was smooth that noI hrtlsls coulu
sketch on the way. Sne stopped ht DoauNohb the
home OF Jefferson Davis. on the Gui a., t no "Vo .n n
grounds looked mex pressby drcary sad she though
mo interior of tue house pleasant Mrs Davis, wOm-
an OF sixty, with gray sire tked nal Wno net nie at
tho gate IN blnck silk dress WIN "Httehu tln -
two-story library in the grounds Where he works On
his history"