The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-06-26

| -.:LI Soutus. ne extreme
weight rendered these dressy articles
more beautiful than Comfortable Vet
ior summer wear the palmettoes were
cool IN appearance. A friend of mind
PoseSsea tarlton bonnet made Of six
yaios OF the cloth, with forty dollars
Wof!h OF goose feather flowers adorniDg
the inside. Once, by some odd chance,
young lady OF my acquaintance was so
ioilunate IS TO have sent her hat and
par OF balmoral boots, with skirt to
correspond. These treasures we're sent
by blockade runner, and a reception
was held to display them and to allow
9thers the privilege of trying them on.
worn very guilelessly, with simply an
antique velvet jacket.
The most ingenious dress remember
curing the war was black silk, made
from the covers of worn parasols, tho
umbrella form being preserved. It was
regarded as being very stylish, and was
iinea with mosquito netting, which had
oeen presented the young lady by an
Island. The buttons on the dress had
been in battle, and were much valued by
| the owner. At this time, North and
abroad, dresses were worn very high in
| the throat and the skirts quite gored and
tight in front. The women of the Con.
federacy wore their dresses the same
length all around, little longer if any.
thing just in front, necessitating a slight
holding up by the aid of one hand al
ways. The neck was very much exposed,
being worn half high often. Once saw
a very thin woman e::ire3 l.. this style,
wearing around her throat q chain and
!ocket. The latter had a!ipped around
and was half hidden down in the hollow
of her ar.bone, just beneath her left
ear. In her unconsciousness she was
delighted with her toilet, and indeed so
was /. The first lady who visited our
town wearing high dress at the throat.
with ruche above, was regarded with
much suspicion, it being commonly be.
lieved the throat was badly acarred, from
her effort to completely hide even
glimpse of its slender column. So we
perceive both styles of dress claimed
disadvantages.
An aunt of mine was in Europe du-
ring the war, and Immediately upon its
close hastened to Georgia longing to look
once moro into faces of relatives and
friends. The first Sabbath at church she
wept increasingly, and smiled at times.
Coming homo she said no one could
possibly imagine how queerly everything
looked to her in point of costume, ear
form seeming O comic picture and ap.
pearng almost as il there had been
rivalry in each to excel the other in these
effects. This impression existed only in
regard 10 the women. She wept in real.
izing how painful must have been the
years and anxious months to those 80
dear to her, when the effect was evinced
even in any thing 30 paltry as mere
dress.
MYSTERIES OF THE CUISINE.
In those days of self. denial there were
wonderful things in the cuisine Dc rt-
ments-much that was myate III
Raspberry leaves were
Persimmons and black
favorite ingredients for frml :.
ed with hickory-nuts and ". J..
Groundnuts and paTched okra Iaue
coffee, and sometimes sweet potatoes.
lnnumerable delicacies were originated.
Persimmonsdried in brown sugar replaced
dates and figs. A young friend of mine
informed ME that in her home dessert
was much enjoyed in this manner
AFTER dining she would take dewn frcn,
its place their cookery book and read
sicna some choice selections" I. was
customary at entertainments for the
ladies to enjoy the repast first; very often
the gentlemen left the room until their
enjoyment was over. Once an entertain
ment I attended was elegant in all
arrangements for the feast and il was
whispered around that chicken salad in
pro fusion would be given. The ladies
were frat served, and the hostess said.
when the less favored ones entered the
room for refreshments, tall, ungainly
soldier-boy commenced looking anxiously
over the board, and finally, in disgusted
manner, said: II believe, in my heart
the blamed women have eaten all the
salad p He was only appeased by
Confederate fruit cake-strong of molas.
ses and pepper.
Our town was filled with refugees from
all points, and their society was highly
appreciated in our midst. AS rule they
were cultivated and charming additions
to any society, and represented tho hes.
phase OF home life from thoiT. respective
cities. AS. our college buildings we're
useless, and furnished many homes under
one roof, they were occupied by families
who had fed to our walls for safety.
The old buildings reverberated to sol.
diers' tread, and to the flying feet of
Southern girls, in light dancing, often on
summer nights. The refugees seemed to
accept their exile cheerfully, and when
ever any soldier came home his sojourn
was enlivened by merry.making and
CHEEKY eociety. You might see at some
picnic, given in honor of severl returned
soldiers, many young girls, clad In ,houe-
spun, with faces as coquetish and arch as
those that are now shaded by rich velvets
and soft plumes.
Among our refugees was bright
young woman from New Orleans, Who
was so enraged by all her belongings
city to join her friends outside of Gen.
Buffers rule, she exclaimed to an officer
"You haven't inspected that trunk, and
it contains both powder and caps" This
announcement caused much excitement,
and the officer was much chagrined to
discover at the bottom of the trunk in
question box containing an old lady's
supply of caps aud innocent face pow.
der.
I had O relative in Mississippi whose
experiences were annoying and, in some
respects, quite amusing. For two months
command of Yankees were stationed
on her plantation, and every day her
house was filled with soldiers. She in.
formed me her scant and Questionable
wardrobe was subjected to cutting
remarks. The soldiers unhesitatingly
opened her bureau and wardrobe for free
inspection. LIZ
THE FASHIONABLE PAsTIsIB.
Every Southern woman became inter.