Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-11-20
Tho "Child Of the Confedcracy."

SYRACUSE, November ia
pheasant sojnurn was not assured
Miss Winnie Davis i'll Syracuse mn
I'll within the last two or three
DAYS. Ordinarily the guest OF
Mrs. Thomas Emory would be
guaranteed such show OF conrte-
sysas wonld leave no doubt o: orr
city;s hospitality. fortherc is II" Ia
DIV in Syracuse society who entrr-
t,,ius more elegantly than the
daughter Of the late Senator Den
mis- Mccarthy. The dinner parties
atthe Emory mansion III cast taN
cite street are famous for their on
.,rllpnce, aud Ia be invited there Is
one of the tests of position in S"cl-
cty here. Nevertheless, there was
"a feeling of resentment abroad
when it was first announced that
tl,e-aClil,l,of the ConfcdcracN" WAS
to make her debut in northern so
ciety in Syracuse. No city in the
land was heartlprin it's detcstatlon
OF the rebellion than this. Some."i
the old feeling has doubtless sur.
yiyed the years that have passed
since the surrender of Richmond.
at least the coming OF Jefferson
Davis's daughter raised the cues
ton whether it would be loyal to
accord her the welcome ANY other
fair and accomplished girl would
receive from Il hoSpitable people,.
InSthe social gatherings ante daS,
| ing her arrival the sentiment Was
freely expressed that it was not al.
together proper for Mrs. Emory,
entrenched as she is in society, 10
ask her friends to receive Miss Ia
Wis. Many hoped she would not
come to Syracuse.
During the last week the ladies'
ofthe city have had an .llllSli'd
number of afternoon teas, ANA at
all OF these gatherings the question
Of accepting Miss Davis has bee"
unrcsprv-dly discussed. Miss Da-
Wis certainly has had several vill
| iant champions among new made
friends in Syracuse aud they have
fought her battle inl her before She
had an opportunity Of doing it l"r
herself. A few ladies who have
met her have gone bail fer herablt
itv 70 make her owIi way once 3he
field is open. II is due to he good
| sense OF the city to say that Ihe
prejudice against her has been SUB
slailiiallv Overcome during the past
week. and that in east Miss Davis
decides In go out she will not Wilt
tog invitations.
Miss Davis has already been
seen driving With Mrs. Emory
Last night she accepted the favor
of a box at the Theatre where Anii-
is james was playing il Nirglnlus.
She attended III company With DE-
Thomas Emory. Lieut.. William H.
Emory, of R0slyn. L. |. AMI DENNIS
/ Mccarthy. Tie box WAS iclldelcd
Inv The ,ragediau's manager, u. a.
Mortimer. who WAS all officer 10 the
confederate navy. Miss DAVIS
thus made her first public appear:
ance here. She was The cynosure
OF every loryuetle III the Theatre
bnr the attention she received was
~. t.,,,...;,.o ~, mold On Tuesday
of next week Miss Davis Will &C
company Miss Clna Beach, a loca
belle. TO IL dancing party gwen pl
Mrs. j.llis il honor of the contl'is
ont Of her daughter, beautiful
elrl of Seventeen. ] he Invitation
list llas-I,een extended since II va. Was
nown thai Miss Davis was To DC d I I
uest. As most of the beauX and y
'tlIes Will grace this OCCASION the !
Child of the Cuniederacy" VIII Z
meet almost every body worth know /
iig IN the city, at least alhoilg tDe d
ounger set. -,
Miss Davis has been not Il little {
elvous about the reception size !
VAS to receive in The North. The |
uyilation " hlcll she finally accept '
d has Leeil pressed upon her ior d
bre years by Mrs. Emory, Will !
hose ialhel-ln.law. Gen. Elboly,
jefferson Davis WAS Oh terms % c
u.est lntlmacy when Mr. Davis
vas a senator III Washington. But
here are other ties OF friendship
o bind tben. The families oil Gen.
s,uoly and jefferson Davis were 7
cry closely knit III ante. belluIn d
lays. 1jls. Davis WAS tie god !,
nother OF several OF the Emory .
aud their remembrance of
er is OF courlly old lady Of the {
most lovablc disposition. Thomas q
emory, at whose home Miss Davis :
5 nov "A guest, was in Richmond +
,heD the first gun was fired at Fort i
sumter. Thrilled with the excite /
ntnl of The mcmtpt, he was On his I
ray To the recruiting office to offer +
Is service dis ~ CoDiihOH Soiu'oi G.
hen accostctl by the wife CT The =
Confederate President. She was :
irving by ia her carriage, aud i
allied her young friend iiom the q
DOR. When be responded and tod y
Ter OF his intention, she persuaded !
i'm to postpone enlisting Tor a lit t
le while, III order that she InIght Z
&c if She could not do better Tor /
i'm. Young Emory had not even j
ollsuited his parents. At her 50 G
citation he put of entering tie i
etel army and il. due Time WAS al' t
ointed to a position in The navy, e
\ which lie served with distinc
ion. Il,