Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-20
SOUTHERN FEATURES
AND PERSONAL NOTES IN AND
AROUND NEW YORK CITY.

|
MR.. Edward A. Pollard a. stock Broker.
| Parties on the Roofs-A sIander
| Ut Saratoga.
Uorrcspondsnes Of tho Richmond Dispssch.I
New YORK. July 10, 1890.
| New York's newest thing in the way of
entertainments is the roof-party. We have
all read in Pierre Lott. or older authors, of
the uses to which Orientals put their roofs.
! and how the fiat surface is both promenade
and parlor for the women Of the harem,
kept free of men by an unwritten law.
New Workers are now using their roofs as
weapons to fight the heat. but the metro
polis is not so Oriental "a TO drive men
away. In fact. the idea is more strictly n
modification of the southern piazza, where
| the members of the family and their
| friends meet TO enjoy the refreshment of
tbe night. The roof has been long time
getting recognized in New York. however.
| The first step was the boarding over of
roofs of extensions aud the construc-
ton of them into hanging gardens.
| and from there TO the roof proper
| the step was easy. Now many of
| the roofs from Seventy second street. or
even further up town down to Twelfth
street, have their acknowledged and ex-
pected cote,-ies. Ladies receive their
| friends and give parties Therapeutics that
are pervaded by delightful air of inform
alitv. not to say romance. Ii is wonderful
with what few accessories a commonplace
roof can be made to look romantic. I'm
acine a wide. rectangular space. carpeted
with Spanish mating, the parapet around
| il transformed by flowers in pots and ia
diuieres 10 fragrant hedge, rugs spread
here and there, willow divans, steamer
chairs. all sorts Of lounges. and in one cor
ner tent Of striped marquee-cloth. where
a rosebush a4 the door half conceals the
lady who is pouring tea or claret-cup for
her guests. Is it not an alluring descrip-
ton? But the reality is more than alluring
in the light of the yellow moon.
SOUTHERN ROOF PARTY.
Monday night Miss Matte Sheridan. n
young southern lady whose name is well
known in literature came in from Yonk-
ers, where she is spending the summer
with Mrs Dauvray-W Ward, for the express
purpose of giving roof party to some
southern friends now in New York. Add
To the items given above the ripping
strains of Ricca's famous mandolin band
who PLAYED behind bower of foliage. n
hundred candles with tiny-colored shades:
aud Chinese lanterns strung on wire around
the walls and overhead. and you can APP
preciate the veritabie scene of en-
chantment tins little party Afforded.
Little is hardly the word to
use here. for considering the season
party of fifty people is large. Beside a num-
her of prominent New Workers. upon whom
the hostess may ALWAYS count, there were
present quite contingent of southerners
who are in the city or at neighboung re-
sorts. Among them Mrs. J. p. Williams
and Miss Mildred Williams, Of Tennessee
GAYLORD b. Clark. If Mobile, and the
Messrs. 7. n. and T. p Fleming, of Au-
custa. Ga: Mr. Walter Gresham and wife.
of Galveston: Mr.. Frank Hampton and the
Misses Hampton. and Mr.. Eugene Dupre
and wife Of New Orleans. who sailed for
Europe today. were also of the guests.
4 FORMER T15voND LADY IN A NEW ROLE.
At the very ton Of the big Consolidated
Exchange Building on lower Broadway is n
little Office daHtly fitted up with japanese
screens and fam and India silk portiereg
with various pretty articles hanging on the
walls which betoken n feminine occupant.
1t is a brokers' Office for ladies. and is con-
Quoted by Mrs. Marie Antoinette Nathalie
Pollard. widow of the southern historian
+. A.. Pollard, and born Marie Grener.
whence her father. Colonel Pierre Grenier,
emigrated to Norfolk, Va. while she
was baby in arms. Her first hus-
band was Mr.. Dowell. well known in
the South IA one of the southern superin-
tendents of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. Mrs. Pollard has been hereto
fore known as lecturer and an elocutlon-
ist She is iDe-looking lady of middle
age. with dark. expressive eyes and brown
I.,r h. be L.. " ttb IN
a romantic history, and this is indeed tho
case. During the war she made the
journey from Richmond to New Or
leans. when. according 20 Der story.
she had everything to fear from cap
ture by either of the opposing forces.
She often slept in trees along the route
and lived for DAYS on wild berries. Finally
she reached Lake Ponchartrain. where she
remained for six DAYS in hiding in an open
boat with nothing to drink but the brack-
ish water Of the lake and only loaf of
stale bread TO be divided between her and
her guide. FINALLY. halt crazed by hunger
and thirst. she gave herself up to Union
gunboat, and being taken TO New
Orleans narrowly escaped execution as
about the object OF this hazard
Gus journey Mrs Pollard became
very reticent. 81 had the whole history
of my experience in those stirring times
in manuscript FORM" she said. land was |
ready to publish it under the title of The |
Glorious South in '61 and 81 when my |
desk at home was broken into one night |
about six weeks ago and all my MSS. were |
stolen. have begun to rewrite 1t, how
ever. and hope to publish 1t some time. |
Until then prefer TO say nothing.
or CHANGE.
Mrs. Pollard has deapplication to join |
the Consolidated Exchange. though if sue |
cessful sire will not herself 90 upon the |
floor, employing a man to execute her |
orders. In the fall she intends to open a
branch office uptown, where ladies who de-
sire 10 trade in stocks can come without
embarrass although numerous Gus
toners have sought her out already in her
downtown location, some of the ladies
preferring to climb the eight flights of
stairs 10 Mrs. Pollard's office to going up
in the elevator. with the possibility of un-
pleasant encounters therein.
SUGAR KING.
Mr.. Soaring TAYLOR. who is q rich Louisi-
ana planter and owns beautiful chateau
on the banks of the Bavou la Fouche. was in
ed at once to Saratoga, where he Is spending
the summer. He was at the Madison
Square Garden Monday night in company
with Ex-Governor VI. &. Warmoth, of Lou
isiana Emil Fisher. of New Orleans; and
General A. Il. Lawton, of Savannah. Mr..
TAYLOR is the owner of two of the
largest plantations in the southern States.
He raised 500, 600 pounds of sugar on the
two last year. and says he Will raise 2,OOO.-
600 pounds this year. He never uses sugar
in his tea or coffee or eats sweets Of any
kind. He SAYS he has seen so much sugar
that he hates the sight of it. He is said TO
be one of the best shott that comes to Sara
toga. and Is general favorite in society.
OTHER NOTES.
Mrs. George Plying. of Victoria. Texas.
who is at the Oriental Hotel, Coney Island,
gave a charming party for Mr.. and Mrs.
f. II. Constable, OF Richmond, and Mr..
W. j. Davis and wife, of Charleston, who
are at the Manhattan-Beach Hotel.
After surf bath the party drove in car
riages along the beach and afterward 10