Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-04-07
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.


siper wishes to remark that yesterday
was great day, and therefore Easter in
Asheville was glorious success. The
display of special Easter millinery was
not sufficiently profuse to strike the be-
holder dumb with astonishment and ad-
miration. but there were some pretty
things worn by the sex whose mission it
is to denote by the gay bravery OF their
attire the fact that once more mankind
NAV resume the even tenor of their sinful
way. Having duly mortified the flesh by
wearing out their old clothes-or at least
by having been conspicuous by the incon-
spicuousness of their garb-the good
friends Of man who make his stay on
earth more easily bearable can now riot
in gaietv and richness of coloring, and no
one shall say them nay.
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Probably Asheville will now become
the scene Of marvellous, rapturous social
functions. Doubtless the floors of our
hostelries and places Of private abode
will rise and fall in tremulous cadence
under the loving blows of the educated
feet that chase the flying hours, and
where once was sackcloth and ashes the
fiddler shall have sway and the piper
trill roundelay. Oh, it will bc great
season for us all! Those who have whiled
away the penitential season by driving
will now ride; the riders may drive, and
the pedestrians keep on walking. All
will be chaRged, and the gloom and sad
ness of the past shall Ike superseded by
the mcrriment and jovial experiences o
the thrice-happy present. Far down tn.
brown.trced aisles OF the past white
bearded March is vanishing to hibernat,
for another twelvemonth. and April, with
violet eyes dewy with the rapture OF liv
unexpectedly in Asheville.-is here, with
the benson of the sun and the blessing o
the skies to make her popular among u.
all, and to cause us to regret that thu
thirty days Of her reign constitute thu
wind-up Of the lazy, picnicking existence
that most of the visitors have led in th'
Land Of the Sky"
Great was Easter.
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May is said to be the very best montl
of the year in this locality. but giea
many Of the visitors won't stop to see il
Having had their fling, passed through
the months that at the North are rougl
on the invalids and trying to the strong
and having rcgaincd much to beproud o
during their stay, they will now begin e
get ready to rush back tn business an,
try the experiment Of seeing how far the.
can go without breaking down agai'
under il. II is cheerful subject, but |
cannot bc dismissed without this fnu
query How many of the excellent reso
lutions not again to plunge over thei
heads into the whirlpool Of business an,
social engagements will the makers 4
these resolutions keep
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Occasionally when you're out riding o
driving you are astonisled to see at som
fork in the roads sign that tells yo
where you are and perchancc furnishes
clue to a road that leads you to som
much sought objective point. But 20
are not frequently astonishcd In thi
way, and this leads the Gossipcr ono
more to repeat query once before pre-
pounded: Why don't somebody make
move to have the location Of the NOR
popular drives properly designated n
certain points where il is now an cas-
matter for people not to the manor Dor
to stray from the right road' 1t woul
he inexpensive, and Il would be grea
convenience for the scores who make cor
stant use Of the roads about this town.
The open meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A
yesterday afternoon was well attcndc
and the delegates to the conference too
an active part in the program. BefoI
leaving the city they adopted appropr
ate resolutions thanking the people {
Asheville for the entertainment they ha
received while here.