Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1890-08-23
Notes From Nashville.
NASHVILLE, TEN

Notes From Nashville.
NASHVILLE TENN. Aug Is, 1890.
Editor Womans Chronicles
Finding myself in pleasant Places it strikes me
to tell you that for several days Nashville has been
the seat OF many pleasant excursions An old
Little Rock friend, Mrs. Kate Johnston is here.
and her husband, who is connected with the Amer
lean Mutual Accident Association and with whom
many Little Rock business men are insured, has
taken us to see the points Of interest. Though
many of your readers are more familiar with Ten
nessee than the writer, they may still like to hear
from this lovely airy city, which strikes stranger
at first sight like an extended village Many streets
are devoid of numbers and often unmarked, so
that the uninitiated asks on every turn, "Wil you
please tell me what street this isl" The DO
lite Nashville man or woman answers in matter
of-course-sort-of-a-way never dreaming but that
it is the most natural thing in the world to answer
aqueston that their lack Of order makes necessary
or may be they like to be interviewed.
Everybody looks contented, everybody is busy;
there is -go-lucky look about the whole
place which, when you ride over it as we did be-
hind fine pair of Tennessee horses, makes you
realize more and more that this is beautiful world,
and Nashville fine part OF it,
Scattered over large territory, with seeming
disregard to the cost of land, the buildings stand
far enough apart to let sunshine and air into every
little log cabin, some Of which you see, smoothly
hewed, whitewashed, in good repair, and some
times on principal streets One stands opposite
large hool-building, and gives one passing
glimpse of what Edgefeld, or East Nashville, was
and what it intends to be in the near future, as in
dicated by the large number OF educational inst
buttons, few of which are, Vanderbilt University,
endowed by COL O. Vanderbilt State Normal
College; Wards Seminary for Young Ladies. The
Fisk University, founded by Jubilee Singers, is a
colored school, and Southern gentleman who Wis
tied it during the winter, told me that the fact that
the negro could and did make fine progress in Greek
and mathematics, was there revealed to him.
Holman Hall is also devoted TO the education OF
colored men. 1t is an Episcopal school for the
training of clergymen, and is in charge OF Rev.
Galbreath Perry Arch-Deacon of Tennessee, who
is highly esteemed. should not have told that
but that his mother is DEAR lovely old lady, who
executed an intricate piece Of piano music with
skilled fingers She is IA years old, and no doubt
disseminates the sunshine Of cheerful disposition
on all about her. We were RECALLED with her won
derful lemonade and Russian tea; she having been
the wife of a De Wolf Of Long Island, knows the
art Of entertaining to perfection.
We visited Glendale Park and were charmed by
the fact that no spirtuous liquors are sold on or
near the grounds, which are well lighted and thor
oughly equipped for the entertainment of visitors
A large pavilion is the center of attraction, the
geological department, swings, ETC., adding inter-
est to all. 1t is reached by one Of the two dummy
lines, the other reaching residence suburb five or
six miles in another direction There are no horse