Telegram-herald., 1890-04-06
THE SOCIETY COLUMN
Easter BOnnets, Essser Songs,
Easter Joy and Gl2dness.
TEE HAPPY ENDING OF HOLY WEEK.
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Br21ts-Ana the Flower - the
Waysids >Oadsd = Wsie0ns.

Stl OF March 5al1 drs. N. :. cliiitcs
Yesterday, ia response - al inquiry s.
to her recent southern trip snd ysit 10
the mardi gEas al New Orleans. when
| eft tins city II Was showing and blow
ing dreadfuliy, and when | reached
CnicagO Il WAS one OF the coldest and
windiest days of the season. There
were eight Of us IN our party when NE
left Chicago. The members or Baoh's
orchestra from Milwaukee were also on
BOARD en- route 10 the carnival, where
they were 70 play AL day Sunday
they played cards, drank beer and
and when lunch time came II vac Just
TOO funny to see them open their lunch
baskets, take out blg balogna sausage,
whip out jaekknife, cut Of piece Of
the sausage and devour il. As for their
beer drinking capacities, the porter as
sured ME that he carried TO one man
alone s. bottles OF beerln single day and
the fellow drank every drop himself.
As we reached Cairo, H., the weather
became warmer, but the grass was not
green until we reached the Mississippi.
On the Journey We crossed ever the new
bridge over the ONO river. The ap-
proach 10 the bridge IS up steep IN
cine, and believe there IS more trestle
work on that bridge than any other IN
the world. As we approached Mlssis-
sippi | was much impressed by the pal
"a i.sfQ
long hanging gray moss. DURING the
winter the colored people collect and
dry this moss, when u sold IN the
North for vegetable hair.' We reached
New Orleans at $3.50 O'Clock Monday
afternoon, but sped swiftly through the
city and on TO Algiers, tifty-nine miles
distant, where We visited sugar plan
tatlon. On either side OF the railroad
track the dense forests or palmetto
were draped with the gray moss. Here
and there "A large scarlet lily DlosSomed,
and the entire scene reminded me OF
the fairy land scenes OF the
tneater. l wanted the tram
to stop so that | might ENJOY the
scenery" and the lady laughed heartily.
Continuing she sala: Magnolia plan
tation where We visited is one OF the
largest in the state. It's devoted 70 the
raising of cane. There is q refinery
there also and Capt Shaffer, the owner,
who guests we were for week ormore,
told me that be put IN $50 900 worth OF
machinery last year. He employs $50
laborers, many of whom were formerly
slaves and have never left the Ilanta-
ton. l have heard of the Garden of
Eden but this plantation home comes
nearer my ideal of the place than any
thing | ever saw before. The house IS
an old fashioned mansion with Teran-
das, both upstairs and down. The
rooms are all large, and in each Is an
old-fashioned fire place. On one side
of the house is the flower garden with
roses and other poses in full bloom.
The drive was lined on either side with
stately magnolias. The front yard was
about an acre and one half IN extent.
The gray moss was every where indeed,
they told me that piece once caught
around hens foot and grew there.
The fragrant jessamine was IN full
blossom and mammoth Msreschal Mel
rose was trained from the house TO the
kitchen several rods distant. The
Japan pluma fruit which | never be-
fore saw and which looks like yellow
tomato and is very sweet, was ripe.
On the day OF our arrival the colored
people came up to the house 10 vel
come us. They brought two concertinas
and mouth organ, and concluded
with dance on the broad galleries
Captain Shatfer brought out wine and
treated them, after which they re-
turned 10 their quarters feeling very
happy. There are separate houes tor
every thing, servants quarters car
riage houses, mule houses, horse
houses, turkey houses, chicken houses,
pigeon houses, etc., etc. Captain
Shaffer took me TO the negro qurters,
where | was surprised TO see hOv COM
fortably furnished their homes were.
They receive better wages tnan IN the
North, and are paid monthly The
use of their home is given then, and
many of them have chickens anC cows.
They are well provided for, bit as a
class are lazy. There are thirty miles
of sewer drainage on Magnolia ANITA
ton. The cane was about ore foot
high when we were there. Eedges
enclose all plantations some beng of
oleanders others of azalas, bOthln full
bloom. Along the hedges by tn, road
side grew a beautiful blossom called
the cherokee rose. Ii was pure white,
three times as large as the Michigan
rose and very fragrant. To melt was
a beautiful feature. Another rovelty
is called the magnolia fiscsa. IL is
shrub with small snow white buds
which never open. When first picked
they are odorless, but held IN the warm
hand delIciously strong fngrsnce Is
emitted. A favorite way Ct wearing
them is in the bodice, where tbe warmth
develops the fragrance.
don't know as Il Is Necessary to
speak about II, bat they dl ce-tslniv
have the most delicious "a ngs to eat
and drink | ever tasted. Everything IS
seasoned with onions and red repper.
Whenever I think Of crab stew which
We had one DAY fee hungTr."
When asked 10 descrlbs some Of the
dishes and msunar of msals Mrs..
Smiley said: breakfast is commonly
comprised Of three kinds OF bot bread:
corn cake. kind Of shortened bread,
and mullins with two or three kinds of
meat Iacn after the pla-es are re-
moved, cheese covered wtn plsttst'0n
mOlasses and preserved almost CsndIed,
ounce sTe served. coffee : drank all
the bme. I was awakened a. .clcck
~ t1e morn ing ~ az old coeret man,
who sad ! - brot the coEee fo' de
young lady Two Or three krds of
wlne are served - the 2 o'Cl0,k CBneT.
Ms punch and cord "a sre seTNd the
last thing az ght, and cheTrv bounce
= OF The SIDE board al dsv. Gmbo "a
put n a kinds Of s0uD. ard ue- have
soups called chicken gumbo. 1yster
g1mhO, etc. Homi1y and rec tsse the
pisce of potatoes, wh.cs are usss ss
va~rtsbi- z4e dlsh For --er 9-o