The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-18
ROUND ABOUT IN GOTHAM.
TALK OF The WEEK IN THE GREAT
METROPOLIS.
Library Of the Southern socie,y-M.nv
Rare and Interesting voiumss-rsea,ie.
on Negro siaverv-Latest Fancies of
Fashion and Society,

Rare and Interesting yoiumss-rsea,,e,
on Negro sIaverv-Latest Fancies m
Fashion and Society.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES.
January II, 1911
The library which tie Southern societ,
has accumulated, thanks to the liberalit,
OF It's president, Captain Hugh r. Garden
has been classified and arranged, and /.
now In excellent shape for reference. The
1900 volumes which it contains deals almost
exclusively with Southern life, or at least
ere tho productions Of men Of Southern
birth, and the collection is popularity known
in the Society as "Dixisna." The library
IS the most complete Of its kind in
this city and probably an ex sWnce, and in
years 10 come Will be Of well-nigh incalcu.
lsble value. In the section OF the library de.
voted to special State records, Virginia
leads in the number Of books. The rarest
BOOK Is an original copy Of "uatford's VIr.
ginia,' which bears the imprint, London
Printed for Henry Marsh. ald are TO be sold
az the Crown in 81 Paui's Churchyard.
lOol| It IL small quarto volume Of
4 HaH'os WIN MlHt llIIElnH.
and II is printed in bold, clear
type on fine paper. The title page reads as
follows: "Publick Good Without Private
Interests or CbmpCndious kemOnstrance
OF the Present Sad Condition and State OF
the Snglish Colonies in Virginia" News
from Virginia" quartO printed in 1910
comes next. 1t Is written in verse by X.
Rich Gent, one Of the yOyagers. The sub
Ject matter Of the volume is the fortv-two
| weeks trial OF famous knight, Sir Thomas
J ates. Mr Oh. Newporte, weIl-
reported and valiant captain, and
Others in the "bland of Deuils, otherwise
rallied Dermeothawes." The imprint on this
pamphlet is London: Printed by Ewd.
Aide and are to be solde by John Wright at
Christ Church, dOre 1910" There is only one
copy OF this work known to exist. The work
was found among lot Of tracts IN 1868, and
a reprint Of twenty-five copies are made in
London. The one the society owns is No. .
l Of this reprint.
4 A copy OF the London edition. 1877, Of
| Thomas JeffersOn's Notes on the State OF
Virginia" ALEC has place on the shelves,
and so has the "HistOrv of Virginia in Four
| Parts" by Robert Beverly. 1t was printed
in London in l722. Another rEse volume is
the introduction 10 the History Of the Col
ony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia by
Charles Campbell, Richmond, Va. l47
b. Is. Minor" On ny-leaf il the ,tesenta-
ton by the author TO Miss Sarah Il. Horn
blower, August u, 1881, and his autograph
II is a copy 81 the first edition. Howe's
Historical Collection and Antiquities Of
Virginia, printed in Charlcat0n, >. c., in
$40, by Fabcock Il Co., may also be found
on the shelves, as well as Neilps History of
the Virginia Company. of london; Byrd's
two volume History OF the Dividing Line
! Between Virginia and North Carolina;
| Burke's Virginia printed for the author a.
Petersburg, Va, In 1904; a New Gazetteer
Of Virginia and the District of Columbia
published IN 1896 in Charlottesville, Va; a
very fine copy Of the first Rich
m0nd edition o. The True Travels
and Adventures and Observations of Cap
tain John Smith in Europe, Asia, Africa,
and America. beginning about the year
1899 and continued TO this present 1929,
| This volume is "A reprint by William W.
Gray, at the Franklin Press, Richmond
1919, from the London edition of 1929. All
the plates and fine maps of the original are
in this edition, and the map given OF "Ould
| Virginia" in 1901 is still an excellent tOpO-
graphical guide.
A most valuable gift was made by J. Jen-
ming McCOmb Of a complete file of THE In
dex, a weekly journal of politics, literature
and news, devoted TO the exposition Of the
mutual interests, political and commercial,
of Great Britain and the Confederate States
| Of America" Tue file is from May /. 1862,
TO August 20, 1865, and is the only one in
the United States. Another rare book is
"a Geographical Reada for the Dixie
Children, by Mrs. NJ b. Moore Raleigh,
1863" This little school book has colo ed
map plates, and there are very few copies
| of il 20 be found.
This worthy lady tells the children that
''the United States possess many ships,
have fine cities and towns, many railroads,
| steamships, canals and manufactures.
| The people are ingenious and cnterprising
and noted for their tact in driving "A bar
| gain. They are refined and intelligent on
all subjects, but that Of negro slavery. On
this they are mad. The large lakes, long
rivers and tall mountains with big towns
and pretty villages make this a very inter-
esting country for Travellers"
VOLUMES ON SLAVERY.
There are over a hundred rare volumes on
| the slavery question. in which both sides
OF the question are treated. The Southern
nOVelists and poets also have far show
| ing. The biographical section contains
more volumes than any other. The lives Of
all Of the noted men and women of the
South may be found there. The War Re
cords are very complete, all the leading
standard writers on the subject being rep
resented. A full set of fifty volumes OF the
"Oficial Records Of the War Of the Rebel
lion" has been contributed by Mr.. Charles
| U.Williams, of Richmand, Va. Among the
volumes may be also found the "Taril Book
of the Confederate States Of America"
New Orleans, 1860; and the statutes at
Large of the Confederate States; the Mar
quis of LOtteiAn's Letters on the COnfed-
| eracy'': the Journal of the Convention Of
North Carolina in 1861, printed at Raleigh
| in 1862; "Hardec's Tactics" and several
| other valuable works. The collection bids
fair in time to be the most complete cOlec-
ton Of Southern Americana in the country.
THE TIMES ON FILE.
The library has also on file THE TINES
and twenty-five other leading Southern
dailies, copies Of which are sent 10 the So
ciety. On the walls Of the library hangs
an Interesting photograph Of Rboert L.
Lee, taken at Petersburg. lie is sitting on
Traveller, his famous warehouse. Nalen-
tines bust of Maury, sent by Mr.. Maury,
Of Richmond, and his statuette, "knOwl-
edge is Power" also ornament the room.
SOCIETY BALL.
The members of the Southern Society give
a bali at Sherry's on January %. The COM
msttee consists of Mrs. Burton Harrison,
Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, Mrs. A. G. Betner,
| Mrs. Hugh Garden, Mrs. johnson Wise,
| Mrs. IL. w. Newcombe, Mrs. Harry Duer
and Mrs. Fitzhugh Mayo.
| SUNDAY AT-HOMEs.
The number of ladies who are at home on
Sunday has been multiplied a hundred fold
this year. 1t used 10 be a rare thing for
any one to receive on that day, and an even
ing reception was an unheard-Of thing.
| Now, however, there are half "A dozen sun
day receptions and half the women in New
York are at home to callers on sunday az
ternOon. With many men it is the only day
they can make calls; and now that evening
calls are things of the past and rank with
New Year day calls, Sunday calling Is
bound 10 increase even mere and more "a
the necessity for calls increase every day.
SOCIAL SALAD.
At the fashionable crowded afternoon
tea the hostess says, "How do you DOR
and shakes hands. The guest answers,
"Ouite well, thank YOU" and passes on,
out and off. An entertainment OF this sort
will cost the hostess from fifteen TO
five hundred dollars, and the caller the
price of a carriage, fresh gloves, and the
tar of a careful toilet. And such is life in
| fashionable society.