The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-11
RELICS OF WARS GRIM REIGN.
GATHERED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDERACY.

To BE Exhibited in the Confederate
Relic Hall ut AtIanta-ExamPles OF
the southern WOman's HandiwOrk
During the Trying Years of the
Early 6Os-An Interesting COIIee-
ton of Articles Relating TO the
Southern Cause.
The Daughters Of the Confederacy Of
Savannah viii send to Atlanta tonight
for exhibition in Confederate Relic hall
at the exposition, an interesting collection
Of war relics gathered from all over the
country, though principally from Georgia.
A good many are from Savannah In
fact, the most interesting part Of the col
lection is from here.
The entire collection was made by Mrs.
L. II. Raines. president of the charter
chapter Of the society, and by its MEM
bers. 1t embraces upward Of a hundred
relics. from a chnd's handmade frOck
and a home-spun sock to package Of tea
brought through the blockade. and a con-
federate state Bible. In the collection are
several hundred pieces of confederate
money, shinplasters. bank notes and con-
federate state and treasury notes. in de-
nominations all the way from cents up
to the highest issued; a china inkstand
used by Burton II. Harrison while he
was secretary TO President Davis; a pocket
in the shape of a short skirt worn by
Mrs Gen. Bowen. in which she brought u
stock of medicines from the north into
the confederate camps; a bottle of sweet
potato coffee, small pieces of sweet po-
tato dried and parched; samples Of paper
on which confederate notes and bonds
were printed; a pocket Bible published by
the Confederate States Bible Society and
carried through the war; a childs palmet-
to cap made from braided palmetto
leaves; a fac smile of the confederate
government seal; collection of auto
graph letters of President Davis ana
Gen. Lee; samples of nOmespun dress
goods ana yarns made by southern Wo-
men; the coat worn by Eugene Blois when
he was shot and other interesting things,
many OF them Illustrations of the tact
work. limited, as they were, in re-
sources, and having but the rudest
facilities for making even the necessary
articles used in everyday life.
One of the best illustrations of the skill
OF southern women in the making of home
necessaries Is an imitation Marseilles
counterpart, the yarn for which was spun
by hand and the cloth woven on a hand
loom, the fringe even having been made by
hand. The Counterpart is one of those
wide, capacious bed coverings, suggesting
comfort and ease which, in the stirring
times in which it was made were not al
ways to be had.
a pair of wooden socks recalls a custom
which existed during the war. Thousands
of pairs of socks, knit by fair hands,
were sent to the army headquarters. It
was the custom to pin a slip of paper
bearing the name and address of the
young lady who made the sock to II
and the soldier who received ii was ex-
pected to acknowledge the gift. Many
romances resulted from the custom and
acquaintance and friendships were made
which later on We're cemented by closer
ties.
Besides the work of woman's hand the
collection embraces a dozen or more weG-
pons, some of them valuable from their
associations, and all of them of interest
by reason of their having been
used in defense of the Southern
cause. In the collection of arms
Is piece of the hull of the old confederate
ram Savannah which was blown up in
Back river at the close of the war, and a
collection of cannon shot, shells and grape.
The entire collection is at Mrs. Raines'
residence, on Henry street, and will be
packed and shipped to-day. 1t will be in
charge of Miss Anna c. Harmon, who
has been chosen custodian of the society.
Miss Harmon will leave for Atlanta to-
morrow night and will direct the ar
rangement of the relics upon their ar
rival.