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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-26
RICHMOND. VA. May II. 1895.


To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
During the last Congress Mr.. Bourke
Cochran. Of New York, delivered speech
IN the House OF Representatives on the
financial question, in which he gave the
following illustration Of the use IN trade
OF a single dollar. OF course, II was
gold dollar. or II would not have gone so
FAR. IL Mr.. Cochran had chosen TO give
full play to his imagination he mlGht
have shown that 10 cents would go as FAR
as this perlpatetlc dollar, or, indeed, that
the gentlemen who were playing shuttle
cock with II might have gotten along al
together without IL by substituting the
check Of a." who commenced the per-
formance thus settling forever this veNed
money question. In the Illustration OK
Mr.. Cochran the per capita circulation
is only 10 cents and yet Central America
with "A circulation lower than any other
country on earth, has a per capita cir
culatlon Of 81 cents. Is contraction TO
be carried on 10 this extent?
But, to illustrate. the illustration Of Mr..
Cochran is repeated:
"a buys a beefsteak for a dollar. The
butcher buys a knife with the same
dollar. the cutler buys a book with the
same dollar. the bookseller buys craVat
with the same dollar. the haberdasher
buys a pair OF infants shoes with the
same dollar, the shoemaker buys five
pounds Of coffee with the same dollar
the grocer buys a straw hat with the
same dollar the hat man hires Il car
rage with the same dollar and the car
riage-driyer buys another beefsteak In
the evening from the same butcher with
the same dollar. Now. here are ten trans
actions effected in one day by one dol
lar. and Il could just as easily and as
satisfactorily have effected ten times ten,
II it had been circulated with sufficient
briskness."
Now, suppose when the dollar reaches
the hat-man he discovers that he can do
without the carriage Of the Hyerymal.
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end. II represents a southern soiditr
dying IN captivity.
An elaborate piece OF masonry. orns-
mented 9th carved wreath on each %
tie four gables. FORMS the crown 10 the
Jie. and coinpf&fs the Dsdestai. From
this. as a base springs lie snaft feet
6 inches square az the bottom and " feet
In height. surmounted with a anely-de-
signed battlemented eep This cap sup
ports a bronze statue o. typical CoA-
fcdetate foot-soldler, feet nigh. tho
statue IL true 10 detail. even 20 tho
placing Of the trousers within the socks
10 guard against duet-a common pfac-
tee with Confederate infantry.
HISTORICAL wAR-RELgcs.
Relics OF the war will be distributed
around the monument. They are Of con-
siderable historic value and we're espe-
ciaily appropriated by Congress The bat
terry comprises four 3-iuch steel rider.
which were captured by she Confederate
army at Marfreesboro' ami Chlckan,auxa.
They were manned by ConfeGerates az
Missionary Ridge. Resaca. Dalton. Kene-
saw Mountain, Psach-rree Greek. Allan
IA, and Franklin. They we're recap
tured by the Federais after the battle oc
Nashville.
There will be n great catherine OF ex-
Confederate and Federal soldlers in
Chicago 10 participate In the dedicatory
exercises on May ath.
A NATIONAL MONUMENT.
In the near future there will probably
be begun in Washington the erection oc
a monument which viii ecilpec an sim
| liar structures OF is kind In the country.
| IL Is the intention OF number % Granl
Army posts at the great reunion az
| Louisville in September next 70 submit
a resolution calling for the erection in
| Washington Of a huge building emble-
| matical OF the war times. the cost q b
| betrayed by contributions from beth
/ North and South.
l.. II. Hagerty. OF 81. Louis. chaplain-
in-chief OF the Grand Army, is the orl-
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rams, was delegated IN 1871 10 raise funds
for the monument. IL started with slao
derived from a lecture by = neral john
b. Gordon. Of Georgia. aud the citizens
OF Chicago gave $1,000.
THREE YEARS TO Build TT.
II took three years 10 build the monu-
ment 10 now stands forty feet from the
ground % the top Of the figure which
surmounts a. The = destal IL Of pearl
granite from quarries al Constitution
Hr near Atlanta. This granite Is Of very
close grain. and is susceptible Of bril-
liant polish. The monument was erected
In July, 1893 It's lower base IS - feet
inches square, and upon it are laid three
other bases ON the front Of one Of them.
cut in raised and polished letters Of bold
outlines. are the words: Confederate
Dead" The upper base Is adorned with
a series of rich mouldings. and on the
front of this stone Is placed an enlarged
model Of the Confederate seal, worked n
bronze. The die OF thu monument IS
made Of one massive stone. the dimen-
sions being feet inch square by feet
10 inches high. and has re-entering angles,
which ar filed with groups OF cluster
columns. terminating In richly-caryed
Romanesque caps. Upon the north face
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MRs. AsENATH TuRNER.

her big house for the steamer all OF the
men and maids fan to work with a right
good will.
Instead Of carpets these houses have
exquisite rugs laid over the polished ivory
inlaid wood and marble floors. SILKY,
beautiful Persian prayer rugs, almost as
exquisite in coloring as n painting, are
used for the most part. Instead OF lying
loosely upon the floors, the rugs are
woven unevenly into a neutral tinted NIL
ing, making a large. square rug which al
most covers the whole floor There Is all
Of the artistic appearance OF separate rugs
without the inconvenience OF having them
slip and slide every time thcv are walked
upon These rugs are sent, first Of ALL TO
the cleaners. where every spot. stain, or
particle Of dust is carefully removed, and
IL there is a single lose thread II Is
caught and mended by Persian work
man. who is especially employed for the
business.
The walls and ceilings are the next con-
sideraton. The exquisite painting on
the canvas-cOvered ceiling and the side
walls. with their covering OF gold-hccked
silk satin, brocade. and Gobelln ana
Beau Nais tapestry must be kept from
speck or stain. TO the heavy gold pie
ture-rod are fastened hooks which hold
the long linen curtains WhlcH cover tHc
walls completely, falling down to the floor.
The ceiling is protected by a canopy ar
rangement Of the white linen, extending
from the picture-rod to the centre of the
room. where &c is caught around the
chandelier, which is. in turn swathed In
the snowy linen.
The mirrors and open. tiled hrcplaces
are hidden from sight 10y the snowy
draperies. over the polished floors is
stretched a carpet Of heavy white can
vas. The white-draped walls. staircase,
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FOR BABY SMELLS.
Elaborate Outfit for Little Tots OIL
Six or SeYsn.
Miniature Poems I'm Chiffon and HAL
loon sieeyes-some of the Rick
Young Ones Are Clothed I'm styles
Beverley Plain.

Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
NEW YORK, May 25.-Men and women
are only boys and girls grown tall, and
children's fashions are only the abore-
waited styles of their elders. The little
maid Of and ana has wardrobe
quite as elaborate and almost as ex-
pensiye as that Of her grown-up sister.
The little skirts are the regulation width
and the godet pleats are stfTened with
genuine hair-cloth, the sleeves are big,
bigger. biggest, and the hats are NOR
sells Of accordion pleated chiffon and
flowers OF every hue
took long breath and wondered what
new glory and splendor could be provided
for the little maid when she blossomed
into wOmanh0od as ! watched several
mothers with weli-flled purses buy the
outfit their little daughters were to take
TO seashore and mountain.
The days Of the simple white-linen
apron, high-necked and long-sleeycd, and
the best dress OF dainty cashmere. with
frills OF lace at neck and hands, are
things OF the past, and no self-respecurg
little girl OF 8 would be content with
them. In their place here come gowns OF
daintily-tucked Bingham and chambray'
with guimpes and fun sleeves OF EN-
broidered null, for morning wear; yacht
ing-suts Of blue and crimson flannel
with broad. white sailor collars; after
noon dresses OF daintly-howered silks.
trimmed after the fashion OF their
mammas' i'm fittings Of lace and chiffon
and punches and bows OF ribbons.
One pretty old custom which has come
back Is for the dressing OF small feet in
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A worthy Institution.

Bethany Home for Friendless Children,
situated near Bon Air is one Of the most
beneAcent institutions in the state Meet
ING a long-felt want. The only Pro-
testant home or asylum In the State re-
ceiving children without regard TO age
or birth.
the ladies' who have consecrated their
lives 10 this noble work. only ask II the
case is OF extreme necIsstty. Many
children OF the same family left helpless
and homeless. are separated and grow
un ignorant OF each others existence.
Here are three little sisters, the eldest
less than years. the youngest less than
/. watched over with maternal care. which
will not cease until they are aole
10 care for themselves, or are received
into some Christian home, with the re-
ouirement that they shall be kept in COM
munication with one another.
The FIRST and most important object OF
this home is 10 giye spiritual instruction
and 20 train the children for lives OF use
fulness, so that when they are grown
they can support themselves A seh-de-
nylng work which appeals to the gene
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The present generation looks upon the
boraes az the late war az old men whose
RANKS are constantly thinning by the
eesscisss battle Of time. ana soon 70 be
,y,r.d ont altogether Yet. that war
ended only thirty years ago. Little g.
heard about The men who fought in thc
Mexican war. as that event nowadays
SEEMS lost Boz the mist OF antiquity.
rhe war Of lN2 IS only remembered by
iiue school-chHdron who study about Il
ln their histories As for the War Of
the Revolution that seems too long ago
for the existence Of any living links con-
rccting 20 with the present
Yet. ig the last report OF the Com
missioner OF Pensions. there are niae
widows Of Revolutionary soldiers who
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OF the dead are known. The remaining
1900 lie in unmarked graves The records
of these deaths were burned. The mortal
ity at Camp Douglas was terrfcally
large. The imprisoned men had been
reared In the soft air OF the balmy South
and the rigorous severity OF the northern
winters killed them off by the scores.
They were scantily clothed. sparsely fed.
and poorly sheltered. and with cOnstitu-
lions already shattered by the hardships
of war. they We're ill-prepared TO with
stand the additional severity Of prison
life.
The bodies OF the dead Confederates
were Inferred first in the battle-ground
OF Camp Douglas prison. which iIas near
the monument In. the present Douglas
Square As the city grew objection was
made TO the graveyard. and shortly after
the war closed the bodies were removed
to a cemetery on the North side. Here
again the sleep Of the dead was dis
turbed. Lincoln Park needed more room,
and so the United States Government
made provision for "a lot In Oakw)ods,
where the dead might finally rest. Nearly
two years ago the graves had sunk so
much that three feet OF earth was filled
in over them. The dead are buried I'm C, n
centric trenches. covering three acres, In
the southern end Of the cemetery.
The idea OF the monum Mt originated
With the eX-COnfederates OF Chicago,
Camp s. United Confederate Veterans.
General John G. Underwood, a southern
officer. In command Of the northern d.
visions Of the United Confederate Vete-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-26
NOW TENANTLESS.
How The Treasures Of Pifth-AYenue Are
Cared For.
SUMMER WORK ron SERVANTS,
Many Van Loads of silver and Gold,
Priceless Tapestries, and Rare Art
Works stored in safe-Deposit
Nuulfs.
Correspondence Of the Dispatch)

NEW YORK, May 25.-All OF the fash
ionable houses in New York have put on
their summer liyeries A stroll up Fifth
or Madison avenues dlscloses barred and
boarded doors and windows shaded In
dismal dark green.
Long before the 1st OF June every scrap
Of lace, satin, and embroidered null comes
down, and the stif. ugly green shades
have the place Of honor until October
when the dainty tinted and snowy white
draperies make the exteriors Of the plain
brownstone houses lovely to look upon.
When Mrs. Astor, Mrs. Gould, or Mrs.
Carnegie announces TO her steward that
she has determined upon a certain date
20 set sail FOR Europe. the steward In
forms the twenty or more servants under
him. and as soon as the mistress quits
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TRIBUTES IN STONE.
Many Monuments to Be Unveiled Next
Thursday.
coyFEnERarE MEMORIAL.
Veterans from Both the North and
the south WIN Participate at Its
Dedication I'm Chicago 10 the 5000
Dead of Camp Douglas.


on Thursday next many monuments
will be unveiled. some Of them OF national
import. and many OF them possessing
only loca! interest 80 an individual
Grand Army Post or TO the people OF
small community.
The monument celebrations Of National
DecoratIon-Day OF 1895 viii go down in
history because OF one unique feature.
That Is the unwilling OF a monument
in Chicago to the Confederate dead. \
few Of the Graud Army posts have pro-
tested against this tribute TO the men who
proved themselves great soldiers and
warriors worthy to meet any foe. but the
majority OF the posts have regarded it
in a broader and kindlier spirit.
The monument is a tribute to the COCO
Confederate soldiers who died In the
prison OF Camp Douglas while suffering
the confinement OF war from 1851 TO lS65.
Forty-seyen hundred OF this vast army
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ppoposrD IrNroN pr-rD mo AT WASHINGTON.

feet inches IN length. ( feet inch N
width. and 1 foot In height. The a..
block ls feet inches long. ieet j
inches wide, and foot inches IN heiHni
The figure Of the soldier - life-size' an'
the modelling promises 10 be very true.
on one side Of the monument Is t9i
inscription: "rO the Memory o. ne IN
known dead Erected by the Womans
Relief Corps OF the Department OF Mary.
lard. Auxiliary 20 the Granf Army ~
the Republic" The other side bears thi
inscription:
But there upon the sodden earth he
bides
His last long sleep. to sleep unnamed
unknown.
Until Gods angel on the whirlwini fiaes'
TO claim His own.
The placing OF monuments on the Dat.
,ledcd Of Chickamauga has occaslonei
considerable rivalry among the various
States. Wisconsin has arranged for tho
unwilling Of two monuments, one being
that dedicated 20 the Tweniy-fourth Wis
consin Infantry. IL viii be an ooelsk
rising 10 a height OF thirteen feet above
the base. upon the top o. which Is 10
stand a soldier figure IN bronze and NE
size. holding a mDskrt and engaged IN
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ginator OF the idea, and ne has already
had drawn plan OF the kind OF build.
ing which should be erected. Ne psoposcs
that the structure shall be twenty stori
or more IA height, and OF steel and made
absolutely fre-proof. 50 that Il will stand
the ravages OF time for many generations
TO come. The rough plan calls for a wld"
archway In the centre. the archway -
span a street. with the broad wings ot
the building extending on either side for
an entire block. IL IS purposed to chris
ten IL the Union Building. and 70 call
the street that II spans Union street.
MONUMENT TO WOMEN.
In the National Cemetery OF baltimore,
adjoining TIN beautiful private cemetery
of I.oudon ARK a monument will soon
be unveiled which Is worthy ~ mention.
It was the intention 10 have the unvfA-
ing take place on Dec0ration-Day, bnt "
viii hardly be IN readiness Tor the cere-
mony before September next
The monument has been arranged for
by the W0mans Relief Corps OF Balu-
more. OF which Mrs Ruth A. Graham Is
tho president. There are branches Of the
! Relief Corps IN all parts OF the country,
| and as Il Is an auxiliary OF the Grand
/ Army OF the Republic the latter orgsni-
/ cation has done much toward furiherins
| It's work.
The Baltimore monument IS O. DO dehi-
/ Gated 10 the unknown dead. The statue
shows q soldier in recumbent position,
J his head plllowed upon a mound or
stones. The base Is a hock OF granite
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ana UpOfS maze lhtse MUSES. ioJh iA~
snow-palaces.
All OF the silver and bric-a-brac is
sent 10 Tinany's 10 be thoroughly
cleaned and put in perfect order before
Il IS packed in the iron-bound cedar
chests. which are afterwards otored
away in various safe-deposit vaults.
THE ART GALLERIES.
The art galleries in most OF these
houses have no windows, but are lighted
by immense roofs OF glass. When the
houses are closed for the summer the
paintings are covered with white
cheesecloth, and the statuary is care
fully draped in the same. soft, ciinglng
stun. The outer roof is fastened over
the glass, and the room is practically
light-proOf and dust-proof.
Ten servants are required to keep Mrs.
Arson Phelps-Stokes's big house on Madi-
son avenue in running order while she Is
away The house is LEFT the same all
the year around.
Mrs. Stokes says the luxury OF feeling
that she can drop down with all her
family In New York, Newport, LenoX or
her London house and find servants and
horses and everything, in fact, in such
perfect order that she can take up her
life just where she left it on, is worth
Inc expense anu tNe Sllbht Nedi oh tHN
furniture.
william c. Whitney's magnificent home,
on Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street,
has never been formally opened since Mrs.
Whitney's death-two years ago. The
most precious treasures in this house are
the tapestries. The halls and library are
hung with wonderful Gobelins, worth
their weight IN gold. These are taken
care of by one of the swell upholstering
firms, and are insured against fire, moths,
or water
But the walls OF the dlnlng-room are
more serious matter, for the tapestries
are fastened to the old oak panels Ike
wallpaper. They have 10 be olrefully
covered with heavy cloth, fastened so
closely that not speck OF dust can sift
through. The rings and hangngs go with
the tapestries. and the furniture Is lifted
into the linen covers made for them.
All OF the silver. bric-a-brac, ana pretty
bits Of femininity in which Mrs. Whitney
especially delighted are packed away in
safes and cedar chests.
VANDERBILT PALACE CLOSED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
closed th-.r grand palace early In April
before they sailed for Europe. On their
return they spent several weeks quietly
In the city. leaving just after the coach
ing parade for LanoN, where they Will
attend the marriage Of their niece. Adele
Vanderbilt Sloane.
The day OF their departure an inter
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liev' 1896 My Oldest child was a girl.
born IN l8s SIR. Cloud left me a good
l9me and rlght smart BIZ OF property.
l.t requested me 90 educate Washington.
ard thought he would make a useful
man. / tried 70 DO 30, and sent him 20
school ali / could He was the best boy
J ever saw. lie WAS always kind 10 his
mother. but De has been gone from nae
tHllt tweufy-three years lie ~ pFac-
Wong law. and wanted me 10 come to
SIN. aud sent me money 1 preferred 20
cay with my daughter, who Is married
80 living about a mile from where SIR.
Cloud died.
had a hard time through the late
var An the money left me was ex-
'aNeied before that for / had 70 educate
Ny Two children The hardest trial was
.heh ! had 70 give up my son 70 SO 10
le VAR. and then my great troubles
.i"henced he Was wounded ana taken
,honer But he faid they were mighty
..l 10 him on the other side. ] had TO
f'ihe n my property, and now Tor
h years J have not been able 70 DO
anything NANCY cIDuD,
The widow Of William Cloud"
80 Cloud Is now living in Carroll
'' Va Her son Washington, whs
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wAsHINGTON's BIRTHPLACE.
How. Colonel Wilson VIII Bring the
MonoIIth 10 MariS IL.


Colonel Wilson. of the corps Of ensi-
beers, who has special charge OF the work
Of marking the birthplace OF Washing
ton, at Wakefield, Westmoreland county,
Va, has received a letter from Mr. wa
liam Crawford, OF Buffalo. who was
awarded the contract FOR the erection OF
a monument in accordance with the de-
sign approved by the Secretary Of State,
stating that he expects 10 complete the
work before the close OF the present calea-
dar year. His plan Is to transport the
monollth and the other stones forming
the monument. from Buffalo to Wake
field. on the Potomac. entirely by water,
In time for delivery about the lst OF
september. The route viii be through
the Wellani canal. down the ST. Law
renee river. by sea 10 Chesapeake bay
thence I'D the Potomac river 20 Po9es
creek where the stone viii be disem-
barked. and carted TO the spot selected
as the site OF the monument. This method
OF transportation Is chosen because ot
the greater difficulty Of overland trans
portatlon Of the monolith. which Is a
solid stone, weighing thirty-tiye tons
Colonel Wilson says that while the con-
tract does not require the completion
~ the monument until July !, 1896 he Is
confident. barring accidents, that the en-
tire work will be finished before the iss
OF January next.
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W
but the furniture OF antique oak ana
mahogany Is dust and wear-proof.
Eight servants are left in charge Spe-
clal policemen and detectives are employ
ed by the Vanderbilt family, aud they are
on duty day and night when the iamiiies
are away.
Summer Is rare season for the tOrtu-
nate servants who are left in charge or
these great houses Below stairs II Is
considered a great honor TO be summer
caretaker, "a the work IS nominal and
the enjoyments many There Is an an
sence OF the formal restrictions which hold
the servant In check the rest Of the year,
and IL Is not rare occurrence TO see
several quiet growler parties In fun ope-
ration during the hot summer time on
sainted Fifth avenue. or course, thes-
functions are conducted with more deco
rum than similar ones In the Fourth
Ward. but this fact would not lessen the
offence II the mistress Of the house knew
OF them.
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Erected
To the Memory OF thu
six THOUSAND SOUTHERN
SOLDIERS
Here Buried. Who Died IN
camp Douglas Prison.
1926.
Confederate Dead.

O...s...ss...ssss $3.50 1870. -, - .
ON each OF the other three sides ~
bronze panel. These panels. as Wen -
the statue on the pedestal were e~ss ~
Chicago. That on Inc east reptesvo~
the "call 90 Arms OF tue conseasfscy,
The west panel represents "a veteran
Return Home" An unafned Conlsasfase
soldier. leaning on aiekory s,en =
gazing upon dlsmantled eao'n. On ,he
south SIDE is en- allesoTlcai Representa-
ton OF "a soldiers pesth pfeam"-the
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RY nAI.TIAIbRE

what was termed ''rammlng the car
fridge" lie Is evidently Va the midst OF
warm action. and presents striking ap-
pearance. hlgh up on the block 81 granite.
An appropriate historic inscription will
appear upon the base.
The other monument whiea VIII he
dedicated 70 the FIRST WISCONSIN keei-
ment. will consist Of mammoth square
block Of granite. after the style VI a ssr-
eophaens, comprising four separate pieces
OF granite OF different shading. the en-
tire piece capped BY a collection Of army
announcements. including naks. musketS
ean,eens. blankets. knapsaeks. ete. This
piece will be ten feet high, aud ~iu 81
decidedly commandlng in alpeafahcs.