Birmingham state herald., 1896-08-02

dainty airy organdies and picturesque
 hats make those women look like bou-
 quet of La France roses or bunch or
 royal human peoples. There is such an
 air of self-satisfaction about these same
 feminine roses and poppies that 1t is pos
 itively refreshing to the onlooker, who,
 while believing in the luxuries and com
 forts of life, feels that there is something
 more than clothes, food and vehicles nee
 essary to satisfy the longing of ones
 soul and brain.
 But there is little time to moralize
 while the ceaseless procession speeds by
 you. You give yourself over to the en- joyment of another phase of life, con- tent to allow every man and woman to
 settle the knotty problem of existence
 as he or she sees fit. But nsten.. Here Is very impressive sound approaching,
 very insistent click-clack, click-clack,
 so no matter how soporific the effect pro-
 dueed by those human peoples which
 bowled by you few minutes ago, you arouse yourself in time to see the latest
 thing in carts dash by your window.
 There it goes, with its scarlet wheels
 and black body, with tan-colored seats.
 high up in the air, and, to your provin- cial gaze, 1t doth appear .new-fangied arrangement for keeping the electric
 wires in order, so tall, so elevated It is- But, of course, you immediately discover your mistake, for on the front seat or this movable, fantastic watch tower sits the most ultra fashionable youth, With the blase, nothing-new-un expression, which is now considered es- sential with certain classes Of humanity who have been given recent peeps into well-bred circles. By the side of this exponent of Atlanta swelldom is nice, fresh-appearing girl in all the bravery of pretty summer toggery, Wlth her broad-brimmed hat pulled nearly down on her nose-this is the very iatest, young ladies-and all her mind given to impressng the public with her fortune and her marvellous resemblance to the admired "Gibson girl"
 Of course she does not succeed in either effort, but she Is not aware of her failure, which must be comfort to her. After that "break"--this is said to be the cor
 rect name for the aforesaid watch tower goes by lose all interest in other vehi- cles; they become hopelessly common place; my mind becomes upset contem-
 plating the possibilities of future designs and attempts in vehicles, and listen no longer to the ceaseless, perpetual rhythm of the tell-tale click-clack. click-clack Of horses hoofs.
 One of the peculiarities of Atlanta is that everybody who drives, no matter in what portion of the city they reside, al- ways find their way to Peachtree street. If you go into the other parts or the town on Washington street and Capitol avenue, where there are very many eie- gant residences, they are as quiet and deserted as village streets Every car riage and cart has found it's way to the asphalt pavements of Peachtrees street, regardlelss of the many attractive fea- lures of other portions of the city. Just here 1t is pleasant to refer to one very great advantage we have over Atlanta, in that Birmingham has so many more beautiful flowers than can be found on the fashionable thoroughfares of this city Here the yards are well shaded with handsome oaks and elms,. and are always green and inviting, with soft, velvety turf of blue grass, but there is a singular absence of flowers, which neither grass nor trees can atone for There Is one home on Peachtree that Is simply .publief fbenefaction. It is that of Mrs. Richard Peters, and was one of the first handsome residences built Tn the broad and several hundred feet deep. It is kept in a state of perfect cultiva- tion, with great oak trees casting dense, refreshing shade on the warmest, sunni est day, and flowers and grass. making a modern Eden of this Atlanta home. When you hear that every one of those 400 feet Is worth $200 and that there is always some capitalist ready to pur- chase at these figures, you can under stand how much town owes to good woman who keeps such a place intact and beautiful; 1t is joy forever to the f passer-by; constant delight to every man. woman and child who catches glimpse of it's shadowy hooks and it's beds of royal blossoms.
 Of course. Atlanta is practical city, a town full of good business people, not wfthstanding their love of display and their desire for ultra style. Many of it's wealthy, fortunate men began life in the humblest fashion, with none of the ad- vantages of birth or. breeding: They have, many of them risen from the most obscure positions of life, and their first accumulations came from certain occu-s pations not usually selected by people of | rcpute and of aspirations. But, with the 1 steady incrsss 's vcalth, came to these | men and tlle. families the natural de- 1 sire for social recognition and with worldly wisdom they set themselves to achieve their desire. They built fine l houses on fashionable streets, bought ex- ] nensive vehicles, entertained lavishly, l Joined clubs and attired themsevles gor- | eeously. and 10! their ambition was ac- complished, and many of them arc now | known as "sociai leaders," But still the men of these recently recognized families | rdu hyru ina oco