Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08

Grsenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,
Va, Sept. 2.-After the war of 1872
troops, children, grown ups" and |
colored servants. Then came the war
that devastated the Southt aud made |
IT,. like a phenix, to rise again from Its
Gehes. and for awhile, when the ashes
we're still warm, this old,fashioned place
had but few visitors. Its time was to
come. There were too many memories
about it for it to he neglected. There
were too many happy opportunities for
riding and driving and lovemaking for
1t to be forgotten, and 10 today beside
the Southern girl in her simple white
dress who at IS is already engaged TO
be married is the stylish New York
girl or tie stately Boston girl, each
come to have a stay at the "oid
White.
Life seems one great round Of love.
making. These Springs we're never
meant for fast matrous or elderly
spinsters, but they were dedicated to
the beauty of youth, and it is supreme.
The position OF the mother Of the
average family here is that Of looking
after her chickens, big and little, see
ipg that Nauny's sash ia tied or seeing
that some cousin has been brought
along because her own mother ia an
invalid who cannot endure life at the
White Sulphur. In short, it is the
position of matronly hen over very
lively brood. If there is one dominant
industry ia the South, one would have
to admit--that is, If one wished to be
honest-that il is the "infant" one,
for the average Southern family has
from four to IA children. AT wedding
given near this place not so very long
ago the great desire of the bride was
to keep an old darby, commonly called
AUNT Lizzy," as far from her as
possible, since il was believed that
she possessed the mystic power. known
as "the laying on of hands, which
insured to the happy couple hand
some, healthy pair Of twins before the
year was over.
Howard to stay away, but she was in
clined to be something of well, she
was inclined to tell what wasn't quite
true. So she would accept the present
and then appear at tho wedding and
stand ghoullike, at tine door, ready to
put her horrible black fingers, long
and mystical looking, upon the white
gown or veil of the unfortunate bride.
Every Southern girl for miles around
!. knows about her, and every one oil
them breads her. Not that they don't
want TO. have tribe of children-that
seems to be their greatest happiness
but ns a young matron put it TO me,
III Aunt lizzie Howard does manage
to hoodoo' you, it is not so much your.
self that you care about, but for somt
reason the gentlemen seem to be guyed
little bit about twins, and yet why
should thsyY
'Juat look at the doctor that at
landed gallant and religious Stonewal
jackson! Why, he had two or thre'
fots of twins! And then think of pooi
Glen. Hood with numerous pairs o
twins. do believs they were beauti
full. I can't remember, but mammi
says that when the Hood babies al
came our with their nanny every boo,
used to laugh and say, There goe
Hoods battalion But you know W
Southerners like babies nightly, an,
i never can think that a house is reall
well furnished unless there are plent
OF little folks and two or three We
bred dogs"
/ should like with my pen to repro
duce the BRIDES soft Southern accen,
do SO wish could with my pencil
portray the Look that came into he
eyes as we talked about the habies.
was the louk that You sac in picture
of the Madonna, not the look thi
comes into the face OF the woman VIII
finds society of SO much worth an
children so much trouble
There is always at the White Su
phur one girl who ia the belle Viii
there may be hundreds of pretty girl
gtill there ia one each season who
triumphant, and to have been fns bel
at the White Sulphur and not tn
engaged at its end and counted as
matron during the next means tn
the beauty was failure. The press
one comes from close to the line tn
divides the North from the South. S
is dressed simply, for the best reason
the world. Her people have very lit
money to spend, and she has be
brought hers by rich cousin. S
fixes over her frooks, and when one
two more handsomely dressed gi
have pitied or SCOTCH at her she alwa
says with a laugh: "Oh, don't mi
it as long as look nice. and it is gu
fun fixing over your things. You ne,
know how they are going to turn out
fresh ribbons put ON 1t, and the be
of the ball dances not only all throu
the night, but half the morning o
the greater part of the afternoon,
at the Old White everybody dances.
sometimes think that ia one reRl
why Southern children are 80 gracefu
Taken of for the summer. an awkw;
boy will be hauled in to fill up
square dance, and before he knows q
thing about anything he is gett
compliments all around, and the pr
test girl there is saying to him NV
TOMMY didn't know you could da
30 well'' And tumorrow morn
Tommy has the courage to ask 81
one TO dance with him, and s1nn
awkwardness goes away while hal
mother saya to Toms mother Nv
Mrs. Gordon, your Tom is getting
be a real man, and Toms mot
smiles and looks lovingly at the aut
Of Toni's being and says. well,
certainly don't get his good mani
and his fins dancing from stranger
and the little jest is made much Of,
go life goes on in very Innocent N
ner.
The belle of the ball is sayi
but | don't think our men wo
like It," The two soft brown eyes
looking up into yours, and these We
are coming from two rosy, red !
She is giving you her opinion a
what "our men like. From
youth up her brother has been trai
TO wait on her, bnt also from her 70
up she has been trained to give
pretty little "Thank you,'' the at