New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29

An old letter written in Nez-York by a little girl
OF twelve April So 1851. TO her father. who was
a high ofhcal IN Washington. recalls stirring in
cident OF the Civil War. We went over TO Brook
lyn 20 hear Henry Ward Beecher preach 70 the
volunteers she wrote. 1t dreadfuly excitingl
We FIRST al sang a hymn. Every one shouted as
loud as they could-sodiers and all. SO you may
think made pretty big noise / will write the
crst
We are living. are dwelling
TO be living : sublime
hS5 Coz ~. me Mains MaEas - P re- Ffsv
Hs5k What =. sog IN! H.. Is ere. creation
There were some more verses Just Wild
ssng Just loud I could. and G41 not mind. be-
cause every one else doing the same thing. II
erandi Afterward Mr.. Beecher prayed for the
country. snd then we all sang Ny Country. IT'S Of
Thee Then came the sermon. Il spenddly
eloquent lie spoke OF Virginia frst-I wish could
describe Il well'And Virginia he said proud
est State OF the Union. the first planted in the
vderness. out OF which more great men have come
than any other. is letting herself be dragged
along at South Cardinals tail. South Carolina the
only State who gave up 20 the British in the
OF the Revolution. and announced herself subject
OF the king Then he went Oh about our flag and
what Il symboizes- How whatever spot It sea-ves
over Is America the world over. and under il an
love SoroT snS Sff - = 0 "a ,,cSr, ~ 90
fellow countrymen and soldiers. This flag OF ours
ouitous route that has been adopted for The last
X,
tinlore-lhal Is me only strtIsht way 70 Nashlng-
ton--and you must take it People did not cheer
OF roar OF assent that meant just as much I wish
could give YOU good idea Of i az but l can't
forward I took up a collection this morning he
5000 tonight When the plates
were brought back 10 him the elders counted the
the $500 announced Mr. Beecher I viii Civ III
said rich looking gentleman up I'm front. Teen
M. BeecneI pronounced me beneolouon, and the
eongregat'on was Just moving out Wen the organ
every one stood stlh and sang il an through 1
never heard 20 many people sing together before.
and ii grand. There is q park opposite the
hotel and the soldiers are drilling there from
wish We could march through Baltmore.'
Solvent femme vsrie." Not long ago young
women scorned wells and protecting hats: the ath-
ietic girl was the belle If her day. and she rode,
drove, sailed and played golf etc. regardless Of
wind and weather II really seemed il the
typical woman Of the century would be al
most Amazonian In her develor-.c-.. Then came
reaction-the natural variety inherent in the
rex reasserted itself realized that they
became less beautiful T. they allowed their skins
20 become weatherbeaten and coarse, and that
the girly girl with her fuzzy skirts and pretty
ways obtained The most ajmirauon-so the PEN
ouium swung back again ard the young women OF
to-day are as careful about their compilations as
their mothers used 10 be-
1 wonder" said older woman the other day.
how many people rernemJe~ the straw shakers
we used 10 be made wear. 10 our great discorn-
IotL ~nen Was httle EirL Fancy what torture
such Imprisonment must have been 70 a child low
lns fresh air and sunlight. They were made in a
cyHnoer shape about the size OF large sunbonnet.
out OF me pleated straw; this lined generally
Viz greer muslin sno q curtain OF The same mus
lin protected the neck. Anything hotter and more
unoomfortaole cannot b. Imagined. / remember
my luUe Sister and ] always united the strings
which my mother knottcd firmly under our chfns
as soon as We were out Of her sight In the garden
sno pinned the ends together So that the entire
bonnet hung down our hacks and We we're o.
nc3ously free from all protection
Dio you keep your shakers Children
mother would ask when IN and we would
answer; m Poor mother 4 heard her saw
70 a VISITOR one day i cannot understand why nav
Eiris are 80 freckled. ] take such cera Of their
compilations. but nothing seems 10 co them anv
fOod' ~ nay