The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-19
THE MISSISSIPPI o

Pausing IN the ample vesubule to inscribe
himself in the fast-hlling register, and be-
!. ginning at me right OF the building. the
visitor enters the apartment appropriated
to Mississippi, once the private reception
room of her Mustrious son Here confer
ences were held and campaigns mapped:
Mrs. Davis serving from a boarded store
real coffee to Lee and Jackson. coming In
exhausted from the field; and here Is pre-
served the largest collection Of Davis me
MORALS
In a central case IL a screen made by his
wife, with which the ex-President protected
his eyes from the light. kept constantly
burning in his cell at Fort Monroe; a muff-
Ter used while there, A dressing gown sent
him by Southern sympathizers in st. Louis.
and the suit in which he was captured.
Here. too. are his family Bible. his cane
and umbrella, trousers of Kentucky jeans.
woven expressly for him and worn at the
evacuation of Richmond aRd during the re-
treat through the Carolinas. A calico dress
in another case. which belonged TO Mrs.
Davis, and which cost $1,000. illustrates the
inflated prices OF the period. Near IL is the
tiny Jacket OF her little son. Billie" one
OF the two children born to her in the
Uhite House. Souvenirs OF the Daughters
OF the Confederacy include her dolls and
toys. her work-basket, an unfinished paint
ing. articles from her bedroom. German
favors, badges presented to her by the dif-
ferent Confederate camps, and gifts from
distinguished foreigners. the collection IL
Illustrating every phase Of her life
A framed copy of the vIcksburg Citizen.
printed on wall paper. Is one Of profusion
OF significant miscellanies. other mural
mementos being portraits of Generals Walt
hall. Harris and Griffith. while the boyish
face of Frank Hume OF the Twenty-irst
Mississippi Regiment, framed above the
door. tells with mute e~lOquerce Of Southern
youths TORN from sheltered homes TO be ex-
cosed to the hardships and dangers Of camp
life
In the Georgia room Zone OF the spacious
pa-iors Of the Executive MsnsionJ is the
priceless collection Of Mary de Renne OF
Savannah. bequesthed by her son. Doctor
Everard de Renne. and embracing an ex-
tensive war library. with records. letters,
maps. portraits and cabinets OF the most
interesting mementos. An object OF inter
est to the cultured Is a revolving stand OF
Confederate etchings by Doctor Nolck OF
Baltimore. The cartoons scattered among
them. with their clever political hits and
unmistakable c~aricature likenesSes. appeal
to a wider public. A straw hat IN one Of
the cabinets. made by a girl 10 years old.
recalls how Southern children shared the
enthusiastic devotion which inspired their
elders. while bits of homespun from Georgia
looms. napkins woven in Augusta. k
cotton grown on her soil. and candles from
her wild myrtleberry. tell not only Of her
Ingenuity and enterprise during the strug-
gle. but mark her phenomenal progress in
the years succeeding IL.
Above the manteI OF The second parlor.
now the general reeeption-rcom." Is a life
sze painting OF Jefferson Davis: a picture
Of the petit jury impaneled to try him. vita
Its c~ommingling Of white and black faces.
hanging below. Other noteworthy pictures
are water coiors OF Confederate scenes by
William Sheppard Of Richmond. with a col
lection CT oil paintings by Chapman. repre-
senting the siege of Charleston. Here. too,
a valuable library is accommodating. an inter
esting fact connected with which is that a
prominent citizen OF Boston is one OF its
largest individual contributors.
VIRGINIAS MANY RELICS.
TIT Virginia room. formerly used as a
dininS-room. with its bewildering assem-
biage Of bIo~od-ssained buIlet-riddled ne
moriaIs. comes next In order. Its collection.
covering more than seventy pages Of the
printed catalogue. threatens to overflow its
.ooErdaries- A few OF the miscellanies are
the table upon which the ordinance Of So
cession was signed: John Browns pike: a
portrait of Edward Rufin. who fired the
hrst gun at Fort Sumter; a framed copy Of