Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-29
LURAY, VA.


J.,
The servant question that agitateS the
world has permeated even unto the garden
spot Of Virginia. Out here, in the hollow
of the great mountain arm, the women who
belong to the best of the Old Dominion's
first families simply tuck up their petticoats
and get into the kitchen and do their own
cooking. and they do not stop there. for the
fair maidens of the manors go pals in hand
and milk the mild-eyed cows-that are not
always mild-eyed, either.
And that is not all that moves and has its
being In the valley of beauty, for the wash
ing of ones soiled lnen-when II does not
happen to be hickory and checklists an
other momentOus matter. The MONDAY
morning jaunt in blackboard with bundles
of washing done up neatly filling in behind,
Is the ride of the week, for when the horse
Is harnessed and hitched and the bundles
made up of the family. well as the folks
from Washington. then the journey is be-
gun with fear and trepidation, for there Is
never any knowing but the dusky lady OF
the house in the brush and the wrestler
with the tubs has not packed and gone TO
Washington, where she can get more tor
her service.
The thing that Is a JOY forever is the
phone system in the country. 1t is like
some other joys-has to be enjoyed to know
one has enjoyed it: 1t rings all sorts of
shrieks and calls through the farm house
that has that modern contrivance for con-
venience in the hall at all hours and mo-
ments. And, speaking of secrets, why. they
do not exist since the phone system took
up its existence In the valley.
THE 21st of Luray,' in the language or
one Of Washington's kids. on Friday last,
was day of JOY to the whole of Page
county. The day. however, was one set
aside for the reunion of the old confederate
veterans and display of the state militia
in parade. Some fine speeches were made.
and the two companies of the militia made
the items of interest of some moment after
the old veteranS-some in spic-and-span
new gray uniforms, with bright buttons,
and others In their work-a-day clothes or
their Sunday-go- connecting clotheS-had
marched to the sound of the drum and fife
and been disbanded to rest and feed and
fight their battles over again. The confed-
crates had number of their old friends the
veteran federals with them, to make the
day more memorable in telling how each
got the better or the worse of the other in
days gone by
And they were jolly lot of old boys after
all. They laughed and slapped each other
on the backs and pitched jokes at each
other land shouldered their sticks and
showed how fields were Won"
This county is claimed to be dry, but on
1.-THE 21st of Luray' considerable fun was
created by a boy standing before a large
tub near the depot-a sharp fellow always
gets close to the door in case of fire-that
was filed to the brim with something that
foamed like beer, and smelled like beer, and
looked like Deer. anu those VINO tasted 1t
two glasses for the nickel-declared 1t
tasted like beer. and some boldly affirmed
that, by the hocus pocus, it was beer. But
the innocent boy simply called In a faraway
cry:
Here's the place to wet your dry threats
with know it.. and when you get 1t you
will know it, and some swore they did
know it.
Throughout the crowds that swarmed the
streets one could hear the magic name of
Washington, from Washington, until it
seemed that Washington was really out on
q jaunt after all. There were many IA
miliar faces mingling amid the Dunkard
bonnets and peeping under their fascinating
brims. The Dunkard girls are noted for
their sweet and innocent faces but perhaps
they know their cunning little Dunkard bon
nets are becoming and set aside multitude
of defects.
Not far from the meeting house of the
DunkardS stands the Old Dutch Reform
Church, now known as the Lutheran. This
the early part of 100 and boasts today of
having the first sterling silver communion
service sent to the colonies.
Kettle canyon, a picturesque and beauti-
full gorge running up the sides of the Blue
Ridge mountains and extending almost up
to the Old Stony Man. was gone through
the other day from start to finish by a
party who carried with them camera and
made pictures of the places where years ago
men of both sides of the armies hid and
eluded the vigilance committees who were
searching for them to force them into the
armies. The Businesses of the Kettle can
yon were forbidding. and none thought on
entering therein to find men. 1t also served
as place where concealed supplies might
have been found. and even to the present day
moonshiners could elude the most astute se-
cret service man. The tourists came across