The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-12-20
Some Thoughts Of Older, Times.

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Seeing Mrs. J.. J. Rssnsley's so.
count of che kind Of . homeapuu
dress she wore TO the "Seoession bali"
ct the old Kiuard'a hotel in Newberry
IN 1861 recalls to memory come home
spun dresses I saw couple OF young
ladies' wearing one day as was going
into the town Of Newbesry with my
father. We had just crossed the
bridge over the railroad going towasdo
the corner at Matthias Rssre's resi-
donce when we noticed the two young
isdles in fsont OF us. Ny father re.
marked, s'TkeEs are two beautifully
dressed girIs.. Doyou know themP''.
l could not tell from their backs who
they were, bat as soon as We passed /
kneW them to be daughters OF William
Lsngford. BY father @as sc !a.s.ess.
Cd With the dresses he told my moth
er, and she forthwith sent to Mrs.
Langford ees scrap OF the cloth, 30
she could see the dye aud weave Of
the goods; andit was not long before
che had aomo OF tho same dye and
cheek, end IL was the rage among
the girls in our nei,. aborhood for
awhile. Dresses Wor4 one those days,
but nsver vent opt of style. Those
two young ladies ,Iase living today;
one 10 Malinde Hisgina; the other ie
Mra. q. P. Mstthoass. ssAs 7 zsmem.
Der, Mrs. Brently said Of her dress
that IL waa eream and blue cheeks. I
belteve ehese were cream and blue
checks alao: The cream dye was oh.
sasned from erab.apple bark, I think,
and copperas--i vii! not bs eertain OF
sship |! dye. In those days the women
used TO make gray cloth they called
"mix."' The warp was ill cotton, the
alling half wool aad half ooseon--
which gave il the proportion Of three.
feurthB cotton and one.fourth wool.
Out OK this goods, they nado & coat or
cloak for winter wear. They sesem-
bled The sas:assssss..s Of to-day in style;
the tsila almost covered the whole
skirt Of their drenses. Fl : T: -. ::
These coats were called "Chester.
ields." know every girl Of those
days who was old enough 90 wear q
cloak remembers the s'Chesteraeld. u
Ehey were still worn after the wer. ]
remember on one occasion Ben, Glib.
sen, Clyde Longshore, William Long.
shore and, Think, David Fits were
the buys that borrowed some stChes.
terfeld" coats >fron The girls and
wore them out to! 1lt. Zion church,
They did not wear them into The
church, but laid then aside until
sAsy started home They gere .'e!s Ell er
horesback, and the Chest eraelds haa.v,;,
ing no sp!is tsis they had to uubu.teu
them and let them fy5 back; che,
would cover tho horse from the saddle
back to<$ithe tail. 4 I re nemben vel
one Of The boyaicode i .ssrsam,:.ociores j
horse. IL; If David Pitts wes not ia ,,tht
crowd I'll wager he had mo better ex ok
euse than had, and that wez q
d:da't know is ia time e. Ket ready,
Cd .s We all weae to Aunt Anne lang
!! shores for dianer sthas day % ! N1t N wil
be semembered that Asnt Anne dad i
large family ct this ;time Of childrer
and grand children. aaaaoatly boys, q, and
girls. hsvs spent asan.y,7 happy. day!
aud nights there. s This. mernery: !. &,
sweet to nae ssill. y; !5 5i,5 s,!:.
want TO go .; little: farther haob
and tell OF saaae of the onas,tenas.e d. tha,
Aunt: Anna said prevailed when 81 &, sht b
was 4 gira. Eas those days. there th & we're q su,a
no |buggiea nrriag gea, and aaa .eh1les
.la.h t@as N sbsak os in wagons,
The girls very often sode behind lhei,
beanx oa horseb 4 {: Me i lg.iiras had
large quilted pads5 es usshioi1sI. and nii
when boys q came to carry than t,; q i,
i party, if the }girl did not "a & have Ii. Z, q q
horse toride, abe would strap lher. 81, BAD
on behind Me. .sadd dle 3 ana i nouns iibe. j s.
hsnd & 1she ssbey, and away tRey i ypsould
|gos nd at She time sfs u i We'd ding 5shas III
groom alWaye carried saiss sibrida hsia,e M 1.
I'm hahind AID the E.sy;sz!
men and maids went kheI IIi sataas ;ysay.