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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12
ONLY ONE PERSON LIVING
 WHO SA " GENERAL LAFA YE77E.l
Mrs. James Fountain Alone Lives
 to Tell the Tale of Lafayette's Visit in 1875.
Social Events and Personal
 Items.
BY MRS. ,. N. DE CoTTEs

r U WHEN GRANDAUNT DANCED
 WITH LAFAYETTE. To a cedar chest in a shadowy hall Thro cobweb a film and dust over all, Great grandaunts namesake has
 wondered here:
 And vandal youths unsparing hand Turns quick the cover and back the united each tape and canvas band. With little ruth for the secrets hid Like restless heart or soul diaturbed. or perhaps the past rude set astsr. A perfume comes as of fo8es herbed. NitR perhaps hint of lavender: or silk and satins and rares brocade, And mantle afiarne with reds and That never q modern weaver made Rosetted slippers ana siiken hose. And a broken fan with stick of pearl That long had forgot twas meant to Since its owner bade its piumes un- And last of all is flower gown
 On faded paper-.M Margerst At the Governors ball with Lafay- iIne--and the years are spanned in Ana psssicoats farls to the dusty
 floor And the grandaunt long asleep In death. Floats into mys dreams. assiri once Aristocrat to her finger tips.
 Clad in the gown with its riot Of Her grave sweet eyes and her tender The bravest things in the shadowy room. A.e4t s4 Each flower is bright in the rich bro cade,
 Nor rent nor stain in the priceless Like a benesen lights the fresh. fair face, 4gGf4
 And tucked in her breast is yell Too large. for any but cavalier.
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From out the Past.

Ana this lovely old lady. Mrs Foun- tain. who remains from out the past to tell of the things that transpired in the days when Grandaunt danced with Lafayette" She is yet young in that shes does not live entirely in the mast but takes vital interest Tn .he present. which is hers. When l called inc other day, I found her doing dainty piece of drawn work, and m her basket too. was quilt in progress: She was whipping together plts oI the visit she spoke of the days when
 she and her sister made her fathers linen shirts by hand: when two threads must be taken up ana three slxinned in the back stitching" or the job was badly done She told Of the time when she and her sister went
 to dancing school. Tn those days they lived in a log hut one room--hut there was time in spite of the shirt making any other such tasks to let the play instinct" have sway. There was
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city in an auto" escort him to the Commercial Club-any other would be too frivolous-feed him on sandwiches galore, and salad. on lettuce leaves, and speak him to death with speeches that would tell him of our greatness. and how we did 1t; and assure hiun of our gacious approval of all he had done. BIt ball. Never!
 Tho brilliant lights of electricity, the swift telegram, the rapid steam travel. the telephone conversation and the auto speed have all come to us since La fayette's bali" but we have lost some thing that was in the hearts of tn" fair ladies and gallant gentlemen who danced the stately ninuet that night by the mellow light of candles, to the strain of crude music, led by the great est Frenchman of his day. Picture that scene! It was not brilliant. The tones were soft. The low ceiling. the beautiful women in rich silken gowns Of brocade fashioned in the style of thaa day. the mellow lights, the table S-canpg as was the wont of tables theA-beneat it's weight of wild vlvands and other good things in vogue And Lafayette was there! La fayette in his attire of velvet knee brooches, silken hose. low shoes, gold buckels and cooked hat. All the way from La Belle France he had brought with him the nations charm and grace.
 Lafayette left the ball at near l2 o'clock and went to the home of Mir. and Mrs John Glndrat for short while before leaving by boat for Cahaba, then the capital of Alabama, where sump- taous entertainment awaited him. MT. 6iiadrat was a Frenchman. and 1t is said that Lafayette enjoyed the quiet chat ir his, own tongue The late Mrs A bert L Pickett and Col. J. H. Gindrat, Y. l,n were little children of and 10 years. remembered with pride as long as they lived that they sat on Lafay- cites knee on that memorable night
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Hotel" the people depepded almost en- tirely on the trading and hunting Ip- dian for marketing. and for clothing a trip to Nashville or Mobile was .nec- essary with of course the horse or the water as a means of travel when Grand Aunt danced with Lafayette"
 On that memorable day when La- fayette was expected General Wood ward was requested by Governor Pick ems to head the escort delegated to go to Chattahoocilee river near Fort Nit cheil. to meet him and conducN him through the Nation" Some of tho es- corts were Boiling Hall, Ex-Governor Murphy. John D. Ribh, J. ". Freeman, and James Johnston. To this point a Georgia delegation had escorted Gen eral Lafayette, and here he was turned over to an escort of@fifty Indians ur- der the command of the son of Indian General Mcintosh who for the occasion were devoid of all clothing and fam tastically painted. Mcintosh with his fifty gay warriors presented General Lafayette to the Alabamaians with their accustomed .Whoops. MT. Hall introduced Lafayette and Honorable Dandridge Bibb gave an address of
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dancing master in this primitive town. in those pioneer days. She told of the school three miles out, where she and her sister went and of the old school master. Mir. Hays. It was joy to be for a time with this sweet gentlewo- man left us from out the past
 Not long since Mrs. Fountain went to visit her granddaughter Mrs. Boyd at LaPlace. Reaching the station a drive of seven miles was taken to the home and returning she had to wait six hours at the station for her train. few days ago she was gracious enough to grant the request to go to a photographer and sit for the picture which accompanies this sketch. She went shaping that day too and bought new gown. She said, T nave had many troubles in my life have thought 1t hard that should have lost all but my grandchildren Her face lighted up as she reached picture from table
 (Continued on page nineteen.l
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But small enough for a token of love That love itself hath hushed to hear. Back to the past the vision pales: And denser the shadows by contrast
 grow But I sit by the chest with It's cob-
 web wells
 And dream of this Margaret of long
 ago
 For glove has dropped from the cor
 sage gay But never its mate: and it tells me
 ail--
 And know why she put the dress She wore that night at the Govern
 or's ball
 Margaret oBrien Davis.
 % %
 t'when Grand Aunt Danced with Lafayettep
 wonder how many inhabitants com posed the population of Montgomery in 1895 who saw Lafayette during his notable visit of a portion of April and {, of that yeari Were there hnn- dreds? Then just so many graves minus one---filled by them now. for only one lives to tell the intefesting tale of those two important days in
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the history of the primitive times of Alabamas capital.
 It was ten years before Mont gomery arrived to the dignity of being a chartered city and six years after Alabama became state that General Gilbert Motier Lafayette wrote a red letter page in the history of the future city by his memorable visit to the then poineer town. and 1t was near ten years be- fore the death of the great Frenchman who took 90 important a part in our fight for liberty in the war of the American Revolution. Lafayette was 6s years old and it was his fourth and last visit to America. He had come to America in TIT tn take part with the colonists in their war for iude- pendenee. He was young then and his opinions were formed through fhe' friendship of Washington who it is said exercis ed a great influence over tae development of his mind. He came tc America in I7S0 when he was in trusted by Congress with the defence of Virginiaa. and he came again to America in 17S4 when he was receiv- ed in such a manner that his tour was a continual triumph" He was only 37 years old then. But the Lafayette who visited Montgomery forty-one years af- ter. had won all his laurels Ho was looking back over a long life full of glorious deeds
 Picture Montgomery as it was in those days! Montgomery as Mrs. James Fountain, now near 94 years old. re- members it
 Tt was just woods then" said Mrs Fountain, and the log house we nov ed Into had only one room with no win dows, but just holes cut out of the logs to let in the air light" Picture Mont gomery as it was then ye present citi-. zen. if you can.
 Capitol Hill was called Goat HIT" because 1t was infested with goats. Al hotel near the corner on Montgomery and Court Square was called Mud
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eloquence befitting the event. The party then journeyed to Montgomery and James Johnston. or this point by easy stages and were met by the largest crowd ever assembled in these parts uo to that time
 $ 5s <
 The citizens of Montgomery and the
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OF ] cousrnnrnrs.
Secret Service Left vafueIess Biiis by
 Aged Cunhier.

Sf Louis. Aug 11.--Lee T. Philpot, in charge Of the United states Secret Service office in this city. yesterday secured the collection of counterfeit and yalue1ess bills gathered by Ed ward Fl. Moses, who died a few days ago after having served many years ns teller Of the Merchants Laclede Na- fioua1 Bank.
 The collection includes more than ZOO bills. some of them having the ap- pearnuGe Of being more than fifty years old. The collection is supposed Io be the most extensive private col lection of its kind in the country. MT. Ehi1not will make an inventory of the collection as required by law and for wand tho bills to the Treasury Depart mont at Washington.
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sehoolrnaster--'-tA Anonymous means without q name. Give me sentence ahowinE you understand how to use the word Small Boy--"Our new ba- &y a& nnnonymona. ."--Chums.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12
The Importance of Nothings
Those title Ers and Ednos of the Toee thai Add to the Anneance

limitations of the Irish work, and those
prove far from satisfactory to one whose
taste in laces Is cultivated.
Speaking of this brings tn mind rather
an amusing instance OF how social caste
and distinctions are often made. IN Eng
land caste is extremely close. and whether
one is a lady" or not-that II one be-
longs to one of the recognized families
Of long pedigree and never polluted with
association with trade. a distinction that
seems absurd to our American eyes-is
oftentimes burning question. An Ameri-
can girl was visiting IN England and Of
fciated at the tea table at some cha rity
bazaar. who is she7" was the question.
Her name not bringing am great eluci-
dalton, one looker-on who had watched
the American girl and listened to her
comments upon the visitors. their dress,
actions, manner. etc. volunteered the in
formation that the young girl In question
must surely be a lady" for she could
tell a real lace from an imitation all the
way across the room A curious relic Of
the times when sumptuary laws ruled IN
England. as elsewhere on the Continent.
and none but the nobility were permitted
to wear real laces. and, consequently
none but the nobility were supposed TO
be in any way learned In their various
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

creeping Into feminine dress. there Ger
tainly seems to be few. II any. indica-
lions of 1t upon this side of the water.
The stiff linen collar that is having such
a run over there In conjunction with even
cloth and silk gowns doesn't find any
thing like the same amount of favor here.
1t is the Transparent lacy collar. the rib
bon stock and soft feminine fancies gen
orally that prevail among best dressers
here.
AS to the size and shape of belts. there
is absolutely no law. Where the figure
win stand it the belt may come halfway
co the armsize. or on the contrary, 1t
may be a plain or stitched band but
half an inch in width. And anything and
everything between and betwixt those
two extremes is In good standing
The shaded ribbons are scheduled for
quite run, and since the gamut OF tint
desired and their effect at once smart and
becoming. small wonder Is 1t that their
fashioning into all sorts Of attractive
novelties Is to be one OF the pastimes Of
the lenlen season
They come in three, four or FIVE tintings
Of the one color, and they are even more
attractive where three or four OF the
pastel tones are cleverly blended One
pretty ribbon shows a top of pale maize,
yellow, then lavender, turquoise blue,
olive green and copper brown Oeher
color combinations are equally attractive
and equally wide IN runge- The posstblii-
ties OF those ribbons upon the sheer white
gowns that are to rule the summer TINS
are simply endless. and the woman with
an eye for color can indulge this faculty
riotousiy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

pieces. all sorts of little conventional run
ming and vine patterns are deity ap-
pllqued on the brIm. One smart little
sample, made to accompany broadcloth
tailor-made. had the entire brfm covered
with a lattice Of 5ebe velvet ribbon IN
the same shade as the velvet of the
gown. At each crossing of the strands
and In the center of each diamond sqnare
there is a fanclful little straw button
fastened. and the effect is at once smart
and simple-a combination that the mod
ish milliner insists upon just at this mo-
ment.
For the dressler occasions. however.
there are all sorts Of smart little sailor
shapes The saucer sailor. with the addI-
tlon of quite a steep bandeau either in
the back or at the left side-lt depends
altogether on the style of the wearer
which one Is chosen. for each Is about
equally modish-can be made to be as
plain and severe or as elaborate as one
chooses. There Is quite prejudice in favor
of the palmer styles. however. and rather
4 set air to even the most expensive of
them.
The straw braids this season are. in
themselves, almost dressy enough for
chapeau without any further trimming;
and, in view Of this, the best of the
French models are garnished with merely
a bow or two of ribbon. This sounds
delightfully."- inexpensive. but that Is mere
" the deceit of appearances, for The RIB
bon must be of goodly quality and goodly
width If it is to make even the slightest
impression at all, and the combination of
those two qualities Is what leads to ex-
pense
Where the shape Itself Is of the plain
and severe type the use of those frothy
ruches Of tulle. chiffon or malines Will do
much to soften It's outlines. The milliners,
one and all, are using those ruehes for
any number Of enecIsY and 1t must be
confessed that while they may not with
stand the stress Of wear and weather
quite well as the simpler ribbon trim
mings, they are delightfully."- pretty aud
becoming while they do last.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

The coming modes promise to be trying
ones for the girl who Is not by nature
neat and tidy TO an extreme. 1t would
seem as though all Of the trimmings
planned for summer gowns we-e of the
separate order, made In sets. TO be worn
with this. that or the other gown, and to
be affixed at the last moment Of making
the toilette
Here Is where the naturally neat girl
she Of the clever and nimbe fingers
will find no difficulty In presenting
faultless appearance But woe to the
untidy and ungainly sister, for all the
difficulties of the situation are hers
The separate guimpe and chemisette are
strong features IN the smart and exclu-
sive shops and cater to a wealthy and
modish clientele. It is no unusual thing
for a little set OF chemisette and cuffs In
some one or another OF her real laees to
cost couple OF hundred dollars. and
they do not lack for appreciatiye pur-
chasers either at this price
Very attractive sets. however, IN the
fine Irish crochet-one OF the most mod
ish OF the handmade laces at this writ
ing-may be had for $50; but when less
than this price is demanded the lace is
apt to be one Of the Southern European
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webs, their distinctions and differences,
their history and the art Of their making.
Where the chemisette and undersleeves
with the prevalence of the elbow sleeve
the undersleeve has risen once more to
place of lmportance-are provided in sew
eral sets to be worn with several gowns.
then the deft seanstress may be employed
60 run IN the featherbones that are SO es-
sential to the correct wearing of those ar
ticles- The collar of the chemisette Is
stayed with the usual little rods. the two
in the front being tackled in al a slanting
line, and those at the back outstanding
When the frock Is fashioned with what
a witty scnool girl calls window-pane
'front.' then the chemisette is usually in
yoke shape, the same back and front II
a little Of the featherbone cordIng or pip
ing cord be whipped along the back or
shoulder fastening. and around the edges
as well. the yoke will be found to set
more correctly; it's fastening and adjust
ment will be wonderfully more easy.
Ribbon belts and girdles. so far from
showing any signs of a waning vogue.
are to have an even more extended field
than ever before.
Although Paris Is deploring the fact
that certain element Of mannishness Is
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one pictured represents a style that Is
bound to be extremely popular at present
for Southern wear, and later on at the
seashore resorts and IN the mountains
The shape Is one OF those fanciful straws.
and yet very smartly with a broad sash
ribbon There Is bandeau in the head
size that tits the hat forward a tribe
over the forehead and on this there is a
soft and careless knotting Of the ribbon
that rests against the hair. The crown 10
Just as carelessly encircled with the rib
bona Dresden printing IN poppy de-
sign, with a plain satin border-and broad
soft loops of a plain satin, the same tint
as the printed ribbon, introduces a note
Of relief IN the chou at the side.
An Effective Little Sailor.
Rather a variation upon the tfmeworn
ply smart little chapeau- The straw Is
the new silver white, a white that has
rather more than a touch Of gray IN Il,
and which the frothy richness OF white
maliaes AID the piquant touch of black
veivet ribbon serve to bring out to perfec-
ton. The shape Is one Of those that the
milIiners refer to as saucer sailors. the
steep bandeau in the back giving just
that u1odish tilt forward that proves so
universally becoming. This bandeau IS
covered with loops or black velvet ribbon,
with choux OF white meiines tucked in
at close intervals. while the entire under
the same flmy material. a big butterfly
bow of black velvet ribbon Is percned
far on the crown. The loops and ends
wired to hold them softly IN position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

10 hold It IN place run IN.
The novel cotton goods that are to be
made up into summer time frocks are
really Of the most artistic order. There
are, as usual. sheer organizes. mulls
swisses, plumetis aad the hea vier madras
and piques. The sheer cotton goods have
a background eriss-crossed with hairline
plaids, and stripes and checks-the latter
all OF the open pattern. This Is broken
with flower designs, little set bouquets.
single blossoms and long sprays being
about equally favored. the plaid patterns
of the background being broken into for
the printing OF the floral pattern
Robes Of embroidered batiste In deli
cate colorings. with the embroidery
threads offering a marked and emphatic
color contrast. are being sold as fast as
they are shown. The demand has already
exhausted almost the entire Importation,
and since there has been some trouble
among workers IN the Swiss mills. where
these fascinating things are made. It Is
hardly expected that further supplies will
be available for many months.
The footwear for summer use, the first
samples of which are being just now dis
played, depicts all sorts OF fanciful de-
signs and ideas. Color is to play a very
prominent part, aud retailers are ordering
very freely of coiored canTns shoes, ex-
tremely low as to cut, and foxed with
soft kid or suede of the same tint. The
range Of coloring is u wide one and every
thing from white to black is IN order. 1t
would seem that all fashionable woman
will have to do Ia this coming summer
Is to saunter into her usual shoe shop
With sample of the gown to be matched,
and ind on the shelves a shoe that will
exactly match her sample as to tint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-12

Some of the prettiest of the small hats
are making use OF wreaths, clusters and
punches Of those tight little cabbage and
cottage roses with excellent results.
Tucked into the pinehings and fittings
Of some of the made turban shapes they
make for a softening touch that is very
effective. Most of the ehapeaux that are
fashioned after this mode have ribbon
strands that seem to hold the punched
brim close to the crown, there usually
being a rosette of the ribbons tucked
into the auted fold.
Maggie contrasts are decidedly proni-
nent in the new scheme of things, aud
this contrast of black and white Is vari-
ousIy expressed. Ecru and dark green
make another favored combination; while
as for the pastel tones. they are mingled
and blended in fashion marvellous to be-
hold. Broad strands of supple ribbons
in all of the rose shades, running from u
tea rose yellow through pink into a rich
American beauty red, appears In a nat
plateau that is otherwise trimmed with
roses that follow all of the shades men
toned. a thick and heavy wreath Of
them is set on the crown, wired buckram
band, velvet covered. being attached TO
the plateau TO serve as a crown and a
support for the wreath. The bandeau is
tilted at the left side, somewhat toward
the 'front.' and on this there is a mixed
bunch of roses, and the several strands
of ribbon cleverly interviewer. The shape
itself Is of the plainest; but so piquant
is the color scheme OF trimming thar 1t
takes on an air Of modest simplicity that
is fetching in the extreme.
Gold and silver are about equally promi-
nent in the new trimmings. Quilts are
displayed in both coiorings. and some
times black or brown quill will have the
center Of metal in either eolorfng. Little
button roses, leaves, maiden hair fern. and
other small motifs are fashioned deftIy
from gold and silver tissue. and used for
brim and bandeau decoration. While as
for the large roses in those glistening
metallic gauzes their acceptance has been
of the most enthusiastic sort and a single
one Of them viii add just that note of
character that many an otherwise sue
ressful hat so often lacks.