The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-06

Of events Of colonial history happen
ing in March, was read by Mrs. c. H
Cnamblin. at the March meeting o
the Paducah chapter, Daughters o
the American Revslution:
B.ographers have occasionally
seemed to feel that something is du
the mothers of their heroes. Womei
have some rights after all. After ev
erybody mas been toasted at the ban
quet, then to the Ladies God bles
en- just before the song, Eve won
go home till morning"
There is literature galore amen
the women who have amused grea
men-Helen of Troy, the beautiful
Greek woman and cause of Trojal
war; Madame de Pompadour, Evelyi
Nesbit Thaw, Lady Hamilton. Howev
err, it is not to these we shall give GU
time. 1t is the unselfsh woman VIII,
must shine. We shall take Mar,
Washington, who was in no sense ;
commonplace woman. We are alb
sorbed in the splendor of her ca
reer.
A few years ago an advertisement
appeared that the Grave of Mary
Washington" was to be sold at pub
lie auction. A Washington Memorial
association was formed and silver
and gold medals. of her gentle face
were struck off. These were restrict
ed to coo American women. The
Princess Eulalia Of Spain and Masis
Coon. descendant of Christopher Co.
lumbus were admitted into this
guard Of honor.
A thousand patrons assured the
success of a grand balh From the gov
ernor of state to the country people
far back in the mountain roads, suf.
fcient funds were raised. Grover
Cleveland dedicated the monument
in the presence of a large concourse
of people.
Mary Ball and Augustine Washing
ton were married March 6. 1880. The
SHOWS had melted in the violet beds
and the "Snowbirds" were nesting IN
the cedars. when our Mary left hel
home to become the wife. Augustine
Washington was a man of nigh stand.
ing, large property-Wakefie the
home was called, the Athens of Vir-
ginia. This was the time of the Col
den Age.
The passing of the Golden Age OF
the colonies came at the time they
were called in the midst of revelry
by Massachusetts, to war. Here was
the first blood stain of the Revolu-
ton.
1t may be worth our while t.
pause in our history to consider the
dresses, dinners, dances and horse
races of Virginian colonists, which
the devout Puritans and grave Pres
byterians of the northern neck never
knew. They wero holding carnivai
before the storm. The English gentle
man had come into great wealth
through his tobacco. Pillared, porti-
coed, stately mansions were built
Who can describe Virginia garden
A paradise of sweets in squares, ores.
cents. stars and circles. the libraries
were well chosen. As a source of com
fort to the black cook and her many
satellites, the kitchen was a long way
from the house. The planter had Ia,
elegancies of fine living, fine picture
by Sir Joshua Reynolds, hanging
and tapestries of priceless value. On'
is amazed at their activity, forever
passing up and down the rivers o.
across the country on horse back il
chaises and chariots.
The superb barges were a theatel
of rivalry, the negro crews rowing
them clad in snowy white uniforms
A neighbornood included everybod,
within a days journey. Tables were
furnished with Furnished pewter and
handsome silver. Knives we're of fin'
Shefild steel and served other use
than cutting. How else did the colo
NAL dame eat her peas. not with thu
little fork with two wide apar
prongs? A story occurs to us:
Mrs Newlyrich cats to the ser
want. bridget. have the peas mash
ed for dinner"
"And why so, Num-"
"Mash the peas, so they will no