Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01

In my home town, Greenville, right on
the Mississippi. we get nearly all our eat
ables from our own plantation, and the
same is true of nearly all the residents
| of the little cities of Mississippi We
! likewise live, as far it is now possible,
according to the ancient culinary meth
| DDS. Egg bread and hot mullins with
grits and home-cured bacon or ham
make up the southern breakfast just az
| it did 80 or 100 years ago. The real south
ron never tasted bakers bread in his life,
and II he has his own way about 1t he
never will. The hot egg bread is a neces-
| sity, and Il is the delicious combination OF
! eggs. cream and Just as little cornmeal
compatible with the bread holding to-
/ gether. For the credit Of Mason and
Dixon 1t must be said that nowhere in
the world can egg bread be made as 1t
is in the cotton belt Of the south. We
still think chicken pie among the gifts
Of the gods. and ham and pork meat are
in as much demand with us as with the
remainder of the world. But we have an
advantage over other parts Of the world
in that we still cure our own pork prod
ucts and have one Of the finest methods
in the world for smoked meat Our sweets
and dainties of all sorts are of home man
ufacture. and bakeries and confectioneries
are most questionable and as a rule
rather Improbable all over the south"
Senator and Mrs. Percy are residing
for the present in Stoneleigh Court. where
they have pleasant apartment over
looking the busy thoroughfare of Con-
necticut avenue. Both feel the position
Percy has been elected only to I'LL the un-
expired term Of the late Senator Nc
Laurin. he does not care to break up his
homo In Greenvile for SO short a period.
as he has two years yet to serve. there is
no doubt that he will take q furnished
house for next winter. Mrs. Percy was
before her marriage Miss Camille Bourges
OF New Orleans, daughter Of Ernest
the Crescent City, but formerly a resi-
dent OF Mississippi. She was educated
at the Sacred Heart Convent on the
coast and devoted herself especially to
music. She is still a brilliant pianiste
and sings well. though her constantly in
creasing social cares have prevented her
giving as much time to practicing as she
would like. Senator and Mrs. Percy have
one son. named for his grandfather. Will
nam A Percy. He graduated from the
Harvard law school and is now looking
after his fathers practice in Greenville.
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II am devoted to New Orleans" said
Mrs. Percy. land it always gives me I'M
told pleasure to find an American who
knows the fine old city thoroughly. So
many know Paris intimately, but are
densely ignorant of the Franco American
capital. Its quaint old streets, its de-
| lightful cultured society, its opera and
old world air of leisure and refinement
make an appeal which few can resist. I
prefer New Orleans to Paris, and when it
comes TO a comparison of the culinary ex-
cellence, 1 believe the child has long ago
surpassed the parent. I still adhere to
my French training. and while the re-
\ ind Of boil bot a
and all sorts Of cereals and meats. my
| breakfast is the cup OF drip coffee with a
! roll and the unsalted butter. The en-
virons. the delicious meal to be gotten in
| the cafes and the love of the open and OF
French music and artistic surroundings
| make New Orleans worthy rival of the
| French capital and well worth a visit
from those who enjoy Paris. Conditions
| older civilization will prove impervous to
! progress In New Orleans as it has in
| Paris.
1.-The negro question which seems such
been settled to our satisfaction in the
south The negro must pay a poll tax
! two years in advance of voting. and that
practically eliminates him from the politi-
| cal question. Few of the negroes wish
to spend their money for the privilege OF
the ballot and so long In advance Of the
| opportunity. They pay no heed to cleo
| tons nowadays and all former difficulties
|
| perance question is not so satisfactorily
settled although Mississippi has gone dry
| for several years past. The planters ex-
perience much loss and anxiety because
| of the propensity of the small tenants
| toward drink. But even this is gradually
| giving way under the constant effort to-
| ward uplifting the negro from the tempta-
| ton and the endeavor to make him strong
! enough to resist IT.. We live in the dark
| belt of the state. one of the richest and
most productive sections. where the floods
may be a menace to which we are Injured
| from our youth, but they bring in their
wake the rich harvests which rival those
of the Nile valley. We have the levee
| all about us and many times has my front
yard been part of the raging river and
We have come and gone about our avoca-
lions after the manner OF the Venetians,
| in open boats. These visitations are get
| ting rarer as science opens the way to
control the waters and the river banks
are strengthened for greater endurance. F."
| Senator and Mrs. Percy have passed
many summers In Virginia and In the
| Maine and Jersey ocean resorts. Life
in Greenville becomes rather a trial after
the summer solsttoe. and among the mea-
| sures advocated for all those who wish
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