Southern ladies' journal., August 07, 1886, Page 5, Image 7

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J' Local Hews,
tllis cit - v ’ llas
°B been vtsiting her cousin, Mrs.
; flf rv Beattie, at the Mute Institute,
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; I hen the Town Branch sent its waters
Barents through the streets last Sun-
J flj” } night, it furnished the local item of
.fl the season.
ufl Mr. Brantly, of Georgia, is visiting his
flcousin, Major Joseph Brently, on Cross
wflstreet. This gentleman is treasurer of
icflone of the prominent railroads of
d fl Georgia.
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yfl Mrs. Sam Churchill, of this State, we
rflregret to learn is extremely ill. She
idflcameup from her country home and is
I°B now at Judge Martin’s (her father) resi
•fldence. where, we trust, with good nurs
pfling,die ma y recover>
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k fl Mrs. V. Wilkins, fiom Pine Bluff,
“flvisited Mrs. Whiting this Jweek. The
fl Pine Bluff ladies make such short calls in
'flour city that their friends are hardly
“fl aware of their presence before they are
fl The races of the rival crews which oc
'flcurredupon the river in front of the boat
house, resulted in the complete success of
B the Maggies. There was some long and
Bsteady pulling and some good work upon
fltbepartofthe Athletes.
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\fl Hon. A. H. Garlaud has returned to
j ( B his native State and was greeted this
,fl week by his m&ny friends upon the
fl streets of this city. Mr. Garland will re-
until October at his country home
Bfeen miles from Little Rock.
I We print to day from the Union Sig
fl "al the prize essay of Mrs. M. A.
I °eger. “ How shall we keep our boys
fl al home evenings.” This essay will be
[fl c,ini plete next week, and we earnestly
fl recomm end it to mothers.
isl. De Lesseps, with a courage that
fl unquenchable, has almost gained the
fl lH| | lle^ Oan dlat W BI ensure the comple
flWa'.°^^ le Panama canal, will the little
■co C ° a l° n £ die Southern coast en-
B] a f’ e ° r retard the plans of M. De
fl Le »seps. 1
S Th >
kittle Rock has been
fl Week T* I,tera]J y to bicycling this
■ fc) atu rday terminated the tourna-
W wppV „ ,
fl pj f)ns . ’ ’ an< d we learn that the cham-
■ Drta’fterT' 18 ' Prince and Eck ’ will de "
■ Part batur day’s race at West End
Business which during the summer has
been taking an indolent siesta, is awak
ening a little. Wagons and drays are
beginning to move through the streets as
it there were some interests ahead, while
oui merchants are beginning to evince
some hopefulness in the commercial out
look.
Mr. W. A. McCarthey, of Texar
kana, secured the thirty-five dollar bicy
cle cup offered by the Capital Hotel,
the Deming House, and Mr. L. L.
Mivelez, for the swiftest wheeler on the
one mile track. Ihe afternoon was
clear and bright, the shower of the
morning had cooled the atmosphere,
and a large throng, composed partly of
ladies, greeted the victors who so swiftly
gained the prize, with admiring enthusi
asm.
In our columns to day will be found
an advertisement of the Star Bicycle.
A roadster that has a reputation not only
lor great swiftness,, but for making bet
ter time over uneaven ground than any
bicycle in the market. From the ar
rangement of the small wheel the
“ headers ” which are so dreaded by
bicyclist are avoided, while the wheel is
especially adapted to going upon coun
try roads though forests and over obsta
cles that no other wheel can pretend to
surmount. This is owing to the small
wheel being in the lead and lifting itself
to some purpose to aid the rider, in place
of flying up to throw him ofl’.
The bycycle tournament which occur
red in this city last Thursday was a very
pretty sight indeed. The Messrs. Prince
and Eck were quite a feature of the occa
sion. Our own young gentlemen were
bicyclist who filled our hearts with pride.
Their pretty costumes were tasteful and
much admired by the refined ladies pres
ent, while Messrs. Polk and Davidson
quite carried the day by their skill and en
durance. Young Davidson carried off
the citizens prize, a handsome SSO gold
medal for the swiftest wheeler on a five
mile stretch, Eugene Polk taking the $25
gold medal offered by Messrs. Baird &
Bright for the same distance.
A society for the prevention of cruelty
to children, in New York City, has
come into new publicity through Presi
dent Gerry’s exposure of some of the
crimes against little ones.
Short white dresses, with white straw
bonnets trimmed entirely with white,
are the most elegant toilets for summer
weddings and day receptions. The
dress may be of silk mull, or china
crape, or satin-striped nuns’ veilings, or
else of Vaienciennes lace, and the small
I bonnet is of some fanciful braid trimmed
with a high bunch ot white flowers in
front and very narrow white watered
ribbon tied in a bow at the throat.
Sometimes white tulle veils the entire
bonnet, and the trimming consists of
white moire frills pinked on the edges
and covering the brim, while high in
front is a roset or fan-shaped bow ot the
moire pinked in large scallops or dented
in sharp small poiots. If round hats ot
white straw are worn, they also have the
entire trimming ot wfiite flowers and
white ribbon, except the dark velvet
which faces the brim.
“My Cave Life in Vicksburg,”
By Mrs. Mary W. Loughborough;
An actual experience.
This book was first published by D.
Appleton & Co., New York, in 1864,
from the author’s notes.
WRITTEN IN HER CAVE.
Again reprinted in 1881 from the author’s
copy plates, by R. P. Studley & Co., St.
Louis Mo.
Cloth Bound Volume, SI,OO ,paper
50, cents. Orders for the “Cave Life
In Vicksburg” promptly filled if sent to
Southern Ladies’ Journal Office,
Little Rock Ark.
In the preface we find the following ;
“Now in 1881, on getting out a second
edition, the authoress desires to express
her grateful appreciation of the kindness
with which the edition of 1864 was re
cieved. She wishes to express to the
officers and soldiers of the Confederate
army at Vicksburg her acknowledge
ment of the gentle services and courtesy
that contributed to her comfort and wel
fare as the sad days there passed on.
Words cannot express the wonder and
admiration excited in her mind bv the
conduct of those brave men at Vicks
burg : how they endured with unflinching
courage the shower of ball and shell !
how they confronted the foe with un
daunted resolution, closing the ranks
steadily as their comrades fell by hun
dreds about them ;how they endured,
with seadfast perseverance, the hunger 1
the wet, the privation ; firmly facing
the fact that they were day by day
fighting against overpowering odds :
and when the forlorn hope wavered and
the flag was pulled down, how the
dauntless faces paled before defeat as
they had never paled before a foe.”
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