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KennesaW'Mountain and Brown
Park.
The Atlanta Evening Journal, in its
notices of the “lion picnic” which
was held on Kennesaw Mountain and
in Brown Park at Marietta, had the
following beautiful references to each:
There are no prettier places in the
world than Kennesaw Mountain and
Brown park. There is delightful
shade at the base of the mountain, and
cool springs, and there will be delight
ful music on the day of the picnic.
The excursionists can go to the top of
the mountain and enjoy the wild and pic
turesque scenery. Kennesaw is a most
interesting place for grown folks as
well as children. It is famous in his
tory, and was the scene of some of the
fiercest struggles in the war.
The lion picnic will be at Brown
Park and Kennesaw.
Brown Park is, comparatively speak
ing a “brand new” picnic ground.
It is one of the most beautifully sit
uated and attractive places for a large
excursion in the state.
Lying not farfrom the noted Kenne
saw Mountain, in the outskirts of the
pretty town of Marietta, on the state
road, the place is most admirably suit
ed for this great picnic.
The park itself is in a lovely grove
of large trees, whose deep shade makes
the green grass beneath appear as soft
as a Brussels carpet.
The land all around the park is laid
off by broad streets named for the dif
ferent great Confederate generals who
fought with Johnston during the Geor
gia campaign.
There are Hardee street, Polk street,
Cleburne boulevard, Walker street,
Walthall street, Johnston street and
Cheatham street.
A little distance from the grove, and
nearer to the base of the great Kenne
saw Mountain, is another pretty spring,
known as Crystal spring.
Not far from the other side of the
park is a beautiful lake, known as
Lake Winn.
A pretty branch runs through the
park, and a fine mineral spring bub
bles up at one corner of the place.
The park consists of several acres, all
level and beautifully shaded. The
place will comfortably hold all of At
lanta’s people, and on next Saturday
a large part of Atlanta will be emptied
into Brown Park.
The park is just the place to enjoy
a picnic dinner, just the place to wit
ness a balloon ascension, and just the
place to enjoy yourself in every way.
Its proximity to Kennesaw Moun
tain, made historic by the famous strug
gle around it during the late war,
makes it a doubly interesting spot.
The Atwater Carriage Co., Atlanta,
is one of the big concerns of the city
and will fit you out in a fine buggy,
phaeton or carriage at bottom figures.
It is cheaper to ride in one of
Atwater’s vehicles than to walk. This
company also will sell you a superior,
strong wagon cheap. See card on
page 6.
“The Southern” hotel, right at the
passenger depot, side entrance, Chat
tanooga, is one of the finest ho!els in
the south, and under the management
of Mr. Clancey is becoming very
popular with the traveling public.
The side exit at left of passenger
depot will lead you right into the
Southern, where you will be cared for
in fine style. See card on 6th page.
The Western & Atlantic Railroad
is the friend of the people.
Southern Blockade Toilets.
Accidentally Overheard Reminiscences of
Some Queer Costumes During the War.
You should have seen me during the
war,” says Miss Spencer. “1 looked
too awful for anything.”
“I did see you,” rejoined Mrs. Caroll.
“You remember when you were in the
village to which you had flown from
the bombarded city? You had on a
curtain-calico bed-spread, gorgeously
flowered, made into a dress, which you
had called a Pompadour costume.
And I remember, too, that the dusky
maiden of 12 who handed me a glass of
water, was attired in a thick dress of
exquisite design, simple, yet elegant.
Os this, too, I thought you seemed
quite proud.”
“I was proud to think how cleverly
I adapted myself to my circumstances.
That girl was in tatters. All the cal
ico that had run the blockade was
bought up, so I bethought me of a wool
mattress that I owned and 1 ripped it
up and sold the wool to be woven and
made into clothing for the soldiers, had
the tick washed, and I made it into
two dresses and two aprons for Flora.”
“Do you remember Mrs. Ashford’s
bonnet, and how we all screamed at
her as she entered the room, ‘Where
on earth did you get that new bonnet?
Did it run the blockade ?’ ‘No, indeed,’
she exclaimed, proudly. ‘This is the
same old bonnet that filled me with
despair whenever I looked at it, it did
seem such a hopeless case. I procured
some black varnish and gave the straw
two coats of it. I dyed the faded old
ribbon with pokeberry juice, and 1
made a cluster of buds out of pink tis
sue paper and covered them with a puff
of black lace, and you see the result ol
my ingenuity.’
“I gave my flannel skirts to be util
ized for a soldier who was dying in the
hospital of consumption,” continued
Miss Spencer, “and, as a substitute, 1
made a skirt of a heavy three-ply carpet.
It was as heavy as lead, of course, but
it was the best that could be done un
der the circumstances. I also made
one for Flora, and the dusky maiden,
as you call her, was very indignant at
being compelled to wear a carpet skirt,
and informed me that I had dressed her
in the mattress and the carpet, and ‘1
don’t know what's coming next,’ she
added tearfully.”
“Do you not remember,” inquires
Mrs. Caroll “Mrs. Pember’s description
of her ‘full-dress toilet’ boots of untau
ned leather, tied with thongs, woven
homespun dress in black and white
blocks —the black, and old silk, wash
ed, scraped with broken glass into a
pulp, and then carded and spun; white
cults and collar of bleached homespun;
and a hat plaited of rye straw, dyed
black with walnut juice, a shoe string
for ribbon to encircle it; and knitted
worsted gloves of three shades of green
—the darkest bottle shade being around
the wrist, while the color tapered to the
loveliest color of the pea at the finger
tips? Yes, we were busy women in
those days. The noise of the spin
ning wheel was heard throughout the
land, and the constant clip of the scis
sors as we cut up our flannel skirts to
make shirts for the sick in the hos
pitals, and our best dresses to be turn
ed into dressing-gowns for them. We
tore up our linen sheets to send for
bandages, and we stripped our floors of
carpets to make soldiers’ blankets.” —
Demorest.
The Western & Atlantic is the only
line in the South running four through
passenger trains per day each way, from
one terminal to the other. It, there
fore, offers advantages over all other
lines for tourists going from Atlanta
to the north and northeast. j
THE KENNESAW GAZETTE.
Summer Resorts
ON OR NEAR THE
Western & -A-t,la.n.t,io
Rate Rate Rate
per per per
Name of House. Name of Proprietor. day. week, month. No. Aec.
ACWORTH:
Mineral Park Housesl 00 $ 5 00 $lB 00 40
Summer Wave Place 100 500 18 00 25
Acworth Hotel(Open July Ist) 150 700 25 00 100
ADAIRSVILLE:
Stanton House Mrs. Hilburn and Miss Penn 100 400 15 00 10
Wood House Mrs. L. J. Wood 100 400 15 00
CALHOUN:
Calhoun Hotel 150 700 20 00 15
Haynes House 200 500 20 00 15
CARTERSVILLE:
Shelman HotelP. S. Shelman 200 10 00 25 00 20
Southland T. Sharp 200 10 00 25 00 60
Vandiver HouseA. D. Vandiver 200 10 00 25 00 20
Etowah Heights,. Mrs.C.T.Shelman, P.O. Stiksboro.Ga. 200 10 00 25 00 20
CASS STATION:
Taylor House Mrs. R. F. Taylor 400 15 00 6
CATOOSA:
Catoosa Springs (and P. O.)R. F. Powel 250 12 00 40 00 500
CHATTANOOGA:
Commercial Hotel 100 600 25 00 40
Delmonico Hotel 150 500 25 00 40
Stanton Hotel 250 30 00 50 0O 400
Kennedy House 200 11 50 35 00 200
Read House 200 14 00 50 00 500
Southern Hotel 200 12 50 45 00 150
Skillern Hotel 100 400 16 (M) 100
Willard Hotel 150 600 75
Eureka House 100 500 20 00 30
Hamilton House ... 100 450 20 00 100
Wisdom House 100 400 20 00 225
Lookend Mountain:
Lookout Inn 300 20 00 60 00 1800
Mountain House 200 10 00 35 00 250
Point Hotel 300 15 00 40 00 100
Natural Bridge Hotel 200 10 00 35 00 75
CHICKAMAUGA:
Scott House 50 300 12 00 10
Robertson House 50 300 12 00 4
DALTON:
Lewis House 200 10 00 25 00 50
Rudd House 100 350 15 00 1 2
Evans House Mrs. J no. Evans 100 350 15 00 1
Bender House Lewis Bender 150 450 25 00
EMERSON:
Emerson Hotel 150 900 25 00 15
KINGSTON:
Cloud House 1 50 6
Beck House Mrs. Josephine Beck 25 00 30
MARIETTA:
Elmwood HotelT. H. Shockley 2 00 10 00 100
Kennesaw Houseß. M. Shelman 200 800 75
Wright House Mrs. M. I. Wright 8 00 40
Dunwoody House Mrs. H. A. Dunwoody 8 00 50
Reed HouseJ. L. Reed 8 00 25
Marlow House Miss Idel Marlow 8 00 15
Bisaner House Miss Hattie Bisaner 8 00 20
Lyons HouseM. R. Lyons 6 00 20
RESACA :
Resaca Hotel 75 15 00 10
RINGGOLD:
Whitsitt House 150 500 20 00 20
Cherokee House 100 400 16 60 20
TUNNEL HILL:
Tunnel Hill Hotel 200 700 20 00 |25
Robinson House 100 500 20 00 ~
VININGS: ■ ~
McAfee Houseß.N. McAfee 25 00 12
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SHARP’S “SOUTHLAND”, CARTERSVILLE, CA.,
Is the only Hotel in town with such improvements as Gas, Water, hot and cold
Baths, etc. Handsomely Furnished and absolutely Clean; with unsurpassed Table fare.
AU who patronize the Southland, say it is the most Artistic and Home-like place they
ever stopped at. Official stopping place of theS. T. A. (Myls)
The W. &A. is always “on time,” I The W. &A.is a very resourceful road.
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