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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 1/ 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. 5