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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C„ FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940
Fredericksburg, Va., Colonial Home
Of Washington's Mother and Sisier,
Will Live Again Its Historic Past
Kenmore, the home of Betty Washington Lewis, sister of George Washington, in Fredericksburg. It has been
restored by a national organization of women and funds obtained from the annual observance of Garden Week
in Virginia this year will be devoted to the restoration of its gardens.
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
F redericksburg, va., is to live again its colorful
past during the week of April 22 to IJ7 and the center of
attraction in the old Colonial town will be Kenmore,
home of Betty Washington Lewis, sister of George Washing
ton and wife of Fielding Lewis, gunmaker of the Revolution.
April 22 to 27 is Garden Week in the Old Dominion and this
year it has a special signifi
cance.
For the receipts from the
observance will be devoted to
the restoration of the Colonial
garden at Kenmore, a spot
that was dear to George
Washington and that had the
loving care of his mother,
Mary Ball Washington. So,
during that week Colonial
costumes, worn by the ances
tors of the Fredericksburg
folk, will be taken out of old
trunks and attics or borrowed
from museums, to be worn
again by the descendants of
the men and women who
lived there when LaFayette
was entertained at a great
Peace Ball at Rising Sun tav
ern after Washington’s re
turn from the war in 1783.
From ancient recipe books the
women of Fredericksburg will
resurrect the recipes made fa
mous by Mary Ball Washington
and others. Ginger breads, tea,
Smithfield hams and a score of
other delicacies of Colonial days
will be cooked for the palates of
visitors over the ancient fire
places of Colonial times that
abound in the city.
Gen. Hugh Mercer’s ancient
apothecary shop will also come
to life again, and visitors may
use its famous powdering room,
or procure over its ancient coun
ters the lavender and other
herbs, as well as the potions and
cordials that ancient apothecaries
dispensed a hundred and fifty
years ago.
Birthplace of Cincinnati Society.
In Rising Sun tavern, where the
Society of the Cincinnati was
formed and where Virginia’s ear
liest post office was located, the
tavern keeper and the postmaster
will preside over throngs from
many states, while in the cottage
of Mary, the mother of Washing
ton, servants will cook and dis
pense free to visitors those things
that Mary considered delicacies
and for which her recipes are
still used.
On the plantation of Kenmore
Negroes will sing the spirituals
of olden days for visitors, while
Uncle Bachus will prepare meals
in the kitchen building, and visi
tors will be treated to a Colonial
reception during the evenings.
Fredericksburg will receive its
visitors in costume, not only at
Kenmore, but at many other
homes of Colonial date through
out the city.
Old Market square will come to
life again, as it existed in the
days when James Monroe,
George Washington and Thomas
Jefferson met here to smoke a
pipe and discuss the affairs of
the colony in Sukey Livingston’s
coffee shop, where over the door
will be replaced its famous sign:
“Come in, Gentlemen, sit at
your ease, pay for what you
call for and call for what you
please.”
Masonic fraternities are also
preparing an exhibit in the lodge
where George Washington was
made a Mason, and where his
portrait, by Stuart, hangs upon
the wall. The Bible that he kissed
in taking his obligations is still
preserved.
Another attraction to visitors
will be the little cottage on the
corner of Charles and Lewis
streets. For this was the home
of Mary Ball Washington from
March, 1775, until August, 1789.
The property once occupied the
whole square with orchard and
garden, kitchen and servants’
quarters. It was bought by Wash
ington in September, 1772, from
Michael and Esther Robinson and
was a part of the original Ken
more estate. The garden was
separated from the Kenmore gar
den by a fence and gate and
there was a box walk, a part of
which is still standing.
At the outbreak of the Revolu
tion Washington tried to induce
his mother to move in town from
her home on the Rappahannock,
opposite Fredericksburg. But it
was not until March, 1775, that
she was persuaded.
It was here that she received
the courier sent by General
MARY BALL WASHINGTON
(From the disputed painting by
Middleton)
Washington to tell her of the vic
tory at Trenton. It was here
Washington came after the Bat
tle of Yorktown with the French
and American officers, and she
received him with thanksgiving
after his absence of nearly seven
years. It was here he came in
December 1783. Fredericksburg
gave the Peace ball in his honor,
and it was at that time that he
made his memorable reply to
Mayor McWilliams in which he
spoke of Fredericksburg as “the
place of my growing infancy.”
LaFayette’s Tribute.
It was here that Marquis de
LaFayette came to pay his re
spects to her who was the moth
er of the greatest American. She
received him in her garden, met
all his fine phrases with dignity
and gave him her blessing when
he bade her good-by. He said,
“I have seen the only Roman
matron of my day.”
It was here March 12, 1789, that
Washington came to bid a sad
farewell after he had received
the notice that he had been elect
ed President of the new nation.
With prayers and tears Mary
Washington and her son parted,
knowing they would never meet
again.
She died August 25, 1789. Town
and country assembled to do hon
or at her burial. Her remains lie
in a spot she herself selected on
the Kenmore estate and a state
ly monument “erected by her
countrywomen” marks her last
resting place.
But for all such historic sites
which Fredericksburg has, it will
not be the only city in the Old
Dominion to attract those who en
joy seeing places “where the past
still lives.” More than 80 historic
homes and gardens throughout
the state will be thrown open to
visitors this year. Among them
are eight homes in which once
lived Virginians who became
Presidents of the United States.
Home of the Lees.
Featured in the Garden week
pilgrimage this year will be nine
estates and shrines under founda
tion or other public ownership,
where gardens or grounds have
been restored by and at the ex
pense of the Garden Club of Vir
ginia. The principal one of these
properties is Stratford, in West
moreland county, where two sign
ers of the Declaration of Inde
pendence and Gen. Robert Ed
ward Lee were bom.
Here the Garden Club of Vir
ginia has completed the restora
tion of the Lee gardens at a cost
of $50,000.
Another as important, but
whose gardens are not as yet
completely restored, although
well under way, is the Thomas
Jefferson garden at Monticello,
near Charlottesville. The Thom
as Jefferson Memorial foundation
has restored the house and many
outbuildings and refurnished with
original Jefferson pieces this
magnificent and distinctive man
sion.
Last year the Garden Club of
Virginia began the job of restor
ing the Jefferson gardens, from
plans discovered only recently.
The outlines of the garden were
discovered by archeological in
vestigations and will occupy the
exact location that they did orig
inally. Jefferson’s gardens were
distinctive, for only native trees,
shrubs and plants were used.
Other properties for which the
Garden Club of Virginia has done
restoration include: the Victoria^,
garden of the Manse, at Staunton,
birthplace of T. Woodrow Wilson;
the Mary Washington monument
at Fredericksburg, over her
grave; the Bruton church at Wil
liamsburg, which will be the
center of a celebration this year
in honor of its complete restora
tion ; the memorial garc.efi at Lee
chapel in Lexington; the groups
of Wilton, famous Colonial res
toration of historical organiza
tions at Richmond; and the Rolfe
property, in Surry county, the
grounds of which were given by
the Indian chief, Powhatan, to
the son of his daughter, Poca
hontas and Sir John Rolfe, in Co
lonial times.
Plantation Homes.
Other estates to be shown will
include the famous James River
plantation belt homes, extending
for more than a hundred miles
along the James. Most recent of
these restorations is Berkeley,
birthplace of President William
Henry Harrison. Seven estates
in various sections of Virginia,
never before opened, are to be
shown this year, including an
cient Elsing Green on the Pa-
munkey, one of the most impor
tant of the Colonial Virginia man
or houses, and owned by a signer
of the Declaration of Independ
ence.
Twenty-one places in restored
Williamsburg will be opened to
the public. The great tobacco
plantations of Southside Virginia
form another group.
Piedmont Virginia is offering a
group of boxwood gardens and
famous old homes of unusual dis
tinction, including the places of
President James Madison, two
James Monroe homes and two
estates in which Thomas Jeffer
son spent his life. Two score
other places of great interest,
several of them nationally fa
mous, are to be opened.
TEST FOR AN AUTO DRIVER
(“New York plana to require applicanta
for auto drivera’ licenaea to paaa a written
teat.”—Newa item.)
1. In the following sentences
check the clause which properly
completes each sentence:
When the car ahead hesitates a
second after the red light has turned
to green, the
proper thing to do
is: (a) Turn pur
ple; (b) give a
terrific blast on
the horn; (c) yell
bloody murder;
(d) show a little
patience.
The white line
painted in the
middle of the highway is put there
to (a) decorate the highway; (b)
give painters employment; (c) di
vide lines of traffic; (d) denote lon
gitude.
A sign “School Crossing” is placed
in a road to indicate to drivers that
(a) the community has a school ;(b)
that saloons are not allowed in the
neighborhood; (c) some degree of
caution is expected.
* • •
2. What’s wrong with these sen
tences :
The automobilist came to a full
stop to let a pedestrian cross safely
and smilingly called out: “That’s all
right; fair is fair.”
What America needs most is not
more parking spaces, but smaller
cars.
The lady driver, before stepping
on the gas and turning abruptly
from the curb into traffic, looked
carefully around to see if it was a
safe thing to do.
• • •
3. Define these types of drivers
and state to what class you belong:
The mutterer type. The glarer type.
The starer-downer type. The epi
thet tosser type.
4. State whether or not you ever
heard of the law which requires that
a driver hold out his hand before
making a sudden turn.
5. Upon running into three red
lights at successive crossings, state
whether you bark, growl, bite, snap
or howl.
• • •
6. If you were driving down the
street and heard fire sirens behind,
which of the
following things
would you do?
. . . Telephone
to mother . . .
Ask for another
bingo card . . .
Pull over to the
curb . . . Ask
where the fire
was?
7. When a motorcycle policeman
asks, “Do you know how fast you
are going?” which is the proper an
swer: . . . “No, but I think I can
find out for you.” . . . “Who wants
to know?” . . . “Your guess is as
good as mine, officer.”
• • •
8. Complete this sentence: A mir
ror is put above the windshield to
. . . give the driver a chance to
shave without cutting himself . . .
To help the driver get his hat on
straight ... To show whether any
car is behind ... To show how
many people are in the rear seat.
• • •
9. What is considered a reasona
ble speed limit in China?
10. Don’t you know what it is in
this country, either?
• • •
AN IDEA!
Bill Hillman, European manager
for Collier’s, says that the removal
of 12 statesmen and leaders would
bring peace to Europe. In other
words he sees the wrong people in
the wrong spots. And this column
is with him. Assuming it to be im
possible to give the hook to Hitler,
Stalin and Chamberlain just now,
this department nominates for the
other nine places of power the fol
lowing men: George S. Kauffman,
A1 Smith, Mahatma Gandhi, Olsen
and Johnson, Anthony Eden, Bugs
Baer, and Walt Disney. Imagine
such a group in complete charge
of Europe for a week . . . every
thing would be settled peacefully,
and with even Adolf, Joe and Neville
joining in the laughter.
• • •
ALL DONE BY MIRRORS
“What? Fewer people out of jobs?
Absurd,” New Dealers jeer;
“We never could confess to that
In an election year!”
“Huh? Idle rolls have been cut
down?”
The G. O. P. says: “Phew!
We wouldn’t want that spread
about;
’Twould hurt our chances, too."
• • •
Men’s hats this summer will
reflect Rhett Butler influence,
showing broad brims. But if you
insist on making that battered
and faded 1937 model do another
summer you can just explain
that it is a “Grapes of Wrath”
model.
• • •
Neville Chamberlain says Hitler
“missed the bus.” It wasn’t so much
a miss. What he did was to take
the Chinatown bus instead of the one
that would carry him straight to
work.
Washable Fabrics Attain New
Place in Style Significance
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
T HE high style significance
achieved by wash fabrics during
the last several years is nothing
less than epoch making. Inspired
by the amazing cottons and linens
and spun rayons and kindred
weaves at their command, design
ers are turning out wash apparel
that is writing a thrilling chapter in
fashion history.
Now that we have come to recog
nize the adaptability of modern
washables to every phase of all
purpose wear, ranging from the
most casual, utilitarian and infor
mal to formal occasion, women who
understand the art of dress are feel
ing the urge to plan their wardrobe
entirely from play and workaday
clothes to formal dinner gowns and
party frocks in terms of smart wash
materials.
To tell of the multitudinous wash
fabrics producers are turning out
this season would be a task in vain.
However, there are highspots that
deserve mention. There are the
cotton gabardinet in delectable pas
tels that tailor beautifully for slack
suits and sports frocks. Crinkled
seersuckers have taken a new lease
on life. You can get them in sturdy
weave or so exquisitely sheer they
will prove a delight for summer
wear. As to the new piques so high
ly important this season, you won’t
be able to resist the eyelet embroid
ered versions. The printed piques,
too, are lovely.
As to the fascinating chambrays
now so modish (be sure to make a
note of chambray for it i3 tremen
dously important) the newer types
have been refined to a degree of
nicety in touch, texture and lovely
coloring that makes them not to be
resisted. The same may be said of
dimities (in demand for both for-
mals and informals), there is a
crispness about modern types that
adds sprightliness to the mode.
When you see the dainty afternoon
and party frocks fashioned of sweet
ly feminine Jennie Lind muslins
that strew wee flowerets in a pretty
confusion of colors over a sheer
background, it’s a safe guess you
will be indulging in more than one
of these gay little flatterers. We
must not forget to call attention to
the stunning huge plaids of sheer
texture. These are designs to go
anywhere and everywhere this sum
mer.
When you start out in quest of
washable cotton or spun rayon
prints keep in mind that the smart
est this season are in gray and
white, especially the new polka dots
which are all the rage this season.
Yellow and gray prints are also
in high fashion.
Another interesting feature
brought out at the wash apparel
show held in Chicago this spring
was the importance of stripes.
Stripes of every conceivable inter
pretation from high-colored gypsy
and candy stripes to fetching
stripes in pastels, also floral stripes
and other novelty stripes were
stressed throughout the entire pro
gram of voguish washables.
The working of stripes in clever
design has become a fascinating
pastime with designers. Note how
artfully stripes have been juggled
for ihe dress pictured to the left
in the illustration. This attractive
model is fashioned of a woven spun
rayon in pencil stripe. The pockets
and front panel reveal a diagonal
working of stripes.
To the right in the group, candy
stripes of rough weave turf cloth in
striking colors are manipulated to
advantage with the result of achiev
ing a most pleasing back view as
well as being attractively styled
throughout.
The girl seated in the foreground
has on a frock that boasts a circu
lar skirt and the new corselet treat
ment at the waistline. The ma
terial for this dress is a spun rayon
sport print that subscribes very ef
fectively to the vogue for novelty
stripes.
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Lace-Panel Gloves
Gloves this season are in a highly
decorative mood. Even the sim
plest gloves for general wear are
apt to be tucked or shirred or other
wise cunningly furbelowed. The
eight-inch rich rayon Kayspun glove
designed by Natascha as here pic
tured eloquently interprets the pres
ent trend toward decorative detail,
which in this instance is expressed
in a heavy lace panelling up the
sides. The accompanying bag has
the same lace applied as the long
glove$. This very chic twosome of
bag and gloves is available in white,
black or navy.
Flowered Toes
Spring flowers in pastel colors are
painted over the toes to grace the
newest stockings for evening wear.
Obviously designed for open-toed
slippers, they are an intriguing as
well as a decorative touch.
Print Ensemble Is
Season’s Favorite
Full-length wool coats lined with
a silk print to match an accompany
ing dress are seen in both casual
and formal afternoon ensembles. In
the casual group is a red silk print
dress with an all around pleated
skirt accented with pleated pocket
flaps on skirt and bodice. This is
topped by a fitted navy wool coat
buttoned from neck to hem, and
lined with the print of the dress.
A more formal ensemble employs
a Persian pattern silk print for the
dress, with a gently flared skirt and
softly draped and ruffled bodice.
The accompanying full-length prin
cess coat of gray wool has elaborate
trapunto embroidery on the sleeves
and bodice.
Print Sheers Are
Smart for Spring
Shades of gray and white are
printed in a plaid formation on a
sheer dress and jacket ensemble ad
mirably suited to spring luncheon
or an afternoon’s shopping in town.
The jacket is long and fitted and
boasts two pocket flaps on either
side. The neckline is trimmed with
a jabot of frothy white organdy.
Pink roses printed on white for
the bodice, and on black for the
skirt, are the motif for an afternoon
dress of soft chiffon. A detachable
apron of the pink and black print
ties on over the skirt with a wide
sash and bow to make it even
more dressy.
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Stranger Was Quick to
Acknowledge Introduction
The clergyman in a wayside
church out of London was about
to start his sermon when three
strangers entered. ,
They were late and very con
scious of it. One of them found
a seat near the door, but the
other two had to walk further up.
At that moment the preacher
was finishing the announcement
of his text: “—and Paul I know;
but who are ye?”
The young men paused for a
moment, looked bewildered, then
one of them spoke up. “Glad to
have the pleasure, Reverence,” he
said. “This is Harry MacTavish
from Edinburgh, and I’m James
MacPherson, from Edinburgh, too.
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tain undigested food and your bowels don’t
move. So you need both Pepsin to help
break up fast that rich undigested food in
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the trigger on those lazy bowels. So be
sure your laxative also contains Pepsin.
Take Dr. Caldwell’s Laxative, because its
Syrup Pepsin helps you gain that won
derful stomach comfort, while the Laxative
Senna moves your bowels. Tests prove the
power of Pepsin to dissolve those lumps of
undigested protein food which may linger
in your stomach, to cause belching, gastric
acidity and nausea. This is how pepsin-
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distress. At the same time this medicine
wakes up lazy nerves and muscles in your
bowels to relieve your constipation. So see
how much better you feel by taking the
laxative that also puts Pepsin to work on
that stomach discomfort, too. Even fin
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Thoughts Return
Thoughts come back; beliefs
persist; facts pass by, never to
return.—Goethe.
Praise for Praise
I will praise any man that will
praise me.—Shakespeare.
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