Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . cs and made many warm and lasting is coincidental that Banks wife—who was great grand-daughter of Patrick Henry—was the school friend androommate of Emma Mimsown mother. Mims got deserved pro-motion on Gen. J. E. John-stons staff, and the typicalfigure of latter-day Atlantawas the Major, who wasat one time its mayor, atmost times president of itselegant Capital City Cluband for many years doye7iof its life insurance guild. Rotund, always urbane,courtly and careful of thecomforts and feelings of all,Mims was more regretted athis death than many
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . cs and made many warm and lasting is coincidental that Banks wife—who was great grand-daughter of Patrick Henry—was the school friend androommate of Emma Mimsown mother. Mims got deserved pro-motion on Gen. J. E. John-stons staff, and the typicalfigure of latter-day Atlantawas the Major, who wasat one time its mayor, atmost times president of itselegant Capital City Cluband for many years doye7iof its life insurance guild. Rotund, always urbane,courtly and careful of thecomforts and feelings of all,Mims was more regretted athis death than many amore famous publicist hadbeen. He passed away three years ago, well in his 80s^ but never confessingany age. Had he lived in their day, the Major would haveranged with Mr. Brummell and Mr. Nash, their equal in chicand lacking their pettiness. He had brains and knowledgeof men, was a reader of books as well, and what he himselfcalled a compensating companion. Withal, he was ele-gantly profane enough to have served with our army in. MAJOR LIVINGSTON MIMS 256 BELLES, BEAUX AND BRAINS OF THE SIXTIES Flanders, but it was with a grace and deep feeling that lentthe unction of knighthood to an oath. He married a beautiful woman, who was gracious and pleas-ant in general society, of which the couple seemed equallyfond. As wealth grew, they moved to the later well-knownresidence near Ponce de Leon circle. Then, and especiallyafter the debut of their daughter, Mrs. Mims entertainedhome people and strangers, but she suddenly dropped societyas though it had been red-hot, and took to science—Christianof that ilk. She has gone to the length of the ism, has preachedat home and abroad and been one of the most active and ad-vanced agents of the much-berated sect. Her daughter—the magnificent, stately and universally known Em Mims,had never taken to the fad and, certes, my cheery and chival-rous old friend, her father, was seemingly no more scientificthan religious. Yet his death left a
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