The Ladies' home journal . I/,f- gi,.-^, .<.u, ?// (s u»»g* tliii »»»>^l 1 tlP Natchez homes, Monteigne was scarcelvten years ol«l when I nioii sohliers \vere stahling their horses iuits drawing rooms. But it survived this Civil War vandalism,and its eonilition today, as yon can see, is practically perfect,its classic |»orlico rising as proudlv as ever before its beautifullyproportioned pink fat^ade. Set against a background of enor-mous ii\e oaks. Vlonleigne is surrounded by great gardens ofroses, camellias and azaleas, the soft night air heaw with theirsweet smell
The Ladies' home journal . I/,f- gi,.-^, .<.u, ?// (s u»»g* tliii »»»>^l 1 tlP Natchez homes, Monteigne was scarcelvten years ol«l when I nioii sohliers \vere stahling their horses iuits drawing rooms. But it survived this Civil War vandalism,and its eonilition today, as yon can see, is practically perfect,its classic |»orlico rising as proudlv as ever before its beautifullyproportioned pink fat^ade. Set against a background of enor-mous ii\e oaks. Vlonleigne is surrounded by great gardens ofroses, camellias and azaleas, the soft night air heaw with theirsweet smells and the daytime brilliant with their blossoms. In ,point of time, Monteigne marks the close of the golden age ofNatchez, much as Mope Farm and Gloucester marked its begin-ning. From the end of the eighteenth century to the start ofth
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