Century pieces. Mr Jefferson's hospitable in ducts v. -re such that he is known to have bedded down as many as tilts, guest- at a time at Monti .•*■11 . in addition to his family and slaves In this period of travel by horse and carriage over the lam;us. or infamous, red clay ol the Albemarle coitntnside, visits extended over a span ol weeks and months Modern hostesses will find it in teresting to speculate on the m tenuity and hardihood which must have been exercised by the ladies of Mr Jefferson's house hold m meeting the needs of the ceaseless stream of guests, Cei Uunly it may be said that Mrs. Randolph. Mr Jefferson's daugh ter, displayed a measure of re sourcefulness in the story told about her On the morning of September 10. 1824. Mrs. Ran dolph knocked at the door of her daughter's room. "Get up, Vir ginia." she called, "You have to he married today. General La fayette is coming tomorrow and l can't have so much going on all at once."

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