Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-08-11

So the only mode Of ventilation thin lient s.sh.
over one door, unless indeed, yoo throw open youf
room. exposing it to the gaze Of passers by during
the day, and to pilferers during the night Ths
brick work is very good but all the otksr work II
very inferior. The hotel is not vet completed and
in my opinion will not be during the sesson Az
fast ss rooms are finished sometimes before visitors
are put in them, and, to q nervous person. the noise
made by the workmen Is very annoying, and rendsss
q stay for any length of time out Of the question
The register shows that the whole number Of
visitors here last 4421 this date 1885.
The humber so far this season is about 1850 includ.
ing the arrivals Of to-day; and there are here at
present about 1000 persons nearly every State in
the South, and several Of the North, being repre-
sented. You may have some curiosity to know how
so many persons pass away the time in q retreat
among the mountains. 1t hangs heavily enough on
the hands of some-we have reading room-this
is highly discredItable. Here congregated Q
thousand persons at one Of the first watering places
Of the South, and the proprietors too thought.
less, or too stngy, to provide reading room well
supplied with papers. For the news of the day,
therefore, each man must depend on his own mail
or on such papers as he may be able to buy, at
double price, from boy connected, believe with
the post Office
After dinner and tea The ladies repair to the paror
where. at such times, there is general concourse
for promenade, gossip smiles, smrks, afectation &C.
as well as for genuine and hearty cordiaty and pro.
ftable conversation. Shortly after tea the ladies
betake themselves to the ball room for hop" and,
of course the gentlemen follow. Monday and Thurs.
day nights set apart for bals-which differ from
hops in this that there is greater display of fine
dresses. At the last ball lady appeared in dress
which, it ia said cost $780, and it is calculated that
it cost her $50 every time she took seat in the ball
room that night The waltz attracts more attention
than any other dance; the ladies, their heads
clining the shoulders OF their partners, and'in
very close position generally, whirl around in a cir.
Gle which displays hoop skirts to great advantage,
and makes other displays too not quite in keeping
with strict modes:y; some approve some condemn,
but all look on. Indeed / cannot see how fathers
and mothers can sit quietly by and allow their
daughters to engage in the waltz, nor can under
stand how a refined and modest young lady can SO
far forget both refinement and modesty to become
Q partner therein.
The board is $14 a week, less than week $2 80
day. The fare is not first rate, but better than
ordinary-it ranks several grades higher than that
OF your Raleigh hotels and many lower than that
of Barnum's. Soup, beef mutton, poultry, ham,
veal occasionally, very Indifferent pies, almonds
raisns, prunes and figs, make up the dinner almost
without variation, and he who is not contented there
with must be considerable Of an epcure.
The virtues of the water have, think been great.
ly exaggerated; but, in fact, while some come to
seek restoration of health and to avoid the bilious
diseases Of lower section, by far the greater num-
Der are votaries of pleasure merely. There is not
much formaty, but the warm hearted, generous
traits Of southern social life yet to be in the
| ascendant The ladies outnumber the gentlemen,
and hence beaux have fine rum many OF whom are
possessed Of great wealth, which exists only in the
Imagination. Indeed, as I heard . gentleman we'll
remark, 1t costs very little to be rich here"
In conclusion it occurs to me- MessTs Editors that
had North Caronisns a proper spirit of enterprise
they might secure. for their State much Of the
wealth annually squandered by the Southern health
| ana pleasure seekers. The North Carolina mountain
scenery is more attractive than that of Virginia.
The atmosphere is quite salubrious. and the min.
eral waters possess valuable properties. Letoom.
panies be formed, accommodations prepared, means
Of access provided and much Of that travel which
pours wealth into the lap Of Virginia and sustsins
many of her lines of Railroad, will be shared in by
| our own Stale. VIATOR