The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-07
- MR.. EDiTOE

~ MR.. EDiTOK-ln nearly every pa
WA per that chance has thrown In my way
for the past Blk weeks, have seen lie tiers IRON, or
| about some OF our watering places, and am sure
that your Tea~ eTS have been bored with the hrl-
| f;om the grand Greenl'rIer W mte to Schad's Gar
den. One, alons seems to have neen sllshted-
attributable to the abse OF ''our own cores
pondent," or to the TACT that the crttics Its
hearth have been having such glorious time that
they could not devote a few moments to the re-
ward OF merit know not, though | am sure that
80. k himself would have found it difficult TO
keep his desk long enough even To give you Till OF
| fare. so many are the out OF door attractions
Owing to bad management, these SPRINGS have
not, Tor several seasons, enjoyed an enviabis re-
| putatOn, and must confess that when hTst re-
solved to visit them, my antlcpations were none
OF the brightest; but poor, broken down cier. ,
who mas only lew shlliIngs pocket money, Owe
and above board, must content himself IL quiet
| way, and coming 70 the sage conclusion that my
scanty purse would h0d out much longer at g per
week than at sH. determined to spend a week or
so with Mr. hUDGIN.
/ pictured 10 ny self the place as it looked in by
gone daI -dIiapidatsl and gloomy, patrunIzed
almost exclusively by the quiet HeighboTs, WAC
houses ana spend II lew daysa a Public Place, re
gardiess OF home Comforts to whom, alter spend
ing the day IN drinking glass upon glass OF the
sulphur water. and chatting over their craps, It
was the Cons ummatIOn devoutly to be wished"
to meet IN the Ballroom anu back step it to the
dIscorCant notes OF trio oil w-nde ring MINISTRIES.
who were Obliged to sell their music at reduced
rates.
As we approached the place, the signs of i'm
ces were replaced by neatly whltened palngs and
ever, thing looked so clean and neat that could
scarcely believe We were nearing Ihe - Old Eau
QUEER
Inc stage drove to the DOR just before the din
Ter hour, and the huge portlco was crowded 18th
men. women and children. curious to see the W
arrivals. AMI ''swoet music fell upon our ears
from the excellent band III the Bail Room.
II was nearly an hour before Mr.. Green could
show me To my room which was the attic, and
though did not elish the idea of occupying 50
men a seat, was forced TO submit to the eleva-
Iion, being assured that nothing better could then
be done for me.
have. belisve, at some time or other, been to
every place of nots in the State. AID with equal
truth. will ssert that ave never seen so much
tenini ne beauty as was ghtly collected IN I'll It
Bail koOm-and the dressing OF the ladies WAS
more elegant and tasteful thaa have seen else
where IN such Il crowd. and convinced he, the
moment entered, that was IN ehned and mod
est set.
The Zen Pin Alley and Billiard Room are crowd
ed alter breakfast with the y nng folks, who find
tn IT the mornings not half long enough SO
pleasantly does the time pass and driving and
horseback riding is the order of the afternoons.
Fancy Dress Ball. and Nj H DGIN twho is il de-
atgable in his efforts to please his guests) TO
Baltimore for costumer, that very thing mig Int be
grand as possible; and indeed. Its brlancy
| ceeded any thing dreampt OF. There were soUe
| two hundred and nifty or three hundred fancy
| d. esses on the floor, some perfectly elegant -
| AMONGST the most conspicuous, noticed a young
| lady from W Washington as Folly the dress was OF
bright silk covered thick W th mirrors, aud hung
bella, was perfectly lovely, and her richly span
gled back velvet dress did not detract at all from
| her exceeding beauty. Miss g, as a SultaDn 4,
was most superbly dressed, and her graceful curls
and large brown eyes dtd sad havoc with the beau
| that night. | might name many more, bat want
OF space forb'ds Understand thqt there is 10 he
another ball sometime during this month, and II
so, LOOK out for fun.
We shall never forget the unceasiug kindnessss
| Of MessIs HuDeIS, COLEMAN, STrw,Rr, and
Mo.Ks GREEN. Long may they wGgf.
S3I-lt 1OufS, JOnN u UlLLs