Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-29
Letter from Montgomery White Sui
pur Springs, Va.
MoNreoNERr WHITE SULPHUR !

MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR
SPRISGs, Va, July 20, 1869.
Editors appeal; We are now at the
Montgomery White, once the most
popular resort with the Southern peO-
pie in the Old Dominion, This is the
first season since the close of the war,
and / find that it has lost none of its
attractions. The beautiful scenery is
as charming as ever, the virtues of its
waters still remain, the same cool and
bracing atmosphere pervades it, whilst
its enterprising proprietors have eX-
celled themselves in providing luxu-
ries, comforts and amusements for
their visitors, Those who were wont
to spend their summers here in anti
delllm times will be astOnished on re-
turning to witness how wonderfully
the place has improved. Those hun
dreds of infant maple, ash and locust
trees that in those days held doubt
ful lease of life, in front of the Gotta
ges and on the lawn, have grown to
resemble and rival the giants OF the
forest, and now cast a bOundless con-
tiguity of shade, as cool, refreshing
and inviting as the bowers of fairy
land. All that art and skill can lend
to help out the natural beauties of the
place has been called into requisitlon,
and the entire premises surpass even
their former magniticence, The lawn,
with its fifty acres of green sward, is
traversed by graveled walks sand prom
enades, which, in contrast with the
verdure of the trees and grass, produce
happy effect, the whole presenting a
landscape of unsurpassed loveliness.
The cottages standing in elliptieal rows
on either side of the lawn, and vary
ing in sizes from two to sixteen room
buildings, are without doubt in plan
and style of architecture, the hand
soonest collection of buildings in Nir-
ginia. The baths, tenpin alleys and
saloons, are complete in every ap-
pointment. The proprietors, two en-
terprisfng Nirginians, have added
improvements and collected every
amusement that their liberal and
iudicious minds could suggest. At
every turn you are struck with the
evidence of their genius convinced
that they have a thorough knowledge
of what is required to crafty the taste
of the vOtaries of pleasure, and min
lister to the comfort of the invalid.
The weather is delightful and as we
sit here famed by the cool and bracing
breezes of the Allegheny, we feel a
gentle fancy for you, Mr.. Editor,
away off in your city sanctum, labor
ing patiently, the thermometer at 100,
for the benefit of your fellow beings
we whirl time away here rapidly and
pleasantly with tenpins, billiards, We
locipes, crOquet, whilst pretty girls,
music, warm and cold baths, good
eating, "spirits" with mint and ice
in il even. The Metropolitan Brass
and String Band of Washington city,
composed of a corps Of excellent mu-
sicians, is here for the season, and
from q stand in the center of the lawn,
is diseoursing music that would make
~Tfeers tame, and huge 1eviathans
Forsake unsounded deep,
To o'dance ON sounds"
We have set of gay dancers here,
and at night the magnificent ball
room and parlors present q gay and
festive scene. The pToprietors pro-
pose to give a grand bali in a few
weeks, which willsbe under the man.
agemept of Mr.. ]. p. Kavnaugh, OF
Washington City, & man pre-eminent