The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-20
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
4 GREAT CROWD OF VTSIToRS-sCENEs
IN THE HOTEL-DlSTl UIsHE ID
GUESTS-KOLL OF BEACTf-flehMo'N'
PEOPLE RUsTICATING-THE GERMAN
TyCEILEST MANAGEMENT.
ICer resnondcnce OF tho Richmond plapafch.]
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
GREESBRlER COUNTY, WEST VA. J

old White" For ten days past tue aF'i-
walls have averaged. think, over one nun
bred a day. and although some OF course
,eoye nv every train, the number OF visitors
noyy here cannot be less than fourteen hum
drcd On Saturday one hundred and fifty
,.,me in. and to-day (Monday) one hundred
and twenty-five were registered. Fourteen
hundred people-men, women, and chill
drcn-with the army Of employees here
throughout the season, form slght
in itself unusual and interesting. The dim
in..room here. acknowledged TO be the
largest in America. has long been subject
Of comment for lcttcr-wrIters; but II Is ever
interesting, and It's scenes so often change
that it is always looked upon with wonder.
il is impossible to feed ut one time all the
guests here at The height Of the season, anu
confusion and neglect is only prevented by
the employment of person OF executive
ability whose sole business it is to assign
visitors TO their seats, note the arrivals ana
departures. label the plates, and sec that
everybody who enters the dinlng-room Is
fed.
/ have been asreeably surprised both in
the accommodations and the fare which
have fallen 70 my lot. Coming with no claim
10 special privileges. neither asking nor en-
pcctng iavors, and impressed by the adverse
rsimorS which are in circulation as to the
treatment of guests at fashionable ana
crowded watcying-place, confess 10 have
entertained visions Of short and adly-cooked
ruiionS, and quarters of the most uncom-
Portable kind. But, as one Of over hundred
persons arriving ut night. was assigned to
a comfortable cottage, where there Is Good
bed and attentive servants, and my fare,
though like other peoples, has been better
than have found anywhere else during 4
tour of the Virginia Springs. have heard
IN old visitor say that this is the only place
where he ever knew the fare to improve rs
the season advanced, and to be best when
the crowd was the greatest.
The crowd is cosmopolitan and gay. Here
YOU meet representative men and women
from all parts of the Union, and rarely viii!
YOU find better opportunity TO study men
aud manners. All the great cities are repre-
scntcd in wealth. fashion, beauty, and ugll-
ness and the rural districts, also, have
fitting representation. As to wealth, our
southern cities may not compete with those
of the North, but in fashion, beauty, and
masculine ugline>S they cannot only hold
their OVID. but take the lead with ease.
I would like to give your readers roll
OF the beauties lin spite Of the cant OF
gruubipg old foges), but fear the onli>-
sionS would make me many enemies should
my identity be discovered. / will name,
however, as among the most attractive la.
dies here, Mrs. Trcadwel, Of Memphis; Mrs.
Story, Of New Orleans Miss Wood, Of Ken
lucky; Misses McCaw, McCance, Sallie
uud, Ecttie Brander, Ida Elicit, and Katie
Cabcl. of Richmond; Miss Ferguson, Of
New York: Mrs. II. &. Cabell, OF Rich
mund; Miss Merrill, of Washington Miss
Harrison, of West Virginia Miss Robinson,
OF Georgia Miss Labatt. of New Orleans !;
Mrs. Mcmillan, of California; Miss Wilson,
Of North Carolina; Mrs. J. L. Triplett and
Mrs. John 5. Wise, of Richmond; Miss Mar
Iloti, Of Baltimore; Mrs. James II. DOolcy,
of Richmond Miss Leila Caperton, OF West
Virginia; Miss Serena Williams, of Staun-
ton; the Misses Violet. of New Orleans:
the Misses Yerger, of Baltimore date OF Mis-
sissppD.
1hcrc have been many notable men here
during the season. and considerable influx
OF Confederate generals is expected this
week. Among the prominent gentlemen
NOW here are General Bcallregard; General
J. b. Gordon General Gary, of South Caro-
lima; General McCausland: Mr.. Corcoran.
Of Washington; James Thomas. Of Rich
moud: Rev. DR.. Thomas, Of Norfolk; Rev. |
drlck>, of Indiana; Governor Randolph, of |
New Jersey and Colonel Charles Marshall, |
vi Baltimore. There are doubtless others OF
equal prominence whose names | cannot |
nov recall
Richmond is represented by John How
ard, Charles A. Rose Colonel II. G.. Cabell,
Major Robert Stiles, John S. Wise, W. ii. |
scott. Thomas NowIan and wife. NJ. Mill
hi,cr and fnmily, James Lyons, W. L. Royal,
j. l.. Stern, j. W. Gibson. George SchoeD,
". ii. Allison, Major J. Fl. Dooley, Thomas
Eranch, Sprgg Campbell. Major T. &. Pey-
ton. Edmond BoS>ieuy, Sreers George, r.
s.. Berkeley, Ernest Wilt. Charles IL. Read,
.lr, John George. James Dunlop. James
Richardson. James Alfred Jones, DIR. Hunter |
Mcguire, }. ). Hays, and Others.
From stanton we have Bolivar Christian,
Major II. NJ. Bell, and ). 1avers Phillips;
from Norfolk, Tazcwell Taylor from Farm.
vile. Colonel W. K. Berkeley from Buck
inEhaln. General George j. Ilundey from
Petersburg, Mr.. plummer.
The German has been popular this season.
Every morning it is danced much to the de- |
light OF the participants and many Specta-
tors. Last week Miss Ferguson, OF New |
York, gave private one, to which ninety |
nine persons We're invited. A grand Ger |
Mlnn with supper will take place on next
"Wednesday night at II O'Clock. The man |
ayers are b. 5. Story. of Louisiana ; FL. L.
Hull. Maryland; G. NJ. Gallaber. Virginia
a. 5. cambridge. Ohio General +. IL. Muir.
ray, Kentucky; Wade Hampton, Jr.. South
Carolina; Ernest Witt; G. NJ. Thomas,
Pennsylvania S. Travers Phillips, VirgiCIa
+. G. Mcorhead, Mississippi; Z. S, Danger
field. Virginia; w. l.. Royal, Virginla. -.
W. Dowmes, kentucky; K. j. Dalngerneld
VI. Ga. Ike, Maryland !; Speers George, Ken
iucky. The leaders OF the German nave
been Sprigg Campbell, of Richmond MI
Hull. of Baltimore ; and Mr.. Jones, oil Ne"
York. Mr.. Hull will lead on "Wednesday
night. ..--.--.
This is the last year of the management OF
George l.. Peyton & co. under their
present lease, and they seem to be de-
tcrmiued to make it the most satisfactory to
their quests as it is probably the most remu.
neratiYe to them. The office business is eth
GENTLY conducted by Major b. +. Eakle,
chief clerk, assisted by Eugene Peyton,
room clerk; Charles Petit, assistant room
clerk: Robert G. Burke and Lewis q. Sha-
fer. bin clerks; and Captain Williamson,
night clerk. Colonel George L. Peyton, the |
head of the company, devotes his entire |
time to the supervision of the place, and |!
spares no efforts to make his guests entirely |
comfortable The success OF these gentle |
men is best attested by the general satiSiac-
ton Of the large crowd now OH the grounds. |
BULL RUSH.