The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-25
THE OLD'WHITE.
ICorrtspondehce Of the Richmond Dispatch'l
.-oE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,

There is no place in the delightful noun
tains OF Virginia which has such q home
like feeling as the Old White. Fashion
laws arc not supreme here. The ladies DO
not 20 that absurditv OF dressing four times
dav or wearing kid gloves and the latest
fashionable bonnet while visiting from cot
tace to cottage, but there seems to be
friendly intercourse between the company,
which makes one feel perfectly at home.
The company, rs awholc, is equal, II not
superior, to any TINT has been here Tor years.
Among the most prominent are w. w. Cor
coran and Judge Phillips, OF Washington;
Hon. Wayne MacVeagh, OF Pennsylvania;
Colonel Singleton Van Buren,, OF New
York; Bishop Pinckney, Dr.. Andrews,
and Judge Wicks, of MARYLAND; Rev. DR..
John A. Broadus. OF Kentucky; Key. Dr;
Dickinson and General joe Johnston, OF
Richmond; Colonel Washington, OF Ten
nessee: Generals Harlan, Van Nliet, and
BarstoW. OF the United States army; Col
onel Semmes and Colonel Short, OF Louis
lana: Vicomte de Sibourg, French consul
at Richmond: Colonel Caruth,. Of Ken
lucky; Colonel Bclo, editor of the Calves
ton Ne,rs. Texas; Hon. A. II. II. Stuart
aud Hon. Judge Hugh Shetiey, OF Virginia !;
Judge Purdy, OF New York; Messrs. John
Hale and - Hazard, OF South Carolina,
and others. q - -
The ladies are as charming, pretty, and
interesting as we have seen for many day.
Richmond, $50 far, has furnished but one
young lady to the banquet Of beauty here
Miss Gay, who is quite a fav orite. She is
soon to be reinforced from Richmond by
Misses Lo Barksdale, LA Fonde Palmer,
Annie Leary, and - Allen. Some OF
these ladies, while schoolgirls only, did
sad execution here in 1876.
New Orleans has sent one OF its greatest
bellies, MISS Bailey, who has charmed many
OF the male persuasion by her brilliant con-
versational powers and general viyacious-
ness. .tt- 90
Charleston, S. c.. is handsomely repre-
sented by Miss BiSch0ff. 1 b.. las.
Mrs. Adger, Miss Kemp, Miss Howard,
Of Petersburg, and Miss Anita Owens,
Miss Lawrence, Miss Barrett, and Miss Holli.
day, OF New York, are all known to the
Richmond beaux; and this list alone is cal
culated to dcpopulate the balls OF the DIFF
ferent club-houSes.
Miss Lizzie Robinson, OF Washington,
and Misses Townsend, of New York city,
are among the latest acquisitions, and they
have already found friends here ready to
insure them triumph. ~
Nashville has contributed two charming
brunettes-the Misses Wasbington-Who
are very much admired, and bid fair to be
the bellies OF the season. ,...E..eM,L.t.
Miss Greer, Of New York, and Miss Ca
ruth, of Louisville-two pretty blondes
are very much admired, and are the gayest
OF the gay and the most graceful OF dancers.
Baltimore is we'll represented by the
Misses Andrews. Miss Cole, and, Miss
Levin. .i'A-: -
But too much about the ladies, all OF
whom it is impossible TO mention, crowds
out the grand balls which are to come of in
Ausust-first the Mt. Vernon, and then the
Lee ball. The latter will be given under
the management Of the Lee-Monument AS
ISOLATION, and is expected to be grand al
fair and to excel those that have been given
before. Every arrangement has been per.
fccted for both to make the success OF the
undertaking certainty.
Captain Joe Lane Sterne has completed bis
arrangements for the camping of the First
Virginia regiment, and they are expected
on or about the Sd Of August. Their camp
will be located on the Reservoir Hill, west
OF Florida and Georgia rows, known as
Camp Lee, which was occupied by them last
year, and later by the Atlanta Cadets.
OF the Cadets, under the command OF
Captain Jackson, must say word. They
behaved with the utmost decorum and con-
Quoted themselves in most soldierly man.
ner, and Georgia may we'll be proud Of such
manly soldiers. Nothing occurred to mai
their pleasure and enjoyment while here,
When the order was given to strike tbeil
tents on Sunday morning many were The
regrets OF the visitors in having to part with
them; but in taking farewell Of their newly
formed friends it was with the promise thai
they would return next summer. While
here they paraded Oh the lawn, and were
reviewed by Governor Mathews and staff.
Last Friday Captain Jackson marched
them to the rear OF Lovers Leap, where
the annual traeet- practice took place. Pri
Vate w. c. Sparks made the best shot,
which entitled him to the first prizes
handsome siIyer-mounted rifle; aud Lieu
tenant Il. s. Maccandles received the leather
medal for beng the worst shot.
On Sunday evening one OF the dining
room boys appeared in camp and reported
that there was q wild cat up tree at Lovers
Leap. whereupon several OF the boys armed
themselves and started IN search OF his
Highness, and were followed by all OF tho
command, causing no little curiosity among
the visitors. ThesLeap was, soon reached
and Private Sparks was selected to make
the shot, and right royalty did he bring
down his prey by striking it plumb between
the eyes; but whist was their astonishmen
when, on examination, it proved to be
coon. $50. 4
The Cadets speak in the most eommenda
be terms Of their treatment in Richmond
ana say that they were never shown NOR,
attention In their lives, and ID was with re
greet that they could not stend d longel