The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-06-03
WHITE SULPHUR.

WHITE SULPHUR.
xur work OF IMPROVEMENT STEADILY GoISo
ox-ppg-LAYISo OF A coMxENDABIE CHA
sAcT.R--HoTgL ALTERATIONS; BEAUTIFUL
yeyscorxo IN THs PAeIoR; SIXTY THOU
SAM DOLLARS SPENT IN frRSITuRE-KATE's
MOUNTAIN ROAD.
.tco, rexpondeucc of the Richmond Dispaich.1
GxEyxpR,rn WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
June I, 1880.
pass;nc an near the White sulphur, IL was
difiicult for an old visitor OF tnat most az
tractiye and delightful watertng-place 70 re-
Ms. the temptation OF stopping. CURIOSITY,
Too. could be erati6ed by seeing personally
rxas, nroeress bad been made In the pro-
rcsed renovation OF the property, wnico,
dnring the long litigation, bad so dreadiuily
Senyacisted In contrast with what " hau
besa and in comparison with other famed
,,'.s,sriny.,,laces, We all know, however,
,hst .nch was the fame Of its medicinal vir-
,ucs. IT'S salubrious climate, It's heavenly
sTies. its enhancing music, the beauty OF
tbr ladies. the manly tone and bearing OF
the men. OF its wealth, refinement, ana
courtesy, that the springs have been yearly
crowded with guests notwithstanding All
discomftures. Ii Is agreeable to know 'hat
snercs. enterprise, and good taste Is Deing
assnlsycd by the present proprietors Oh TUG
White Sulpbur. who have the wealth. 10
carry into execution the plans Tor It's pro-
Ter renovation and adornment.
There is a great number OF workmen-
mechanics and artists actually engaged III
,his work, and considerable progress mas
been made-sufiicient 10 insure, not COM
pletlon OF all the plans for its improvement,
for each year will show the necessity Ioi
further enlargement and Improvements ou,
marked and most desirable ADDITIONS anu
Alterations for the proper ACCOMMODATING,
and entertainment OF It's guests VINO VIII
snre,v tbrong this place. The ladies will miss
the ,tffIe candle and the small looking-g'ass
which they so well recollect. The plumb.
ere and 0as.fitters are nj work, ard the hotel
"a 10 be lighted with gas. The pipes Tor TIE
gas and for the sewerage are being rapidly
laid. A large force OF carpenters and brick
LAYERS, plasterers and plumbers, is at work
upon the hotel and In every row OF cot
tages. The upper portion OF the botel has
been changed by the enlargement OF the
main massage by the addition OF six feet, so
that IL Is now fourteen feet wide. Two addi-
tional cross passages OF greater width have
been opened; all OF which will much i'm
prove the appearance OF the chamber floors
and add TO the comfort OF the guests.
When l entered the parlor, the fresco
artists were putting on the last touches TO
the ceiling OF the room. The scafoldng
was to be transferred first to the dining
room and last to the ballroom. All these
rooms are to be beautifully and artistically
frescoed in colors and figures appropriate
10 each. Returning from the spring ]
found that the workmen bad taken down
the scaiiolding from the parlor, and were
transferring it to the dining-room. L
had thus an opportunity OF seeing the par
Tor finished and 10 pronounce upon
the completeness and the effect OF The WORK.
The room is siDgularly beautiful, WITHOUT
being very elaborate. There is large oval
in the centre, 1anked on each side by CIR
Gle. and in the interval between the central
oval and the circles are the representatives
of the seasons. The border is appropriate
and in keeping with the rest OF the work.
There is an absence Of ostentatious and
gsudy colorlng; but while the coOrs are soft
and subdued the effect is fine--the whole
seems singularly appropriate for the par
lor. Perhaps the other rooms the dining
room and the ballroom require gayer
and more striking colors. The rarlor was
finished, but the furniture has not yet been
pIaced i'm it. This is TO be in keeping and
harmony with the room, which will'then be
worthy even OF the White Sulphur. |
was informed that 100000 have been
expended in new furniture. Ii is to
be hoped that the drives about the
White Sulphur will also receive proper
attention. and that the road may be opened
10 the top Of Rates mountain, which, at an
elevation OF 800 feet above, looks down
from its fertile forest summit upon the lovely
springs that nestle at its feet, upon the
railroad that follows its base for over seven
miles, and through the vista opened by the
passage OF Howard creek as 1t enters into
The Greenbrier river, over three parallel
ranges of mountains that rise in beauty and
grandeur until the vision is lost upon the
Big Sewell mountains that tower over the
New river beyond Quinnimontfurnace. 1t is
A scene of mingled beauty and OF grandeur,
having many OF the attributes which has
made Clifton Forge and Balcony Falls so ia
NOUS, and which inspired Jefferson TO say
that !" visit to Harper's Ferry was worth
q trip across the Atlantic in a saiing-ves'
EEL"
Among the more prominent visitors at
this place are the Hon. Judge Perkins and
Mr.. Grmsley and family, OF Louisiana.
CORALTE.