The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-27

tne promenade steadily increased, very few
oi Ihem taxing chairs, a. that was not what
saey were there for. The material, fit. and
MAKE OF the dresses. some critical eyes AZ
ny SIDE declare, cannot be approached any
Wnere. In some cases the fit was so per-
zee, ana the form go elegant they looked n
IL tae dress had been made first and the
"earer moulded into II. Another OF the
criticaf ones Just remarked that the ladies'
were not 50 beautiful az their dresses.
PATH IL THE WATER.
ltwould seem as II everybody who comes
10 Viehy comes 10 drink the waters and
Dathe IN the Nichy water. In this respect
u greatly differs from Saratoza, where more
than half the visitors turn up their noses
at the water, and go there because il +
fashionable, TO see and be seen and display
their toiiettes. II may, therefore, be in
ferred that all who are here have some all
ment, and expect health, youth, and beauty
to be restored 10 them. Every drinker
at the Grand-Grille seems 10 look
into The gisss OF Vater with faith
depicted In his countenanee. There Il 8
strange solemnity in the draining Of the
glass by the thousands who surround the
spring during drinking hours. Everything
else seems Of little consequence in cOmpar-
ison with the attainment OF health, which
they Imagine they see in the bottom 81 the
cup. Getting up at o'clock in the MORN
ing il not very pleasing 10 those accustomed
- living life Of ease. but this may be
numbered among the little Inconvenience
OF the water-cure.
yICHT BATHS.
The bathing in Vichy water Is said 70 be
very effective in both eout and rheuma-
tism; the temperature oi the water. heated
IN the bowels OF mother earth, i just
sufficient for the purpose. \ special
spring supplies its water for the baths and
the temperature oi the water is kept IN
changed by allowing il 10 constantly dow
in and out Oi the tub whilst bathing. In
the large establishment in the park there j.
4 carbOnic acid inhalation room. one hum
dred bathing rooms, and sixteen cabins for
dOuche baths. These are all for first-cla, >
patients willing 10 pay frst-class prices.
There i also another building or annex
for >econd-clas- patient, containing one
hundred and eighty baths. and IN inhala-
ton room. Then another building contains
bathroom. for third-class customers. the
price Oi the last being one frame and the
tirst-cla>s five francs. An hour and bali
i the time allowed for \ bath. and when
the bath-tub i provided with mattress and
pillow. 20 a. 10 lay comfortably whilst soak
ing in Yichy, the price i seven and a-half
francs. or about one dollar and fity cents.
The time for bathing i from ) % : O'Clock
in the morning. and these baths are alway,
filed. il being al times ImpOssible % secure
a room. There are q number II springs
of cold water. and these arr used for bot
tling. ~ il i, -aid the hot water rapidly
deteriorates when allowed 70 cool. From
) 10 in the morning the patients in
di-habille are 70 be seen crossing the
park. which L completely surrounded
by frst-clasa hotel. The smaller hotels
are also very numerous. and almost every
inhabitlnt Of Yichy h1s furnished rooms
for rent, their occupants taking -heir meals
IL some II the numerous Restaurants. The
principal Of these restaurants, near the ca
sinO, reminds one OF the large restaurant.
Al the PHILADELPHIA Centennial, and AZ the
breakfast hour this morning it presented
an active scene, most II the customers -ip-
ping their coffee under the shade-trees.
All the water that runs 10 waste from the
different Vichy springs dow. into the Loire
river. greatly swelling it. volume. and
these springs all throw out an immense
body Of water. Yours, &C..
{. {. FCLrON.