Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-10

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VA July 8, 1sss.-s0h! here M
are 1t ths dear old White
again. There's no place like it,n TIL
Nasthe joyous, laughing and emphatic ex
tlaiming Of bouncing Eiue Grass belle a
she jumped from D bus containing the
latest arrivals.
The opinion Of the Kentucky girl, which
was an outburst Of womanly enthusiasm,
isgenerally, if not unanimously. shared
by all the lady visitors here Of recent years.
Nature, ably aided by art, has done every.
thing to equip the place With beauty,
means. of enjoyment and every induce
ment Of scenery and comfort to attract the
touristor the pleasure seeker. A few days
nineties, and every day Since they are
trooping in from all the cardinal divisions
OF Uncle Sans great country.
A Radical Change.
A season never opened before with more
fattering prospects. Every year Of the
past four has added new attractions to the
white" The present one has been sig
nalized by new management, which has
undertaken great things. 1t began by
making most sweeping and thorough de.
capitation OF The old corps Of employees.
Excepting the aflable Eakle, chief clerk,
and the genial Jake with the unpronounce-
able Teutonic name, all the faces are new
to old visitors. In this respect, and with
out at all disparaging the amateur efforts
of the former attendants, ii must be ad-
mitted that the change is
Decided Improvement.
All of the new heads of the various depart
ments have had a regular hotel training.
Their subordinates are all professionals,
and they are subjected to a discipline that
is almost military in its severity. The
porters are not baggage smashers, and the
walters, all of them, are endowed with sul-
ticent intelligence 10 bring exactly what
you order for dinner. In the vast laundry
establishment a brigade Of Hiberuiin
females supersedes the African l,undresses
of the old regime, though oc asionallv
specimen OF the octarOon Chambermaid
is visible brushing Off the long porChes-a
sort Of indispensable attachment to the
White ana almost as familiar as the
sulphur water itself.
The Cuisine.
But the grand feature upon which the
new management plides itself is the tabic
Ghoie. This has always been the great
pull back" of the White Sulphur. There
was a constant coplaint about the fare.
Tie excuse was the isolation OF the place
from the markets and the enormous ex.
press and freight charges. This obstacle is
now overcome by Mr. Phnbus, the new
lessee, whose establishment in the noun
tains and the one on the seaShore are each
made to contribute to the comfort and lux
ury of the other: and he says, "rll keep
.al1 IL. l., - .a.
the continent" If the good cuisine, which
will be the feature OF the springs hereafter,
does not salty the tastes of the most hard
eued epicure, then dyspepsia must claim
him for a victim, and his only hope will
lie in the free use Of sulphur water.
How the"White" Looks.
The place itself never looked so charm
ing The rows, the cottages, the hotels,
the club rooms and all the buildings that
20 TO make this great summer resort are
Gecked in the gayest and brightest colors.
TheSe are in striking contrast With the
beautiful vordure of the lawns and the rich
foliage of the magnificent oaks and naples
with which the latter are studded. Every.
where the hand OF improvement IS visible.
The main plots of lawn fronting the hotel
buildings are decorated and fringed with
the choicest flowers. All the walks are
Il
colossal vases, with floral ornamentation,
add TO the picturesque and pleasing effect
of the grounds. Perhaps the greatest i'm.
proyements have been made IN the
Serpentine Mazes
end walks around Lover Leap on the
south: Prospect Hill, on the southeast, md
Copeland's Hill, on the north. The under
growth has all been removed, new walks
and rambles have been cut, rustic seats
have been placed in the most cosey re.
treats all the drives have been thoroughly
repaired and levelIed. and fashionable
eUuipsges now sweep comfortably along
toward Lswisburg. the Greenbrier River,
the Old Sweet Springs Road. or through
Dry Creek over to jericho. For fast driv.
ing and turf contests the race track Is IN
most excellent condition. and il is eX-
pected during the season to organize po.o
club.
Eastern and Western Rivalry.
Sreakng Of driving and fashionable
equipages, quite rivalry is expected here
this season between the nabobs Of the West
and East in the matter OF handsome turn
outs and fast driving rigs" Very few
have have arrived so far, but arrangements
have been made by the management With
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad authori-
ues for the cheap transportation Of horses
and all classes Of private vehicles 10 the
White Sulphur. Louisville, Cincinnati and
S.. Louis will be largely represented by
handsome landaulets, landaus and dog and
village carts. Baltimore, Washington,
Norfolk and Richmond will contribute
some gorgeous turnouts and specially neat
ard graceful ladies' rigs II is believed.
however, that the Richmond ladies' will
carry off the palm as the most daring and