The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-02
LIFE AT THE SPRINGS.
THE SUMNER COLONY At RicnrirLp.


RicBrIrlp STRINGS, July 81, 1855.
This place has grown livcller and ivelier each
day. aud s full OF very Interesting people The class
which patronizes thls resort reminds me much al
ways OF those who go TO the White sulphur Springs,
In West Virginia, as all seem TO he ON the same
social plane and TO associate freely together. have
never heard OF any fast man, or woman, or other
person, whom Il was necessary 10 frown down, In
truding at Rlchdeld. To make bad pun, this
place does not offer rich neld for male or female
adventurers, and they avoid It accordingly. The
very soclabfy OF those who are In the habit OF
coming here renders IL impossible for any one who
has bad purpose In coming not to be detected very
soon indeed The amusements here, too, are mostly
of too intellectual type to attract such people who
md their prey in frequenters OF race.courses and
gambling houses. Several concerts have been given
at the Spring House since last wrote, Mrs. Hills
(contrato) and Messrs. King denor and Case tpian
ist) taking part in them to the delight OF the Ald-
ence, and since the arrival OF MIR. Gerrt Smith. OF
Albany, and his wife, who has a highly cultivated
soprano voice. they have added interest to each con-
cert, she by her singing and he as an accompanlst
He is a well-known organ,st In Albany. I append
the programme OF Saturday evening TO show that
these concerts, which free to all those living at
the Spring House and other hotels and the principal
boarding houses are of very high order OF merit:
/. Trio, Madre del soumo Amore, Campa
2. soprano Solo, Romman, Gabriel
3. Tenor Solo Amo, Mattel
. piano so,o r,,,ss ga. op. e5, No. {, c,or,r
70. or, 10, No.h. -,
q Somrann So,n' Wam.isna '"e ne,,r,,, sm,,SS
!. Duo Troyatore, Verdi
q Toror So,o "a. II Was Dream, Lnssen
,.,. To. Inout Like Flower, LisN
IN IN Tr,n a''' 'o''' HHamnrv ess
Not only are people who stay here given plenty Of
amusement, good quarters, and fine table, but their
70 s"o.so, , y. oai. 70 "i .o.'o, mn.a
.e, 80 .ee "a % Wv Wv, i'.! o,s. i.'! VI
'.,." A,eu ".'' ~ , es .,'e" ~, , .e
s pas' is gwen W eao' e.es' ou lea'ios 'ne 'P'"e
% anu ~ e"aise wna'e'.. rs - s.ase ~, M
.ne iui-uess mop gwen u. 'ne spring aouse las,
e,sh'us ass.luo.u % al. u"uau'' nu''lo.i vi
pey suis. nne u.esSs, .oo' WINS .A.eeu'usy .,'' ,.
nanuso.ie, man! pei,ee"y new even'as .ole's oe'ns
morn y. s.ye su""o,e ", pail az 'ne aeeh. vi
'ue 'eason ~ o"y. osuay ~ pia.es olle
ou sao" .s''o ,, sonie s,np.e sum.
,... so'1s' vi 'oa.'1 "i.en nase e.meh's "oie
u.,y " many sns 'alI,,ooni ~ Mia,e,' an' III. .
s.ue, .ue m'lse ~, =. anu aie oeus nu'sleu up.
MISS Mnson' Vi oai.lhore' was one Oh 'he pre..esl
snis o '1s oo.as' ,.,s ne 70 .''' a." ,e'S nnois
,orneu. me MISSES Mehee'er NC anu MISS Berry,
MIS- Suatlousu, Aulii a. anu MIS-. Ai'ny' !Aui'ha.
anu anu vi ~ MY, .,un'iai anu Nis' up7nu' anu
MISS MISS Mccartney anu o'"ers wen hno"h !" washington
were present
on iuesuay evening Vi tnis week some very pea"-
.iui tapieauA were gwen al Tue rihk I'D the spring
| house gtouhus oy young iauies ana genliemeh VINO
| sre pronllneu' a'nong 'ne NisMors. ING pfooeeus
were gwen 10 the kpiscopai ehureh IN this village.
me originai purpose was, as oatnoics as wen as
rro'estah!s took part, 10 uVide lhe sum reazeu oy
!ne saie oi tickets between !ne hofnah oathoic anu
churches situaieo here' out the priest Vi
'ne Iorer ooIee'eu 80 strongly 10 any such arrange
ment that ne nnany aeciined puohciy 10 aiiow any
OF the money gwen 10 MS church whch was raised
/ u
caurch' inereiore although tne oa'aoiics VINO haa
nlst agreed 10 take part III the taoleahA ulu mol
Withdraw rom them, IL was agreed by all concerned
10 give all the money raised the Episcopal church.
Inc FINK, whlch Is very large Dnlluing, was quite
| lull on the occasion. Ihe tabeaus gwen were as
| Ioiio"s: aoetnes Lo'te, MIS-. hice, Misses Duu-
icy anu Myers, MT. StauHer, Masters Myers, Levin,
MP, ana FRANK Myers. "Mistress Mary MISS
white, MISS Elsie Mcheever, MISS eiriswod'
| MISS L. keasoey, MISS Cert, Miss Mckeever, Miss
Motifs, MISS Dwight. Jack anu jill, Misss NC
Culogh anu MI Collins. "a quiet Corner, Miss
henriquez and MI. COOK. "Nothing TO wear" Miss
stanher and Miss beyer. "Three Iaobies took out
| their Cats to Tea, as well behaved Cats as well
could be" Miss Green, Miss Greenleaf and Mr.smth.
part Mr.. George faylor. Portfaits-Cleopatra, van
| Voorhees; Roman Gir!s de Bebian; Tifania, Allen.
| country Courtship, MISS Williams anu Mi. Col
| Inns. "City Conrtship,' Miss Stauifer and Mr.. A.
haoden. "seveh Stars, uhe Pelades,) Miss Her
rick, MISS Smith, MISS Cameron, Miss Meyers, Miss
Brown, Miss McCullough, and Miss l.. keasbey
DICK Swiveler and the Marchioness," Mrs Dud-
| ley ana Dr. u. ID. cochran. All Halow-een,'
MISS Wlliiams, MISS beyer, MISS Bates, MISS PupKe
Miss L. Ellsworth, Miss McNuty, Miss Taylor, Miss
b. Green, Miss Sheldon, Miss Johnson, Miss klemm
Mr.. Hadden, Mr. Ellis, MIR. Plufer, MI Stauifer, Mr.
Collins, and Mrs. Won Slade.
Between the pieces there was music by the band
m nj "a mr.
twice behind the gauze curtain on the stage. Con
sdering the dficuties in getting up such an enter
tainmenf IN the country, and the fact that prepara
uons Ior II were Degan only nVe days before IL oc'
CURED, the excellence OF every detail was very re-
markable.
| Ihe pieces were very promptly gwen, and all were
cohcludedpy ~ O'CLOCK, when all those VINO had par
ucpated, the iadies stl wearing the costumes worn
IN the tabeah3, ADJOURNED 10 Inc spring House
parlor and danced for an hour.
II was IN consequence OF mlsnformatlon that
| mentiohea ID my last letter mat ADMIRAL Rowan
was here' as ne mas not been at hlchhelu The navy
Is, however, as usual, extremely well represented
| mere.
ADMIRAL and Mrs. upshur and Miss kearney ar
| fiVed mere week ago. Admiral Stedman mas been
mere Ior some lime. admiral ana Mrs. Amy ex-
pect Miss Annie Almy to Join them here tie last OF
ths week. she mas lately been visiting her brother
| Wllans wiie III delaware.
Ex-Nlce president wheeler suffers severely from
Vertgo and frequently has attacks OF It, He has
| suffered for eighteen years from insomnia From
MS appearance, however, one would suppose MIN IN
| excellenf health.
MISS Berry, Vlo mas been mere Tor three weeks
expects her motner, MRS. van Rensselaer, Berry
| and her sister mere Bportiy
! hear that w1enfhe news OF Gen. Grants death
was received 81 Lake George Mr.. Roessle ordered
the band OF the Fort William Henry Hote! to play q
l luneral marcp, apd mad the cannon fire generals
salute.
we heard mere OF the death OF Gen. Grant within
an hour after II occurred, and promptly hotel hag'
were runuD at halfmast, and soon several cottages
were draped with mourning. Flags have ever since
been at half-mast on many buildings. But the sen
ttment, SO far as have heard it expressed among
the prominent visitors, Is very strongly against tho
burial OF Gen. Grant In Central Park, the feeling be-
ing that 1t Is dlsrespect and not an honor to The
mighty dead to place hisremains In pleasure grounds
Every one have heard mention the subject agrees
that Washington is the proper place for Gen. Grants
remains. Among those here whom have heard
speak strongly In opposition TO nterrng him In Cen
tral Park are ex-Vice President Wheeler, ex-GOver
nors Van Zandt, OF Rhode Island, and Talbot, ol
| Massachusetts; Col Fred Conkling, New York. and
l AdmiraiH Almy IJnahur