Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-11
THE OLD WHITE.
OUTLOOK FOR A GOOD SEASON AT THIS
GREAT HEALTH FOUNTAIN.
A Company Of 500 Being Augmented BY
Daily Arrivals-From the Praise OF
Nature to woman'sArt-Who
Are Present, Etc.

leViTespOnnence OF the hIcnnnonu Dsp"S"'
1t is already charming here, with
delightful company Of about three hun
dred, which is being rapidly augmented
by every train from East and West.
Richmond has not sent its quota as
yet, but note among the late arrivals
MIR. and Mrs. Nowlan, Dir. aad Mrs.
Alfred Harris and family, Dr.. Exams,
and some others.
Where is Dir. Mark Downey, that
other people are here before him? His
place is vacant; be is called for, and
his whist partners are waiting, but
The boy. oh! where was he?"
THIS quotation recalls the story oil
the little boy whose mother having re-.
cited to him the poem off, Casabiancs,"
acdeG,
"Now tell me, dear. Just what YOU think;
Vow tel me with all yOtU heart"
And he said,
81 think, mama. he was dreDW good,
Eut not the tcaSt 6n smart
Panegyric is needless, of course, in
regard to a place so Familiarity known
TO you as the White, and yet | cannot
srger myself to be wholly silent in re-
gard to the renewed impressions of its
beauty or Of the beauties OF the journey
along the Chesapeake and Ohio. 1t
was Felix MendelssOhn who, when
stirred by the grandeur Of has native
bills, exclaimed, " How Insignificant we
feel when we see how splendid the good
Lord has made this world And
surely as we Virginians journey through
the magnificent gorges Of our own grand
mountains, now standing boldly forth
like the ba,tlemsnts Of walled uni
verse or yelled in mist like castle tur-
rets with banners Of purple and gold,
We TOO may be moved to enthusiasm
and suffer our humility like his to burst
into eloquent praise.
The White itself never looked more
beautiful. The lawn just negly-mown
is dotted over everywhere with the
standing ricks Of hay. The air is laden
with the perfect odors, and the sur
rounding hills seem more than ever rich
with their lofty crests and many-tlnted
green's. Some enc has prettily said
think it was Mr.. Ruskin-a person who
has never seen The soft rose color oil the
morning as il crosses a mountain miles
away can hardly be said to know what
tenderness in color means; bright ten
deIness be may indeed have seen in
the sky or in a flower, but this grave
tenderness he cannot cOnceiye--it
is nowhere else to be found. IL
| is clear TO you by this time that
am too passionate lover of nature to
stick closely TO the orthodox springs
letter. In the grandeurs of the natural
world ] quite too much forget the
claims Of the people and things around
ne, and when reminded that my busl-
ness is with th.m, it is with something
Of reluctance tina: forsake the glores
ofrature for the maryels OF a modern
toilette, or the material attractions Of
e repu,ed millionaire. Yet these are
tho topics that stand at premium in
watering-place letters, and to them and
for your sakes turn.
] here is 10 belle yet at the hite
because the beauX are few; but there
are many girls here who have every re-
| duisite for belleship which it is possible
TO bring in q Saratoga or to possess
within themselves. Among the young
| ladies' are Miss Waterman Of Philadel-
phia, the Misses Keiting Of Philadel-
| phia, the Misses cambridge Of Cincin-
natl, the Misses Petit Of New Orleans,
the Misses Kemp of New York, the
Misses Jameson OF New Orleans, Miss
Susie Stuart, the Misses Condie and
Smith, Of Washington, and Miss Fitz-
simons Of South Carolina. Among the
gentlemen are Mr.. Fitsimons of New
| Orleans, Mr.. Ross Of Mobile, Mr.. Frost
snd Mr.. Hale of South Carolina, DR..
Keiting Of Jefferson College, Philsdel-
phia, DR.. cambridge Of Cincinnati, DR..
Sinclair Of Virginia, Major Graham and
Mr.. Munson OF Washington, Mr. Harris
of Richmond, and many others whose
names do not know. And among the
ether guests are Mrs. Condit-Smith,
Miss Mstoaca Gay, Miss Watson and
Mrs. Munson of Nashville; Mrs.
Stuart, of the Salt Works Mrs. Kemp,
Of New York; Mrs. Lucas, of ST.
Louis; Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Plea
santon, Of Philadelphia Mr.. and Mrs.
MARSHALL, of Newark; Mrs. Bright, of
Pennsylvania, and a number of others.
MIR. George Kemp, of New York,
arrived with his wife, his two daugh-
,eis, a son and bis tutor, and with a
running accompaniment Of seven fine
horses and three handsome equipages.
They are comfortably quartered in Bal
timore Row, and will probably remain
for the summer.
NJ. and Mrs. Stuart are, as usual, in
their cottage, and DR.. cambridge and
his two charming daughters are also
established here in Cottage f, Balti'
more Row, for The entire season.
never say a better satisfied COM
pany, and they have reason to be, for
the hotel is admirably kept, the guests
are entirely comfortable, and the wea'
TIER is delightful.
From the . \. NJ. express from the
East to-day and the II o'clock train
from the West the arrivals numbered
Is. BY the through day train arriving
at 9:jS P. NJ. large number OF guests
are expected, and for immediate or iutut
occupancy every cottage on the grount
is engaged. The promise, therefore, Off
brilliant and crowded season is assured
of which more anon. y. Il.