National Republican., 1886-10-02
CAPON SPRINGS.
Why 1hey Have nccumo so Attractive
and well rniraniscd.


watering places and summer resorts In the
Ola Dominion for the past fifteen years,
this is my first visit to these Justly cele-
bratcd springs, and from what have seen
OF Them can assure you 1t will not be the
last They are situated in Hampshire
county, W. Va, two miles from the old
Virginia line, four miles from the Capon
river, and fifteen miles from Capon station
on the Valley Of Virginia division Of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Passengers
can leave Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington in the morning, aud arrive here
to an early supper. The route from Ca.
pon station Is over good, hard road across
the Little North mountain, at the foot OF
which nestle the Capon springs, In as ro
mantle, picturesque, and us lovelya spot
as one only secs sometimes In his or her
dreams. The main hotel, It's annex, cot
tages, and baths are surrounded and shaded
by magnificent, wldespreading trees,
and the lawn interspcrsed with
eerpontine walks. For over seventy
years, and "beyond which the memory Of
man runneth not" the Capon have been
noted for the cultivated and refined society
which assemblies here annually, and while
the old folks are here trying TO get well OF
their neuralgia, rheumatism, and other
bodily ailments In the baths, little Cupid
is busy stirring UP commotion and strife
in the bosoms OF their sons and daughters,
aud the end Of II all is the ringing Of the
merry marriage bells In many households In
the winter. Tue place has lost none Of It's
wel-Carncd reputation IN this respect. Love
making ard flirting stlll goes on In all
corners fast aud furious. Well, when that
Censes ! Will lust take up the portions Of
Job's refrain, 81 would not live alwnyS,n
and want to "go over TO the great major.
itJn ut CuCcl What Is lie worth living for
II not for the sChtilldtious NJ starry eyes
mud the smiles which nestle on peachy
ChCehsg
Since Capt. WIN. II. SAFE purchased these
SPRINGS he las tXpruGUd ON them some
Sl5,IjO IN Ufuruishitg, improving. and
beauty ing Il place which old Dame Nature
has been lavishirg IN her fayOrs. llo has
Tut recently complied on annex TO the
main hotel for tie accommodation of
visitors aud yet the annex was inadequate,
as persons Cn route here have been notl
FED several times not to come, the springs
icing full TO their utmost capacity. Tue
sprirg waters possess many curative vir-
stuce, uHd us tue proprietor uls not been
Glow to let Il be known to the world IN the
advertising columns OF leading Journals OF
the county, the consequence Is that
while ttitr watering resorts have had AN
luGiileieut or bad season, the ClpNn has
ltcn uvenun With vstUrS. Additional
cottages will be erected In the spring fjr
guests next season.
Gen jackson, our minister to Mexico.
otd Mai. Lewis. our minister " Portugal,
have cottages h,Te. In the DAYS OF "auld
lang syren Chief Justice J ,hn Marshall aud
Gen. Washington were frequent visitors.
Coming over the hill 10 the rear OF the
hotel one time, on HIS annual visit, the
carriage was overturned and the great
George, in his rufled cuffs aud rutlled shirt
bosom, was "spilled out' on terra 1rma,
but he escaped iujury-ouly n busting and
few scratches marking the mishap. The
driver, however, got "cutfed" for his care
lessness, aud some ''cussn words.
OF the persons of note here notice his
excellency Gov. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson,
Of West Virginia; first secretary OF the
Mexican legation, Senor Don Cayetano
Romero, Madame Romero, Miss Romero,
six children and nurse. They spent the
season here last year, aud were so much
pleased with the Capon and the manage
ment that the entire family came again.
Congressman II. Q. Mills lrenominated by
acclamatiou), Mrs. II. Q. Mills, and Miss
Fannie Mills, Corsicana, Tex; Justice and
Mrs. J. NJ. Harlan, Washington; ex.Gov.
j. w. Throckmorton, NJ. G., Texas; Hon.
John b. Clarke, clerk Of the House OF
Representatives, were among the sojourn-
ers. Gen. Charles NJ. Fields, ex-doorkeeper
OF the House Of Representatives, and now
one Of the Hot Springs commissioners of
Arkansas, has recently left. Charles L.
Whitlock, one OF the solid men Uf Rich
mond, and his family are here, but ex-
pect to leave soon. Ell. Cohen. president
Of TIE Citizens Bank OF Richmond, aud
Mrs. Cohen are here for the season. Mr..
Sol Stiep, the New York dry goods prince,
is tere for the sixteenth season with his
family. He tells me tn Il his customs duties,
paid to the government last year, amounted
| Shall sound m hn ri
question before he leaves. Mira. Judge
John Perkins, OF Baltimore, Is one OF the
marked ladies Of aute-l'ellum days, the em-
bodiment Of matroBly women OF the sunny
south, noted for sruce and dignity. She Is
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. DIR.
Tiffany. She is better remembered Rs Miss
Evelync BaSly, Que OF the reigning bellies
of.the "old Nhite' few years ago. She
has lost none nf her beauty. She Is the
daughter Of the Hon. Mr.. Bayly, deceased,
OF the eastern shore OF Nirglnin, who repre-
sente1 the first district In Congress, aud
now ably represented 10y Col. Tom CroNton,
the only Virginia Congressman honored
with an acclamatiOn denomination. Miss
BaJly grew up to wOmanhOOd ana spent
great deal Of her time In Europe with her
mother and stepfather, and her parents
We're so annoyed by the opportunities Of
the very FTcnChy custom of ''matrimonlal
brokers for the hand and fortune of the little
American beauty, that they left the gay
and festive capital Of the French nation
and returned to their own loved southland.
The great quinine manufacturer OF Phila-
delphia, Mr.. NJ. G. Rosengarten, is here
with his wife and splendid looking daugh-
ter. About the most beautiful married
lsdy here is Mrs. Sllngluff, the wife OF the
well-known Baltimore lawyer or the sin
gle young ladies Miss Norton, Of Louis.
vile, Miss McCay, of Baltimore, Misses
Eisenbery, Of Georgetown, ID. c., Miss
Poe. and Miss Harwood, Of Baltimore, are
much quoted for personal charms aud at
fractions. But the bellies Of the future are
the two rosebuds soon to bloom into full
grown womanhood, Miss Romero, OF Wash
tDgton, and Miss Hartmaler, of Baltimore,
blonde and brunette. Miss Romero is only
l3, but what she lacks In years she makes
up for in height and weight, being FIVE feet
three inches, and turns Fairbanks scales at
13l pounds, pretty good showing for
l3-yearold miss.
The late earthquake did not disturb them
here In the least, the grand Blue Eidge
range warding 1t oil as 1t were, or steady.
ing things hereabouts, only one gentle
man, DIR. Houston, from Savannah, notic-
Ing the trembling or quaking OF the mother
oi us all. Capt. VIM. ii. Sale has CON
Irbuted S25 for the Charleston sufferers aud
Mr.. Sol Stein s25, this in addition to S25
contributed by his firm In New York city.
There is certainly no lack OF amussments
here. With card playing, hunting, Ashinl
in the CGpon tenpius, lllards, foot and
horse tournaments, base ball, lawn tennis,
straw rides, tableau vigiants, charadcs, and
the sounds Of revelry by night heard lssulug
forth from the ball room, every opo's taste
is gratifCd to their heart. desire The
champion whist players are Gov Wilson,
Send aS,, Of Baltimore: DR.. Houston, OF
tIest Of nj Mr.. Miller, Of New Orleans.
S.,a.ao =, ,rd at II from early morn Til
iT'enus-'out on the Lawn anl only stop
holy mar and occasionally fora rest, or at
time. They play in that i'm cent
T.yhich Brete llurte says Is "Dltnd anl
ehildlikc," but to win every time, all the