Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-29
ROCHBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS.
what the People nt Thfs Celebrated
Watering Place Talk About.

[Correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatchl
RocKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, July 20, 1883.
The season al these springs this year IS
exceptionally successful. AMI already we
have over 900 guests, which equals II 1t does
surpass the number Of aUy other watering
plsce Ia TIE South. The guests are extremely
s0ciable, aud both ladies' agd gentlemen are
yieing to briBg all together In brotberly
lovev The visitors seem 10 have organized
small empire at these springs, and arc most
patriotic IN their sentiments. and are wiling
TO wage war 40 regards the number OF ger
mans, entertainments, &c, with any other
watering place ia the country. Next week
there Is 10 be a tournament and coronation
ball, when the successful knight will crown
the lady most beautiful to his eyes, although
in my opiuion he will have difficult job,
for they are all 80 handsome II will be bard
TO discriminate. However, "eyeTy lassie
has her laddie," and suppose the thing can
be managed after serious thought.
Tonight the walters Will give an enter
tainment, aud judging from thu wandering
MINISTRIES " DO roam about nj night the music
will be excellent.
.sChap" Jackson win also perform his
"unrivslled feat" OF drinking gallon Of
coal oil. He Is very accomplished in the
eating line Qike others OF us) and shocked
the guests Oh last season by "getting away
withn Qor there is no other way Of express.
ing it) 6ity hsrd-boiled eggs and gallon Of
kerosene.
/ was conversing with this dusky prodigy
Yesterday, and owing to his iondness for
everything In the greasy line be possesses
very oily tongue. He said that he amused
the University boys by eating flies at tse
moderate rate Of two for cent, and that 1t
was very lucrative occupation. He Is a
confirmed oil drinkor and INDUCES IN about
pint every day; the oil, however, has long
ago lost It's taste, and produces no effect ex-
cept u slight burning in the stomach. He
first commenced II by taking 1t as a relief for
rheumatism, Of which it entirely cured him.
a. you may imagine, and now the habit mas
grown on bin.
Friday night the ladies VIII give repre-
stntation OF Mrs. JarIey's Wax.Works and
u Is looked forward to as very pleasing en-
teftalrment.
OF course the wax figures viii be living
girls and boys, which makes II sll the more
pleasing, provided some iiendish h0use.fy
does not "spread out his white NisGs" for
the patricisn nose OF Captain John smith aud
disturb the dignity thereof. We viii be
honest In our wax-wsfk, aud, unlike that
excellent lsdy. Mrs. farley, not transform
our Mary Queen OF Scots iato Lord Byron,
neither viii vs allow our Pocahontas ~ TO
develop "a the ccurse Of The tableanx 10 a
Venus OF Milo. Every dgure will retain his
or her identity throughout
We bsd An exquisite eermsn Last night, In
which about twenty couples participated. 10
MAS led by hr. CabelI Warwick, OF Rich
mood. He deserves great credit for the
beautiful manner in which II went OF. Nest
Of the gentlemen appeared IN full dress. and
ell distinguished themselves by their
0aneine. Among the gentlemen Mcssrs.
WsrWiek, Smith, Porter. aud Craddock
were the prcttiess daneersi but it 10 bard TO-