Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-07-29
AT WHITE SULPHUR.
GOSSIP AT WEST vIRGIyIA's FAMOUS SUM
NEg RESORT.
Dreaming Life Away in the Happy Grsnbrisr vallsy'
The Mecca for Southern nlgrins--Soc-
sty's Gay W~hiris--POpuiar
AmusemsntS.

Dreaming LIFE Away Ii ms HAPPY uf'enorsf sal''
Tho Mecca for Southern Pilgrims-Soc-
sty's Gay Wh~irls-Pppnlar
AmusementS.
GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR
SPRINGS, W. VA,
July 18th, 1888 J
The sun Of peace has set for the youth
and the fashion at this resort; Qaiet is
dead and Rsvel reigns like q dsspot. Ever
since the frat warm days of june. l have
besu dreaming life away in this happy
valley. Nothing disturbed the even sere-
rity and peacefulness Of living until one
fatal day the band cams. It's coming was
soon followed by the advance guard OF
King Revel's great r~etinue, and o his
suit have taken possession and the fun
grows faster and more furious every day.
II is an interesting study to view the
changes as they gradually occur at . great
Mecca for Summer Pilgrims, such as Is the
| White Sulphur. First, there was no music,
and no one to dance under its inspiration
II there had been-nothing but brides .
prcou.s, old folk, children and invalids
Then when the music came tie dancing
was such that, at times, q single couple
only graced the great expanse OF waxed
floor. and q euchre party in the psrlor
caused the ball room To be entirely desert
ed The increase i'm the interest was 30
gradual as to be almost im~percepible until
ten,days ago, when a score CT more OF
pleasure-seekers were added nightly, and
finally the gaiety became bewildering
Now il is not enough that our young
friends NAV danes from after tea until
midnight, but they have morning gar,
mans; it is not sufficient that the hotei
provides three generous meals each Gay,
our lotus eaters must have dinners o
s~uppers, big and. little, in the never.
failing shade of the giant trees on the
lawn.
Lettering about on the broad verandas
or ON the lawn is no longer exciting; you
muet Join groups Of merry equestrians q
gallon over the mountains; keep the balls
going in the tennis courts; be o OF many
who gather and sip champagne n Gil
kinds of iced drinks under the trees; get
vour picture taken with o lot Of friends,
and Heaven knows do what not else TO NIL
each hour with interest.
ssYou think this lively, do you," asked
q smart young woman when l mentioned
that I had been doing some fast wof.. in
pleasures harness. "Well, it's right gay
TO be sure, but wait a few days, If this
gait tires you you will take to the woods
then"
asked a delicate young man what he
was going to do in the face OF all this fnn
and frolic. and he replied: ut does not
interfere with me one particle. A fellow
can lead any sort of life that suits him
here. look on until / have had enough,
and then, in two minutes, though near l
am far away from it all. You pay your
money and take your choice at this
place"
The fishing for black bass in the Green
brier is splendid. There are o number Of
enthusiastic fishermen here, and every
njpht several Of them return from the
sport elated and hungry, and bringing In
as many of the fine fish as they can we'll
/ QaluIc 1uo uloldhOC W ~ hShAD6
grounds is but O few miles.
There is less conventionality in the mat
ter Of dress about White Sulpher than one
might imagine. During the day you may
wear Just what you please, and 1t is only
| at night that Madame Grundy insists upon
domineeripg. Then femininity gets ont its
very best, and the display OF toilets is
something to make the head Of q family Of
growing girls shudder as he contem.
plates it.
As yet, Richmond and other Virginia
cities have the largest representation at the
Springs, but there seven hundred or more
people here, and they are from eveiy quart
er. There are very few States that have
not from a few to a good bunch Of her
people under shelter here. Just al present
/ would not undertake 10 express an
opinion as to who is the belle of the
White. Perhaps she is here and perhaps
she is yet to arrive, but rather than to en-
deavor to settle the matter under my own
Judgment ! shall await q popular verdict.
It is q wise man who refuses to act as judge
at a baby show, and the same principle
prevails in setting ones self mp as o critic
Of feminine charms. Please excuse me, my
identity might become known, and then /
should have to leave here between two days.
The races for attention and for queen Of
the bellies at the White are always dashing,
are carried on with consummate skill, and
are ofttimes close and very exciting to all.
The books are open and may the beat girl
win say ].
There are more pretty children here
than at any other place in the country /
am sure, and they range from n year Of
age on up. The ball room is always given
up to the youngsters for an hour each
evening, jus. after tea, and they carry on
their affairs as much after the manner Of
their elders as possible. 1t is great amuse.
ment to overhear young America making
engagements with some little Lady for y
dance or a stroll. These very youthful
people have not advanced very far in the
art Of assembling; the workings Of their
mind and the promptiDgs Of individual
character are much like the open pages Of
q book, 80 plain are they to an onlooker,
and by watching them you can form o
pretty good idea of how their older broth
ers and sisters would act under similar
circumstances il 1t were not that courte9y
compels them to do otherwise.
''Oh dear, I must 90 and write a letter."
complained q pretty Mrs of fourteen to
some companions.
'T'm sorry for you" replied one, "Tm
not compelled to do much Of that now"
"No," said the first young lady, "your
true love is on the grounds, while mine is
hundreds cpd hundreds of miles away"
There was q sympathetic sigh from the
other girls as the martyr to duty and o
beau Left them.
The darkies put on q great many ccmical
airs in ~endeavoriDg to initiate their hetters.
On the lawn yesterday, avery black nurse
shook her fan coquettishly at q frisky ras-
cal in ebony asshe sdmonished him: "You
certainly are o great rogue"
ALGEBNoN MUD.
CAsHINGToN, the millionaire,