Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-07-27
Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia,
July.

way
The wordly-wise young man ant
young woman who are at the Whit
to-day do not live for the present
aud, although the lines of their daily
walk may appear TO be the narrow
ones of penauce, they are assurCdly
not living for the past. They are lay
ing up strength and thereby putting
in supply of endurance for the merry
month of August, when the revel is
mad, when the fun is fast and fur
iOus. There are great many, moi
inflated, who are making hay while
the sun shines, unaware that there il
another and heavier crop to be gar
nered, and they will 60 TO theiI
homes sometime next September
as thin as waters and with but little
enthusiasm for the festivities of the
winter The girl who knows will
tell you that, at this place in August
one gaicty follows so fast upon anoth
er it requires prodigious strength Ia
keep up with the procession. And
once you falter or linger by the way
side YOU are lost; forgotten like one
who lies down for the long sleep.
So many wise young friends are
keeping a little low; they do not
rise until 10 o'clock, they play tennies,
wander through the hundred and one
shady walks, lounge about on the great
lawn, the finest have ever seen any
where, drink the medicinal waters
with aquiet, religious enthusiasm
dance with discretion, and, in word,
take the very best care of themselves
This sort of existence is very placid
and delightful, especially when you
may view in the distance a great car
nival in which you are soon to become
factor Of greater or lesser import
ance
Then it is that the study of the
throng, the view you have of human
nature and its varied emotions, be-
comes, in the language of bright
Southern girl, "a liberal education"
il is all hope, all expectation and spec
ulation now then it will be fruition,
and "W.hat will the harvest be y
This is the rack upon which the but
textiles of fashion, the votaries of so.
cial pleasure, must suffer upon now
and then and, of course, White Sui
phur is not the only place where this
phase of life is eXemplified. Bui
this is better ground upon which tC
note it than any other. The belle con.
templates her charms in the mirror
whose candor sometimes strikes a
chill to her heart. She wonders, as
she gazcs upon the beauty that is OF
was, if the successes of seasons past
are TO be repeated she runs over the
list of men she knows, and wonders
who will worship most devoutly al
her shrine; she speculates upon vic
Tins yet uncaught-and even those
unkown-and trusts that her cup oI
pleasure may run full that the stand,
ard of victory may be planted at hel
side when the bloodless battle shall
have been fought.
To man, whom the fates have bless
ed by ordaining him man, the ques.
tiOn of the future snOt so momentous
lie is always largely outnumbered by
the other sex, and is pretty sure in
most any event, TO have very gay
time. But he must do little think
ing also. lie remembers how in 9th
or years, hcartless girls have given
him the "marble heart, and he won
dcrs il, in the face of all the advan-
tages he will have, he will bow the
servie knee to some naughty beauty
10 win naught but scorn in the end.
Naturally he resolves to "show these
naughty queens of hearts thing or
two, "and it remains to be seen welh-
er he will carry ont his boast. 1t has
been observed that these firmly ex-
pressed intentions are all very beau
tiful from a theoretical cliff, but
when it comes 10 level earth and wo-
mans wiles, they crumble as did the
Inummies of buried cities before the
soft air of day. you will have a
very Interesting task in watching
these you gentlemen of leisure sup
porting their manhood under the fire
of beauty and the manipulatiOns of
the feminine mind. At the same
time keep youreye upon the fair reap
er Of hearts and you may see her bend
beneath the yoke. There is always a
man who can tame the sweet savage
and he usually gets there sooner or
later, whcreupon she who was once a
leader in the carnival becomes a good
wife and wise mother
Come and see the panorama of lIu-
man Passions; we can take you right
along the line from the glance that
shoots the fatal CLEAN on to within
sight Of the altar and its viii re bed
clergyman awaitii G to say, Dearly
beloved we are gathered together
here ect.' There is great deal of
human strength and weakness on
free and open exhibition before YOU
hear the words, "Those whom God
hath joined together let no man put
asuuder.
presume we have five hundred
people here now and it is like one
great happy family. | almost dread
the time when the peaceful lie we
are leading will be broken into, and
we will have to join the jewellers or
retire within our shells.
think that the Richmond society
men should be psesented with pen
nant or some other emblem of appre-
citation by the women of the world
Their gallantry aud their fidelity In
Richmond girls at home or abroad is
as remarkable as il is beautiful
Richmond is not a very big city, but
its beauX set an example that stands
alone. A Richmond MAJ Iwoul feel
himself lacking in self-respect if he
danced orwalked with another girl
while one of his own tvs fair
ado med the wall az flow
err of hated denomination. No, sir
as lnnp as one RichmOd maiden rC.