Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-06

where the guests congregate in the morning
sunshine. The hotel is a three-story frame
building with family resemblance to the Grand
Union hotel at Saratoga Springs. 1t is 210 feet
long and has Carolina porticos. The dining
room, that has been decorated in the Queer
Anne style, accommodates 800 persons. This
year the centennial anniversary of the no,
springs being utilized for a health resort will
be celebrated The first hostelry was a log
cabin. new three-story brick building. lao
feet long by go feet, has been recently added
TO the group. 1t contains suites Of rooms and
a large ball room.
THE BATH HOUSES
are series Of extensive structures in which
there is a separate pool and dressing-room for
each bather. Each apartment is provided
with bed and blankets, and many patients are
packed In blankets for the sweating process
after the bath. The water maintains an un-
varying temperature in natural earth-heated
mineral water; 1t sparkles with gases and holds
In solution the potent chemicals whose COM
bination works the cure of vast range Of dis
eases. The boiler baths are applied by springs
that issue from the earth at a temperature of
ITO degrees. The sulphur baths are supplied
from bold spring of l02 degrees temperature.
pools OF immersion, an arrangement by which
continuous column of water. at tempera-
ture OF LOG degrees, may be directed at the will
OF the bather to any part of the body. 1t is
most exhilarating as a pleasure bath. The
swimming bath is octagon in shape The water.
highly charged with gases, bursts to the sur
face In thousands of bubbles. The bath is rs
feet In diameter, and the water is very buoyant
and 100 degrees in temperature.
THE LADIES BEAUTY BATH
is the "ladies' own" by general consent It is
supplied from the magnesia spring. The tenn
perature is sc degrees, and it bears a close re-
semblance to the German Spa Schlangenbed
that Is celebrated all over Europe for its cos
metc pr Jperties. Very fine particles of a
white cl.alky substance adhere to the skin in
this bath, and give to the body the sensation
OF having been Amounted with some delightful
ointment. In the mineral mud baths the
mud Is put through process that takes two
years to perfect. 1t is heated and finally sifted
before using and is more like finely grained
soda or flour than mud. Among the we'll
known public men who have soiourned at the
Hot have been Secretary Manning, Mr.. VIM.
Q. Whitney, ex-Secretary; Judge David Davis.
Mr.. Roscoe Conkling, Justice Fields and Sena-
tor Ingalls,.
The third series of springs in this group are
the Healing Springs, located in a beautiful
grove 3 miles from the Hot Springs. The sup
ply of water is derived from four springs of
essentially the same character. 1t is beauti-
fully bright and crystalline, and its peculiar
property is the healing of cutaneous diseases.
1t Is tepld In temperature, being $50 F., and
has the rare power of softening and beautify-
ing the skin, rendering the complexion pecu-
liarly clear and transparent, and gives to the
cheek new tint. The bath rooms are fitted
with tubs like those of the ordinary city house
bath room, and into these the water is con-
veyed by pipes. A few years ago the main
buildings of the large hotel were burned down,
and of late years it is run with a diminution of
Its former spacious accommod dat ions, but there
are many cottages. The stately trees stand in
the most beautiful park in the country. 1t is
divided by a deep ravine, across which is thrown
light trestle bridge. In the early part of the
year long tendriled moss grows in these
springs which, applied to affected parts, is re-
garded as most effective in allaying infiamma-
ton. Back of the grounds rises the great
North mountain. and standing boldly forth
from its perpendicular side, like gigantic Or
nament for the Healing Springs park, is huge
boulder that is called the
LIONS HEAD
and resembles strikingly the face of the king
of beasts Beneath it is another great rock
that serves for pedestal A Baltimore belle
who arrived at the Warm Springs this week
made the 15-mile trip over the mountains on
horseback. II is considered a remarkable feat
of hOrsemanship. and the young equestrenne
is enjoying the admiration of all the gentlemen.
Among other recent arrivals at the Warm
Springs are Judge and Mrs. c. c. Mott, Major
and Mrs. j. NJ. Brown, Mr.. H. E. Davis. and
Mr.. Jas. Gait Davis. Mr.. Christian G. Lederer
and Miss Harriet Doolittle of Washington, and
there are many guests from Baltimore, Rich
mond and other cities. NJ. Pm.