Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-03
n THE WARM SPRINGS VALLEY.
The Proposed Improvements In the
Three Summer Resorts.

1n0 ETOpOSSQ Improvements IN tnc
Three Summer Resorts.
STEAM Cars TO CONNECT WITH THE OUTER WORLD
HOW rNvALrps Enjoy rHKxsxLvKs-Aw WOMAN
WHO CHANGES HER DRESS SIX TIMES A DAY
wAsH1NeroxrAxs IN THE NEIeHBoRHoop.
Correspondents Of TH. EVENING sTxn.
VIRGINIA Hor SPRINGS
BARR COUNTY, Va, August Sd, 1850
The Warm Springs valley Of the Allegheny
mountains celebrates its centennial anniversary
this season by entering upon q new era Of en-
terprise and development For some years
past capitalists OF New York and Cincinnati, CO.
operating with Col ]. A August and Mr.. j. W.
Edmonds Of Millboro', owners Of the Hot
Springs property, have desired to own the hotel
properties of the entire valley. 8 miles in ex-
tent, which are the Hot, the Warm, and the
Healing Springs properties. During the early
summer q syndicate purchased the Healing
Springs, and, as they already owned the larger
Hot Springs property, the only reluctant person
to Cooperate in the proposed plan of improve
ment was the heir Of the late Col Eubank, who
owns the Warm Springs place. He would
neither 60 into the scheme as an equal benef-
ciary with the other members Of the association
nor name price for the property. The Warm
Springs property, however, was left heavily
mortgaged, and the MORTGAGE. coming to a
sudden conclusion that the opportunity TO
the owner to accept the offer Of
the company. He finally yielded and the
contract Of transfer has been signed. The CON-
pany will proceed at once to consolidate the
three properties-the Warm, Hot and
Healing-into one corporation. The men,
bers of the company are President ingalls, of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railway: Mr. W. p.
Anderson Of Cincinnati, the brother Of Col.
Nicholas L. Anderson of Washington: Mr.. w.
j. Edmond of Millboro', Va, and Col ]. A.
Hot Springs hotel. The last named viii be APP
pointed general manager of the three resorts
WHAT Is INTENDED.
The company has abundant capital at its
command, and the improvements contemplated
for 30 many years are all about to be consum-
mated. The plan includes the extension Of the
&. and o. railway into the valley, and thus the
picturesque but wearisome journey Of Is, 20,
and % miles across the mountains in stage
will be done away with and the pleasure seeker
or the invalid will be set down by the cars at a
point within a short distance of his desired
destination.
AT THE WARM SPRINGS
The present management at the Warm and
and Hot Springs will be continued, according
to the terms of the contract, during the next
company will take charge of the opslescent,
sulphuric waters, improving their surroundings
according to the latest modes, thus furnishing
the delightful accessories of luxurious pleasure
bath. They have a right also to erect ON the
grounds an addition to the present accommo-
dations, and they will put up fine hotel
building, furnished as a model mountain man
sion.
At the Hot Springs complete revolution in
the accommodation has been projected. Here
an all-year-round sanitarian will be established.
The winter hotel has been located in the valley
in order to be connected under cover with the
bath houses. The mineral-stained sides of the
baths that are now exposed will then be COW
cred with marble-like porcelain, white as milk
into which will flow the powerful earth-heated
and indicated waters. In the summer season
patients will be entertained In a new hotel
high up on the mountain side and conveyed to
the bath rooms in cars propelled by electric
motors. Beautiful Queen Mary villas will
grace the tops of the neighboring hills and
will be the summer homes Of the millionaires
directly and indirectly interested in the succ ess
of the scheme and their friends.
AMONG THE MAJESTIC TREES
that form the park surrounding the Healing
Springs will arise a hotel, artistic in appear
ance and dainty in all its appointments, in the
stead of the building burned there a few years
ago. This place Is the most esthetic, restfu
and soothing in appearance and general effect
of the three. 1t is eight miles distant from the
Warm and three miles from the Hot Springs
and the great rock of the North mountain that
forms its background closes the farther end Of
the valley in the Alleghanies. In the fulfill
ment of these projected improvements we'll
known architects will soon be engaged upor
plans for buildings and the spas of Europe
| will be visited in the interest of the company
so that no important detail in construction ma,
be omitted.
FOR THE PRESENT
the valley is enjoying the heighth Of tn,
season, which is brief indeed, and the feetin,
hours Of it must needs be improved Cottag,
life is really enjoyable at the Healing Springs
Several Cincinnati families are there and the
pleasant afternoon teas held are social features
that enliven the 5-oclock afternoon hour
The majority Of the guests at the hot are per
sons afflicted in some form or degree of rheu.
matism, govt, lumbago, sciatica. paralysis
obesity and numerous nervous and other dis
orders. Some diversity in the means by which
locomotion is accomplished among them ii
observed. They hobble over canes. halt besid,
stats and swing between crutches; they limp
stumble and stagger and would make strang,
procession in passing into the dining room o.
MANNED, bent and fat il it were not SO tina
many of them take their meals in their rooms
These afflicted ones all play cards. and, as mer
are congregated here from all over the United
States, the games played are greatly varied.
THE DRESSING OF THE LADIES
here is notable for the beauty that lies in tn,
eternal fitness of things. The woman accus
toned to summering in the mountains bring
with her warm wool dresses and few wasl
gowns for warm noon days and dinner dres
of silk OF satin for a special possible occasion
There is a woman here who changes her dres
six times a day and another who wears (,
| breakfast a superb gown of gray satin. demi
trained and having draperies and angel sleeves
that fall to the floor of costly black threaC
laces; but these are the exceptions, not the rule
III, as women aver, the object of dress is Z,
excite envy in other woman and admiration
in men, there are more people here who env,
and admire a woman for her ability to climl
the highest mountain side than for the displa.
| of all the silks, laces and brocades in the mos
elaborate wardrobe. Out of the 81 days ii
July, here this season there were II rain,
days, not counting the night showers
This shows how utterly inappropriate to tn,
mountains this season are a mass of daint,
dresses. The invalids are taken to and from
the baths in chairs carried by two men servants
and the cottagers affect water proof cloaks
umbrellas and rubber overshoes in their tri
daily trips to the hotel for meals.
FOR REST AND RECREATION.
At the Warm Springs, where the people go for
rest and recreation solely, with probably few
mild cases Of dyspepsia, govt and rheumatism
society is organized upon a more elegant basis
The exchange of courtesies between the tw,
places is reciprocative. Last Thursday night tn,
young people of the Hot entertained th,
guests of the hotel and a party from tn,
Warm with an excellent program Of tableau,