Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-21
THE OLD "WHITE."
ANOTHER LETTER FROM OUR SPECIAL FEMALE
CORRESPONDENT.
Ms Nancy Turns Up at the Famous White
Sulphur Spriugs-Her First Impressions
Of Her Surroundings.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w. VA,
AuruSt 10th ISQO

last spring, and he was awfully atten-
tive 90 me, until Auntie told me To be
careful OF him, that he had bold, bad
way. Well, don't care if he has; he
can dance nicely, though he did get
mad because l wouldn't let him put his
arm around me all the time, and said |
was a real Presbyterian girl, just like
some others he met from Wheeling; and
u q girl came here and wanted To have
fun, and a good time, she must leave all
such nonsense az home. told Auntie.
and She said She would just bet that he
would not dare take any liberty with
her. am satisfied he will
not myself. We are enjoying
DO ever SO much. IL is a
beautiful place. ard so many nice,
sweet, lovely girls. and the boys are Just
too nice for anything. General John
Hooe Russell, the banker, of Hunting
ton. came up TO US and said he under
stood that We were from Wheelmg-if
so, he wanted 10 introduce himself, as
he felt that he must take charge OF all
West Virginia ladies, and would see to
10 that We We're properly introduced into
society. / thought it awfully sweet of
him. and said So, but you ought to have
seen Auntie, She was perfectly furious,
and said 10 General Russell that she had
been going into society for the last fifty
years, and knew exactly how TO get in
without his aid. The General said he
thought She was limiting herself on the
time; that he had been in society few
moons himself, but could not boast OF
fifty years quite yet.
met to-day Mr.. Clarence Moore, of
ClarEshurg and Charleston, in the SER
vice of "Uncle sam" We had met be-
fore. and he was nice TO us, besides he
is very handsome-in fact Auntie says
he is pretty, and the boys say he is
awiully lucky.
Oh, my, how the
GIRLS AT HOME WOULD TURN PALE
with envy if they could be here and see
me surrounded by all these handsome
men. As they are not here, ! will not
mind telling about the dear Cd boys.
Gen. Charlie Anderson, who is very
handsome and prcmaturely gray, is six
feet in his stocking feet, has a splendid
physique, and dances like soldier,
high Up and wide apart. His best lickS
are ou swing corners. Col. Johnston is
tall aud graceful, q regular Kentucky
thoroughbred. stands square on his
pasture joints, and says the incest,
sweetest things 90 the girls you ever
heard He too, dances well; his main
hold is the champagne waltz. That's Il
new dance; hc takes YOU into the wine
room and calls for bottle of "Mum's
the word. and while drinking it. he be-
gins his waltz. 1 suggested that the
music was lacking, but he said he pre-
fcrred his straight. Twas mighty
nice. girl>-the champagne / mean
I told the Colonel that Auntie
was awfully fond of champagne, too.
but he didn't take kindly TO the Sug-
ro,tiou-in fact said was good enough.
Poor Auntic-l ann afraid she is not
having the gayc>t sort of time-She
gets Just as mad as She can be, because
/ wont stay with her AN the time-SayS
She is better company than those hor-
rid stuck up men, and vows, and de-
clares. She will take me home, II don't
behayc-whcu haven't done one bless
cd thing TO provoke her. / told her |
had asked an Of them 90 pay her some
attention and dance with her, and take
her out 90 Lovers Lip. Lovers Lip,
indeed, said Aunuc, l wouldn't 20 out
there with them-aud said She would
wager that 10 came 10y its name
rs SOME DIsEErUrABIE WAY.
which would not have been tolerated in
I her time. told her no; that IL was
|Ouly that very morning that Major Ed
ward Echols, OF Virginia, took me 10 the
very spot and told me how il had re-
ceivcd it's name "lt seems that some
+ long wears ago. when the spring was
dlscovercd-and when he was first here
while out hunting one day for Dear,
hc came suddenly upon a young beautl-
fu' Indian maiden named Katie Kong
aucatchmc from which kate's Noun
/ tain here takes It's name And young
warrior. named Ilckisuordye. was max
/ inr violent love 90 Katie and sucking
nectar from her beautiful brown, wild
. louayed lips. hence the name, Lover ,
LiD." And Mr.. EcholS said 10 was a
standing custom 90 continue the prac-
tice with every one who came To the
spot-.u fact. hc said 10 was one OF the
rules OF the company 90 keep alive those
.old traditions. and told me OF some fool
fSl maided of last summer who objected
TO the custom. whereupon she was taken
with perfectly awful commissions, and
c9mo near falling over the precIplce,
5000 feet high. In telling Auntie OF
this beautiful romance, she wanted 10
know If felt any of the CONFUSION
SYMPTOMS while out there. l told her
NOT the slightest. Auutie looked al me
so funny then. girls, and said she dldn
believe one word of the CONFUSION Ousl'
mess. and intended going right straight
to Major Eaklc and ask him If such
doiugs and goiugS ON, We're permitted
here. / lust tell You girls, coniidental'
.lv. when YOU come down here. don't loI
GOODNESS sake bring your auntieS Win
YOU. 10 is just awful to be pinned 70
ones apron strings all the time. AND
what ou earth She could see to get angry
about iu the Lovers Lip story, is more
than could tell. but ! just don care
one cent, for YOU know
Heels fool who thinks by force or skiil
10 turn Cine current Of womau's Will
Now. Mr.. REGISTER know you
want O. know all about the
BEAUTIES. THE DRESSES, THE BALL,
GERMANS,
private dinners. breakfast and lunches
riding parties, bowling and bathing
parties, whist, and last but 10y no means
least the poker parties, in fact all sorts
kinds and varieties of entertainments
which are going ON here all the time
] ann afraid cannot do the subject JUS
tice aud viii have 20 make these mat
tcrs Che subject Of future letter. But
without jealousy there are some per
iecty beautiful girls here. And If some
E of our boys from home were here, then
i hearts would be gone directly. And
- You just should see these dudes here
with their bangs and things, la-da-dah'
ing around the girls; but no matter
they are oeouN. by the way. have al
most failed TO say that Major
. NED >rAINAKEE AND MIR. GEO. BAIRD
, of Wheeling, have arrived. As Ma.oI
Ntalua6cr was AN old friend Of ours,
took the liberty of asking him to dance
the morning german with me las had
mo- engagement. but girls hc declined
and said he never engaged in paStime:
of that sort In the morning: that violent
exercise OF that sort, SO early, was in
furious 20 the complexion and intimated
that il / would call around some even
f-r- f,n would 500 rtta fntar IToxr-nt-ar