Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-23
SUMNER RESORTS.
The Gay Season in the Allegheny
Mountains and at the SeaShOre.
REVELS AT ROCKBRIDGE ALUM
mans and Social Parties mt the White
and Other Places,
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dl.pa,ch.l ]

Correspondence OF tho klcnmOnd DIhpabcu'I
RocKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS. Va. July %.
The gay. white-trousered youth nom
Richmond. the biC-hat man from NoriolH
and Portsmouth. the dancing man from
Baltimore, and the nll-rOund society man
from Washington, who changes from
russell to patent-leather shoes IN
tho same day, is teaching the sum
mer girl some new ideas around the
quiet. cool walks Of the Alum
this season. They are here little carrier
than usual and look like they mean ousl-
ness. The opposite sex are enterprlsihS
people and not 10th 70 lose an Oppottuulty
of gaining worldly information. 20 the
gay festivities of July are going on IN
manner which Dlease5 the chaperon, eN-
cept when she Is searching around for her
charge 10 20 TO the dining-room. IL -
an awful lot Of trouble said one, 70 ma
these girls. You don't know whether they
are at the Alum Spring, the Grand, the
Glens. playing tennis, WALKING, or Guy
drlvlng-they are Just gong al the uihe'
Tuesday evening a gay party of young
neople took Sterrett's big tally-ho, and, be-
hind sIx percheron horses, paid a VISIT -
Goshen ana the hotel there, then 10 the
Cold Sulphur. and back in time tor late
tea. They had good, all-rOund, DOistefous
time.
A CHhRMfSG CKSTEE.
This is one Of the great benutles OF the
Alum. Besides It's local attractions. second
TO none. 1t IL the centre OF eight interest,"
mo polnts easily accessible by rail and
carriage at small expense. Parties are
continually taking advantage OF tins ana
uartlclpate in everything Of importance
IN the section. The german Saturday
evening, while enjoyable, was over
shadowed by the magnificent german
gwen TO Miss Maggie Frceland, OF Rich
mond. and Miss kenney. OF stanton, To-
night. Ii was led by Mr.: John l.. Bol3.
scau. of Richmond. assisted by M RANK RANK
NJ. Parker, Jr. Punch, fruit, &C., were
Mrs' Dr. r.. G.. Cabell and Mrs. Dr.
Charles NJ. Shields. and Mrs. Judson Wat
kins are popular Richmond chaperons
around whom centre many admirers. Miss
Ellen Blair Is enjoying her laSt year
popularity. Mrs. Emery, OF Weldon. and
Mrs. williamson, Of Graham are p0palhr
North Carohnaus. Mrs. Ashby Lee BAKER,
of Baltimore, has arrived.
ARRIVALS.
The Misses SummersOn, Of Staunton,
are popular new arrivals.
GIVE "A few Virginia and northern arrl-
yals. W. S. Burke and wife Staunton
Thomas B. McAlpheu, Mrs. K. q. CabeH
md maid James b. Cabell. Robert q.
CahelI, John Cabell, Richmond; Rev.
William Cummings. Staunton; Mrs. j; l..
Emery. G.. T. Emery Weldon. \. {. MIS-.
A. J. Watkins and family. Richmond Va;
Mrs. j. l.. Williamson, Walter Williamson,
Graham. n. c.: Mrs W. W. LawtOn, Charles
ton. ;. G. J. Allison Lawter, Washington,
ID. c.: +. L. Buermey.r, Lancaster IA.
Mrs. r. r. Buermeyer, Lancaster, IA;
Mrs. A. 5. Ladd, baltimore, Md. Mrs. ".
I. Summers and Misses Summers, Staun-
ton: Charles +. HOOKER, Mississippi; Mrs.
T. T. Ballard. Richmond, Va. Mrs. NJ r.
Fason. Spotsylyanla county: Miss A. '.
Crens6aw. Richmond. Va Mrs. c. Halle
ST. Louis, Mo-; James L. hudson ana y,
f. Vaughn. Buena Vista; Thomas p;
Branch. Georgia: Elmer ). Ecker and
Ellen Beirue Blair, Richmond, Va.
DR. Charles VI. Shields, wife and children
and maid, Richmond J. Fred. Etiinger'
Virginia. DR.. o. Is. Finney. Onancock,
Va: Misses Martha Berkely ana Elsle
Williams. Berkley. Va; Miss Haywood
and Reuben HAYWOOD, Washington, ID.
C.. c. Ncst.rmdu and family, Mts 4.
Is. Barring and nephew. and Hardy NJ;
Banks, EDglewood. n. j.; n. Waideh
and II. u. Campbell and ,Wlte, L&1lngton'
Va; ii. l.. Duisncy and wife, Virginia;
c. Il. Mutt and wife. three children and
wife, and Miss Mutt, Washington,
d. G.; Rev. II. Wood. Clifton Forge;
c. MART. Baltimore; G. II. Bercher,
stanton; Mrs. A. l.. Baker and Mrs.
Charles +. Baker Baltimore; Mrs. Il. l.
McAdler. two children. and maid, Raleigh,
\. C.; Mrs. Leslie Ii. Buckler and Miss
Buckler, Baltimore +. =. Belenot. itch
moud; Rev. William Cummings Staun-
ton. Va: +. j. Smith and wife. Covln@ton,
Va..J. {. Clay, Marysville, Va. Mrs l.
S. White. II. ;. White, and r. l.. Owen,
LANlnLinu OIL Va.