Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22
ROCK ALUM FILLING UP.
Varied Amusemsnts, Including seances'
ssrensdes. Card Parties, Etc.

Varied Amusemsnts, Including ssances'
ssrensdes. Card Parties, Etc.
fCorresponden.e OF the Dispatch)
RocKBRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS, VA.
Julv H.-The season is already a great
one here and the bookings for the next
ten days assure very large crowd by the
lat Of August. Every train this week
has brought a number Of guests. Mr.. Il.
r. Terry. the very efficient manager. has
been kept busy locating them in the
hotels and cottages. Hops take place
every evening. and are being well
natron,zed. although they will not attain
their brilliancy before the 1st OF August.
Fishing parties have varied the pleasures
for the men, and some fine brook trout
were caught not far from this place, and
e,joyed for breakfast by those who were
the favored ones. Cards Sill hold their
sway. and grow In popularity. Mrs.
Horace McDermont, of Dayton. Ohio, who
was so well known in Maryland as Miss
Resale Thurston, gave a beautiful euchre-
marty on last Monday evening at her
cottage The porch was brilliantly
lighted. and made very attractive with
wild flowers and ferns, blue and white
discriminating in the decorations. The
nrizes were handsome. and were won
by Mrs. Robert Cabell and Mr.. Brice
of North Carolina. Mrs. McDermont Il
prominent here, as one OF the promoters
OF social pleasure. and she has made
many friends.
PRETTY GIRLS.
There are some very pretty Girls among
the guests. and one or two reigning
beauties. Prominent among the late ar
rivals are: Mrs. Clark, OF Florida, who
was Miss Barbour. of Virginia. and first
cousin OF Mr. Barbour Thompson. Of the
Richmond and Danville railroad; Miss
Elizabeth West. great-niece Of Thomas
Jefferson. her mother being Lucy lsham
Randolph.
SPIRITUALISTIC SEANCE.
One of the most entertaining and novel
events Of the past week was spiritual
istic seance given at Mrs. Cabelfs cot
tage. in Baltimore Row, OH Wednesday
evening. The mystic and witching hour
of IL r. NJ was the one selected for the
meeting. Hypnotic influences filled the
air and fascinated the entranced specta-
tors who were eager TO be Initiated INTO
the weird mysteries. Fortunes were told.
and spirits of departed friends were called
I'D. not by central office. but by medium,
Ghost-stories filed the air until the gray
dawn. for the experiences were SO realis-
tic that. for that night at least. Morpheus
had no power TO charm nor arms TO woo.
A SERBNADE.
beautiful serenade was rendered the
81 ,ulu Gang by Major John Ludlow. Of
Norfolk. their president and organizer.
Delightful music for the moment even
ouieted their restless and exuberant
spirits. After its soothing influence had
held SWAY its hearers, in the spirit or
poesy took possession. and an extempote
selection was inscribed TO the popular
and deserving Major Ludlow, who is the
"nrInce of good-fellows," and contributes
so much to the enjoyment Of the guests
at these Springs. Mrs. c. c. Norman
was toasted as the general Wit or the
party. II is needless to add she responded
in her very best manner
COMING EVENTS.
A fancy ball" for children is booked
for August It'll. to be followed by "Bai
Pondre" the next week for the older
folks. -.
The crowd has increased so much that
the Grand Hotel and Burke Cottage nave
been opened and are rapidly ming up,
Wagon-loads of trunks from the railroad
write this hurried letter. and there Is
one steady rush of bellies and beaux. the
| like Of which has not been known Tor
several years.
The MANY friends OF Mr.. William u.
Waller will be sorry TO hear OF MS eA-
IRENE illness. Mr.. Waller came here seve-
| raj weeks ago in wretched health, ana
has grown steadily worse. Mrs. "aner
was telegraphed for. and reached mere To-
| day. Mr. Waller is a rephew OF ffesi-
| dent John Tyler, and for many years vas
| managing editor OF the liihes' III i'S"'
mond, Va.
very merry coaching party came over
| from the Warm Springs and spent yester-
/ day with us. among them being MT. ana
Mrs. Brydon Tenant, OF Richmond MIS-.
Allan Donnan, of Richmond. who Is the
daughter of Dr. Talmage OF New YORK;
Mr.. George Gibson. of Baltimore. and Mr..
w. T. Dill. of Norfolk.
ARRIVALS.
| The arrivals this week are NJ. j.
Hessburg and wife, Danville. va
| Mrs. Lawrence Schoolcraft ana chlih' VIZ
ginia: Mrs. c. c. Shriver, Baltimore; Miss
PAYNE. Warrenton, Va: Mrs. Shadruck,
| Culpeper; Mr.. Waller r. Staples. Roa-
| noke: Miss Staples; Mrs. Martin, Virginia
Mrs A. J.. Watkins Miss Elise and Miss
| Nellie Watkins, all of Richmond, va
MIR. Lee G.. Watkins. stanton, Va; MT
| Charles A. Bland. Charlotte, n. C.; Mrs
w. A. Gregg, Charlotte; DR.. l.. IL. flan-
nigen. Charlottesville; Mrs. III. ID. Shrews'
| bury. Charleston, W. Va. -four children
| and two nurses; Mrs. Tate Sterrett, chlid'
and nurse, Virginia; Mr.. and Mrs. Brydon
| Tenant. Richmond, Va; Mrs. Allan Don
nan. Richmond: J. l.. Minon, Virginia,
| G.. Il. Stacy, Richmond, Va: George
| T. NJ. Gibson, Esq, Baltimore; j.
n. Brown and wife. Miss Brown, An
| derson, Va: Mrs. Il. l.. Perryman. Miss
| Perryman, Mobile, Ala; Mrs. NJ. q. Hud-
| son. Mobile, Ala; J. r. Dame, Esq, Rich'
mond, Va; a. X. Cooke. Virginia; Gene
raj and Mrs. Charles F.. Hooker, Missis-
| sippi: A. A. Martin. Esq, Portsmouth;
| DR.. and Mrs. A. c. Watson. Joseph a.
Watson, Miss Edna Watson, Baltimore
Md: Mrs. Rdgley McBlair, Master Nc
| Blair. Washington, ID. C.; Mrs. ;. j.
Ryan, Washington; J. n. Smith and wife'
| Charlotte. n. c.; Miss F.. West, Washing
| ton. ID. c.; DR.. H. W. Harper University
| of Texas; Mrs. Oates and daughter, CHAR
lotte. n. c.: Miss Graham, Miss Hicken-
| son. Charlotte. n. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
| Letterman, three children two nurses,
| Charlottesville: Mr.. Kaufman, wife, and
| child. Maryland; G.. ID. Letcher. Esq,
Lexington. Va; Mrs. George b. Me-
| Adams, Richmond. Va; Mr. Thomas Me-
| Adams, Miss Louise AicAdams, Miss
Matte Bowie, Richmond.
Everybody is interested in the app
| preaching encampment OF the First Nir'
| ginia Regiment, under command OF the
| gallant Colonel James Branch, OF Rich
mond. An influx OF pretty young girls
| is expected next week from Lexington
| Baltimore, and other places. which, with
! the soldier boys, will make ''revelry by
| night"