The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-21
LIFE AT AlLEGHAny SPRINGS.
a Summer Resort Where Mirth
and Jollity Reign Supreme.
The Presence of an Aggregation of Ex-
tremcly Pretty Girls, With Charming
Chapsrones. Effects IA High Glass of So
cial Delights = Dancing. Card and
Coaching Parties.

ALLkGHANY SPRINGS, Aug. 20.-Life
at Allegheny Springs is one coatinued
whirl Of social enjoyment. At the pres
ent time there are congregated at this
pleasant resort an aggregation Of more
really handsome young ladies than ever
before gathered together at one time at
any watering place in the State.
These charming beauties keep the so.
clal cauldron boiling, and life ia made
so pleasurable that one hesitates to re-
turn to tho hum.drum Of that every day,
monotonous life OF business.
BY drinking the waters every vestige
of dyspepsia is driven from ones system
and mirth and jollity, seemingly infec.
tious, causes one to put behind him the
cranky peculiarities of temperament
that always are noticeably in the same
company with 8 disordered stomach.
Every hour is replete with pleasure.
Monday Mrs. Bradley, of New York,
inaugurated the weeks gaieties by
matinee on the veranda of her summer
home, given in honor of the two conva.
lescents, Mesdames Colhoun and Ketch-
UNI. About twenty OF the most brilliant
of the married ladies were present and
y.
licious punch and cake was served by
the hostess, who has thoroughly mas
tered the arr OF entertaining.
The same day several young gentle
mon gave coaching party, which was
highly enjoyed. All the points of i'm
terest for several miles around were
visited and refreshments were enjoyed
in shady dell.
Tuesday night the regular informal
german occurred, there being large
number OF visitors from neighboring
resorts present. Mr.. Will Colhoun and
Miss Clifton. of New Orleans, led the
dancers.
Every Wednesday the ladies give a
progressive euchre party to tho gentle.
men These affairs are always antici-
piated by the gentlemen. especially the
older ones, who fnd much pleasure in
the attention shown them. At last
Wednesdays party Miss Estill, of Aber-
deem, Miss, and Miss Ethel Toy, OF
Atlanta. won the ladies' prizes, and Mr..
John Otey, Of Lynchburg, and John
Boswell, OF Danville, the gentlemens.
The consolation prize, a silver paper
knife, was accorded Miss Scoville, Of
Lynchburg.
Thursday night Messrs. Thomas ].
Randolph, of Norfolk, and John M.
Otey. Of Lynchb burg, game an elegant
german in honor of Miss Lester, daugh-
ter Of Hon. Rufus Lester, member of
ConRrs SO from Savannah. The ball
room was tastefully decorated with
ferns and the affair WAS voted the
''swellest" of the season. Miss Lester,
richly gowned, looked charming as she
gracefully received the guest. and pre-
scented each with gold colored ribbon
souvenirs. upon which were printed her
name and the date. During the eve
ming cream and cake were served from
bower OF forms and MOSES constructed
in one corner Of the room.
Friday night another swell german
was given by four young gentlemen of
the Greek letter fraternity, Delta Tau
Delta, who have met here to enjoy
their vacation, Messrs. Charles Thorn,
Il. b. Stone, Ed. and Will Calhoun.
Mrs. Hailes JanDey, of Montgomery,
Ala, is chaperoning three charming
young ladies, Miss Slingluf and Miss
Boykin, of Baltimore, and Miss jamie
Smith, of Danville. Mrs. Janney, as
Miss Margaret Spencer, of Virginia.
was an acknowledged belle of the Vir-
GINA watering places.