Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-12
VIRGINIA RESORTS.
MA Season On The Ssashun and IN tho
Mountains.
LIFE AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
oathing, Rowling, Fishing, and Hunting
Summcring ut Allegheny, Bremo,
and Other Noted Springs.



VIRGINIA BEACH. VA, August H.
Mailing from the only town in North
Carolina which bears the proud distifc-
tion OF having n top over IT. 1 am here
this week listening 60 the Wild waves.
II there r. a more delightful spot In all
Virginia than this place, have failed TO
md II. Virginia Beach is situated In
Princess Anne county. eighteen miles from
Norfolk. thirty from Old Point Comfort.
ak south OF Cape Henry; forms a part of
the most beautiful beach on the At
0antic ocean, and Is only thirty miles from
The Gulf stream. thus maintaining an
rquatic temperature throughout the year
6he average winter temperature is 81
degrees and the average summer Is only
~
The ocean frontage IS five miles. with
gently sioping beach. and the absence OF
any undertow Is a marked feature
ATTRACTIONS.
Surf and saltwater bathing. bowling
fcnnis, charming drives. and horseback
riding through towering pine forests are
among the many attractions of the place
Adjacent to the beach Is Lake Holly
I.snkhorn. and Lynhaven bays. the latter
being famous for its delicious oysters.
One of the most unique contrivances
Of the inventive genius OF man Is inc
construction of iume by which large
Volumes OF salt water are thrown from
she ocean into Lake Holly. and thence
nv artificial means into Linkhorn Bay,
thus transforming the lake into salt water.
instead OF fresh, greatly increasing l's
size and beauty. Twelve miles south ana
easy of access by a well-nade road on
ehc hard beach is the famous ouching
rounds OF Broad bay. The fishing ana
hunting Of this vicinity has earned for II
the sobriquet OF the "sportsman's para
disc"
lam at the famous Princess Anne. The
parlors. rcception-rooms, reading-rooms
ballroom. and Office OF the hotel
are all thrown into one grand ROOM
where the guests are brought together
US one large family. AS pen these hnes
a beautiful Richmond summer girl IS
seated at my right writing to her an
cent lover on Broad street, and IL tins
writing appears n little cross-eyed, attach
the blame to the girl and not TO me. The
message she Is sending must be particu-
larly pleasing. for a beautiful smile IL
rippliI over her fair features Ike sun
shine upon the dancing waters.
PIC-NICKERS.
The pavilion attached TO the hotel here
Is $50 feet long and 100 feet wide. Large
excursion parties from Norfolk, Rich
mond. Petersburg. and Eastern Carolina
are to be seen here almost daily. They
picnic under the pavilion and then rush
for the bath-house. In a few more
minutes they are bobbing up and down
10 Gp.. hgp1 of
and about five girls 10 every man. II
ahe idle Reporter was here he would
D. strictly in the swim.
This property Is all owned by the Nor
folk, Albemarle and Atlantic railroad, Of
which Mr. Il. L. Holland is general super
sntendent
At THE HEIGHT.
The season here IS now at its height
md the summer girl will be on deck
until September 20th. then the winter girl
will appear.
Among the well-known Richmond peo-
Sle registered at the Princess Anne Tor
the past few days are the following; III
Az IL. Gwathmcy, Thomas r. Savage
Mrs l., r. Savage. Il. u. Savage. I. II.
Walton. j. D. and Mrs Mann, H. w.
Wood and family, X. w. and Mrs.
WhitteI. r. W. BOwe. w. l.. Waring'
Jr.. w. l.. Boyd, John Wesley, James
McGraw, Colonel John Murphy, MISS
Madeline Murphy James T. Ferrter'
Colonel 10 Lane Stern. l.. l.. Powe'i'
Miss G.. G. T. Camm. Miss Annie NainIn'
Miss Fuller, Miss say. NJ Frank, ). H.
Drake, w. II. Fitzgerald, Charles bar
ham.
PETERSBURGERS.
The following are registered here from
Petersburg: o. q. Hinton. +. T.. Marks.
Colonel j. T. Brady Mason Romano,
Harry +. Stratton. George Cameron. Jr.'
w L. Venabe. Miss Lepa Nenable. MISS
Dora NJ. Romano. Miss Marion Dodson'
Miss Willie Jackson, Mrs. Bette -
Walker Mrs G. w. PegTam. Mrs. Ran
dolph Tucker Miss Ruth Newsome, MISS
Sallie w. PEBBLES, Miss Matte Ann
Bragg. There are also large number
OF Richmond, Petersburg, and Norfolk
people at the cottages.
COTTAGERS.
A good many Norfolk people own
heautiftu cottages here, where they
spend the summer with their families.
have also had the pleasure of meeting
MIR. and Mrs. w. NJ. Mason. their lovely
daughter Miss Nellie, and Mr.. Guy Ma
son To these people i am indebted Tor
,uuch OF the pleasures of this delightful
visit.
Heavy rains fell here from Friday up
20 Monday night OF this week. The clouds
have happily rolled by now. and Inc ue-
llgh,fui ocean breezes this morning are
most refreshing.
The man who discovered the elixir OF
Ilfe by which he could arrest his age ana
live on for centuries, must have been a
native Of this place.
OF COURSE
Everybody here reads the Dispatch. OF
course. and no feature of your great sun
day paper Is more eagerly looked for than
your excellent reports from all the lash-
ionable resorts. Friends by this means
can see where friends are, thus bringing
IN clos. touch the seaside. the mountains
and the Iife-giving springs for which Nir-
glnia is famous While ] am thorough
''Tar-Heer' by adoption, feel giad whe"
] remember that l am native OF VIZ
..,n,a sou II. T.. s.
ArrDaNTlONc AT AL ECHANI.