Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-08
iBOUNDS IN BEAUTY.
3cmsthlns Of the Natural Peace and
LONELINESS Of Virginia Landscape,
.,crrnrsauE FOREST LODGE.
r,.tt 10 Captain Cusscns's Elegant
country Home Mt Glen Allen-its
s,,,e,v Trees, Tranquil Hills, and
valleys, Placid Lakes, &c.


..s. beyond parallel. peaceful, gentle.
"a beautiful Even here in Richmond
,,e-e practical life asserts Itself with
=. Great force. the stranger IS impressed
4, .,.rv direction with a sentiment OF
1910 and peace. This feeling seems 70
....,c5 In part from the antiquity OF
~. social system here established, and
,srt from the affectionate nature Of
.......a people. Here are finished towns,
...r REGIONS thoroughly cultivated and
,,.,fste'y adorned. and a soil so rich
al r,ro that even in its idlest mood 1t
,..,s uo rsolf with flowers. just as the
,.-. ~ a Sleeping child lights itself UP
a.A smiles. -
HERE ARE SOFT MANNERS.
u.-. Also arc soft and kindly man
49,. .e.tIcl principles. good laws. wise
tams-wise. because rooted In the uni
..,..l attributes OF human nature-and
,.... .u. here IS the practice OF trying
D.. .... In 20 happy condition Instead or
,-...r o. make noise about H. Here,
rl.rrlv. NE rs sOOthcd and hallowed
... Gle comfortable. genial. loving spirit
- l.u.. Ii would doubtless be easily
4..,4 forms and pernicious abuses, 70
.t..-va absurd individuals. and to dis
,..~ veins ~ sordd seihshneSs and OF
..1 and sorrow. but the things that first
Ell most deeply impress the observer of
Vtrr.rla ana Virginia society are their
,..+.rtIal. manifold. and abundant sources
~ b.auty. refinement. and peace. There
49,, ~ course. grumblers. Mention has
hem made az Il person who, even in
Heaven. would complain that his cloud
v..s damp ard his halo n misht. We can
rt have perfection; but the man who
could not Dc happy IN Virsinia-in so far
rt I.aet NJ happiness depends upon eX-
te-rfl objects and innuences-cou'd not
reasonably expect 20 be happy anywhere.
VIRGINIA LANDSCAPE.
AS you Tide through the land you see
miles AMI miles Of meadow. trayersed by
green and blooming hedgerows, which
eve the country a charm quite incom-
Tur!cable IN words The green Of the
fUsse. enriched by an uncommonly hui
ul air. and FURNISHED by the sun, is
u perfection. while the flowers bloom
an sr-h abundance that the whole realm
5. One glowing pageant. 1t may seem
AL txtravasarce 20 say, but II is GER
FANNY true. that these Yich, firm, bril-
l-.nt fo9rrs AFFECT You like creatures OF
f,h ANA blood. They are In this re-
o. &C only 70 be- described as like nothing
ir the world so much as thu bright lips
and nushlng checks OF the beautiful Nir-
rr.u woman. who walk among them
mi vie with them I'm health and lowell
mss II Is cosy TO perceive the source
O. those clements OF warmth and sumptu-
,sac.s hat are SO conspicuous in tho
results of Nirgnian taste. 1t IS land
~ flowers.
-a. clements Of discomfort and dis
urtauce which are visible in Nirginian
society ore found. upon close examination.
O. ta merely superficial. Underneath
them there abldes a sturdy. immutable,
Unborn love OF Virginia. These croak-
M- grgmb.ing and chickering's DO but de-
me-. ff. process by which the body
r.uic frees itself from the headaches
ara g., rs that Cmharrass the state
..in the Nirgininn and his state are
cr. ana when The Nirsinian complains
a.lir.t his State II is not because he
believes That either there Is or can be
better State elsewhere. but because his
instinct OF Justice and order makes him
cgaV, perfection IN lis own. Institutions
ana principles aye With him, by nature,
paramount 10 individuals. and individu-
a's only possess imrortauco-and that
their representatives. Everything Is done
in Virginia 10 promote the permanence
ANA beauty OF the home; and the perma-
hence and beauty Of the home, by ma
tlr.l reaction. augment In the Virginia
people s0ldity of character and peace
o. life.
They do not dwell IN n perpetual fret
and fume as 10 the acts. thoughts, ana
words Of others: they do not live for tho
f.- OF working, but they work FOR the
sk. Of living: and as the necessary pre-
r.ati0n FOR living have long since been
COMPLETED their state IS at rest. This is
o.. secret Of Virginia's first and contlnu-
Gus and last and all-pervadng, charm
ami power for the stranger-the charm
a.I power TO soothe
Dr. the beauty OF Virginia was only gu
rericlal il would produce only superb
Hll erect. II would cause a passing plea
turs and would be forgotten. 1t certainly
would not-as now IN fact it does-inspire
q deem Joyous. serene, ana grateful con-
t.u'mDnt. and liuger In the mind, gra-
,.us ana benehcent remembrance. Inc
picturesque variety and pastoral Tepose
a. the VIRGINIA landscape spring from the
Imaginative taste and the a0ectionate
eeu'l,Hcss Il The Virginia people
PICTURE OF FOREST LODGE
Among rcnrceentative scenes that are
eloquent with instructive meaning-scenes
Easily and pleasantly accessible-is the
region Of Gen Allen. The chief features
% 90 have often been described; the charm
nat e. exercises can only be suggested.
As You look from the towers OF the
haulsam. residence erected here by Cap
Rain Cusscrs your gaze takes I'm miles
tul miles ~ blooming country. sprinkled
3N.c with little hamlcts, wherein the ut
IN e. stotelness Is gracefully commingled
10 AN that IS lovely and soothing in
rural lie
S fortunate way 10 approach Glen AL
leu IS ly the coach which runs daily from
lrqurear-PrIce Company's store. on
Broad street. by way OF the Brook and
" lutain roads The scenes and asso-
cations that are successfully present
along this route are such as assume n
symmetrical order. increase in interest.
lri grow to a delightful elimination.
Ih' Nxuriance OF the country. its fertile
ieas its brilliant foliage. Its pomp Of
r..ar and Of physical visor and bloom in
I.ge am emotion that is glorious.
NESTLES IN fOVELINESS.
Situated in the heart OF Virginia. For
- Lodge" nestles costly In an atmos-
r.,re II tranquil lovelness, and is sur
rounded with everything that soft and
gentle rural scenery can provide to soothe
ih' mind and 10 nurture contentment IL
stands upon a p,aiu, through which, be-
tween the low green hills which roll away
IN The distance on either side. the Ch!cka-
h1miny flows downward TO the sea. The
country In It's ne!ghborhood IL under per-
iect cultivation. and for many miles
around presents the appearance OF SUI
t.thly-appointed park. Portions OF the
hal are devoted 10 crops and pasture,
other portions are thlckly wooded with
oak. elm. FIR, and chestnut; the meadows