Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
GAYEN AT HOT SPRINGS
How Many Westinghouse Are Enjoying
Themselves at That Resort
An Enjoyable German Mt the Casino
Base Ball by the Walters Fur
nishes Much Fun.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.

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| HOT SPRINGS, Va, August 3d. 1885
What a comparison between the Hot
| Springs Of few years ago and the Hot
| Springs of the present When they were
| first launched as a resort one hotel was
| ample 20 accommodate all who came here
| in search of renewed health. Now three
| hotels and about twenty-five cottages are
| Inadequate to supply the wants of the
| numerous guests, next season Hot
| Springs will be graced by a magnificent
new hotel. which will be one of the finest
| in this section of the country. A new
| swimming pool will also be built next sea-
| sen. Mr.. Fred Sterry will have charge of
| the entire plant.
Westinghouse constitute a large per-
oentage of the patrons. but only during
July and August, for Washington during
| the spring and fall months is in itself de-
| lightful resort
The hunting season is now close at hand
and the nimro3S will soon be fiockng to
| the springs. During the fall months this
! is veritable paradise for the sportsman,
and he here finds ample opportunity to
assert his prowess with the gun or rod.
| To the already delicious menu of the Vir-
ginia Hotel will soon be added bear and
venson steaks.
The weather for the past week has been
| unusually cool and pleasant-just the
| weather for horseback riding. bicycling,
tennis, golf and the other numerous out
| door sports INDUCED in by the guests.
| Saturday evening most enjoyable ger
man was danced in the Casino, after which
| those who participated from Washington
We're Miss Phenfx, Mrs. Sartoris. Gen. F.
| H Jones. Mrs Legare and Mr.. Legare
Others present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Sterry, Mrs. Charles Emory Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Griffin, Miss Lippencott, Har-
! old D. Downs Miss Estelle E. Arnold. the
Misses Williams Mrs. H. Robert Parrish,
Miss Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius s. Walsh
MrS nd MtlllfD Mrs
Decatur Axtell, the wife of the president
of the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, and
| her niece. Miss Bey, Mr.. Albert ingalls,
and Mr.. L. E. Osborn. The affair was
ing costumes and faces more charming.
Great interest is manifested in the new
Episcopal Church to be built at Hot
Springs. Quite a large sum has already
been raised. many subscriptions are COM
ing in and the prime movers are sanguine
of success. Mrs. Decatur AXtell Of Rich
nond is enc of the leading spirits.
Wednesday night Miss Phenix of Wash
ihgton gave dinner party at the Virginia
Hotel. Covers were laid for ten. Those
present from Washington were Mrs.
Legare.
Tuesday evening Mrs. Lanier Dunn Of
Washington gave a supper at her sum-
mer residence, .'Dunn's Gap"
Base ball played by the walters Is an
amusement of which many of the guests
| never seem to tire. 1t is great sport to
| watch the antics of these southern darkies
ar d their quaint expressions keep the spec
tators in a roar of laughter. One of the
favorite and unique expressions Of one Of
the players is: Il neber had SO much fun
since Use been colored." Wednesday a
game was played between the Hot Springs
walters and a team from Stanton Va, re-
sulting in a victory for the former; score,
1O-4.
Judge Andrew Wylie and wife of Wash
ington, who have been here nearly all the
summer, returned home Tuesday.
Sunday, September 1, the Presbyterian
Church at this place will be dedicated. The
dedicatory sermon will be preached by
Rev. Walter w. Moore of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary.
DR.. N. l.. Bates of Washington, the med
ical director of the United States navy,
ard wife are at the Homestead Hotel.
Gov. Frank Brown of Maryland is at the
Warm Springs Hotel.
Tuesday General Jones and Mrs. Sar-
river, about ten miles from here, to fish.
They met with fair success.
Mr.. Woolson Morse Uhe composer of the
music for the comic operas Wang" PAN
jandrum," DIR. Syntax," etc) and wife
are at the Virginia Hotel
Major Lewis Ginter and John Pope of
Richmond are occupying one of the Vir-
ginia Hotel cottages.
Among those from Washington staying
here are Mrs. James Blair. Frank NJ. Fin
ley, E. Peters, Miss West. Mrs. Tilford,
Judge Walter S. Cox. Mrs. NJ. R. C. Le-
gare, A. b. Legare, Mrs. J. M. Carlisle
and maid. DR.. and Mrs. L. N. Bates. Mrs.
W. P. Kellogg. Chas. E. Hooker, jr. From
rogate; Mrs. Arnold, Miss Esteile Arnold
and maid, Reginald X. Arnold, Miss S. b.
Stephens DR.. j. p. Gleason, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woolson Morse, Lieut. Col j. H. Higbee
and wife, Mrs. Henry Willard, Miss Willard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Julius S. Walsh.
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