Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-09
THE INTERMONT.
A Novel Entertainment-Tri to the
Hot-PersOnaI.


Correspondence Of the Dispatch)
THE INTERMONT, CONVICTION. VA,
August 1.-THE company at this place
comprises a little world of its own. The
guests are here for rest and leisure, and
the invigorating atmosphere, and they
seem 10 take all in the most agreeable
and natural way. Somebody is always
devisng an evenings pleasure for the
household. The mornings take care OF
| themselves, while the afternoons are uni
versally spent in perfect quiet in the
rooms. A novel entertainment after the
| evenings dance was given on Monday by
Mr.. and Mrs. John Etchison, Jr A march
was played, and the young people formed
in couples, and were led 10 the dining
room by the host and hostess, where
there was a long table, exquisitely deco
rated with PLAQUES and vases OF flowers
and fruit-stands filled with beautiful
peaches, pears, bananas, and grapes, and
dishes of luscious melons In the centre
large. oblong section of watermelon was
set high on a pyramid Of colias and pink
phlox, and every guest desiring TO feast
of fruits was invited to guess the number
OF seeds contained in the section of water
melon. The guesses were registered, and
the seeds finally counted at a side table
| The amusement was great when the num-
Der was announced, many having guessed
a hundred or two more than the number
Miss Minnie Church, OF Washington.
made the nearest guess to the right
number. and was awarded a beautiful
silver nail-brush; Miss Annie Leigh Camm
came second, and her prize was a dainty
silver filigree court-plaster case. The
party passed off brightly. and with much
fun over the guessing, and much enjoy
ment o. the nice fruits. Those present
were Misses Gage. Moore, Bangs,
Stephenson, Camm. Church. Mrs. Ander-
son, Mrs. Camm. Mr.. and Mrs. II. F.
Stevenson Baltimore; Messrs. Venable,
Camm, Parrish, Gooch, Gage. Hawley,
Kempner Church. Gordon, Forsee, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Etchison.
VISIT TO THE HOT
A party spent Tuesday at the Hot
Springs. and enjoyed the beautiful lawn
and the palatial grandeur Of the Home
stead Hotel Going over on the delight
full parlor-car at half-past in the morn
ing, they had plunge In the pleasure
pool, luncheon, walk about the grounds,
rest at the Casino, enjoying all the while
the magnificent band, a sumptuous dinner
at half-past 6, and a rapid run down the
mountains at Q. The convenient running
of trains In all directions from this point
makes the Intermont most central point
next week to the Hot and the White
Sulphur. The party OF Tuesday comprised
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Thorpe Virginia,
Misses Gertrude and Annie Leigh Camm.
Mr.. Frank Forsee OF St. Louis, Mr.. j. II.
Kempner, Mr.. II. Hawley OF Galveston,
Tex. and Mrs Camm.
on Wednesday evening Mrs. l.. b.
Stevenson, OF St Louis. and her charm
ing daughters, Mrs. Anderson. and Misses
Haddie and Rebecca Stephenson, enter
tanned number of friends at the most
delightful euchre party OF the season.
These large parties are arranged In the
ballroom, where there Is abundant space.
The first ladies' prize on this occasion
was won BY Mrs Davis. of Louisville. Ky.
1t was a handsome Dresden PLAGUE.
The second ladies', a square of exquisite
drawn Mexican work, was won by Miss
Mary Belle Moore. Mr.. Carter Gordon
won the first gentleman's prize, a beauti-
ful flowing cup" I'm fine wedge-wood, and
the consolation was taken by Mrs.
Thomas Emerson Morris. This was a
handsome Venetian vase. Delicious, COOL
ing beverages were enjoyed after the
game. which was played by Mesdames
Gage. Williams, Etchlson, Stephenson.
Jordan. Smith Montgomery. Forsee, Nor
ris, camm, Bangs, Moore. Stevenson.
Misses Ranney. Moore. Bangs, Camm,
Gage, and Messrs. Marshall Thorpe, Cor
don. Venable. Parrish. Hawley Kempner.
Gage. Etchison. Stephenson. Alden
Finckel, Deford. Snyder, Gunckel, and
McCabe.
THE SEMI-INvALIDS.
One striking feature OF the life here Is
the interest manifested In the semi-in-
yalids. Those whose health does not adj