Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-06

other resort I'm America draws It's patrons
from such an extensive territory; lnSy
come from East West North. ana SCUM.
And the bridal couplesl II seems as "
this charming retreat was made speciaiiy
for the newly-Wedded pairs, VINO arc JUST
starting out on the journey OF ne W
gether, and 20 whom there IS but one
world with two in H.. Well, there IS
truly everything here 10 make the money
moon q honeymoon indeed. AS rule, the
blissfui couples avoid the gay thrOng ana
seek the many sheltered nookS AROUND tle
grim ramparts of Fort Monroe, where
hey can squeeze hands and look mo
ach others eyes You have to be carefui
hen walking about Old Point Comfort,
or the corners arc fun or thetn' anu ~
re liable 70 start them up as a cog docs
covey Of uartridges.
rs sc easy 10 tell 'em. The genial hotel
arlCs can spot" them every time lne
avorite bridal route Is by way or the
Did Bay Line from Baltimore, because
the trip down the Chesapeake is so quiet
Iv deliahtful and pleasant-no noise or
hustle of the railroad. SO, when the Ala-
hama or Georgia reaches the dock mere
In the morning. the porter5 ana boys
are on the lookout for the newly married.
The clerk knows Just where 10 give them
roons-and IL you can find any more lux
urious or comfortable quarters than at
the hotels here you will have 70 look
outside this country for them. They want
a good breakfast too and quick, FOR
these wedding trips somehow give the
travellers a wonderful appetite. so the
walters say. It's not all sentiment by
long shot. and some OF the little ladies'
[ IN their dainty gray gowns VIII astonlsh
YOU with their capacity for tho fried
chicken. waftles. orelets, quail on toast,
and other delicaces cooked and served
20 delciously at the famous hostelries OF
Old Point.
OH THE TRUNKS.
Speaking of gray, that reminds me that
. h. Al In,
sionally you see another color, but not
often. And the trunks they takel Some
times there are four or five just for one
little woman. but she uses their contents,
for II there is q time when girl wishes
to look attractive, Isn't IL on her wedding
trip? or course II is. and they know IT,
The prettiest ones must all come to Old
Point. for you seldom see one who isn't
what Chimmie Fadden calls Chauncey
Depew. a peach" Ii is generally sup
posed that every couple goes to one Of
three places on their wedding tripod
Point, Washington. or Niagara Falls, but
the other places cannot come up TO Old
Point as a Mecca for the newly mated.
nearly hundred couples TO be registered
at the Chamberlin and the Hygeia at one
time.
HATE TO LEAVE.
They do so hate 20 leave, too. In fact
many who have planned a trip TO include
other resorts ind II Is so truly Old Point
Comfort that they change their minds and
stay right here until the last minutes,
and before they go away you often hear
little wiley" say: Now John, or Charlie
or Henry whatever the name may bel. /
want you to promise that you will bring
me here a year from now when We cele-
brate our first anniversary"
And John does II. too.
You see there are the dances and the
delightful music OF the hotel orchestras,
the drills, and the social events at the
fort the many places, such as the New
port News ship-yard, Hampton Institute,
Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the navy-yard;
the fine hunting near by, and the many
pleasant acquaintance one forms among
the elite southern people who frequent
Old Point. All these make the variety
necessary. Old Point is never monoto-
nous. Then the enjoyable trip up and
down the Chesapeake by the Baltimore
Steam-Packet Company's Old Bay Line
route Is one OF the features long 10 be
remembered with pleasure. These steam
ers have elegantly-apponted bridal state
rooms. and have for half century car
ried nuptial pairs on their first journey in
life together.