The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-24
SUMNER SOCIETY NOTES.
FRESH SIGNS DAILY OF THE SUM
MER'S CLOSE.
A Number of Richmond People. However.
Will Not Take Their Vacation Until
september-PersonaiM Mention.

Along many OF the residence streets OF
Richmond there are fresh signs daily OF
the summers close. AS usual, numbers
OF people will not enter upon their holI-
day until September. and their reasoning
is sound. But they are not the majority,
and these have their faces now turn
ed homeward. The people with country
homes are not among them.
Mrs Meredith Montague and Miss Helen
Montague will return from New YORK on
September LIST.
Mrs Moses ID. Hoge, who has been Wis
iting friends in Amherst county, Va, VIII
also return about that time.
Mrs. Charles Whitlock and Miss Maria
Blair, who have been for weeks enjoying
life at York Harbor. coast Of Maine. eN-
pect to return home early in September.
Mrs Thomas Elicit and Miss Jennie
Elicit. who have spent August In Con-
necticut. will return not later than Sep
TENDER 5th.
Misses Therese and Ida Bargamin re-
turned TO Richmond last week.
Miss Warren. OF north Third street IS
expected TO return tomorrow.
Mrs. Grigg, OF south Third street. has
returned from Culpeper, whore she went
to visit her interesting and handsome
grandson. Master jonathan Catlctt Glib
so, aged two weeks.
Miss Louise Caben Grgg left Richmond
Friday for Virginia Beach where she will
spend the next two months as the guest
Of her aunt, 1Irs. George Lane Marshall
Letters received from Mr. and Mrs
Horace Sterling Halves say that they will
not return TO Richmond until October
and that the European trip IS proving de-
lightful.
Mrs Burton Harrison (nee Cary) Of
Virginia, has won new literary laureI5
through her latest story, "A Son OF the
Old Dominion" In this connection am
able authority has the following 10 say.
Owe know Of no one but Mrs. Harrison
except II may be Miss Seawell or Mts.
Goodwin who is so well qualified to write
stories OF Colonial Virginia. \ descendant
of the settlers Of the early day. win
pride Of ancestry. she IS at her best when
writing of the Old Dominion; not that
her modern society chronicles are not enc
PERTAINING. but they lack that compounded
flavor OF romance and reality Which at
taches to stories of the other day.
Some of the incidents are based upon
historic varities; a few well known
names occur-Logan, who figures rather
fundamentally. Lord Fairfax. ana An
drew Lewis-and the battle Of Point Pleas
ant Is described so graphically that II
needed not the quotations from de Haas.
Peyton and Roosevelt 10 sustain the vigor
Of recital.
There IS n love story. without which
no tale OF Colonial times I'm Old Virginia
would be complete but II is everywhere
subordinated TO Mrs. Harrison's design 70
write an historical novel relying chiefly
upon historical situations and using ro-
nance as an establishment. II IS, there
fore. I'm this light that her book should
be read. for without it the love story
would be tame. lacking as IT does any
marked features OF originality
Many Richmond friends will read the
critique with very keen pleasure.
The Board Of Managers Of tho Retreat
FOR the Sick urge a full attendance or
both managers and directors az the hos
pital on Thursday at II o'clock. II is de-
sirable that the business on hand shall
be finally settled at this meeting.