The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-14
JEFFERSON PARK
COOL AND QUIET
NestIes Beautifully Under the Shadow
of the Mountain.
THE GUESTS LIKE ONE FAMILY.
A Place 20 Spend September "hcre
Neither the Ripcncd Autumn sun
nor the Pestifcrous Mosquito Nccu
Feared AttractivcPcO

JrFTERSON PARK. August l5.-sI o.
eiai.-yVbv should people stiiie IN the
bot cities when there are shady cooi
sno,s inst beyond like Gases In the oes-
erto The calm rcstfulncss 81 thia pace
under the shadow Of the cVetiasilhs mus
IL 10 me IFS chief cham. As 81 on the
vcranda running all around the hotei
Tho scene depicted in front 81 my beauty
loving ewes seems Icrfect, ana il IS luit'
harp,ness thus 20 sit and drink 10 the
M. m
one does not feel a stranger here. the
.tn,osphere OF the place puts one az
case ana the genial hospitality Of the
host and his very charming family acna
10 the comfort and pleasure OF the
guests. ,.,.
The hotel will be kept open all through
the fan. the loveliest season in the noun
,.i,s Most people miss the prettiest
time Of the year They spend july ana
August away and just when Nature ls
putiing on her gaycst attire and the
woods are dcckcd out as for MONDAY
they return 10 the city for september
the most uncomfortable month or inc
year Somehow we expect warm weather
In August and are prepared for 10. but
September I'm town 20 me Is something
fearful. Invariably She brings a warm
spell with her after we have been lea
10 believe that the summer is past ana
with n comes the mosquitoes whose
presence makes life "a burden.
Here we are free from such pests ana
the weather IS delightful and eNhiiaral-
ing. Outdoors 81 braces the nerves ana
gives as now iifo while in the mouse
we sit around fires and find that eooo
fellowship which the cracking. namiht
logs on az open hearth seem always
mn d.
know each other and the acquaintance
Of the summer becomes r. friend.
We had the SWEETEST german Of the
month ON Monday night All the bellies
and hoaux of Charlottesville and the Uni
vcrsity were in attendance and ] do not
know when / have seen pretticr girls
or handsomcr men az dance.
Mr. John Thornton was leading, with
Miss Bowcock The following parucipat-
ed
Mr.. Davis Of West Virginia. with Miss
Cooke. of West Virginia: Mr.. Nenable' oil
West Virginia. with Miss lacy Cooke
Of West Virginia. Mr.. Schade. Of FAIR
fax. with Miss Walker, OF Charloites-
Vile. DIT Hunt. of Chase city. win
Miss Walthall. OF Richmond. Mr.. McCue.
OF Albemarle. with Miss Niche, of Char
lottesvile: Mr.. Furness. of Alabama
with Miss Baker. OF West Vagina, Mr..
Livermorc Of Memphis. with Miss Ly-
ons. Of Charlottesville. Mr.. Watson, of
Charlottesville. with Miss Lemon, OF
Texas. Mr.. Tayloe. OF Albemarle. with
Miss Ashton. Of Alexandra. Mr.. MauN-
ach. Of Por,o Rico. with Miss Thornton.
Of West Virginia. Stags-Mcssrs. Baker.
Nelson. Way, Cocks ana woods of West
Virginia: Scott and Crockford. of Char-
lottosville and Pace. Of Richmond.
Chapcrones- Mrs Grieg of Peters
burg: Mrs Goodrich. Of Washington. -.
G.. and Mrs. Lyons. Of Charlottesville.
Among the attractive people here are
Mr. and Mrs Edward Grigg and little
Miss Martha Grigg, Of Petersburg They
are always the centre OF a. group of
young people who find them charmngly
Interesting
Arrivals for the week, George r. Pace,
Richmond. Roy Bonnet Pace. Richmond,
Arthur Bicrs New York. Edward Is.
Jones. New York. Raphael r.. Gown,
New York. w Bradley Davidson. Wash
ington. Mrs. W. H. Lcdbetter and Miss
Ledbetter. la Grange Texas. Mrs. II. a.
Thomson. Miss Beatrice Thomson. and
Miss Mary Lee Thomson. Texas. Il. a.
Jones. wife child. and nurse. and Mrs.
Agnes MacGnl. Danville