The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-07
FAIR MAIDS IN
SWIMMING GO.
Many Learn to Swim in the Pool at
the Old Sweet,
A RARELY SUCCESSFUL TEACHER
Rcauties Whose Charms are Enhanced
by the Costumes OF the Swimming
Pool-Some Of the Entertaining
Guests of This Season.

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ciaI-How TO keep cool Is the theme OF
anxious thought with the old because
intense heat takes away the bit OF
strength left: with the young because
the many picnics and excursions must
be temporarily postponed-and youth Is
always impatient. Those who are neither
old nor young find that even duplicate
whist loses some of its charms when the
afternoon is warm. Of late We have been
living through the heated term But
now IS tho time for bathing and swim
ming and the small boy too has his day
Yesterday at the gentlemen's BATH
house great was tho excitement wheh
Master Allen Polk Houston. Of LouisviIle'
swan entirely across the long pool ana
after light lessons from Brookes, tho bath
master. Brookes IS a famous and most
successful teacher: one father mas oeeu
heard 10 remark ut is worth the jour
nov-a long one-to have my boy learn
10 swim so we'll and so quickly Iheh'
TOO Brookes knew how 20 entertain MS
audience and the audience Is not AWAY p.
male: at certain hours OF the mornins
and afternoon Br0okes has atoe etnei
females I'm the bath-house, ana tne lsHo.
amt maids and older women arc INSTRUCT
ed in the art OF swimming what IS
more imnortlnt-they actually learn 10
swim well and gracefully.
Rrookes' method IS unique. II ought
10 be seen 10 be thoroughly enjoyed.
LADIES IN THE POOL.
The ladies' pool is full OF interest not
only TO the swimmers and bathers, but
"a the oulookers. one lady from Louis
Vile. and of the LanRtry type or figure
and featmSa IS beautiful in the water
Tho three daughters OF a distinguished
Richmond physician-all being lovely boo
the water-comparison are always 10 pe
avoided. but in this iDatance 81 would pe
impossible 10 decide whether she or me
dark hair or the blonde curls or inc
Youngest with the bright brown, looked
prctticst.
Norfolk and Louisville and Eufaula.
Ala. contribute most attractive maidens.
and often we roach The dining-rCom late
Tor dinner having fingered TOO long M
the fascinating bath-h0use This pool Us
the largest cleanest prettiest IN The
mountains and the massive. brick build
ing with the spring in the centre ana
towers each side OF fhs front rs ot
somewhat urueual s.vIa of architecture.
ON Thursday evening = bowling party
was the attraction e.. the Sweet under
Tho direction Of Mrs Henry Benedict
Lockwood OF New York tho play began
at nine o'clock and continued till mid
NIGHT. The interest never wavered and
during the three hours the playing was
often very fine.
A GOOD COMPANION.
Mr.. Marion T.. Taylor ~ Louisville. IS
So fun of delightful enthusiasm bon all
games that he soon communicates IL 90
60. r o.
an around him are happy and go con
tagious Is his delightful good huTor. that
no ono near him can long De mourntul or
stunid
He IS also the best story-teller az the
springs and IFS dialect reproductions are
simp'v inimitahlo. Tie brings 10 the
minds eve On "a moment the italian. irish
or colored friend. or whoever may be tne
hero Tie being one of the players the
bowling party on Thursday was sue
cess.
Tho guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Middleton Rutledge OF Louisville; Prof.
and Mrs. John Patterson. OF Louisville
Miss Della and Nellie Tounkins of ltch-
moud. Miss Margaret Shields Richmond
Misses Louise and Emmie Barnett. Eu-
faula. Ala. Mr.. Chas. a. Calhoun. 81.
Louis: Or. and Mrs. Joseph J.. WINSTON
Of New York; Or. Hartley Carmicn ael'
Ellen Graham Carmichael. Mr.. Donald
Rovd. Richmond. Miss Leila Sinclair. MI
Chas. w. Sinclair. Baltimore; Miss Jenny
Nrenn. of Norfolk. Prof G. q. Pntter-
son. Springfield. Ill.; Or. W. ". Grer'
of washington. Miss Margaret Ferguson
OF Richmond: Miss New, Of Portsmouth
Miss Riley. Of Washington: Mr.. Russell
Houston ~ Louisville; Mrs. Ernest
white. Miss Flora Harris Louisville: Miss
ID. Va N.f.f
Rodman Grubbs. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion
=. Taylor. of Louisville; Mrs. a. q.
Mercer. Geo getown. Ga: Mrs. Richard
p. Williams. Mrs. Henry Benedict Lock
wood New York; Mr.. Littleton fltzger'
old Richmond.
Tho two captains were Mrs. Henry
BENEDICT Lockwood and Miss Emmie Bar
nett: about midnight the prizes were an
nounced. Miss New OF Portsmouth. WoI
the first prize. a silver brush, the booty
fell 10 Miss Riley a bunch OF neld flow
ers tied with pink and white streamers
the first ecntlemans prize SILVER DOW
was won by Mr.. Donald Boyd and the
BOBBY was given 20 Mr.. Marion r. Tay
\ lor this was a cabbage set In pink VIII
pink and white streamers.
! Miss Ellen Graham Carmichael playeC
well. Miss Emmie Barnett. too, made
some fine hits. Mr.. Tazewell Fitzgeral'
plays All games Wei. Aif ~ lll"i ~.
| dleton Rutledge throws an excellent BAN
Or. Joseph T. Winston and Prof. Johi
Patterson scored the game.
, Saturday evening stop was played an'
the first prize was won by Mrs JONI
Patterson. the second by Mrs. W. G
Yeaton. the first was a silver salve bot
/ tie and the second n basket Of candy.
The players were Prof. and Mrs. JohI
| Patterson. Louisville: Mr.. and Mrs Ar
i thur Middleton Rutledge. louisville; MS
p. II. Smith. Richmond; Mrs. Joseph =
winston. Mrs. Christopher Tomnkins
| Miss Della Tompkins. Miss Nellie Temp
| kins. Richmond Miss Riley. washington
| Mrs Chas. Collins. Washington; Mrs
w. c. Yeaton. Parkersburg.
THE FIRST HAY RIDE.
Monday evening the first hay ride o
| the season started forth at nine o'clock
/ the night was perfect the moon shon
| with its perfect light. giving its mos
| wffching silvery tint 10 all nature. Thos
! who started forth were in gayest hume
and tie Young men cheered as they drov
/ or
Or. and Mrs. Joseph p. Winston, New
/ York, were the chaperons, the other In
| mates OF the wagon were Miss NJ. A
| Thaw. Charleston; Mr.. Blaine Elhns
L Darrv Virginia. Ms