The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-12

Puritan Monitor Raleigh and
Gushing
As YOU drive from the station 10 the
best hotel you pass a very pretty Vine
trimmed lodge in which there is pet
mH gpie This active little fellow has
been taught 60 whistle the star Span
eled Banner" and after he has finished
90 he shr.eks until he gets a lump Of
sugar. which by the way IS always
forthcoming 90 SO loyal a bird.
10 81 going 90 Doe o. very patriotic sum-
mer. BaZ8ars are 90 DE held ON al the
lawns for the benefit OF the soldiers and
Tlt younger women arc carrying the
matter further They are getting up
small libraries Of fresh reading matter
which SIS to be shipped to the soldiers
FOR their entertainment during the nights
Of long twilight and thinking OF home.
one Of the young women Of Newport
wrote 90 Superintendent of Malls Brad
ley 10 know how 20 address "a soldier
son the march whose destination and
Whereabouts was unknown. Mr. Brad
lev told her. and AN other friends OF
soldiers Co write TO the warrior at his
last known address III last heard from
90 Chick8mauga 90 address him there.
Give the name. rank. regiment and name
of commanding officer if known. Mail
trains VIII gather no Che mail b0gs ana
carry tLlm after the army ticking them
from one place 10 another until the sol-
der is found. it SIS well. the supefinteno
.ut told the Newport girls TO send the
rarkets in several parcels so that, if ace
cident should befan one the others
would always reach The boys I'm blue in
safely Letters would always reach
them without accident but the packages
must Doe most securely wired TO avoid
breaking open in the long handling be-
fore they get 20 cuba.
FOR THE WARRIORS.
with these directions I'm their minds
che girls of Newport are gathering mp
paper novels. pretty books and enter
tanning things of AN kinds and shipping
them as fast as possible 90 Key West en-
route for cuba. Their mothers mean
while are raising money Co Dee sent 10
the Red Cross by special messenger, or
% the Government sick supply stations.
They act under the direction OF Secre-
tary Long who tells them exactly how
90 proceed and who will tell other sum-
mer reslrtlrs should they care 20 do the
same.
by the way the beautifully embossed
Acknowledgement OF Miss Helen Gould
money gift 10 tho Government occa-
stoned much envy here, and one very
beautiful Western hciress whom you
very well know declared that she would
never rest content until she had obtained
a like oue-uot "a dlmcult thing for her
who has ten cold millions Of California
gold.
A great deal OF fun Sc occasioned here
over the failure of O. Newport dude 20
gain admission 90 the Rough Riders
regiment c0loneled by Theodore Roose-
Welt These Rough Riders are selected
from the whole country all being asked
20 ioIn who have hunted I'm the Rockies
and who know how 20 live q rough ana
fuuible existence. Among the number
are such elegant young men as haletl
Alsop BurrOwe. who married Annie Cor
bin. daughter OF the late Austin Coroin
Woodbury. Kane the Rhode Island man
Of wealth, and three hundred more as
dne as they
But one OF tho most famous Newport
dudes OF an who applied came back with
dropping head. He had been rejected,
Enough Just why his country would not
allow him TO fight. his friends could not
conjecture. He had photographed big
game on the western slope. had climbed
the Peak. knew q thing or two about
Indian warfare. had had an experience
with greasers. and was In short about
the toughest of them all. But he was
thrown out-physicaly Finally the
trlfh ieaked out. Uncle Sam is very
particular about the feet of his recruits
and this young man had corns-he had
worn pointed tued shoes two summers az
Newport and that was enough 20 dis
qualify him from Uncle Sans service.
NAVAL DANCES.
Naval dances are very fashionable
here. Tho figures partako OF regimental
forno and the favors are American flags
and other star spangled cmblems. The
lone Star figure IS ono OF the newest of
cotpWon forms This at Newport IS
i pretty young woman I'm the center
surrounded by a group of young men
who dance around her. The star SPAN
eled banner figure Is danced 10y imita-
fing tho form OF q flag with thirteen
vouug women as stars. and parallel rows
of voilng men and women for the stripes
Most az these figures are invented by
vounc women who dance them ia tears
for the warriors who are az the front.
Newport diplomatic society IS sadly
,,terruptod this summer. In truth the
rttfe avenue along which representa-
lives Of the Spanish French and Aus
trian legations tved IN previous sum
rners b. viewed with suspicion. "Spy
street" II Is called by tho irrcDressible
younger set.
Tho Cornelius Vanderbilt family are
~ arrive here July 18th and this means
the opening az The Breakers that
marvellous sea palace. with che NanGer-
hits come Nr and Mrs. Harry Payne
whitney Mr. and AIRS. Almeric Hugh
Paeet will occupy fine cottage and en-
terrain their h0sts Of Ohio friends. Mrs.