The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-27
WAS THE GAYEST
OF THE SUMNER
Delights Of the Old Sweet Springs
During Last Week.
MANY PLEASURES IN STORE
The Season Shows No Signs Of Waning
aud Evcry Hour is Utlizcd to the
Fullest Extent Some of the
Entertainments,
MANY PLEASURES IN STORE

N#AAANNAIN kAlN NNN N"A FA Nt+. HN'H"tt ~
famous old Sweet Driving parties. ger
mans. suppers and card parties have sped
the hours away. and The gay Whirl still
continues Much private entertaining
has been done. and now The air is filled
with rgm0rs OF charming events for the
coming wock-of the largest private card
party OF the season. oi tle handsomcst
german of the season. and Of lnnumeraDle
smaller affairs. Tile gaioties opened on
Monday evening with large and
beautiful german given 10y the young
men OF the Springs. IL was led 10y Mir
H. G.. Tr0tmau 0f Portsmouth. and AIR
Coleman Robinson. of Louisville. The
patr0nesses Of the occasion were Mes
dames Allen Houston. Mead Robinson.
bI.ntou Stone. Dan Talley Charles Tan
uer. Christopher T0mpkus, Wrenn
Bousch and Osborne.
Among those dancing were Miss Couch.
red SILK. A-s Houston. white mOusscline
dc s9ic, Miss Wrenu, figured organdy.
Miss Tanner. beautiful gown of pink
mOussc.Iue do sole. Miss Rowe. white
lace pearl ornaments; Miss Shields, white
OrganGy. Miss Lewis black silk. Miss
Iavolette Lewis. black SILK with bodice
o. turquoise blue. Miss ChamberlayUe
black and white silk; Miss Wilson, white
orErdy; Miss Baker, black taueia with
garuiture of red rusos Miss Perkins
black net; Miss Mcpherson. exquisite
French g0Wn off cream mousseilno dc sole,
Mrs Ihlp0t white orelaly and lace over
pink. Miss Dold. tWh.te, Miss Mayo red
mousseuuc de- sole, Miss Patterson. ng-
urel sm,. Misses Robinson. white orr
CANDY. Miss TINA Shields dainty gown
or white orrlndv and black lace and
Messrs. Ma kay. Coleman Robinson
Petit Robinson. Reynolds sans Ialey.
Couch III. T. TrOtm0n, Percy TrOtman.
Houston, stone Mayo Einford. Dunn
Thager. Ould Cook Gordon White sum
merson. Carney Greer TunbuA Whl e.
hurst Euisl Looming Ani Niul.
VIRGINIA CAKE-WALk
ON Friday evening tho GUESTS of the od
Sweet were treated to genuine sold
virginia cate-walk'' by the servants OF
tte hotel which. boo i,s way. vas quite
unique. IL was held iu the immense din
ninrroom Of the grand hotel the unusual
size of which gave ful scope 90 She
walkers" Tho decorations were of
corn talks and huge cabbage heads.
which I uJ, truly artistic. were never
the,css most effective and added great
IL 10 the scene. After number of
"coon" SONGS and other melodies dear %
the dariey heart. the cake an immense
affair e.Uv decorated with rod and ycl-
low flowers twas proudly borne aloft up
q
legan fn good earnest only those who
have seen mn olG fashioned "caEe-ualrt
oar oD,-or',t, fb,t mirtb- pro .ol,fng en-
tartainrnont
IL was received with peals OF laughter
and tremendous applause hv the guests.
arnor, whom were prom ent people from
all sections of Che country. o. many ~
whom the entertainment possessed The
charm Of complete novelty.
ON Friday s.f Wls the absorbing
theme. when the tnri golf tonr0amcn,
of the summer took place. Mr.. Jon1 . Ia'-
'ers'n or LOUSY il'', Tot .,. ''e ti-1
80 IA. ,nel,,rr % ra-oa~l.anr.. GOOD score r.
,r,5o co,,rs. hero is mn oxc.-t'4.ruy fine
e,d .q,orf,.', ono and is rarely deserted
ZINE DuIFTI-.
Ar~org tto hest Golfers arc Mr.. Allen
1rouet1r and fi, son. -ir. I.re..I Haus-
ION Of Louisville. Nr MAYO Rinford Of
Ttch-,nd. Sir John Patterson of Louis
,.nio and Mr. Thavcr. of Charleston. ".
"a
D,f,.irg ov,c1ittons have suddenly
...,..,,.. f,+, ti.r favor and each drv
,.,,r.ess. ,,.-r,, nartlcs starting forth
o. rre white S,iInbrr or som. other point
Of interest in the mountains. ON Woj-
ucsday and Saturday evenings ca.ishtful
dances took place I'm the big ballroom
OF the Grand 20 which large parties came
over from various n-ighhorng resorts.
Tbe orchro narfiee of the week have been
Wen nigh irnumeraale. for the never
larrui.lmr excitement of cards SIS very
ropulnr h.re. Prominent among them
was "a beautiful matinee Progressive