The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-25
FULL SEASON AT
TIE ROCK ALUM
Thoroughbred Women Who Charm
By Their GraCes.
PRETTY GIRLS REIGN SUPREME.
Open Air Sports are Popular and Out
ing Entertainments are Great At
tractions-Somc of the Pleasant
People Who are There.


/ group of roses there is always one par
/ ticular bloom that attracts by its rare
beauty and an ~ MS know that OBJ every
/ score or two OF women there never fa!s
10 be- one who more than an else simply
lovabie.
4 sour "narrow-view" Northern critic
has said that "the men of the South
| expect nothing from the women but 10
look pretty and be agreeable. consequent
ly Southern women. being fed In praise
and nattery. find no need to aspire to
the higher life
THOROUGHBBEDS
i should ike to introduce him to such
women as Mrs George W. Harris whose
[ home until recently was Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs j. r. MOrehead. of North Carolina;
Mrs 4. n. Pope. OF Louisville and many
others here. who for culture thorough
bred elegance Of manner heart and mind
could hold their own with amy women of
any land
The weather has been ideal for the
pursuit Of outdoor pleasure the last week,
making driving delight, and tennis and
other open-air sports "a heaithful rccrea-
ton Among the many delightful out
ings was one given hy SIR. Nixon. of Rome
/ Ga. to the Misses Spades. HOit Curry
and Cheney. ana Me9srs Spades. watson
and Talley. They drove over t0 the Mill
boro Springs.
/ one equally enjoyable was given hy Mr.
/ Tyson OF MONTGOMERY to Lexington and
( the Natural Bridge. This included Mr
and Mrs. Tyson Miss Tyson, Mrs. Lemle
I and Miss Lemic.
m the success Of a summer resort de-
I Ponds upon the number of pretty girls
VINO c0ndescend 90 honor 30 with their
/ presence. Rock Alum should reign SHE
/ preme. The pretty girls reiening here arc
/ numerous Miss Spades. that "rare and
radiant maiden with the Irresistible
| laugh. IS like "a ray of sunshine to all
Who are So fortunate as to claim her at
/ tentlon. Miss Mary Waddll whose laugh
/ ing brown eyes are playing havoc with
/ more than one heart. the fascinating Miss
Chemy who not only catches most of the
men. bat keeps them. th. attractive. dark
/ eyed Miss Juliet Waddill. and many others
| which space will not allow me to men
/ ton. but the DIS, is kept complete In the
hearts OF th. numerous br1uX VINO con-
/ stlntly dance attendance.
/ THE GENTLEMEN
Among the latter 1 Will mention Mr.. j.
| w. Watkins. who has recently returned
/ from the "woolly west where he was in
! search of the everlasting m0onshiners"
! rms tales Of adventure and hairbreadth
]
! interested audience. M. b. Talley of
! Richmond. is decidedly favorite of the
| girl contingent" There Is no girl at the
springs unless She is color blind. could
| TAN % be impressed with The attractions
| of Mr j. g. g. Black. OF Augusta Ca
| Mr. Robert white OF Rockbridge Va;
| Mr. IT. O.. Brown. OF Augusta, Ga Then
/ there are nixon Twns"-two thor
| ougnbrcds" from ROM Ga.-tan. dark
/ and very good 90 look ar. but SO exactly
/ the counterpart OF each other that should
/ q girl be beguiied into an affair de
| occur with one OF these attractive young
! men it would OF necessity become
| family affair Also SIR Myron Spades.
whose attractions have already led him
! INTO serious trouble. and DE is now be-
| moaning a lost heart OBJ the wrong girl.
The 'tramps." as the summer girls who
| affect long mountain walks are called. are
/ gaining numbers each day. and this
| heath-giving pastlme is becoming a fad.
MERRY PARTIES.
Merry parties start each morning from
| the Alum Spring. and bring back many
/ trophies. such as rattesnakes. flowers,
/ berries etc.
For fear "The sun with ardent frown
Doth slightly tnge her checks with
brown"
| the tramp wears a bewitching sum
| bonnet which is very becoming. There
are two that are especially at
| tractive. one with lovely white
frlls worn by hsh-bred. lovely
woman from New York and another
! lovely face is seen surrounded by pink
frills edged with lace. forming very
/ winsome picture
% would be difficult TO ind a maze
/ genial social crowd than is now at tEe
/ Rock Alum. Every one seems tO feel it
/ their especial duty % contribute their
/ part in some way % the pleasures and
! entertainments whenever and wherever
| II is In their power
This is truly sn ideal summer home.
! combining AN advantages, such as loca-
| tion. salubrlty grand mountain scenery.
] mineral waters. uueXceNed cuisine. all
/ modern convenience prompt and the
| best attention on the part of the manage
| ment and personnel good music dancing.
| tennis courts. and all other lINuries and
| comforts at surprisingly reasonable rates.
/ Mr.. Frazier was compelled to raise the
rates this reason. but DO is q "fair e--
| change when you think OF what ne
| gives i'm return.
CAKE WALK.
There has been no more interesting
| event at the springs this season than the
! cake walk" AT the Grand Monday even
/ ing given by the walters as "c0midatiOn
! T. the whites" as announced by leader.
| but for which the white folks had 10
/ pay an entrance fee of no small pro-
/ portion A large party of guests from
| the Allegheny Hotel came over 10 the
affair." and seemed greatly amused at the
/ antics OF the dusky race.
There have been several euchre parties
/ during the last week. but the largest
| and decidedly the most interesting was
| the one given Thursday evening by Mrs.
/ A. =. Fox. one of the most popular and
| handsome women az the springs Those
/ playing were Mrs Pope, Mrs. Lemle, Mrs.
Fox. Mrs. Rawlings Mrs. Tyson, Mrs.
Kirby. Mrs Surreil. Miss Nixon. Miss
I Spades. Miss Cheney. Misses Waddill.
| Mrs. Borne Miss Harris, and many
others About twenty gentlemen also
played The first prize. which was
| beautiful four-leaf clover pin. was won
by Mrs. Pope The first prize for gentle
men. a pretty pearl and silver paper
cutter. was won by Mr. Courtney; cOnsO-
latlon prize by Mr. Watkins.
Judge Edmund Waddill and his ex-
tromely handsome and attractive wife,
with their children Master G. r. Waddill.
Mamie and Mitchell Waddill, arrived
Saturday evening
LATE GUESTS.
The later arrivals are A. L. Wears.
Lebanon. va. c. r. Williams. Radford.
va. w Il pierce Christiansburg. Va:
W u. Courtney. Richmond Va. T. T..
Courtney. Jr. Richmond. VAR. y. Rob
, $500 ~, Miss Rartha Roh