The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-16
THE WARM SPRINGS.
The Beautiful and Unique Fourth OF
July Dinner.


WARM SPRINGS, VIRGINIA, July
I5.-speclal-Germans card parties and
driving parties crowded out of last weeks
letter the brilliant dinner given by Mrs.
BIbank on the Fourth of July.
on Tuesday literally with bands play
ing and flags flying we marched into dim
ner between pillars gay with the "red
white, and blue and under arches OF
American flag, gathered around tables
Eitterng with military decorations. At
each end of the colonial dining-roOm the
American eagle looked benignly down
upon handsome women, beautiful gowns,
and the back and white ehigies that GUS
tom ordains men shall make of them
selves on State occasions.
I'm the centre OF the room there rose
from banks OF daisies Fort Ticonderago.
green with the moss of old age bristling
with cannon and proudly floating the
American flag.
The dinner cards were attached to SOIL
vonr silver and cardinal George Wash
ington hatchets. and at intervals during
dinner the mimic cannon which formed
the central decoration of each table were
fired no the unwary or unsuspecting.
ON the menu cover tents stretched IN
far perspective in the middle distance
hoated the American flag. while well 90
the front stood q United States soldier
a bugle at his lips and at his feet. sword
and rifle wreathcd with laurel and half
hidden by music-score, bearing as its
title Dinner Call"
ON the inner page. "Now good diges-
ton wait on appetite and health ON
BOTH silenccd equity, rheumatic and
dyspoptc scruples. and invited % indul-
gcnca which formed both excuse and re-
ward I'm General Washington SOUP"
Bunker Hm pickle" valley Forge
punch "tulfed green peppers. q IN Pat
RICK Henry" salad Of rs" Lafayette
pudding Martha Washington pie"
"Nelue Custis' but we shall not at
tempt TO enumerate in detail course
dinner two hours long Enough thar
rheumatic professor. grave and reverend
ms he worked his way steadily through
the menu from the first line GO the last
said I'm 70 voice shaken with emotion: "I
know now just how Lige Wilets fclt
when lie said that he asked no better
fate than just 10 go on eating that cher
ny pie tim % sweet death overlook him."
For the hour each one of us wae Alad-
dina rub of the lamp and sentry box
ANA stacked arms broke into hidden
treasures of olives and sailed Almonds
or. io our shield and coat of arms Of
Tered us the "sllHl 0f 'lf." ore vet. again.
drum resolcndent ln red and silver
was but "a hollow excuse for Huvler's
bon-bons. But the toD-suarhe Of the
evening 10 each one Of us was q tiny
ship straight from Manila. loaded to the
brim with "Nlt Vernon ice cream" steer
ed by "a Philippine in the native dress and
bearing q card "DcWeys compliments
from the Philippines
July finds everybody rapidly settling
down into his or her individual place i'm
this peaceful happy lazy lie. As q
prominent s.. Louis lawyer said on leav-
ing last week why [ was never az
such a place. It's just a great big house
party. and a house-party whose hostess
is a woman of infinite tact and charm.
Nobody is ever forgotten or overlooked.
and everybody IS let happily alone TO tol-
low whatever chances 20 be his momen-
tary bent"
If most states are represented here
this summer the variety of type Is fully
as great Some con pleasure are intcnt''
others Of more serious mind. regard
the morning bath. the eight glasses of
sulphur water. and the days allotment OF
exercise as the "chief end of man.
while there are still others who. though
they may be here for their health put
into beautiful and hourly practice the
ever-blessed truth that he who learn"
10 think first Of others soon forgets to
remember himself
il is indeed a miniature world that cen
tres each summer this Happy Valley.
and though occupation OF tho day Is less
strenuous and exacting than that Of the
winter routine, II gives just as fun play
10 individual characteristics PERSONAL
~ is. perhaps. an even stronger motive
power here. for we come 20 know each
other in q closer simpler, more whole
some way than we ever can during the
press and gush of city life Friendships
are born and die, character grows beau
tiful or unlovely, sef-illumination flashes
unrolontessly upon us under the power
fiH microscope or watering-place lie IN
the Virginia mountains
Dancing. driving. and riding continue
20 divide the honors with cards. This
weeks gayetes opened with an informal
seven-in-hand euchre party given by Mrs.
sara NJ Merphy Of Washington, and
Mrs. De Buys. of New Orleans The first
prize. an exqulset sachet Of white satin.
embroidered with vlolets the work OF
Mrs. Merphys artistic fingers, was won
by Miss BOswOr-s OF New Orleans. Mrs.
Henry Ciementson. OF Brooklyn, carried
of the second prize, q pack OF souvenir
playing cards. the reverse Of each n pho
tograph. and the whole pack making a
complete set OF the most beautiful views
on the Chesapeake and Ohio. Mr. Clem-
entson was the unfortunate winner o.
tno "tooby" prize
on the twelfth Mr and Mrs Horace
Halves, OF Richmond, celebrated the sec.
ond anniversary OF their marriage. Miss
Msry Halves. a dainty little damsel with
eyes as blue as the sky and skin the
fexturs and color Of 4 pink raxa-laaf uaa