The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-15
THE BATHING AT
WARM SPRINGS
The Pool is a Place of Pleasure and
Rarest Beauty.
The BALL ROOM POPULAR.
kentucky Sends u Large Contingent
and Richmond People Are There
i'll Goodly Numbcrs-ChaIn
pion Whist.
THE BALL ROOM POPULAR.
WARM SPRINGS. VA, July 1l.--spec-

WARM SPRINGS, VA, July H.-spec-
ial.-The ball SO delightfully."- set in motion
last week has continued to roll, and not
only from early morn till dewy eve are
the lovers OF pleasure kept busy, but into
the wee Sma hours, for the dancing has
commenced in good earnest. a marked
change has come DER the spirit of the
young men, and summer dresses begin to
appear on the scene. Last week stag
german seemed inevitable. Now the ball
room is not only a pleasure to the dancers.
but to the lockers oni particularly does 1t
draw d large audience in the earlier part
of the evening when the children have full
sway, and how these sprtes do enjoy it.
The married women, too, are in great de-
mand, but few OF them will foreSo the
cards which are the fad of the present day.
Whist and seven-hand euchre are in high
favor, though every conceivable game, in
Guiding solitaire. is INDUCED in.
CHAMPION WHIST PLAYERS.
The champion whist players are Mr. and
Mrs. John Jacob Cites, Mr. and Mrs. j. D.
Cites, Mrs. Ira Soyre Barnett Mr.. and
Mrs. George Gaulbert, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A.
Kellar, of Louisville, and Major Powhatan
Ellis of Richmond.
No State sends such a, large representa-
ton of charming people as Kentucky, and
as each day brings in new additions from
Louisville, they are greeted with a warmth
which shows their great popularity Phil
adepllia, st. Louis and Chicago are also
largely represen ted, as we'll charming
additions from other places. There are
only a few Ri hTnopders here at present but
expected at an early date are Mrs. Junius
Mosby, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Halves and
family Miss Mamie Lay, Miss Elizabeth
Halves, Miss Annie Moore, Miss Precious
Moore, Mr.. Charles u. Williams. Jr., Mr..
Davenport Williams and Mr.. Randolph
, CardOzO.
ON THE BOULEVARD.
The boulevard between the Warm and
the Hot Springs is already alive with
equipages of every description, from the
gay four-in- hand to the simple phaeton.
Many bring their own horses. but the UNI
fortunates who have none to bring fare al
most as well, for Mr.. Hicks, of Richmond,
furnishes a livery which does credit to the
reputation of that beautiful city
Golf is the most popular of all outdoor
games, and the gay parties start off every
morning in stages to the handsome links
not far distant. It is hard to decide
whether the women look prettier in their
bright golf costumes or in their handsome
evening dresses.
Mrs. John Jacob Cites, of Louisville
brunette Of the handsomest type, and Mrs.
G. t. n. Gibson, of Baltimore. are the ac-
knowledged beauties Of the place, and are
aS lovely ana charming III c!ldIdClet DIS
in appearance. That they are universally
popular, goes without saying.
THE POOL
Chief among all the attractions OF the
springs is the bath. It is a pool of rarest
beauty, and OF such largo dimensions that
it stands unrivaled in this country or the
OLD. In its health-giving properties 1t Is the
Carlsbad Of America; and as for pleasure,
No SIRENS song ever lured so enticingly
When once within its caressing embrace
one feels heavenly calm, for there, in
deed, the wicked cease from troubling and
the weary ara at rest. Even Zantippe in
her most quarrelsome mood. would have
assumed an expression of beaufic peace
and with de profunds sigh of bliss ex-
claimed "Oh, If there be an elysiua1 on
earth, it is this; Il is this The rheumatic
and the equity have forever set at rest
the momentous question that life is worth
living. II is the panacea for all the Ills
that flesh is heir to, and-the Complexion!
Ta Gods itllis, Of course, is intended Tor
gentlemen).
Twelve o'clock is tho favorite hour for
bathing, or the strictly pleasure bathing.
and il does not interfere with those who
prefer perfect quiet
THE BATHING SUITS.
True, the bathing suits are not much to
speal: OF. but none the less becoming, and
Aprophelite never looked loyelier than
tneSt Wdltf-IlNlnPlS i'll green siilu oittS Gnu
red as they dive and come up from the
rocks in a burst Of bubbles, like gems Of
purest crystal breaking over them The
marble whiteness Of their skin, the dim
pied shoulders peeping in and out, their
pranks and the sound OF their merry laugh
ter is so continuous that even those who
do no. participate enjoy i! from very sym
pathy.
For thosa who come for the beneficial
effects Of the bath every comfort is pro-
vided. The quiet hours. the invalid chairs
for the private baths. the cold showers, the
massage, in fact, everything conducive to
health and ease.
THE GUESTS.
Among the recent arrivals are Miss
Blossom, airs. w. G. Green, Miss Lopon,
Miss Humphrey und Mrs. Garneau. of
ST. Louis; Mrs Robert Lehr, Mrs. c. Ct.
Weld and family and Mrs. Parker Dix
of Baltimore; the Misses Carrale. of San
Francisco: Miss A. S. Williams and Miss
A. Y. Par.e OF New York; Messrs Green
lee d. Letcher. of Lexington; j. B. Sic
venson, of Harrisonburg, and Charles P.
Jones. of Monterey, Va.
From Louisville are Mrs. e. T. Sempe,
Mrs. P. B. Semple, Miss Donna Senpe,
DR.. und Mrs. D. A. Kellar and family,
Miss Thompson. Miss E. G. Peters. Mrs.
Walter y. Escott, Miss Elizabeth Escott,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gaulbert; Mrs. H.
w. Blanc and children, of New Orleans
Among the visitors from the Hot this
week were Mr.. ana Mrs. John Skelton
Williams, OF Richmond, and MI and Mrs.
William White. of Norfolk
Mrs Patt!e Semple is representative
of whom Louisville is most justly proud.
She is g brilliant descendant OF u br'i.
liant line OF ancestry; is a graduate OF
the highest honors Of Vassar College. /
and though still a young woman mas oeen
for some years the head OF the nrst
female school in Louisville
Mrs H ". Blanc, of New Orleans s.. VINO