The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
The MERRY LIFE
At OLD SWEET
A Swimming Party of Eighteen Jolly
Girls,
MUSIC OF HOUNDS AND HORN.
AGood Chase Before the Sun Was Up
But REWARD Kept His Brush.
Good Golf Scores Made-eIany
Arrivals During tho Week.
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OLD SWEET SPRINGS, W. VA. Aus.
t6-Lsfe goes merrsly on at the Old Swee,
with everybody enjoying existence and
making as much out of It as can be rea-
ssonably expected IN q holiday season: even
more than can reasonably be expected IN
holiday season. for from the library party
on MONDAY evening the neat little sum OF
aeveaty-serer dollars was ne;ied FOR an
sobjec; dear 10 the hearts of all SoutherneTs
the Jefferson Davis Monument Fund.
sMesaames Herbert A Claiborne, OF Rich
UnonG. q. NJ Donaldson. Charleston, w
va; H IL Branch, Savannah. Ga; J. L.
Sexton, Charlotte, n. c., and Q. d
Vaughan and Miss Susie RodInan. OF
louisville, originated the entertainments ana
scanried it out most successfully
There We're eighteen beautiful fableauA'
each representing the title of a book. Pen
ellis and paper were distributed through
the audience. and first and second prizes
were awarded To those making the hlShes't
number of correct suesses. Iha successful
contestants We're Miss Elsie Briggs, OF
Nashville and Miss Mildred Vaughan. Oh
louisville, and Masters Vaughan. of Louis
Eilie, and Harold Wrenn, Of Norfolk
A NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
Miss Jean Lee has gwen the most mover
entertainment of the seasonal swimming
1,arty made up of eighteen of the 1olles'
girls and most expert swimmers here a
merry. time was spent in diving and racing
contests. Miss Wrenn won the prize Tor
The fastest swimmer and 10 Miss Graham,
OF Lexington, was unanimously voted the
.fbooby.''
At the close of the contest The girls were
served the dain:;est of collaiions in the
-waiting-room OF the bath-house- Miss
Lees guests were Misses Wrenn. liarIl-
son, R;ckel, Graham. Warfeld, Tunstaii'
ferguson Della and Nellie Iompkins,
Red. Couch. Hewitt Vaughan, Tailey.
Lillian and Laura Barbour. Margaret lice,
and Mrs. John Tlton.
Mr.. ]. Fred Pierson and MIR. ii. X
Hsuish. of New York, entertained at a
very handsome supper after TUESDAY
dance Enjoying their hospitality were
misses jean and Margaret Lse, Nrenn'
Tunstall. Graham. Mrs John Elton
Messrs. Garter Gordon. Banks Barker,
bartholomew ard Or ". w firier
HORN AND HOUNDS
The hunters horn and thu MUSIC OF the
S,c1,nds caused something of a stir here
very early one morning this past week.
and DR. Christopher Ternpllins was out on
E,is sorrei ands,n The chase long before liie
sun was up a fox-ilUnt in these noun
5a:as is quite different from the runs Of
ahe Deep Bun Hunt Club Mountains,
Sliils valleys, streams and fences meet
t.one at every turn, and unless he Is an ex-
,pe-t torseman he had better stay IN bed
until breakfast time. Dr. Iomphins re-
turned from The hunt having enjoyed the
sport. but he sad, Inc 1oA hep. '1ie
Grush.''
The patrons here are enjoying an unusual
treat in the violin playing o. Miss Binnie
RrigEs of Nashville, Tenn. MISS Briggs
As genuine artist. The mere drawing
of her bow across the strings of her rare
F,y1 =
tract a crowd 10 the paIlor. Miss Briggs
as a pupil Of the celebrated Colyns, Of
brussels. Colyns was Ysaiyes master
and awarded that king of violinlsts MS
first pkrize. Mrs Archibald Patterson, SO
iweil-knawn in Richmond's musical circles
always accompanies Miss Briggs. and
ELECTS no end of praise Tor her marvellous
sympathy and delightful accompaniment
The boys had a swimming exhibition
recently that was really quite wonderful
They take to the water like ducks. The
a,ranks which they play on one another
are very amusing.
GOOD GOLF SCORE.
Mr.. Charles Davenport is making an
excellent score at golf, and will doubtless
be challenging some of the Lakeside gof
champions when he returns to Richmond
The walters of the hotel gave their an
nual benefit .'cake-walk Saturday
evening II was very creditable eXhi-
hilton ana Very generously patron
tzed.
AS number of very charming people
have expressed a desire to spend the
month Of September here, Mr.. Lee will
keep this place open till the first of Octo-
bier. possibly later, should the weather
prove pleasant.
THE WEEKS ARRIVALS
Among this weeks arrivals are the fol-
lowing:
Mr.. d. c. Gallaher. Hiss Harriet Gala
her. Charleston. w. Va; Walker Evans.
Miss Caylonia Evans, Miss Martha Evans,
ST. Louis: Virgil Z. B!ckei, Florence
Bickel. Louisville. Ky; j. Fred. Person.
New York: James L. Bartholomew, New
York; George NICK. Balm, Mrs. George
Nick Balm. Norfolk: j. ]. Shanahan.
louisville; Mrs. John A Carter, j. lAdger
Stewart, Louisville: George a. Brown.
memphis; l. Med. Massey. Jr., Memphis;
o. L. Truitt, New York; Dan. G. Hughes
and wife, Macon. Ga; ii. c. Dickson.
White Sulphur Springs: A Z. Atiyeh,
Ur;pou, Syria; Ethel Aston Cabell. 1iathe-
utue Cabell and nurse. Richmond; DR.. ".
tP. Miles and sister, New Orleans, La:
C. r. Dey, Norfolk; i. Harvey Symonds.
fR:chmond: Chase Stewart, Springfield;
Charles T. S;errett. Charleston: Charles
M. Conner, Jr.; Washington. d c.; Eherel
Merrill. Charleston, w. Va; Miss Alma
Conner. New Albany. Ind: Miss Frisbe
c,nnor. ]. A. James, Charleston, w. Va:
miss Couch, Charleston: Miss Dixie Pep
per, Lexington
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