The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-12
OLD SWEET
IN ITS GLORY
A Sweet Old Picture In a
New Setting.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS PUT ON
They Made Celebration of the Fourth
More Periodically Brliant-The
Personnel This Season Char
acteristlc Of the Past.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS PUT ON
They Made Celebration Of the Fourth
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vLD SWEET, July n.-Hotels and cot
tages are filling rapidly. now that hot
days in the cities impel people to seek
cool places. And where could one find
cooler or loveier spot than "Old
Sweet
II is we'll named, this most ancient,
iiignfed. quaint and picturesque of Vir-
gilman summer resorts. The improvements
that have been and are being made,
while adding some modern conveniences
to the place do not divest 1t Of its old
fashioned comforts and charm. Rose
brick hotels and cottages were built be-
fore the days Of cramped rooms and UNI
satisfying windows. abundant ventilation,
thick walls and spaciousness contribute
TO the GOODNESS of the apartments.
The electric lights have been installed
In the Grand Hotel and in the big ball
room In the latter, 1t was first turned
on with full effect on the night of the
evcr glorious Fourth, when the young
folks and their seniors had a dance, which
might really be termed an historic event
inasmuch as 1t celebrated at once indie
rendence Day and the installation of
electric lights at the Old Sweet Few
patriotic Examinations could have been
k,ore brilliantly successful and few
gatherings happier. Upon many oeautltul
women and distinguished men have the
candles and the lamps of odd Sweet,
shone In that wonderful past OF which
these walls might tell such charming
stories could they but speak. Will the
electric lights that have succeeded the
candles and the lamps are keeping watch
over lovers and love-making too. one
trouble about electric lights is that It
reveals secrets az the lamps and candles
could not: 1t even betrays the pretty looks
That young eyes speak to young eyes IN
the dance.
NEW BALL ROOM.
@ Could the bellies and beaux OF the old
4 DAYS walk into this ballroom what would
they think Of its flash and glitter, OF
scintillatant bulbs. What indeed wouio
the bells and beaux OF last year think OF
them? For last year there were no cree
trio lights here. -
or equal Importance with the ball
room of any esta blishment who shall say
81 is not Of greater Importance since CIV.
ji,zed man cannot live without dining,
Is the kitchen. Moved by lively interest
In edibles, your correspondent mas 1use
made a tour of the great kitchen IN wn'cn
the good things that come on the tables "a, OF
"Old Sweet are prepared. changes
wrouef,t In this ancient kitchen whence
,,ishtv feasts have been issuing. since
the Republic was young. are as notapie
as the transition from candles and lamps
10 electricity In lighting the ballroom.
rho kitchen itself and the pantries are
now lighted In the same way Inc lat.e'
simply enclosed by wire nettlnB' hhVe az
.n,rable ventilation. There Is a new cola
l.arsge annaratus, new shelving every
n.hare new floors and all the pots anu
~. are new and glittering. The white
ranneo chef gave cordial welcome 10 ms
s.Ietor and promised for this season the
best table ever set at Old Sweet GA
vet when all Is said ana zone -. ~ -.
sweet looks as essential as ~ mas VA
leaked. It would be Vandal manu- t'''e
would over modernize It :.
"Ja. Monday Mrs c. G. Lewis, Jr.'
card party, In Lewis Cottage 10
little coterie OF friends. Among
.sns. present we're Mr.. and Mrs; Z. =.
He,sen. OF Chicago: Mrs. {. M; Do1"' u
.on OF Charlestown, w. va: .un, y. -
nuld. OF Richmond ana MI w. NO., o.
Hatcher. Of New YORK. nF'us' +" 40
the game, -. +. very enjoy
in the ballroom. Wednesday
.yening there was announcer, INV
f'e"'A FARMHOUSE PARTY
- the events OF the week was ,ae
ptsrrn-house party" at sizer ., ,ror, the
yashioned farmhouse, SIN mus ~ crier
rn..,a Mrs. Lockwood and ~ G ~,
spr,nss, horseback; Professor and Mrs'
ns,.srson and Mrs. Ferguson ana MA
80, went In surrey. elzer uosa
m old stage coach stahn, a',u
" who comes to the springs =, 70
80. ~ make a pilgrimage 20 TINS n,u
andnark. TO drink goblets OF the 80, .ted
,milk there, and eat OF Mrs' o'Ae'
chicken. =, which the
.,i.sss Fisher, OF Galveston, are CHAIR
...n ,naugurated the other DAY INC
,.sbion of announcing on pulletih
hoard social events in prospect soe'e'
syent. called off, and such genera ~
formation about the weather as m'sHt
IA secured from the weatherWlse OF VI.
wise. The first announcement rean'
rowing to shower e!pec'eo, MITE 800
cood's excursion and dinner party at
Alleghany may be postponed, The SWIM
Ming pool party will In nowise be inter-
,sred With Later this followed: The
shower did not come. as feared Hehce
the delightful dinner party occurred, as
was expected, The swimming poo1 parry
was the event OF the morning
coli. tennis. swimming and horseback
riding are the favor!te diversions Ihere
are capital golf links and fine tennis
court Horseback riding will probahly
grow IN popularity. Mrs. Lockwood Is
one OF the most enthusiastic OF me
enuestr!ennes, and is instrumental IN IN
teresting others In this sport
THE CHILDREN.
The children are having wonoerIullN
rood time. Those large enough to rid
comics. play baseball and tennis 10,
ZEN pins and frolic IN the swimming nooi
There are swings on the lawn. which thel
.lders seem TO like as much as they 90
There is so much outdoors here for chill
sren TO play In that little folks are no
ME care they might otherwise be tc
parents, and are not In the way OF folks
who are not their parents,
Some very beautiful gowns have bee
displayed by charming wearers On
ady's toilet In particular, have at
tracted much attention by reason OF thei
variety and artistic values.
The girls OF course. wear white prnci
pally, and they-the girls In white--ar
Exceedingly becoming TO the green lawr
the yerandas and the cottage doorway
TIE young. men are very attentive I
the maidens fair; the devotion OF som
pr them recall good old ante-hellum time
when the young men took pride !
making our girls happy.
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