The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-20
ROANOKE
RED SULPHUR u u: U.
Late Guests Pr0l0ng the SUM- UNI
mer Season There.
I An ALL. THE.YEAR RESORT
lti
Mrs. Thomas ard Children Have Com 70 9
from a stayln Switzerland ana
,taly-Pleasures for the Juse.
nile Contingent
An. ALL THE.YEAR RESORT
tsnec,al to The rimos-Dlspatch.,

THE ROANOKE RED SULPHUR
SPRINGS, VA. September 1s.-Ine sue
cessf,,l season OF the Roanoke Reo, mas
NJ Inst virtually reached Its close as the
demands of business and schools draw
many Of Its guests reluctantly homeward'
though the hotel will be kept open ior
4 visitors throughout the yenr, and the
attractions Of the delicious air ana h 'tls
giving water are perennial.
A few guests continues to come, ana
among the recent arrivals were Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. e. Abercombe, from Pensacola
Fla. !: Mrs. DR.. Thomas, OF Richmond, anu
her sisters, she and her little boy and
4 rirl. having Just come from swltzerlnno
and Italy; Mr. and Mrs. Caruth, from
Ration Rouge, and others. may men-
lion here incidentally that It was. touch
INK to see the Joy Of the Italians VINO
now tou the "Doc Disart Wash Trio,
sirnors Francesca, Paqualisa. Croccla
and John Papalaqua, when they heard tnat
little Miss Thomas was or lately from
their own country and could speak Italian,
and conversed with her themselves IN
their own tongue OF their beautiful Italy,
md OF her experiences In Rome, Flor
ence, Naples and Venice. While the little
glrl was gratifed and proud too, 70 De
able to understand and answer their rapid
and animated questions and remarks.
But this par parenthese
put few remain now at the Roanoke
r.. to continue old friendships or make
new ones; to prolong the charming, ire
sponsible, (?) idle hours, and enjoy the
delightful breezes or roam through
the woods and fields and return
laden with golden rod. scarlet leaves.
or bright wild flowers, those proofs
OF the passing of summer. and
Of the actual coming Of TINT
season in which so many feel sadness.
# While lookin DER the happy autumn
fields.
And thinking Of the days that are no
more. .
The tennis court, billiard room, and bowl
ing alley are silent now. but few card
tables are still in use; the euchre parties
and germans are all over, and the small
groups Of ladies' that remain on the
III porches can no longer interweaTe with
their delicate stitches and soft gossip the
the beautiful selections from tho compost
tions Of Bach.F Verdi. Gounod, Schuocrt
and others, that were as daily q household
words IS to them this summer Indeed,
made in such an auditorium, one might
almost have expected each piece of en-
Il brodery to become q veritable fairy, and
3 sing out in times to come repetitions OF
what 1t had heard.
RETROSPECT.
The recitals referred to ended on Fri
day last, but must long be retained IN
ft,,ev "a
q 10 NIL and soothing even to the sick, with
their soft. upward, floating strains They
were made on a simple, old fashioned
yayandah from which the eye OF the list
eners could wander ut will across the
picturesque, undulatng grounds and
bridge and under the wide-spreudins
magnificent oaks to the farthest, highest
hill tops opposite. Where tho grand olt
trees seem almost to reach the sky witt
their heads and hands, and whisper ane
gestIculate to 1t Of unutterabe things
Might they not DO the spirits OF thu
Druids. conccssing the errors of their re-
ligion while on earth? In such an en-
yironment was not that music voice
whatever its names-typical Of life? Q
Youth, with Its beautiful period OF heart
& and floweta'; OF The all pervading you,
or "queen 'of flowers" OF the youthfu
thought OF the time of love song an
and then OF the mature aye-the late
"mcdItatio or ave Marie the inter
mezzo," in 1.-THE Holy City"
LIGHT GNANCI11s.
pnt with these serious reflections az
blended brighter memories Of those occt
sions. Opposite the ladies' Fancy Wor
BRIGADE on the one side OF the porcl
was the squad OF Juvenile light infantr
on the other before and around the ps
tient little orchestra, dancing. shoutlh
marching and concentrating, or pla!
Ing on mimic Instruments III Imitation
that music. Prominent among these we
the lovely golden haired little FL. Chal
man, OF Salem, making pretty pictu
with his ringlets, his gay feathers,
childish decoration, and his little yello
fiddle. which ne clashed and smash'
al intervals, with stolid indifference, al
the handsome. ever-graceful starry-eye
burton Marye. Of Richmond, With Il
impromptu violin Cor was II harp
made OF box crossed with faulty draw
threads. and once came n cherubc
sion when his beautiful baby broth'
Edward Marye. with his curls OF yNal'
silk and big. brown eyes. stood by I
real harp. and with his baby finge
rrasped the strings and looked like
yerItable little angel from heaven! !
tween these groups was atircsoino, r'
hlesomc. white haired old lady VINO p'
ristently seated herself where she co,
best hear the music and asked lorment'
but always patiently answered Gurh'''
,nregard to it. for which she should c
1ainly apologize. II seems unkihd
sneak so personally and pupllcly an
Der hut she deserves these remarks
should profit by the lessons ana
ungrateful children did not even c
slider her efforts to regulate them MS
all deserving of thanks. or as any nto
ncnt for her Interruptions But such
NE will spare her the mention OF
name. II Is unnecessary.
II is sad TO think that now even
spontaneous outside songs OF the quo
OF the ''Roanoke Red" have ceased,
''Kentucky Home and "Old Black j.
with their touching harmonles az I
sounded on the night air. the rounds,
college songs. everything.
AFTER THE BALL.
After the last spirited dance In J
bali room on Friday evening, the usu
final Home, Sweet Home. followed