The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-24
OLD SWEET
fLO!URlSHES.
iThe Guests There Find Them
selves More Than Salts
fed With Life.
HISTORY OF BURNs's FOLLY
An Interesting Tale Of the Man Man
Who Attempted to Beat
the Toll Roads.
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OILS SWEET SPRINGS. w. VA, July
u. The Old sweet is maintaining It's cs-
a. h,,sbea reputation as a social center,
and each day is rich In engagerr1'ehtlss
and varied amnsements, and the popular
summer girl has to do some expert DOCK %
Keeping to keep her dates" separate anu ana
apart.
q Mrs. J. Preston Carson, OF Richmond.
entertained a choice company OF her
friends most charmingly at cards on me
cool. green lawn before her hospitalple
cottage, Mrs. Carson's Infinite charm ana
3, BUSINESS making the affair one OF t.le
most enjoyable OF the season. Inc Costly 's'ls,
furnished piazza was Temporarily tu l,l,,
into serving room, where cooi, ueli,
cious beverages were dispensed ana
treated with nectar oy the i la S1tAis
,nede who served them.
& The guests Of Mrs. Carson we're were II SO
daintily gowned in the softest, most pc
wildering combinations OF colors that q: rs
4 they fitted over natures carpet OF vei.
vet green one was forcibly reminded o.
h a flock OF human butterflies, thougn
trust you will not think this too gilgnt :
4SH.tFa
INTENDED to complete a picture, which IN
this instance was certainly dono IN pasteli
shades, and the impression, made was no
4 fleeting one, r can assure you.
Il WINNERS OF PRIZES.
"a The successful competitors for the prizes
were Mrs. James Parkinson, OF Richmond;
Mrs. G, C.. Hesen. Chicago; Miss Anne
Finger a New Y ork; Miss Irmie Mason
8Gibbes, South Carolina; Mrs. J Z A Lewis,
Charleston, w. Va, and Mr.. g. W. 81 an
Deusen, OF Washing ton. l5,s#
]3 Some OF the other guests included MIS-.
f. c. Woodward, Of Richmond; Mrs. 10 D.
Sert NJ Mcdowell. Nerfolk; Mrs. Dav N!gc
Stuart, Pittsburg; Mrs y. Howell, mil
adelphia; Mrs. Robert Yancy, Washing g.
William Cook, Baltimore;! Mrs Frank
Payne. Charleston. w. Va; s. MI G. y.
Bel en, Cincinnati; Miss Elise Parkinson,
sRichm ontl !; Miss Myrtle II eisen, Chicago; \
Miss Maynlie Heisen, Chicago; Il Mrs. p.
G. Male, Washing ton, y. q; Miss 5Vio-
$lette Lockwo pod, Baltimore. III II II
5 Yesterday a party OF hors oback riders le.
4 rode TO the White Sulphur to spend the
day. Mrs. H. b. Lockwood, CIV = DIRK;
y Dr. Arment, Of Cincinnnti; Mr.. Joseph
and Miss Beldcn, Cincinnati; Mr. +
and others; returning at a. late hour;
found their friends had taken tho occa-f
sion to prepare a delicious supper: FOR.
their delectation, which was enj oyed i5t q
the utmost, as this fine air we live IN
is 4conducivcsto good appctites on ordinary
occasions, but when whetted by a long
ride, ono feels like making a faminc In
the land. This party rode over 4 on En- TIC
regular count 6Sroad, y but were 4adyentu-s
rous enough TO attempt to cut % Il "a few
miles by returning by thc4road known as
$Burnsis l'oly--a road direct, bull & Tor
some distance between the Old Sweet and
49, ,1,,l,,,, al,
n Oliver Burns thought no effort TOO great
\ for the betterment5 OF the Old Sweet
ss45 The story goes that in those days all
the highways. in this neighborhood we've
toll roads. and tho old gentleman found
"a IA great nuisance In driving to be pre-
pared witll6the necessary two cents to
pay his fare, 50 ON one occasion he found
Z himself wifi no. less change than q ten
dollar bill. which he threw With. ssome
degree of annoyance at the feet Of the
toll mistress, who told him. as 1t would
take some time to count out his change,
she would have 1t ready on his return.
i SO on Mr.. Burns's return, nothing
gdaunted. the toll mistress threw nine dol
lars and ninety-sx cents at his feet IN
pennies. That incident settled tho situ-
alton. Mr.. Burns determined to DO de-
4 pendent upon the public no longer, and
& decided to build his own road. ,s
E This road he did survey and cut out Tor
4 q number of miles, until he encountered
mountain range, which baked linn.
AS In those days dynamite was not such
a potent factor In road making as 1t is
nov, Mr.. Burns spent q great deal Of
& money on tho undertaking,aa and found II
hard to admit himself conquered so the
road has been called by the level-headcd
y Burns.s Folly, ss55
DELIGHTFUL EXCURSION.
Another of the most delightful and tho
roughly enjoyed Of the many excursions
made by the guests OF the Old Sweet was
a trip to Natural Bridge.
Bridge whist enthralls Its devotces daily,
and some Of the expert players arc to be
found among tho Richmond contingent.
\ AT delightful evening party of compass
bridge given in the Grand Hotel parlors
hy Mrs. j. A. Lewis, Of Charleston. w.
Va. and her sister, Miss Anne FINER.
of New DIRK, Mrs. II. G. Woodward, Of
south: Mrs. j. &C. Nalie. OF Washington,
east and west.
Mrs. Joseph Stevens, of Washington
Il p. c., entertained most grucIously at
euchre on Tuesday morning. extending
her charming hospitality to all the lady
guests OF tho hotel. The prize. a cobweb
OF real lace, fashioned into a handker-
chief. was bsSne off by Mrs. r.. C, Wood
ward, of Richmond. again the champion
card player.
A very pleasant driving party was given
Is in honor of Miss J.. M. Relden, OF Gin
cinnati. and Miss yiolette Lockwood, of
4 New York. two fair blossoms from our
rosebud garden OF girls.
But I'LL told, believe the pool parties
At the magnificent bath are among the
K most enjoyed Of our many diversions,
fine exhibitions OF diving and swimming
I being an everyday occurrence. Miss Gun
ther. OF Baltimore. being distinctly one
3sof our diving bellies,
THE WEEKS GUESTS.
u This weeks guests include Mr.. and Mrs,
!. CT, Belden, CINCINNATI: Miss Belden,
4 Cincinnati; Mr.. Josiah. Cincinnati; Il.
Il W, Mcdonald, Norfolk; g. r. Rowan,
4 Union w Va. Mr. and Mrs. James par
kinson. nlSrse and child, Richmond: Miss
Parkinson. Richmond: Miss Elise Parkin.
x son, Richmond: Dr. Al. Greer, Washing
ton, ID. CHM. ". Greer. Washington,
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