The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-23
IAN ANGRY STORM
I'm The MOUNTAINS IN |
srhe Guests at Crockett Have a
View Of Swollen
Streams.
THE SUMMER MAN AND GIRL
Charming People Who Are Col
\ lected Together at a Charm
ing Resort.
,sneoia, 10 The rlmes-Dlspa,oh)

fts Especial to The Times D!spatch)
CROCKETT SPRINGS, VA, July ga
1.-THE beginning Of the past week at
iiCrockett's was marked by cloud and
STORM The rains descended and
I;1ho floods came. The mountain stream ms,
gorged with Appalachian mud and swol-
len 10 more than twice their usual size.
loaned aud swirlcd adown their rocking
aopes, and overran the bounds OF Fur
yutory creek e,.tii iii breadth and color
Iii almost rirnled the noble Jeen,s.
The emerald fairness OF Paradise
Fiats was hidden beneath q wAiIllns
mass Of ansr? waters that rushed away
10 meet The ,urbid Roanoke. waiting with
i,lsaiiate. wide-orer mouth 10 engln
them as they came Blu, by and by
the natteriIsg OF the thunder died away
in the haEy distance The RAINBOW,
smile OF Tie gods upon the tears q men
reared its cleaning arch freEi peak 10
peak. The. lcadeifrNest broke into waves
o. pose ard azure aud gold Nj the
.,4r was -eaolens with the 1ragrant- door
of The Iuirr-scdkea earth and glowing
with the matches beauty OF the sum
sI,er time.
Now erarywtle-e may be seen SHADY
nooks, t,abbl!nE brooks and Gir1s IN
ha,nnaccks reading books, while gallant
youths Sit uy and admire holding boxes
ri, chocolate creams. from which the fair
ones t-am time TO time regsile theHi-
s.lyes. For the bellies and the beauS-
plenty OF beaux-are here. The season
is Well on. and the summer man ana
sumner girl are at their best
Among the new arrivals are MISS 10
bef,aE McNutt. of West Virginia. and
NHs. Woodward, of Tennessee. two
charming young girls, full OF sweetness
and vivacity and ready Tor al tiie iui'
that comes. J.,
distinguished for her gracious queenli-
ness AZ manner. that peculiar charm SO
notieeable in women of distinctly South
& orn TYNE Mrs. Pratt is a native OF ken
J, ,,,nnd. and is descended from some or
Inc most prominent families OF the Old
Dominion.
airs. j. r. Coleman, OF Alabama IS a
most attractive woman, dainty spirt-
ual blonde. with two very interesting
little boys. <r., :,
,he week was the bowling tournament
,,i,en nv Mr.. Esq. Pratt, of New orR.
4. largo number Of ladies and gentle
,,n,, participated in the game and the
rnorn,nr was far spent before the eS
K citing contest came to close y llnai
,tr,,rrlct between Messrs, Pratt ana l>in-
41rcd for3 tho Crockett championship re-
sultcd in tthe triumph Of the former.
As1 m entertainer Mr.. PraA Is simply
,mmcnsc. Indeed, the same may DC sa,a
or him In more than one sense, for ne IS
trniv s..nt host in himself" He is an I'M
norsnnator of rare ability, and on IhurS-
dav night gave highly amusing per
formance. With inimtable mlmlcry he
TRANSPORTED his audience to the unfailins
delights of Coney Island, made them ride
on the ra2zlc dazzle, walk the crazy
. stairs, take a turn in the barrel OF love.
and follow the stceplechase, Roscoe OF
..cat ,cm alive" fame. was there with his
snakes: also the fat woman, the wild
man of Bornco, Happy Hoollgan. the Kat
zentammer Kids, and all the rest 81
them, Mr.. Pratt engineered the whole
show. with the assistance OF select
few, who furnished the music for the
songs and dances The evening was one
long to be remembered.
The full dress ball of Friday night was
the most brilliant of the season Both
dancers and spectators were In evening
dress, and the varied colors OF the beau
1iful costumes, the flash of cleaning
gems Mailing in the wltchcry of sparkling
ewes. the shrill sweet cries of the vio-
Tins. mingled with the Rhythmic beat OF
tho dancers feet. gave to the watchers
IN the adNiflng .ycranda sense OF
charm that iy.cnled half unreal. Inside
music and light: outside the darkness
and the stars. Inside the whirl and en-
crossing round OF exnberant young lie;
outside the deep, reposeful silence OF the
night Which Is the reality, and which
the dream?
Like an echo from tho past rang out
the voice of the musician, who called
Tho figures: Two ladies forward to de
right. two gentlemen dc same: turn 70
mariner: swing her to dc middle. an all
de res line han's aroun'." 1t did my
heart good to hear the triumphant strains
OF the old mans fiddle, as the aforesaid
couples swung to their places and all
de res lined hans aroun," dancing about
them with an enthusiasm refreshing to
see
An important feature of Crocketts Is
the arsenic litha bath, which can be
taken at any temperature desired. and Is
very efficacious in removing all Impure
lies from the system During The bath
ing hours kirnono-clad forms may be seen
in all directions. moving toward the bath
house where the magical charm of the
wonderful water enhances for Its devotees
the beauty they already possess. or re-
stores that which they have temporarily
lost
A number Of delightful entertainments
are promised for the coming week. The
crowd continues to arrive, and ''all goes
merry as Il marr!age-bell."
The latest arrivals are G. ]. Lewis
Mont somery Ala, Mrs J, II. Pratt. ~
G. Pratt, New York; J. X, Hines, Suffolk
]. G. Blackwell South Boston: W Parry
Joliffe, NJ, e. Kindred, Rebecca mellow
ell, Roanoke; s, V. Stralcy and wife
G. r. McNutt and Wife c. i, McNutt
Jr., Misses Roberta and Juanita McNutt
Joseph McNutt, Prince,on, ". Va; ~