The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-12

Kan Certainly there was never a more beat.
@tiful August MS to i'eenery Of foliage
ana 3brlliancy Of bloom than the August
fotsthls present year. II u II
S. little Capitol Square of Richmond the
+ grass ITS like q green ct carpet e , and
lsthc trees IRE Iii all "A he glory Of mid
81 summer attire. Flower beds and gardens
ifchnrm the eye with their e.sibe rant8un
q folding and their variety OF color. Sun
u hucd and flnme-1ikc turHums. pink,
white and purple asters, oltlenS col eopss,
white and red roses, fragran t mignonetto,
& spicy ctronnloes oerfumed tuberoses and
vivid spikes of glatlioi, render the 1nonth
sthe8 N crown s ind tile perfection OF the
floral sea son. 4 s8 ~ 1t "a {S "A
s5 Society Ii far >nfield scattered here and
there. MANY on 4 the Jew England coast cast
d sprinkliaE d u III bar Tiarbor whore where
Schar,nsnty b tty N Burwell VA Booker Is 70
sing II solo iii the pressntntio OF 3 !
q By the Bar lInrbor& Choral Society, on
August 10Th. She has been winning all
Il SONS q Il laurels FOR herself as q IS niger,
s3sincc l1er arrival sfromf London some weeks
Y ago, with u Mr.. Francis Hartford, ana
u Richn,ond people here now are congratn-
SflntinE themselves afresi on the fact
,E3tIlnt she Will appear before the NO.
II man,s Club III October III .
q II gYirginia for the past few weeks,
Interest has seemed about ed unlly divided
II between house parties and horse sllo VS. :. -
IVA house par yi Royal Orcha ing ING
Il Beautiful country home OF MI. and MIS- ~
h Frederick W. Scott, near Alton, W ,fin-
Guiding MISS Mary Buford. Miss Eliza
beth Dunn. OF Hot Springs; Mr.. George
u M c.villel Reed and MI. Sidney Bnford.
y i &. occupied a box q t the Staunton Horse
n Show last + week n AZ .s 5
& Mrs. Charles workman, Miss 1Yortham,
II and a party Of friends were in another
G. box. 8g& Miss Margaret Shields and Miss
Elizabeth Weddell, who are. pending the
n summer at Woodbury. Forest, in Orange
n county, We're also present. Mrs. r.. =.
Hunter and Miss Bessie Hunter We're
\ guests 81 Mrs. c.. G. Gooch during the
slpw. 5 SIT III ISL s3 & s
glThe meeting Of the State Bar Assocln-
,8tion rendered Hot Springs. Va.,sS q Very
attractive resort las week. Many mern
& bers OF the Richmond bar. a cotnp anlce
Shy their, wives or daughters, were pres
ent, and everybody was pleased that
Il Fl on. Allen Caperton Braxton, one Of the
most popular men In Virginia was elected
president of the aassocla Ion. us 3i
81 From Tidewater und Upper Virginia
sections. come pleasant echoes Of family
gatherings and Of the delightful social
life characteristic OF the Old DOMINION
Il at this time. when nature and humanity
4 alike seem inclined to leisure, 9when work
seems out Of the question, and holiday
making and gaiety@ rule the hour. n.
,tss s5lnesdayt next will DO August 18th,
Il ana much gaietN must be crowded into,
the two weeks that remain before Sep
TENDER comes, because the autumn sea-
j son Is to begin very earl:arthis year, ana
September d ways marks tn ending Of
tile gayest part of summer life at noun
tain resort and seashore In this State,
sS Never has there been q season when
canadian resorts We're more in favor wit
8Richmond people than this year. a wit
ness the nunber&of Richmonders at
North datley, Alexandria Bay, and other
Canadian points of interest. Miss Leary
and her cousin, Miss Gray, are among
4 the Richmond girls thattar In Canada Ga,
NIissS Marie Potts will be at cireenbrler
White Sulphur Springs for August, where
many other Richmond and Virginia bellies
will congregate to participate Il IN tho
midsummer festivities iSS
GSs An announcement Of decid ed Interest
TO Richmond people Will set early Sep
TENDER wedding bells n-rnglng, as It has