The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-14
MANY INTERESTING DRIVES
AFFORDED H OTEL GUESTS
Visitors Mt Yellow Sulphur Find All
Kinds of Plcasurcs-Dridge IL
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Yellow sulphur Springs, Va. August
13-With the advent of August and a
marked increase in the number Of ar
rivals at Yellow Sulphur, the goddess
OF pleasure smiles benignly and dis
penses her favors with q lavish hand.
Whether these be bridge or bowling,
a drive or a dance, the recipients find
enjoyment for all hours OF the day and
bodily comfort in cool days and nights
that seem as If borrowed from Sep
TENDERS calendar. Coming from States
West, North and South, the guests COM
bine in their entertainments many diff
ferent elements, but all tending to up-
hold the reputation Of the place as
well as their home towns.
The Richmond colony has been con-
siderably augmented lately by the .cm.
ing of Mrs. a. Ia Haynes aud Miss
Haynes. Mrs. Paul Shafer Mrs. Aubrey
Young and daughter, Avis; Misses Ma
RE and Rosnlie Mines, Herbert G.
,Whitehurst. G. c. Young, r. r. Lacy and
G. b. Fleet, Jr. Some other arrivals
of the week are Mrs Il. G. Wilson.
pleasantly remembered here as Mrs.
S. B. Durham; Miss Ethel Durham and
Miss Sayre. OF Savannah. Ga. Charles
T. Lassiter and family, of Petersburg;
Colonel and Mrs. Sproul and Miss
Sproul, of New Orleans; Mr.. and Mrs.
z. T. Wade and Mrs. NJ. B. Wade, of
Pa.
Unusual opportunities are afforded
here for Interesting drives. tho guests
taking advantage of these daily. y
trip to Mountain Lake through some
OF the prettiest scenery in Virginia is
made in two days; the beautiful CAM
pus and surroundings Of the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute may be inspected
In an afternoon, and a visit to Crock
ett's Springs is accomplished between
breakfast and supper. On the latter
drive one passes the old Montgomery
White" the fame OF which is now only
a memory. and the Allegheny Springs.
| so long associated as a resort with the!
name of the Calhoun family.
All the women who play bridge--and
those who do not are in the minority
were guests at a large party given by
Mrs. Charles w. Warren, OF Bacon's
Castle. Saturday morning. After two
hours of spirited playing, Mrs. Charles
| F.. Speer, of Memphis, was presented
with the first prize, Mrs. +. Fl. Proud
ft. OF Memphis, the consolation. and
Mrs. Garland Peed. of Norfolk, carried
off the second prize.
Not only as diversion, but as a
means OF entertaining ones friends
during the morning hours, bridge holds
first place. Monday morning Mrs.
Tate, OF Memphis. was hostess with
Mrs. j. H. Claiborne. OF Petersburg. and
Mrs. W. S. Carroll. Of Lynchburg. as
prize winners. Tuesday morning there
was large subscription party, ar
ranged by Miss Paxton and Mrs. Tay-
slor, with Miss Boylan. of Raleigh, N.
c.; Miss Lillian Haynes and Mrs Au-
brey Young. OF Richmond. as the for
tunate players for the three prizes,
and Wednesday morning Mrs. Charles
r. Speer, of Memphis, entertained. Mrs.
Toomey. of Danville. securing the first
prize, Mrs. Burwell, of Texas. the sec,
5ond, and Mrs. Claiborne the third.
Impromptu suppers after the ball
room closes in the evening are more
popular than ever this season. Parties
of dozen or more friends gather on
the cottage porches or around the
chatting dish to enjoy repast that is
all the more pleasant from its infor-
mality or because 1t represents the,
skill OF some maid or matron as an
amateur cook.
This evening the annual masquerade
ball Is the attraction. and from be-
hind closed doors one hears rumors of
all sorts of fetching costumes that are
to puzzle and dazzle the mere man, who
is useful only as a partner fort the dance
on such occasions. the intricacies of
any dress other than that to which he
is accustomed being beyond his powers
'pf comprehension.