The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
TAKING "REST CURE"
AT BUCKROE BEACH
Resorters Nevertheless Find
Plenty to Do to Prevent
Ennui.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
BUCKRoE BEACH, VA. Aug. g.
Those who elect to spend their sweet
do-nothing'' days at breezy Buck
roe on the bay may experience that
sensation attributed to Mrs. Wigs
and her neighbor talking over the
garden fence. Tn sensation of "be-
ing at home and abroad at the same
time"
That is TO say, those resting at
Buckroe may by a brief trolley ride
come into touch with the busy. bust
ling world as II Is shown in the New
port News shipyards and industries,
A very few minutes ride allows them
to visit historic old Virginia in Hamp-
TOMS sacred depots. They can also see
in the Hampton school and the Sol
diers' Home how the nation treats
its wards In these keeping times OF
peace: ten minutes ride and all the
glory and glamour OF one of Amer
ica,s most beautiful posts burst upon
the visitor, while the real thing in
hattleships can be weekly viewed In
the harbor
All these varied scenes. not to men
ton the attractive crescent of amuse-
;nents across the roads. are easily ac-
cessible to those who are resting
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those who are very sincere in an
nouncing that they come here for q
social rest cure--yet at times they do
hetray a little ''treacherous inclina-
ton" toward the flesh pots of
Egypt" so to speak At times they
are even persuaded into being seen on
those cold Olympian heights called
high society"
Buckroe is happily able to satisfy
all these desires by reason of Its
nearness to the Chamberiiu Hotel.
whose Saturday evening hops are the
weekly redexvous for the smart set
from the towns on the roads The
hop this week Was particularly bril-
liant, with that life and color which
only cosmopolitan coterie can afford
The picturesque, modish toilets OF
the women. inciinlng as they do now
toward the Oriental. blending with
the immaculate white uniform OF the
post officers and the giittering dinner
dress OF the naval gentlemen ashore
for the evening. made IA charmingly
artistic picture of which the party
Those who went over from here
from Buckroe formed no small part
OF Nashville. and Mr.. and Mrs. Luce
of Richmond. were: Misses Connie
and Maize Fleming, Miss Sara Starke
chaperoned by MIR. and Mrs. Porter
Richmond. Misses Ceciie and Fairfax
Janin, Humes, Dunbar and Halves
Nashville: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas, Miss
Thomas. Maysfield. Ky: Mr.. and Mrs.
Won Schilling, Hampton: Charleton
Janin, Nashville. Rutherford Lane,
Orange. n. j.; whitcomb Nicolson,
Washington: Reeves and Peyton
Fleming, Richmond. Va, Wilson Ro-
per, Petersburg.
The first of August has seen the
usual shifting scenes attendant upon
the beginning Of new month. guests
coming and going, and the cottages
changing hands. Mrs. w. l., Fleming
of Richmond who has taken the
Faulkner cottage for August, arrived
Saturday with her delightful family,
accompanied by Miss Katherine SIN
ton. OF Richmond, and are all de-
iightful additions to the social life
here.
AT the hotel many family parties
are booked for the month. and Au-
gust promises to hold its own as q
popular month here. The Rich
monders registered here now are Mr.
and Mrs w. s. Mccoy. Mrs. George
r. Nelson and family, Miss Sara
Starke, Mr.. Phil Kelly and party.