Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-27
WHITES WINTER SEASON
IS NOW At ITS HEIGHT
Continuation Will Come on New
iear's Eve With Second An.
nuaI Celebration.
VISITORS AT NEW GREENBRIER
Dinner Parties In early Evening Will
BE Followed by Grand Ball, With,
Confetti Battle, Serpentinc Maze,
and Perhaps Dip in Pool.
LSpeclal to The Times

WHITE SULpiIuK SPRINGS. w. VA,
R Deem 2emrhe second annual New
Gr r r viii H'G hs ths at the TGw
! and the most formal of the winter sea-
SON now at it's height here. = number
of visitors from New York, phlladel-
nhin, ita,timore and Washington will
Join = hig thronE from Richmond.
Wheeling and Charleston. that will ar
rive ON "Wednesday morning and Thurs
gay morning In special cars for the at
iair Dinner parties will be given In
bricr, and grand bail WI viii i>f f"low ree nf-
rewards. There will be comfctti
oattic and serpentine maze to usher in
me New Year at midnight, after which
Il seated supper will be served I'm the
Tudor and Wistarin rooms. where cab
aret shows and general dancing in
GU. ihe ..yeping. Two orchestras will
,, Ihm.sn the music in The ballroom.
GUS until dawn. Tables have been re-
served by telegraph by many promi-
nent visitors in the spring. summer and
autumn colonies.
The swimming pool will be omen for
,hosc who have taken on the new rad
mere OF going To the pool for :, swim
a 9dr ,dancinS, and there will be in
formal parties 1T the tables on the ter
race adjoining the pool.
For the past fortnight. several times
week; Following two or three hours
sisted upon the pool being opened lust
before midnight for swimming parties
Later informal chatting dish parties on.
This week Mrs. II. s. Hardness gave
dancing and swimming pool party
Tor number including q. s. Cockcy.
lce-preSident OF the Grand Trunk Rail
way, ana Mrs. Cockcy: Mrs. Paul PUNK
ct Mrs. Il. Vail, j. Howard slocmm
burger.
ing included Principe and princess,
" Ro9Spislioso, Coionel James James
ard, Meredith Hare. Mr.. and Mrs. Julian
dc Cordova. Mr.. ana Mrs Rudolph II
" Mr. ,.,r and Robert Williams Gibson.
, M; ola virginia luncheon parties
n rmis week wns at Elmhurst Farm ills
and princess;n,' 'i R"s,i to meet Principe
The Log Cabin. which was burned 10
r rnSnIii AROUND last summer. and which was
S Stn"'i Wy ~ John Stiilman.. formerly or
maj opening this week, though shoot
ing parties and other sportsmen have
neen cared Tor there for the past month
The Cabin AT the foot of sunnyside
Mo9ntain. half u mile off the main road
DO the big feature of winter life at
me me , springs 1t is well-built, com
the Headquarters since THANKSGIVING
OF the shooting parties thnt have gone
OUT ior grouse. 'possun, wild cats, cat
PARTIES that have gone to the cabin
Tor breakfast. luncheon. dinner suDpcr
ana tea parties. In addition to having
the regular old Virginia fare that -
served ~ the farInhouscs here have
had menus OF game. that have included
venison, wild turkey, quail, grouse and
possum.
william Barbour. of New York. who
WIN his three sons. William warren
, robert and Fritz krup Barbour, had
unusual luck on his shooting trip.
hn
MOI days; is returning TO the New
Greenbricr after New Years and viii
make the log cabin his Headquarters
curing several big hunts with friends
sf' barbour and Colonel j. NJ. Tarufa.
OF havana. Cuba. who spent the au-
tnmn season here with his family. are
contemplating acquiring number OF
acres near the log cabin reserva,ion
ana building private shooting boxes TO
entertain big parties during the hunt
ing season throughout the autumn.
winter and early spring
recent visitors who have enter
tanned at the log cabin included the
l'rlncipe and Princessa Francesca ROs-
ppigliosi. Baron and Baroness Egbert de
rel James w: Bullock. James Brown
Potter, II. NJ. Fairbain. Lieutenant COL
onel steven l.. II. Sloc,Im e. S 4 re-
tired. and Mrs. Slocum, CAPTAIN I'D
ward simpson. formerly military al
iache OF the American Embassy at
London, and Mrs. Simpson, of Bnlti
more; William II. Newbold. OF phila-
uelphia: Mr. and Mrs Guy w. Curr!er.
OF Boston; ELLIS Wainwright. OF ST,
Louis; Mrs. Frank w Higgins. of !
clean. and Mrs. j. ID. Cameron, Of New
York. -"