The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-05-31

usually spends her summers in the
Berkshires, has decided to spend the
season at the New enbrier, where
she arrived fortnight ago Miss
Stokes wanted to lease a place for
the summer season. but arrived too
late and has compromised on the New
Greenbrier where others at present
include Miss Amy Townsend. Mfr. and
Mrs. w. Rockhill Potts. Mrs. Clarence
Grey Dinsmore, Mr.. and Mrs. John ..
II Putney, Mr.. and Mrs. J. @ Bradley,
OF New York and MIR. and Mrs, H S.
woodf1n, of Rutland. VI. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey Hackett. of Washington.
who have Joined the honeymoon col
ony.
Many who have arrived here during
the past fortnight have made the trip
by motor. and report the roads in ex
cellent condition. Two parties arrived
from Chicago WednesdaX- and
Thursday by motor with Mr.. and
Mrs r. V. Farnum were Mrs. John
/ r, Drake, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs.
+. Fl. Rike. of Cincinnati G. 3. Pierce
arrived with another party from Chi
cage in his limousine
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson Chamherlin.
who arrived at the New Greenbrier
recently. having come all the way from
New York in their car. left this week
: LOT nome VIA w 1SBIHEtbH ana nina
de1phia- over the Valley Pike" other
motor parties arriving included DR..
and Mrs, Lewis Holmes. OF Washing
ton. who were accompanied by Mrs.
g. Kennedy and Mrs. b Mckenna. of
Philadelphia and Mr.. and Mrs. L. H.
McNitty of Salem, Va. who were ac~
companied by Miss Maher. OF Roam
oke.
Every day motor parties from near
by resorts. including the old Sweet.
the Sweet "a = taeat II tt.a
Healing, the Virginia Hot. and the Blue
Sulphur Springs. arrive for luncheon or
dinner parties in the Greenbrier grill.
Society here. constantly amusing it
self with new fads and foibies has
adopted q new wrinkle during the past
fortnight and X promises to become
the rage OF the summer eason at all
the resorts Of this section. The wear
ing Of Virginia fairy stones or luck
stones. has become the fad of the hour.
and no matron or maid appears with
cut her gold or platinum mounted
! stone. The men wear them as watch
fobs, The stones are sold here by a
native who procures them from rela-
lives nthe Big Stone Gap section OF
the Blue Ridges, and the rough stones.
which come in cress shaped pieces.
resem bling ST Andrews Roman and
Maltese crosses are polished and mount
ed by hand.
! Before her departure in private car
last week with ha rsister Miss Char
4 lotte stiiirnsn, of New York, Mrs Ed
ward s Hardness distributed the
stones as faseweil luck souvenirs to
members of late supper party she en-
teriaiHed In the main restaurant of
the New Greenbrier, Mrs. John q. II,
Putney. Mrs Clarence Gray Dinsmore,
Mrs Howard Wooley. MIR, and Mrs.
| Chauncey Hackett and others have
adopted the fad.
! A travelling circus which pitched its
! tents in the nearby village Of Dry
Creek early in the week was an at
traction for many visitors here, and
the parties from the Springs, at the
circus. were an equal attraction Ter
/ the natives and mountaineers, many
I Of whom. in Quaint and original eos
tunes, drove twenty miles with whole
& families to see the performances, cir
Gus PARTIES were followed by chahng
dish supper parties at the New Green
brier. Mr. and Mrs. John Q, II. Put
ney entertained party for Nr, ana
Mrs. ]. C. Bradley. and Mrs, Clarence
/ GRAY Dinsmore entertained for MRS.
Z; Howard wooley and Mrs. j. Howard
: Slocum AT the circus. others having
parties included Mrs. NJ, l. Akers MT
and Mrs John Atkinson Thayer, Mr.,
and Mrs Alexander Dempster, Mrs
/ Henry Somerset Fitzroy. Mrs. Thorn
/ ton Lewis. and Colonel ]. e. Dana
The Chief Justice and Mrs Edward
| Douglas White win again spend the
! summer here and have taken the same
cottage they occupied last season Mrs.
/ Decatur Axtell will also spend the sea
soS here. will the mayor of Baiu-
more and Mrs. James Il. Preston and
Miss Alice Wiiks Preston.