The Washington herald., 1915-04-25

have hitherto spent the fall seasons
at the Homestead for a good many
years and are now here for q long
South.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Sears. Of Bos-
ton, left for their homo this week
| after spending their honeymoon here.
, They got the reputation Of being the
hardest riders in Hot Springs and COW
| their stay. nfty-three miles one day
to Clifton Forge and back by way OF
Covington, forty-nve miles to Bolar
Spring and return, and thirty-hve
| miles to Oak Grove and Back Creek.
The bride was formerly Miss Marie
Merrill. Of Duluth. who began riding
when she was four years old. a groom
| straddled him with her arms strapped
behind her. She has since become one
Of the best cross-country riders In
America Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Babcock
took a forty-three mile horseback ride
one day this week. Others riding fire.
quently included Lord and Lady MIL
Vile Jones. of Toronto. who came
here In their private car directly from
Hot Springs. Ark; J. d. Standish. Mr.
and Mrs. Josiah c. Thaw. and Mr. ana
Mrs. Alfred Botsford.
More than 200 fine Kentucky and
Virginia-bred saddle horses are now
In daily use here. where there are
practically no automobiles and the
| mountain roads furnish probably both
the best footing and scenery anywhere
in the East. Hugh Wright, who runs
the stables, claims there Is something
physic in the control an occasional
rider. maybe one on three or four hun
dred. will have over obstreperous
nj ~ n
point was speaking of the riding of
Miss Hazel Marshall. daughter of Mr..
| and Mrs. w. H. Marshall. Of New
York. At the time Of the conversation
Miss Marshall was being mounted on
Sadie B.. a plunglng animal that took
two grooms to hold her while the
young woman was getting into the
saddle. and the hardest to ride in Hot
Springs No sooner had Miss Marshall
gathered up the reins than the horse
became passive. Two years ago Miss
Marshall bought Black Satan, a horse
that had thrown the best men riders
here, took him home where he cap
tured a ribbon in the New York show.
and now rides him in Central Park.
The weather has been delightful for
outdoor diversions that abound in Hot
Springs More than 800 people went
around tho eighteen-hole golf links
III II Jay week, "HiCH
means an average Of a two some get
ting Off every two and a half minutes
| for three hours after breakfast and
| three hours after lunch. One of the
new players-new to golf-was Frank
Cole. of New York, who was here
with Peter Henderson. He made great
progress with the game. boasting after
the second days play. that he had got
| several holes under DOGGY. Said he in
az 10 nd fTn hn0av
holes / couldn't do anything with. but
| when l got up to those seventeen and
eighteen DOGGY ones 1t was easy"
Fassifern Farm bore up we'll
| throughout the work under a plethora
OF tea and luncheon parties. a hum
bred and twenty-five people being
registered there on the record day.
William Rhinelander Stewart gave one
of the parties. his guests including
Cattle. and MIR. and Mrs. G. E. Lamb.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bourne entertain
ed Miss Gladys High. Harry Sheppard,
| Mrs. James p. Carter and others. John
]. Clarke and James E. Conway had
a party of their friends with them
| there for luncheon. Spencer Dudley
| gave a luncheon party for Miss Helen
| Cudahy. Miss Ida May Swift. and Mr..
and Mrs. Sinclair Berdan. Mrs. L. G.
Burnham had in her luncheon party at
| the farm Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Merrill.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. W. Stackpole. E. r..
Lord, Mr.. and Mrs. E. W. Cobb. Mr..
and Mrs. J. Williams. and Mr.. and Mrs
r. H. Spencer, who arrived from Nor
ristown and will make their headquar
| tiers at Fassifern for a fortnight or
more.
The weather has been so mild 1t has
become the custom for many people
- l,, - L. h,vS - a.
after finishing a morning Of golf or
| tennis. Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Swift, Mr..
| and Mrs. J. K. Secor. and Mr.. and Mrs
John D. Cady are among those who
have entertained in this way, some
times having as many as twenty
luncheon guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Secor
gave in the Japanese room of the
Homestead last Saturday night the
| largest dinner Of the season. having
twenty-eight guests. Among them
| were Mrs. H. F. Swift. Miss Helen
| Cudahy. Miss Ida NJ. Swift. Mr.. and
Mrs. Saintclair Berdan, James Ruth
| erford. Prescott Dudley. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Glass. Harry Donold, Lawrence
| Suydam. Harold Reynolds. Mr.. and
| Mrs. John D. Cady. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hackney. At another largo
dinner the same night Mrs. Joe Palm
err Knapp entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin H. Filter. Fred c. Duman, Will
| lam Rhenilander Stewart, Miss Bland
Williams, ]. D. Standish, George Sing
er, Mrs. Albert Ely. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Stevens, the Misses Lictitia and Cor
nelia Mcdonald. and Miss Norris Wit
ty, of Louisville, who is their house
guest here. Mr.. and Mrs. Bertram G.
Work. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Uhlane. Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Tatnall, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Clayton, were among other
dinner hosts.
James J. Van Allen has been REIN
Producing tho habit, formerly quite
prevalent here. of walking over to
the Warm Springs to battle in the old
Indian pool The distance there ana
back is ten miles. An old nanny and
her husband, both Of whom tell Of
when they were slaves in the days
"befo de waw" are the bath rubbers,
and they have a spruce looking grand
son who has mastered the art Of mix
ing mint juleps. served after the cold
plunge which Is in icy water bubbling
up alongside of the hot spring OF
sulphur water Of unvarying temper.
ature of 1o4 degrees.
Frank B. Kellogg. Of st. Paul and
New York. Joined Mrs. Kellogg here
this week after a hasty trip West.
Miss Gladys Ingalls,. Of Washington,
gave a luncheon at the Boone Cabin
in the woods near the Homestead for
Miss Mildred Eddy. Of Morristown,
who has been visiting her but has now