Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-25
HOT SPRINGS QUICKLY
FEELS NEW OPTIMISM
improvement in Stock Market Condi-
tons Brings Gay Throng to
Favored Resort.
SEASON is EXCEEDINGLY LIVELY
Hundreds Come Down From New
York and Spend Weekend Re-
turning in Time for Opening of
Stock Exchange.

Especial to The Times Dspatch.]
HOT SPRINGS. VA. April 24.--Hot
Springs. no doubt In common with
other resorts. has been quick to feel
the new optimism resulting from the
recent stock market improvements.
The season has now passed all prece-
dents. and is every bit as lively to-day
as 1t was Easter Sunday, generally its
pinnacle. big proportion Of the young
blood Of Wall Street came down for
last sunday, returning on Sunday night
on a special train of seven Pullman
cars. getting into New York before the
opening of the exchange next morning.
and had a wonderful two days outing
OF horseback riding. golf and tennis.
gay dinners and gayer dances. Over
100 people were at the Homestead
Hotel and every one of the cottages
crowded. The spring weather, which
mere Is about n month ahead of New
York, is continuing fine. and except for
sunday nights exit. there has been no
dimnution of the throng.
The florists here certainly must have
doubled their business this week if they
supplied all the bouquets sent to Mrs.
Rawson Wood. Of New York. when il
became generally known that she had
suffered severe sprain Of her left
ankle. Mrs. Wood is the former tennis
champion both of Hot Springs and Of
the State tournament at Palm Beach
ana was getting into form here for
the Metropolitan tournament in which
much was being expected OF her next
month. She had ugly fall on the
courts, was confined 10 her room for
several days. and has since been going
about tho hotel in Il wheel chair. UNI
mistake bly, out of tennis for the prcscn,
season
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Sears. Of Ros-
ton. left for home this week, after
spending their honeymoon here They
got the reputation OF being the hardest
riders In Hot Springs. and covered 1873
miles the last three days OF their stay.
ffty-threc miles one day 10 clifton
Forge and back by way OF CovinEton
forty-hve miles to Bolnr Spring and
return, and thirty-fve miles - Oak
Grove and Back Creek. Thr bride was
formerly Miss Marie Merrill, Of Duluth.
who began riding when she was four
years old groom trotting her pony
around while she straddlod him with
her arms strapped behind her. She mas
since become one OF the bcs, cross
country riders In America Mr. and
Mrs +. T. Ba bcock took 81 forty, three
mile horseback ride one day this week
Others riding frequently included Lord
and Lady Melville Jones. OF Toronto.
who came here in their private car
directly from Hot Springs. Ark; J. -.
Stsndish, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah &. Thaw
and Mr. and Mrs Alfred Botsford
More than 200 fine Kentucky and
| Virginia bred saddle horses are now in
daily use here. where there are prac-
tically no automobiles. and the noun
tain roads furnish probably both the
best footing and scenery anywhere in
the East. Hugh Wright who runs tho
/ stables claims there is something
phys!c In the control an occa sional
rider, maybe one in 800 or 400 viii
| have over obstreperous horses and iris
week, as case in point, WAS spca King
! of the riding OF Miss Hazel Marshall.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs ". II. Mar
shall, Of New YORK 4; the time OF the
conversation Miss Marshall Was being
mounted on Sadie B.. a plunring animal
that took two cTooius to hold her while
the young woman was getting into tho
saddle. and the hardest 10 ride in Hot
| Springs. No sooner mad Miss Marshall
| gathered up the reins than the horse
| r. came passive. Two years ago Miss
y rshall bought Black satan a horse
d Il had thrown the best men riders
here took him home. where he cap
tured ribbon in the New YORK show
and nov rides him in Central Park
The weather has been delightful for
outdoor diversions that abound In Hot
/ Springs. More than 300 people went
around the eighteen hole golf links in
single DAY this week. which means
X. average of a tNcsomc getting of
cry two and a half minutes for three
: hours after breakfast ana three hours
after lunch. One OF the new PLAYERS
new to eolf-was Frank cole. Of New
York, who was here with Peter Hem
derson. He made great progress with
the game. Boosting, after the second
days play. that he had gotten several
holes under bosey. Said he. in eypiana-
ton: Those one and two DOGGY holes
couldn't do anything with. but when
] got up TO those seventeen and cigh
y teen DOGGY ones il was easy
Fassifern Farm bore up well throurh
out tho week under plethora of tea
and luncheon parties l02 peopln being
REGISTERED there on the record day
William Rhinlander Stewart gave one
= % the parties. his guests including Miss
j. NanH. Brooks Mrs George Gai,le
and Mr.. and Mrs c. r. Lamb Mr.
ana Mrs. George Bourne entertained
MISS GLADYS High, Harry Sheppard. Mrs.
lanes r. Carter and Others John T
Clarke and James T. Conway had q
marty OF their friends with them thor
for luncheon. Spencer Dudley gave a
luncheon party FOR Miss Helen Cudaby.
MISS Ida May Swift and Mr. and Mrs
sinclair Berden. Mrs l.. G. Rurnham
had in her luncheon party at the farm
Mr.. and Mrs. c. a. Merrill. Mr.. and Mrs
f. w. Stackpole, +. r. Lord AR ana
Mrs f. w. Cobb Mr.. and Mrs. ! vii
liams and Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Spencnr
Il who arrived from Morristown. and viii
make their headquarters at Fcssifern
Tor fortnight more