The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-24

ers Mrs. Frederick II. Cruger was
with her there.
The Rodman Griscoms will be at
the Greenbrier this season for their
usual visit. and Mr.. and Mrs. II. How
ard Ellison are expected to come down
for a. few weeks. The Thomas D..
Smiths will be here early In April to
remain until after Easter, land Mr..
known to the White Sulphur colony,
will also be here. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick Rosengarten contemplate o
spring stay here for two weeks In
April. The J. Barton Townsends and
the r. Corlies Morgans ARE coming
down together about April 4 to stay
ten days.
Mrs. George Willing. Jr., and her
mother. Mrs. Joshua Ladd Howell,
have returned to their home. Fancy
Fields at Chestnut Hill, after their
customary stay at the Greenbrier.
Before starting north Mrs. willing
ing Mfr. Thomas Harris Powers, OF
Philadelphia, and Mrs. John Sher-
wood and Miss Martha Sherwood. who
have cottage here. Mrs willing.
who is particularly interested In her
gardens at home. returned early in
order to superintend the building Of
them.
Mrs. Charles r. Connell is here
from Scranton. Pa.
The Kate's Mountain club.
Up on one OF old Kate's many and
mighty ridges Is a new playhouse for
the White Sulphur visitors. Last au-
tumn there was considerable crashing
Of trees as they fell to make room for
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time there has been merry hustle
on Hates. getting ready for the pres
ent spring. The Hates Mountain club
plainly ia an institution that will be
heraided with JOY by devotees of club
interests at resorts, and with the ar
rival of White SuIphur's gayest smart
set there promises to be many parties
echoing through the hills and wales.
. In perfect harmony with the woods
about it, the club Is built with dis
tinct recognition OF unlimited space.
The lving-room, with its interesting
fireplace. Is of generous proportions
and coziiy furnished I'm comfy wicker
furniture. with cushions of pleasing
chintz TO blend with the natural wood
shades, There are trophies of the
hunt there that arouse ones interest,
and other interior spots to see. But
If you are an outdoors person. and you
must be on these glorious days, the
great wide yeranda extending around
the club will interest you, for II com
mands the most picturesque view OF
the pretuest scenery in this section,
The afternoon sun bathes old Kate
in flood of golden light, softening TO
radiant afterglow as the afternoons
grow long. All along the Howard
creek valley nature is seen to preen
herself In all her spring-tine glory.
and this you can feast upon to your
hearts content from the porch OF the
new little mountain rendezvous
Raymond z. Jones and william II.
X. Taylor, of New York. hied them
selves out at the crack Of dawn yes
terday to pay first tributeto the estab-
lishment. and scrambled up the car
riage road to tnJoy a delicious break
fast that awaited them there. 1t was
perforce mild one, since they are
following the merciless demands Of
the cure, but we daresay that break
fast delicacies are there without num-
Der.
Doc" rreeiand, hail fellow well
met. Is secretary OF the club, and an
nounces that after Sunday. March 2S,
the club will be open only to mem
hers. Sunday is proclaimed visiting
day.
The Greenbrier Is gayiy decorated
IN NJ the; freshness OF spring. with
large. graceful plants And fff,e f,aslN,r
pussy willows OF Belgian origin. In
the foyer of the hotel are many palms.
and rooted In the same pots are the
tall, sweeping branches OF pussy Will
low, that are spring in itself. The
spring room has been most beauti-
fully decorated with large Cybotium
ferns and pussy willow that stand In
the largo Italian fountains. The
rocks OF the fountains are covered
with the beautiful Wentworth ivy.
Dainty baskets hanging from the
brick columns and from the walls are
filed with ivy and pussy Willows and
flowers. and about the windows are
boxes filled with the beautiful aspe-
distra palms.
Every season the John l. Radcliffe.
florists of Richmond, are given full
sway at the Greenbrier. where they
convert the main noor- into a veritahle
garden. For several seasons on Eas-
ter Sunday the large gatherings here
have come down to find the entire
center of the lobby made into a NINA
ture garden, with spouting fountain
and all the beautiful MOSES there in
abundance. This season n different
scheme will be carried out, but IT will
be none the less beautiful, since this
firm La prepared to meet any taste
along the line OF floral decorations.
Their large floral farm at Palatka.
Fla. Is great success, and they are
making many discoveries there re-
garding the growing OF foreign pro-
ducts. The s1aleas which have also
been sent to this country from Hol-
and are adoptinY the Florida climate,