The Washington times., 1920-09-12

this day. They were then developed
TO q certain extent and opened to the
public fos q few years.
These caverns are situated In one
OF the most beautiful parts OF vir-
ginis- near the base OF the Aassanuts
mountain. A creek touches the base
OF the mountain and winds q lovely
silver thread through the. Shenandoah
valley. But the aAovs-Ground beauties
of this picturesque valley doesn't
compare to Its underground wonders.
Mr.. Brown has spared no expense
In his efforts to display the caves to
the best advantage. Two three kilo-
watt Deico engines have been in
stalled. one at the Csverns and one at
the residence on the farm. The latter
In attached to the Caverns' circuit by
an automatic switch that operates i'm
mediately should trouble arise on the
Caverns line. They are installed In
such q way that no wires or even
electric bulbs are visible. so that the
illumination gives . wonderful effect
Over seven miles OF cable. II stretched
out In . single line. has been used In
completing the circuit.
They were formally opened to the
public Saturday. August II. but a.
there has been not one word Of sd-
vertisinE used. Washington 10 just be-
ginning to hear about II. and parties
are already going down for the week.
end. A party OF diplomatic people
went down last Tuesday. making the
trip by motor to Luray. then by horse
back to New Market. The party in
ciuded the attache to the Argentine
embassy. Hector AyerIa: attache to
the Swiss legation. Emil Fontansl:
Secretary and Charge d'Anakes to
the swedish Legation de Lagerberg;
Polish counselor to Pittsburgh. Mr..
Kurnikowski. and Eugene Lubomir.
ski. . secretary to the Polish minister.
Prince Lubonirski.
Already thirty-eight states have
been represented and the numbers are
Increasing daily, and i dare say when
the automobile roads are improved,
and they are already being worked
on. and the hotel accommoda tions at
New Market are better, Mr.. Browns
caves will become a popular place for
society folk to spend their week ends.
! had wanted to attempt to describe
them to you, but words fail me. so
YOU had best 70 see for yourself.
Beautiful rooms. winding corridors.
yawning chasms. and myriad forma-
tons delight the eye In bewieiderinG
profusion. And these various rooms
and formations have the most en-
chanting and romantic names. such
as Milky Way. Alpin Pass. Bear Track
Hall, the Yelled Prophet. Cleopatra's
Hail. Crystal Falls. all of/vhich are
Just . feeble attempt to suggest what
they are named for.
The Browns farm Is the most
charming old-fashioned place you can
imagine with an old stile at its en-
trance which must be Nifty years old.
But l am dwelling entitrel ytoo long
on this.
wARRENToN BUxzING
WITH SOCIAL LIFE.
While washingtoa IL sleeping during
the summer months. until people be-
gin to drift back from the mountains
and seashore, Warrenton and other
nearby summer places are fairly buzz
ting with social life. Warrenton-
wei. 1t reminds me Of what the
chorus girl said--"you don't know
half OF It dearie, not the half Of IT,"
for that little town has certainly been
gay and has had its share Of all kinds
OF entertaining lately. All that we
predicted for 1t socially came to pass,
the expected happened and, on dear,
several unexpected" things happen
ed, but any way between the horse
show, the two Harrison engagements,
the Keith-Page wedding. and last but
not least, the Tolan-Groome wedding
(which took place at high noon At st.
James Episcopal Church, followed by
a breakfast), and all the entertain
ing incident thereto, Warrenton has
had two very, very gay weeks.
s.ow can I ever remember all that
toon place around the horse show?
Colonel and Mrs. Huidekoper
were among those giving dinners--nnd
by the way are returning to Washing-
ton before very long; there was 4
dance At the Country Club for the
members and their guests and another
dance in the town hall given by the
German club and another at the old
Country Club under the auspices Of the
American Legion. l cannot begin 10
tell you the smaller entertainments,
the luncheons, teas. informal dances,
etc.
I cannot say the engagement OF
Miss Ursula Harrison and Charles
Baird came as quite a surprise; it's
been rumored for some time in the
upper end where the Bairds live;
you see his brother, Alvin Baird,
bought from Frank Neer some time
ago-Oak Hill-which is the old Chief
Justice Marshall pIace-and he and
His postoffice Is Delaplane, / believe,
and there is Miss Helen Baird. a sis
ter, who also has a place in that same
but Mr.. Baird has been
quite devoted to Miss Harrison for
some time. j understand they met
before the war-and then since he
was discharged and returned to
scivies" he has been in that county
most Of tho time. though a native of
Akron, Ohio. The wedding is some
time next month, / believe. ! presume
1t will be at Belvoir--at the heavenly
Harrison hone-or will II be In the
little Chapel near there, which I un-
derstand Is Mrs. Harrison's pet under
taking; started years ago to give the
people Of that part of FarQuier some
place to have religious services: it's
pulpit 10 supplied regularly by the
ministers Of the different denomina-
tions Of the county. / do not know
any details.
There was 4 decided stir at the
Horse Show the day the Baird-Har-
rison engagement leaked out.