. Virginia in black and white . rains in eleven hours from Cin-cinnati, thirteen from Louisville, sevenfrom Washington, eight from Baltimore,ten from Philadelphia, and twelve from New York. The springs are located in beautiful green valleys among heavily-woodedmountains. The scenery is grand without being austere. Gentle streamsflow through mossy banks and over gravel beds. Long vistas open throughthe rolling masses of hills and mountains. Delightful glades invite to rest,and one may walk or ride with perfect comfort in all directions. The cli-mate is equable, the days being mildly warm, tempe
. Virginia in black and white . rains in eleven hours from Cin-cinnati, thirteen from Louisville, sevenfrom Washington, eight from Baltimore,ten from Philadelphia, and twelve from New York. The springs are located in beautiful green valleys among heavily-woodedmountains. The scenery is grand without being austere. Gentle streamsflow through mossy banks and over gravel beds. Long vistas open throughthe rolling masses of hills and mountains. Delightful glades invite to rest,and one may walk or ride with perfect comfort in all directions. The cli-mate is equable, the days being mildly warm, tempered by cool evenings andnights. One does not experience great degrees of either heat or cold, andthere is always the feeling of energy and buoyancy that the rare mountainair inspires. There is ozone and exhilaration in the atmosphere during eventhe warmest season, and persons who are listless at home are surprised tofind themselves taking keen delight in long mountain walks, or in riding ordriving for miles over mountain MAIN Hotel bUiLdiNg, WHite sULpHUr springs. White Sulphur Springs (the Old White).— During the season the prin-cipal resorts are filled with the gay and fashionable from every part of thecountry. New York, Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia, Richmond, Cin-cinnati, Louisville, St. Louis, New Orleans, and other cities send their bellesto White Sulphur, and a girl is scarcely equipped for a social campaign untilshe has had her season at The White. There is no other place whereone may get so full a view into the social life of the South as at this resort ofthe gallantry and the beauty of so many generations. The buildings are inthe old Colonial style, and in their spacious halls or on their broad piazzasone experiences all that has given Southern society its distinctive springs are situated in Greenbrier County, W. Va., in a most beautifulvalley. The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway has a station almost at thedoors of the hotel, but far enough rem
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