The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-30
THE LEE MONUMENT.
The Ball at White Sulphur Springs to
Secure Funds for the Bronze Statue
Brilliant Assemblages.


Secure Funds for the Bronze Statue
Brilliant Assemblages.
AS has already been announced, the
ball at the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs on Wednesday evening, for the
benefit of the fund now being raised for
the erection of bronze statue of the late
Gen. Robert E. Lee, in Capitol Square,
Richmond, Va, was complete success.
The railroads having issued excursion
tickets at half rates for this ball, Rich
mond, Baltimore and Washington poured
in crowd of pleasure-seekers until there
was no room for an additional stranger.
Not only all available room in the hotel
and cottages was occupied, but the
church and all the halls were filed with
cots. where the INDICATED visitor found
place to sleep.
The New York HeralPs correspondent
telegraphed the following account of the
brilliant affair during its progress:
Tonight will long be remembered by
the ha5itues of the White Sulphur
Springs. Everywhere was presented
scene of bustling animation and spark
ling gayety. The large ball room was
found inadequate to accommodate the
throng of dancers, and the dining room
is being used in addition for the purposes
of the ball. The dining room is 300 feet
in length and 140 feet in width, and yet
this immense hall is crowded, while three
bands from Baltimore, Richmond and
Wheeling, respectively, inspired the gal
liant beaux and merry bellies to 60 on
with the dance, while joy is wholly uns
confined. At the ends Of the room are
large refectors, something after the order
of locomotive headlights, and the bril-
liant reflections of the lights, together
with the sparkling of gems as they pale
in dimness in contrast with the more
brilliant lustre of love-speaking eyes, i'm
press the beholder with the fancy that he
is reveling in some ideal dream of that
distant Alden whittier our lost Lenores
have all flown. There is nothing vulgar
or shoddy-like in all this immense crowd,
but everything wears an air of refined
gentility. Here are Senators, Governors.
Judges, Congressmen, Generals, Colonels
and Majors and Captains without num-
Der. Here are brokers, bankers, mer.
chants, planters and representatives Of
all classes of the best society to be found
in the North, East, South and West.
Here are staid and handsome matrons,
the wives and widows of those who stand
or have stood high in the social world,
joining in the promenade on the long
piazza, while in the ball room are the
unaffected daughters, seemingly uncon-
scious of the magnetism of Aeir charms.
Just at this point, as the ever-changing
scenes of this fairy-like panorama are
presented, is seen passing an elderly gen.
tleman whose snowy locks, in contrast
with the rosy hue of the maiden leaning
upon his arm, suggest the sobriquet of
winter and summer. A little to one
side, as she stands surrounded by half.a
score of attentive listeners and ardent ad-
mirers, is observed the face Of lady
which would attract attention and chal-
lenge admiration in any crowd. The
finely chisseled features, the bright COM
plexion, the sparkling eyes and the lu1u-
RANT dark hair gracefully combed back
in gentle waves, reveal the face of Mrs.
Governor Pickens, of South Carolina.
Her maiden name was Holcome, a IA
NOUS Virginia family, but she is a native
of Texas, and her husband was much her
senior in years. 1t is said that when
Governor Pickens made proposals OF
marriage to the Texas belle she accepted
on condition that he should secure a
foreign mission. Soon after this he was
appointed Minister to Russia, and, true
to her promise, she married him, and the
bridal trip was taken to st. Petersburg,
where few years honeymoon was en-
ioyed at the court of the Car.
She is dressed in black moire, square
corsage, court train, overdress OF point de
Bruxelles lace and diamond jewelry, and
looks as radiantly beautiful as in the day
when she gave her youthful love to Car
olina's famous Governor. Her daughter;
Miss Douschka Pickens, charming
young lady Of 1S, was born at St. Peters
burg during her parents sojourn there,
and her Russian name signifies my
Darling" She is dressed in a lovely
white silk, trimmed with white faille,
number of small founces, lemon-colored
point de sole reaching the corsage, loop
ings of black velvet and crimson roses,
pearl jewels.
Mrs. Judge Bacon, a daughtor of Gov.
Pickens by his first marriage, has hand
some toilette of mink-colored gros grain
silk, elaborately garnished with Point
TAlencon lace and black velvet, jewels,
rubies and stone canoes.
Here is another matron, former belle
of the West some twenty years ago, Mrs.
T. T. Shreve, of Louisville, whose maiden
name was Belle Sheridan, and travellers
on the Mississippi River will remem-
Der an elegant steamer of that name, the
namesake of Kentucky's belle, who had
the reputation of being the handsomest
woman in the world. Her toilette Is a
dress of black Brussels lace over white
silk and diamond ornaments. Her
daughter, Miss Matte Belle Shreye,
wears princess robe of pale green silk,
trimmed with white lace and garlands OF
snowballs and roses.
Mrs. D. P. Faulds, sister of Mrs.
Shreve, wears q costume of rich black
lace, over black satin, and diamond jew:
elry. Mrs. James Thayer, the wife OF
Congressman Thayer, of New: York, Is
dressed in lilac silk, trimmed elaborately
with point lace and diamond ornaments.
Mrs. Gov. G.. G. Walker, one of the most
popular ladies at the springs, is dressed
in a rose-colored silk, trimmed with
plaitings of the materials, garniture OF
white pond lilies and lilac, diamond Or
naments and powdered hair. Mrs: Major
Dreury, of Charles City, Va, in her
maiden days popular belle at the White
Sulphur, is dressed in pink silk, richly
trimmed with fringe and point lace; dia-
mond ornaments and hair puffed:
Mrs. Col. Delaplaine, of Wheeling, the
wife of the officer who quelled the riot
along the Baltimore and Ohio Road, was
dressed in light blue embroidered silk,
trimmed with lace fringe and flowers,
and diamond jewelry. Miss Minnie
johnson, of Philadelphia, one Of the