Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-14
CHARITY BALL.
ARMORY HALL RESPLENDENT.
The Ball Last Nlah. success-Lady Pa'ren.
ssses-srsuasensent roilettes, etc.

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| The Ball Last Nlahs suecess-L Lady Pairon.
sses-sisusssment, roiletses. etc.
The charity ball given at Armory
Hall was charming affair. II was
given for the building-fund Of st.
Paul's Church Home for Aged and In
firm Women. There was a display of
handsome floral decorations kindly
given by Mr.. Catlin and Mr.. Louis
Ginter. The latter gentleman also as
sisted the lady managers very material
ly in other ways. A full orchestra, un-
der the direction Of Mr.. John Reinhardt.
occupied the stand at the east end of
the hall. and the scene presented was
very brilliant one. There was no great
crowd present, but the assemblage of
beautiful women in handsome toilette
was simply brilliant.
The lady patronesses were Mrs. John
L. Bacon, Mrs. NJ. F. Peasants, Mrs.
II. L. Burgwyn. Mrs. VI. L. Branch,
Mrs. J. Adair Peasants, Mrs. John
Dunlop, Mrs. Byrd Warwick, Mrs.
Philip Haxall, Mrs. Seymour Cadot,
Mrs. William Cardozo, Mrs. c. p.
Stokes. Mrs. Gray Skipwth. Mrs. E.
C. Minor, Mrs. James II. Dooley, Mrs.
Archer Anderson. Mrs. j. Caskie
Cabell, Mrs. Charles Davenport, Mrs.
Henry Tyler, Mrs. George B. Ne
Adams, Miss Kate Styles, Miss Gait.
These ladies worked with great energy
to make the occasion success,
and it is a great pleasure to say that
they succeeded The supper was
bounteous and well spread. It was
donation from the lady managers and
other friends. Mr.. Andrew Pizzini
gave his services and other very ma
terial aid. Company ID loaned their
handsome company room to be used as
the ladies' dressing-room. The Colo
nel's room was given up to the gentle
men. Armory Hall was given by the
Council committee at the earnest solici-
taton of the lady managers.
Among the ladies present land to
mention all would be a hopeless task
wert-first of the married ladies' Mrs.
Philip Haxall, who was queenly in
white brocaded satin and diamonds.
Mrs. William Allen looked lovely in
white surah and pearl ornaments. She
carried two exquisite bouquets of jac-
queminot and cornelia cook roses.
They were sent from Baltimore and
Washington, and she looked like fairy
in floral bower. Mrs. c. p. Stokes
was handsomely attired in black
silk and jet and diamond ornaments.
Mrs. DR.. r. G.. Cabell wore a beautiful
hand-painted white satin Mrs. Charles
Davenport, a white brocade; Mrs. Cadot,
black velvet and diamonds; Mrs. Car
dozO. very elegant black silk and point
lace Mrs. Renshaw, white brocade
and diamonds Mrs. Cameron. Of BoS-
ton, pink silk and point-lace flounces :;
Mrs. Russell Robinson. black-and-red
satin elaborately trimmed with Chan
tilly lace Mrs. j. Adair Peasants,
black velvet and jet Mrs. John
Dunlop, wine-cOlOred silk with
white lace trimmings; Mrs. Rus
sell Bowie. Mrs. Byrd Warwick,
black velvet and diamonds; Mrs. Will
liam Talbot, black silk, with hand
some oycrskirt of iridescent beads :;
Mrs. Henry Tyler. mauve silk and vel
vet = Mrs. William McCance. hand
somely attired in black silk; Mrs. Ste
phen Putney, in tan-colored silk and
velvet Mrs. j. II. Knowles, Jr., Mrs.
/ c. ID. Langhorne, Mrs. Blount Mason.
in black silk, with orange-colOred trim
ming and feathers Mrs. VI. l.. Branch.
black silk and jet and jacqueminot
roses {; Mrs. James DOOley, in Nile
green silk; Mrs. Richmond Pierson
(nee ThomaS), of North Carolina. superb
" attired in white silk and diamonds {;
Mrs. Thomas Brander, black silk Mrs.
James Alfred Jones. black silk and
Spanish lace; Mrs. Gideon Davenport,
crimson silk and white lace Mrs. DR..
Crenshaw, black satin and white lace /;
Mrs. Isaac Davenport, and others.
The young ladies all looked very
lovely and were richly and most be-
comingly attired. Among them may be
mentioned Miss Matte Boiling, Miss
May Handy. Miss Emily Hannewinckle,
Miss Belle Webb, Miss Belle Peasants.
Miss Susie Mcdowell. Miss Lilly Plea
SAINTS, Miss Maria Seldcn. Miss Julia
Halsey. Miss Annie Williams, Miss
Louise Allen. Miss Page Aylett, Miss
Helen Rutherford, Miss Kitty Scott,
Miss GasSaway. Miss May Jones; Miss
Conway. of fredericksburg Miss Chill
ton, of WarrentOn. Va. Miss More
head, of North Carolina Miss
Maria Selden, Miss IIubbell. the
Misses Swift. Miss Elise BarkSdalc,
Miss Fannie Young. Miss Avis Walker
twas pronounced gem in white satin
and damonds), Miss Lizzie Langhorne.
Miss Lizzie Gwatkins; Miss IIutter,
of Lynchburg; Miss Mary Morris Jones,
Miss Grace ArentS. Miss Atkinson. of
Baltimore the Misses Cullen; Miss
Annie Dunn. of Alexandria, Va; Miss
Atkins. Miss Ella Coghill. Miss Helen
Rutherford, Miss Camilla Scott. Miss
Boykin. Miss Susie BarkSdale. There
were a number of others whose names
escaped the reporter.
The great surprise reserved for the
occasion were two prizes given to the
holders of lucky numbers on cards
presented at the door to ladies and gen.
tlemen. The fortunate possessOrs were
Miss Hutter, of Lynchburg, and Mr..
John Branch. Jr.-the former receiving
beaten brass PLAGUE, and the latter a
handsome dressing-case.