Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-29
THE WHITE.
SOCIAL EVENTS AT THIS FAVoRITE
RESORT.
VT = 'fe rrcttiest Girl-sc-ic OF the y
Inactive Unss- Germans, Calico
Balls. &C.

Correspondents OF the aiehmond Dispatch.l
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. v,
August 81. 1886.
Who is The prettiest girl9 is the qles-
ton usually asked by newcomers to
the White. 1t is q notable fact this
season. as for several years past, that
there is no leading beauty. but nearly
all the girls are pretty. My own indi-
yldual taste selects Miss Cooper, Of
Pittsburgh, as the most a.tr,c.lyelo Look
irg. She is "diyineiy tall aud most
diyinely fair" with dark hair aud eyes
ard exquisite complexion. Added 10
these charms, she is graceful and dig
nifed, modest, aud equally agreeable to
old and young, ladies as veil as gentle
men.
The Misses Bacon, Of Georgia, are,
perhaps, the greatest bellies.
Miss Antoinette Ford, OF Louisiana,
is the most stylish. and is always beau
tifully dressed-a lovely girl.
Miss Wood, Of Kentucky, is one o.
the most admired, and is considered b.
some entitled to the palm OF beauty.
Others claim it for Miss Fulton, the
beautiful bsnjo-player; still others for
Miss Cameron, of Petersburg whue
Miss Littlefeld, Miss Cook, Miss VIM,
Miss Gray. Miss Jones, the Misses
Petit, the Misses Fielding, the Misses
Jameson. Miss Cook of Louisville.
Miss Nicholson Of Washington the
Misses McNeal, Davis, ADD Leslie, oil
Chicago, and Miss Susie Stewart are
charming young ladies'.
Among the married ladies consp'cu'
Gus for beauty NAV be mentioned Mrs
r. II. Whitlock, Mrs. Keim and Mrs.
Pleasanton Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Pin
son of Memphis, Mrs. Jones Of Ala
bama, and Mrs. Early Of Washington
One Of the prettiest germans OF the
season was given on Tuesday morning
Twenty-Five couples were on the floor
at one time, and it was , O'Clock when
the band struck up "Home, S"ee'
Home"
Tuesday evening the Irish Club,
which is always very exclusive gave
reception in the ballroom from 8 to :
o'clock. embracing the most select CON-
pany of the season. The room was
decorated with proiusion Of flowers,
and refreshments were abundant. The
band PLAYED behind a screen Of cedarS
and sunfowers, and dancing was In
duleed in by a few.
The costumes on this occasion were
especially handsome. Among them
NAV be mentioned that Of the Queen,
Miss Jackson. Of New Orleans. who ~.
ceiyed her guests with regal grace in a
gown of red silk en- traiHe, with front
of old gold.
Mrs. Zane. Of Ohio, in black satin
and point lace.
Mis-. Stewart, in black lace.
Miss Bacon. of Georgia, white lace
ard satin.
Miss Lulu Bacon, blue silk.
Mrs. r. II. Whitlock whose dressing
is the admiration Of every one). cream
hand. painted silk, point-lace trim n'nys'
Mis-. Meredith Montague, white silk
null, painted in scarlet flowers.
Mrs. Joseph Hall, blue silk and lace,
Mrs. Fred. Scott, black silk aud
Spanish veil.
Miss Hannewinckle, white null.
Miss Susie Stewart, white muslin.
Miss Mayo, white null with mauda
rin yellow nat--a suihi@g Costam0'
Miss Sallie Mayo, pink silk ; an
several others.
| Among the gentlemen were Governo
Blackburn, Judge Wylie, Colone
Spatss, John Cbamblin, Colonel Bacon
Mr.. Jsmison, Colonel Hamilton, Me
Russell, and Mr.. Hudgins.
On Wednesday evening the socia
event was the calico ball, which wa
not SO we'll attended as some other
have been, though beautiful german
WAS danced by about twenty couples
Some of the ladies made themselves If
resistfbly lovely in powered hair AM
paint, with quaint old-timey dresses
though calico was conspicuous B.
it's absence. To be success bal
must DO talked up almost as long an
ss much as a presidential election
costumes discussed, ard exPectatlo
cultivated a. to who will be tn
bellies. &c. Rome was not built in
day, nor can g great social event b
brought to q successful issue in so shor
a time. Counting "all in ALL" tn
ladies' german may be set down as tn
largest and most brilliant ball eve
given at the White.
Walking on the lawn few days agc
we heard q pretty-lOOking girl say
"Oh. that's rot" In our innocenc
we thought she alluded to some poe
dog which had had it's dsy-such
adorn the streets Of Richmond sons
times; but ny friend told NE that va
very fashionable expression, only on
must pronounce it as though spelle
with W. Imagine yourself pawn
one Of yosr best-gotten-up complement
and getting for answer, - On! that
: rot spelled with a w-hoH sTe.
The sound. This wss reported di'ectl
from England, and is therefore u
n,oner thing TO saw. ROMULUs.