Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-14
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The Germantown Chsradss Decided suo-
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Costumes.
rcorresponaence o, the Richmssd Dispatch,

WARNSuLPHuR SPRINGS, Sept ii, 'SS.
The dwellers in the Happy Valley OF
the Warm Springs undetermined TO pass
the autumn in such a manner that time
shall not hang heavy on their hands,
and in tho following notes your CORE.
spondent wishes to inform the readers oil
the Dispdtch TO what extent their efforts
have met with success
On Friday evening OF last week the
guests Of the hotel went over TO Bath
county Courthouse to witness some
private theatricals given to procure the
necessary means for buying instruments
for tue prospective Warm Springs brass
band. In spite of the dark and dismal
evening a large audience in addition 10
the hotel people had gathered to attend
the exercises. The programme was
varied. The opening scene was Ia
bleau representing Dawn" In canopy
OF red handsome child, the son
OF Hon. J. w. Stephenson, stood raising
aloft its hand. The effect was striking
and unique. Uncle's Will, q come
delta, followed on the programme.
Mesrs. w. T. Cameron and New
ton McDannald with Miss Irene Hop
kins took the parts in this play, which
scored q splendid success. Miss Nc
Dannald appeared bewitching and beau
tiiul as Maud Muller in the next tableau,
while Mr.. Cameron made an excellent
Judge. The hay, az might be supposed,
was realistic, and was gracefully raked TO
an encore. Mr.. +. 5. Elliott, OF Ssyan-
nah. Ga. recited "The Fate of Viz
pinia." by Macaulay. "That Rascal
Pat, farce of taking wit and broad
bumor, seemed to take the audience by
storm. Mr.. George Mays in the title
role. was n particular favoTite, and his
broVue was natural md well sus-
tanned. Miss Hopkins as the heroine
showed great dramatic force. Miss
Bryan, Messrs. Frank Hopkins and
Newton McDannald took the other parts
in the cast and contributed to the plays
success. The closing tableau was Aud
Lang Syne,' which was represented by
four old ladies knitting in time TO the
low music OF the familiar refrain. !
should have said for old, charming
young ladies, because the prActiced
eve Of your correspondent conld
see that even through their good make
up. Your correspondent could not OBJ
tain their names for publication. No
account Of these theatricals would be
complete without mentioning the I'M
firing energy and care Of the Hon. Il. /.
Paine. postmaster Mt Warm Springs,
who had general management of the
whole. All the participants, with the
execution OF Nr. Elliott, live IN the
Warm Springs Valley.
Saturday evening Mr. Gilbert b. Wal
den. of Washington, ID. c., gave a read
ing in the ballroom OF the hotel. The
audience in attendance appauded libe-
rallv. The renditions Of "Ibe Bells, "
Of Poe, and "Mars Chan" by Thomas
Nelson Page, were most generally com
mended.
In the Episcopal church on Sunday
the Rev. Mr. Clark, OF Raleigh, gave
two well-prepared discourses that ex-
cited much favorable comment for their
breadth Of thought with continuity Of
theme. The Rev. Or. Churchill Gibson,
Of Petersburg, the rector in charge, read
! the services.
Lat night most enjoyable german
engaged the attention of all. 1t had
been thought by some that the germans
for the season were all over, but the
company gathered here has held on so
well that a german was declared in order,
and as from the utterance Of Alikado a
german there was forthwith. The eve
ming was cool aud cloudy, and put every
BODY in the humor for dancing. lie
freshments were served to the dancers,
and by the liberality Of the leader, Mr..
g.. 4. VI. Gibson, OF Baltimore, fayors
had been provided. The figures We're
some of them novel and amusing. The
dos-a-dos, the tcetotum, and the
craces figures seemed 50 to most OF those
present. There were several intermIs-
sions. Advantage was taken OF these to
have the Virginia souyienne, the kentucky
dip military schotiischel and the 1Orke.
| Those Of our dancers who DO not know
these dances under the kind and ell
| cient tuition OF the ladies' here are fast
learning them. The Warm Springs hO-
tel brides itself on its ballroom floor,
and last evening it was IN particularly
GOOD shape. As usual at our germans
here the winding up was grand march
TO the tune Of "Going Back to Dixie,
and the martial tramp OF the circling
| couples seemed a natural accompanl-
ment TO the handsome flags each couple
bore. There were many beautiful bou-
| Duets. but the gorgeous red, white, vel
low, and pink dahlias were the favorltes,
and certainly nowhere are they found
finer than in the Warm Springs Valley,
and nowhere in the Valley are they
finer than at Mr.. Bryan's, in German
town.
As before mentioned, Mr.. &. T. NJ.
| Gibson. of Baltimore, was the leader,
and he was eva more successful than
usual in his choice of figures and man
agement of the couples lie IS certainl y
all that leader of the german should be.
| His partner was Miss Davis, of Washing
ton. who appeared in pink silk draped
with white lace, tan-colored gloves, and
was much admired.
Mrs. @. #. NJ. Gibson, OF Baltimore,
graced the occasion in green tulle with
] green NtlNtb DOuACc WIN VI
white flowers and pink ribbons. She
attracted much admiration from young
and old, and her appearance was char
acterized as tres distingUee.
Mr.. aud Mrs G. T. Brush, OF Cleve-
land, ONO, danced together, and GER
tainlv one might go very much further
and not find a couple so handsome and
genial as this. Much regret at their de-
parture o-dsy is expressed, though they
declare their intention of making a visit
again next year. Mrs. Brush's costume
was pink crepe over white satin.
Mrs. Norris, Of Richmond, who is
among those recently welcomed from the
White Sulphur, was arrayed in striking
costume-black tulle, with gold-colored
ribbons She is an exceedingly graceful
dancer.
had for her gown white point d'esprit
over silk, aud narrow ribbon trimmings.
Many friends have been made for Miss
Mansfield by her gracious and winning
ways.
Miss Mcfarland, of New York, was
prettily and @stheticalIy robed in pale
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