Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-17
FOWLE ATTHE WHITE
NORTH cARoLlNA's GOVERNOR
FeTep AT vIRGINIAs HEALTH
FOUNTAIN.
A week Of Brilliant Entertainments ana .
Great Crowd at the White
Sulphur.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispasch.i
WHITE SULPHUR SrBrsGs,l
Aupust "a 19Q0

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispasch-i
| WurrE SULPHUR SrRIsGs,
| August l6, 1890.
There has been q convention Of promi.
nent railroad officials held here this week
10 arrange rates and other important mat.
ters for the ensuing year. Delegates from
the traffic and passenger associations from
ell the southern roads were present
Among them Decatur Axtell. II. w. Fuller
B. w. Wrenn, p. J. Otey, Sol. Haas, Lii.
burn Myers. F. b. Enslow. and others.
IN HONOR OF GOVERNOR FowLE.
"a reception and cotillon in honor of
| f;overnor Fowle. of North Carolina, and
| his daughter. Miss Helen, on Saturday
morning was q brilliant and greatly-en-
| loved occasion. A matinee reception is IN
| itself novelty, and coupled with a dance
il possessed every charm TO the young as
we'll as the more sedate, II there are any
such ut this gala resort. The gentle
men who gave this delightful plea
sure to their friends were Colonel
John s. Cunningham. senior officer
on Governors staff (who was the presiding
genius), Colonel Bennahan Cameron (also
on the stah), Colonel John l.. Norehead,
| General Theodore +. Davidson attorney
| General of tho State of North Carolina),
Captain V. i. McBee, Superintendent
Western North Carolina, railroad; NJ.
| Warren G.. Elliott, president OF the vii
mipgton and Weldon railroad; Mr.. +. 5.
| Latirner. president of the Sea Coast rail-
road: Mr.. George b. Mcleod. Nr. James
II. Williams, and Mr.. Glenn Wright. lnvl-
| tations to be escorts for the chaperons IN
addition TO the committee were extended
to Captain Charles NJ. Blackford, virginia ;
| General Woodward, New York Colonel a.
| S. Buford, Virginia; Il. Holt Easley, Nir-
| pinia: Colonel William Preston Johnston,
| Louisiana, and Judge w. L. Newman.
| Georgia.
The retinue was led by Governor Fowle
with Miss Mildred Lee and General David
son with Miss Mary Lee.
Miss Fowle led the german with Mr..
Morhead, of North Carolina.
cHAPERoss.
The Committee of Reception and chape-
rons were: Mrs. John l.. Morhead, North
Carolina: Mrs. John S. Cunningham,
North Carolina; Mrs. W. G. Elliott. Viz
ginia; Mrs. T.. S. Latimer, North Carolina
Mrs. Joseph j.. Robertson, New York ;
Mrs. J. A. Ware, Louisiana: Mrs. X. ii.
Whitlock. Virginia; Mrs. W; d; Grant,
lima; Mrs. DIR. J. S. d. Cullen, Virginia
Mrs. ID. i. Avera, North Carolina; Mrs.
T.. " Marsh, Georgia; Mrs. A. Il. Springs,
North Carolina Mrs. j. Vaudeville Car
isle, Washington, ID. c.; Mrs. A. b. Camm,
| Virginia.
THE BRILLIANT GERMAN.
About SEQ persons attended the recep.
ton and seyenty-6ve couples danced
the german, and 600 elegant fayors
wero bestowed. The badges for the
company and dancers were pink and
-Lrl
white with the list of names upon 1t. One
opened and the North Carolinisns may
long rest upon their laurels as having
given one of the most elegant and unique
entertainments ever enjoyed at the White
Sulphur.
TO the energy and interest given by
Colonel John S. Cunningham and Colonel
Bennahan Cameron is due the success OF
the whole, aided by the other gentlemen
and the fair women who accompanied
them.
TEA-DRINKINa GOVERNOR FowLE."
Governor Fowle has been the recipient
of many honors and unstinted attention,
and has made hosts OF friends by ms
charming. genial cordIality. by reason OF
his strictly temperate habits he is styled
THE Tea-Drinking Governor" than which
no higher praise could be bestowed.
CorILLoN PoUDRE.
A beautiful entertainment was given on
Friday evening by Mrs. j. Vaudeville Car
Isle Washington, ID. c. complimentary
to the young ladies of Mrs. Camm's party
Miss Carlisle, Misses Camm. Miss Bagby.
and Miss Winston. The colors were violet
and white and each badge was pinned on
| with bunch Of purple or white violets.
| Upon them was printed the initials OF each
| Young lady with the name OF Mrs. Carlisle
and "Cotillon Poudre at the head, indi-
eating that the young people should use
| powder and rouge. The old-time fashion
was universally becoming and the scene
was brilliant and striking TO spectators.
The chaperons and escorts were Mrs
| Carlisle. Colonel William Preston John
| ston, Miss Mary Lee, Governor Fowle OF
North Carolina, Miss Mildred Lee, Judge
w. L. Newman. Mrs. II. st. George Tucker
| Colonel BENJAMIN Cameron, Mrs. Joseph X,
| Anderson, Mr.. w. A. Stuart, Mrs. Archer
| Anderson, Senior Quesada. Mrs. William
| Preston Johnston, Professor Thomas White
| Mrs. Charles NJ. Blackford, Mr. Lucien b
| Tatum. Mrs. Charles Short, Mr.. Skipwith
| Wilmer, Mrs. w. A. Stuart, Mr. Guerard
| Mrs. Lucien Tatum, Captain G. Nj. Black
| ford Mrs. A. b. Camm, Colonel Archer An
/ derson.
The dancers, beside the hostesses were
| Misses Tayloe, Cullen, Mcintosh, Scott
Hobson. Anderson, Cameron, Bruce
Berry. Henderson, Pace, Potter, Fowle,
| Busbee. Cunningham. Grant, Marsh. Fink,
| Jackson. Gill, Slocovitch. May, Humphrey,
Green, Halstead. Alexander, Williams,
Brock, Johnston, Burlington, Harrison,
| Fauntleroy, Springs, Boyd, haury, FLOYD,
| Langhorne, Nicholas. and Willis, and
| Messrs. Paine, Marsh, Grant, Jackson,
Dunnavant, Ainslie, Speer, Sheppard
| Longworth, Kidder, Sparks. feathers,
| Fairfax, Willis, Baskerville, holland, Shep-
herd, Camm, Stuart, Martin, Allison,
| Williamson, Bosch. Hutchins, Ferguson,
Uannewinckel, Drunison. Thompson. Rus
sci, Philips, Haskins, Ware Semmes, In
gals, Bruce, Fry. Perry. Currier, Robert
son, Westmoreland, Henneberry, Mallory,
| Carrington, Doody, Morehead, Rountree,
| Watkins, Anderson, Halle. Warwick, John
son, Cunningham, Cameron, Mcleod,
| Wright. Easley, Baird. Moore. and Will
| liams.
The german was beautifully led by. Mr..
| Joseph Semmes, of New Orleans, and the
favors were distributed by Miss Bagoy
and Miss Bessie Chamberlain, assisted by
Mr.. w. s. Hutchins and Mr.. William Han
newinckel. One figure was favored by
pins for the ladies' hair, with violet no
| bon bows tied in; another entirely by
| flower bon bonnieres filed with violet
bon-bons, and one by musical instru'
ments-mandolins. guitars, tamborines'
| and harps for ladies and banJos for gentle
men.
The powdered hair and violet effects har-
| monized very strikingly and the scene was
exceptionally brilliant.
BASEBALL.
An amusing game of baseball was played
| on the lawn in front of Broadway" OF
| Thursday evening. The sides, arrayed
in Mother Hubbard slips, orange and
black and crimson and white. marched
around the grounds headed by the band in
full uniform playing o spirited march.
Among the Richmond young men playing
were Messrs. holland, Hannewinckel, Fer
| guson, Ainslie. and Miller.
COTTAGE FETR.
One of the prettiest entertainments OF
the season was given by Mrs. III. A.
| Thomas and Miss Genevieve Thomas on
| Thursday. Their cottage was beautifully
decorated with growing plants and green
| foliage, and a dainty luncheon of fruits