The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES.
spOTswOOD AND OUNMOht
HAVE A TALK ABOUT THEM


liyered by Governor =. W. Mckmne!' non
LIN. Curry, DR.. Thomas Nelson r"ss'
Mr. Joseph Bryan"
That IL the notice gieph 20 the people OF
Riobuond. and the large NUMBER VIM ~
cent will not only be entertained pie .daill
beyond doubt, but will be induced 10 iehu
hand in advancing the Wofk " ''' - s'''''
fiiE COLONIAL BALL.
r,sis about the way the invitation 70 the
coinniai Assembly reads, though It's ap'
pearance cannot be reprod"ceu III niinio"
type -,
You will be welcomed at the Ooloh'"i
An HonOure 10 ba rendered 10
Ills EXcellency
49,, ,.ovornor of Nirginia-Philip watkins
Mckinney, and lady,
Al the Theatre in Richmond loWh'
I'm the nine and twentieth day Oh lhc "'''
month Of the year OF our hoiu
Eighteen hundred and ninety,
at the time OF the clocS
past Meridiah 49,
.,.,.- .,.oia.,a IA inc costumes IL beng |
AZ soiyed 10 the satisfaction OF every
IA, while a great chance for diversity
Stssto IL allowed in the selection OF cos
! ,',,,,,, hv rer.Ons in private life, memDeie
ls,bo G9yernOr's stan. officers OF the Wnl5
AID navy. and o. the Regiments OF the Con'-
mnnrealth, will require nolhinB Du' ''0"
/ nu dress uniform.
THE CIEvKLANDs' VISIT
Nothing more definite than the news .Eo ,; sI
\ ..,,,,,l.od Yesterday is vet known oi the Nlsl'
orc~-president cleveland and Mrs' Nle ~
land m Richmond upon the occasion VI Inv ',r
r,n The antiouities association has many
friends not only in this city. Dut lh an bS a,.
M the country. aud one OF them .,iln..,i,,,d
York spoke 10 Mr.. and MIS- ,ee-e
80 tho colonial assembly. lhey VIZ
al .,,r,cted at once 10 the plan.
A. Cleveland spoke in hgh leli 1a'
- Nriryinia and of his appIvo'e
.;oD If Tirririans, and Mrs. Cleveland 81, e1-
.io' a strong wish TO meet the hicH-
mond people. -..,,,d ho invited IN
.+tend the assembly they were gra.incu -
the attention. and said they Woulu i,, ~
LIGHTED 20 come If their Other en- Ia tbf
"si,oJ An official invitation 10 nc W. ~,
n 9u ut If the association at the Assembly
+. 80 Noon eent Them, and it IS not al ~, ~, US
n iilelv that more formal request WI -. ~
m nod. i'm person. They will receive l''''
# Welcome from everybody at the assehiDi''
y ANTIQUITIES INTERVIEWED
j. r,;s,o, of1en that antiquities have an op
u ..,-,,,nit, 10 sneak in their own Dehah' Du
u II beino we'll known that At the same no o,
bot ,sitches start on their ROUNDS the ~
;, , ,roite In the Capitol gallery take on ,nci
~ t,,,,op form and have an enloyapic .,'n
'' ,iisc,seing affairs Of their own time anu .
,i,o ,rnsent If possihlc 20 obtain some w"
=, n antiquities, about their preseIN "'' ~
49, and incidentally few MINIS 49, tb
10 49, costumes 70 be worn az VI
az i3ffriol Assembly. a reporter of He M
~ ,.i.;tod the gallery last midnight. inous
D. BE lioht was dim. the objects couiu W ~.
onito distinctly. and after lew hloii'S -
,.aitin, Governor SpOtswOod steppeu So
i,;. fra,ne placed his roll Oimanuscii p' VII
rs uhoie and after smoothing out ms ga
Nm monts began a survey of bis sufIounu'"5
ca pIcrrREsQE COSTUME.
" te wore a coat of the continental Gu
M, IL ~ rcd velvet. The collar was roiilh
''7 . M ligb and wide. The cuffs were nus
for ,,Tsira folded back TO nearly one- mn u
j. forearm and cut 10 point on lop. -
was of the same material as the 80 So,
ne inc collar and prOiusely oihaiilcI'e1 t,,tto,
IT the sin0ie breast with large brass pu..o'
,ee ,i,o 30 M those worn on the uniform 00a
he ~ etad officer Of the present tline, -
oct,ot. If the vest were cOfefeu NJ
am rr,,a,nentai fans as large as those DO
nv soon an an oVercOat. His aDunoaht
MI ,ros nroniselv powdered and neatly cu M,
a fre lace neckerchief, worn IN lOose iol
ior about his neck, was gathered III noI i,. ~
su- close up under the chin. Inc lniec
ub- buttons Of the vest were caush' w -,
bottom holes. Though Urine olu' 'n0 81
,m- ments we're i'm excellent condition,
nst "IIow are YOU. Governor said lhe
ms. rorfer ms the picture came near DIV
BOD nreseryody, little startled TO
rOr por-recOvering himself, said
of ans. / am proud that ] becam
en- Hiainian. and naturally wish - oel
lycrything bearing on her glory preserved
n While ! was AT the head OF affairs mere l di'
ID siI i'm INV pOwer 20 advance the colony
welfare and ever since ! nave been up u
this gallery have been deeply interested II
4 her future"
ii nv the wav-if YOU will pardon the di
.o erosion am glad that my little undefiak
Dfl ing at Germania was the beginning OF sucl
m great undertakings as are now advancing
Ie virginia. particularly on the upper end o
Is that valley through which hows our Eu
)f pirates.
b Them. which ought 20 be kept from the dc
r. stroving hand Of time / am amazed tina
"a no one has ever been able 10 state defnitel.
"A where Mounts George and Alexander are
r. Though my "hOrseshOe knights wer
III really not the first 10 climb owe
Is the blue mountains into the val
Is ley, that expedition was the successful
IL one that made possible the occupation o
~ that fair land
e. "Aud they tell me that the last Of thOs
r. Golden horse shoes has been lost. Well
s. well. / remember giving one 20 an Indian
d. i'm New York, and as IL was the one / wOr
J. myself cannot show it 10 you. The In
j. dams and / remained pretty good friends.
Ie .sBut as such memorials are gone shoull
D. suggest 10 the Association for the PreserNa
l. ton Of Virginia Antiquities that they ln'
,- those two mountains which cannot b.
It moved and make monuments OF the val
ley's first real BOOM"
.Iet me also suggest that the youths AM
maidens who shall attend the Colonial As
a samblv. should. as far as possible, withOu
Is repetltiOn assume the characters OF thel
q ancestors, OF whom they may well b.
s. proud"
/. $50 Ben Franklin's birthday is being eel
I'll ebrated tonight. am glad of that for h
a and were very good friends, and if ! hat
a been living at the time Of the revolution
II am uOsitiNe that / would have been fOunl
n ON the side Of Washington. Henry and III
p Lees. ms were my grandsors Alexander
N who YOU recOllect married Washington
r. niece. and John, who was wounded at Ger
Al nantOWn 10 was through my influence
q permit me to remind you, that Ben Frank
n lin was appointed postmaster OF Pcnnsyl
l. vania."
IS "But / really know so little Of the an
Is tiquities that ] am hardly in "a position o
5. make very positive statements can, how
l. ever present you to Lord Dunmore. who's
s. knowledge of some Of them, l reckon, j
K quite deeply impressed on his mind. III
d has rather a strong dialect, but my frienl
q Tom Page, who has been talking abOu
= Ben, and who is pretty good at that thing
MI will help YOU OUT
'- With this sally he turned 70 Lord Dun
more. who had stepped from his frame anG
presented the reporter. Lord Dunmore wor
Il Scotchicap made Of black and red velvet
b. placed well down over a face that is scOwl
4 Ing and INSCRIPTIONS. His body wa
: wrapped i'm the loose folds Of a militar,
i surtout. Of dark material, and over hi
p shoulder broad leather belt, ornamente,
T. with am enormous buckle Of the old style O
l. manufacture was seen. The surtout wa
caught az the throat. and so near the chi
L. as % leave only faint line Of the whit