The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-24
THE ROCKBRiDGE ALUM.
No sign Vet of the season Coming to

close.
ROChBRTDGE ALUM SPRINGS, Aug. D.
The season was full two weeks ahead Of
time this year. and every body has been pre-
dieting an early close, but rs yet there has
NOT only been no lull in the rounds Of
eayety. but certainly in point OF display
and elegance in the character OF Tie enter
tainments. there has been steady IN
crease. IL will scarcely be possible in our
letter 10 do Justice to al, or 10 do more than
chronicle each Of them.
Thursday (lith1, Leo. Wheat ana Mr:
James X. Branch gave Us "A most delightful
treat. 10 talk of Leo. Wheat to Richmond
people is like gliding refined gold or paint
| ing the lily "and al that We could say, -,
that ne fully equalled himself. Mr.. branch
is younger a-pirant for fame, ana whlle
known ~ our people. he has yet many
laures to win. lie is just through course
OF lessons by BischOB. of Washington. and
his voice, before so rich, much improved by
culture. He has been very aimabie IN lend
| ING us his voice both for festive and sacred
occasions. The same night beautiful
german occupied the gayer and younger
ones, later in the evening led 10y Mr.. cam
and Mrs. Hope Page, of Norfolk.
| In response 10 AN appeal made by our un-
firing president. Mrs. Joseph Bryan. of your
CITY, some Of the managers al the COnlede-
rate Literary Memorial society devised
an evening of illustrated song III
lis behalf TO Mrs. Bruce Gray,
of WASHINGTON: Miss Claire GULL
| laume. of Richmond. and Mrs. Bradley
Johnson, Jr.. Of Baltimore, are we mainly
| indebted for the success of a most enJoyaOlt
evening and the substantial proceeds, As
check of $50 has been forwarded to Mrs.
! Bryan.
| ibe Blues who. we regret 10 say had -
leave u~ on Monday. and who had III Nari-
Gus ways contributed 80 much 90 the pleas
| IRE Of the guests, supplemented All theii
other efforts bv a grand german on Sdtur-
DAY night. Mrs. T.. d. ilotchkiss, Mrs.
James \. Frazier, aud Mrs. NJ. =. Smltl
were complimentcd by being asked to ana
Mrs. Sol. .Cutchins in chaperoning the en-
tertainment. while their band OF niteen
pieces. their delightful supper, ANA good
| tancjng contributed % the pleasure OF a
room crowded from end 10 end. Inc German
| was beautifully led hy Mr.. William Is. ~
zini and Hiss Estis. Il Danyille, and danced
| by Misses steel. Allen, Daniel. Minor, Up
pcnhcimer Perkins Cochran, Elliot, Jolh-
| son. Powers, Webb, Avery. Powers. starke
| Collier. Brown. Elicit. Abrams. saunders
.Iudith. Darlington, and others. and by The
| following gentlemen: Captain 1utchlns,
Iieutenants Wyatt and West, oerseants
,Iones. Vaughan. White, and Franklin,
Nessrs. CheetwOOd. Gile, Page. Williams
DR. Baker. spencer CraddOck. smith,
/ Cuicbings. Perkins. Figgatt, Duly, Bell
ami others. They won all hearts while
here bv their gentlemanly bearing and
constant c0urtesies.
The tenui. tournament so long looked Tor
has AT last started. and in spite Of ram me
balls Ifs continually forward ana DdchNIu
over the nets. We have had some very
GOOD tennis. On Monday morning the
! tournament began with the gentlemen ;
doubles. followed in the afternoon Dy the
mixed doubles which were finished on lli's'
day. GA Wednesday the ladies' ana gen
/ flemen'- singles were begun, but
NOT finished. in tine finals Of the
| centlemen's doubles we had some
very fine playing and especialll
| i'm the last set, where. 10 the surprise Oh nV'
"a few. Mes-rs. Conway sans ana ViiN'i
| Catchings picked up ran ahead, and, by q
| series Of brilliant strokes won the uouol''
/ from such "a strong team as MessSrs. Nilit'
and f. Catchings. the following Is q sum
! mary Of the tournament 30 far: MONDAY
morning. gentlemen's double. finil7
| Ne,-rs. sans and -. Cutchngs won ofel
/ Messrs. Stires and 4. Cutchlngs. Monda
| afternoon. mixed doubles. Finals: Mis-,
Juliet Powers and Mr. Fisgati won over
! Miss Wellesley and Mr. Morton.
! Lastniehf decidedly the mostelegant pfi-
yate german ever given al the Alum, was
rendered us by Mr. and Mr.. >tires. 10 their
daughter. Miss Marion >tlres. W hen we
| reld "pink" german ON our cards we were
hardly prepared for the consistency WIN
! which the color could DE maintained. Inc
room and band-stand We're H,auhiully lie
cOrated in pink, thiriy-iiye ladies all lu
pink. thirty-hye gentlemen with PINK
badges. led pink, cakes with PINK icing.
beverage, an pink. \ souvenir Of box Oh
'iuricr'. candy. hid with pink ribbon, was
r,,.u e.rn dancer. and Mr.. and Mrs. stires
| were uutiring in doing everything Tor the
pleasure oftheiT guests. Mrs. l.. u. hotch-
! kiss. Mrs. sam Graham. Mrs. Flanagan,
and Mrs. VI. =. smith assisted Mrs. Htlres.
! The german was beautifully led by Or.
| Norton. vita Miss ~tires, and danced 10y
Nes-rs. Duiiey. McCoy!Elder Doyle. catch
ing-. smith q. =. ~, Wake, Weislger'
| Crenshaw. Powers. >tires. Englis, Grad
dock. Reid It. =. ~, ~nellings. Belle. Nor
TON. Warwick. Glasgow. Sans 1aichings,
Bull. Butler. Figgatt. Marshall, and Griliin,
and by Misses 1ymington, flanagan
! Duffy. sue >tafke. queen. Abrams, Elicit
| Carrineton, Daniel. Elliott, shields, Htires'
Johnson. webb. Mrs. Hope Page, Mrs.
savage. Mrs. Byrd Warwick, Messrs
Minor. Faust, Powers, Lulie Powers clarke,
| Mrs. Wright Messrs. Burke -tidtloh' NIL
hado. and Mrs. Marshall.
Weather warm. even here. but cool
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