The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-17
CLEVELAND WILL COME,
AND WILL BRING HIS WIFE TO HE
COLONIAL BALL.


Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
and the Meeting Saturday Night
cleveland is coming to the colonial as
sembly. ard will bring his wife win NM
This was the message carried about yes
Ierday among the ladies, who are deepl! liz
ierested in the success Of the colonial as-
sembly TO be held on the night OF January
%.
No particulars were given, and II IS hard-
lv time vet for definite plans 70 De an
All that was stated as coming
from New York was that the ex-fresident
was coming, and that Mrs. Cleveland was
charmed with the idea Of seeing the ball.
In the meantime, the committees charged
with the arrangements are as busy as thef
q in De looking TO the details, and those VINO
are 10 tread the stately minuet. are equan'
busy preparing their costumes.
WHAT SMALL THE COSTUMES By
The rule that gentlemen will be consld-
cred i'm proper dress If wearing eNehihE
suits edged with lace ana haNl1s .nSD -, -
rourbed and their locks powdered makes
the solution of this problem an easy one ior
them. though if il be carried out strictly the
effect will be rather unique.
Imagine George Washington in par oil
fashionably cut trousers.
Think of Richard Henry Lee with broad
expsuse Of starched linen covering Ms
bosom.
No objection, historic or aesthetic, can be
raised against the dress coat But II IN
stead Of pantalOOns, silken shorts OF divers
col0rs. hose 20 match, and low CATERS WIN
broad buckles be worn; II deep irlnges Oh
4 o az "A
tutad at the neck for the ch0ker, and then
m moro ruffiing conceal the shirt front, the
mons attire will be in perfect harmony
with those lively dresses which are TO add
70 the charms Of the fair women. \ STUDY
of the portrait Of Governor spOtswood IN tne
CapitOl gallery would result IN valuable
hints at this time.
And the ladies-such a rummaging
through old trunks and closets, such an
airing Of grandmOther6 garments. III these
hplrlOOms have been wOrsted by time, ana
cannot. therefore, be worn, they VIII serve
as models for new gowns, and the marks ol
age on satin slippers, with their Gripping
high heels. will rather enhance theli
value than cause tneh !" r,nv
discarded for the OCCASION lhel
will. perhaps, aid also i'm the statelness OF
the ninuet-i0r whoever read Of minuet
that was not stately-as Il Will be ratner
difficult without great deal Of practice
f0r those who have been timing win theii
feet the rapid music Of the waltz or polka
lO accustOm themselves TO the more sedate
movement Of the minuet.
FOR WORTHY CAUSE.
But they will be- enjoying themselves in a
worthy cause.-the preservation OF Nirglnla :
antiquities. and will no doubt be able 70
clngratulate themselves after all l. over at
tine financial and pleasurable results.
TIE cOsMONwEMTH's ANTIQUITIES.
In the same cause will be held the meet
ing Saturday night at the Young Mems
Christian Association building in behalf Of
the association Of ladies who are directing
their efforts 90 guarding the few relics OF
colonial virginia. As has been announced
the speakers will be Governor j. W
Mckinney. Dr. Thomas Nelson Page
Mr.. Joseph Bryan. and others. including
IL il hOped Ex-Governor fizhugh Lee anc
Dr. Curry. The musical programme VII
also De an attractive feature.
The Virginia Historical society and th'
State Library are the repositories OF th'
books. manuscripts. Official documents
uewsnaper files. published volumes, battle
dars. PORTRAITS and other articles which
form the skeleton OF what VIII one day d.
a complete history Of this grand old Com
monwealth, sOcharged with important otat'
and personal incidents. These articles, saved
from uillage. vandalism and carelessness
nra portable. Other monuments, such al
the Williamsburg powder horn, some OF thl
old churches, t0mbs and dwellings, whici
cannot be moved, are subject to the peltlng'
of rain. the insidiOus cravings OF lros
and the bold attacks Of the winds, the neg
/ loct OF thoughtlessness and the audacity o
relic hunters.
4 From these they should be protected, anC
/ the best protection is healthy eXcheque
/ of the Association for the Preservation Of
/ yfr,,i--s-- -saftfil tItir7s
PILED WITH MEANING.
Contemplate for a moment, Yirginians
everywhere. what those crumbling walls
rent roofs and topping chimneys mean.
/ The little Bit Of jamestown was the
/ home of those sturdy planters, Whose
struggles against starvation and saw
ages made possible the settlement
/ bv Englishmcn Of other parts Of America
There 10 was in 1919 that the first represent
alive body met in this country, and marked
I the beginning Of those assemblies which
placed Virginia as the leader IN the struggle
/ f0r liberty from England's tariffs; and n
jamestown was centered the unsuccessful
revolution, commonly designated a rebel
]
/ % which I'm l12J Acknowledgement Bradley
wrote as am argument against colonial as
semblics this remarkable prophecy Of the
revolution. 'FIhe Rebellion formerly by 0n'
/ Bacon and his party in Virginia proved
very expensive and troublesome e
/ the Crown even at that time
when none Of these provinces were neal
so p0pul0us as they now are; and though i
may be thought impracticabe at present foi
any of these provinces or places alone C
attempt anything Of that kind, vel
/ If several Of them should even
at this time joyn IN such
conspiracy (and could these Assemblies dc
more. though they had actually so en-
gagedl. 10 would be extremely difficult and
expensive. il not impracticable at this dis
lance and in such "a thicket Of woods and
trees as these countries are, 10 reduce them
90 their duty and obedience
Williamsburg. with its college Of William
and Mary. one Of the links in the chain OF
the growth Of ideas Of a liberal education
from the first attempts Of the early seven
teonth century 20 the magnificent results OF
to-day, is wrapped in history. It's powder
horn means '.G0od-bye, Mr.. DunmOre,
"Welc0me independence" and leads the
mind 90 the "c0nspiracies' in the old
Raleigh tavern. the gatherings Of STRIPPING
original colonial assembly balls.
Nirginians' ancestors for six generations
or more are buried around the old churches
which are 10 Doe found along the james and
RappahaunOck and IN the Beverley and
Fairfax tracts in the Shenandoah Val
ley and the Northern Neck. Some OF
those old churches may not be quite
suitable for the modern worshippers who
wish % enjoy luxurious worship. But II
new churches are built reverence for ances-
try should induce every Nirginian 10 see 10
it that the buildings in which the founders
of the Commonwealth were baptized, mar
ried and committed 20 the dust, shall be pre-
served as monuments,
These are but a few Of the many argu-
ments which should induce the patriots Of
Virginia 10 back up the association in IL
laudable undertaking and make its efforts
10 Dee not in vain.