The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-19
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The Times Correspondent Tells Of
Relies ants Balfs and 4. tgfaeed Halls.

The Times correspondent Tells OF
Relies and. Balls and lighted Halls.
MoNTaoMEas WHIfa HuipHuR
SPRINGS, Aug Montgomery
White has been quite gay the past
week. Beside the usual numbered pri-
vate parties. q taffy stir and q fancy
dress ball created things of interest:
The lawn Friday evening presented
mysterious and fairy-like vision.
The low murmur of voices, the figures
that fitted through the radiance Of
soft lights, the merry strains that
measured steps almost convinced one
that the fairies had come to life. But
the strong odor of molasses gave the
whole thing dead away and a
nearer view changed the aspect en-
tirely-you had struck a gypsy camp
about supper time.
Oyera cheerful blaze swunga huge
pot and around this beamed the
blooming faces OF a trio of matrons.
The table of buttered plates, the -four
heap, the expectant faces, the very
atmosphere itself breathed-taffy. On
the principle that watched poi
never hoilsn almost the entire party
were tripping gay reel on the green
sward.
An occasional shout announced
that Mr.. Fagg had the floor, anC
some of his steps were quite as aston
ishing as when the "cow jumped ovel
the moon.n The taffy came off bj
and by with flour and butter at 8
premium, and such taffy! there wa:
never any made like it before or since
The popular young doctor Of the
springs was discovered with a profes-
sional expression on his face rolling
-four, butter and taffy into pills.
Even the belle of the springs, {
petite blonde, did not escape tn
badinage that went merrily round
The question came-wby was sh'
like syrup candy. The universal CIR.
was because she's SO sweet" blu
with look at her sticky fingers, tn
answer was given, because She
stuck up" The taffy was cooked
pulled and eaten and all that is lef
of it is o sweet memory and a few
blisters.
The fancy dress on Saturday even
ing was quite q success, and whel
the ball room doors were throw
open the array of little folks wh'
came trooping in fairly dazzled tn
sight. Dignifed George Washington
danced vis-a-vis with "Ghost, Will
peasants swung corners with duke
and princes, and merry troup Q
gypsies, clowns, sunf1owers, daisies
! etc, bowed right and left.
Might began to wane before tn
clock struck ten, and her star eye
blinked themselves from the frs
magnitude into the sixth.
All the flowers dropped their head
for the great Sleep Fairy had wave'
her wand. Such goodly compan
deserve mention, and here they arr
| Carrie Ullman, Snow; Lucy Bigg'
Peasant; Alma Black, Baby Mine
Lucy Peel, Portia; Pansy Potter
Baby; Maynor Holmes, Maud Muller
Bertha Greenburg, Queen Mar
Scott; Florence Morris, Lord Fauntit
roy; Bessie Morris, Night; Eths
Aaron, Daisy; Kate Stone, Sunflowel
May Fagg, Brown-eyed Susie; Louis
Davis, Ghost; Adele billiard, Spar
ish Girl; Ruth billiard, Flower Sir
Sarah Peel, Rose; Marion Peel, Pini
Jessie Benedict, Queen; Bertha Ull
man, Sunfiower; Henry Vandint
Gypsy; Merritt Vandine, Clown
Arthur Uliman, Duke; Lazer Aaror
Mexican; Lee Trinkle, Yum Yum
Herman Ullman, Dutch; James Blacl
Oscar Wilde; Lawson Peel, Jap; Et
Fry, George Wilson. GEO.