The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-06
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS.
The Gay Season Gone-A Large Crowd
Still mt the Springs.

Ane Uay season Gone-A Large Crowd
Still mt the Springs.
BLUE RIDGE, Sept. 5.-TSpeciall-
september is very pleasant month in
the mountains, and while, OF course, the
height of the gay season of summer is
gone, still there is large crowd here,
and as soon as some leave, others come
In to I'LL their places, and several par
ties have engaged board here for the
rest oil the season, SO that we ScOrce "
notice the decrease in numbers.
Governor Mckinney, his lovely wife
and little daughter, frankie, left us on
Thursday morning. and their absence Is
sadly felt by the large circle Of friends
they loft here.
Mr.. John Pickett, OF Norfolk, a
nephew of General Pickett, of Virginia,
is one OF the popular young men here,
and little Miss Lena Davis, of Peters
burg, is one of tho most piouant and
bewitching young debutantes at the
springs. She is here under the chaper-
onage of Mrs. John C. Armistead and
adds one more to the charming number
OF young girls under her care.
On Wednesday morning Mr.. Phil
Brown gave very ENJOYABLE "fruit
feast" Our kind host and hostess are
never ending in their efforts to give
pleasure to us all. and there is about
this place home-like feeling Of COM
fort that one does not always expert
ence at a summer resort
On Friday night an unusually pretty
german was danced here, it being led
alternately by Messrs. II. II. Shepard
and Louis Cardoza andEDr. Chas. Nolen.
of baltimore. The night was rainy and
chilly, the dismal closing-in Of a dismal
day; but, while outwardly it was thus
gloomy, all was bright and CHEEKY with
in, and soft lights shone down ON fair
young dancers, whose brightness dis
pelled all thought OF gloom and shadow.
Among tho dancers were Misses Addie
Mayer, Mary Alfriend, Saliie Alfriend,
Grace Thompson, Wortlcy Embrey,
Mary Hunt, Lucy Stone, Edna Andrews
Anne Armistead, Mamie Saunders.
Louise Shepard. Miss Holt, Miss Dick
inson and Miss Long, of Virginia.
The gentlemen dancing were Messrs.
Shepard; Cushman, Pickett, Andrews,
Cafiln, Cardoza Alrriend, Wilson, Moss,
hume, Adams, Reid, Taylor and Dir.
Chas. Nolen.
The music here during the entire sea-
son has been furnished by Mcssrs. Wal
ton, lines and berlin. of Baltimore,
and has been exceptionally good Their
time and execution are perfect, and
their selection of dance music was cx-
cellent in all points-so that it has
been great privilege to all OF the young
people 10 enjoy such good music at their
entertainments and dances.
ARRIVALS.
Il. r. Moore, G.. f. Huff, f. L. Oar
sey and Mrs. James w. Coke, Roanoke,
Va; Il. w. Wrenn, Knoxville. Tenn;
G. Marshall Gasquet New Orleans;
Mrs Judge II. W. Duke, Charlottes-
vile, Va; Miss Eleanor Coke, Column
bus, Ohio; Howard NJ. Hooker, Roam
oke, Va ; l.. Dickinson and wife and
Misses Florence and Daisy Dickinson,
Richmond, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. w. R.
Burwell, Charlotte, n. c.; John Q.
Adams, Lynchburg, Va; Sam. II.
Coward and wife, Memphis, Tenn; Mrs.
r. A. Clayton, Washington, D. c.; Ii.
M. McRae, New Orleans; Miss Lena
Davis, Petersburg; Miss A. Long and
Mr.. Long, Virginia; j. IL. Slaughter,
Lynchburg, Va, and ]. Dudley
Holt, Lynchburg, Va.