The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-08
TIE Colonial BALL.
A Gay and Gladstone Time at White
Sulphur Springs.

A Gay and Gladstone Time at White
Sulphur Springs.
The Baltimore Sun has the following ac-
count OF the colonial ball, which occurred
at White Sulphur Springs. Va. ION Tuesday
night. The colonial ball held tonight is the
most brilliant entertainment the White
Sulphur has ever seen. No ball given here
in the past decade can touch it in point of
brilliancy, and it's financial success, judging
from the number Of tickets sold, is assured.
For weeks the Colonial ball TO be given
for the benefit of the National Mary Wash
ington Association" has been the topic of
conversation, and the executive committee,
P RSSdSd of by New Mr.; York R0 sss left #
nothing undone in the way of attention to
details to make the ball successful both
financially and socially. The association for
whose benefit the ball is given has been in
existence for about two years, and has lately
Identified with itself the Mary Washington
Association of Fredericksburg, and the two
organizations are now working together
with such energetic determination that it is
hoped a monument to Mary, the mother of
Washington, can be erected within the next
year.
EFFORTS TO ERECT THE MONUMENT.
Mrs Roger A. Pryor Of New York is
one Of the vice presidents of the national
association, and it is due to her untiring
energy that the ball of tonight Is 80 brill
iantly successful. 1t ls said that Gen.
Washington always intended to erect a
monument to his mother, but amid the
more pressing duties of life the project was
neglected In 1888 patriotic merchant
determined through unsided efforts to build
monument to the mother of Washington,
and the cornerstone was laid with i'm
posing ceremonies. His plan, however,
for some reason, was never per-
fected and the monument was never fin
lshed. So it falls TO the lot of the patriotic
Americans of to-day to see that the long
delayed monument is erected and due
respect paid to the noble soul who gave to
the world the unapproachable George
Washington. The ladies of the national
association have purchased a site in
fredericksburg, Va, where they propose to
erect the monument, aud they are using
every effort to carry their plan into execu-
tlon as soon as possible.
A BRILLIANT SCENE AT THE BALL
The ball room tonight is one blaze OF
glory and glitter of jewels. Fair women
and brave men" fill the spacious rooms. and
one is dazzled by the array of beauty made
doubly brilliant by the added effect OF
paint, powder and patches. The executive
committee, of which Mrs. Pryor is chair
man, desired as many as possible to wear
colonial costume, though ordinary evening
uress. with rouge, powder and patches, was
permissible.
THE BALL OPENED.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the ball was
opened with grand march, which was led
oy Mrs. Roger A. Pryor and ex-Gov. Fitz-
hugh Lee. Mrs. Pryor wore an exact re-
production of the costume worn by Mrs.
Washington at the ball given in honor of
her son at the close of the revolution. 1t
consisted OF simple gown of black silk.
thread lace kerChief, hand-painted satin
Ieucuie, gold brooch and mob cap. The
story goes that Mrs. Washington's friends
pleaded with her to wear handsomer dress
at the ball given for her son, but that she
replied to their remarks that she was an old
woman and no ball-goer, and only attended
.ne oal ITO please George" The ladies of
Ine mary Washington Association at Fred
sslcSsourg loaned Mrs. Pryor for the ball
sh9 Aerchlef and the brooch said TO have
zen worn by Mrs. w ashington at the enter
.dihinent in her sons honor.
SOME oE THE COSTUMES.
me march was followed by an old-fash-
. .I; quadrille danced by everyone. After
VI. .uiS came general dancing and finally the
l, which closed an unusually brilliant
fue az place where gay times are the
anu quiet ones the exception
80 ~ those in attendance at the ball
trsina Fltzhugh Lee. in black velvet en-
"'nt OF white brocade.