The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-20

Blue RrDon 6rRNos. Va. Sept. l9.-Part-
ING Is such sorrow that in our narrow-minded
view of what seems best to us We often think
q would have been better had we never met
With those who grew to be 80 dear-and then
re ne or had parted. For three months we
have been bound together an nation with
ont actions, as largo family circle under
one roof and all impelled by the Same inter
eats and desires-and now. as tne
DAYS grow shorter. our happy circle
;s broken. and those whom we have grown 10
love are taken from us. and to cup Oh un-
allowed pleasure in added the one drop winch
cmbitters the whole.
kept large crowd ut summer resorts. ana
there seems to be a scarcely noticeable iuii III
tho payety of the season. by daytime ING
beautiful lawn is dotted about with
tennis players and groups of pleasure-seek,erS.
who HE 10 the shade Of some wide -spreaualns
oak to enjoy their novels. fancy WORK or M.
tations. as the case might be-and every night
the ballroom is rendered attractive by music
and dancing and card parties
On Monday night there was very epJoya,,
bio though somewhat out OF the stereOtNpeu
line Of entertainments "cake-walk" III oc-
casioned much merriment both among the
participants and the observers to see the no.
BILE effort that was made Tor tnat
3cake and il was a labyrinthian puz-
zle in itself for the judges to decide IN iavoI
of any one: but after due consideration IL
was awarded to Miss Louise Shepard, OF Ala
bama
ON Tuesday morning party Of thirty e1-
cursionists started IN @ special car winch was
chartered by Mr.. II. d. Latferty, of Louisville =,
Ky., for trip TO Luray Cave and the Natural
Bridge. A band of music was furnished LOT
the occasion and a caterer from Lynch
burg furnished everything that was
tempting TO the palate. The party
was chaperonod by Mesdames Cardoza;
Cassell Alfriend and Womble' ana
it consisted of Misses Annie and Lena
GRAY. Helen Lea, Stone, Alfriend, GasQuett
and Saunders; also Messrs. Tansill, Coffin,
eastman. hfriend. Carbon. Lafefty. lazelle.
Tenant. Taylor, Wombe and Gasquett. On
Wednesday night they returned TO Biue
Ridge, after having spent delightful TWO
days on such pleasant trip.
On Thursday at II A. Nj. MIR, harry Lee
Tansill, of Roanoke. gave most recherc,ne
champagne luncheon to twenty-four or MS
trends The tables were spread artistlcally
and Mrs Lou Cardoza presided over the
punch bowl with that ease and grace when
is one Of her greatest charms. =.
Among those. present were Misses Mary
and Salie Alfriend. Mamie Saunders, Anne
d. Armistead, Fanny Spicer and Evelyn
baSluclb, dlsO uccolc. .yAHH, ' y
Cardoza. Taylor. Tansill. Gray, Gas;
ouett, Wilson, Alfriend, and Mr. and
Mrs. James Cassell and Mrs. Lou
j. Cardoza, Of Richmond. Many good
toasts were drunk to our kind host, and good
wishes for numberess happy returns Of ms
birthday-that il would ever dawn as brightly
for him as this one, and give 10 others as
much pleasure as the celebration OF this one
had given to his friends.
On Friday night there was very pleasant
little dance here. at which both Roanoke anu
Richmond were well represented.
ARRIVALS,
John A. Care, Roanoke, Va; John Is
Cary. 4. j.. Parrish and Miss Sallie
Gait, of Richmond. Mr. f. NJ. Moore
Misses f. r. Morgan and VI. l.. Watson
and !. NJ Morgan. of Columbus. Miss.
also. ". Bailey Saunders. Of klchmond,s "a.
G. Cooper. wife and child. Jacksonville
Fla. Mrs. Preston Nash, Richmond. Va;
Walter NJ Dean. New York; Z. 7. Wiley
| Salem, Va; j. r. Slaughter, Lynchburg, Va
| w. X. Burwell and wife, Charlotte, n. g..
| Frank Johnston. Chattanooga, Tenn; James
| T. Gray. Richmond, Va. Dir. and
| Mrs w. II. Nears. Hampton. Va; Mrs
G. C. Mellen. Fortress Monroe. Va
Mrs. George Marshall and Mrs. Susie Dab
! ney. Vicksburg, Miss; J. L. Pembertop
Washington d. c.; John J. Tilton. Boston'
Sol Meyer, Monroe and Mrs. r. Hohme. Viz
ginia: Mrs George w. lngersoll Roanoke
Va. Colonel and Mrs. J. q. Womble, smith
| field, Va; @. q. Cushman, Roanoke; II. 7.
Woodson, Lynchburg, Va.