The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-27


sounds. perhaps, little extravagant, but &,
| ali tho doubling, we can only SAY. come nno
| see for yourselves IT It lie not true. bes'ue'
the bright young maldens many newly-inar-
| ried ladies were present. notably the beanti-
| ful Mrs Archie White nee Miss Lula Johp-
| ston. of Birmingham, Alabama. She came
| here stranger and orlde
about two weeks ago. but In TINT
| short time has succeeded in captivating botn
Young and old 10y her beauty. grace and
| charming manners If the young men OF our
| CITY will sometimes 60 away We had nearly
written astray IN search OF brldes. let Us
| hope that they will always be IA fortunate IN
their selection as Mr.. White, and we viii have
no lust cause of complaint. All agree that
| his wife is delightful aquisition to Lynch
| burg society.
| There are many strangers here Tor the
/ Christmas holidays visiting relatives ana
friends. and they could not have deciHeo
upon a better place our people are gwen 20
| hospitality, and heard n young man IRON
| Richmond say this morning that he had
never been treated with such genuine Old
| fashioned cOrdiality as here. d,
Miss Graham. OF Lexington, IS the guest OF
| Miss NoryeA Dtey.
! Mas Conrad. OF Washington. who came on
T. attend the Christian Williams wedding. is
still at Mr.. James I. Williams. on Federal
Miss August of Warm Springs, Bath
/ county. is stopping with Captain and Mrs.
/ Charles Adams and very charming young
schoOl-mate Of Miss Mary Moore Is her guest
! Tor the holidays.
Miss Lucy Lewis has returned from Hol,-
| Inns Institute Tor brief respite from school
! duties. as also Miss Lucy dutter and Miss
Juiia Weems.
During the past week the streets we're filed
70 overiowing with happy young faces. and
bows and girls each with q spray of holly or
I y,fef AZ "a 1p1ff them
be seen on every side. Wagons loaded with
Chris tmas greens drive slowly down the
crowded streets sometimes with one attenu-
ated horse attached, and again with one or
more meek-lOoking oxen forming the team,
for we of the Hill City are quite
primitive hero still, notwithstanding the
presence IN our midst of electric cars. and
many other modern improvements. Anxious
country mothers with tired. worn faces car
rying IN their arms toys, representing the
savings from many hard-earned pound OF
butter and eggs, jostle IN the merry iamil-
iarity OF the season elegantly dressed city
ladies. dGntily attlred IN furS aud
yelyets. attended by eager and respectful
statesmen 20 their carriages, whore the cosby
silverware or bric-a-brac is deposited IN the
basket. waiting 70 receive their numerous
purchases. the aggregate prices OF which
would be almost sufficient 20 pay Tor small
farm. and would cause the aforesaid country
cousins 10 stare in wonder. Horns or plenty
are everywhere TO be seen. and horns OF TIN
make the air hideous. Resigned looking tur-
KEYS ne cheek by iowl with baby-bue look
ing chickens killed in sweet childhood. but
whom the gods love die young"
Youthful hearts are beating with quick eX-
pectancy at the thought of santa Claus who
IS certainly coming 10 fill the thousands OF
little stockings already yawning for his visit.
Good old soul Who would abolish the
beautiful legend altogether believed in, as IL
- fetU children
every year. Oh for the faith that kept Us
awake Christmas-eve listening 20 the wind a5
it howled round the caves, and imagining
that every sound we heard in the dim fire
lighted chamber WAS our worthy friend
coming down the chimney
And then the happy waking in the morning.
The yellow oranges and the red apples APP
pies nowadays don't look like they did then.
They have dull reddish hue here and there.
but these were a lovely ruDy-red al over. and
oh so good and juicy Then the almonds and
the ''nigger toes " one of our mOars bearing
evidence to this day Of ourinability to success
fully crack them with our teeth. But when
teeth are mentioned it makes us sad 10 recall
those DAYS As, in the words OF the song
We have still few remaining to remind rs
of the past" But they are 80 few that, as
say. it makes us old girls gloomy. so | will
hasten to other and more cheerful subjects
The Lynchburg German Club gave their
Christmas german Wednesday night, and
right royal one it was. Thirty two couples
of fair women and brave men, IN gala at
tire and the best spirits, gliding over the
smooth floor of Calisthenlc Hall was sight
worth seeing. The following IS a list Of the
dancers. the german being led by Mr.. Micaiah
Davis. of our town. and Miss jamie owen.
Miss Howard of Richmond. and Mr.. Frank
Tanner; Miss Alice Lee and Charlie Owen;
Miss Lacy and Lyons Hutter; Miss Gertrude
Howard and BOOthrOyal Taylor Miss Glass
and Mr.. Iestrappes. Miss Lucy Lewis and +.
Risque Hutter; Miss Ionelle and Charles
Floyd: Miss Kate Langhorne and Joe
Lee: Miss Bardin Of South Caro-
lima and John Freeand of Richmond; Miss
Holt and w. Schafer: Mrs. Dudley
Calhoun and Joseph Button, Miss Conger
and Mr. A. G. Hubbard Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Poole. Mss Massey and Mr.. Burks; Mss
Loring: and Mr.. Carrington'Aiss Hutter and
John Witt; Miss Mamie Hutter aud Edward
Otway Owon; Dir. aud Mrs. William Steptoe;
Miss Laura Langhone and A. Bruner, of
Roanoke Miss Louise LanghOne and Jack
Faulkner.
Supper, consisting of sandwiches, hot coffee
and chicken salad, was served.at II o'clock,
and heartily enioyed by the dancers, who re-
turned to the charge with renewed vigor after
it was over and kept up with great spirit until
the wee sma hours" when Home, sweet
Home" was played, and with visible reluct-
auce the hall was deserted. Now tor the
fancy dress ball. which comes of on Monday
18th and which will be fully described IN the
columns of The Times by RUTH RIPPLE.
Petersburg.
PErEBsBURG, Va. Dec. 2G.-Miss Blanche
Huddleston. Of Wheeling. W. VA. who has
been on visit TO Miss Pearl Phillips, on
Washington street. has returned home.
Mrs. j. W. Laycocke and daughter, Of
Portsmouth. are on visit TO friends in
Petersburg.
Mrs Lorohead Simpson, of Charlotte. y.
c. is visiting friends ia Petersburg.
Miss Isabel Plummer. of this city, is visit
mOnd.
Miss Carrie Kello, Of southampton county.
who has been spending some days with
friends here. has returned home.