Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-06-12
SOCIAL EVENTS.

GERMAN Gu Is HALL
On Wednesday night in the hall of the
Staunton German Club, fancy dress ball
was given the young gentlemen by the
young ladies in return for the courtesies of
the social season just closed. The attend
ance was very large and among the costumes
there were some very accurate and pretty
ones, and in several cases costumes to
which the term splendid could be properly
applied. In the matter of costuming the
notice of the ball had been given too late fol-
participants to hire the dresses, as is usu-
ally done. from professional costumers and
in such case the gentlemen naturally suf-
fered most. We give list of costumes
commencing among the married ladies':
Mrs. Louis Ravenel, "Gypsey. Every good;
Mrs. Frank Alexander, "Tambourine
Girl,'' very good and well carried out;
Mrs. r. S. Turk, "Sister OF Charity, Every
accurately dressed and well portrayed;
Mrs. 1t. Dabney, ''Grecian Maid:
Among the single ladies were the follow
ing: Miss Grace Elder, "Kate Greenaway;'
Miss Lizzie Galloway, of Louisville, KY,
''a Turkish lady, this costume which well
deserved the name of splendid, was accu-
rate in it's details and gracefully worn;
Miss Matte Wayt, "Foly," costume
carefully accurate and pretty; Miss Sadie
Van Lear, "Maid of Athens very accu-
rate; Miss Annie Child, ''Gipsey Coun-
tess careful in detail and prettily worn;
Miss Minnie Mccoy, "Grecian Maid;''
Miss Alma Black Of Memphis, Tenn,
:sMaud Muller;;" Miss Ellie Foster, "Jap-
anese GIRL" Miss Anne Cochran, ''The Old
Fashioned girl" Miss Ellen Guigon, another
''OId Fashioned girl" Miss Peachy Will
liams, ''Pitti Sing" from the Mikado a
really splendid costume; Miss Florence
Williams, "The Lady of Lyons" an ele-
CANT costume; Miss Lillian Bridges, LADY
of the Lake;'' Miss Helen Bridges made a
''Queen Bess' of superb beauty and accn-
rately costumed; Miss May Crowle, ''Sweet
Sixteen;' Miss Laura Taylor, ''Margue-
rite;;" Miss Rosa Witt, ''Y UNI Yum, very
Bisque Figure" Miss Bessie Fauntleroy,
e'Maid of Athens;" Miss Laura Gilmer of
Texas, DAWN Miss Emma Hoge,
spanish Tambourine girl" Miss Minnie
Bumgardner, "Night;'' Miss Charlotte
Ransom, CA Lady of the Olden Time
Miss Margaret Johnson, "Grecian Mald;'
Miss Evelyn Kinney, "The Pink of Per
fection;" Miss Maggie Foster, "a Nor
mandy Peasant girl;'' Miss Lucy danger
field, ga Jackdaw in Peacock feathers;'
Miss Florence Burnett, ''Daisy;" Miss
Lily Shepherd, ''Gipsey Fortune Tel
ler;;" Miss Maggie Cochran, GA Peasant
Girl.''
Among the gentlemen's costumes were
the following. Lewis Bumgardner, an
"Ancient Templar," very good; Henry
Catlett, "Wun Lung" and Robert D. Nc
Cue, "The other Lung, " two Chinese char
acters well costumed and acted; David
Fultz. ''The Turk" very good; Walker
McChesney, GA Prince of the Tower y
very good; Cadet King, a Peer of the 18th
Century" and VIM. Kable, a "Gentleman
of the 14th Century," both carefully and
accurately dressed; w. W. Sproul, ''Prince
Jeffreys - II. W. Holt, GA Pirate Chief,
very good; Robert Blackford, ga Jockey d
carefully and accurately costumed; W. A.
Ferrett, Bridget Malone, y very good; HI
A. Shepherd, "Mammas Darling Baby, .
accurately dressed and very well done.
After the unmasking there was german
led by MI. Kenneth Mccoy.
Among the spectators present were MI
and Mrs. J. J. Shirley, Mr.. and MIS-. T
D. Ransom, Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Frazier
of Louisville, KY, MI. and Mrs. w. P
Tams, MI. and Mrs. W. S. Burke, MI
and Mrs. J. D. Crowle, MI. and Mrs. w
M. Blackley Of Basic City. Mrs. JAS II
Blackley, Mrs. Minnie Mccoy, Mrs. w
R. Tyree, Mrs. Taylor of Texas, Mrs. N
Wayt, Mrs. S. Fl. Henkel, MIS-. Henry
Hutchinson, Mrs. McH. Holiday, Mrs
Hanscorn, MI. and Mrs. Taylor Bissell
Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. J. M. Kinney, MI
and Mrs. r. P. Bell, MI. and Mrs. B.. M
Taylor, Mrs. Chesley Kinney, Mrs. III. st
Geo. Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Bell
MI. and Mrs. J. r. Liggett, Mrs. j. }
Foster, Mrs. Dabbs, MI. and Mrs. j. Ma
son Miller, Mrs. G. W. Warden, Mrs. l.
E. Williams, Miss Susie Cochran, Mis-
Carrie Crowle, Miss Lucy Lee Powell, Mis-
Nettie Foster, Miss Lillian Arthur. Mis-
Maud Kinney, Miss Margaret Morton
Miss Bessie Young, Miss Fannie Blackley
Miss Lena Bell, Miss Gussie Bumgardner
Miss Bessie Bryan of Baltimore, and Mis-
Harrison. Messrs. Hugh l.. Powell and w
w. McGuffin and Judge J. W. Gree
Smith.
"RAINBOW PARTY"
That most popular and charming organ
ization of young ladies known by the mys
FERROUS title of ct. N. CO. was entertaine'
in a novel manner on Friday last at Mrs
w. r. Tyree's. The Rainbow Party wa
as enjoyable as it was novel. The ''T. N
C. y drew packages containing aprons o
the different shades of the rainbow, and tn
gentlemen received ties OF correspondent
colors. These matched, the male porto
of the company seated themselves, each a
his lady s feet, and fell to hemmlng tn
apron she wore. The first prize, trave
ling glass, cased i'll alligator, was aWarde
to Nh. r. E. r. Nelson; the second honor
package of fragrant Havanas, Was won b
by MI. H. D. Murray; and the BOBBY prlz
was unanimously conferred upon MI
Clarke Worthington.
From Village to the queen City.