The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-08
SOCIETY NEWS AND GOSSIP.

This week has passed quickly to the
society-goers of Roanoke, for all eyes
have been turned toward Friday as the
GROWING climax of entertainments.
On that night was the regular monthly
german at Hotel Roanoke, and this
entertainment was characterized by the
same brilliancy and refinement. the
same assemblage OF grace and beauty
which marks every one of the germans
given by this club.
The hotel parlor was thrown open to
the dancers and the entire building was
brilliantly illuminated for the occasion,
and with light feet tripping through
the most graceful of all dances to the
soft strains of the band made all to-
gether a scene of enchantment for any
eye to rest upon.
The german was uniformly and grace
fully led by Mr.. NJ. b. Corse, who intro
duced some new and beautiful figures
in the leading.
Among the dancers were: Miss Cooke,
white silk, with Mr.. Sam Cary; Miss
Annie Gray Of Richmond, who looked
lovely in white French organdie and
natural flowers, with Mr.. Lazelle; Miss
Agnes Palmer, in very pretty white
crepe do chine, with Mr.. Sidney Wisei-
ger; Miss Fanny Pole, in pink silk and
net, with Mr.. Sollenberger; Miss Maggie
Payne, white silk, with Mr.. Dickinson;
Miss Kate Bickham, black net, with
MIR. Parkhurst; Miss Maud Kent, vel.
low silk MULE, with Archer Payne; Miss
Leila Scott, old rose costume, with Mr..
Hogue; Miss Anne ID. Armistead, yellow
silk mule and chrysanthemums, with
Mr.. Tenant; Mrs. Moss. black et,with
Mr. Moss; Miss Leila Turner, white
crepe de chine, with Mr.. Barbee;
Mrs. Paul Pope, black lace and
roses, with Mr.. Pope; Mrs. Mat
son, white corded silk, with Mr..
Matson; Miss Jennie Hilleary, white
silk, with Mr.. Watts; Miss Penn, green
silk, with Mr.. Vaughn; Miss Corse, red
Nina Humbert, pink silk, with Mr..
Payne; Miss Gertie Green, pink silk,
with Mr.. Greene; Miss Rogers, black
net, with Mr.. Norvell; Miss Gray, red
silk, with Mr.. Jesse; Miss Trout, white
brocade silk, with MIR. Penn; Miss
Drewey, white silk, with Mr.. Trout;
Miss Hunt, grey silk, with Mr.. Hoffman;
Miss kellogg, blue silk, with Mr.. Penn;
Miss Maggie OFT, yellow silk, with Mr..
Rtarkey; Mrs. Hugh Fry, grey silk.with
Mr.. Fry; Miss White, lavender silk, with
Mr.. Fry; Mrs. Pole, old rose costume,
with Mr.. Pole; Miss Richardson, black
net; Mrs. Matthews, black net, with Mr..
Randolph; Mrs. Gilpin, yellow silk, with
Mr.. holland.
The stays were: Messrs. Corse, Sim
mons, Pascault, Gum, Clarke, DR.. Il.
Ct. Simmons, Messrs. Marston, Taylor,
Hutter, Davenport, Glasgow, Good win,
Fry, Lyle, Fisher, Waters, Wexford,
Fuller. Flournoy and Maury.
Among those who graced the occasion
with their presence and chaperonage
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Bransford, Mr.. and
Mrs Shick, Mr.. and Mrs. Matson, Mr..
and Mrs. Johnson, Mesdames Didier,
Eddy, Penn, Greider, Gallaher, Sander.
son, Pope, Henderson and Waterman.
On Thursday night of last week there
Church for the benefit of the new
church. 1t proved social and financial
success, for nice little sum was real
lied and everybody had pleasant
evening.
On that same night was the opening
of the dancing class by Misses Scott and
Armistead, at the Masonic Hall. 1t was
we'll attended and gave promise of be-
ing as much of success as it was last
year The next meeting will be on
Monday night and will continue to be
held through the winter on Mondays
and Thursdays at p. m.
On dit, that as December approaches
there will be two or three weddings in
the Upper Ten. Furthermore deponent
sayeth not" but Madame Rumor in a
stage whisper announces that they will
certainly take place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Scott have also
moved into theirs, and these two new
and beautiful residences add greatly to
the beauty of the street.
| Mrs Vincent Jamison has returned
| from trip to Baltimore.
Miss Maggie Payne, the attractive
sister OF Messrs. John and Archer
Payne, of this city, is with Miss Malley
Otey at Mrs. Richard Sanderson's, on
Henry street
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
VIM. II. Thomas, junior member of the
firm of Huff, Andrews S Thomas, the
pioneer wholesale grocery house OF
Southwest Virginia, to Miss Minnie
Folsom, of Elizabeth, Tenn. The happy
event will take place at the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, Novem Der
18th. in the above beautiful little town
Of East Tennessee.
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