The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23
AMONG PLEASURE SEEKERS.
The keTry.Go-Round Of Gayety at the
White Sulphur Springs.
NEWS FROM OTHER VIRGINIA RESORTS
Germans, Card Parties, Baiis--How the
People Spend Their Time In
the Mountains.

day evening was great success. though the
departure of some of the principal dancers
made it necessary to change the date, and it
was impossible TO make the costumes COM
plete success as fancy dresses. There were
very many pretty evening gowns. but not
universal fancy costumes as heretofore. The
children danced we'll and reflected great
credit upon their teacher, and their enjoy
ment was so infectious that many Of the
grown people said they had enjoyed it more
than any evening Of the season.
The grand march was led by Miss Carrie
Remnant with Master Albert Lambert and
Miss Ellie Bosher with Professor l.aube.
The minuet was performed wonderfully
well by sixteen of the little people, and
lances, quadrilles, galops and .watzes, with
the ever popular gayotte, were danced IN such
time and step as showed them to be well
trained.
Among the dancers were: Ophelia Feams-
ter, white silk null; Zuliene Snyder, Mar
garet Minor. Carmen: Mary Louise Minor.
Danseuse; Lizzie Vim, white organdie and
satin ribbons. Kitty Remnant. Alareschal
Neil Rose; Milton Elliott John p. Leary; Ellen
Basby, white null: Phyllis Langhorne. q
fairy. Walter McCabe, Robert l.. Parrish. Dr.,
James A. Martin, Cecil Dabney, Harry
Marks; Almond Elliott. Spanish bull-ighter;
Bette Hamilton Pink Geranium; Hattie
Elliott, Daughter Of the Revolution; Helena
LEROY, Morning Glory; Bessie Gallaher,
white null; Mary Read. white muslin; Mamie
Langhorne, Bride OF LammermoOr; Carrie
Reinhart. white China silk and lace: Lille
Bosher, white muslin; Albert Lambert. Jor-
dan. Lambert; Jessie Calwell, white muslin;
Dora Browning Peach Blossom; Pauline
Boany. Buttercup Hattie Marks. Apple Bios
som Belle Marks, Red Poppy; Lizzie Elliott
Ivy Leaf, Nora langhorne, La Tosca Sarah
Wadey, Roman Peasant Lily Immersion,
Cowslip; Margaret Elliot, Water Lily; Lily
Lambert White Violet Anna Belle Latimer,
Josephine Laura Rutherford. La France Rose;
Frank Reinhart. Sailor Boy Neil Emmerson,
Ceares Watkins Jr.. Scotch Highlander;
Nellie Emerson. Golden Rod; Willie Dickson.
Hunter Boy; May Slack. Kate Greenaway,
Elise cambridge. White Rose. Annie Slack.
Snowflake Mildred Duncan Cumming
leroy. Jack Christian. Sailor Boy
Catherine Dickson, :Ophelia: Robert Boy,
kin. Cavalier. Leila Winston, Pretty Pink,
Lillian Winston. "Forget-me-not:" Clarence
Knowles, Sailor Boy; Bette Hamilton, Carna-
ton Pink; Constance Knowles. Madame
Recamier; Julia Joynes, Normandy Pleasant;
Ralph Elliot Sailor Boy; Bessie Latlmer.
Helen Christian. Madame De Stael; Mary
Leigh. Pink Carnation; Mabel Norman.
Pink Rose: Mary Anderson Remnant; Jack
VIM, Gentleman of Old Time; Harry Marks,
Willie Langhorn Sailor Boy; Langhorn LOWS;
Eleanora Browning. French Countess; Law
renee Coffin, Bessie Gallaher Snow-drop
Fendall Winston, Branch Grundy; Lord
Faunteroy, Zoel Feamster.
COACHING PARTY.
On Thursday morning at o'clock party
of young people in an old-fashioned coach
drawn by four horses drove 10 the Old Sweet
Springs and dined. returning in the evening.
1t was merry party-sOme on the top, some
on the inside The rumbling vehicle. with
its swinging middle seat. illustrated TO the
children and grandchildren of generations
past how the bellies and beaux Of former days
came 70 the White Sulphur, bringing their
complete summer outfit in the little hair
trunks which were packed at the back and in
the boot" of the stage. and were amply
large for the finerY then considered essential
to young lsdy's or gentleman's success.
The party was chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs.
Lucen b. Tatum. and consisted OF Misses
Hume, Smith Camm, Tucker Morehead,
Brown and Messrs. George Gibson. George
Cunningham. Byrd Thompson, Willough6y
Smith, Baird. Wright, Elliott and Edmunds.
ELEGANT ENTERTAINMENT.
On Thursday there was q convention Of the
Association OF American Locomotive Manu-
facturers, which was presided over by MIR. X.
s. Hughes, representing the Rogers Locomo-
tive Works, Patterson. n }.
Mr.. Earl Philip Mason OF the Rhode Island
Locomotive Works. acted rs secretary
Att o'clock in the evening the delegates
were entertained in sumptuous style at din
ner given by Mr.. Joseph Bryan and Mr.. w.
Il. Trigg. representing the Richmond Loco
motive and Machine Works
The table was beautifully decorated with
American beauty roses at each plate and
every appointment was elegant. The centre
piece represented a locomotive in china
asters. purple and white. and bowls of roses
adorned each end of the table The menu cards
were hand painted each different. with loco
motives embroidered in wild roses, with the
title Of the association seeming to be thrown
from the headlights. Below was White
Sulphur Springs W. Va. August Goth, 49,"
in illuminated text. Ten courses were
served, comprising seven wines and every
delicacy that could have been furnished at
Delmonico's On the back of each card every
gentleman wrote his name as q souvenir of
the occasion.
Those present we're: DR.. Edward H. Will
liams and John II. Converse. Of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works. Philadelphia; r. S.
Hughes and John Hayron, of the Rogers Com
pany. Paterson IN. j.. James L. Dickson
and w. j. Brown, of the Dickson Works.
Scranton. Pa; John 8. Cooke and William
Berdan, of the Cooke Company; Earl Philip
Mason and William L. Chaplin. of the Rhode
Island Locomotive Works ID. A. Weightman,
of the Pittsburg Locomotive and Car Works;
W. X. Trigg and Joseph BRYAN. Of the Rich
mond Locomotive and Machine Works.
CARD PARTY.
On Saturday morning Mrs. John d. VIM
gave a handsome card party and luncheon at
her cottage in ColOnnade Row in honor Of her
friend Mrs Joseph A. Walton. of Norfolk,
Va. There were several points of difference
between this and all the other card parties Of
the season IL was progressive six handed
euchre, and the counters were new style-lit-
tie tablets with lost" or won" printed on
them and the players tore off the right leaf
and placed it in little paper sack which
comes for the purpose These are counted
at the end Of the game. There were six ia
bles and the game was spirited and interest
ing. The head prize was silver shoe horn:
the second. a silver purse third, a silver pin
tray the boobies were three silver souvenir
spoons.
After the game a beautiful lunch was
served in tive courses. bOuiilon. chicken salad,
tomatoes with mayonaise. Virginia ham. beat
en- biscuit, and champagne. sated almonds
and bonbons. American beauties and La
France roses were placed alternately at each
plate.
The entertainment was one of the most
beautiful of the season Among the guests
were Messrs. James Walton. Haxall, McIn-
tosh, Dickson. Joynes FELTON,, Wadley Pettet.
Rutherford, Camm @. Knowles, w. Knowles,
Underwood. Reinhart, J. Lewis. l.. l.. Lewis.
Leigh, Grundy. Hall. Mills, Bosher, Boykin,
+. Christian. +. Christian. Allison. Drewry.
Patton, Coleman, LEROY. Croker. Ralph