The Big Stone post. (Big Stone Gap, Va.) 1890-1892, 1891-04-10
a GOLDEN EAsrER-rIpE.
A Brilliant Social Event Described. Moon
light, love and Flowers.

A Brilliant Social Event Described. MOOR
light, Love and Flowers.
After steadfas;ly kept lcntcn season,
Easter was greeted last night with one OF
the most elegant balls that Southwest
Virginia has known since colonial days.
The scene of this brilliant event was the
new and magnificent Appalachian Club
House, which in regard to luxury, artistic
furniture and draperies is surpassed by
no club South Of Philadelphia, and last
night as pandered to the gala scene un-
der the witching light of an early April
moon, | was dazzled by its bcwildering
beauty The balistradc Of the broad,
spacious stairway leading from the main
entrance to the huge reception room was
literally enshrined with garlands of smi-
lax, poinsctta leaves and American beauty
roses. In the hall were cut flowers disposed
of on pedcstals, with feathcry asparagus
intermng!ed with smilax. The large
mirror was curtaincd with smilax and the
entire space back of this was banked
with Easter lilies, roses and white vio!ets.
| The large window where the ladies recciv-
ing were grouped, was a lattice work ar
rangcment of asparagus, annunciation
lilies put closely but irregularly, and Or
chids unconventonally dispersed i'll and
out of the tender green, frillian lights of
| forty gas lets, while in the corners were
glowing candclicrs with many wax can
dies Around the entire corridor was an
embankment Of maiden hair ferns, en-
brodcred with pink and white hyaclnths
and lilies of the valley. The large win
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mountain air; everywhere one looked Or
dreamed Of was pure sugScs;ivencss OF
moonlight, music, love and flowers
At twelve the two large dining rooms
were thrown open and the supper served
in readiness On each table were pink
satin menu cards mounted in silver
while the center OF. each table were beds
of white lilacs, capped with pink roses.
| The dining room cabinet mantels were
i solid bank Of Malaga grapes and lunches
of purple viocts still wet with the dew.
For the supper was the following menu:
! Consomlne a la Princcssc en- Tas>c.
Cotoleites Dc Sanmon 4 Ia Victoria
CoNcoMEREs.
Rissolcs Dc Volatile ou; pgnonGrais.
Terrapil, la Iinagd.
Pluvicr Roll, aux Crcssons.
CLACEs.
Fantasies Biscuit Glaccs. Fruit Glaccs
Marion Glacc.
WINS
Margeaux Chateau la Rose. Apcliinaris
SOME OF THE DRESSES.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, black velvet,
point lace and diamonds; Mrs. l.. NJ. Har-
din, gray tulle trimmed with blush roses;
Mrs. Mcdowell in white tulc, diamond
ornaments; Mrs j f. Bullitt in black IL
fusion, trimmed with lunches Of golden
wheat and peoples; Mrs. Dr.. kunkel in
dove gray corded silk, en-train; Mrs.
Marsdcn in white and gold; Mrs. ;.
| G.. Bcrrvman in white silk illusion with
garlands of apple blossoms; Miss Minnie
Fox in white crepe dc chine, embroidered
| in blue forget Inc nots, gloves and slippers
of cell blue, carried bouquet of la France
roses, iringed with lilies of the valley;
Miss Lizzie Harrison in golden brown
gauze embroidered in shaded morning
gories from pale cream into the golden
bronze, bronze suede slippers and gloves,
bouquet of orchids; Miss Cameron, OF New
York, in old gold and duchesse lace;
| Miss Maudc Burthe, Of New Orleans, in
blue silk and natural flowers: Miss Walk
er, of Norfolk Virginia, in nile green silk;
Mrs. Walter Addison in creamy Illusions,
trimmed with tiny hummng birds, gloves
| and slippers to match. carried bouquet of
puritan roses and purple volcts; Miss
| Latrobc, of Baltimore, in crimson iilu-
sion, trimmed with narrow bands Of black
velvet worked in gold Miss Clara Fowler,
Of ky., in white crepe de chine trimmed
with blossoms, knots Of green grasses
and carried bouquet Of white violets and
pink hyacinths; Mrs. Taggart in white
silk, bouquet of white hyacinths.
The gentlemen were: Mcssrs. Bcr-
ryman, Addison, Bullitt, Barbour, Petit
it, c. 4. Hardin, W. y. Mcdowell, John
Fox, Jr., II. c. Mcdowell, Marsden, James
Fox, Ferguson, John Payne, Horace Fox,
Shelby, Irvine, Howard Bullitt, McElwee,
Craig, Robertson, Palmer Judge Manry,
Shelton, Goodloc Skcen, Clay, Tom
Walker, Z. NJ. Hardin, Mr.. Blacktord.
Those from distance were: Dulancy
Morris, Thurman, Massie, Sibley, Ram
dolph, Carter, Gordon, Wilmer, Bruce,
Sedden, Cabell, Alexander. Nelson, Har-
rison, SoutIlal!, Thornton, Peylon.
IouNG NIEGiNIA.