The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-19
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT.
A Well Attended German at Blue
Ridge Springs
Friday Might Participated in by Many
Misunderstanding Guests Flocking to
This Delightful Kesort-A Big De-
velOpment Scheme at Bedford City.
The Normal School-Social Matters
Newsy Gossip.

BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, July Isl Spe-
cial -Pleasure-seekers are leaving be-
hind them the din, turmoil and heat Of
cities and arc hieing away to lake and
mountain side in pursuit of that pleas
ure which is now no longer to DO found
within the city walls. Society is much
like u star in it's revolution from zenith
his fiercest rays over our theatres, ball
rooms and winter palaces, society grad
( ua4lY, so to speak, sets lower and lower,
until it is no longer radiant in its glory,
but, like one long, bright comet, it has
risen to shine in renewed splendor over
hill and vale, lake and river side, and
the place whore it once shone so bril-
liantly now looks like tho deserted City
of the Dead.
AS Juno rolls around each year
the Same momcntous question arises:
''Whcre shall we go?" Every train
brings us in fresh arrivals who have
answered that puzzling problem in
favor OF this picturesque and lovely
spot. blue Ridge" as tho same indi-
Gates" is situated right in the noun
tains and cominandsa view unsurpassed
in Virginia. On the railroad it Affords
u delightfully."- convenient stopping
place for the tired business man. who,
after a days hard work IN Il close and
sultry Office, longs for some place to
spend his evenings, and yet be able to
reach his business at Il seasonable hour
in the morning. Bowling parties and
germans are the order of the day, and
1.-The light fantastic is trippcd until
wee sma' hours of morning by these
merry makers, who mover grow weary
OF merry making.
Mesdamcs, Foster, Simmons and Popo
were among the chapcroncs from your
city, and the other ladies who remained
in tho ball room during the evening
were Mrs. Gov. Mckinney, Mrs. James
Cassell. of Roanoke; Mrs. Armstead, ,
Elliott and Subject.
Among the most beautifully dressed
and charming ladies 1T the german
were Mrs. Lille Provost Miller and
Miss Hattie Whether, both OF Brighton
Heights, Staten Island. Mr. Nelson
Edge, cashier of the Bank OF New Am
stcrdam, of New York City, was also
present. Beautiful music was furnished
under the directorship of Prof. Charles
Walton, of Baltimore.
AT ~ o'clock q delightful rcpast was
served, after which the "Gcrman' was
udnCcu Will renewed NlTOr unLll the
strains of Home Sweet Home warned
the dancers of the approach of morning
The following are the arrivals for the
week ending July IS: Governor and
Mrs. Mckinney and staff; Mrs Armis-
tead. Mrs. John Funston, Petersburg;
Mrs. Judge Mann, Nottoway Court
House.; Misses Annie and Leila Gray and
Helen Lee, Richmond; Miss Mary Tay-
lor, Alexandria: Misses Eugie and Mary
Patterson and Lena Donnan, Peters
burg; Messrs Huffman Allan and Dave
Currie, Richmond: Misses Gertie and
Louise Sheppard, Farmsdale, Ala Mrs.
lanes Cassell, II. j. Browne, ii. d.
-aiferty. e. IL. Seward, Robert Cum
ming and and Miss Annie Armistead, all
rom Roanoke; Col. r.. X. Egglcston, j.
". Cnlpepper, Misses Julia Culpcppcr,
lilly Ormc, Judge NJ. j. Clarke and his
\'ece, Miss Johnson. Atlanta; Major
orge Dunn and Miss Dunn, Norfolk;
II Brennan and Mr.. Nolcn, Balt-
IRE; d. L. Andrews, Petersburg, and
L. l.. Browne and family, Lynchburg.