The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-08
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Miss :Iinnic Staples Was married to
r: d. Dlgges on Wednesday at a. m
The ceremony took place at Mehcrrin,
Lunenburg county, at the residence of
the brides father. Miss Staples is wei
known here, having spent several
months last year in Roanoke. Mr..
Diggcs has been n resident of the CITY
for some time. The bride wore pretty
travelling dress of brown trimmed with
plush. Mr.. and Mrs. Diggcs reached
Roanoke yesterday afternoon, and are
staying at Mr.. L. w. Miller's, on Camp
bell street.
Mrs. w. w. Coo entertained tho Tues
Gay Evening Club February 3rd with
progressive tiddledywinks. The first
prizes were won by Miss Ann T. Hill
lcary and Mr.. e. C. Watts. second prizes
by Miss Allen and Mr.. James Shick.
Among the strangers present were
the Misses Allen, OF Woodstock. Miss
Harmon, OF Staunton. and Miss Green,
of Charleston. Mrs. James w. Coke
will entertain the club February 10th
with progressive euchre. Members of
the club must be present by 0 o'clock.
Tho Glover Club held its usual Mon
day meeting last week. The first item
on the programme was selection from
browning; this was followed by piano
solo, AttacQue des Ulans One of tho
ladies read selection from a recent
Arena article on dress reform; one of
the gentleman described the manner OF
sneezing peculiar to various people of
his acquaintance. The programme closed
with vocal selection from Willard.
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Tho violet tea on Thursday was
decided success from every point of view.
hundreds of people visited the prettily
d, coratcd rooms at No. 16 Franklin
street between the hours of and 10.
Light refreshments were served, consist
ing OF coffee, tea, chocolate, cake, icc-
cream-t novelty was rich cream, vio-
let IN color. The souvenir table was
hiled with paintings from Mrs. Mccoy,
MISS Terry, Miss Lukens, Miss Trout,
MISS Gray, Miss Statham and Miss
stewart. Miss Moran. OF Washington,
sent beautiful painting. which was
greatly admired. The literary table.
at which Mrs. j. +. Temple presided,
was one of the most interesting and
successful features of the entertain
mont.
Four thousand FIVE hundred violets
were ordered from different florists. no
one florists being able to furnish the re-
qulrcd number. The violets were tho
finest imaginable and all we're sold be-
foro the evening was half over. The
ladies' who presided over the various de.
partments were Mrs. Koiner, Mrs.
Camp, Mrs Hobbs, Mrs. Jamison, Mrs.
lianthorn, Mrs. Glass, Mrs Grcidcr,
Mrs. Mccoy. Mrs. j. Terry. tho Misses
Terry, Misses HILLARY. Nininger, Luns-
ford, Bickham, Gray Clair, Trout,
Spindle, Mechanism, Lukens, Cheford,
Ludwig, Smith, Graves Stewart, Mcador,
Statham.
The ladies of tho society are enthu-
siastlc in their praises OF certain gallant
gentlemen who rendered their valuable
assistance, especially Mr. c. Il. Lyle.
The last german before lent was
given Friday night by the Old Roanoke
German Club at the Ponce dc Leon. 1t
WAS very stylish affair; some of the
ladies' wore fetching gowns; Mrs. w. :.
Pole, white china silk; Miss Daniels,
pink silk and flowers; Miss Dickinson,
lavender silk; Miss Clayton, blue silk:
Mrs. l.. l.. Powell, white silk; Miss
Humbert, pink albatross; Miss Harmon,
blue silk; Miss Langhorne, black lace
and diamonds; Miss Sallie Waugh, green
DUN anu MOVERS, MISS Lille Waugh,
lilac satin and white lace; Miss Matte
Terry, Nile green silk. gauzo overdrcss,
diamonds; Miss Walthall, blue silk:
Miss Armistead, cream satin, gauze
oTerdress; Miss Gertrude Green, pink
silk, pink gauze overdress; Mrs. Moss,
white china silk; chaporones, Mrs. S.
w Janison, black velvet and diamonds;
Mrs. Buckner, heliotrope silk, silver
trimmings; Mrs. X. f. Scott, black lace.
The gentlemen looked "too lovely for
anything"
The birthday party given at Mrs. Il.
ID. Wingfield's, on Salem avenue, FRI
day night, in honor Of John Comcrford,
was great success. Refreshments
were served and music and dancing con
trlbuted toward the evenings entertain
ment. Among those present were Mrs.
Rogers, Mrs. Rigney. Miss Burner, Miss
Hardwicke, and Messrs. Ferguson, A.
Z. Wingfeld, Rhodes, and Thomas
Comerford.
On Monday, February ., Miss Bertha
Stump, daughter of Judge w. B.
Stump, well-known citizen of Bedford
City, was united in marriage to MIR. Ed.
Rosenbaum, of the well-known Arm of
Rosenbaum Bros, Of this city. The
ceremony was performed in Baltimore
by the Bev. DR.. Schoenfarber. Tho
bride, who has pretty figure, above
the medium height, wore n navy blue