The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-02
Bile RIDGE GOSSIP.
y Brilliant German IN Honor of Miss Hill
and Miss Todd.

BLUE RIDGE, Aug. 1.-[Speciall-
On Monday Mr.. Douglas Andrews, of
Petersburg, entertained twenty four of
his friends at prize bowling party, each
one rolling only three boxes. Miss
Mary Alfricnd, of Richmond, won the
ladies' first prize, very handsome
boutret scarf. Miss Lizzie johnson, the
lovely niece Of Judge Clarke, OF Atlanta,
won tue ladies BOBBY, and Messrs. Bur
russ and Goodwin won, resp, ctively, the
gentlcmen's first and BOBBY prizes.
On Tuesday morning IL very pleasant
game of progressive euchre was played.
Miss Louise Shepard, of Alabama, has
Issued lnvitationst to progressive euchrc
party for Saturday.
On Friday night very pretty though
rather small. german was danced hero.
On "Wednesday morning Judge Clarke,
his niece, Miss johnson, and Mrs
Fowler. of Alabama. went TO Roanoke
on Sightseeing trip and came back
with pleasant impressions of your city.
Mrs. Sharpe, sister of Mrs. James
Casscl, OF your city, has been here il
couple of days.
Lockett, chapcroned party OF young
people up here Wednesday night.
MIR. and Mrs. Conrad Taliafcrro and
daughter Lizzie, and Mrs. Moore and
family came up to spend Wednesday, at
the springs
One of the most brilliant scenes ever
witnessed at Blue Ridge Springs was
the bal poudrc danced here Wednesday
night. 1t was given in honor Of Gen 4.
l.. Hills daughter. Miss Lucy Lee Hill.
and Miss Rosa Todd, of Lexington, Ky.
To say that Miss Hill WAS charming
would but MILDLY express tho manifold
woman!y graces and quccnly bearing
She possesses, the tact and ease. and the
brililancy OF the mind which bcspcaks
Itself in all that she does and SAYS
at 0:30 o'clock march was PLAYED,
and tho throng of dancers. headed by
Miss Hill and DR.. Il. Gordon Simmons,
OF Roanoke, and Miss Todd with Mr..
Hampton Hoge, OF Roanoke marched
in and around the spacious ball room TO
their seats, and such a brilliant assem-
blage made scene which will linger
for years in the memory of both partlci-
pants and observers.
The whistle" soon announced that
the german had begun in earnest, and
was beautifully led by Mcssrs Goodwin
and Woodson until "llomc, Sweet
Homo" resounded on the air at = o'clock
in the morning.
Such brilliant affair called forth all
OF the guests To witness it and among
the most prominent WHO remained in
the ball room wore Governor and Mrs.
Mckinney, Mesdamcs Armistead, Cod
dad, Casscll, Elliott. Simmons, Fowler,
| Alfricnd and DIR. and Mrs. Brown
The dancers were Miss Hill and DR..
Simmons; Miss Todd and Hampton
Hoge; MIR. and Mrs. Curtiss; Miss Shep-
pard and +, y. GOODWIN; Miss Johnson
and Tom Sheppard Miss f.. Patteson
and Douglass Andrews; Miss NJ Patio
son and Scott Parrish; Miss Andrew 5
and MIR. Caldwell; Miss Dunn and Mr.
Nolcn; Miss Wcndcnburg and Charles
Lyle; Mrs Miller and Ralph Gum:
Miss Anne Armistcad and c. O'D. Pas
cault: Mrs. West Williams and Sidney
Wissciger; Miss Whichcr and Mr.. God
win; Miss Simmons and Willie Wcllford:
Miss Rogers and John Payne: Miss
lnillc and Mr.. lIookcr Miss Alfricnd
| and Mr.. Coffin Miss Rrugh and Will
Penn; Miss Williams and Gooch Vaughn;
Miss Whitchorn and Gabe Penn; Miss
Elliott and Blair Wilson's; Miss Trout
| and MIR. bowman, and Miss Dorsey
and Lewis Wolfe.
The stays were Messrs. Shirley Wood
son, one of the leaders of tho german;
Douthat, Nolen, Tansill, Turner, Watts,
Tenant, Brugh, a. Payne, Gillespie
Lazcllc, Stuart Walker, Flournoy and
Mosby.
Miss Anne Dorsey, of Washington,
and Miss Brugh, Of Hagcrstown, have
arrived for the season, and with Miss
Dorscy's literary talent and Miss
Brugh's musical genius they are charm
ing addition to our circle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trout, with their daugh-
tors, Misses Mary and Matte Trout, Mr..
and Mrs. Darnall and family and Mcssrs
John OFT and c. a. Clarke, all from Roa-
nokc, are registered hero.