The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-07
THE TINES RICHMOND VA SUNDAY AUGUST 1892

been visiting the Misses wiley on Church
street, has returned TO her home.
A. kiddick has returned from o business
trip to Southwest Virginia.
-. Y. Strouss and gife, Mrs. 9. II.
Strouse. Everett Strouse. A. III. Haas. Jr.
and Miss Halle Ramsey left Tuesday for
Natural Bridge. spending Tuesday and night
at the Bridge and on Wednesday going 10
the "Grottoes." remaining there till Friday,
returning 10 Salem Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Brand. OF Bristol.
are visiting their brother, w. Lee Brand, on
Union street
Charles Il. Caps, of Portsmouth. is in
the city.
j. G. Darst has returned from the Red
Sulphur Springs, where be spent one month.
On Thursday evening very ENJOYABLE
lawn party was given by the Misses Taylor.
shipman and Wiley at Brookside, the resi-
dence Of Mrs. A. NJ. shipIaan, on Broad
street. Refreshments, consisting Of all the
deicacien Of the season. were served. after
which dancing was resumed till quite late
hour
Miss Florence Beird Is visiting friends in
Greenbrier county W. Va.
Miss Roberta Wsbber gave a delightful
lawn party 20 her many friends on We'd
nesday night at her fathers residence in
West Salem. From the lAteness of the hour
that the party dispersed il would seem that
@ most enjoyable time WIS INDUCED In by
all.
Miss Willie Stephen las returned from q
trip TO the Shenandoah Valley.
Miss Minnie the accomplished sixteen
year-old daughter Of X. II. Lyon. gave a
most enjoyable birthday party 10 her friends
On Tuesday hight at the home Of her father
on Burwell street.
Miss Bessie Smith. OF Christisnsburg. Va.
is visiting Miss Leonora Fosythe on Pennsyl-
yania avenue.
Mrs John I. HickOk is the guest of Miss
Sallie Maury on east Main street.
A large party Of young people spent Fri
day on a ricnic on Mill mountain, high
point overlooking the city Of Roanoke. The
party was chaperoned by DR.. and Mrs Tay-
Tor. Of the Baptist church.
Miss Lille PETER. OF Norfolk. Va. is in
the city, the guest Of Mrs. ). Q. Wells.
Mrs A. Dsckerson and Miss Ethel DECKER
son. Of Richmond, are at the Roanoke Red
Sulphur Springs.
Charles r. Towson, president Of the Mon
teiro Land and Residence Company, enter
tanned quite number of his friends on Fri
day evening at his handsome new residence
on Maccie avenue at high tea given in
honor Of Miss Prentiss. of Washington.
That popular hostelry, Hotel Lucerne."
most brillien. german given by the Salem
German Club 10 the fair ones" of the City
of Peace"
The cleaning lights. the extensively dec
Grated ballroom. the whlrling couples and
the profusion of beauty made picture
which claimed the eve and grattied the
sense of beauty.
The dancing began promptly at $50 and
was led by that most popular young man.
Clarence b. Strouse.
The music was furnished by the Roanoke
Red Sulphur Springs band and sweeter
music is seldom waited across . ballroom
floor.
The chaperons were Mesdames II. T.
Younger, W. w. Patton. Peak Zoll and
Harry Chapman. The following couples
were present. G. Is. Strouse and lady, be-
comingly attired ia dress of grey crepe.
pink chiffon and diamond ornaments; Glas-
gov Armstrong and Miss Nichols pink silk.
natural flowers; fraak b. Gordon and Miss
Lucy Johnson, silk null; Dr. b. p. Sanders
and Miss Toney, who wore white crepe; W.
s. Taylor and Miss Burks, whose costume
was ne silk lace and pearl ornaments Q. NJ.
Armstrong and Miss Ramsey, Of Alexandria,
attired in white Swiss and natural flowers;
j. S. Persinger and Miss Mamie Chapman
costume of China silk. roses W. Simpson
and Miss Moon. who wore Nile green
crepe Richard Johnson and Miss Burwell.
white null lace and diamond ornaments
H. g. Camp and Miss 5trouse, attlred in a
dress of pink silk cream lace and diamonds
Edward Brand aud Mrs Langhorne whose
costume was white crepe and diamonds
W. l.. Brand and lady, who wore pink silk
and natural flowers Joseph Brand and
lady, of Bristol Tenn, was dressed in white
embroidery and flowers. The stays were
Messrs K. N. Wiley, A. NJ. Haas, Jr., e.
W. Taylor. John p Griffith. @. h. Capps Of
Portsmouth. s. Y. Fulkersen Of Bristol and
John 5. Witt of Lynchburg. Va.
Ices. fruits and other summer delicacies
were served at that most appropriate hour,
II o'clock. Dancing was then resumed
until the third hour of the morning aud
regretful goodbye was exchanged by those
who had passed 50 pleasant an evening.