Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-21
NO BLUES AM Blue alpee.


No Lack Of Pleasant Entertainmsnts-y Mo-
sicsl Mother Hubbard Party.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond DIspaich.l
Filled 20 overfowing describes the cordi-
ton of Affairs here. aud each one at the
Blue Ridge can truthfully echo the senti-
ment Of the poet who SAYS:
"Untli they can show me some happier plsnet
More social and bright III content mo with
this"
The most brilliant event Of the week wss
the german "Wednesday evening Many
pretty girls and fne-looking women par
ticipated. Among the conspicuous figures
were Mr.. Hicks, who led with Miss DAVIS,
q strikingly handsome blonde; Miss Lima
Louise Alien Mayo, very graceful and
stately, With Mr.. Read; Miss Bu-
ford and Mr.. Palmer Gray. Miss
Kate GRAY .ly and MIR. Granville Gray.
Miss CABOT aud Or. Gso-ee Temple. MISC
ellie Williams and Grin Neale Miss Leila
Gray, who IS so lovely, yet so arch. SO full
Of mirth. with Lewis Cardoza, Miss Helen
Lea with DR.. Nolen, Miss Juliette Adams
ser with Mr.. Hill Penn, Miss Annie Gray
with Mr.. Coffin. Miss Alice Read with DIR.
Benjamin Cabell. Miss Eliza Reed with
Mr. Burruss, Mrs. Henry BONNER with Mr.
Glasgow, Mrs. Groome with Mr. Payne.
Miss Allene Stokes with Mr.. Fulkerson,
Miss Helen Macfariane with Mr. Elliot,
Mr.. James and Miss Lulie Lyons, who is
80 aptly described by Drvden's lines
"Her eyes, her lips, her cheeks, her shape, her
Seem drawn by Loves own hand
so perfect are they.
There were ten stays and the chaperons
were Mesdames p. w. Mckinney, Graham
Macfarlane. RInggold Brousseau, Cromie,
g. =. Stokes. Emerson, Fowler, and Car
doza. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown presented to
each young lady bunch of roses. Indeed.
our hosts are untiring in their efforts TO
make every one have good time, and In
this they are ably seconded by Messrs.
Cobb and Cardoza in the office.
oHAEMSo ENTERTAINMENTS.
Misses Louise and Lima Mayo entertained
infor nally all of the fair n1aidens here.
and very pleasant time we had. In fact,
these frequent gatherings are very
charming feature of the place, Miss Vir-
gle CABOT and Misses Ellie and Evelyn
Williams having also played their parts as
hostess in the same delightful fashion.
Mrs. Cardoza gave a lovely lawn party.
The fair hostess dispensed her hospitality
most gracefully, being assisted by Misses
Sahe and Annie Lee Altrlend and Misses
Maud and Allene Stokes.
AMUsIcAL TREAT.
Mr.. Gafferty and another good fairy,
who persists in remaining fncognito, gave
US musical treat by procuring the hoa-
noke Band for last Saturday evening, 1t
numbers thirty-seven pieces. and their
playing was really artistic. la fact, the
concert was one of those delightful sur
prises that are doubly pleasant.
NORTHUMBERLAND PARTY.
About twenty of Mrs. Graham Macfar-
lanes friends were hidden to O Mother
Hubbard fruit party on her porch. and in
this yerv comfortable attire gossipped Just
woe bit" discussed the dainties, and
were charmingly entertained by recita-
tons and very comical and original
woman s-suifrage lecture, delivered by
our brilliant hostess. When the time
came tor US to adjourn we truly felt that
There are some hours that pass so soon,
Our spsl-touched hearts scarce know they are
ended"
Among the happy few were Mesdames
Stokes, Mckinney, Emerson, Il. X. VII
liams, CABOT, BONNER, Brousseau, Cromle,
Alfrlend. Lafferty, II. r. Williams, and
Misses Lube Lyons, Virgie CABOT, and
Mary Frayser.
ARRIVALS.
There have been many arrivals this week,
PRINCIPALLY of the masculine gender: p. q.
Gray, of Greensboro; Judge Turner, Ar
chic Payne Grin Neale, George Cabell,
George Temple. w. A. James, !. Z. Mar
shall, MIR. Hicks. W. A. Glasgow, Mr.. Penn,
e. Horton, Mr.. Cussens, G. Il. Vaughn,
Misses Bessie and Leila Hill, Eugie and
Mary Patterson, Mrs. Grooms, and Mrs.
Joseph Estes.
Although the present is so full of charm
ing pastimes, yet the near future lures US
on with its promise of still gayer events.
A dopkey party, bal poadre, concert. and
german are on tho tablets for the coming
week, but of these more anon.