The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-10-30

| the fact that the athletic gentlemen from
Wake Forest, N. c.. and an equal mum
Der from the st. Johns. Nd, have beer
In our midst. The dance Thursday was
in honor OF the visitors. but they failed
TO be very spry after playing" with
Spilman and Wise on the football arena
and hence retired early with bound heads
and not powdered heads. 1t was thought
useless to honor the st. Johns men, who
are here tonight. as they are doubtless
| hors de combat, also after a score Is 10
| 0, and they on the zero side. Both teams
were made up OF very pleasant and agree
able young gentlemen, who made many
friends while here st. Johns were quar-
] tered In barracks with the cadets during
most OF their stay. The cadets bear the
enviable reputation OF always feeding
and caring well for their victors before
annihilating them On the field as well
as caring for them afterwards.
CALICO ELEMENT.
The "calico" element OF the Varsity,
whose tickets" gave them sufficient
spare time joined with their nelghbors
at the Virginia Military Institute, who
were similarly situated. and allowed"
the young ladies Of the city to trans
gress certain well regulated rules, good
except for leap year. and invite them
10 a bal pcudrc," which was given In
McCrum's hall. and the result was
grand and successful bal poudre. man
aged. gotten up and conducted by the
young ladies. Ii Is needless to say that
the decorations so carefully arranged
by the men a few days previous showed
the additional touch Of feminine
hands and fer once the blue and white
Of Washington and Lee waved serenely
with the more sedate colors of black and
white Of the cadet boys. and with pow
dered hair and delicately tinted cheeks
they wed with one and another in doing
honor to the fair damsels. who had so
considerably honored them, and who
presented on the ballroom floor pic
utre of beauty sufficient indeed TO charm
the most critical. The chaperons were:
Mrs. Ex-Governor Fitzhugh Lee, Mrs.
Mrs. John Carmichael.
The young ladies' were: Misses Shipp,
Lucy Shipp, Maggie Graham, Lizzie era
ham, Elise Semmes, Mary Preston era
ham. Mamie Graham, Mary Williamson,
Ellen Lee, Agnes Graham and Katie
Hopkins, Of Lexington; Miss Fowler OF |
Mobile. Ala; Miss Cochrane and Mr. |
Ala; Miss Cochrane and |
Miss Anne Cochrane, OF stanton; |
Miss Lillian Bass Of Missouri; and Miss !
Lizzie Bridges, Of Richmond. The gen
ant, Peyton, Staten, Orme, Huger Spill
man, Captains Walker voorhees, and Gil
kerson The Varsity men were Hudson,
Ransom, Munford. Henderson, Clayton.
Sale. Martin, Robinson. Belle, Weaver.
Peck. Rendcll and Jordan and Mr.. Lacy
Robinson.
Reid Hobson, Esq. one OF the promis-
ny young attorneys OF the Lexington
BAR. is in New York on legal business.
Miss Bertha Howell has as her guest,
Ter friend, Mrs. Jessie Male, Of Phila-
lelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs John w. Burke. Of Alex
lndria, are the guests Of General g. w.
=. Lee, Of the Washington and Lee Uni
'ersity.
Mr. and Mrs. c. y. Fishburne, Of Char
ottesvile, spent several days this week
With Mr. J. II. Moore, visiting their son
n the law school here.
Colonel Z. W. Nichols. Of the Virginia
nlitary Institute, was called by wire
0 Petersburg on Saturday on account
f the sickness of a brother.
Miss Alice Pendleton, Of Shepherds
own w. Va, is visiting Mrs. S. p. Lee
{ the Pines"
Mr.. Gardner P. Webb Of Roanoke. is
the city.
DR.. Thomas J.. Preston and Professor
j. White are attending the Synod in
Rev. Dr. McBryde, of Grace Memorial
lurch. is in Richmond.
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, having
,mpleted the fall examination Of his
W school, will spent two days in poll
IS in West Virginia.