The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-07

NEWS OF SOCIETY.
The Past Week the Gayest of
the Season.

The beautiful weather of the past
few days has enlived society as we'll as
everything else, and there were more
select society events during the week
just closed than for any week of the
season. AS Lent is drawing nigh, the
remainder of the season may be OK
pected to be unusually gay.
The german given at Hotel Roanoke
Friday night by the Friday Evening
German Club was ono of tho most sue
cessful ever given by that popular or
ganiZation.
Inc attendance was very large, and
included visitors from other cities. The
costumes of the ladies' were beautiful
and the gentlemen all looked handsome
In their evening dress suits. The Roa-
noke Machine Works Orchestra, under
the leadership of Professor Kelley, dis
coursed sweet music and the festivities
were kept up until late hour.
The couples were Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Gallaher, Mr..
and Mrs. w. b. Moss, Mr.. w. Wexford
and Miss Fry, of Coyner's Springs: Mr..
II. Dickinson and Miss Fishburn, Of
Waynesboro; Mr. and Mrs. Pole, Mr.. Fl.
Fry and Miss Armistead, Mr.. r. Hicks
and Miss Scott, Mr.. Marston and Miss
Lula Terry, Mr.. Ralph Gum and Miss
Imogen Youlle, of Lynchburg; MIR.
Taylor and Miss M. Oiey, of Lynch.
burg; Mr.. GOODWIN and Miss Matte
Terry, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Wexford, Mr.. Oden Rogers and
Miss Shawman, Mr.. Charles Lyle and
Miss Theare, of Charlestown, w. Va;
Mr.. II. Hogue and Miss Emily Beck, Mr..
j. Trout and Miss Palmer, Mr.. Ed.
Watts and Mrs. Dubois, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bransford, Mr.. and Mrs. Sanderson, Mr..
Novel and Miss Duvall, Mr.. and Mrs. j i.
Allen Watts, Mr.. Carey and Miss Hum
bert, Mr.. John Simmons and Miss Fannie
Pole, Mr.. R l.. Clark and Mrs. James
4. Schick; Mr.. Walker, of Wytheville,
and Miss Clayton, of Bedford City: Mr..
L. Williamson and Miss Lula Skinner.
Stags-Messrs. Starkey, John PAYNE,
Solenberger, Eston Randolph. Dr.. r.
Gordon Simmons, Wingfeld and
Hanckel.
Tho chaperones were Mrs. c. c
Wentworth, Mrs. j. Allen Watts, Mrs.
Chas. s. Churchill. Mrs Greene and
Mrs. Yeatman.
number of the society ladies of the
city are arranging to give bal poudre
leap year party Monday evening, Feb
ruary %, at Hotel Roanoke. Admis.
sion will be strictly by, card. The in
vitations will be sent out in few DAYS
Mrs. Charles 5. Churchill gave very
enjoyable tea to her many friends Friday
afternoon. She was assisted by Mrs.
Robert Green, of Pottsville, Pa; Mrs.
w. w. Coe and Mrs. James r. Schick
Her elegant parlors wers we'll filled
during the afternoon and the affair
proved most enjoyable one.
Mr.. j. P. Thompson will leave for
Richmond to-day, where he will be
married to Miss Selby. of that city.
His brother will act as best man and a
number of Roanoke friends will attend
the wedding. The young couple will
take bridal trip to Washington and
New York
Mrs. DIR. Koiner gave very enjoyable
whist party Wednesday night in honor
of Miss +. e. Shawman, of Hagerstown.
sumptuous repast was served and the
evening passed away pleasantly. Among
those present we're Mr. and Mrs. Kohler,
Miss Bishop, the Misses Lula and
Matte Terry, Misses Koiner, Miss
Hilleary and Messrs. Watts, Lee
Simmons, John Simmons, Lyle, Daven-
port, Finch and DR.. Harrison.
Miss Matte Otey, of Lynchburg, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. r. c. San
derson, on First street 8. W.
Mrs. Dudley DnBose, of Charlottes-
vile, is visiting Mrs. Allen Watts.
Miss Hattie Penn, from Martinsville,
is visiting her uncle. Col. John E. Penn.
Mrs. Charles G.. Eddy Is the CUES. of
Mrs. Senator Carey, of Washington.