Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-20
SOUVENIR GERMAN AT eLus RlDes.
40 vent That WIS the hit of the season.

40 went Ihat WIS the Hit of the season.
Governor Mckinney Plays Whist.
..al.a-e o. tue RIchmond Dispatch
4 Lr..r SraISOs, W.. August l9.-
l event .; the week at the Blue Ridge
$751;. srav german gwen on Friday
BLAIR d.. N.,-r, John ". Boswell anu Is.
.F .t Iauvllle. to Misses Marie aud
I.., DAVIS. ut Petersburg. At 10 O'Clock
dancers ana chaprrous assembled IN
'. ..,.fa marched 10 music into tho
...t Tie chaperons led Us follows /:
.'.. D.. ". Mckinney, IA handsome
of l.ack velvet. with AIRS.
~. l. fIttrsuu, of Petersburg, IN
-' SATIN with point lace; Mrs. j. l.
''. ut Dauylllr, IN gray gauzo; Mrs.
.f. .t Iauvule. IN black SILK and point
'.rs Clark, Of Dauviile, IN hlSc X
st. a.I Mrs. Walker. OF New York, IN
".s.E. Ibcu came the dancers: Miss
t.' Davis. IN blue Organdle over blue
'-. N'u Nr. Boswell; Aliss Lena DAVIS.
l. .rlauli- over PINK six, with Nit.
. 49,, M.;tis Clark. OF DanUlo. IN
t- candle w.th punk silk trimmings,
ST.. ..r DuyAl Adams. Of Ly nch0urg Mrs.
j. Williamson. of DauViie. IN black
ina sllA. with Mr.. John NJ. Otey, OF
-..'s bllss Cook, OF New Orleans,
B. e..t- uuli. with Mr.. 4. j. Coppin, OF
N.i.. .'!n with AIR. Augustine Humes.
e.; tn .2ylIe. Miss Cossie Taylor. in white
.,It. with Mr. j. ID. Lazeile. OF Roanoke ;
--.- I..e tstes. Of Danyllio. III white
sIsa.l lace. with Mr.. x. ". Davis, of
L.a,.ac. Miss Eppes, OF City Point,
90 Wlte null. with Alr. }. c. Hair.
Sion, ,f North Carolina; Miss Hair
-'t. OF Henry county, IA white
t.. with MT. +. b. Kemp, OF Roanoke ;
Pins. J.. u. Martin. OF Durham. y. g., IN
M-ic His aud violet trimmings, with her
l--l-ld; Miss Brownie Petit, IN PINK
.a. "i'a MT. G. 4. Linthlcum; Hiss Mat
81. i-iot. m yellow silk, with Mr. SAN
-'.'t Nl,, Ellie Elliott, IN blue SATIN,
N't Sir. Hoffman Allan, Of Richmond.
ia s.s.s were Aessrs David Dunlop, Jr..
%. lrtersburg and Mir Robinson Gordon,
o. Roanoke.
hi or TIE SEASON.
.. Ilc german WAS led by Mr.. Boswell and
'4ss Davis and was decidedly the hit OF
'-D scas1u. 1he fayOrs we're Of silver and
to.l aud very beautiful. the handsomest
" which was q marquise ring with tUr-
tl'.-e and pearl setting--a little gem Of
.'Neiucss-w which went 10 Miss Marie
Jaws. Refreshments were served during
.Ae evening. and dancing WAS continued
=. the night was Tar spent.
o. thursday night there was q game OF
Progressive hearts aud fortune again
1miied upon Mrs. Prltehett, Of Danyllle,
Nao won the frat prize. The gentlemans
pf'ze was won by Sir. Sam Elliott, OF Dan
Nls, aud Miss Cook. OF New Orleans, won
Vie consolation prize. Mics LeDa DAVIS
tteeived unique aud artistic gold Oolun-
D4An wateh-iob.
PLAYS HE ows HAND.
GOyernor Mckinney went down 20 the
biate Convention, but has returned TO the
Rieat pleasure OF bis warm friends and ad.
uuers here. The Governor spends some
o. hs leisure moments ia playing whist.
vDe OF tho pecullarltiss Of his game IN that
lie always leads from sneak" when tbs
opportunity offers. HIS opponents have
demonstrated with him, aud have runs
We rules upon bim, but the Governor
iep,y -, II always play my own band
fhq, by the way, that's the kind OF man
As .. He hssnE given much attention h