Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-13
THE SEASONS HEIGHT
Ccencs Of Gayety and Pleasure at All
the Virginia Resorts.
CHARMING COMPANY At TIE WHITE.
John pabney's Loving Cup Mt the" sweet
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people enough hero to have deiightIui
time and the utmost comfort in their sur
roundings. There is no probability, OF
even possibility, OF closing the White Sui
phur from the Is, of June TO the last OF
October. and whilst the company by com
parison with preceding years is small. the
season is charmingly agreeable.
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER.
On Tuesday evening a beautiful dinner
was given by Mr.. John Freeland, of New
York. In honor of his cousin, Mrs. DR..
John Rose, who was less than q year ago
the beautiful Miss Susie Goldthwaite. of
New York. The decorations were pink
roses in plaques down the centre OF the
table. and bouquet of heliotrope tied
with a sOupcnir ribbon with the name of
each lady done IN heiiotrope marked
the place assigned. The guests were ar
ranged by the host Mrs. Rose. Colonel 10.
Lane stern, Mrs. Rutter. Mr. +. W. Hane-
wlnckel, Miss Gildersleeye. MIR. Julien
Jones. Miss Darlington. Mr.. John Pruyn,
Miss Gertrude Camm, Mr. Leighton
Hubbard. Miss Mary Howard. MIR. Trevel-
van Townsend, Miss Virginia Cooper, Mr..
Rambo. Miss Tia Dunlap. Mr.. Clarence
Townsend, Miss Annie l.. Camm. Mr.. j.
Crosson Cooper. Miss Gertrude Howard,
MIR. George Elliott, Miss Emma Caring
ton, pr Whaley, Miss Nina Whitehead,
Mir. Richard Bavard. Mr.. Freelsnd. and
Miss Coates. of Baltimore.
DRIVE TO TIE OLD SWEET.
The same party, with several additions
Miss EllersOn, Messrs. Rhett. Potts, and
Wbaley-were entertained on Monday on
O driving party TO the old Sweet"
Twenty-sIK young people, chaperoned by
Mrs. Camm. set ont IN drags and wagon
cites Mt o'clock in the morning. Each
xoBsclo xuac 1acpratq1 n dtfferpDt. color.
ed ribbon and the guests wore badges in
dicatipc their place IN the carriages. The
weather was perfect and the road IN excel
lent condition. so tho party reached the
"Old Sweet IN time for plunge in the
charming pools before dinner and to be
welcomed 10y their many friends who are
spending tho summer there.
After delightful dinner german was
given 10y che White Sulphur party, to
which all the dancers of the odd Sweet y
were inyited-Mrs. W. l.. Rovall. Mr.. and
Mrs. ". II. Talbot, Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Donnan. Mrs Albert Grsndy, Misses Gar
nett, Miles. White. and Messis. AdolptUs
Blair. Frank Blankenship Gray Tunstall
aud L. Garrett.
The chaperons assisting Mrs. Camm
were Mrs. Judge Theodore Garnett, Of
Virgins. and Mrs. Alex. TunstelsOt Wash
ington, ID. c.
The party on the eve Of departure wore
treated Win special QlAllDcNlDh bN hich-
mond's worthy caterer. John Dabney, who
sent his loving cup" Of good cheer on
the lawn. of which every guest was ex-
pected to take sip.
LITERARY TRTAT.
The company was charmingly enter
tanned on Wednesday evening by the KIND
courtesy OF Mr.. ". Gordon McCabe in
giving by earnest request part OF ms
" Personal "reminiscences of Iennyson,"
Iafg IA n N
Baltimore. The large audience in the
drawing-rOom gave HIM undated ntten-
ton throughout. and ielt privileged TO
hear matter OF such thrilling interest from
one whose language IS ever chaste and ele-
CANT and whose ideas are 50 original and
forci5e
ELEGANT DINNER DANCE.
On THURSDAY evening Mr. ]. '. J..
Pruyn, of Albany, y. Y, entertained
thirty-two vouug people at dinner ut s
O'Clock. and afterward AZ a dance.
Four tables Of eight covers were beauN-
fully decorated with punk candles IN stands
wreathed in smilax and cen,re-pleces
formed of pink and white bOHq,tc's Dc G. rage
tied with ribbon, which were presented TO
each lady. MIR. W. Gordon McCabo added
special lustrc to the occasion, and Mr..
Pruyn presided vith the grace Of one who
is accustomed TO do the hOnors. Tho
guests of this happy occasion were Mrs.
Rose, Mrs. Rutter, Misses Judith and
Emma Darlington, Emily Hane-
wnckel Emma Gildersleeve, Gertrude
and Annie j. Camm. Virginia Cooper,
liza Dunlap. Gertrude Howard, Ellie Nc
Farland, Anna Coates, Blanche McConike.
Nina Whitehead, Mary Howard, and
NeSsrs. Pruyn, Rambo, Bayard, Hane-
winckel, Elliott, Townsend, Whaley, Hol-
land, Stern. Cooper. A. ID. Williams, Free
land, DR.. Wbaley, DR.. Martin, and MIR. Nc
Cabe.
Mrs. Arthur George Brown. Of Baltimore,
gave a charming bowling party on Tues
day morning in honor of her daughter.
Miss Clara Brown, who is one of beyy Of
attractive buds who have q pleasant time
in q quiet way The favors were extremely
pretty, and O luncheon was served after
the game.
Mr. S. Goodwin Rhett rendered COM
plimentary bowling party TO Miss Ellie
Bosher. who IL also one OF the same set OF
lovely young girls.
Mrs. Goodwin Rhett. Of South Carolina,
Mrs. r. S. Bosher, and Mrs. Ashton Starke,
have given delightful cottage card-parties
in the past week. at which tasteful souvenirs
and favors were presented, and dainty
Mrs. r. g. '' Williams, Mrs, Buck. Mrs.
Jane Haxall. Mrs. Blaekford. Mrs; CT.
w. S,erns. Mrs Rbett, Mrs. Starke, Mrs.
Bosher, Miss lngraham, Mrs. do Russey.
Mrs. Waller. Mrs. IL. Fauquier, Mrs. Pat
ton. Mrs. Potts, Mrs. Tyson, Mrs Csmm.
Mrs. Garter. Mrs. Allison, Mrs. prewry'
Mrs. Warren Elliott, Mrs. Charles Elliott,
Mrs Nash, Mrs. Woodward. Miss Lyons,
Mrs. Rambo, Miss Bayard, Mrs. W. X.
Meredith, Mrs. Charles Petit, Mrs. b.
Valentine. Mrs Clements, Miss Riggs, Mrs.
Townsend, Mrs. q. A. Brown, Mrs. Stan
ford. Mrs. W. b. Tenant, Mrs. John D..
Potts. and Mrs. Poisson.
and Era Era1qrick GRAY and a puTD.
Der Of their frieLds were honored on
Thursday morning By an agreeable hour
of reading and Rotations by Mr.. William
q. Strange, OF their cottage. in Colonnade
Row. Especially witty and popular was
tho Plea of the Bachelor IN which are
set forth many good and sufficient reasons
for the declaimer's present estate. Ii was,
however, declared unorthodox for the
White Sulphur. and he was forbidden to
give tho rendition here IN the presence OF
any unmarried men.
PERSONAL MOTIFS.
Mr.. Charles q. Elliott. Of the Norfolk
ana Carolina railroad. and his attractive
wife arc here.
Mrs. Ii. X. Woodward. daughter of
Bishop Dudley. OF Kentucky, is here an ill.,
valid. She is beautiful and brilliant
young woman, and TO roli her CHAIR aoout
the lawn and around the hotel piazza IS
an honor coveted by many sympathetic
bachelors.
The departure of Mr. and Mrs. p. II.
hayo tor their beautiful summer home IN
Clarke county Is q subject of universal re-
gretI
Mr. and Mrs. f. G. yensble and family.
OF Petersburg, are in their cottage. in
Georgia Row.
Colonel Thomas II. Carter is again o
welcome guest; also. Captain William AL
lison.
Mr.. Thomas Atkinson and family, will
spend the next six weeks at White Sui
phur.
MIR. and Mrs. A. L. Boulware. Richmond.
ase among the guests of prominence.
ARRIVALS.
Among late arrivals are the following :
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. Petit. Louisville,
Ky. w. o. Mcdowell. Mrs. Mcdowell
and child. Virginia; Colonel Thomas
Iabb. Miss Eliza Tabb, Hampton. Va. !:
Arthur III. Burton, Miss Burton, Philadei-
phia; j. L. Kemp and wife and Mrs. K. Il.
Tracy, New York st. George r. Fitzhugh
and Thomas j. Randolph. Virginia; Lieu