Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-25
BALL.
A BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT At WILL
LIAM AND MARY COLLEGE.
The EIite of the Colonial Capital md the
Friends OF the Institution Dance
and Mako Merry.
rcOrrssron fence Of the Richmond Diso,tch.l


WnIrAMsnuRG, Va. June A.-The BIZ
centennial bail of William and Mary Col
lege came OF on Thursday night In me
handsome new ballroom in tho Taylor
building, and for brilliancy and beauty IL
has rarely been equslled. The dresses
were beautiful and costly. and almost
every fabric and color was represented
Tho gentlemen wore the conyentionalful-
dress suit. Professor Kessnich's band,
from Richmond. was stationed in the gal
lery and furnished the music. AT ~
o'clock an elegant supper was strved Ia
an adjoining building. The couples iorin,
ing the limo for the Grand mareh %efg leu
bv Sir. Wenster, or Norfolk. and MIR. Ilrn-
mer. Of Petersburg. The chaperons were
Mrs. LYON TYLER. white silk and pearls.
Mrs. William Waller. from Richmond
black silk.
Mrs. William Ellis. from Montgomery
county, pink orocade silk diamonds. -,
Mrs. Dr. james ID. Moncure, salmon SILK
diamonds. ~ 49,,
lace. diamonds.
Mira II, d. Cole. pink crepe de chine.
Mrs. l.. ". Lane. black silk and pearls.
Mrs. Robert l.. Spencer, hes'otrope SILK
and black lace. ,,,,;o
Mrs. John l.. Mercer. white and hello
trOpe silk. IL
Mrs. Beverly s. Scott. black silk and
diamonds.
Mrs. W. G.. Jones, white silk and pearls.
THE DANcErs.
Among Others present were:
Miss Odell Richardson. OF Richmond
black satin and lace, with Mr. W. Il.
Miss Bette Powell. of Richmond, pale
blue silk null and ribbons. with Robert
Child, of Richmond.
Miss Fannie Guy. of Richmoud. white
! c-epe De chine and ribbons. with John ".
Wright. of Washington. iii.
Miss Nav NcCaw, of Richmond, white
silk null, with Mr.. +. :. farrar' OF Ame-
Miss May Treyilllan, white silk, with DR..
! II. Jordan, OF Halifax. III,
white SWISS. with Mr.. Percy Lash. of Alex
Miss Lucy Booth, white silk null with
preen trimmings. with Mr. Is. a. lana
( ferrO. 40,
Miss Fannie Booth, pink silk. with MIR.
G.. W. Mapp. ~. ~
Eugene Nose, Of Old Point: =, -,
Miss Meta Smith. brocade SILK WIN hr''
Page Stires. OF. Norfolk.
Miss Emily Christian, white Swiss and
lace, with Mr. Ii. 5. Howard, OF floyd
county.
Miss Maria Ransome, white null and
palc-blue trimmings, with Mr. +. =. Taylor,
OF Norfolk.
Miss Ella Moncure. white silk and null
with Mr.. q. ". Coleman.
MssJanie Henley. white crepe and lace,
with Nr. A. w. Holston. OF Hampton.
Miss Rosa Emory, pale-blue silk, with
Mr.. Douglas VIM, of Richmond.
Miss Willie Booker. OF Hampton, black
end heliotrope silk, with Dir. ii. Nj. Hut
ton. from Baltimors.
Miss Marion Jones, pale-blue silk and
real lace. with Mr. Edward Franklin.
Ellie Seawell, pink silk and gauze' with
Mr. A. c. Tyson, from New YORK.
Miss Elizabeth Morecock. white Swiss
aud ribbons, with Mr.. W. Q. l.. Tallaferro,
Miss Viteie Armistead. yellow silk and
real lace. with Mr.. Hurt Jordan, OF Hall
fax. - 80,
Miss Julia Armlstead. white silk, with
Mr.. n. p. PEBBLES. 80, 81,
Mr.. 7. A. Lpscomb.
Miss Jennie MJrecock. pink crepe dc
chine. with Mr.. W. ". Allen. oil Char
lottesville.
Miss Annie Merrill. Of Richmond, white
Swiss and pale-blue trimmings, with Mr
Junius Wilcox, of Charles City.
Miss Bessie Scott, pink silk null and
satin trimmings, with Mr.. J. W. Brown
DR., of Hampton. =,
Miss Denie TAYLOR, white silk, with Mr
Dir. Norville Henley
Miss Leiper Nenable. of Petersburg
white silk. with Mr. Edloe Morecock, o
Newport News. 81,
Miss jennie Braithwaite, pink null. will
Mr.. Phillip Dickinson.
Miss Jeanne Mercer. Nile-green creep
with crimson trimmings, with Mr.. W. IL
Sallie. OF Newport News.
Miss Louise Henley. white silk null anC
white satin ribbons, with sir. q. NJ. Cralie
OF Blackstone.
Miss Blanche Balsome. of Norfolk, whit
silk (empire gown, with Dir. Richard Hen
lev. OF Newport News.
Miss Mary thinner. of Petersburg, whit
silk. with Mr.. ". II. Webster, of Norfolk
W. b. Bib, Roanoke; Oscar Edward
and Tazewell Taylor. Of Norfolk &. i
Lpscomb. Of Pittsburg, Pa. William
Stubs, of New Orleans; Professor Bird
of the college, and II. ID. Cole.