Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-06

once Of the Central Hotel.n Those poo
ME Who prsdlcsed that the Worlds Fair
meant death TO the springs have lived to
SEQ their prognosticatiops tail. The hrst
report OF large aud pleasant company
here IN the DIsrtrcs brought ever htty
has furnished two germans lone heauti-
full morning german-,ons progressive
euchre party, and four private psr.ies.
Riding and driving parties 10 nergbbering
hotsls have been OF daily occurrence on
account Of the superb livery. Richmond
came to the front again this week with
mere OF her charming people, who are
l,e<ed tor the summer. note the follow
Ing shaPsr9n s, prominent en-. Y n 'os's' 3.
j. A. Ballard, Mrs. 9. z boyie. Mrs. pr.
Charles b. Shields. Mr, p. II. Sterks
lirs. Willie Stokes. Mrs. Ecker. Mrs
Jefries. Mrs. Boyk kin Wright. Mrs John
Lottisr. and Mrs, +. 0. Barbour. Lead
ing North Carolina chsperons are MRS.
Colonel Emery Of Weldon. Mrs. William.
son Of Graham, Mrs. Colonel Johpson OF
Charlotte, Mrs. Robertson OF Chariotte'
and Mrs. lcAdcn OF Raleigh. hrs. nc
Corkie, the wife OF West Virgfnias Chief
Executive. IL so far the sole representative
of that State. Georgia comes msgnih-
Gently 10 the front. No people on eArtn
possess more charming manners than tne
hif-purse and vhoio-souled 0eoYgians;
prominent among whom are Mira. Colonel
Thomas p. Brarch, wife OF the we'll
known banker; Mrs. Patr,ct Walsh,
Mrs. Phinizy. Mrs. Daniel, and Mrs, oonh
simons (nv Branch). In this GeorEia
party are several of the most charming
younq ladies of the South, the latest 10
arrive being Georyfs's belle. Miss Phinizv,
of Augusta They arrived on private
chr Yesterday and are here for the season.
Miss Phinizy ia perfect type. OF the tai.
graceful southern gifl. Other late arrivals
are Mrs. James A. Frazier and her SISTER,
Miss Constance Warwick.
NIss Dovs's GERMAN.
The young gentlemea Of the springs
honorea one OF Riohmond's handsomest
and most graceful young ladies. Miss Eva
Vernon Bowe, Tuesday with deiighnui
morning german. the occasion being ner
birthday. This was tho first morning ger
man and proved grand success. lmme-
diately after il nr Sandy z. Figgatt. Lex
ingto1's Young banker. nvited the partiei-
pants to parthke Of lunch served with
wine and punch. Those present were !:
Miss Bowe. of Richmond; MI, Hudson, OK
Mississippi (the leader; Miss Shields, Dir.
McAden, Mis-: Summerson, OF staunton;
MIR. Shelton, OF Virginia Miss Courtney,
of Richmond, and Mr.. Haywood. OF WASH;
ington; Miss Boykin. OF Richmond. ana
Mr.. Robert Owens, OF Virginia; Miss
Lewis. Of Clarke, and hr. Peyton, OF Var:
gnia; Miss Saunders. Of Kentucky. and
Mr. Emory. Of North Carolina; MISS Poor.
Of baltimore. and MIR. Ecker. of Richmond;
Miss Peyton, of virginia, and Mr. srsnch'
OF Georgia ; Miss Fitzgerald. of Virginia,
and Mr. Niche, of Virginia; Miss WIKI
ems. Of atlanta, and Mr kenney, OF VIZ;
cinia Miss Carrier. of fankton, B. d., and
MIR. FIrgatt, OF Loxington; Miss Branch,
OF Georgia, a0d Mr.. Lawton, Of Georgia;
Miss Kenney, of Virginia. and Mr.. Nc
Donald. OF Georgia; Miss Shields OF Vir-
ginia, and Mr. Foraker, of htlaqta Miss
Shelton. OF Richmond, aud Dir. White. OF
Virginia; Mr.. SimoDs and Mrs Slmons. OF
Georgia Miss Bette Clark, of Virginia, and
Mr.. Blair. Of Georgia Mrs. FitZhush: OF
Kentucky. and Mr.. Hobs9n, OF West VIZ
GINA. The chaperons we're: Mrs. Mutt,
Mrs. Foraker. Mrs. ID. Shields and Mira
SuInmeTsOn.
PROGRESSIVE EUCHGE.
Miss Maggie Freeland aud Mrs. DR.. K.
G.. Cabell, both of Richmond, distln-
guisbed themselves again this week as en-
tertainers at another magnificent progress
sive.euchre party of fourteen tables on
Wednesday evening. The first lady's
prlze. silver heart-shapsd pin-cushion,
was won by Mrs. James Patterson, Rich
mond. The second, a silver poniard by
Miss Elliott. The consolation prize was a
handsome embroidered couvette. MIR: W..
W. Cosby. Of Richmond. secured the first
gentleman's prize silver letter-cllp. The
second. Columbian silver stamp-box,
Was won by Colonel Lawton, OF Georgia.
Mr. S. 7. Figgatt. of Lexington, drawing
q silver pencil as Il consolation prize.
Private card parties have been given
this week by Mrs. l.. ID. Hotebkiss, Of
Richmond; Mrs. Ashby Lee Baker. Of
Baltimore, and Miss Maggie Freeland.
A horseback party to the Cold Sulphur
was given Wednesday morning to Miss
Marie LOWS, of Clarke. by her gentleman
friends. Those of the party were Bliss
Branch OF Georgia. MISS Carrier of Da-
kota, Miss Lewis of Clarke. and Miss Eva
Bowe Of Richmond. Messrs. Hudson, Hay
wood, Shelton, and Owens.
There are probably more good tennis
players here this season than ever before.
A largo party OF northern sportsmen
have made arrangements TO arrive here
August 18th and hunt deer in the neigh
boring mountains. Among the distIn-
euished people who have engaged rooms
and will arrive this week are Mrs. Senator
Butler and daughter, OF South Carolina,
who are VISITING their son a. the military
academy at West Point, and Lieutenant 3.
ID. Rockenback. of the United States army,
who is OF on his first leave OF absence
sinca graduation