Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-30
A SOCIAL UNWILLING.
Something About the Entertainments
Incident to This Day.
V. NJ. !. HOP LAST NIGHT.
Several Hundred Participate In the Bril-
liant AffaIr-The Governors Re-
ception Tonight.

This is not only day to be remembered
I'm Virginia because Of the unveiling OF
III monument to the memory OF the Con-
federate soldiers and sailors, but for the
fact that several very brilliant entertain
ments are incident thereto.
The browning social event will be the
public reception Of Governor O'Ferrall at
the Executive Mansion tonight. This will
be one OF the largest affairs OF It's Kind
ever given here. The beauty and chivalry
of Virginia and other Southern States will
be represented, and the fashionable peO-
pie of Richmond will be out in large
numbers.
The Governor will be assisted by his
staff and a number of distinguished gen.
tlemen from various parts of the State,
and among those who will assist Mrs.
OFerrall in doing the hOnors are Miss
Mildred Lee, Mrs. A. II. Drewry, West
( over, Mrs. Meredith, Mrs. y. ii. Nash,
| Mrs. G. OBJ. Cowardin, Mrs. BOykin,
Mrs. Barley, Mrs. HARDWOOD, Mrs. Wingo
Mrs. Mann S. Valentine, Mrs. Barbour
| Thompson, Mrs. G.. Percy Halves, Mrs
| George Wayne Anderson, and Misses Bet
| tie Clarke, Matte Knight, Lizzie Bridges
Mamie GiNari. Carrie Talbot, Bette
! Hayes, Mary Hayes, Virgie Drewry. Vir-
| ginia Johnston, Julia Morton, Nellie
| Parker, Bessie Davis, Miss Payne, and
! others.
| The Governors Mansion has already
| been beautifully decorated with COnfede-
| rate and Virginia colors. Tonight the
interior Of the house will be tastefuly
/ dressed with palms and flowers.
THE V. NJ. !. HOP LAST NIGHT.
| The hop given by the young ladies' Of
I irl,V nd Ia &, ~, I..-t
| night TO the cadets Of the Virginia Mill
| tary Institute was a delightful affair.
| The grace and beauty Of the young ladies
! Wed with the brilliancy Of their charm
| ing entertainment. Several hundred
| young people enjoyed the dance. The
| floor Of the Grand-Lodgc room was in
! superb condition and the music was in
| spring. The hop commenced promptly at
| IL o'clock, and continued without tagging
| In interest or beauty until 2
Light refreshments were served about
| IL o'clock, after which the merry fro
| lickers returned to their amusement.
Governor and Mrs. O'Ferran were In
| attendance, the latter acting as one OF
| the chaperons She was elegantly clad
In gown Of black satin, with pink and
| Jet trimmings.
| THE OTHER CHAPERONS.
The other chaperones were:
Mrs. Peyton Wise, yellow brocade, point
| lace.
Mrs. r. Z. Boylin. black and gray
| satin and Jet
Mrs. Charles T. Smith, pompadour silk,
| blue crepe trimmings
| Mrs. J. Armstrong Welsh, pink brocade
| and pink crepe.
Mrs. Corridor Sutton, pale pink faille
| and real lace.
| In, COT IL, nj
! lace.
| Mrs. James Patterson. in white satin.
| Mrs. Nloncure Perkins, yellow crepe and
| black lace.
Mrs. y. V. Randolph, black satin and
! jet.
Mrs. c. f. Doyle, pale yellow crepe,
| satin trimmings.
THE YOUNG LADIES.
Among the young ladies present were:
! Miss Nellie Boykin, I'm pale pink tulle.
! Miss Nellie Mayo, in an imported gown
| Of white satin and embroidered tulle.
! Miss Claudia Palmer, white satin bro
| cade.
! Miss Tiny Martin, white null and lace.
| Miss Annie Maury, white crepe.
| Miss Maggie Ferguson, in black tulle.
Hiss Nellie RYDER of Alabama, green
! and white striped silk and lace.
Miss Mary Hunt white tulle and laven-
der ribbons
Miss Sanie Wexford, in black tulle.
| Miss Madge Ould, white tulIc, yellow
| satin trimmings. -,
Miss Sallie Bailey Stokes, white null,
| yellow satin trimmings.
| Miss Stokes, white and yellow.
| Miss L. Horner Buschbeck, OF Rome
Italy. green chiffon and cherry velvet
Miss Lillian Yarbrough, white organ
| die
Miss Josephine d. Knox, blue silk.
Miss Gatewood, of West Point, in pale
| blue null.
white chiffon.
Miss Julia Lee, in white satin.
Miss Marion Meade in black satin.
Miss Bernard Harry in yellow SATIN
Miss Lucy Wormley in white satin.
Miss Edith Hoge, white organize.
Miss Leila Tatum. white tulle.
Miss Mary Hayes, lavender crepe.
Miss Darlington, of ST. Louis, IN blue
| crepe.
Miss Hattie Ross, white satin and chif-
| fon.
| Miss Ross, in white MORE.
| Miss Judith Deane, blue Organdie.
Miss Julia Morton, white brOcade.
Miss Bette Clarke, in black and green
| satin.
| Miss Anna BOyliin, in yellow crepe
| Miss Annie Mayo, in old-rose SILK.
Miss Mamie Saunders, pink crepe
Miss Eyie Blankenship, white tulle.
Mrs. Franklin Stsarns, lavender silk
| and lace.
Miss Tinsley, in yellow null.
Miss Kent. white null.
Miss Talbot, white organize and biue
| ribbons.
Miss Quarles, white tulle
Miss Gray, in pale-blue tulle.
Miss Leila Gray. in white organdie.
Miss Nellie Parker. in white tulle,
Miss Ann Tenant, white and blue
striped silk.
Miss Tenant, in old-rose silk.
Miss Emily Cary, In dotted null.
Miss Mary Rogers. in pale-blue silk.
Miss Leila Hill, in white null.
Miss Crutchheld, white figured muslin.
| Of figured silk.
Miss Virgie Drewry, in yellow silk.
Miss Mary McCaw, green satin.
Miss Nina Randolph black net.
Miss Lillian Bay, in green tulle.
Miss Byrd green, and red velvet sleeves.
Mrs. f. d. Hotchkiss, black velvet,
point lace.
Miss Sue Starke, black point d'esprit,
| blue satin trimmings.
Miss Virginia Starke or NoFIolk, III
blue crepe.
Miss Alice Hotchkiss. dotted silk, lace
trimmings.
Miss Anna ould, of Norfolk, in pink
crepe.
Miss Lizzie Taylor. of Norfolk, change
able silk and lace
Miss Lizzie Taliaferro. of Roanoke, Va,
white organdie.
Miss I,ettie Johnson. Of Chrlstanburg,
Va, white organdie.
HERE ARE THE CADETS.
Here are the names Of some Of the
cadets who enjoyed the dance: Captains
Wise, Brlscoe, Smith, Langhorne; Lieu
tenants Kilbourne. coffeen. Cooke p.
Bryant, and Hyatt; Sergeants Twiggs,
Peterson, Tinsley, J. Wise, Horner. Pom
dexter Vaughan, Bannon, Lansing, Hick-
man. II. Cooke, and Boiling; Corporals
Orme, Roberts, Spillman, Michel. Hurt
Keith. Rlass, and Priyates Evans. smith
II. Smith, Hearford. Lansing, Wall, G.,
Wise. Waring Harris. Evans, Cootes
Drain, S. Il. Moore, c. Moore, Wilson,
Harrington Sheppard. Williams, Jones,
Ioyman, Robertson, and Stenberger.
Among the other gentlemen on hand
| General Charles i