Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-21
LIFE AT CAPON.
WashingtOnians Enjoying Germans
and Other Gayeties.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
EADON SpRINCsS

Neutrality-suspicious. Enjoying Germans
and Other Gayeties.
Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPON SPRINGS, w. Va,
August 16, 1894.
Never has Capon been more charming
than the present season, and during the
past few weeks entertainments Of all kinds
have crowded each other rapidly. Owing
to the cool nights and the large number Of
dancing men here a number Of germans
have been given recently. On Friday even
ing last a large subscription german was
given by the gentlemen, and on Wednesday
and on Wednesday night a number of the
ladies gave a most brilliant one in return
The ball room was beautifully decorated
with a profusion of golden rod and ferns
while yellow shades upon the chandeliers
suffused the whole scene in golden glow.
Mr.. Hugh Henry of Norfolk led with Miss
Lea of Wilmington. Del. Other couples
ington, with Mr.. Barton Mackall of the
same city; Miss Julia Beveridge and Mr..
Moses. Washington; Miss May Howard,
Richmond, and Mr.. Hatley Norton, Wash
ington; Miss Snodgrass, Harrisburg, and Mr..
John Donne, Baltimore; Mrs. Embick
Devon, Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lewis Wash
ington, Pittsburg; Miss Shortlidge, Will
mington. Del, and Mr.. Wilkins Washing
ton, MISS Moran, Ch3rlOtteSVllle, Va, and
Mr.. Cam, Harrisburg; Miss Nora Moran
and Mr.. William Washington. Pittsburg;
Miss McIlvain, Washington, and Mr.. Boyd.
Philadelphia; Miss Addie Devon and AIR.
ID. M. Barringer, Philadelphia Mrs. Chas.
n. Mills. Washington, and Mr.. Mills; Miss
Price, Philadelphia, and Mr.. Barclay,
Washington; Mrs. Wheat, Alexandria, Va,
and Mr.. Snowden Andrews Baltimore
Miss Wheat and DR.. Hester, Alexandria: :
Miss Wyville, Washington, and Mr.. Hillary,
Mt. Holly, y. j.; Miss Bessie Baker, Chi
COCA, and MIR. Frank Hatton, Washington;
Miss Wake, Norfolk, and Mr.. Snoigrass.
Harrisburg; Mrs. Brooke. Washington, and
Mr. Stoddard, Savannah. Ga; Miss Bache
and Mr.. S. Ii. Chanvenet both of Phila-
delphia; Miss Waterman, Philadelphia and
AIR. Reah Frazer. L. 5. n. A large number
of beautiful favors were distributed by the
cEaperones, who were Mrs. Pierson Far
ley, Mrs. Alfred Whelan and Mrs. Adam
Everly, Philadelphia: Mrs. X. A. Dobie and
Mrs. Croker, Norfolk; Mrs. William H.
sale, Capon Springs, and Mrs. Cam, Har-
riSburg.
One IF tie prettiest children's germans
that have ever taken place at Capon was
given by Mrs. Chas. NJ. Bache of PhIladel-
phia on Monday. Prominent among the
little dancers were Misses Ethel and Mary
Libbey, Margaret Sands and Adaire Brooke
of Washingt
On Saturday night a supper was given by
Mrs. Albert Waterman OF Philadelphia in
honor of PaymaSter Frazer L. S N A
beautiful floral model of the Richmond, the
ship to which Mr.. Frazer is attached
adorned the center of the table, with the
large birthday cake, bearing d single candle
which denoted not so much the age of the
person honored the scarcity of wax
lights In the Virginia mountains Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Waterman Mr.
Frazer. Mr. John Waterman, New York
Miss Powell, Baltimore; Mrs Brooke and
Mr.. Barton Mackall Washington, and Mr.
and Mrs. Berkeley Ward. Columbus. Ohio
Among the WaShingtonians now here ar,
Mrs. Roger Mills, Miss Fannie Mills Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Mills, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
~. Beveridge, the Misses Beveridge the
Misses Prall, r. w. Anderson, Misses Helen
and Mary Anderson, A. c. Moses DR. and
VI. Dougal Mr.. and Mrs. A G.. Johnson
Mrs. V. Scheefer, Miss Scheefer, Francois
$. Jones, Miss Carrie r. Smith the Misse.
Shortridge, DIR. and Mrs. c. W. Cook Q
Richard L. Cooke, Chas. G. Marbury, G
Hume, A. ii. Proctor. J. H. Gulick. M. and
Mrs. w. A. Copper, ID. Ii. Mackall W. O
Beall. A A. Brantley. Thos F. Rran,Iey
rs.Lawrence Sands, Miss Margaret Sands
Miss Ida L. Stevens, Miss Annie Mckenzie
Miss L. c. Fitzhugh. Mrs. Frank Libbey
the Misses Libbey. Maj. W. y. Toler. Mrs
Geo. \. Mcilhany, Miss 5. l.. Rutherford
Mrs. w. |. Brooke and two sons c. Hattie,
Norton, Mrs. W. ID. Wyville Miss Wyville
MIR. and Mrs. Crenshaw Bannister Smith
Mrs. V. Young, Chas. Lee Cooke H. G
karr. John Zirwes, F. Moeler. From Alex
andria: Mrs. Dixon. Miss Fanny Dixon
Gordon Thomas. Mrs. c. f. Lee, the Misse.
Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheat. Miss Wheat pr
Hester and Mess-s Robert and Franl
Hume of Alexandria county
Miss Mildred Lee of Virginia who mad,
her home last winter i'm Washington ar.
rived at Capon during the present week.