Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-06
WAR OF THE ROSES.
Vss Houses Of York and Lancaster Rep
resented by Lovely Young Ladies.
e FIGHT A VERY PRETTY ONE.
,.ree Concoursc of People At
,endcd the Bazaar Last Might and
witnessed the Manoeuvres of the
mill Teams
prili Teams

ts-aar for the benefit of the Home
,,.,r,bles was more largely patron
last nisht than on the opening eve
,,rr The large drlli-haii In the Regi-
.s1 Armory, which has been so beau
LII, decorated In red and white, was
,sca with an eager. surging crowd OK
..sesrs who thronged around the va
-, hs,ihs and bought literally Of the
- 10th fancy and useful, which were
o. sale
~. ,vcYfi of the evening was the War
.,,ss Roses. which was fought by twen-
10y Young ladies under command OF
r.c.sin Morgan Il. Mills. OF Company
- FIRST Regiment. Those participating
80. Misses Lucy Atkinson, May Bran
~. Matte I.adle. Matte Gun. Myrtle
~.,t,ev Miss Hern. Nellie Birdsong.
s... winston. Lily Wood. Trench Smell
-, MAY Lives, Esther Atkinson. Min
~. clazebrook. Honlon Brander. Miss
r..sss Ada Harrison. Miss Quarles.
,n.s wilton, May Thaw. and May Bel
STORY OF THE WAR.
r,o War Of the Roses began in 1855,
All lasted thirty years. 1t was a contest
,....,.r tb. houses Of York and Lancas-
,,r rival branches of the royal family
O. England.
The ba6ge Of the Yorkists was a white
80 and that OF the Lancasterians
,f uurme this contest there were many
encounters bu; three battles were pre-
,,r.nentlv terrible. The first. at Sc. AL
t,rs ans the commencement Of the war.
=, ba second. at Towton Field. more
'",r 10000 men were engaged. The third
t.,t,e AL Bosworth Field. closed the
,,r Daring this fight King Richard Ill,
XII lss o. the House or York, was slain
d.. ttsr~v Tudor. the Earl OF Richmond.
rfe crown which fell from Richards head
,,,s fheu and there placed on Henry Tu-
49, brow. and he was saluted as King
4r.rrv VII. the first of the Tudors. Thi.
conflict closed the war. but it remained
for
"The fCliest vow that man can make,
The golden thread in llf.,~'
90 bring together the red and the. white
rose In friendly amalgamation. Henry
tudor married afterwards Lady Bessee.
the eldest daughter of Edward ~. He
t,ncegorth took for his badge great
rose. half white and half red. IL is carved
ALI over the beautiful burial chapel which
he caused to be annexed to Westminster
Abbey.
PLEASANT. REALISTIC FIGHT.
The entire war was fought in a most
nieasantly-realistic style. Promptly at
SD o'clock Captain Mills marched into the
hree drill-hail. followed by twelve ra-
uuy-beauiiful young ladies'. dressed In
pf He put them through all the ma
noeuvres prescribed by the tactics, and
they responded TO his orders promptly
AMI executed them in precise and ac-
~late manner They were then brought
10 d halt. and were put through an unique
ND beautiful fan-drill.
40 the conclusion OF this drill the other
salf OF the young lady participants.
iressed In white. and looking as lovely
As a dream, marched into the hail. and
were put through the same manoeuvres,
Is were their predecessors in red. This
concluded. the band struck up Mendels-
sohn's weddlng-march. and dozen lit
tle midcets. al dressed in Continental
costulnes. with flowing trains, entered,
and the couple Of little ones who repre-
scented Henry Tudor and Lady Besse
asccndti 90 a throne. which had been
erected for the purpose. and the marriage
ceremony was performed.
THEIR DECISION RESERVED.
The whole ceremony occupied about
Three quarters of an hour, and was ex-
,,edlnely pretty and interesting. Cap
a.ns Frank Cunningham and w. G.
Harvey were the judges OF the drill.
ar. rather. war, but they will not an
nounce their decision until the last night
~ Toe bazaar at which time q handsome
fsa viii be- presented 10 the most popular
young lady In the winning army. The
War ~ the Roses will be fought over
each Tuesday and Friday evening during
he bazaar Before the drill commenced
last night Captain Cunningham, on be-
half Of the lady managers. presented Cap
tain Mills with handsome bouquet.
Tonight a drama. entitled. Lottery
Ticket" which has been arranged by Mrs.
A. G.. Harding of Manchester, Will be
presented in Sanger Hall.
The bazaar Is open from II A. M. until
u l.. NJ. and during the twelve hours
meals are served I'm the restaurant. From
le opening hour until G u. M. no ad-
mission IS charged TO the hall
The Presbyterian yacht was launched
Monday night, after the opening cere-
monies Miss Louise Mayo emptied the
contents Of q bottle OF wine over the
bow ana christened II Defender"
Company was IN attendance last
night Tomorrow night the Stuart Horse
Guards win attend: Saturday night Troop
q. ~ the cavalry, will be present; Monday
night Company & will attend, and on
DE following Wednesday night Company