The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-20
BEAUTY AND CHIVALRY.
THE Z" ASSEMBLY III THE JEFFEE-
son A GRAND Success.
The Most Distinct Society Event OF the
Seasonal Brilliant sccne-Pretty
Gowns Some of the Guests.

anu Belgium capithi aAoA s"eht1S"'
there.
Her beauty and her chivalry. and bright 4.
The lamps shone Ger fair women and
| brave men;
a thousand hearts beat happily; and
when
Music arose, with its voluptuous swell,
Soft eyes looked love 10 eyes which spoke
again,
And all went merry as marriage bell"
The greatest society event OF the season
] occurred last night, when the long talked
| Of Assembly" which Is after the ordeF
| OF the Patriarch's ball In New YORK,
took place at the Jefferson. The entire
| first floor OF this palatial building was
turned over for the occasion TO the COM
! mittee Of arrangements.
/ Never. I'm the history of Richmond's
! many brilliant social events have It's
women looked more beautiful or been
| more perfectly gowned. When the AS
sembly" was at its height the scene was
| dazzling and beyond words 70 describe
| The great social event Is thing OF the
| past but what a wealth OF charming
| memories linger in its train-memories
that Will ever be green In the minds OF
| those who were 50 fortunate as 10 De
| present. Shortly before 10 O'Clock ele-
| giant eQuipages began 10 roll Up under
| the porte chocherc, at the western en-
trance OF the Jefferson, and deposit their
| loads OF well-dresscd women and men,
III was over an hour later before all the
guests had arrived.
BRILLIANT SCENE.
The Assembly" proper was opened by
the dancing In the beautiful dinins room,
two sections Of which had been turned
into ballroom. Under the arcade sepa-
rating the rooms was stationed the mu-
sic There was the may waltz, the lively
twO-step. and tho graceful bat oigniied
square dance As the couples mingled
and counter mingled, while the strains
of the music rose upon the air. the scene
was one brilliant IN the extreme.
At II 80 o'clock the grand parade was
formed. and a portion OF the guests
marched TO the arcade surrounding the
Jefferson court, where tables had been
prepared for them. The remainder took
their seats in the third section OF the
dining-room proper, which had been re.
served for that purpose. During me BAN
quet two orchestras played While those
present made merry around the festive
board. Many were the tOasts That were
drunk In enthusiastic response 10 pretty
and appropriately offered sentiments.
The menu was elaborate, and the ban
quet was served with perfect adherence
to its appointments.
After II was over dancing was again IN
order. and was kept up until late hour
The event passed of without single
hitch, and too much credit cannot be
given 10 hose gentlemen who had 10 "a
charge The following are the committees
70 whom the success OF the occasion Is
due.
Executive Committeo-Messrs. T. NJ
Rutherford. Or. Hunter Mcclure, and An
drew A. Christian, jr
Invitation COmmittce-Messrs. Nlrglnius
Newton, T.. T. Crump' and W. Brydon
Committee on Entertainment-M essrs.
Alfred T. Harris c. u. LanghOrne, Levin
Joynes. and c. T.. Boiling
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
The following are among the guests
Mesdames Chsrles T. O'Ferrall, Robert
G. Rennolds. Dallas Flanagan, John ~
Coke. James Caskie, Joseph A White
oscar CranZ. Charles T.. Boiling, Levin
Joynes Alfred r. Harris, Jr., Lunsford
l.. Lewis, John n. Upshur, c. d. Lang
horne, j. IL. c. Spencer II. T. Crumv,
Charles T.. Workman, 6. l.. Williams
Alexander Cameron. b. b; Valentine. III.
Pearson, Thomas NJ. rutherford, J. b.
Purcell. ". Gordon McCabe, Sanuels w.
Travers. Edmund Strudwick Charles OBJ.
Cowardin. }. Caskie Cabel Charles a.
Wormeley, George Cameron, Jr, Henry
T. Wickham. Frederick Peasants, f. ".
Scott Ashton Starke, Lee \. Jordan,
John W. Atkinson, j. Aston Cabell, IL. A.
Morton, John Goode, Decatur AXtell, w
Brydon Tenant, @. \. Davenport. Mon
cure Perkins. Bradley Johnson. n. y.
Valentine McAfee r.. G. Cabell, W. IS,
Isaac Davenport, James II. DOoley, J. ".
Allison, Graham Bruce Hobson, }. +.
Branch, Nirginius Newton, Frederick *.
Scott :. T. lcgIam, Alice hcnning.
Misses Buelah n. Patterson. Ellerson,
T.. b. Scott Annie Rose Walker. Nellie
Rogers. Mary Rogers, Mary Pace. Sallie
Fisher. Mary Y. Cameron. Estelle Tayloe,
Mary W. Scott Annie Lee Camm. Mary
r. Miller Constance Peterkln, Neal.
Mary W. Thomas. Helen II. Lea, Julia
Lee, Marianne Meade Nelly L. Boykin,
Leila Gray Martha Baeby. Mary Ander-
son. Mary N. Lyons. Maud SringielI0W
Nina Randolph, Florence Mckinney. An
ME l., Gray. Matte " Purcell. Flossie
Talbot, Henrietta LoOth, Mary McCaw,
X. q. Anderson, Boykin. *. $. Hawes,
Fannie r. Workman. WOrmeley, Norma
Stewart. T.. Hoge Stewart Lucy Lee,
Pensie Woddell. Ryland. May Jones. Fan
ME Ross, Tenant. j. Bruce Williams
Perkins. Bessie Pace. Lucy Chamber
layne, Hattie III. Ross, Julia Morton,
Marion Harris Kate Harris. Alys Con-
nally, Htnson, Fannie 7. Guy Annie
Guy, Berla Wexford, y. G. Cameron,
LightfoOt
Governor Charles T. OFerran, Messrs.
S. W. Travers, +. ID. Christian Jr.. h. h..
Morton, W. X. Massie. G. StringfellOw,
Jr., $. 5. /. Patteson, j. r. Woodward,
r. Lancaster Williams. Powell Evans,
Edmund Srudwck. r. G. Massie. g. -.
Mayo, L. 4. Bruce. r. T. Scott J.. Mott
ing. r. c. Scott, Charles e. OBJ Cowar-
din. Or. Edward Mcclure. Or Hunter
Mcclure. i. HaNall. ". IT. Allison. G. T..
Wortham. IT. ". Hagood, Il. T. Crump,
Allen Talbot. Jr., Robert Campbell. Dr.
j. b. McCaw. G. l.. Williams. Jr.. Reid
HobsOn. Wyndham Boiling. Harry Lang
horne, ST. George NJ. Anderson, g.. q.
Valentine y. b. Valentine y. W. Up
shur, j. n. Upshur W. o. SHELTON. Horace
Halves T. v Williams. r. Biankenship.
Alexander Cameron, David Curiic, T.. ".
Scott gr, G. L. Williams, Preston No
fred r. Harris, Jr., Levin Joynes, c. W.
Branch, b. II. Crundy }. NJ Valentine,
9. ). Stringfellow. Charles T.. Boiling.
w. Gordon McCabc John Young. John
u. Purcell J. l.. Anderson. A. = Croven,
Randolph Tucker. Jr., Wilton Randolph.
). ;. Thomas, Junius Mosby. Archer An
derson, u. ". Gordon McCabe Jr., Allan
Potts J. r. J. Anderson. Adophus Blair.
+. O. McCabe, Archer Anderson. 80
Lane Stern, r. NJ Rutherford. r. Holla-
day. W. s. Workman j. +. Ryan. Henry
Fairfax, j. r. Willard. Merritt r. Cooke.
J. u. c. Spencer Boiling Robertson. Os-
Gray, John =. George. .. u. LanghOrne,
Thomas Boiling Jr. James Caskie. J. A.
Coke r. G. Rennolds. +. 6. Leigh Jr..
y. 4. Palmer, w NJ. Hablston, p l..
Wormley, Otway 5 Allen. George Came
ron. Jr.. Jordon Leake. r.. W Croxton,
Arthur Scrivenor. II. r. Wickham. Hon.
Tazewel Elicit. T. W. Scott. ". 4.
Smith. Ashton Starke. ). s Dunlop, Judge
Waller r. Staples J. W. Atkinson. James
Aston Cahell. II. A. Williams. W w
Martin. f. A. Young. John Goode. W
III. Palmer, Jr, Decatur ANtell, II. r.
Baskerville. Edward Wills, Liburn 7