The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-21

came upon the floor they were greetca
with round after round OF applause.
Following this came the opening ngure,
and then the evenings pleasures began
and continued until supper, most eie-
CANT collation., which was served IN New
combe Hall after midnight.
In addition TO the couples given below
there were some two or more hundred
that looked on. The dresses OF the ladies
were of a brilliancy and elegance Only
seen upon such an occasion as iast night;
and II there ever gathered In the old
Commonwealth a more beautiful set OF
cultured society ladies and gallant DeauX
the oldest society rounder falls 10 recali
the occasion. The final ball OF the session
of lssi-'s5 closed fitting success 10 the ell
forts of those who managed IL.
THE OPENING FIGURE.
The couples in the opening figure were
Miss Maggie Graham, OF Lexington, "a
with Mr.. William A. Bell, of New Or
leans La. crcam-colored satin, pearls
and duchess laces; Miss Rosa r. WIZ
of stanton. Va, with Mr. win Martin,
Of Lexington; Ky yellow ats sa'ih BulIp 't
OF Louisville, KY, with Mr. w; Il. Vance;
OF Shelbyville. Ky. pink silk and OLD
lace diamonds; Miss Lucy Pendletoni OF
lit. Of Louisville, KY. white satin and
organdie, La France roses Miss ANNE
Patton Jordon. Lexington, Va, with MI.
O'Seill. of Alabama, white organize, satlh
ton. OF Lexington Va, with Mr.. Powell,
Of Winchester. Va, white organdie. no
ornaments. Miss Meem. OF Lynchhurg.
Va, with Mr.. James w. Davis. or west
Virginia, pink silk lace. apple blossoms
Miss Katie Hopkins of Lexington. Va
with Mr. John l.. Young. OF LOUISIANA,
white .organdie and satin. American
Beauty roses; Miss Macleod, OF LOUIS
VILE. Ky. with Mr.. Their OF virginia,
white organdie, old lace. Wild roses; MISS
Marie Ransom. Of stanton, Va, with MT.
Cabell Tutwiler, of Lexington. va, wnite
organdie. with pink satin ribbons, pearls
Miss Elise Semmes. Of Lexington. Va,
with Mr.. McSween, OF Florida, blue mus,
lin and satin ribbons, diamonds ana
roses; Miss Eliza Dillon, Of Lexington
Va. with Mr.. La Far, OF South Carolina
| pink organdie rubes; Miss Lula Semnes'
| Of Lexington Va, with Mr.. John {. pll-
lon. Of Lexington. Va. pink organdie'
| yPaN with tn Mr. Douglass smith. Of yir-
| ginia, yellow crepe. X. A. badges. MISS
! Glasgow. OF Richmond. Va, with Mr X.
]. McBryde Jr.. white silk and chiffon
| and pearls: Miss Elizabeth Graham, OF
| Lexington, Va, with Mr.. d. Weaver, OF
| Virginia. pink and white striped satin,
| pink chiffon, diamonds.
oTHFE DAScFs.
| Among the other dancers the following
| couples were most noticeable; MISS Crss g
| hin of Lynchburg, Va, with Mr.. fitzhugh
! Lee. Jr., OF Glasgow va. PINK
| Beauty roses; Miss Kate Mcclure OF
| stanton Va. with Mr.. c. FunknoS S en-
\ Of Missouri, white crepe, MareSnal D."
roses; Miss Brown OF Louisville, KY
with Mr.. Hereford Of West Virginia,
| Paris muslin. garnets and rubies; MISS
| Elizabeth Ross OF Lexington, Va, with
| Mr. Blaine OF Kentucky, pink CHIFFON
| Miss Eva Jordan OF Buena Vista. VI
| with Mr.. W. +. Paxton of Buena VISTA,
| Va blue chiffon and laces. pearls; MISS
| Kate NJ Jordan of Lynchburg. Va, with
| Mr. g. -. Letcher of Lexington, Va, yell
| low null and satin trimmings; Miss susie
| Wexford OF Richmond, Va, with Mr.. An
| sell Of Virginia, pink brocade chifon ana
old laces; Miss Carrie Martin of Lexing-
| ton KY. with Mr.. Conner OF Dallas,
| Texas. white organdie, pink roses. ana
| pearls; Miss Agnes Ross Of Lexington
| Va. with Mr. Cyrus Stricken OF Atlanta.
| Ga, organdie diamonds: Miss Morrison
| of Charlotte. y. c.. with Mr. ". Il. Halves,
| h. L.. u West Virginia. blue SILK ana
| gauze and opals Miss Bowling OF Staun-
| ton. Va. with Cadet Peterson. Y. NJ l.,
| Organdie over satin. La France roses
| Miss Dlmple Carmichael OF Lexington
Va. with Mr.. Sheppard OF North caro-
| lima yellow silk null and buttercups: MISS
| Lucy Ship of Lexington. Va, with Cadel
| Wise OF New York, white null ana or
| candle American Beauty roses. Miss
! Harrison of Virginia. with Bowling Lee OF
| Washington. u. c., pink chiffon, and Ole
| iaces and sappbires: Miss Sallie Bruce
| Of Virginia, with Mr.. -. &. McBryde oil
! Lexington. Va, white chiffon and white
roses. Miss Anrie Valdez OF san An
tonic. Texas. with Mr.. A. b. Taylor OF
| Virginia. white organde. Bertha laces
| diamonds; Miss Mary Rucker OF Lynch
burg, Va, with Mr.. Marshall OF Lexing
ton. KY. yellow null, yellow roses; Miss
| Bell of New Orleans, La, with Mr.. Bel
OF New Orleans, La, white and yellow
satin, diamonds and pearls; Miss Char
lotte Ransom of Stauntcn. Va. with Mr.
j. r. Young Of oregon, white organize
| blue satin trimmings. pink roses, MIS-
Helen Sloan Of ST. Louis, Mo-, with Mr.
Mcfarland of Stanton. Va, pink or
candle Miss Kathleen Anderson Of Rich
mond. Va, with Mr.. Glasgow Armstroni
Of Salem. Va. white organdie, blue rib
hons; Miss Martha Christian OF stanton
Va. with Mr.. j. NJ Guthrie OF Ken
lucky blue crepe de chine. flowers.
The chaperOns for the evening wer
Mrs Turner Of Little Rock. Ark. PM
and white silk. pearls. and point laces
! Mrs. William A. Anderson Of Lexington
Va. black silk and diamonds; Mrs. Mil
liam f. Wilcox of Jackson. Miss, whiu
silk; Mrs. f. l.. Graham of Lexington
Va. black silk, steele passementerie
point laces: Mrs. Colonel 4. NJ. Semme
of the v VI. l., black silk and pearls
Mrs Colonel }. ID. II. Ross OF Lexington
Va, black silk ana diamonds.