The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-07-02
Opening Ball at Harris Springs.
correspondence Of The Greenville New:

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HARRIS sPRIEGs. s.. O., June. 20
The season at Harris Springs opened
last night with a grand ball that wa
largely attended and brought together
representative people from the seyera
Southern States. The ladies looked ex.
tremely beautiful and In the limited
space OF a newspaper article it would
be impossible to catalogue them all, We;
your correspondent can't resist the temp
tation TO ennmerate a few OF the many
noticed on the floor.
Mrs. S. nj. Wilkes, OF Laurens, wore a
handsome bridal costume Of C cam
Duchesse satin and point lace,
Miss Sara Ball Lsurens, cream silk,
gold passementrie.
Miss Mamie She'll, Lsurene, cream
silk, lace and ribbon.
Miss Mary Werner, Walhalla, silver
blue silk, blue ribbon.
Miss Lillian Werner, Walhalla, blue
crepe de chene, lace and ribbon.
Miss Jennie Cocker, DARLINGTON, S
o., white silk, point venice lace.
Miss Coffin. Washington, ID. G white
organdy.
Mrs, j. r. Dooner, Columbus, Ga,
yellow crepe de chine, yellow ribbon.
Miss Perry, Walhalla, cream CASH
mere, satin and pearls.
Miss Maggie Evans, Anderson, pink
silk crepon, irridescsnt passementrie.
Mis. st. Armand, Charleston, white
crepong lace and diamonds.
Miss Bette Watts, Laurens, change
able blue silk, garnet velvet.
Mrs. Rivers, Charleston, black satin.
Miss Clardy, Cross Hill, green silk,
white chiffon.
Miss Matthew'S, Cross Hill, white
cashmere, natural flowers.
Miss Adams, Cross Hill, blue null,
white lace and flowers.
Miss Ella Fuller, Cross Hill, grey
cashmere, pink flowers.
Miss Mary league, Mountville, pink
crepon, pink ribbon.
Miss Cora Teague, Mo~untville, cream
cashmere, lace and ribbon.
Miss McCravy, Mountville, cream
cashmere.
Miss Estellc Henderson, Waterloo.
cream crepon, lace and ribbon.
Miss Laura Henderson, Waterloo,
sprigged muslin.
Miss Bertha Fuller, Waterloo, pearl
cashmere, pink satin.
Miss Mamie Fuller, Waterloo, cream
cashmere.
Miss Eula Wharton, Waterloo, blue
silk, null flowers.
Miss Jennie Wharton, Waterloo, blue
silk, baby waist, pink flowers.
Miss Lizzie WILDER, Waterloo, blue
null, lace and ribbons.
Miss Anna Anderson, Waterloo, pearl
silk, garnet velvet.
Miss Hena Nance, Waterloo, blue silk
and lace.
Mrs. McElroy, Waterloo, white mus.
lin, flowers.
Miss May Pearce, Waterloo, white
cashmere, yiOlets.
The chaperoues were Mrs. McElroy.
OF Waterloo; Mrs. j. Brown, of Laurens;
Mrs. j. 7. Harris, OF Waterloo; Miss
Bette Watts, of Laurens.
The following floor committee did the
honors iii a way that clearly proved that
its members had "been there before"
w. NJ. Floyd, S~partanburg; Thos. B.
Butler. Union w. 2. Conyers, Green
vile; w. ID. Ferguson, Lanrens; II. d.
Darlington, Ailendale; w. A. Riley,
Greenwood and Herbert Roundtree,
Augusta.
The gentlemen present were gallant
and courtly as the following names will
attest: Perry Beattie, Capt. w. P. Con.
Greenville; w. ID. Ferguson, S. Nj.
Wilkes, Laurens; r.. S. Sparkmap,
l.. w. Boyd, George H.
Boyd, r v. Irby, Laurons IT, II. Boze.
man, Ninety-S Six and many others
Dainty refreshments were served at
midnight, after which the german was
danced and gracefully led by Perry
Beattie and Capt. w. P. Conyers.