The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-30
GIVEN IN HER HONOR.
utTTyEE ~ BEHfLF OF MRS.
O.FERRfLL BY MRS. BRADLEi.
A Uor.eback Ride to Fishers Niew-A
Beautiful Sight over the surro"ho-
Ing Country.


a sojourn at the Springs this was done
by some Of the guests of the Alleghahy
| to-day. 1t was the last day Of the Gov
ernor's stay. FOL tomorrow he ana MS
| family, after having been here Tor SIX
weeks, will leave for Blue Riige Springs
! the lovely summer resort OF Hon. IhihP
! +. Brown. a former member OF the house
| OF Delegates from Botet0Irt county. III
honor OF Mrs. O'Ferrall matinee was
| giItr to-day at 1879 T.. NJ, by Mrs. FRED
erIok J.. Bradley, Of New York. Ihat
lady. who has been coming here regular
! Is for the past ten or twelve years, IS an
! entertainer par excellence. Although
| fcrn in New York. she has a 'eai south
| ern heart for her ancestors on ootil SIDES
! hailed from the South. She is also thor
ouehly Interested IN the North, Tor her
| mothers family were tho original own-
ers Of the Thousand Islanis, many OF
| whom have since been sold TO indiNii-
uals for residential purposes or 10 CLUBS
10 indulge In pscatorial sports.
Mrs Bradlcy's matinee .ook place on
/ the veranda Of the upper row CT cot
| tages. at the rcmotest end IF TIE Deauti-
| ful lawn The cOrrer was handsomely
decorated with ferns ana other live foil
/ age. II served as a temporal refresh nent
! stand. but II was large enough 10 give
ample room TO a lovely couple 10 indulge
/ I'm some Of Cupids COurtsf ip. The az
fair was a beautiful one in every re-
spcct. ana was in thorough keeping with
the accomplished taste Of the charming
! hostess. 1t was overwhelmingly ladies
entertainment. and the representatives, OF
the sterner sex who were honOred with
an invitation y ere very few
TxPrcTID TO De BRIGHT.
g he e.f
that she fully expected the ladies to be
real bright. and added that the one who
would make the brightest remark would
| receive a souvenir. Thereupon Miss sue
Starkc. IF Richmond. started tho ball
rolling by saying that she needed sue
Vcneering. one Don-mot followed an
other and two hours passed away before
any one knew 1t. The prize. however was
carried off by Governor O'Ferrall, ana
| handsome bonbouiere of Austrian emma
was given to Mrs. O'Ferrall
During the matinee refreshments were
served. clarct punch being passed around
bv Miss Cawihorn, and a petition by Miss
Nettie Morton, OF Farmvile end Miss
Mabel Vaughan. lof Richmond Mt.
Rradlev was ably assisted in receiving
her guests by Mrs. Or. George ketcnun'
of Mobile, Ala. and Mr, Campbell bstiil
| Of Mississippi. The following ladies' were
! present at the entertainment ~ AtAfiN''
| ,uests Mrs. Governor O'ferTall, Mrs. I.
s. Starke. Miss Sue Starke Mrs. Hotch-
kiss Miss Annie Colhoun Miss Meem
Mrs DR. STYLE. Mrs. Britt. Mrs. Vaughan,
| Miss Vaughan. Mrs. J. b. Winston, MIS-
y G Colhoun.. Mrs. Charles Colhoun.
Mrs. C. f. ColhOun. Mrs Talman, MIS-.
Evans Mrs. Barney. Mrs. Dobie. Mrs Dr.
Moore. Mrs Mason. Mrs. Dtgas, MIS-.
Cawthorn. Miss Cawthorne, Mrs koperl-
John. Mrs ,ticknev. Miss Coleman, MISS
harrington. the Misses Morton and Mrs.
Kline. ..
The gentlemen who were fortunate
erouqh 10 receive Invitations were Gov
ernor OFerrall, Dr. Thomas ). Moo'e'
DIR. STYLE. Captain G. +. Colhoun, wat
Kins Norvem, Fred +. Randolph, and
myself
RIDE 10 FIsHTL's VIEW
Immediately after dinner. ] received an
| invitation TO Join Governor OFerfah lh
a horseback ride TO Fishers View
beautiful spot i'm the Allegheny Noun
tains l. Of course, accepted, ana ABOUT
half an hour later we started OF, the
only one I'm the party besides IN" 'oF-
.rnor and myself being Or. STYLE the
resident physician OF Aheshahy Siii'ss'
| We rode for about three miles untll We
reached the foot of the mountains. from
where we expected TO have lookout
over the surrounding country. Inc pal
auce of the distance, about -FOUR Wllt0'
was rather a hard task for our horses
the grade being AT times very steep
II was hot day but fortunately N"-
road led through dense woods most OF
the way and we had the full benefit
of the beautiful shade trees. on reach-
ING the top of the mountain. which is
about 300 feet above Alegany springs
our exertions were amply rewarded by
Tho magnificent sight that awaited US.
Before us. and. I'm fact all around us
were mountains of all heights ana ne
scrlptions. each one OF them coNei'u
mn 10 the top. like all Virginia noun
tans with verdant green.
Right in front Of us was chain oil
the Allegheny mountains when loInl.N
marked contrast 10 the blush tint OF the
Rlue Ridge back Of them. Allegheny
Servings was plainly in sight, and TO ITS
LEFT. further back the little village OF
Shawsvilc could be noticed. As an
appropriate terminus OF the horizon, on
the extreme left, the well-known noun
tain Bald Knob. the guardian of Noun
tain Lake could be seen. wherever the
eyes passed they rested on dense woods,
! interspersed with rich helds, almost
ready for harvest-timc. and frequently
the landscape was Interrupted by the
winding course of the head waters OF
Roanoke river.
calTAIN CLARKE sPFAKs OFT.
After giving our horses good rest "e
started for hcme. and the refreshing
evening air formed marked contrast 10
the oppre ssive heat during the day. We
had almost reached the foot OF the noun
tain when we PASSED a farmhouse, the
owner Of which stood in the gate await
inc us. IL greeted the Go'ernor cor
diallv. saying that fc was glad to shake
J hands with brave veteran wnon
he fought with during the late
war. He introduced himself as
Csrtain Clarke, the adJuiant OIL
the old Forty-sixth Regiment lie said
he was seVenty-cne years old, although
ne locked not more than nifty Captain
Clarke alluded TO the fact .hat he neld
in his hand a copy OF a Lynchburg nee
silver paper, telling the Governor that ne
| had become utterly disguised with Inc
policy OF that paper. and complimenting
him on his manly letter on the financial
olesticn lie added that he was looking
Tor the Democratic nomination for mem
Ter of the House OF Delegates, and as
sured the Governor that he would ether
vote for him or General Lee f,r the posi-
! ticn which both had taken on the silver
question, and he was certainly glad that
both lad changed their former views.
| We all laughed heartily over this little
episode. where the Governor had appa-
rcntly secured an additional vote in the
| fight for United States Senator two years
| hence. provided that Captain Clarke VIII
| represent Montgomery county in the low