Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-11
SEASON ATITSHElGHT
The Continuous Round Of Gayety at
the White.
CARD PARTIES AND GERMANS.
"A Very Unique Entertninmen'-A
brilliant Bnll-Iitcrary Trent from
m Ricbmond GcutIcman-Some Per-
sonnI Notes.

cident 10 the meeting here of the Bar
Association. and the real opening OF the
White Sulphur season of delights have
filled the past week 10 the full. A
rapid succession Of beautiful entertain
mcnts has made the place brilliant and
alluiing.
The accession OF the attractive people
who represent the legal profession. with
the addition Of some Of their friends. has
greatly enhanced the charm of White
Sulphur society.
The speeches by Captain Blackboard ana
Judge Pryor were received with enthn-
siasrc appreciation. and the election Of
Mr.. Robert NJ. Hughes. of Norfolk, Va
20 be president has given universal saus-
faction.
Germans and card parties have followed
each other in close succession the past
week. on Tuesday morning a beautliul
german was led by Mr.. John Boswell. OF
Danvine. Va. with Miss Gray Morehead'
OF North Carolina.
on Thursday morning Mr. George Glib
son led. with Mrs. Gibson a graceful and
charming dance Of sixty couples. the
costumes Of the morning germans are
perfectly fascinating. Crowds OF people
Ill! the windows and doors Of the ball
room 10 watch the may hsures oahceu
b. girls in flmy muslin and Organize
gowns, and men in stylish morning SUITS
ELI BANANAS"
The event OF the season was the beau
tiful complimentary german given on
Wednesday evening by the Eli Banana
of
commelnoration Of the nineteenth anni-
vcrsary of its formation at the white
Sulphur The Committee Of Arrange
ments were Mr.. Oliver W. Catchings,
Mississippi. Mir. Z. Hope Norton. and Dir.
George W. Morris. At 10 O'Clock the
guests assembled in the drawing-room,
every girl wore her best bib ana tucker
and the costumes were exquisite IN taste
and frerhr.- Everybody was at his or
her hes. The university has great
hold on V.r..ricns and on all the alumni,
and the.r .Ope from every state.
There was intense interest. therefore, IN
the university german. Mr.. George W.
Morris led sixty couples with Miss Rus
sell. Of Winchester. Va, a handsome ana
attractive brunette. The figures we're
very beautiful. and were danced Win
great spirit-the final dance after supper
being the banana" figure. This was
c0uNleLtl tE a SIuIl IIdiNii IVA ~ W.
"ENs." bearing between them huge
bunch OF bananas on stick. The Eli
vel was very jolly and hearty. and was
given three times during the figure. Ihe
badCes. Of bright blue ribbons. had the
name Of the society. and the date OF
organization upon them. and the cham
payne entertainment was abundantly dis
pensed in the ballroom. The pdtronesses
OF this charming entertainment were
II
Dickson. George Ross. Clarence Knowles.
Francis Lassiter, Wilkins Bruce j. Al
ston CaneH. T. +. Bingham, H. ". Full
Ter. j. W Reinhardt. James ID. Patton.
G.. 7. NJ. Gibson. and S0uthgate Lennon.
The members present who so elegantly
entertained the young people and who
were the hosts Of the occasion, were
Messrs i. Hope Norton, George W. Nor
ris. Oliver ". Catchings. X. 6. Black
ford. Charles q. Mathews. Stuart Nc
CURE W f. Taylor. j. X. NJ. Norton.
NJ ". Pope. James Z. Heath. Jr Kirk
wood Mitchell Thomas Gordon, Francis
II. Lassiter. W. y. McRae. and Thomas
y. Carter.
THE DANCERS.
Among the dancers were: Misses Rus
sell. Dangcrlitld. Lizzie Clarke, Matte
Clarke Claudia Palmer, Virginia
HAYES. Lucy Wormley. Anne Tenant
Salne Bruce May Howard. Eugenia Ten
nant. Lucille Fuller. Virginia Lassiter
Vira Boarman. Grace Bestor. Nellie Iiar-
rison, Nellie Parker. Gray More
head. May Warins. Lizzie Hancock.
Martha Bagby. Katherine Reinhart.
Achsah Preston. Anna Coates Margaret
and Belle Newman. Mrs. W J. Walker,
Mrs 4. >. Johnson. j. W. Christian, Mrs.
George Gibson. Mrs Boocock. Mrs T. y.
Me- IN
Dwight. Kenney, Bryant. Davidge. Lem
mon. DuBarry. Brent. Miles. Patterson,
BoaTman. Lloyd, Scotts and Messrs.
Mitchell. Leake. B0othe, Ferguson.
Dennison. Preston Meredith. seldom,
Rhett, Stacy, Heath. Shields. Ruther-
foord. Cabel. Payne Campbell, Mel
son, Knowles. McCaleb. Potts. Barley.
Churchill, Gibson, EOOcock. Cana, and
McRae.
card parties OF ten or twelve tables
occupy a number Of the married ladies
every morning in the dTawingroom. on
Monday Mrs. Or J. II. Warren of Mo-
bile Ala. entertained the party. and gave,
as is done at each party, pretty and
tasteful prizes. on Tuesday Mrs. T. c.
Woodward. Of South Carolina; on We'd
nesday. Mrs. Charles Evelyn Smith; on
Thursday evening. Mrs. Andrew Steven
son. and Mrs John +. Winslow; on Fri
day morning. Mrs. DuBarry, of Virginia;
on Saturday; Mrs Bestor, of Mobile, and
on Monday, Mrs. Gilbert, of New Jersey.
followed.
There are germans Of different kinds,
ana entertainments galore for each day
next week The crowd continues to
grow. and even the places 10 be vacated
BY the lawyers will FIJI Immediately.
There was never prettier set of girls
at the White. never more beauX, and
never more enthusiastic enjoyment of
every opportunity for pleasure than at
present
A BRILLIANT BALL
on Friday evening the ladies gave a
brilliant ball and german 10 the gentle
men. The dance was led by Mr.. George
Gibson, with Mrs. T.. S. Latimer. Bro
cadcs and satins, t0ffetas, chiffon mus
lin, and orgdndie gowns swept in stately
magnihcence or foated in diaphanous
clouds before the admiring audience. The
matrcns had their time as well as the
young girls. and the midde-aged, the
medium, and the young mingled on the
ballroom floor in glce.
Mrs. Southgate Lennon entertained a
number Of young people at her cottage
at a o'clock tea on one day. and on an
other entertained a similar party at cards
and luncheon. Both occasions were i'm
honor OF her daughters. Misses Fannie
and Isabel Lennon. and Miss Maize
Scott.
a charming little literary entertainment
was given on Tuesday evening BY Mr.
i. y. Valentine. at the earnest soiicita-
ton OF many persons, who enjoyed his
original dialect recltatons thoroughly.
Mr.. Valentines style is refined and at
trsctive. lie writes the gems which COM