Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-21
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
The Final Hal, at Washington and
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Lee University was held last evening in
the university gymnasium. The large AMI
spacious room had been decorated by Nit
teidorfer. OF Richmond and he surpassed
all his previous efforts IN that line here.
The most brilliant event OF the evening
was the opening figure. and IL eiicited
much applause from all not engaged in
IL.
Sixteen couples formed in column. each
participant carrying pale-blue flag. with
deep b.ue trimmings, and having the let
tiers W. l.. L. thereon. The column.
headed by Sir. William Alexander Bell,
Of louisiana. and Miss Maggie Graham,
OF Lexington. marched from an ante-room
10 the ballroom, whore n military figure
embracing many intricate movements
was executed with eXactness and pre-
cision.
The couples In the opening figure were:
Miss Maggie Graham. of Lexington. Va,
with MIR. William A. Bell, OF New Or
leans. La. cream-colored satin, pearls,
and Duchess laces
Miss Rosa +. WITT. Of stanton. Va.
with Mr.. VIII Martin, or Lexington. Ky.
yellow satin and gauze. diamonds.
Miss Agatha Bullitt, OF Louisville. KY.
with Mr. W. X. Vance, Of Shellbyvilie.
Ky, pink. silk. and old lace, diamonds
Miss Lucy Pcndleton. OF Wytheville.
Va, with Mr.. James II. Bullitt. of Louis
vile. KY white satin and organdie. La
France roses
Miss Annie Patton Jordan. OF Lexing
ton, Va. with Mr.. ONeill. OF Alabama.
White organize. satin trimmings. pearls.
Miss Marguerite Patton. of Lexington,
Va. with Mr. Powell. OF Winchester.
Va. white organde. no ornaments.
Miss Meem. Of Lynchburg, Va. with
Mr.. John W. Davis. OF West Virginia,
pink silk. lace. apple blossoms.
Miss Katie Hopkins. OF Lexington. Va.
with MIR John l.. Young, Of Louisiana.
while oIgandie and satin. American
Beauty roses.
Mr.. Their. Of Virginia, white organdie,
old lace. wild roses.
Miss Marie Ransom. Of Stanton, Va.
with Mr.. Cabell Tutwiler, Of Lexington.
Va. white organize, with pink satin
rihbors, pearls.
Miss Elise Semmes. of Lexington, Va,
with Mr.. McSween, of Florida, blue mus
lin and satin ribbons, diamonds and roses.
Miss Elisa Dillon, Of Lexington. Va,
with MIR. la Far of South Carolina,
pink organGie, rubies.
Miss Lula Semmes, Of Lexington, Va.
with MIR John c. Dillon, Of Lexington,
Va. pink organdie. opals.
Miss Lily Coles of Lexington. Va, with
Mr.. Douglas Smith. of Virginia, yellow
crepe. X. a. badges.
Miss Glasgow. of Richmond, Va, with
Mr. r. J. 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.
OTHER COUPLES
Among the other dancers the following
couples were most noticeable:
Miss Craighill. Of Lynchburg, Va, with
Mr.. Fitzhugh Lee. Jr.. Of Glasgow, Va,
pink organdie, rubies, and laces, Ameri-
can roses.
Miss Kate Mcclure. Of staunton. Va,
with Mr. c. Funkhouser. OF Missouri,
white crepe, Marechal Neil roses.
Miss Brown, of Louisville, KY, with MIR.
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, Va,
with Mr.. W. T. Paxton, OF Buena Vista.
Va. blue chiffon and laces, pearls.
Miss Kate NJ Jordan, Of Lynchburg,
Va, with Mr.. G. d. Letcher of Lexing-
ton. Va. yellow null and satin trim
mings.
Miss Susie Wellfced. Of Richmond. Va.
with Mr. Ancell, of Virginia, pink brocade
chiffon and Old lace.
Miss Carrie Martin. of Lexington, Ky,
with air. Conner. of Dallas. Tex. white
organdie pink roses. and pearls.
Miss Agnes Ross, of Lexington, Va,
with Mr.. Cyrus Strickler, Of Atlanta, Ga,
organde. jaime a, diamonds.
Miss Morrison. Of Charlotte. y. C, with
Sir. II. H. Halves y. l.. Of West Virginia,
blue silk and gauze, and opals.
Miss Bowling. Of stanton, Va, with
Cadet Peterson, Virginia Military Insti-
tute, organdie over satin, La France
roses.
Miss Dimple Carmichael of Lexington,
Va. with MIR. Sheppard, of North Caro-
lima. yellow silk, null, and buttercups.
Miss Lucy Ship. of Lexington. Va.
with Cadet Wise. of New York, white
null and orsandie. American Beauty
roses.
Miss Harrison. OF Virginia. with Bowling
Lee Of Washington. d. C.. pink chiffon
and old laces and sapphires.
Miss Sallie Bruce. OF Virginia, with
Mr. y. c. McBryde, Of Lexington. Va.
white chiffon and white roses.
Miss Annie Waelder, OF San Antonio,
Tex. with Cadet A. Il. Taylor, of Viz
ginia. white organdie. Bertha laces, dha-
mOnds
Miss Mary Rucker, Of Lynchburg, Va.
with Mr. Marshall Of Lexington, Ky,
yellow null. yellow roses.
Miss Bell, OF New Orleans, La, with
Mr. Bell. of New Orleans, La, white
and yellow satin, diamonds and pearls.
Miss Charlotte Ransom. of stanton,
Va. with Mr.. j. z. Young. Of Oregon,
white organdie. blue satin trimmings
pink roses
Miss Helen Sloan Of st. Louis. Mo,
with Mr.. Mcfarland, Of Stanton. Va,
pink organdie.
Miss Kathleen Anderson. Of Richmond,
Va. with Mr.. Glasgow Armstrong, OF
Salem, Va, white organdie, blue rib
bons
Miss Martha Christian, Of S,aunton, Va,
with Mr.. J. NJ. Guthrie, KY. blue crepe.
de chine, flowers.
THE CHAPERONS.
The chnperons for the evening were
Mrs Turner. of Little Rock. Ark. pink
and white silk. pearls and point laces
Mrs William A Anderson, Of LeXlng-
ton. Va, black silk and diamonds.
Mrs. William i. Wilcox. of jackson,
Miss. white silk
Mrs f. l. Graham. Of Lexington, Va
black silk, steele passementri, point laces
Mrs Colonel r. NJ. Semmes, of he Viz
ginia Military Institute, black SILK ana
oearls.
Mrs Colonel j. ID. III. Ross, of LeXlng-
ton, Va, black silk and diamonds.
PETERSBURG.
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