Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-07
THEIR LAST DANCE.
The Assembly Ball at The jefferson Last
Night a Signal Success.
BTAt TTTIL s'ffb"
rhc Dining-nocm and Court fre-
,enf Animated Picfurcs-O'er ""o
Guests rr.sco,-Thosc IN Attend
Rnre.

,ieht was signal success. and the
,.oo,nine social event Of It's character
TINS winter II WAS tho fnal entertain
mont Of tho season OF the fashionable
oresnization giving H. The lovely pSfiors,
tho dining-room. the court, and the Srahu
corridors were turned over to the gay
throns and the 800 participants enjoyed
t,omeoives 10 the fullest extent.
Tho dancing took place in the western
,,,.ion of the beautiful blue and gold
s,ptng-room. from which roatcd the de-
uahtnl strains from an orchestra of ten
,ioces The asscmblagc embraced the
fashion and culture of the city, represent
t.ti,,s Of the General Assembly, and Of
the Supreme Court Bench.
The corridors Of tho palatiai hotel were
iarteully decorated with palms and ferns
snd other growing plants. interspersed
blth huge vases Of American Beauty
roses.
Dancing began promptly at $50 O'Clock
md at u there was a break for supper
Ihe midnight meal was served IN the
tas,ern end Of the spacious dinng-room,
sud In the jefferson court. The latter
oiace was "a scene Of tropical splendor'
ehen the guests had seated themselves
Tor supper. The large plants and the
sparkling water, the shimmcrng gowns
OF the ladies. and the fresh colors Of the
interior Of the court reflected the rays OF
,r,riads of iucandcscsnt-jamps. while
the music Of the orchestra was augment
81 by the harmonious ungiing Of SILVER
and cut-glass Two bands played inces-
sandy during the supper-onc being s'a-
tionod i'm the centre Of the court, ana the
other in the dining-room. The menu was
fsultless. embracing many oi the rarcst
aClicacics
THE GUESTS PRESENT.
Here S. "a complete l.st of the guests III
attendance. Air. John Kerr Branch, Miss
Boykm. Mr.. S. H. Lewis. MISS heDe
GLASGOW. Mrs Edward Mayo, Mrs. Alex
ander Cameron. Ais. John Dunlop Miss
Helen Cameron. hlr. Juniu5 IL. MOsby,
Sir. .COtesWorth p1nckney, Miss Ruth An
atrson. Nl.s Mary McCaw, Miss Annie
Mcclure. MG j. +. Anderson, Dr. and
Airs D. N Jpshur, Mr.. William holland,
Hiss Eva Do frcVllle. Dr. stuart Mcclure,
Miss Brgce Williams. Mr.. T. Francis
Green, Miss Scott Dr. George Ross, Mr.
a.. a. Gray, Mr. and Mrs. John W. At
klnaOn. SIR s. 5. l.. Patteson, afr. VII
liam 3. j. Mayo. MIR. Thomas Boiling,
2lr and Mrs. Thomas NJ. rutherford,
.ir. aud Mrs. Charles u. Boiling. Miss
Handy. sir. George ". Morris, Mr. and
airs Edmund StrudWick, Mr.. 5. Strud-
wick Mr.. William G.. Strange. Mrs.
o. r.. Bancroft. Mr.. Jordan J Leake.
air. II. -. Christian, Jr., Or. chiffon NJ.
Aiiller. Captain ". Gordon McCab0, Mr..
4li|r Morton IfrsbtL Mics
Mary Lewis. Mt. James E. Mckay, Mr..
and Mrs. >. ". Travers, Mr. Joseph
A. Anderson, Miss Alys CouDally, Miss
Ella Cooke. Miss Harris, Mr. G. \. Wal
ker. Miss May Jones', MI. George X. Lee
Mir. ana MIS-. John 4. Coke. Colonel and
Mrs e.. OB. Cowarlin, Miss Lucy ".
Mormlcy, Mir f.. u. &. Cabcn. Mr.. and
Airs. Z. Lightfoot WOrmley. Mr. Gardner
booth. MIS-. OTIS NJ. Coke, Nh. aud Mrs.
T. Moncure Perkins. Mr.. John H. Lewis.
Mr.. W. Il. Massie. Mr.. Il. l.. Lee, il.
Mr.. James L. Anderson Mrs. 5. h.
Clemens. Colonel and Mrs. Archer An
berson. Miss Pace. Or. and Mrs. Thomas
Nelson Page. Mrs. Rozier Dulaney, Mr.
Archer Anderson. Jr., Mr.. Allan Tai
oott Mr.. John Palmer. Miss Francis
scott. Nj. and Mrs. f.. X. Scott. Mr..
William j. McRae. Mr. William NJ.
ltabliston, Miss Maria ;. Dunlop, Mr..
Roosevelt Page, MIR. aud Mrs. Fred. ".
scott. Mr.. G.. u. Antrim. Miss Morton
M,. Edward j. wills. Ms. Il. {. Morton
AAss Beulah y pattesOn, Mr.. Frank A.
davenport, Miss judith Deano, Mi Tur-
Ter Arlington. Mr.. 4 r. Holiday. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Davenport. Mrs Caro-
inc Conen. Alr. and Mrs. y r. u. Myers,
jr.. MI. anu Mrs. H. W. Hazard. MIR.
III. T.. baskerville. MIR \. l.. Peasants.
Miss Annie Gray. Mrs. David Is. Ten
nanL Mr. Allen Potts Miss Sailer. Mr.
and Mrs. Edward +. Crump. Mr.. j. J..
Anderson. .diss Nellie Boykn. Miss
Eleanor Ice. Miss Mary Mason Anderson,
4lr. Rober S. Archer Judge Waller l..
Staples. MI John rutherford, Mr. j.
q. Moncure. Miss Edith Rogers, Mr. Ian
easter Williams, Mi kirkwood Mitchell
Air. Coleman WORKMAN, Dr. and Mrs.
Edward Mcclure. Or. and Mrs Hugh NJ
Taylor, Miss Winn Miss Foster. Mir. and
AIRS. Ashton Starke, Mrs. John *. Cur
nally, Mr. 3. >. Dunlop. Mr.. Rutherford
Rose. Mr. W. O. SHELTON, Miss Alice
bamman. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cranz
Mr. George M. Reid Mrs. William Came
lon Mrs. Thomas II. Garter. Judge and
+irS. l.. l.. Lewis. Mr.. b. b. Valentine
Dr j. a. White. MIR. Spotswood Cren-
shaw. Mr. John H. Young, Miss Norma
stuart. Mr.. and Mrs. r. W. Christian.
Mr.. and Mrs. W :. Forbes. Miss Julia
' ~. r.. j
valentine. Miss Harris Mr. James Plea
SAINTS. Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Boulware
Mr ana Mrs. Bradley s. johnson. Gene
PAL and Mrs. Bradley r. johnson. MIR
Thomas Adkins, Miss Lou Adkins. Miss
Mary Pace. Mr. John Currie. Mr. w
Ialley, Miss Mary Miller. Judge James
oNeith. MISS Marianne Meade. Mr.. II. G..
leginm Miss Nellie Neale Mr.. and
Mrs. b. b. Valentine Hon. Henry Fair
lax Hon. John r. Ryan, Hon. Merritt
i. Cooke. Mr.. Palmer Gray, Mr.. T. +.
Robertson Mr. +. W Upshur. Miss Mary
Rogers, Miss Maxwell Lyons. Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Davenport. Mr.. Edward 4.
Mayo. Miss Hattie Ross Mr.. and Mrs
B. Il. Munford Mr.. Carter W. Branch
Miss Bagby. Mr.. James r. Rutherford.
1lr. Barton HaXall. Miss Alice Davis
Miss Lily Davis. Mr. Charles L. VII
iams Jr. Miss Lucy Cooke Mr. David
N. Curric. Mr.. aud Ms. Dallas Flanna-
gan. Miss Bessie lin. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
u Wickham. Mr. and Mrs. Meredith
Montague. Mr.. and Mrs. James Caskic,
Miss Eugcnia Tenant. MIR. Wyndham
Boiling. Miss Resale Scott. Mr.. II. l..
'aoelL. Miss Kathleen Anderson. Mr. ".
;. Workman. Mr.. Charles L. Workman
.iiss Lou Catesby Jones Miss Mary Wei
1v scott, MIR. and Mrs. II. Carter Scott
air. r. III. Laudale. Miss Susie Morris.
Mr. Il, a. Lancaster. Jr.. Mr. i. 7. H.
lose. Air. Charles Sirngfellow, Jr. Mr..
A. n. Christian, Jr.. Mir. Aubrey Young
DR. Hunter Mcclure, Miss Alice u. Hen
Ing. Mr.. Randolph Harrison. Mr.. and
MIS-. jackson Guy. Miss Fannie Mcclure
Sir. }. Randolph Tucker, Jr.. Colonel
and Mis-. John h. Purcell. Miss Purcell,
Mr. Alex. ". Woddell. Or James =.
McCaw. Miss Elizabeth q. Camefon. Mr..
ldchatd Lewis, Miss Mary III. Cameron,
Mr. T.. O. McCabc. Miss Catherine v
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