Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
THE OLD DOMINION.
x,eur OF GAYETY AT THE
ANCIENT CAPITAL.
uo,.s S&rming with DANCING "
suepso- striking pec"r"
-, HIM, and Oyster Rcast-fer-
.opals and Briefs.

WILLIAMSBURG. VA, January
"A,1''' -. :, ,nA most elegant enter
.s,..r,. that has been given heie 40
$50. ,,r,. came OF last night the OLA
SION being tho formal open's Aru,
Colonial Inn. the new hotS 'u'' -
30 Mr. ! B. Spencer The new 80, 80
.,.-,e,pre with the old ouiiu'hs'
sOo'' ..,,,an,lv Illuminated from dome 10
- md the myriad lights streaininS
on, through glasses OF various
Nth ON the Main-street sac anu 80
4 80 ,onrth on tho court green-preseh'eu
vcrv pretty sight The guests began 70
80 about o'clock, and soon lio
~ho,o house was thronged with joyous
a-o,,d ~ ladies and gentlemen. The new
"a beautiful dining hall OF the Inn
,yas set in order for the dance Inc
,sus were festooned with chains OF oeH-
ate flowers caught up at Intervals py
s,f,,v-,,ed knots Of orange and white
,ihhon. The aicoye at the northern END
M tho hall Was banked with rare ana
beautiful flowers, and the floor looked ike
n mirror The band was stationed In the
alooye. The festivities were inaugura'ed
with the "Old Virginia reel, which Was
performed in splendid style
\ ROYAL FEAST.
The guests trippod the Tight fantastic
until IL l.. NJ, when supper was an
uounced. The merry throng then repaired
in couples to the old dinin6-room' "uoIe
a royal feast was spread. Nothing Wa
lacking 70 tempt the appetite. among tlls
large number in attendance were MI anu ~
Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler, Rev. and Mrs w. T.
Itoherts Professor and Mrs Charles T..
Riqhop. Mr. and Mrs Bathurst u. IedOn9 ,
Judge and Mrs. X. l.. Henley, Mr' anu
Mrs. william @. Jones. Professor anu
Misses Garrett. Professor Hugh >. Biru'
Professor II. J. Stubs, Mr. ana Mia'
II. G.. Spencer, Mr.. and MIS-. 10 -
spencer. Mrs. John l.. Mercer Mi7' - N
Smith. Mrs Mary T.. Neal, Mia. OhaIlo''e
Hubbard. Dr. and Mrs. Georse p Hun
flns. Mrs. J. J.. Hail. Mrs John bEails'
Mrs George Booker and daughter. MISS
Louise Booker Of old Point MIS-. Wllliaiii
MAYO and daughter ana MISS M"i N.Y.
~ Richmond. Miss Leila Moore, Of London
80, potar OF jefferson county. W. Va,
Nuss Annie AcCaW, OF Richmond; Misses
! o,,ise Henley. Emily Christian, Ida
8 Tai1kner. Virginia Wise, Ella Moncure'
q Elizabeth Morccock, Pattie Morecock
q Iesnie Mercer, Mary Waller Mercer sue
\ wcbh Tucv Booth, Kitte Morecock, ahc
Aiessrs. Charles W. Coleman, A. u. Smith
Arthur Deumead, Of Baltimore; Archer
brooks. Harry Lamb. +. Tazewell Taylor
Of Norfolk: James Cabel, OF l;lchmonu
a. q. Peachy and Thornton Marye, ol
Newport News: Y. G. J.. Moncure, o.
Fairfax: Robert NJ. Hughes, Jr, OF Nor
folk. Samuel Stubs and 5. o. Bland
WRIGHT and Ora
ham Nichol, OF Washington, ID. c.; Spen
Ger Henley, James Il. Christian. Spen
CIR Lane. oscar Lane, William Bolyn, DR.
John W. Nash; Messrs. George Moore
Robert Zimmerman. Alexander NJ. X
llarrell, and T.. G. Peachy.
A FOX CHASE
Tho Peninsula Hunting Club chase
REWARD yesterday for several hours nea
York river. and after an exciting run
the brush was captured 10y Mr. T. II
Geddy. Others I'm the party were Judg
r. L. Henley. J.. ". Lane. Jr., II. J.
Spencer. NorveI Henley, and j. i. Hun
bard. and Jake Clemments. of Norl
county After the chase the entire part.
were invited TO an elegant oyster roas
10y Captain I'D. Maynard Fifteen bushel
4 OF tho finest oysters were heaped up OF
tho river shore, and the genial captain
and his guests RECALLED themselves unit
late hour, when the entire party lie
turned 10 town.
Mr. Carl Ruehrmund, the weli-know
A Richmond architect, who will superinten
the erection Of the new building at IN
4 IIospiial for the Insane Sick, was her
yesterday. and. with the contractors, wen
over the entire work, which was found
8 as far az finished, to have been done il
3 ID perfectly satisfactory manner.
4 Mr. Harry Lamb, son of Colonel william
8 Iamb OF Norfolk. who has been spendin
4 She holidays here. left this morning TO
= Sew York, to enter college.
Miss Lucy Hooker, Of Richmond,
4 visiting the family Of Mr.. Robert {
Barlow.
Miss Cora Lane and Miss Bessie Scot
leave the FIRST of next week for Nortolf
4 10 visit Mrs. J.. II, Lamb.