The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-23


Miss Leila Gray: Mr. ~ l.. Bowe; Mr.. w
L. Smith: Mr. Pelham Blackboard Mr.. w
S. Roberts: and Mss Jones.
You will note that I'm Messrs. String
fellow. Maury and Carter. Richmond
proverbially gifted bar IS well repre-
sented. Mr.. James Peasants, who ielt
lass week. had held its reputation well
IN until their arrival. I suppose you
now count Mr.. Joseph Button, clerk OF
the Senate and OF the Democratic state
Committed among your adopted citi-
gems. though. as Conklins said 10 Grant
hs halls from AppomattoN. He has
been here hobnobbng with the political
maKnates. but az he IS pronounced
free-silver leader. he must have been
discouraged az filming himself In nor
nets nest OF gold bugs" 81 n hornet Is
entomoiosically a bug.
An excursion party or -FOUR hundred
from Charlottesville swarmed over the
grounds on Wednesday. bringing WIN
them many pleasant and well known
persons. among them Captain MicaJah
Woods. AZ this genial and tslented
gentleman presided over the recent Demo
cratic Convention at StauntOn. his sound
money friends here kept him busy the
whole dav explaining what they deemed
"a. io,cn share OF responsibility for
,s,,inz the politics OF thu State IN such
a free silver TX. 1870
A. Stanton this excursion picked up
AT always entertaining end accom-
ri,sbas gentleman. DR.. BENJAMIN BACK
sora .uperintendent OF the Western IN
sa,a Asylum. While he probably agrees
v,tb The Times on the ineNpediency OF
re. coinage. he says that tho kepup-
r,..- .sriy Offsets free silver and 10
apsin1 himself in the middle OF INC
road" ne will turn In nj the Demo.
c-,tio toll-gats and vo'e the straight
Bryan and Sewall ticket.
Tatinr the experience or ms past
e,,,- vears. the 18th Of August witnesses
the rargcs- number Of guests anu t.ns
,,,,t,,rr, fs often maintained TIL ths ISL
., sa,tornber. This period is therefore
~. zenith OF the season. me preS'"'
season seems TO be excepron" T" -
n.ilv increase OF guests since tne ION
tho number being larger at 'n'' N"''
than at any time nrtore
''A' THE GRAND BALL
..o,- the festivities at The Whiue
So. ,s annually a climacter1c so 10
-. hitch is Disseminated from inc
-, a. ne grand bail. ENua~alhaiy
.,io, are made for TINS anu -
Psaa-st,giv transcends the other pa.'
-, .,,s~-tainuents OF the season IN Ihe
,,,rnh-r OF tho dancers, the elegance o'
-. ,a.tnmes and the brilliant appear
arnr. or the festive scene. =.
rr,. crand Bail is generally given os-
tween the 18th and 10Th OF August -"
mis- occasion II took place on ITO
,n~ of rha nth. Perhaps never before
rs enc srrangernents made on so am
al. seal. OF elaborate preparation ana
- ov,arditure Many came from
Richmond Washington, Baltimore, anu
other cities for the special occasion.
q-hs dancers were as follows Ladies
Misses Judith Deane. sallie HARRISON
Tmeline O'Non. Martha Johnston, an
ME Lennon Sallie Daingerneld LOUISE
Burke. Eva Wise. Martha Hichborn Bes-
SIC Raker. Maria Buchanan. Annie Ten
nant. Sara Johnson, Ellie Bosher, Virginia
HAYNES. Mamie Snodgrass. Gertrude SEQ
vile. Jeanne VanGegrift. Pauline Palmer
Miss Madden, Miss Judson. Elizabeth
Winter. Hattie Elliott Mary Belle Ebott,
Faith White. Belle Armstrong, Warnita
Lalant. Resale Slaughter. Mamie Lang
horne. Alice Langhorne. Sidney Johnson.
Julia Meem Eva RumbOlf. Pauline May,
- Goheme, and Mesdames J. p. Nc
Iaren. W. @. Dickson. John j Potts.
VIM Writ Robinson. John s. Wise. Miss
Unshur Miss Knowles Mss Hoe. Miss
Herbert.
The gentlemen dancers were Messrs.
r. $ Whaley, Geo. a. Gibson Geo. Ben.
stacy Arthur s. WHY, Or. John Free
land - Caruley. G. Y. Sterling. Jas.
y Heath Allan Potts. j. NJ Robertson.
y. 5. Bosher, j. y. Fair. g.. Dray, W. D..
remnant. W. +. Garden. 3. NJ. Baker +.
ID. Ross. Clarence Knowles. II. Camp
bell. J. W. Scott A. II. HOaton ThOs. ST.
Marshall. J. L. McLaren. j. p. Parhn-
son. David Tenant. W. NJ Johnston.
Ralph Elliott, BENZ Blackford. Jr.. T..
NJ. Atkinson. -- ManCault. J. T.. Will
lard. r. +. Wells. J. T.. Christian. George
Jones. Andrew Jones Y. J.. Lee. Jr. VI.
W Pope. il. Irvine Keysor. T. w. Plu-
mey. Writ Robinson G. A. Grant. @. J.
Anderson. r. -. Snodcrass- T.. r. ".
McCabe. Bernard ". Carter. W. s. Bry-
an, W Madison Scott. Kensett Brown ..
W. Catchings. - Schaef T. T.. H.
Rumbold. John Selden. J. G. Walker J.
I. HUBBARD. Alex Mcdonald. Adrien Piey-
or. Clarence Moore @. Johnson. p John
son. Judge TT. I. Efmunds r. ". John
ston. Stewart H. Harris r O. Tunstall.
IT, j. Stewart IT. Langhorne. r X.
Langhorne. j. $. Ware. I. w Miles J.
r. Walker. !. =. Thorn John d. Hoe.
John -. Potts
The description Of the decorations and
elegant supper have already been given
In The Times
At the conclusion OF tho dance the
participants were punched in a pictures
QUO zroup. and tho tableau caught IN
rfe-Tike perfection by a flash" photo
graph
The grand ball itself hardly stirred the
dancing contingent here. as much, Ger
tainly not more. than The besf titful leap
year german OF Tuesday night Miss
VSndegrrt OF Lvnchburg. was the lead
er. and n would b. nard 10 conceive
o. a german indicating in higher He-
gree the taste. skin. ingenuity. and IN
d-fatirable zeal Of that important runo-
tionsrv.
Everything was IN keeping TlevAn ron
tiemAn OF dignity snd position wcro sei at
"a TO act as chsperons 30 the eriileie--
youths. who were invited BY nearly three
scors girls 10 ioin them In tire n,crry
rnazes OF the dance. Five OF these
M-ssrs. McGuire Baker. Johnston Mar
.han. and Enthusiastically dlstrfbu ted
tho favors
The figures were OF great variety ana
beauty. In one which elicit~d loud AZ
nlsu~. from tho onTookers the ladies ,en
o rth-ir knees and tho light-heartcd
swalns gai'v danced around hem. Vine
Their any % fhs Fair kneeiers avail ID
themselves or the position 30 ofer thoss
petitions and proposals which. In ocl~r
,ezrs are regarded "a tho privilege or tho
swains W. cannot saw; but can avnuoh
that no gestures Of refusal or looks ~
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