The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-23
MONTGOMERY WHITE,
The Season Opened With a Fancy
Dress Ball.

Montgomery Springs, Va, july 90
(Special)-The famous old MONTGOMERY
White was the scene of n gay and happy
gathering last night, the occasion being
fancy dress ball, participated in by the
numerous guests aud many of the young
people from the surrounding country.
The commodious ballroom, where in
days gone by the famous bellies and beaus
of the old South were went to trim the
light fantastic toe, was thronged with the
graceful forms of beauties and pallants
representing many States, clad in fantas.
tic costumes improvised-- for the occasion,
and for genuine enjoyment both for par.
Elephants and spectators the famous
Bradley Martin ball wasn't in it a little
bit
AS the graceful forms of the Southern
beauties whirled in the dizzy waltz, or
passed and repassed in the intricate fig
ures arranged by the ingenious leader,
Mr.. Ralph Frazier, of Blacksburg, they
presented scene of kalideoscopic splendor
that was well worth coming miles to be
hold.
Way into the "wee sman hours of
morning the dancers kept time to the be-
witching music, while those watching
the scene were delighted, only sorry that,
through age, infirmity or lack of training
in the mysteries of modern dancing, they
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There were inany unique ard striking
costumes to delight the eye and much in
geuuity and taste were exhibited by the
ladies in their arrangement.
Altogether it was delightful occasion
to inaugurate the reopening of this
charming resort.
The following were few of the charac-
tiers represented: DR.. Cannaday, Sailor;
Miss Hill. Nun; NJ. Langhorn, Soldier;
Miss G. Clarkson, Grandma; .Mr. D. d.
Hoge, Farmer; Miss Clarkson, Red Riding
Hood; Mr.. Bush, Sport; Miss Ivildman,
Maiden Hair Fern; Mr.. Urquhart, Private;
Miss Finn, Daisy; DR.. Arn.istead, Uncle
Sa ii: Miss Moseley, Music; H. D. Stone,
Soldier; Mrs. Bell, Forget Me- Not; b. L.
Spindle, Dude; Miss Roberts, Bell of the
Ball; Miss Matte Rowell, School Girl;
Mr.. Bidgood, Tough; Miss Minnie
Rowell, New Woman; Mr.. Kipps, Wheel
man; Mrs. Dixon, Nanny; Il. S. Miller,
Cowboy; Mrs. L. p. Roberts, Lady of
Quality; Mrs. D. l.. Beal, Dinah; Miss
Maynor Holmes, American Beauty.
Among the visitors now at this resort
are the following Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Seago, New Orleans; w. T. CLANCY and
family, of Rome. Ga, Misses Minnie and
Matte Rowell, Rome, Ga; Mrs. G. w.
Holmes and family, Rome, Ga; Mrs. +.
w. Dixon and family, Birmingham. Ala. {;
W. c. Hurt, Danvile, Va; Mrs. w. ID.
Watson and family, Danville; Miss Wat
son, Richmond Mrs Mary A. Hendley,
Washington; j. w. Finn and family,
Columbia, S. c.; Mrs. L. p. Roberts,
Norfolk; Mrs. L. p. Brice, Tuscaloosa
Ala. Miss Gussie Clarkson, Miss susie
Clarkson, Miss Alice Wildmun, Miss
Mary Hill, Tuscaloosa, Ala; E. L. Guy,
Norfolk; Judge Brand and family, F. b.
Bell and family, S. Harris Hoge and
family. Miss Iva johnson, A. w. Will
liams and wife, Mrs. d. r. Beal and Sis
ter, DIR. G.. G. Cannaday, Mr.. S. Nyburg,
d. d. Hoge, T. d. Armistead, Miss Jen-
ME Moseley, B. L. Spindle, Roanoke,
Va; I. Spindle Miller, Christiansburg;
Davis Ayres and family, Salem; Mrs. C.
kingsbury, Missouri; Lucius Perry Hills,
J.. ID. Nelson, Atlanta Ga.