Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-25
A FANCY-DRESS BALL
. FASHIONABLE EVENT AT BERRY
WILLIE.
Many Pretty Costumes Worn-Forfy
Children Sent Out by the Baltimore
rrr.h-Air OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for n Summer Home.


Thu Young ladies' of Berryville and
vicinity gave fancy dress ball al
Winston Hall. Berryville. wednesday
evening. which was decidedly the FASH
ionable event OF tho season. About TWO
hundred invitations were issued for the
OCCASION and In spite Of the heavy rain
which kept many away, about nifty
couples participated in the dancing.
The costumes worn were becoming and
nretty. and in many instances displayed
a great deal of talent in their conception
and execution. General dancing was in
dulged in until midnight, when supper
was served. after which the german, led
nv Mr.. Frank V. Tilford, Of Hyattsyille,
Nd. was danced. The chaperones were
Mesdames r. Z. Page. w. n. Mcdonald
and 8. NJ Taylor. and the Reception Com
nittee-Misses Mamie 7. Mccormick
and Bette Rice Page, and Mrs. John b.
Nell.
Among those present in fancy dress
were Miss Prince, OF Philadelphia, as
"a Dresden Shepherdess." and Miss
Agnes Page, as "Buttercup." Mary
Moore as Little Bo Peep" Mamie Nc
Donald as Cigarette" Mamie Thomas
"a maiden Lady OF the Olden Time"
Mossle White as Fairy" Mamie WHITE
a, "a Tyrolienne," Lucy Deahl as FAIRY
Oueen.' Mamie Z. Mccormick as
"Gipsy." Mary Lippitt as Queen Oh
clubs" Eliza Lippitt, as Free Silver,
Mamie Idppftt as AN Old-Time Lady
and Mary Moore as polly"
OTHERS PRESENT.
Others present were Misses Anna
Mitchell. Margaret Kennedy, and Floride
Rrown. and Messrs. Ad. Allen and Paca
Kennedy. of Charleston, w. Va; Miss
Fanny Mcdonald and Edward Melon
ala OF Louisville, KY; Misses Nettle
griffith. Virgo Morris. McCloud, Mid
dIefon and Stoneman, of Washington.
-. c.; shipley, OF Baltimore, Has
king. OF Lexington. Va; Wells, OF FAR
fax county; Lottie and Bessie Meade
OF 1.-THE Plains" and Williams, OF Mont
gomery county, Md, and Messrs. James
Graves. OF Richmond; Elicit CaoeH, or
Tvnchburg: Lawrence Mccormick, OF
Temple. Tex, and Harry Harrison, OF
New York, and Mrs Harry Moss, OF
Parkersbure. w. Va; Misses Nellie Page,
Maria voolfolk. jamie Meade, JAMIE ana
Lily Moore, Esther and Marie Lewis
Amy Deahl, Edith Allen, Nellie Grlfiltn'
Rose Il. Mccormick, and Burnie Crown,
and Drs. Lou. Allen and Robert Cooke,
and Messrs. c. II. Mercer, w. T., Free
land. and Dangerfield Lewis, c. w.
and Hugh Mcdonald, Richard and
Augustine Willis. James Thompson,
Blackburn Smith, Il. Robinson, Hugh and
FranI, Mccormick, George Irwin,
Henry jenkins, Leo and Rob. Wheat >.
8 Thomas. Jr., Z. II. Powers, Harry
Warden. John b. Neil, Charles NJ.
Brown. Ludwell Baldwin, Fred. Crown
Eugene and Elliott Glover, Taliaferro
Milton. Truxton and NJ. Lawrence Boyce,
Reginald Morrison, and Wharry Daniel,
Of Clarke county.
BOISTEROUS NEGROES.
For some nights past the negroes living
in Josephine City, a suburb Of Berryvllle,
have been so bolsterous and noisy as 10
disturb the whole of that part OF the
town lying adjacent thereto. A few nights
since Town-Sergeant Ricamore, with two
special deputies, undertook TO preserve
the peace. and were attacked, struck with
4. stone. and otherwise roughly used by
he crowd of half-drunken negroes, seve-
raj Of whom were arrested, two or them
fined. and a third carried his case be-
fore the County Court for settlement.
Forty children sent out by those in
charge of the F'resh-Air Fund in Balu-
more arrived in the southern part of the
county a few days ago, and are located
with various families in the neighborhood
Of White Post.
Mr.. Taliaferro Milton, son Of Mr.. W.
Taylor Milton, and a recent graduate
Of the Sewanee Military Academy, in
secured the appointment as commandant
Of the Sewanee Military Academy, in
so your correspondent has
been informed.
LOOKING FOR A SUMMER HOME.
Mr.. Frank r. stockton, the well-known
writer, accompanied by his wife, spent
several days in Berryville this week.
Mr. Stockton is in the neighborhood with
/ view of purchasing a summer home
n the county.
A much needed rain fen here Wednes-
lay afternoon and night. and the pros
oect for a good crop Of corn has been
very much improved thereby. The farm
FRS have been very much encouraged by
he recent rise in the price Of wheat, and
/ great deal of grain is now being ship
BED by the dealers I'm the county.
Miss Virginia Morris. of Washington,
D. c., is the guest Of Miss Nellie Page
DR.. w. Richardson has returned from
where he has been undergo
ng medical treatment. much improved.
Mr.. Reginald Morrison, of Baltimore,
s visiting his parents in this place.
Mrs. Holland. of Washington, ID. c.,
s visiting at the home OF Mr.. r. r.
smith.
Mr.. John p. Mcclure. OF Richmond.
Va, is visiting DR.. j. NJ. G. Mcclure.
Mr.. Ellet Cabell, of Lynchburg, is visit
ne Mr.. A. Moore, Jr
Mr.. Lawrence Mccormick, prominent
attorney of Temple Tex, is visiting his
PARENTS in BerryVille.