The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-28
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nCTc Is Olc JnuU
weekly in Roanoke which deserves some
mention. II is the horse show OH the
vacant.lot ON jefferson street, near the
Terry building. To those who love
horses the show is really worth seeing, as
many fine animals are exhibited there
each Saturday. The doors are open from
q II. III. until II p. III. Persons wishing
quiet family horses and having old wheel
harrows. baby carriages aud things of
that sort could possibiy..arr good
bargains. Theatre parties would be in
order.
The play. 1.-The Best Way to Pay Bad
Debts" which was to have been given on
Tuesday evening for 1.-The ..beneht..o of the
Public Library, has Decn postponed OH
account of II previous engagement of the
Academy of Music for that night. 1t can
not now be given until Easter. Re.
heal sails will be held once n week during
Lent. and everyone connected with the
play Is working hard to make it sue
cess.
Sol Smith Russell sshas come and gone,
leaving many pleasant memories OF his
most delightful Entertainment Seldom
has any one been greeted by such an
audience Our best and most representa-
tive people. "a Bachelors Romance"
and the man who knows so well the way
to our hearts, will not soon be forgotten
here.
The su description german will be given
ut Hotel Roanoke on Monday evening in.
stead.of Tuesday. It is the very last
thing before the beginning of Lent, which
should be borne in mind by the young
nnnnla Tho x,,ill oInI AZ, l,a,
ut 9:30 instead of 10, rs has been the Gus.
tom heretofore.
a decidedly bright and successful en-
tertainment. was given in the shnpe OF II
masquerade party in honor of the il. o.
ID. Club, ut the residence of Mrs. Hoif
man, on Seventh avenue g. W., ON Mon
day evening. The guests were Miss
Nelms as Lady of Quality" Miss Pitzci
MS "Maud Muller;" Miss DeArmond rs
American Miss Helen DeArmond as
Little 30 Peep" Miss Williamson as
Mornings" Miss Carper. of Rocky
Mount, as "Old Fashioned Gir;n Miss
Iluse as "Folly;" Miss Neal us might"
Miss Crawfor,: as "'Iapanese;'' Miss
Brown as italian Dancer;' Miss Shields
rs Colonial Dame;'' Miss Maude
Shields as spanish Girl" Mr.. Dickin
son rs Cadet Mr.. Shields as Clown"
Mr. Lane rs ''Prince;' Mr.. Hooge as
"20th Century Girl Mr.. Strothcr rs
'Bahy:" Mr.. Neims as "Courtier;n Mr..
Barksdalc as Coming Woman: Mr.
Yetmap. as Sailor" Mr.. .Beckley as
Clown" Mr.. -Munford as 'I.ittle Boy
Blue" and Mr. Thomas Hoffman as
"Bridgct.h. Unmasked Mr.. Wallace
Blanks, Mr.. Shields Hoffman, Mr.. Willie
Blanks. Mr.. Frank Hoffman. Mr. Addi-
son, Mr. Neal Mr.. Reed and Mr. Thomas.
Mrs. Pit2cr, Mrs. Shields and Mrs.
Hoffman. Z
The prettiest and most thoroughly en-
joynbe event of the many which have
occurred latcly,'n the way of afternoon
entertainment, was the ten given by Mrs.
James II. Yonge on Friday afternoon, in
honor OF Mrs. G. e. Yonge, of Florida,
and Miss Julia Yonge Miss Julia Robert.
son assisted. The house was beautifully
decorated with roses and carnations
The followng''werc some of. those present:
Miss Dudley Du Bose, Mrs. Vim. Boyd,
Miss Lucy Burwell, Miss Alice Johnston,
Miss Hawkins, Miss .Chrsman, Mrs.
Christian, Miss Christian, Mrs. Duncan
II Scott. Mrs. Leigh Buckner Mrs. Jos
W. Coke, Mrs. j. Allen Watts, Miss Mar.
SHALL of OinIge; Mrs .Breckinritlgc,
Mrs. w. w. S. Butler, Mrs. Ntzhugh,
Mrs. +. \. Hill, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs. c..
G. Talaferro, Miss Taliaferro, Miss
Downey, Mrs. IMcian II. Cooke, Mrs
lard Mrs. Ahram p. Staples, Mrs Lind
scy, Miss Harris, Miss Watts, Miss Hill
Mrs. Gillis, Mrs. i. Lyman Shcrrick
Miss Davis, Mrs. S. w .Jnmison. Mrs
Charles NJ. Hill, Miss Hill, the Misses
Terry, Mrs. Malcolm w. Bryan, Mrs. Pey-
ton Terry aud Mrs. Henderson.
Miss Massie gave II very pretty little
tea OF Saturday afternoon in honor OF
Miss Antrim, of Charlottesville. The
rooms were decorated in red. Miss Mas.
sic, with Miss Antrim, Miss Taliaferro
and Miss Dorney received; Miss Terry
and Mrs. Seeiigson poured tea, and Miss
Lottie Kindred and Miss Rush assisted
in the dining room Miss Antrim wore
blue gauze; Miss Massie, lilac organdie.
trimmed i'll green; Miss Taliaferro, black
satin; Miss Dorney, white point d'esprit,
pink ribbon; Miss Terry, pink organdie;
Mrs. Seeligson, brown changeable silk
Miss Rust, white organdie, over yellow,
and Miss Kindred, white organdie, pink
ribbons.
Mrs. Lyle Sarvay entertained at card,
on Saturday afternoon. The first prize
was won by Mrs. ellis and the BOBBY by
Miss Kellogg.
The Pythian celebration mt the Acatl.
envy of Music OH Tuesday evening was
| above the average, anu even standing
room could not he gotten in the house
| On the programme were Miss Beckley,
Miss Hopkins, Of Ilolins. and w. Wal.
ley Davis. Frank Cunningham's singing
met with the usual enthusiastic applause
| lie sang "Suanee River" "Geneveve,' .
and 1.-The Old Kentucky Home'