Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-26
A BRILLIANT BALL.
THE SOCIAL EVENT At THE
WHITE SULPHUR.
THE COURT QUADRILLE.
The Most Beautiful Fcnture of the
Evening Was the Riley, From
Many brilliant Costumes.

Many brilliant Costumes.
GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR
| SPRINGS, August 2.-tSpecial.)-On
Tuesday night the great ball came of.
At o'clock a large and brilliant COM
pany assembled in the drawing-room OF
the parlor Of the Grand Hotel. Powder
and patches. point lace and brocade,
! transported us back to the days OF the
minute and casteg and as the process
sion formed and marched through the
woodland arches into which spruce and
pine had transformed lathe and plaster,
one required the strains of "The Stars
| and Stripes" as reinsurance that time
had not turned backward in his flight.
The ballroom was handsomely deco
rated with flags and evergreens and
coIored transparencies. and the musicians
were concealed by banks OF spruce and
pine.
The first and most beautiful dance Of
the evening was the Riley, from which
the men were excluded. The girls were
dainty fresh, and pretty, but the court
quadrille" was q great event.
THE DANCERS.
Those dancing were Mrs. George Weld,
Of Baltimore, white satin and lavender
brocade, point lace, pearls, and rubies;
Mrs. Thomas Rutherford, of Richmond.
white satin, corsage Of white chiffon and
black velvet, diamond ornaments; Mrs.
Joseph Reinhart, of Plainfield silver
brocade, lavender, velvet point lace, dia-
monds, emeralds, and rubies; Mrs. Will
liam Royal, of Richmond. white satin
and point lace; Mrs. McLaren, of De-
trot, Powered organdie over silk; Mrs.
John Enders, of Richmond. yellow satin
brocade and gold passementerie; Mrs.
| Mcmillan, of New Orleans, white organdie
over silk; Mrs. John Potts of Richmond,
yellow satin chiffon and black velvet,
was the most brilliant feature Of the eve
] ming. Miss Louise Burke, Of Alexandria,
| appeared in her great grandmother's
| gown of ashes of roses brocade; Mrs. AL
bert Richie, of Baltimore, in black lace
and pearls, and Mrs. William II. White,
of Norfolk, in white silk, pearl passe-
menterie and point; Mrs. Irvine Keyser,
of Baltimore. black lace over silver gray
silk, with diamond ornaments: Miss
Cooke of St. Louis, white muslin; Miss
Strange, of Wilmington, lovely in silver
| green mousseline de sole velvet and
pearls; Mrs. Frank Armstrong, of Wash
ington. black lace; Mrs. wilkins Bruce,
black satin, lace, jet and diamonds.
THE SUPPER.
At half-past II o'clock course supper,
with Roman punch and wine, was served
at small tables; after which dancing con-
| tinued until / o'clock. Flash photographs
| t,I-a % h. nd al
court ouadrille." The whole affair was
brilliant.
Among those present were Mrs Hunter
Dulaney, white tulle over white silk, gold
ornaments, and pink roses; Mrs. South
gate Lennon, black net over black SIX;
Mrs. Saunders black velvet and lace;
Mrs. Ross, black brocade and lace; MISS
Ross, pale blue satin and chiffon; Mrs.
| John Il. Taylor black satin. exquisite
| point lace, sapphires and diamonds; Mrs.
| Lilton, black lace over heliotrope satin;
Miss Mason. silver gray velvet and rose
| colored brocade lace with turquoise and
pearl ornaments; Mrs. Lloyd Jackson,
| gray MORE, point lace, and diamonds;
| Mrs. Joseph White, black silk pink SILK,
| and chiffon corsage; Mrs. Donnelson,
| black satin, embroidered in colors vel
vet point lace, and topaz ornaments;
Miss Helen Triplett. white muslin ana
! Valenciennes lace; Miss Mamie Triplett,
black satin and jet; Miss Katherine
| Reinhart, white mousseline de sole, pearl
passementerie, and American Beauty
roses Miss Mary Anderson Reinhar,,
| white muslin over pink silk, pink satin
| ribbons Mrs. Stevens, white satin ana
| lace; Miss Elerson. blue satin and white
| lace; Miss Hume. black lace over figured
| black satin: Miss Cantor, white organdie
| over blue silk; Mrs. Smith, white brocade
| and lace: Mrs Temple, white organdie
and black velvet; Miss Vandergrlft, yell
low satin and jet; Miss Daingerlield,
lavender organdie over silk; Mrs. Hume,
| black satin and jet; Miss Anne Jackson.
pink silk and white chiffon; Miss Edith
| Jackson white muslin; Mrs. Underwood,
white satin and brocade. point lace. ana
| diamonds; Mrs. Bruce, white satin
| and white lace; Miss Francis,
! white muslin over blue SILK;
| Miss Moore. white muslin and Valen-
ciennes lace over blue silk; Miss Terry,
white silk and chiffon; Mrs. Rawlins
Lowndes black mousselne de Sole
cream lace over white SATIN Mrs. John
| Moorhead, white satin. point lace pearl
| passementerie. ruby and pearl orna-
ments: Mrs. Warren Elliott, white bro
cade pearl passementerie, and white
| lace: Mrs Dunlop. helotrope MORE; Miss
! Tunis. white muslin over pink silk; Miss
| Waring. blue brocade. white lace, pearl
passementerie; Miss Cooke. white mus
| lin and red roses Miss Bessie Under
wood. light-blue silk organdie over blue
| silk and chiffon; Miss Koch. silk organ
| die over blue silk with blue satin rib
| hons. Mrs Thomas Boiling. black silk;
| Miss Upshur, white muslin. over pink
| silk; Mrs. Lucius Polk, black lace and
jet; Miss Scovile, pink silk and chiffon;
Mrs. Herbert Smith, rose-colored velours.
lace and pearl ornaments: Mrs.
DR.. Howard, OF Baltimore, white satin,
black velvet. point lace, and diamonds;
Miss Virginia Underwood; green satin
and chiffon; Mrs. Allen Houston. silver
green silk and rose velvet, diamond or
naments; Miss Isabel Armstrong. white
creme and diamonds; Miss Peter. black
lace and diamonds; Miss Saunders, pink
silk chiffon. and pink roses; Miss Edith
White white and yellow silk; Mrs.
Ware. pink silk and diamonds; Mrs. FL
lerson. black lace; Mrs. w. n. Bingham,
black satin and jet with diamond orna-
ments. and Messrs. Bodow, Mcclure,
Van Buren,, Ralph Elliott, Joseph Rein
hart Warren Elliott Grice, Kernochan,
Mihado Tilton. Polk Lucius POLK
| Decker Cook McLaren. Hunter, Dula-
nov Irvine Keyser. Walter Coles Cabell,
smith McKim. Lee, Brown, Albert
Richie. O'Donnell, Williams, Forbes,
Wallock. Rutherford. Daingerfeld, Hab-
liston. Rumbolt. Bruce, Sizer James,
wilkins Bruce, Fry, Smith Mamgauet,
Draw. Boiling, White. Jones, Bosher,
Dabney. William II. White, Burke Hous-
ton. stevens, Bryan, Upshur. Boyd.
Given Fifteen Years.