The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-19
BRILLIANT SCENE
lae Bazaar, cuIonlal Tea and MIauetts al
Old Point Last Night.
MAGNIFICENT AND STATELY MINuETTE
a'""eed Wtsh ola Time trace by
: n a-n1'itl IN ~ - Xantls Hsent4ss-
"hd thtsnirH-A Special steamer
t"rries Down IL 1nrgo NoriolIs d,,n-
snsc"f Rdchmond Reprenentca.

The bazaar colonial tea ana 1ninuette
gwen ut the Chamberlain hotel at old
| io,nt yesterday afternoon III aid Of The
DING Hospital has been both 4 social
u :.hu financial success, and reflects credit
t,i,,,,t u.inm ~ VINO have so generously con-
tIlputea TO SO worthy un object The
eHtertalnment was held in the ball-roonn,
when is admirably adapted for the D,1r-
pose and which had been handsomely
u.eSseu , win naGs and everEreens for
INC OCCASION. Booths for the sale OF
lancy articles. tea, etc. were arranged
arouhd three sides OF the room the
centre being reserved for dancing. The
DuAs.ar opened at y. M, and while 4 (
Va. iatri! wei mtronlZed, it was not
unt1i evening, when the hundred or elec-
!flc lights were turned on ana the crowd
began TO appear.
large party Of young society people
from Nortoils came down on u sDecIal
steamer and remained until II y. M,
Wnllc Hampton and Newport News ware
also well represented.
lt was shortly after o'clock when
Inc young ladies and gentlemen. who
were TO dance In the minuette, made
tnelr appearances and received warm
Weicome from their many friends
THE STATELY MIN UETTE. ta y {,
me lolloWing is II list OF those who
| DANCED In the minuette with the names
| or characters they represented:
| General George Washington
H. ..;....... Mr.. S, Gordon Cumming
| Lady Washington :. Airs. H. w Booker
Ladies OF Honor TO Lady Washington
Mrs. George Booker, Miss Bessie
and Miss Mary Lee Booker
Mr.. Howard w. Saunders and Mrs
Stratten ". Smith as Governor and
| Lady Spottswood, Of Virginia; Mr.. Sell
Vyn 70. Rickford and Miss Anne Chis-
nan NAN q as Rochambeau and Airs. homaa
Miss Nancy Jones as Pnrke and Nellie
curtis; Mr. w. Strait Smith ana Mrs 2
Dr.: Pressey as Major Price and Susan
nan Phiilipse; DR.. Howe and Miss Nan-
| ME Watkins as Peyton Randolph and
| Lady Lucy SudWeil; DR. Pressey and
Miss Hope as Layfatte and Mrs Barron
| Hope; Mr.. M. Won Shilling and Miss
| Wolicott rs Commodore Barron and
| and Miss Mary Shields as Theodore
Bland and Lady Mary Carey; Mr. IT. T..
Jones and Miss Louise Booker as Gcner
raj Anthony Wayne and Madame Louise
windsor; Mr.. Richard Armstrong and
MISS McfSwnn ns Colonel Ferguson and
Mrs. Katherine Beverly; Lieutenant Jas.
Ancll Shipton and Miss Barnes as Lieu
tenant Tench Tighman and Mistress
! Settle Duke; Prof Belczza and Mrs. Nell
son Groom as Colonel Byrd and Mrs
George Mason: DR.. Hobson and Miss TIL
| crton as Colonel Daniel Wilson and
Mrs. Governor Bradford; Mr. M. K.
Armstrong and Miss Lila ChIsman as
General Francis Marion and Mrs. Chan
cellor Wythe; Mr.. Charles Hinkle and
Mrs. Hunter r. Booker as De Grasse;
and Lady Evein Byrd. OF Westover; Mr.,
f. Van Shilling and Miss Mary Lee rs
Alr. and Mrs. Richard Henry Lee.
BEAUTY AND CHIVALRY. Is
It Is rarely one finds such a bevy OF
handsome young ladies as were grouped
together in this measure. whose rich ana
| artistic costumes lent to them an addi-
tional charm. The stately figure was
danced with grace and dignity which
could not have been surpassed even by
| those historic characters they represents
ed. The participants were rewarded by
round Of generous applause from the
delighted audience. The ballroom was
then turned over to the young people,
and modern methods were soon es-
tablshed, the young people leaving their
| chaperones to drink tea and enjoy tbs
delightful music Of the Post Band
The management desire to return
thanks to the press for the kindly inter-
est they have manifested in this most
worthy cause, and to Manager Sweet
and his charming lady for their efforts
| in making the entertainment such
splendid success.