Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-21
THE SEASON HAS REACHED ITS
HEIGHT ~ REALITY.
spclAl Events OF LAST WEEK.
az Parties, Din
,.er~, GSrma"s, thiidren's Ball
Hard. Indeed, to.<cep Up With the
Gaycty.
fcorrespondence OF the DIspatch.)

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and entertainments follow one another Il
such rapid succession that many have 4
pass with scarcely a mention. The mos
brilliant event of the week was "Th'
Ladies' Bal Poudre and German whicl
was The title OF the entertainment en-
graved upon the badges OF ribbon in DIFF
ferent colors 10 match the many colorcC
gowns worn on Tuesday evening. Pow
dered hair. rouge and patches are uni
vcrsally becoming. and the young ladies'
had to took 20 their laureis when brought
in competition with the many handsome
mairons. The gowns were very elegant
many brocades. satlns. silks, tulles, and
other light fabrics. in striking and harmo'
nlous colors The lantern march Of le'
couples. starting from the drawing-room
reached 20 the ballroom. every lady car
rying a bright colored japanese lantern.
and every gentleman a national flag, was
led by Mr.. Boswell, with Miss Anne
Moss Mcclure. When formed into lines OF
twenty and marching from one end of the
ballroom TO the other. they filled tho
room with a solid mass of beautiful fig
the ewes Of hundred OF spectators. Those
taking part were Misses Lennon. Burke,
Taylor. Gay, Matthews. Cheatham Dun
lap. Forbes. Booker Reinhart, Bosher,
Lee, Tucker, Kensott. Camm, Madden.
Green. Sinclair. Wood. Pettet. MCGUIRE.
Scoville. Conner Thompson, Patrick, RAJ
ners Moore. Mailman. Du Pont, Howard.
Caffrcy, Hamilton. Logan. Booker, Lang
horne. Stokes, Forsythe. Lennon. jack
son, skinner. Bartlett. Head Elgin, Ave
~. Dulany. Hume. Peters and Mesdames
Slmonds. Dennis. Mcmillan L.owndes,
Allis. Chatham Potts. Gwathmey, Key
ser. Cayce. McLaren, Dudley. Morehead.
Dunlop Bruce Marye, Cleveland. Lock-
wood, Head. Reinhart. Grundy, Marshall,
Gwathmey. Rodd Smith. Dudley, Dom
nan. Elliott. Thomas, and Messrs.
Whaley, Forsyth. Christian. McVitty
Durant, Williams, Olmsted Payne,
ellison, Norton. Boothe, Wood. Carter,
Anterior. Churchill, Simonds Cayce,
Mcmillan. Thompson. Kinney. Taylor,
Bosher Smith. Dennis, Gwathmey, Well
ford. Lowndes. Marshall Jackson. Maury,
Elliott. Dunlop. Peters. Herbert. Bloom,
Spilman, Hoxton, Coke. Bruce. Logan,
Cleveland. keyser Page. McCabe, Coles.
McLaTen. Black, Strlngfellow. Rose.
Knox, Jordan. Reed, Habliston. Currie.
Young, Hail. Tyson, Blakemore, Churchill,
Price, Stephenson, Kedzie. Thorne, Ven
able. Remshart. Sinclair Robinson,
Cooke. Cabell, Lennon. Dulany, and
Thomas
Mrs. Allan DOnnan entertained a party
OF ladies at cards at Gray Cliff on Thurs
day afternoon. The tables were placed
under the trees on the lawn and delicious
Refreshments were served after the game.
On Tuesday evening Of next week a
pretty little play entitled Proposal Under
Difficulties" will be given by a COM
mittee of ladies for the benefit OF a
country church in Loudoun county. A
stage will be erected in the ballroom ana
attractvely set, and the four parts Will
be taken by Miss Isabel Lennon, Miss
Alice Moore. Mr.. Il. Donglcs-CarnleyI
Qincolnshire, EnglanD, and Mr. Albert
Richie. Gibson pictures Will close the
evenings entertainment.
A handsome dinner was given by Mr..
NJ. L. Olmstead on Monday evening at
s o'clock in the cafe. The floral decora-
tions were beautiful and the bouquets Of
gorgeous red or pink roses. The dinner
was chaperoned by Mrs. Camm. Inc
guests were Miss Gertrude Howard, Miss
Annie Leigh Camm. Miss Gertrude Camm.
Miss Edna Forbes Miss Scoville Miss
Booker. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Simonds, |
Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Allis and
Messrs. Olmstead. Churchill Spillman,
Hoxton Gibson. Atherton, Hamilton, and |
Bottle
On the same evening, after the german, |
Mrs. Allis. a very charming leader IN
Louisville society gave a supper in honor
OF Miss Gertrude Howard, at which were
present. Messrs. Bosher, Reinhart, Moore, |
Wood. Howard, Scoville Pellet Mr.. ana |
Mrs. Mcmillan. Mr. and Mrs. McLaren. |
Mrs. Allis, and Messrs. Churchill, Hamil- |
ton, Kinney, Olmstead, Coke, Gray, |
Ritchie and Thorne.
NJ. and Mrs. Henry Benedict Lockwood |
gave a handsome dinner TO mark their /
wedding anniversary, on Tuesday evening |
The table decorations were exquisite pink |
'oses and maidenhair ferns. A handsome |
menu included several courses from New
York in addition TO the game and other
dainties obtained here. A cake with
eleven candles. in the centre OF the table,
told the tale OF the years OF happiness |
spent together by the popular couple, |
and their beautiful little daughter, Violet, |
was invited i'm for q short while TO pro-
pose a very witty toast. The guests were,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simonds, Miss |
BEETLE Booker Miss Howard, and Messrs.
NJ. E. Olmsted. and r. Colston Kinney.
BOWLING PARTY.
A very agreeable bowling party was
given by Mr.. j. Adger Smythe. In honor
Of Misses Bessie Bosher and Mary Rein
hart. on Monday morning. Pretty prizes
and iced refreshments were adJUncts or
he occasion, and the guests were Misses
Bessie Bosher. Mary Reinhart, Sophie !
White, Emma Jackson, Elsie Jackson,
Edith Forsyth, Jack Christian. John
Dulany, Wistore Head, William Rodd,
Almond Elliott. Harry Forsyth Thomas
and Lytton Ament. The prizes
we're taken by Miss Bessie Booker ana
ir. Jack Christian.
One OF the prettiest entertainments or
he season was the Lilputian german
given on Monday morning by Mr. George
,. Hamilton, of Mt. Sterling. ny. in
onor Of his little daughter. Anna Roberta
Hamilton. and her three little friends
rhe hostess led the dance with Master
ack Burke, of Alexandria, Va.
There were twenty-three couples. beau
fully led under the direction OF Profess
or Zebley. and the young people acquit-
"a themselves most creditaby 10 their
rector. The dainty little figures. in white {
lusiin dresses, with pink or green sashes, {
anced with fairylike step with their part
ers, IN white trousers and blue coats. 8
no the favors were bright addition 10
ne effect. Every girl had a fan in the /
ationai nag, and every boy red, white. {
piue paper cap as FIRST fayors. squeak
- frogs japanese dolls. and tiny flags, {
'ho"ihs' Lemonade was served through I
ne dance. and ices and cakes lust before ,
re last figure. The badges were white :
nd pihk ribbons, and on them We're the !
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