Evening star., 1898-08-06
AT CAPONssPRINGs.
Brilliant German Given I'm Honor of
the Guests.


CAPON SPRINGS, WA, August 5, 1898.
The most brilliant affair. Of the present
season at Capon was the german given
Tuesday evening by the proprietor, Capt.
w. H. Sale, in honor of his guests. The
great ball room was beautifully decorated
for the occasion. blades Of broom corn,
ferns and evergreens being twined about
the pillars and banked upon the musicians
platform and in the corners. The cotillon
was led by Mr.. Peyton Clark of Baltimore.
The guests were received by Mrs W. II.
Sale of Capon, who was dressed in black
net over satin; Mrs. Peyton Clark of Bal
timore, in French gown of gray mousse
line de soie embroidered in Dresden de-
signs, over pink taffetas and pink ribbons,
and Mrs. c. F. Nelson of winchester. Va,
in black silk trimmed with light green vel
vet and old point lace. A number of pretty
faVorS, provided by Mr. and Mrs. Clark,
were distributed by Miss Walmsley of Phil
adelphia, who was in pink silk and lace,
and Miss Ruthben of Germantown, in white
organdy with white ribbons.
Among the dancers were Mrs. Turner
Ashby Blythe, Philadelphia, in silver moire
with violet velvet and point lace; Mrs. b.
I. Thorpe, Washington, in black net and
American beauty roses; Mrs. Elizabeth
Berry Baltimore, white satin; Mrs Alfred
Wheien, Philadelphia. black net with vio-
lets; Mrs. c. M. Stone, Washington, en-
broIdered muslin over apple-green tafYeta
and ribbons the same color: Miss Edith
Lloyd Browne, Philadelphia, light-blue bro
cade and old lace: Mrs. Alexander Baker,
winchester, Va, white organdy over white
satin, with diamond ornaments; Miss Vir-
ginla Baker white embroidered muslin;
MISS Charlotte Mccormick, Winchester,
va, black satin with turquoise velvet
Miss Lilly Pelzer, Montgomery, Ala, pink
mousseline de sole; Miss ST. Clair Pelzer
charieston, S; c., light-biue silk and chif-
1oll' MISS Elsa Van Horn, Washington
malZe-colored silk, Miss Dora Van Horn
white satin striped gauze and lace, with
PINK roses; Mrs. Richard Lee Fearn, Wash
lngton, pink brocade: Miss Laura Smith
Hhiladeiphla, white orsandy over blue; Miss
Helen Erben, Philadelphia, white over pink:
MISS Agnes Erben light-blue mousseline
de sole, with black lace: Miss Katherine
Mulin, Philadelphia Dresden organdy over
PINK taHeta; Miss Mabel Stoddard Savan-
nan, Ca, white organdy over pink; Miss
Anna Taylor. Norfolk. va. gray organdy
with violet ribbons; Miss Elise Henry CO.
lumbus. Ohio, blue and white silk with
Whlte lace and blue ribbons: Miss Annie
2. StlliWeii, Philadelphia pink silk; Miss Ber-
INA StliiWell, Philadelphia, light-blue or
candy trimmed with narrow black velvet,
among the gentlemen We're Messrs. b. Cor
prev, Norfolk; Kennedy Rogers, W. Law
renee Clark. Baltimore; D. Barton Mack
an Lewis Jordon. Christopher Dawson,
Harry Lay, Charles c. Milbourn. Wash
lngton; Allan Farquaharr Fred L. r Thon-
as, Sandy Spring, Md; Shaw Malin Geo
r. Smith. Duncan Whelen, Philadelphia:
X lawrence Clark. Thomas Corer, jr, c.
]. Worthington, Winchester. Va: J. G.
Sterling, Crisfeld. Md. John c.. Waterman
John Selden, TW Brander, New York: Il.
n n. jackson, Chicago, and George Henry
Columbus, Ohio. Prof Wagner's band
from Washington furnished the music.
Monday evening a delightful little supper
was given by Mr.. d. Barton MackaI OF
Washington in honor of Miss Charlotte Nc
Iormick OF Winchester Va. The guests
included Mrs. c. NJ. Stone, Mrs. r. l..
ington; Mrs. Samuel C. Clubb. st. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. C. +. Nelson. Winchester
va; the Misses Corprew, Norfolk. and a
few others.
- Ihree washington women here are Mrs
George McIlhenny- and her nieces. Mrs.
L. j. rutherford and Mrs c. M, Stone,
Ihe latter is the wife of Lieutenant Stone
of the Oregon, =. -
sunday services were held in Capon
chapel. and an able sermon preached nv
Rev. DR.. Bittinger of Washington,
among the prominent arrivals of the past
week at Capon are MIR. and Mrs John Y
Bassell of Leesburg. Va both of whom are
gifted with beautiful voices and are espe-
cially popular in the musical set Other
well-known recent arrivals are Mr.. and
Mrs A. NJ. Baker. Miss Virginia Baker
and maid. Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Baker, Win
chester Va; Mrs. w. H. Brook, Sandy
Spring, Md; Mr. George NJ. Dorrance, Miss
Nellie Dorrance, Miss Bartela Dorrance
Washington; Mrs F. NJ. Shaffer, Miss M
B. Mendeil, Wheeling, w. Va; Mrs. J. r.
Page. Miss Page, Dr. Robert Page Mrs
Isabella c. Berry, Miss Elizabeth Berry.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Walters and family.
Baltimore; Mr.. Joseph K. Carr. New Or
leans; Mrs. Jack Gordon and son, Paris.
Tex; 3. c; shull, Frederick county; DIR.
Roger Brooke, Mr. and Mrs. Amos T. Hol-
land, Sandy Spring; Thomas ]. Holland.
Brookeville, Md.