Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
In FASHIONS WHIRL.
THIN PAST WEEK At THE GREEN
BRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.
SEASON NON At ITS HEIGHT.
The Delightful Little COmmedietta
Given by the Gucsts-Those who
MISUNDERSTANDING Parties and Ger
mans-Gossfp About the People.


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. August
27.-The leading event Of special interesi
in the week past was the rendition OF
the bright little commedietta, "A Proposal
Under Difficulties" by Kendrick Bangs,
followed by Gibson Pictures" on Tues
dsv evening under the direction OF two
or three ladies. to whose skilfu manage
nent the brilliant success Of the occasion
is largely due.
Each role in the cast OF the play was
so admirably filled, It would be impossible
to draw any distinction between them.
Miss Isabel Lennon, az Dorothy An
drews. was strikingly handsome. winning
and dignihed: Miss Alice Moore. as Jenny
the maid. was inimitable in her pretty
graces. while Mr. Douglas Carnley, as
| Bob Yardsley. was pathetic. humorous
or emotional, as the situations demanded,
and Mr.. Albert Richie. as Jack Barlow
the disappointed lover, was satirlca.
humorous, and philosophical
A DAINTY LITTLE DRAWING-ROOM.
The stage was arranged as a dainty
| little drawing-TOom. Tea was served
| gracefully by Dorothy, while Jenny
| flourished the buster. and made eyes al
| Bob behind the back Of the pretty hostess.
| The little one-act comedy is replete with
amusing situations. which were admirably
carried off by these accomplished anna
| tours.
The Gibson pictures following were
| cleverly impersonated by Mrs. McLaren,
| Miss May Thompson Of Baltimore. Miss
| Reinhart. Miss Wood of Louisville, Miss
| Sinclair Of Baltimore. Miss Mcclure Miss
/ Madden. Miss Burke Miss Forbes, and
| Messrs. DeCourcy Thorn, Arthur Willy.
| Charles r. Sinclair. Irvine Keyser Jr.,
| Douglas Carnley. Albert Richie, and
| Masters Addison Rennolds, as messenger
boy, and Carter Branch Grundy, as Cupid.
| Captain McCabe announced the sub
jects in his usually felicitious style.
| FOR a LITTLE COUNTRY CHURCH
| The performance was given for the
| benefit Of little country church in Nir-
| ginia, and a satisfactory sum was real
| lied. as the ballroom was brilliant with
| a large audience in evening dress.
| The orchestra played most acceptable
and appropriate music, and after the
| play the entire cast, including the Glib
| son Figures" were entertained by Mr..
| and Mrs. ]. Southgate Lennon at
| handsome champagne and pheasant sup
| per. The patronesses were Mrs. Hunter
| Mcclure. Mrs. Bingham. Mrs. Morehead,
| Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. Keyser, Mrs. Reinhart,
! Mrs. Tilton, Mrs. Dulany, and Mrs. Ne
| VILE
| THEY REMEMBER THE SICK.
| 1t is worthy Of mention that in the
midst of a whirl Of pleasure, and at the
| very height of the season, committee
| of fashionable and pleasure-loving wo-
| men, under the leadership of Mrs. Frede-
| rick c. Durant, of Philadelphia, lady
| of influence and popularity, have denied
| themselves pleasures and sacrificed seve-
| raj mornings each, the young as well as
| the more mature in years, TO make gar
ments for the needy wounded and SICK
soldiers Forming themselves into Red
! Cross Committee they received donations
| in money, sent for materials, brought
: hand sewing-machine on the hotel We
| randa. each morning. and have completed
and sent 10 the Red Cross Society eighty
| seven flannel bandages and fourteen sets
| Of naiamas and a neat little sum in
| money. Thus have the pleasure-seekers
| paid a debt on a country church ana add
| ed 10 its comfort in other ways, and sent
| substantial aid to at least limited num-
Der of our suffering boys in the fever nos
pitfalls.
The committee was assisted by large
| number OF volunteers. 10 whom Is que
| most OF the credit of the work under
| Mrs Durants direction. Among the
| names on the committee are Mesdames
J ScovilIe pale. Conner. Heald Peters,
| Powell. Rauers, Wood Bingham, La
vender, Elliott and Miss Vandegrift.
THE UNIVERSITY GERMAN.
The University of Virginia german was
one of the most picturesque and charm-
ING Of the season The ballroom was ar
tistically decorated in the University
colors-orange and blue-gracefully res
tooned on chandeliers, and over the door
WAYS and windows and across the 'front.'
of the band-stand which was massed in
brilliant golden sunfowers against a back
ground OF blue. The badges were orange
| and blue with black or gold lettering. The
| committee deserved great credit for the
attractive and tasteful decorations
The dance was led by Mr. Arthur Skel-
ton willy. with Miss Ida Gordon, of Nor
folk. and the leading was the most popu-
| lar and spirited. A collation. of punch
cake. and sailed nuts was served after
the german.
THE DANCERS.
Among the dancers were Misses Sim
clair. Lennon, Brander. Bosher, Gay.
Taylor, Boomer, Matthews, Burke,
Forbes, Moore Tucker, Hume. Reinhart,
Madden, Locke, Dupont. Mcclure. Wood,
Camm, Langhorne, Patrick. Rauers, Nc
Witty, Thompson, Stokes, Conner. Scoville.
Durant. Bartlett Jackson. Lee; Mesdames
Royal Smith, Simonds, Cabell, Lockwood,
Mcmillan. Allis, Mcmillan, Donnan, Grun-
dy. Marye, McLaren, Dennis, Head; and
Messrs. Coke, Boothe, Kinney. Taylor,
Thompson, Price, Deay, Rutherford,
Habliston, Daniel, Robinson. Anterior p.
Bosher, Cabel, r. S. Bosher, Jr., Whaley.
McVitty, Durant. Richie. Rauers, Vena-
BILE, Payne, Elliott Hoxton. Spilman, Nor
ton, Simonds. W. e. Peters, Don Peters,
James T.. S. Peters Hamilton. w. c. Nc
Cabe, Jr.. Warner McCabe, b. Stringfel
low. Jordan, l.. NJ. Williams, c. L. Will
liams, Herbert, Seldom, Blakemore. Price. !
Hume. Ayrshire, and Wilson. The cha
perons were Mrs. W. L. Peters, Mrs John
w Daniel Mrs. J. S. Lennon Mrs. David
Dunlop. Mrs w. Gordon McCabe Mrs. r. !
II. Dulany, Mrs. A. b. Camm, Mrs Ernest
Allis. Mrs. L. w. Scoville, Mrs. j. w. |
Reinhart. Mrs. c. f. Lee. Mrs Boothe, |
Mrs. Andrew Smonds. Mrs. Henry Key
ser Mrs. John d. Potts. Mrs. r. S Bosher, !
Mrs. r. S Thomas, Mrs. Henry l.. Cabell, |
Mrs. Holiday. and Miss Vandegrift
MRS SIMONDS'S PARTY.
Mrs. Andrew Simonds. whose charming
hospitality has been one of the most de- |
hghtful accessions TO the pleasure OF the |
White this season, gave a cottage card |
and luncheon party on Thursday morning
on her veranda