The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20
BRILLIANT SCENE
AT THE WHITE
The Grandest Ball That Has Been
Given in Many Years,
FAIR DANES GALLANT KNIGHTS.
a Hundred aud Forty Persons TOOK
Part i'm the Entcrtainmcnt-1hc
Cbildrsn's Masquerade Ball.
Personal Mention.
FAIR DANES GALLANT KNIGHTS.

CREENBRIER WHITE sULPHUI
SPRINGS. August S-spocial.-Tho mos
beautiful and enjoyable bail that has beef
given here for ten years. according Il
those who profess 20 know. took plac'
on the lith at the white SuIphur-"Th'
BAL Poudro" In tho coullon there wor
liO people and the double lines Of march
crs was % most impressive sight In the
first place. tAe lights were low, soft
gl.ammg apparently shed light on th'
scene. o. fairy staright in which one cleo
tr.c light uko The evening STAR had been
LEI. glowing in the chandelier
Then the doors were opened on the gal
lcry and into tho great ballroom that
bcty OF hour came tro0ping. each car
rylag in her hand "a lighted paper lantern
attached 20 % long stick, "a fairy's wand
and ON her hair was the frost Of age
and ou hcr rosy face the bloom Of eternal
youth.
AND the cowns-why are not the gowns
the same Identical gowns IN colors. IN
styles and founclngs. lacCs, etc, worn by
the p0mp1dOur, powdered beauties of
The oiden times? oh 80 was lovely sight
Stately DANES and powdered maidens.
each bearing her crimpcd colored IAN
tern and treading slowly one after the
other. through the intricate figures. The
men were not SO charming as company,
for only two or three OF them were pow
dDrcl up. True. Mr. Garvm Thomas. OF
louisville. was NcritaDlc CyranO &c
1ter,.r.o ian ,afuf and powdcr but most
~ 0.. ..'..tl.,,...,, .,...~o i'm the ordinary
,g.rin, dro.e without so much as a
mo-, ,,,.,, tbe ,heok TO mark the occa-
.,. tl.,....r tl...,. wore "a brilliant .
.,...l.t.- o....ef,1 cbfyofroue. and alert
~, ,., J... 1.FI.s baf invited Them ana
o. ..-.. .......,,,rl,. Ono nrivi'oca Of the
t.l .l..i. d, 1.,., a. the hands of
-.f+.-.,, and I i,oo, the man who
oo,l5 o,t dance and had TO refuse the
....'...--,.,,.. [.f tts lIr. v.s an enemy ia
gpi.t '"i'',' ''''
IoI-,n D-or, DANCE
go. &c.. e.,.-
At" one sum MUG -.
Ivy. 49,. 81, o. ta ,,s,,n,.d l,fs sol
-, ,,,.i-.1 .,,.,,- al the fair
M, ...,,,-l.t D., ,,oro accon,alishe1
guy ~ l,- - ti,.r.. arc ,arfous
81 fa.l,t,.ot.. r.,so,s for NOT dancing
- tt. ,..,,.t ,u bsvo seemed irouica,
'' -. ~ t,,l ..r,..i po,,irl "
,rr ".1 1frs Roswell la The cotiuoo.
''i' ".i- 49, ...tr.,li.. 4..,o Af,.,
a., -, tl, ..5,.iie. - "a eb,ruira. craco.
S,.I 60. If tb,. lorcors was danced by
~. ,lsio ~ ,''o 49, .,,,. o,,iii, was
nc i'','''' ' .t 49,. a. hsfc-,,ast II n
,.. ~ '''o ,,,l,oJ o., trboh Fresh:
,,a,,ts NJ eqn5w,icbes vater-ices. and col
fee ,vere served 10 all the dancers. ano
.,e We s' - and oniool<ers A.,
80 ,.-t, o,oI,.r th,t hoautiful comma
-. - ,,,rIs and tto courflv gentlemen
cr,uned themselves artisucaly. Mr.
St.uls tbo ,boto,-~,pbar was called I'm.
and n gesb r,-l,t nortrait was made o.
- ,,,-,,,l.r..hie econo Nothing more
- r,e c,or hoo, had at 4he
..i., .''''. -'',.. en-. .nt. r,I po.,4r. !
e..--.. e.. mention ono az tbe most inter-
.t a. rrt o,fir.iv beautiful and bar.
-.',1 80 s.t..r-, .,'1 +b.+ ,,,s tle ,,oet
49, os tbe s,,ouet Chimes
500 Ar vu Zinc Fang as he
-, yJtb tbo. dainty maidens. Now |
~. ,.,,,,s ,.-,tl, ,,~ooision and state |
-.,+ ,..bc,, De- .,..nas 90 the round !
a., AIN. ,-,~r,lnts somewhat |
u"ii.o ~ ......,..,,t. d. r-ou1d seem ~
GUNNER ms i.-0 49, and tis vsltzine is
d." "ii'"' a., .ttt f,v-ever he /.
tne even. o- 49, Win pleasure. fol
,'"F. ,-,,i,, lesson. from profos.
pc 80. lc f,l,b,non3 and If the man
49,, M. M como down and
-" b.. ,.,, o., dance why be-
1.t ,,4 rc,s,n ffat Professor
t,l,.,.,. ,[,,l1 tooch him how.
-0'''' r--tf.,rrrr-r COSTUMES.
.,,. t.,,,,.. ef tbo Ral Poudre were
tf.. l....,,t-f,l Some of them are
.''.''
= go. t,.--,..,, or Nffseigefpni mink
'-.'' ~ ,,,,r rrencb waist ana
I,.,,,t,. rl.os os rarrituros OF
.Ni'.,l ZOO" 49,.
,,.ll 49, hlecl lace. Miss Wheat
t5 ,,.,. Ito. Nil rrrou brown lens
-''' !t.,. ,r,.s cfa,,-ero+ mink flounced
I'm. ,ff.s poet white satin. Miss Fthoi
rt4,.i,. or baltimore white null. Miss
,,,..,. v-allar nlaol, satin. Miss Martha
rot,,e,r blocl satin and lets. Miss cod !
,or1 ,.bite ens Miss Farlv. blue silk.
',on.sitelv rarnitured with pink roses
.1, ~. 7ti',c,.., ,,,olat nnn. Nues |
pninD fowered silk. Miss Cancry. ele.
...'', 10, .t,,.,. or,l,,,i,sr,.. NJ
Iarmon handsome thousand dollar cow
p red satin and lace: Mrs Falls blue
attn. pearl ornaments. Miss Locke
White null and lace. Miss Proudft pair
no satin. MIS- Potts white dotted silk:
IRIS Boswell. yellow satin: Mrs Rhe.t
ink Silk. Miss slinglun Miss Edwards.
f,se ,r,ci,ron Nr-s Ne. Mr. -
ert nlrs. Iowndes. Misses Tavlor Miss
'avIco. Miss Whalev. Miss Ueddens NTiss ,
.liott. Mrs Ucald Mrs Nforehead Mrs e
farley Miss Seddon Miss Hume from n
Washington. Miss Reese. Miss Thomas y
FRS ghantard Miss Bessie leo of Alo.
ndris. Mrs eiroors Mis- Nf,adon ,ft,. u
aninq Miss AfcClunp Mics T-ro,,art a,, !
r.ss SANFORD. an were very hardsnrool, n
pd picturesouely eowned. AS This io,.,~
party of dancers gracefully trimmed %