The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-10
WARM SPRINGS
ARE STILL LIVELY
Germans, Dinners and Card Parties
Still in Vogue.
DELIGHTFUL MORNING DANCE.
The Favors We're Natural Flowers and
the Souvenirs Were Pretty Silver
Trinkets Shuttle Board and
Devil Among the TdilOrs.

WARM SPRINGS. VA, Sept. Sep
TENDER has not yet brought the quiet for
which September I'm the mountains Is
noted. We are still INDUCING tn ger
mans dinners, card parties, shuttle board.
aud Devils Among the TaNors,' the
dining room IS fun. and every evening
the green, yellow and red pariors are
given up 10 private entertainments inst
transcend cottage space.
The only morning german OF the sea-
son WAS given on Tuesday morning by
the young ladies. who have made the
Warm Springs charming this summer.
The ballroom vas decorated with trail
ing vines and slm-nowers, the costumes
were fresh. neecy muslins. with shady
hats, and the girls themselves we're dain-
~ ana pretty enough to dance wild
Flower German" OF inspire a sumner
idgL
A PRETTY IDEA.
The favors were sun-h0Hers. gentian
ferns. goldcn-rod. and China asters and
the german was beautifully led by Miss
Kerfoot, of Chicago, a graceful, spirited
girl with eyes AS "blue as the skies and
golden brown hair. and Miss Fry, OF Mo-
bile another one OF the sweetest and
most attractive girls here The figures
were the rope, the May-pole, the foot
ball ths CONS. and tao Aurora.
Souvenirs. an sorts Of pretty silver
1 tr.nkcts were given the men, and Miss
/ Naggaman. Of Washington. drew the
prize pIe entcd by Mrs. John S. Middleton
OF Louisville
Among the daloegs were Misses Bur
sess. Pitcher. Weis.user, Bayard, Wagsa-
man, PEBBLES. Shepard Williams. Sling
Wn Thornton Davis. Boykin. wilson,
and Alessrs. Williams, Lehr Van WIN
sie. Shaw. Boyllin, Bay liss Middleton
Elliott, Cobb, Gibson. Msrrlck Carey,
Barnes. Cnapman Thompson, Kerr,
Halves, and Walsh. The chaperones We're:
airs. Wagsaman. Mrs. Perry Mrs.
HaWes. Mrs. Gibson, Mrs Widner and
Mrs. Middleton.
afUFFLE BOARD.
on wednesday Miss Thornton. OF lex
'nston. Kentucky, gave Mrs. Bright. Of
New Orleans, q shuttle board party.
Mrs. Grandy. of Norfolk. Won the prize
at Devil Among the 1aiiors." a silver
court-Daster case: Mrs. Bright ar shut
fe board q very handsome crystal clock
and Alr Duane Cobb, Russian leather
pOcke.-Oook Those present We're Mrs
Bright. Misses Mary and Margaret
Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. George y. VI. GLIB
son. Miss Davis, Mr.. and MIS-. George IT,.
Hamilton. Mrs. Grandy Miss NelsInger
Mrs. Holmes. Mr.. Cobb. Mr. Thornton,
Mr. Elliott and Mr. Barnes
Mr. Edward S. Elliott, of Savannah,
gave charming little card party on
Z Thursday evening at which Miss Davis
of Philadelphia, won q Dresden china
cup and saucer, and Miss Thornton. Of
Lexington, Ky. a very pretty silver pen.
EUCHRE PARTY.
On Friday evening hi Julia Nlengel
daughter of one of LouisWies most prom
inent business men, and one OF the lead
ers in the younger society set. gave a
seren-in-hand euchre party TO Miss Eth
el Kerfoot, lillian Wel-inger Elise Par
kinson. Mamie Williams. Nellie Daven-
port, and Jarvis Burgess, Walter Muir
ply. Phil Weisinger. and Davenport
williams. Mamie Williams. of Rich
mond. a lovely little blonde won a sill
YER bracelet, and Jarvis Burgess, q scarf
PIN bearing the coat OF arms Of the Unit
cd States. Delicious refreshments We're
served
But the handsomest entertainment Of the
week was the card party given by Mrs.
Lehr. OF Baltimore. Mrs. Lehr, very
handsome and distinguished. received her
guests In the yellow card-rcOm, assisted
by her cousin, Mrs. Rebecca Harding
Davis Of Philadelphia. There were four
tables OF eight-in-hand euchre. around
which were gathered prominent mem
bers Of Baltimore. Washington, New
York, Philadelphia Norfolk, 81. Louis,
Savannah. Richmond. and Lexington So
ciety The prizes were won BY Mr. Rob-
ert Thornton OF Lexington, KY, hand
painted memorandum book. Mrs. George
r. NJ. Gibson. Of Baltimore. silver bell;
Mr.. George n. " Gibson. Of Baltimore,
silver cork-screw. Mr. Horace Halves. Of
Richmond. silver match-case. The score
Responsibilities L0thi Halle, Precious
Moore, and Annie Moore. received enam-
eiled four-leaf clover belt buckle and
tortoise shell combs The souvenir Of
the evening was an exquisite violet and
diamond neck clasp. Almond, chicken,
lettuce and pate du foie gras sandwiches
and champagne were served during the
evening.
Those present were Mrs. Horace Halves
Mrs. Gibson, Miss Davis Of Philadelphia.
Miss Davis. OF Washington: Mrs Holmes.
Mrs. Waggaman, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs
Weld, Mrs. Grandy, Mrs. Stuart, Mrs.
Bird, Mrs. Eubank. Mrs. Taliaferro, Mrs.
Perry Misses Thornton Brown. McCand-
fish. Bayard Waggaman Mrs. Filley
and Mesars. Gibson Elliott, Bayard. Ross.
Perry. rutherford. Thornton. Hawes
Ross Perry. Jr., Lehr Stuart. and DR..
Williams and Mr.. George y. Hamilton.
Mr.. william Kerfoot. one Of Chicago's
most prominent men, Is with his family,
spending September here.
Mrs. Finley and Miss Hopkins. OF ST.
Louis, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodward.
OF Louisville. who made so many friends
here last summer, have returned for Sep
tember.
The Misses BoylSin. OF Richmond are de-
lightful additions to the society here.