Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
in the best OF spirits, and bent on i''""'"S
the evening most enJoyaDle one.
PRIVATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .


pprvATE ENTERTAINMENTS.
A very pleasant feature OF ,ne ~, 49,
AIlegbonv are the many al fresco enter
,at,r,on,s This morning was the occa-
-, ~ a delicious melon feast on tue
10, civen nv Mr.. and Mrs. Nhitehurst'
20 Norfoll va. and Mr. and Mrs wat
con ~ Portsmouth, va. Ihe mNl'eu
SUI Mr. and Mrs. Lowell, Mr.. and
81 pueh. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes, Dr.
1,nrr,ngton Mesdames Fowler, Cowan'
seed Alcock. Misses MCNAMARA, Ilihote'
Duford. oliver, Dodson, ana Frltcse'l-
snent a delightful hour In the shade OF
the great oak. exchanging jokes an" VIZ
ticisms. while the Inner man feasted
mon the delicious melons 50 inyitlngly
set out by the charming hostesses.
SCIENTIFIC GAME.
Tho melon feast was in the nature Of n
farewell entertainment, and the players
resolved on crowding all the pleasure pos
sihle into the last hours of festivity spent
with their much-admired host and hos
tesses BY some magic influence, wrought
bv them. the great dial. i'm its 0nw ira
movement. was made 10 turn TACK a
number Of years. and 10. we were an
children again. ready for fun ana ironc'
Arranged I'm n circle round the great Cak
treer we engaged i'm the scientific CD
game called the "Bean Bag Play. ON!
ia a great deal better than all the phy-
steal culture and vocal lessons IN inc
world. Every fourth player I'm the ring
was. given green calico bag, hlIed WIN
h,,rs Al siru from the leader these
,,,os ,rere started round tine circle; some
we're pitched high. others were pitched
low, but faster and faster they flew the
Giro o all the time growing smaller ana
smaller rs those stepped out who failed
IN catch the bags Now IT'S Interesting
only five pitching. and the rest hallooins
'.Rean bagi Green bagi Yam. Yam. an.
There are only two now. Misses Butord
and Oliver: now only one, Miss Buiord,
and aIoft I'm the air she waves her green
bag. Twice she and Miss oliver were the
last pitchers. and twice Miss Buford Won
So we crowned hor our champion beam
bag player" With one consent me IN
vited guests oereCi that this was the
most delightful morning they had spent
az Allegheny.
\ DELIGHTFUL DRIVE.
on Tuesday morning. bright and early.
Dr. and Mrs. Jones. with their charming
daughter. Mrs. Jones. a sister-in-law Of
Dr. Jones with her bright and accom-
plished daughter, Miss Virsilia, and your
humble correspondent" drove over 10
the yellow sulphur Everything was
beautiful. Nature seemed ready TO salute
us. with a hundred waving bCughs; the
road wound round and round, following
almost all the way some clear moan am
stream. The air was fragrant with sweet
odors and look where we would. the
most magnificent scenery stretched CUT
in every direction. Hundreds of winged
creatures fitted to and fro; music was IN
the air. the music of innumerab.e meio-
dies. / shall never forget this, the most
beautiful drive / have ever taken, OF
the lovely people who invited me 10 go
with them.
PERSONAL MENTION.
charming addition 10 our society IS
Miss Annie Hardgraye, from ONiord'
Miss. MT,
mond. spent several days OF TINS week
az Allegheny -.,.-.
at Allegheny.
Mrs. Barney gave another Of her de-
lightful teas the other afternoon.
4 few of the late arrivals are Or. Gnd
Mrs. A. T.. Dickinson, Miss Pattie Potts
Air William shepherd. Richmond, Va;
AR John s. Watson. Mrs j.. :. Maloney,
Miss Nlahoney. Miss NJ O'ConnelL
NIessrs. NJ. j. and T.. $. Mahoney. Ports
mouth. Va: Mr.. r. W. Whtehurst Nor
folk. va: Rev. $. ID. Long. Radford, Va;
Rev. 4. g. Wardlaw, Charleston >. -
Mr. Henry NJ. GIFT Washington, j. -
AIessrs. ". r. Mcnamara. a. Is. Handy
and c. r. Strother. Roanoke Va Mt
+ p West. Suffolk. Va; Mr. John j..
Wrag. Iynchbure. Va; Air u. j. spun
die. Christiansburg, Va.