The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
GAIETY GALORE
At BLUE RIDGE
Three Germans Each Week Besides
the Nightly Hops.
VERY BRILLIANT "BAL PouDRE.'
There Was appropriate Music for
Each Figure, and the Favors Were
Unusually Pretty Gov. Tyler
and Daughter Were Guests
VERY BRILLIANT ''BAL P0UDRE."
lsn.c,a1 pIspatch to The rimes.)

| 1S.-The full tide OF the season
[ OF 1860 at Blue Ridge Springs has been
| reached, during the past week. and the
| expansiveness of the accommodations
| here have been taxed to the utmost. Our
host, Mr. Phil. T. Brown, has met the I'M
| usual demand for space most skilkully,
/ but even his ingenuity could not meet all
| the applications for rooms that have
| come to him in the last ten days When
the Governor OF Virginia teieSraphed on
! "Wednesday that he desired to come with
! his daughter, Mr.. Brown was IN sore
| trouble, and tried to stop him en- route,
| but his Excellency knew the soTnt OF
| healing nested in the Blue Ridge Springs,
! and he came to drink its waters. BY the
courtesy of the guests the Governor and
Miss Tyler We're provided with temporary
| quarters to await n vacancy.
This has been one of the sayest and
most successful seasons that this resort
| has seen for years. though always Well
patronIzed. Since the first OF August
there has a perfect round of pleasure.
| with three germans each week. the reglI-
| lar nightly hop and the morning dances
besides On Friday evening Miss Louise
wal.hal1. OF Richmond gave one OF the
most brilliant entertainments ever seen
| at Blue RidSe-a bal poud-e'' and favor
| german. It was Il nicturesdue scene
when Mr.. Warren Wexford with the fair
| hostess, Mss NaithaU- entered tho BALL
room. leading the long line OF dancers
| in grand march. with all IT'S k7'e'do-co-
| pic changes. The favor tah,a for gentle
| men was presided over by Mrs. FhiL E
| Brown. Mrs. Ce-nAIfa Erarch Stone a"fl
| Mrs. Lucius J. Polk. and the ladies' table
I by Mrs Olive Scott. Mrs. Phe1au and Mrs.
| Duesberv. The favors We're unique ami
| beautiful. Appropriate nNJTSic for ooh
! figure was arranged vaf,obfe svrerPe-.'o,-s
| for which were given by Massrs Van W'v
! and Ricketts,. members OF the fine orches-
| ira at Blue Ridge Refreshments were
! served during the evening. and the occn-
SION was one of unalIoved Measure. and
| Miss W7fthaIT's guests sslt that thev-
| were her debtors for a bright and happy
| memory
| THE DANCERS
| Amorr those who participated in this
| delightful entertainment wara Miss DYES
| berry. of Mobile. with Mr.. Martin ~ Rnn-
noka; Miss Moss. of Galveston with Mr.
| Fred BarksdaIe. OF Roanoke: Miss Pho
| ian. OF Atlanta. with Mr.. John Wool %
Roanoke: Miss Caroline Peale. Of Mont
| sornerv. with Mr.. Steve Clarke. of Bed
| ford City: Miss Teddy Edrington. OF TT
/ Worth. with Mr. NaIcomb Prelar OF
!, Atlanta Miss NJ. a. PheIan. OF Atiar+a.
| with Mr.. J. P. Doughty. Of Augusta: Miss
Belle TYLER. OF Richmond. with Mr.. Herh
| Tyler: Miss Rainey. OF Fort Worth wt.h
| Mr. W. w Williams Of Poaunta: Mss
| Boruu of Norfolk with Sfr. Ronartsor.
| OF Darvilie: Miss Ives. OF Norfolk. with
| Mr.. Blakemore. of Roanoke: Miss Lord.
| OF Galveston. with Mr.. Archie Paine OF
| Roanoke: Miss Edwards. of Weldon with
Mr. Edward r. Turubull. Jr.. OF Law
| -enceville; Miss Mary Page Randolph, OF
| Tallahassee. with Mr.. Green, OF Weldon;
Miss Aretts Polk. of Galveston, with DR..
| Pierce OF Weldon. Miss Weller. OF We'll
don, with Mr.. Cole. OF Weldon: Miss John
son. OF Roanoke. with MIR. Jameson. OF
Roanoke: Miss Reade. OF Roanoke. with
Mr. Moon OF AIemphIs: Miss Nash. OF
Atlanta, with Or. Badeau. OF Roanoke;
! Miss Walker. of Tallahassee. With Prof.
Eondurs Mt. of Mississippi: Miss Carney.
OF Norfolk with Mr.. Ives. of Norfolk
CHAMPAGNE SUPPER
After the german on Tuesday nfght.
Messrs Turnbull, of Virginia, AID Coles,
OF North Carolina, gave a champagne,
supper to their friends
Among the guests were: Miss Estelie
Edwards, of North Carolina with Mr..
Edward TurnhuH of Virginia; Miss
Lila Ives. of Virginia. with Mr. Charles
3. Cole, of North Carolina; Miss Mar
garet Mckinney. of Virginia, with Mr.
Roper OF Virginia.; Miss Della Weller.
| of North Carolina, with Mr.. William
Davenport. of Georgia; Miss Page Ran
dolph, OF Florida. with Mr.. George
! Green. OF North Carolina: Miss Teddie
| Darlington. of Texas. with Mr.. Malcolm
PheIan. OF Georgia.; Miss Polk. OF Texas.
| with DR.. Pierce, of North Carolina:
! Miss Minnie n. Darden, OF Virginia.
| with Mr. Doughty. of Georgia.: Miss
Louise Walthall. OF Virginia, with Mr..
LLOYD. Mrs. Gocch, of North Carolina.
| chaperone
Governor Bloxham. of Florida. and his
! wife, have been with us for some time.
and the arrival OF Governor Tyler. Viz
ginia's Executor, makes us feel that
we are entertaining some of our coun-
trv's rotabie men Other prom nent
men here ar. General Biilups. of Col
umbus: Colonel CockreIl. a distinguished
iurist of Florida; Colonel Spaight. OF
Texas and Major Todd. of Smithheld,
Virginia.
STATELY DANES
The stately matrons. who add dignity
to the colony of health aud pleasure
seekers here, ara many. and OF varied
attractions-amons these are the wife OF
our proprietor. Mrs. Phil F. Brown.
Mrs Iloxham. Mrs. Randolph. US.
Walker AMI Mrs. Cockrell. OF Florida:
Mrs. Hill. Mrs Gooch and Mrs. BasIey';
of North Carolina: Mrs. Raomal. and
Mrs. ChrisoIn. of South Carolina: Mrs
Stone. Mrs. Burlington. and Mrs. foiA.
| of Texas: and host of Virginia DANES
represented by Mrs Russell Robinson.
| Mrs Wise and Mrs. Manson. OF ftich-
| mond: Mrs. Preian. of Georgia.; Mrs
Pugh, OF New Orleans. and many others.
| vino pe5ong {. the army OF noble mar
tyrs." who nightly chaperone the pretty
| girls who make up the bouquet OF
[ american beauties" at this place
Among the guests Of this week are;
wiIutnn IT Mann. Petersburg. Va.
,,,ssas Erances and Ida Billups. Column
bus. Mss. Mrs. " II Basley, Raleigh,
+. H. Franklin. Richmond: Va. J. g
Parker. Franklin. Va; K Galloway. and
! ,rita N.en,nhis. Tenn; A. G.. Williams.
T.;at,,,o,,d va. Joseph r. Ives, Norfolk,
A, F. starr, Palestine. Texas; Alex
.4,r Boudurant, L. OF Miss: George
- Rons,-ant. Birmingham. Ala.
Among the September guests viii be:
Ms NJ W. Boiling Mrs. Knox and
| Mrs NJ A. Walker. OF Huntsville. Ala.
/ cr,AJtMr RahnuIMEo