Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19
MONTGOMERY WHITE SULPHUR.
LIVELY AND ATTRACTIVE
WEEKS RECORD.

attractive one. 1t begins with n large
and animated euchre party Monday
morning. Prizes for ladies we're won
by Mrs. Cabell. OF Danville, and Miss
Rosalie Shafer, of Richmond The
gentlemen's by MIR. Burton and Mr..
Sproule.
Monday afternoon a high tea on the
lawn was presided over by Mrs. Allen.
of New York. and the Misses Daniel
OF Richmond assisted by Misses Grady
and Cabiniss, of Savannah: Miss Fry.
OF South Boston. and Miss Braughn.
of New Orleans
The tea was pink" and the girls at
tended in their prettiest summer cos
tunes.
Mrs. Buckingham's bowling party
Tuesday morning included nearly every
person at the Springs who could roi,
ball. The game was kept up with
interest for nearly three hours, during
which the graceful hospitality Of the
hostess was unfailing. Mrs. Barton. of
brooklyn. was the guest OF honor.
The first prize was won by Miss Co
rhine Braughn: the second by Mir.
Starting, of Roanoke.
The chief social event OF the week
was the fancy ball OF Thursday night.
The dancers in costumes were: Miss
Braushn, Persian girl: Miss Marie
Braughn, Pocahontas; Miss C.abiniss.
a Huge Joke: Miss Grady, Vatican
costume: Miss GraVely. a pack of
cards; Miss Shafer. Marie Antionctte:
Miss Prince, night; Miss Stebbins.
Gainsborough costume; Miss Eliza
buckingham. America; Miss Marie
Slauson. nursery maid: Miss Ponder.
a daisy: Miss Mary Sproule. Scotch
Lassie; DIR. w. w. Parker, Jr.. sam
Bowe. the colored dude; Mr.. Montague.
English hunting costume: Mr.. Ed.
Walters, Uncle Sam: William Mitchell,
Tyrolese hunter; Arthur Mitchell.
Trilby: Henry l.. buckingham. jockey.
Mrs. McCown, as Aunt Dinah,"
brought the family baby to see her
first German. The bay slumbered and
slept during the performance but the
nurse made up for that by her vivac-
ity and cleverness. Mrs. McCown has
evidently been under the charge OF
some worthy and privileged Aunt
Dinah in her early years. and her inn
those early experiences for the benefit
of later age.
DR.. Parker was no less perfect in
the part of Sam Bowe. Esq. and his
Introduction to Aunt Dinah was very
amusing.
One OF the most beautiful costumes
and certainly the most original. was
that of Miss Cabiniss, who appeared
as Huge Joke. Her dress was en-
tirely covered with clippings of comic
pictures from the newspapers, so ar
tistically arranged that it had the
effect of hand painted satin and ri
vailed i'll richness of appearance the
handsomest material in the room: her
dark brown hair was crowned by a
little tasselcd cap, which gave n piq-
uant climax to the ensemble. Miss
Cabniss's dress must be taken in
the ensemble, for the details are indie
scribable.
Mrs. Sproule. of New Orleans. was
beautifully dressed as n Spanish lady
in black lace. with crimson roses.
The ball was largely attended by
representatives from the Yellow Sui
phur, Roanoke and Blacksburg The
german was led by Mr.. Warner Well
ford, of Roanoke.
A meeting of the Farmers Club of
Montgomery county was held here on
Thursday. 1t brought together about
has always represented the history,
the character and the best interests
of Virginia. These are days of mill
tary display and of much showing
variety. and yet to some minds there
is more solid worth in such an assem-
bly, than in all the glory of the parade
ground. One remembers with pride
the noble names that have come from
that class, and feels that one man
might boast of belonging to the Old
Guard of Napoleon. so another may
claim to have sprung from the farmer
Grass of Virginia.
These gentlemen did not seem to
feel themselves important; they en-
joyed themselves like jolly good fell
lows. kindly men moving amongst
their kind" brave. honest and indie
pendent In their bearing.
simultaneously with the arrival of
these guests q Sunday school picnic
descended upon us In n shower OF
hilarity. The place was gay with the
bright faces of children and girls. and
merry with laughter and music.
Governor Tyler was present and was
so equally divided between the two
that it was hard to say whether he
BELONGED to the club or the Sunday
school, In the happy speech he made
upon the lawn after dinner he paid
his respects to both. The Montgomery
White seemed to arouse the ever ready
flow OF humor and sentiment which
Is characteristic OF the Governor, and
Keeps him ever in touch with youth.
He told his hearers many things about
Montgomery county and the springs
thereof. The best OF all was that here
he met most of his sweethearts, and
that here he found at last the lady he
married. This had very little to do
with agriculture. but the Governor
knew MS auulence ana WHAT WOulO
most interest them. 1t was very evil
dent that many of his hearers were
comforted and encouraged by his re-
marks. After some earnest and we'll
timed words of counsel to the children,
he introduced Captain Shelburne. pres
ident of the club.
If the Governors speech was little
mixed between the club and the Sun
day school. Captain Shelburne's was n
pn
He talked to the farmers about the
OF the blue thistle from the
sacred soil of Virginia. and he eau
toned the young people in words of
wisdom against a hurried and crowded
education, turning with equal facility