Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-16
EVERY CONVENIENCE.

On the first floor Of the main building
! are the great hall. reception room. library,
| writing-roonl. mushroom, dlnfnS-hall.
breakfa st-roon1. and several more. There
| is a bowling-alley, too, among other at
fractions. On the first and second floors
are passa ge-ways extending the entire
length of the house. the pillars on each
side forming a colonnade. The second
floor consists Of bedrooms only. The
fire-places are a picture in themselves,
resembling mosaic work III the great
hall is the white martel, and all around
the Fireplace is white rock inlald with
white glass. In the dining-hal! is fire
place of greenish rock with green glass.
and on the floor above is one of reddish
rock. inlaid with pink glass, and in the
cellar a big arched one. The rocks were
picked up on the place. At the back OF
the great hall are a number of arches
and the large columns here will be wains-
coted half way up in oak and mahogany.
The doors Will also be of mahogany and
oak The main staircase is aTched over
head, and this arclway will be covered
with glass a little dome just over the
foot of the stairway is lined" with blue
glass.
The rooms of Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins.
their little son. an only child, and that
OF the governess are on the second floor,
Tie windows will have four sashes.
with eight lights each, and in the writing
room. which Will also be the private office
Of Mr.. Hopkins, is the most beautiful
window of all, ten feet in length and four
feet in height.
Mr.. Frederick Hill, of New York, is the
architect of this handsome building.
which when completed will be like an
uncut gem in its setting OF vast lawn,
Mr.. Hopkins formerly lived in Arizona,
but came 10 this country from st. Louis.
and has been here several years He is
now living in "a pretty home purchased
from Mr.. Charlie Shaw. about one mile
from his new dwelling.
THE DRAMATIC CLUB.
The Dramatic Club played to a crowded
house last night al Scottsville Hail. in the
farce. "Josiah's Courtship.' The follow
ing cast did themselves proud and the
audience was unanimous in its express
Sons Of appreciation and thorough en-
joyncnt:
Josiah Perkins. brusque and flckle.....
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II. G. Harris.
Thomas Hart, a young lawyer in love
with Edna..................D DR.. j. p Blair.
Richard Roland. supposedly wealthy.
but heartless. Mr.. E. l.. Fox.
Harry Sharp. a detective pierced with
Cupid.s dart. DIR. j. Q. Hart.
Joe. q m,schevous newsboy.
................-..M Master Giles Staples.
Mike, Jos.ail's valet. Mr.. p. f. Hardison.
JEFF. Priscillas negro servant...........
Mr. FL. N. Roberts.
Priscilla. whose affections are conferred
In Josiah. Miss Margaret Clements.
Edna. Prisclla's niece. in love with
Tom Hart Miss Dimple Blair.
Birdie angel that fiirts.
...............-....M Miss Lucie II. Powers.
Mrs Black q cilildlpss w!dow......,..-.
Miss Parke Harris.
Miss Clements and Mr.. Harris. Ss 10
siah'' and Priscilla" were the central
figures around which the Sser characters
gathered. They were said to be unsur-
passed in these roles, whilr Mr.. II. NJ
Roberts. with his coon songs and dancing
was the negro to perfection. This gentle
man had the management Of the enter
tainment.
A HAPPY BRIDE.
'Happy is the bride that the sun shines
on A lovely day was "wednesday, the
best day Of ALL" when Miss Wtlhelmina i
Can't Lewis Was united In marriage to
Mr.. Virgin;us Melville Johns at Avon Hill.
her mothers home, near Howardsville.