Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-02
A NEW YEARS |: R 5 Dance
THE BRILLIANT COLONIAL BALL IN
PETERSBURG LAST NIGHT.
A NOTABLE SOCIETY EVENT.
Affair Was Given Under the Auspices
Of the Daughter. of the Revolu-
tion-Led by Mr. John watson
Costumes of Those Present.

PETERSBURG. Vas. January 1.-tSpe-
ial.(-New Years night was celebrated
IN Petersburg by colonial ball, under
the auspices of the Frances Bland Ran
dolph Chapter, Daughters OF the Ameri-s
can Revolution, OF which Mrs. e. w.
Finch is regent Old Library Hall, within
whose walls so many happy moments
have been spent by the deyotees OF Terp-
sicI1ore, once more resounded with the
strains Of sweet music, such as only Tht-
lows orchestra can render. The youth
and beauty OF the Cocade City were there
and many an older head, for the nonce,
forgot all traces left by Father Time. and
mingled with the gayest OF the gay. The
hall. was beautifully decorated with
Christmas green's. palms and ferns for
the occasion.
Mr. John Watson lead the dancing.
THE PATRONESsES.
The patronesses were Mesdanes r. l..
Watson. w L. Venable. John McGil1,
Nora Nichols, Alexander Hamilton, r. G..
Scott, n. p. Stratton, John Herbert Clat-
borne. w. r. McKenney. Archibald Camp
bell, William Malone. r. T. Meade Marie
Morrison; and from the Daughters, Mes
danes E. W.. Finch. A. K. Davis, p. g.
Temple, s. p. Mitchell. w. F, Drewry, r.
Eemple, SIP. Mitchell. W. F. Drewry. r.
r. Hill, Preston Roper. Gordon McCabe.
Charles Hall Davis, and James McClevy.
Among those who wore striking cos
tunes on the occasion, were: Mrs. Marie
Morrison gowned in q dress OF White
MORE antique. with trimmings OF old bro
cade worn by her great-grandmother at
the Court Of Louis ". at Versailles. IN
173s. old lace of same date, hair ponpa-
doIr, with plumes.
4 Mrs. r. T. Meade. black velvet. costume
reeuer duchess lace and pearls.
Mrs. n. p. Stratton, imported organdy
over white Observation-Disclosures ap-
plique, pearls.
Mrs John Herbert Claiborne. superb
black lace over silk. with trimmings OF
pink panne velvet.
Mrs r. T.. Watson, black MORE antique,
let trimmings and diamonds.
Mrs A K. Davis black net over SIX.
pearls.
Mrs. E. G. Temple. colonial costume be-
| longing to her great-grandmother. Susan
Poythress.
Mrs. ~. r Drewry. black net over silk,
pink trimmings
Mrs. r. r. Hill. black lace over silk,
| Martha Washington fchu, pearl orna-
| ments.
| Mrs. Preston Roper. white MORE an,
| tique, diamond ornaments
Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, white satin
duchess lace, diamonds.
Mrs. Griswold. black net over white
silk, hair pompadour.
Mrs. Brooks Rogers, white MORE. hane
embroidered with rose point lace bodice
diamonds.
| Mrs. W. a. Bragg shell pink organd5
over white elk, duchess lace. and dul
/ gold ornaments. !.
Miss Annie Coleman Wilson. blue silk
pearls.
Ms. Cross. white silk Vatican back
i Medici collar. diamonds.
Mrs. Robert Budd. Janice Meredith COS
tun1a white silk slip. pink and piue owe
dress. go
monsse1ine, satin ribbon ana point sacs
pearl ornaments. - q
Miss Martha Caller, neilottope crepe g
chine, amethyst s.
Miss Alice Collier, hand -emhrotdere,
white crepe. pearls.
Miss Mary BeasIey. WhIte point d'esprss
Miss =, Mary 6. Gi,iiam. white Paris nous
seine with satin trimmings
Mrs. Pryor Jones. white organdy hand
embrotd applique
4 Mrs. q. Fl. Patteson. whife organdy, lac
4 applique, diamonds.
Miss josephine Budd. colonial sari. Dan
4 ice Meredith costume
MISS Julia Budd, cream lace over yetio,
brocaded satin.
Mrs. Campbell. black tnlIe SILVER ' efh
broidery, diamonds.
d Mrs. Cooper. OF New Castle. Del. o.ae
q satin. lace diamondx
Z. q Mrs. Duncan Wright. black silk duel
81 ess lace. Diamonds
d Mss Helen enable p91fs panA zpomgs
q s.1nWTS c1Sfnrd 81