The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-19
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sA%Bcautiful Reception in Honor,
of Visit from the #
King vi Siam.
ENDS With FIREWORKS [: ia ' } Ks
Many Gard Parties Engage the
Attention q li.. / I'll the .3.
Guests. S

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flfaE5sS Especial to Tho T1mesSSDlT1atch.) y&f
BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS. ~ A., iAueaist
la 'bal masaue 4, this " eek was one
OF the most attractive entertainments OF
the season, for while II was largely
llnpromptu. some Of the costumes were
perfect In character and detail. "A large
placard posted In the office, announced
that .'the King OF Siam. travelling incog.
in America, having heard OF the superior
1attractiveness OF Blue RI ige sorings. had
decided to stop over. 70 sample " Is life
giving waters, and would appear at d res
Eoeptton that evening in royal robes Us
q compliment to the guests, " and S4S for
the king s entertainments band oftmnsk-s
ers and revelars NJ ere at once organized
rho signal for the entry Of the king;
was given and the band played q march
while his majesty entered accom-, panied
only BY his grand chamberlain, and was
seated on q throne already prepared for
his reception: amidst enthusiastic ape
plause the masters entered, passing 4 In
review before tbs iing ] III I fieT evolutions
of a grand marc b, al each time in passing
the. king making the w graceful oriental
SalaAnl.
8 as5 Among the mask ers whose costuming
and acting were most not lceable s. being
perfect al disguise and detlil, were Mrs.
ETeed as tho n African M r rincess 'i;;Ss Miss
Perkins, "I1alla Rookh N1issz g race Per-!
5kins, q. colonial Girl; ~ NJ r bertson.
}S..,Lady Washing q tor, Sa NJ So sproule,
French Marquise'';; NJ rss5 8 tone, Ger Ter
man Peasant, Miss johnson. Of Rich
rnond ~ Mrs d JET fries, II q Georg! Mrs:
aIIecker, were well got ten up q a5 trlo 81
= apan ese I: Miss Amelia III A1cAl Isl teri Afiss
ives and Master Jul ian "a dison woe
pink doniinoes, and 5per i q Win 81 no end
81 fun BY their puzzling ident lty 81 N r.
Butcher, 5 Of 4 Petersburg rep ted II the
Old s3la dy fruit der Of the noun.
stains,, Id disguise that " pe rfect; X n
Johns as q Cow NJ Ives as a pr.
u elsyl and and stone g.
npanese Giant, 9 It e attentlon.
d THE king was presented by MI Iced,
the artist who having I'll spen e nuci time
$ir oriental coun tries nd HAVING some .1Tr'
beautiful drnp eries and 9 ~ hese
Bpicturesuua people, had n Carl ed on tSEth ne
representation inH the minutest detail = ne
figures OF the gerlnan were danced before I
the king ~ al rs novel ty ,55f and q ainty
dish, y to .'ses be ore"p his ma jes y.
THAT this Jun que enterta inment Nm T.
so out in splendor, Mr. = III Brown W me
ever gen erous and thoughtfu host pro- 9i
svided beau tiful fireworks, which ,were5Sn
surprise Il and greatly )oyed IA Tuesday
morning a large card party Of progress
slyc euch err wa s. elnble on one Of the :
Sbroa Ne rantlas Inc ables 8oi ~ p
~ play ers, giving thems 81 ute
Streat,.,sS AT the close Of he galm ar
was found that ISIS Evelyn cock l. nag
Won the first prize. q andsonl 9 ace = q
hand. painted, and Mrs. HAITI g ould 88IofTT
fries having won second place. nov wears a.'
4 pretty shell comb. ,Rlt h gold 5ornamen-
Ia ton, Mr., George Balm. 9 XII Norfolk g
carriedsoff the first honor amon hs mon
a silver pencil and bel BAG elo q, has has
ornsed 10 mako us,,8 Of yin lWri Ing g
speedy: proposal I'll to SONS fair ma a. iden J;
The consolation prize vas cut for, ny az ~