The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-19
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THE MEcKLENBu1aG, July 81
IA Fancy Mask Ball. OH Saturday
evening was easily the most enjoy
able social event of tho week. Tho
grand march was led by Mr. w. ID
Paxton and little Miss Eleanor Fry,
tho daintiest and sweetest little
French maid imaginable; Mrs. a. FL.
Westfall, In q rich Japanese costume,
made charming Madam Butterfly;
Mrs. p. NJ. Fry In "a lovely gown. made
"a Fascinating Red D Domino; q pretty and
picturesque Japanese girl was Miss
jamie Garrett; Mrs. G. NJ. Heublin0
was very regal and stunning us
Queen OF Hearts: Miss 1rma Jeffress
looked Just like a pink rose. which;
she represented; as the Heavenly
Twins, Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Whitaker
We're very striking. and their costumes
were so faithfully carried out In every
detail that no one could tell who was
who: Miss Mary Burwell. dashingly
pretty as cheyenne" was o typical
daughter OF Wyoming: laden with flow
,ers, Miss Iva NorthinEton made an OK
tremcly pretty flower girl; MISS Cath-
crime Face was lovely as Queen of
Hearts and wore a beautiful and effec-
tive costume; Miss Adelaide Hancock
was avery pretty Japanese girl; q
winsome and beautiful Janice Meredith
was the popular Miss Elizabeth WINGS;
thoroughly attractive was Miss Alma
Elan, who represented O trained nurse
with grace and ease; Miss Northington
we'll represented maid in jaunty
costume: Mrs. a. y. ]. 4 Boswell was
Queen OF the Night, in a starry cos
tune, with silver crown set with
brilliants, sirmounted by o crescent
the emblem Of the night; Miss Lucille
Paxton. in pretty gown, was Very
striking as a. Gibson girl: real rose
bud was Miss Mary Whitaker. dainty
and sweet In pink chiffon; ii Miss Vir-
ginia Fry, as Bus ter Brown, and Mar
garet Boswell, ns Mary J ane, far ex-
|ceeded Mr.. Outcault's characte
tions; Miss Dorothy Heublin was a
piquant, attractive Indian maid; Miss
Lillian Merriman was o dear, quaint
little Red Riding Hood; DR.. Uzzel was
a tramp: Mr.. w. b. Agnew, an army
officer Mr.. G. NJ. Heublin, a Colonial
gentleman: Mr.. w. d. Paxton, Weary
Willie; Mr.. N. L.. Henley, Reuben come
to town; NJ. Fry, Hiawatha; II. Will
liams, gnewsboy; B. Cooke. cowboy; Mr..
j. r. Cooley, Rough Rider, and FL.
Williams, tramp, y. w. HtSoperts, MOD
ern man.
Mrs. Carrie B. Law, of Cincinnati.
was warmly welcomed this week by
the many friends she made last season.
The initial dance at tho pavilion
"Wednesday evening was. an occasion
of much enjoyment to large number,
among whom were Misses Elizabeth
Wingo Constance Boudar, Elizabeth
Roberts, Catherine Face, Irma Jeffress,
Alma Elan, jamie Garrett. Mary Bur
well Sharp, Alesdanles a. II. IVES tfall,
Whitaker. A.. j. Boswell, P. NJ. Fry,
Cooke, Register, NIessrs Chesterman.
Yokely. Turner, Price, Cooley, Broocks
DR.. Uzzel and Major McCaleb.
Guests expected soon are r. b..
Starke and family, Richmond; Mr.. a.
Treadwell, Mrs Roy and daughter, Nor
folk. Others already here are Mr.. and
Mrs. J. L. Wingo. j. IT. Powell, II. r..
Miller, G. L. Brown, Richmond; j. NJ
McIlwaine. Petersburg; Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 3. Merriman and Lillian Merriman,
Greensboro; Miss M. L. Selden, New
port News; Miss Boudar, IL. Jvingo.
5Richmond; u. P. Turner. Emporia; 7.
NJ Rodwell, New York r. II. wcstfall,
North Carolina; Miss McGhec, Hous-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. RIM. Hayes, Grecn-
wood, S. c..