Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-08-20

OnThursday evening of last week Capt.
and Mrs. Stehman Forney gave Tacky
Party in honor of their daughter, Freder-
ricka, at the Hotel Northumberland,
Fleeton, Va. The costumes of the guests
were amusing, picturesque and gro
tesque. Among the most pronounced
that attracted attention and caused much
amusement and laughter were: MIR.
and Mrs. John A. Palmer, jr., fresh
from Mrs. Virgins cabbage patch; Miss
Florence Edwards as the prim spinster;
Mrs. Forney. the Irish immigrant maiden
just landed at Ellis Island; Miss Blanch
Barnett as the unsophisticated country
maiden of ante-bellum times; Mrs. Gar
net Haynie as the Salvation maiden;
Mrs. w. J. Willing as the precise old
maid; w. j. Willing as Uncle Sam;
Howe Kift as Bowery dude; Robert
Moore as an up-to-date seedy dandy;
Joe Brilliant as Scotch peasant fresh
from the hills of Bonny Scotland; Fitz
Harding as a rough-and-tumble young
hay-seed; Miss Fredericka Forney the
fy-away, too much ridiculously dressed
country belle arrayed in all colors of the
rainbow, supplemented with feathers
and ribbons over a crazy looking hat;
Warren Edwards as a society dude;
Raymond Haynie as a dude; Levi Bar
nett as a Bowery dude; Mrs. M. ].
Barnett as Japanese maid; Mrs. BUS
sells as prim little country lassie; Miss
Virgie Edwards as a dainty school girl;
Frank Overton as an overgrown school
boy; Howard Reeve as a tramp; Duke"
Kirkmyer as the belle from Carriers
Creek; Miss jamie Edwards in a gown
more than one hundred years old of
home-spun cloth; Miss Ruby Edwards
in dress of many colors; Misses Ruth
and Della McAlony patchwork dresses;
Miss Mignon Shneaux, of Baltimore.
old style hoop skirts; Miss Ludy Haynie
old fashioned gown with hoop skirt.
Among the others present were; Mr..
and Mrs. Jett, of Fleeton; MIR. and
Mrs. Davis, OF Dido, Va. Mrs. +. Won
Schenck. of San Antonio. Texas; Captain
Forney. &. 4 &. Survey; MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Palmer, of Fleeton; Doctor and
Mrs. Cockrell, OF Reedville; MIR. and
Mrs. Creighton, of burgess Store. aud
NJ. j. Barnett.
Dancing to the music of Sousa's
Victor's and Pryor's bands of New
York, through the may Strauss values,
Sousa's two-steps, quadrilles and an old
time plantation jig by Filz Harding was
INDUCED in until IL O'Clock, when re-
freshments were served.
The large parlors and piazzas of the
Northumberland were brilliantly illumi-
mated with Japanese lanterns and ships
lamps, which gave pretty effect to the
scene of mirth and beauty. ''Fleeton's
lovely resort" had gathered there. her
beauty and her chivalry; bright the
lamps shone over fair women and brave
men, and when music arose with its
voluptious swell, bright eyes Cooked
love to eyes that spake again., and al
went merry as a marriage bell''.
Notwithstanding the stormy night
with few exceptions. all of the guest.
who were invited attended the function
and INDUCED in the mirth until the we,
hours of the night, when the part,
reluctantly disbanded, much please,
with the fun of the evening.
The good people of Election have en-
joyed very much the sojourn anon,
them of Mrs. Schenck. Captain an,
Mrs. Forney and their daughter, Fred
ericka, and they regret the near ap
proach of their departure. In the earl
part of July Mrs. Eorney gave a sue
cessful concert for the benefit of tn
Fleeton baseball team. Her artist
rendition of the beautiful songs on tn
program was a musical treat to our com
) munity. and was enjoyed by large an
appreciative audience. CITIZEN.