Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-14
CAPON SPRINGS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star
CAPON SPRINGS, w Va, August IT,
Although the season at Capon might
have been considered to have reached it's
height fortnight ago, the tide of gayety
continues una bated, both in regard to the
number and bririancy of the entertain
ments, which are now so numerous it is
impossible to take note OF them all. On
Saturday evening a fancy ball was given
among the young people which proved a
particularly beautiful and successful af-
fair. The ball opened with grand
march in which all the paskers partci-
pated. led by Miss Hanna Taylor of
Washington as Spanish girl in richly
embroidered costume obtained directly
from Spain by he.' father, M. hannis
Taylor formerly minister to that country.
Miss Taylor was accompanied by w. q.
Noting Of Baltimore as Chandelier.
Others whose costumes were particularly
noticeable We're Miss Louise hing of Bal
timore in diaphanous arrangement of
electric blue and silver as '.Halleys
comet Miss Rosalie Page of Baltimore
as "Milkmaid:' Miss Cora Bloomfield
McElroy of New York as an infant in
most exquisite and becoming infantiIe at
tire of French embrpideres and pink rib
bOnS and with a huge Teddy baar cuddled
in her arms: Miss Carrie Lee Chamber
laine of Washington and Miss Marie But
ties of Columbus. Ohio very becomingly
blue bonnets as the 'Peek-a-boo Twins
Miss Ellen Page of Baltimore very hand
some in floating draperies of black and
gold, as Night Worth Ross of WASH
ingtOn and Bernard Booker of Newport
News as the Gold Dust Twins two of
the best character representations present:
George f. Chamberlaine. ir., of Wash
ington, Harrisburg Cadet. Miss Adela
Mrs. Poston and Miss Buckingham of
Memphis, "Pierrots"; Miss Rivida Ellis
of Washington, Colonial Dame: Miss
Martha Cooke of Newport News and
Miss Eleanor Hack of Baltimore. 'Coun-
try Girls: Miss Elizabeth Jones of Mem
phis. Dresden Shepherdess' Harry Kim
berley, Baltimore. 'Bowery Girl: Miss
Flora Nash and Miss Theodore Harwood
of Newport News, Summer Girls; Miss
Ruth Walsh of Philadelphia. Duchess
terley, Baltimore. Spanish Gypsy. The
ball concluded very effectively with the
dancing of the Virginia reel. \ very de-
lightful affair. which occurred Monday
evening. was an animal party given by
Mrs. c. F. Carusi and Mrs c. G. Wood
ward of Washington and Mrs. w. f.
Irwin of Philadelphia. The event was
arranged in one of the private reception
rooms of the hotel, the walls of which
were hung with numbered sheets Of
cTeGiH-COlofeO pom entrance edcn
guest was provided with a lead pencil
and instructed to draw upon one of theSe
sheets his or her idea of a designated
animal. AS the only unmistakable objec.
portrayed in fifty individual efforts was
accomplished by Commodore Wood who
evolved a ferociouSly cheerful lion upon
the Warpath, considera bic fun was OBJ
tanned in guessing at the drawings,
prizes being awarded for the longest cor
rect list. The winners were Mrs. Fl.
Cliffogd Smith of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Worth G.. Ross. DIR. J. Ford Thompson
and Joseph Bonn, all of Washington:
Mrs Henry c. Smith of Adrian Mich;
Mrs. H. r. Buist of Charleston and III.
r Fay OF Winchester. Va. At the con-
clusion of the contest supper was served.
Another original event of the week
which seemed replete with unique events
was the gymkahnna races arranged by
Miss Hanna Taylor and Joseph Bonn OF
Washington, and which came off with
much eclat on Tuesday afternoon on the
driveway in front of the hotel as the
race course. Each team had it's one spe-
cial color, the girls wearing dainty white
frocks, with harness of bright hued rib
bons and the men being in white duck,
with badges and neckties of correspond
ing tint. The honOrs were awarded as
follows: Blue ribbon, team color. light
green-Misses Louise Buckingham and
Elizabeth Jones of Memphis. Tenn, and
Flora Dash and Theodore Harwood of
Newport News: driver. Harry Kimberly
of Baltimore. Team color. light green.
red ribbOn-Misses Hanna Taylor of
Washington. Ellen Page of Baltimore,
Cora McElroy of New York and Jamie
Green of Florida; driver. Joseph Bonn
of Washington. Team color, blue. white
ribbon-Misses Rosalie Page and Mar
iorie Chatterly of Baltimore, Leila Henry
of Washington and Blanche Walsh of
Washington. Team color. pink, blue rib
bon; pony class-Misses Carrie and Fan
ME Chamberlain, Washington: Eleanor
Hack. Baltimore and Mary Carter Ora
ham of Pittsburg; driver J. G.. Gillette.
Philadelphia. Team color. yellow. red
ribbon-Misses Muriei Wood and Rivida
Ellis of Washington. Virginia Page. BAL
timore. and Martha Cooke. Norfolk:
colors. red white and blue, tandem
Messrs Sheldon Green, Florida, and
George f. Chamberlain, jr., of Washing
ton: driver, Mrs. Poston, Memphis Team
color, red, baby team, driven by MIS-
Mcclellan Buckingham of Memphis. and
including the cutest and prettiest or the
tiny maidens at the Springs. dressed as
Pierrots in French costumes of black ana
white-Misses Elizabeth Bassett and
Dorothy Williams of Norfolk, Helen Ca
rusi of Washington and Phyllis irwin or
Philadelphia. Each of these received
box of candy. Commodore Wood, Z. 5.
N. John w. Yerkes of Washington and
w. G. Noting of Baltimore officiated as
judges.
Monday morning a large bridge party
followed by an informal luncheon was
given upon the lawn by Mrs. Hillman OF
Washington. The prizes were won by
Mrs. Hannis Taylor and Mrs. [. +.
Carus of. Washington. and Mrs. L. l..
De Ford Mrs Warren Clarke and Mrs.
Edward King of Baltimore
Tuesday evening one CT the handsomest
card parties and suppers of the season
was given by Miss Adela kiedel OF BAIT
more to which both gentlemen and Ia
dies were invited Ten tables of bridge
were arranged with an attractive prize |