The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-23
Society

every detail of the Charity Ball. Wed
nesday evening in the ballroom Of
the Jeffersun Hotel. Beautiful wo-
men and girls, exquisitely gowned.
thronged the hall. which was a fiutter
with the vari-colored flags OF many
nations. The scene. rejecting as It
did one of the most brilliant gather
ing of Richmond society In many
years, partook OF the nature of some
great pageant. with it's myriad colors
and its wealth of beauty
The corners of the ballroom were
banked with palms, bay trees. and the
fragrant orange trees, which added a
suggestion charming members of the
younger set. The ballroom floor was
the scene of an assem- blage. repre-
senting the elect of Richmond while
the gallery WAS thronged with many
equally prominent on-fookers.
The minuet which was the chief
event of the ball was led ~ Mrs.
Frank Mccarthy. and Palmer Leigh.
and was danced by Miss Ella Buck
with Gordon Smith. Miss Emma Gray
White with Richard Darlington. Miss
Charlotte Bemiss with Staurt Chris
tian, Miss Julia Joynes with Otis Al
friend, Miss Lucy Ford Workman with
Addison Rennolds. Miss Sarah Hamil-
ton with Cecil Stevens. Miss Garlic
Minor with Workman Spilman. Mrs.
e. 3. Lathrop with Mr. Lathrop. Miss
Elsie Lindsay with Douglas Gordon,
Miss Elsie Harrison with Croston Cor
don. Miss Isabelle Carter with Will
liam Miller, Miss Barbara Grigg with
Robert Munford. Miss Dorothy Chris
tisn with Fred Campbell.
Their costumes were handsomely
fashioned Of velvet. laces and orocades
and satiDs in true colonial fashion,
and were In every respect wonderful
crea&ons. The effect OF these gorge
GUS Costumes was heightened by the
very becoming wigs and the satin OF
tropical mxuriousness to the gay as
pect OF the whole. The orchestra.
placed ut one end Of the stage. which
had been converted into boxes Tor the
occasion, WAS scree nesi4e by palms.
From the opening strains OF the min
uet with which the bali opened unti.
the last note, the music was splendid.
with the charm OF perfect rhythm.
Chairs were placed along the sides
of the room, and these were partial
ly screened by an effective arrange.
ment 81 the bay and orange trees.
From "A social standpoint. the cha
rity ball was equally brilliant HI t
boxes were filed with the most prom
iHeHt men and women OF the city and
many visitors. The minuet dancers
included some OF the most graceful
and slippers with diamond ana silver
buckles.
Among those present were: Miss
Nan Nash. of Charleston, ". Va; Miss
Norma boswell, OF the University Of
Virginia: Miss Margaretta Brooke, OF
Seattle, Wash: Miss Dorothy Gilpin,
OF Baltimore: Miss Elizabeth Max
we'll. of Easton. Pa. Miss Helen Cam
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Elicit. OF New York: Miss Howell,
of Jniontown. Pa. Mrs. Mayhem
Cunningham. OF Savannah. Ga; Mr..
and Mrs. Fred w Scott, Mr. and Mrs
Goodwin Roykin... MIR and Mss.. Saasss-
ders Hobson. Mr.. and Mrs James
Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert cabell.
MIR. and Mrs. Edmund Strudwick, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Baskerville, Mr.. and
Mrs. Egbert Leigh. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs.
John Harrison. Mrs. Barton Wise, Mr..
and Mrs. Jordan Leake. Mrs. George
l.. Christian. Mrs Pieasanton Con-
quest, Mrs. Harry Smith. Mrs. Thomas
NJ Carter Mrs. Alien Donnarf. Mr..
and Mrs. Pickett Iathrop, Mrs Levin
Joynes, Mrs. William Massie, Mrs.
w. IL. Warren. Mrs Frank Williams
Mr. and Mrs. William Hahliston, Mrs
stuart Michaus, Mrs. Paxton, Mr.. and
Airs. Logan Goisan. Mrs. Julien Hin
MFSs phtifp johnson, MrS Frederick
Peasants. Mrs. James Caskie. Mrs
Dudley Irwin. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Pollard, Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa Hun
ton. Misses Cally Ryland. Carolyn
Martin. Mary Williams. Marie Isacs
Posie Meredith. I.ettice Woodward
= Nora Randolph, Kate Meredith, Helen
Dahney Jane Eoulware. Mary Scar
borough. Emily Cunningham LYMAN
Mary Chalmers. Lora Crump, Archer
i. Joynes. Della Davenport. Martha Rob-
inson. Mary Traylor. Anne Trayior
Meta Randolph, Josephine Clarke Ro-
boret Skene, Anita Cussen. Nora RAN
tolph. Elsie Parrish. Jellis Scott. Eiiz-
abeth Cooke, Carrie Waddey, Miss
Skene; Aiessrs. Evans Lindsay, Ed
ward Harrison, Carlton Mckinney,
? Robert Jeffress. Henry Anderson, Geo
Morgan. Charles Workman III. Watt
Ellyson. Rrockenbrough Lamb. Ed
ward Haynes, John rutherford
walker wallace. of Georgia; DR.. Rob
ert Stewart. Charlie Shields, Mr..
Bridges, James Augustine, John VIM
go, Mr.. Harris. Harold Threadcraft,
John Cutchins. MIR. Maufy, Talmake
s Donnan. Paul Blanchard. Lewis Larus.
Royal Il. Turpin. Mr.. Clarke, Albert
Tanner. Herbert Ward. William Trigg,
Childrey Scott, Fontaine Jones, Pleas
anton Conquest. MIR. Hagan, fsrskine
q Hazard.
Mrs. Edgar Gum, Of 304 West Frank
lin street. was hostess at an attrac-
tive bridge party "Wednesday after
noon. The tables and rooms Were pref
!. lily arranged with ton9Mils and tulips;