The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-08-10
NATURAL BRIDGE

NATURAL BRIDGE.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NATURAL BRIDGE. VA, Aug. g.
Under the influence of the most per-
feet weather, these summer days at
Natural Bridge are passing most
pleasantly. There Is a buoyancy In
the air that brings n promise of fall
and is most invigorating. These love
ly, cool. sunlit days and moonlit nights
give every opportunity for enjoying
life. There are riding and driving
parties, walking parties through
wooded trails and to high points. ten
mis-, bowling, fishing and swimming
parties, and always dancing in the
evening Many gay motor parties
come In and after rest and refresh
ment here go on their way rejoicing
The surging throng is like piano.
rama, ever changing, ever pleasing.
Quite the most delightful and en-
tertaining event of the. season so far
was the masquerade sscostume ball
given on Friday evening. The mas
queraders formed IA grand march and.
entering the ballroom led by Co
lumbas" passed for inspection before
the judges--Mrs f. G. Woodward. of
Chicago: Miss Ambrose. of Cincinnati,
Bridge. The masks were then re-
moved and the dancers appeared in
their real persons and Were led
I through many pretty figures by Mrs.
Consolvo. of Norfolk. Some OF the
most striking costumes were: Mrs
Consolvo, of Norfolk. as a Chinese
girl: Miss Daisy Guggenheimer, Of
Lynchhurg, in Italian costume: Mrs.
Ferguson. of Gaffney, S. c.. In
colonial costume: Miss Martha Mas
sic, of Lynchburg, as a Greek maiden;
Miss Najah Woodward, of Chicago,
as charming Bopeep: Mrs. bowling
of New York. as a fortune teller; Miss
Burton of Natural Bridge, as a Japa-
nese girl: Miss LAM. of New York. as
a cowgirl; Miss Lily Urquhart McCabe,
OF Richmond, as an exquisite little
fairy; Miss Bertha Gross of Calves
ton Texas, AS Red Cross nurse; Miss
STROBE, OF Staunton, Va, as "Colum-
bia:" Miss Elsa Finckel, as a witch
/ Miss Josephine Finckel. as boy;
Master Alden Flnckel, as a lady; Mas
/ ter Robert Gross. as a little girl: Mas
ter Emory Woodward, of Chicago. as
an old time negro: the little Misses
! Hirsch of Atlanta. as Indian girls
/ Master Dunlop Johnson Of Wingina.
Va. as q clown: Master Fred Morri-
/ son, of Lynchhurg, as IA deck of cards
and Master Charles Consolvo, of Nor
folk, as a Scotch lad. The judges
awarded the first prize. a book, to
| Miss Strobe, as Columbia; the second
prize. a silk handkerchief, TO Master
Emory Woodward. representing a
negro boy. and the third a lace hand
/ kerchief, to Miss Elsa Finckel, who
appeared as a witch. There was a
gay ballroom and very merry even
/ ing.
Mr.. and Mrs r w Massie and Miss
Martha Massie. of Lynchburg, have re-
turned this season and are warmly
welcomed
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Willingham. of
! Danville. Va, are new summer colo
nists.
Misses Mary f. Ringe and Margaret
Clark, of Philadelphia. are here for
an outing.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Thompson, Mas
ter Robert Thompson and Mr. and
Mrs G.. J.. Thompson, of Huntington,
w. va, have Joined the summer col
ony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke. of Portsmouth,
Va, have taken a cottage here.
Judge and Mrs. Gordon, of Nelson
county. paid visit to the Bridge on
their return from the meeting of the
Bar association Mt the Hot
DIR. and Mrs, NJ s. jenkins, of Roa-
noke, came to the Bridge in their
motor car for the week END.
Mrs r. II. McCulloch of Towards
vile. Va. has Joined her daughter,
Mrs. James Morrison here.
Messrs. Burton Smith, OF Lynch
burg, and O. l.. Smith. of North Car
olina. spent the weekend here.
Misses Phoebe and Kate Edmunds
and Messrs, Prescott and j. r. Ed
munds of Lynchburg, came here in
their motor car on their return from
the Hot.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. r. Cook, of Nor
folk. are among the new arrivals.
Mrs G. n. Walpole, of Charlottes-
vile. Va. paid a visit to the Bridge
on her return from the Hot Springs.
Or. and Mrs X. q. Reese. OF New
York came here while on motor
tour through -XirEinia----------
Mr. and Mrs Robert NJ. Hughes and
Mr.. Sidney Hughes, of Norfolk, have
returned this season. and are located
Hughes have just returned from the
Hot where they attended the meeting
of the BAR association.
Mrs Hugh Davis. of Norfolk, Miss
Elise Miles. of the University OF Viz
ginia, and Mr.. Robert Tunstall, of Nor
folk, motored here from the Hot.
MIR. j, NJ. Jewett, Of Richmond. Mrs.
NJ. G. Gibbs. of Raphine. Va, and Miss
Leita Hide. Of Oklahoma city, are
among the new arrivals.
Mr., and Mrs, JAS G. Penn, Miss
vass and Mr.. and Mrs. Pemberton
Penn. OF Danville, came here while
on q motor trim to Atlantic City.