Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-22
OLD SWEET SPRINGS

OLD SWEET SPRINGS
OLD SWEET SPRINGS. w VA.
August 2l.-Anothcr brilliant week has
come to an end. the browning feature OF
which was the favor cotillion. Tho
ballroom was n bower Of woodsy love-
Illness. great bouShs Of freshly cut
chestnut and oak covering the walls
balls Of the same suspended from the
ceiling. interspcrscd with clusters OF
/ twitkling Japanese lanterns. Charles
/ +. Stcrrett and Miss Helen SwiShcr led
/ the dancers through the Intricate maze
/ OF figures The horse figure. the pretty
! girls in slciEhs drawn by their gall
I iant knights. Th" confetti figure next
I ontwinng tho happy dancers. breaking
/ ana scattering. Then came the unrurl-
! ing OF tho vari-tinted scarfs. bursting
| INTO a rainbow glory of color: after that
INC graceful twirlinG of Japanese para
/ SoiS. followed by the cap figure :tnti
! Inc popping Of the caps for the hidden
| treasure. Next was Comm Thro' tho
| ityc. tho shcavcs OF golden grain held
"E In" iaddics to form Il canopy. and.
f, while the lassics were passing under
! the tender melody was cNquisitcly sung
| by ArS. Frank Payne. Las, was the
chafiot race. Among the many hand
! soinclE gowncd We're: Mrs. Charles
! stacy, blue chormeuse and silver lace:
! MISS Emily Lyman Pagun, model o.
MI" green. iridcsucnt beads: Mrs H.
:: Johnson, pink orchid silk. silver lace:
MISS B"tSeT stacy. white lace over mink
! SILK; Miss Catharinc Barsic pink tat
| feta; Mrs. John =. Haynes black silk
| Jet trimmed, diamonds; Miss Lucille
, PAXTON. Lucille model, white silk and
| net. pipngS green satin: Mrs Gordon
| Gibson. white lace and satin. touches OF
| BACK: Miss Gordon Gibson white satin
lace and pearls; Mrs. r. j Hcarh. pink
/ iaffeta and diamonds: Mrs jane; Con
nei', black silk and jet: Miss j. G. Con.
ner, pale blue silk. white lace; Miss
/ caroline Corner, corn-colured taffeta.
lace trimmed. and Mrs. Haynes Wal
! ford. black net.
! 1he swimming contest went OF amid
| exciting thrills. Mss Catharinc OAR
! Sie's fancy swimming was wonder
! ful' the applause LOUD and long. Lit
| tie Nell Payne and Margaret Lynn
Lewis had n candle race. Margaret Lynn
. winning by fraction she also won
| the tub race over Harold Swishcr. he
! as the greater expert, having two
| lengths to cover against her one. IIud-
son Kelly made long distance plunge
! the entire length of the pool warren
| Clark long distance under water and
lack Catiin marvellous high drive
Miss Dorothy Wchmhon had a Jolly
marshmallow roast for the juniors The
! place selected for The frolic was rescr-
vor hill. and. while the picnickers We're
! intent on getting just the right crisp
/ ness before the glowing fire. the tnklc
| 81 hcil made them turn in another
i direction TO behold twelve ghoulish fig
/ HrcS doiES q cane in a way to make
! their nail atad OH end. The situation
was relieved by n peal OF very earthly
| laughter The feast was spread and
| much enjoyed
Mrs. J. L. Bridrcr. wife Of Or. Erid
I ger. OF Memphis, entertained at an NJ.
/ tendance supper in honor of Miss Ma
! ric:ta Dunscomb and Martin Dunscom5
Miss ounsc"mb is a recent debutan,c
! ana an acknowledged belle
Mss Margaret Payne was hostess at
! 81 real old fashioned Virginia sumner
! which WAS also given after the dance
/ The younger set did some fast run
nihS the morning OF the paper chase
/ The start was made from the band
stand on the law and ended beyond the
/ falls at Beaver Dam. The hounds in
: at the finish were Jean Davis. Spence,
! Morton. Jack Catlin and Phil Moves
/ having caught the foxes. Miss Gibson.
Miss Landers. Harold Swisher and
Frank Payne.
Mrs. G. w Robertson was hostess at
| Il beautiful morning card party. Mrs
| Robertson was assisted in receiving her
I guests by Mrs. a T.. Ackcr, Mrs. W. u.
/ Wyrille ana Mrs. II. :. Matheson. De.
! ilcious refreshments were served, and
| the unusually handsome prizes were
/ won by Miss adelaide Mayo, Mrs =. C.
| Nnnn. Mrs. ]. l. Stephenson. Mrs s. r.
| Avis Mrs. L. 5. Matheson. Mrs .. w.
! Swishcr and Mrs W. II. Haylcv
Mrs. Edward g. Caufman entertained
! at cards in honor Of Mrs Norborne
Gray, Mrs. J. w. Kincaid and Mrs. +.
j. Waddell, Mrs. Gray winning first
prize.
! At very pretty card party given
! by j. ~ Norris, Mrs. j. D. Bridgcr, Mrs
! j. {. Thomas and Mrs. T. c. Bieg were
/ among the prize winners Another de-
| iighttul card party Of the week with
beautiful prizes. was the one given by
! Mrs. Henry Wehmhon. Among her
guests We're: Mrs. G. w. Robertson, Mrs
a. L. Acker, Mrs. j. c. Thomas, Mrs
| j. j. stephenson, Mrs. NJ. Gordon-C.ib
son. Nine. Cabrera. Mrs. II. ID. Best, Airs
,, +. j.. Waddell, MIS- Warren Clark, Mrs
| Il. b. Adams and Mrs. S. c. Vann
MIS- i. G. Bicg entertained at dinner
| in honor OF Mrs. and Mrs. III. S. John
son and Mrs. John D. Lewis.
Nine. j. c. Cabrera, wife of the
Cuban consul. and their two attractive
| daughters, have returned from visit
! to White sulphur Springs
Among others from here spending the
week end Al the same resort were;
| Miss Nancy Muncc, Miss NJ. Jones, Miss
| II. Swishcr Miss Marietta Dunscomb,
| Frank w. Corley. c. NJ. Norflect, Gar
| rett Kelly and y. G. Carver.
Mrs Charles Stacy, Mrs. H. Clifford
Smith and Miss Maud Walmsley mo-
| tored to White Sulphur Springs, stop-
ping at THE Greenbricr."
Recent arrivals from Virginia in
| cludc Miss Martha Martin, Z. l.. Har-
vcy, S. O. Fisher, Mrs. y. Garrett smith.