Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-01
Series of Enjoyable
Vacation Festivities
In Record at Skyland
Private Entertaining Fea-
tured by Charming Gard
Parties - Barbecue Held
at Virginia Glowing Rock.

SKYLAND, Va, August 30-The
largest and most important private en-
tertainment of the present season at
Skyland occurred during the present
week in an afternoon card party given
by Mrs. Edward Grasselli of Cleveland
and Miami Beach, Fla, in honor of
her house guest, Mrs George r. Holmes
Of Washington. Mrs. Grasselli's private
bungalow is on the edge Of Stony Man
Cliff, where it looks directly down into
the picturesque Kettle Canyon, and
from thence over valleys and inter-
interior of the bungalow has been COM
pletely redecorated this season under
the personal supervision of Mrs. Gras-
both with the legends and natural
wild beauty of its mountainous en-
vironment. In the large living room,
where the card tables were placed,
wood paneled walls and floor and
heavily beamed ceiling stained restful
green combined with the great field
stone chimney piece and open fire.
place to make a delightful background
for wildly colored pictures, wall and
lures and inviting informal furniture.
Specially Handsome
Prizes to Winners.
The prizes were also unusually hand
some and were won by Miss Margaret
WinShip of Washington, a richly en-
graved Chinese brass fruit bowl on a
teakwood stand; Mrs. John j. Noonan
Of Washington. a Bohemian bon-bon
jar of emerald green cut glass: Mrs.
Harry w. Hunter, I'd, Of New York.
complete fountain pen desk set. and
Mrs. Charles j. Hepburn of Philadel-
phia. a banjo clock with hand-painted
insets. Several consolation prizes were
also awarded. Following the bridge
games a handsome buffet supper was
served from the piazza on the canyon
front of the bungalow, to which a num-
Der of additional guests were invited.
Among others present in addition to
those already mentioned were Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Lockwood and the Misses
Betty and Bruce Lockwood of Norfolk:
Mr.. Walter Fowler of New Orleans,
Mrs. Harry w. Hunter, DR.. Morris Cell
man and Miss Sarah Harrison Powell,
Baltimore; Mrs. George Freeman Pol
lock. Mr.. William Balantyne, jr: Mr..
John j. Noonan. Miss Temple Perry
and Miss Mary Davis of Washington:
Mrs. Unit Rasin Of Philadelphia, Mr..
Victor Melvin of Miami. Fla: Mrs.
Owens of Wilmington, Del. and Mr.
Harry w. Hunter, jr., and Mr.. H. Brown
of New York.
Bridge Party Surprise
Event on Birthday.
Another particularly charming private
entertainment of the week was bridge
party given on Wednesday afternoon
by Mrs. Unit Rasin of Philadelphia and
her sister, Miss Mary Davis of Wash
ington by way of surprise" birthday
celebration for the aunt, Mrs. Harry W.
Hunter of Baltimore, whose house
guests they have been at Skyland during
August. The surprise" was staged in
Mrs. Hunters own cabin, but so clev-
erly had the arrangements been made
that the guest of honor remained in
ignorance of them until the card tables
were out in the living room and the
decorations were completed. The DOM
inant motif of the occasion was at
tractively emphasized in the place cards
and prizes the winners of the latter
being Miss Temple Perry of Washing
ton, Mrs. Owens of Wilmington, Del,
and Mrs. Charles j. Hepburn of Phila-
delphia. The GROWING feature of the
occasion. however. was big. beautifully
iced birthday cake adorned with pink
candles which occupied the place of
honor at the collation. which followed
the games and to which a few extra
guests were asked. Among others pres
ent were Mrs. Edward Grasseili, Mrs.
Herbert Lockwood, Mrs. George Free
man Pollock, Mr.. Harry W. Hunter,
I'd; Mr.. Walter Fowler, Miss Margaret
Winship, Mr.. William Balantyne, jr.,
and Miss Powell.
A party on horseback from Skyland
to the Warrenton Horse Show on Thurs
day included Mrs. Edward Grasselli, the
Misses Betty and Bruce Lockwood, all
three of whom are notably fine horse
women; Mr.. Walter Fowler, MFR. Victor
Melvin and Mr.. Brown.
On Saturday another delightful bar
becue was held at Virginia Glowing
Rock at the top of IDA Hollow just
under the towering peak of Hawksville.
About 80 of the Skyland guests were in
attendance. A rather unusual feature
was the cooking and serving of the din
ner by group of fine old-tine cooks
from the little colored village of Elains-
vile, which also provided the singers
and dancers for the event. Otherwise,
the past seven days, in general way.
have been devoted to preparations for
the big Labor day program opening with
the grand masquerade ball of last eve
ming.