The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-08
EASTER GAIETIES.
REVIEW or THE PAST WEFh 5 SO
Getty EVENTS.

Brilliant Entertainments Past and 70
Come \ Peep Mt sotbern and Mr.. Mans
field notes Here aud There Picked Up
by our Ladies' Man.
The season of germans has returned,
and how happy are all the deyolees OF
the graceful art But though the season
has returned, the germans, where are
they Some entcrprising charity COB
bled mp ,he Belvidere for the two weeks
current. and the Richmond and Tuesday
Clubs ave had 10 wait until the 10th and
tHlh 'o 1--WE their usual post bentcn en-
terlaiuments. In the meantime society
is regaiing itself with private entertain
ments and the unusually good attractions
offered 10y the play-houses. With such
intermediate pleasures we accept will
lingly the situation as regardsthc regular
germans. and are perfectly content 10
"wait % week - ere the dancing begins.
Have vCu noticed what a lot ci Rich
mond girls have ,c4npcred away 10 other
towns 90 chase the Easter fun And
have y0u met The several fascinating fair
ones who have come to our dear old city
10 spend the season Of jOnquilles and
Irritation. They are charming rcprescn-
tatiyes OF their several cities, and just
how many hearts they will string and
carry hOme with them il is hard 10 say
Wednesday and Thursday evenings OF
last week we're the occasions Of t"0
brilliant evening parties. Colonel Dick
insop of New York has recently pur-
chased for his daughter, Mrs. Randolph
Norris the spacious Harvey mansion at
the corner Of Third and Canal streets,
and Wednesday evening the house was
thrown open in honor of Miss Dickinson
and Mrs Norris. and between the hours
Of 10 and / o'clock the drawing g-rooms
were crowded with brilliant array Of
married people gossiping and young peo-
pie dancing. Add 10 the generally hos
pitablc appearance Of the rooms a we'll
appointed rcpasi and congenial cham
payne punch, and YOU can well imagine
that Size evening was in every way en-
joya1
Nr- isaac Dagcnpor. Jr, gave on
Thursday evening dancing party in
honor oe Mis- Elise Williams and her
guest Miss Harrison of New York.
The nrlor- OF the Davenport home on
Grace street were beautifully decorated
with spring howcr- and plants, and the
mautc'- were hidden 10y a mass of fresh
arG smiling jonquil'c7 What is 1t that
is SD fascinating about jonquillesl They
are lomcly enough in coloring, and q
single flower is almost hidc0us, but the
moment you group them they seem 10 be
gin laughing and wagging their heads in
10 one broad smile Add an ugly face TO
an ugly face. and how you shudder At tine
sight. But add joDquil!e to a
ion0u;llc. and what different re-
suit Queer. isn't it, SO much
for jonquiles Their happy looks
on the evening in question were but tame
compared with the beautiful faces OF the
many. many society fGyorites who were
to be seen twirlng a waltz or talking to
ten men at once and making each one
believe himself her fayorte. There
seemed 10 be one big chord of content
ment struck the evening through, and
everybody appeared 10th to drag them
selves away from such a heartily cordial
household. The evening was peaiect
success, and Mrs Davenport has certain.
" found a warm place IN the hearts OF
the piany young people whom she so de-
lightfully entertained.
Did YOU see Sothern in the Highest
Bidder. If y0u didn't, 90 home and
scold Yourself The Sotherns are iaborn
actors From the time the elder Sothern
used 10 cOnyulse his audience with that
quaint. erot sque Dundreary until now,
the family name has held its own nobly
in the realm Of comedy. "Dundreary'
So;hern died some years since in London.
His bOy Lytion Sothern, however, appear
ed AT the Richmond Trea;re, season
1SS&-4. IN his fathers great character ana
made quite favorable impression. This
son is now dead, and the SOthern who is
going 20 make his mark and honor his
father Genius is the Mr Jack Ham
merton" whom we saw he past week.
His -tvlc is entirely his own Ills diff
dencc f. exquisite, his pathOs real, and
his love making ludicrOus. but just as
true to .ife as can be- His gestures are al
first bic startling, but you soon begin TO
grasp the character and see how true is
lhe impcrsonalion Of painfully nervous,
cxcital.e boy, madly in love and-,hc old
-torr-a'raid 10 tell the girl of his dtyo-
tion Mr. Sothern has established him
self with Richmonders, and when next he
visits the city he will meet with warm
reception.
Another treat is in store this wees.
Mr. Richard Mansfield who has made
fame and fortune in his vivid portrayal
of the dual, DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde,
will be seen in this remarkable creation
at the Theatre and whoever mas read
that strange book, which put Robert
Lewis Stevenson into the front rank of
literary greatness. will eagerly seize the
opportunity 10 see his novel so well
dramatized and acted
What are the future events Two
germans each by the Richmond and
Tuesday clubs one fashionable wedding
the middle OF the month; after while the
sad good byes to many fair visitors now
in Richmond. QUIZ