The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-19

/ baekorNtllc, y. VI. Wilson. Barton WIS.,
Armistead Wexford, r. II. Gaines, n. Il
Welford, Charles Jones. Preston Carson
Jas. Moncure, Meade Ilaskins, W. sher
herd, VIM. Palmer, Beine Blair, and Others
ON Thursday evening Mrs. Seymour Cado
and Miss Nirgie CABOT, i'm honor Of thei
guest, Miss Allemong, OF Baltimore, gave
very elegant reception. The house wa
lavish in It's artistic floral decorations. an,
| IN the dining room cOulCur dc rose was IN,
dominating coloring pink roses making
the centre piece OF the table, and from eacl
corner a length OF smilax intertwined will
pink ribbon drawn 20 a largo pink ball be
meath the chandelier. Mrs. Cadet, black
silk and gold trimmings. and Miss CABOT
white crepe and Ia I'0sc0 sash. received
in white silk, presiding also at the punch
bowl. Miss Allemong. white faille; Miss
McPhaii, black lace; Miss Critic Camm
white China silk; Miss Annie l.. Camm
white point d'cSprif; Miss Page Booker
black lace; Miss May jones' pink silk; Miss
Columbia Hayes, pink gauze; Miss Lucy
Blair, blue India silk; Miss Phebe War
wick, white tulle; Miss Nellie Tree, blue
tulle Miss Emmons, black lace.
Miss Bessie Pace. in honor Of her guest.
Miss Schwartzwelder, Of Brooklyn, gave a
very beautiful yellow luncheon on Thurs
dav. The flowers were yellow tulips and
iOnQuils, and on each table was "A silver
candelabra with yellow shades. Each
Of the many courses with various fine wines
was served in surprising elegance. The
guests were Misses Mary Morton. Of Balti-
more; Mary Addison Engle, Of Frederick,
Nd; McCurley, Columbia Hayes, Page
Booker, Florence Mckenny. Leila Mey-
AalIfn WallQ
Norfolk; Mary Sheppard, Baltimore; An
ma Boykin, Mary Cullen, Mary Pegram,
Evie Walker, Fife Branch, Gertrude Camm,
Annie l.. Camm, Mary Alfriend, Maggie
Ferguson, Bessie Addison, Elise Coke, Irene
LanghOrn, Mary Anderson, Ellen Hobson,
Mary Cameron. Lizzie Harrison, Callie Ry-
land, Dunlap Of Georgia, Sallie T. Mayo,
Julie Coghill OF New York, Nirgie CABOT.
MAY Jones, Jennie McPhail, Allemony Of
Baltimore, Phoebe Warwick, and Helen
Cameron.
One Of the trio Of Friday evenings events
was a charming reception given by Mr.. and
Hrs. Thomas l.. Alfriend, In honor Of their
debutante daughter, Miss Mary Alfriend
and their guest, Miss Taylor, Of Orange
The house was beautifully deco
rated with plants that graced every nook
and corner, and flowers that nodded amid
green and feathery ferns upon every mantel
and cabinet; white, soft lights cleaned
upon the radiance Of all. In the dining
room pink lights and pink roses guarded
over table laden with every
rare dainty OF the season. Mrs. Alfriend, in
a gown Of black velvet and white silk
yauze, and Miss Alfriend, in white faille
and lace, and Miss Taylor, in pale pink
crepe. received their guests, assisted by
Mrs. Charles StOykes, Mrs. A. b. Camm,
Miss Halle Talcott. Misses Norma and
Evie Walker, Miss Alice Burwell, Misses
Gertrude and Annie l.. Camm and others.
ON Wednesday at one O'Clock there was
A most delightful meeting Of the reception
committee OF the Colonial Assembly at the
nome Of the chairman Of that committee, |
Mrs. Philip Haxall. With too much grace |
md nerve for business, but sufficient for the |
occasion, was discussed and decided the |
niceties Of the several appointments of
heir duties. The cOlOrs and design Of the |
ladges was decided, both OF which the future
will reveal. It was also announced by |
PRIOR arrangement and excellent authority,
hat ex~President and Mrs. Cleveland had
expressed themselves as most pleased TO
accept their invitation TO the assembly.
" hen such topics had been duly devOured,
he doors Of a beautiful dining room were
fit 10 serve king invited the
uests 10 refreshment of more
material nature, the ease, the elegance,
he charm Of Mrs. Haxall, the chairman Of
Reception Committee. OF the hostess, of
eceptiOn within her own home. was like the
unshine OF success and not the shadow
which the "cOming event. casts before
he ladies present were Mrs. George Wood
ridge, Mrs. James Lyons. Mrs. Alfred /.
larris. Mrs. Il. :. Grant, Mrs. Arthur Le-
row. Mrs. Hunter Mcclure, Mrs. William
'restou. Mrs. Charles +. smith, Mrs. Josiah
.yland, Mrs. ii. A. Tabb, Mrs. Peyt0n Wise,
fiss Mary Pegram, Miss Martha Bagby,
liss Mamie Myers and Miss judith Caring
On.
General and Mrs. Joseph X. Anderson, in
onor OF Miss Mary Morton and Miss Sophie
icHenry, Of Baltimore, gave an elegant
inner party on Monday evening last.
american beauties made the centre, and AT
ach plate was an appropriate and sugges-
I've quotation card. The other guests were
liss Annie Harrison. Of Baltimore Miss
ella Movers. Miss Cav Robertson, Mrs. j.
i. NJ. Curry, Mrs. Connolly, Mrs. Car
iichael. Messrs. Waller Morton, John Ruth
rfoord Edwin Hobson, Henry Baskerville.
nd Barton Wise.
The supper committee for the Colonial
,ssembly is as follows: Mrs. Thomas III.
,rander (chairman), Mrs. c. ID. Langhorne,
lrs. Raleigh COlston, Mrs. }. II. White,
Irs. Byrd Warwick, Mrs. W. X. Martin,
lrs. William G.. Ferguson, Mrs. Jack
.llerson. Mrs. Edward Mayo, Mrs. George
lavO, Mrs. Clay Drewry, Mrs. Egbert
eigh. Mrs. Lewis Burwell, Mrs. +. c.
citing. Mrs. John Potts, Mrs. NJ. l..
,ranch, Mrs. POwhatan Breeder, Mrs.
Dayid Lynch, Miss Kitty Stiles, Miss Edith
wilmington, Miss Matte Harris, and Miss
amilla Scott. The floor committee con-
Sis OF the following gentlemen; Messrs.
Tvndam Boiling, Roswell Page, Wyndam
Ieredith, Aston Cabell, A. ;, Wat
ms. John Mallory, Levin Joynes,
/. ID. T.. Myers, Jr., W. G.. Ferguson, \. ii.
hristian. Jr., Bey. 4. Cump' Byrd War
lex. Phillip Haxall, W. J.. Royal, W. ii.
almer, Jr., ThOs. Atkinson, stanhope
ollipg. X. ii. Gaines, Th0s. \. Carter,
Nos & Rutherford, Meredith Mon tague,
n LANES Roy. Ed. Hannewinckel, W.
arv Shepherd, Dudley Mcdonald and
hartman Of said committee, Mr.. William
/. Trigg.
Never more can II be said that lofty man
oes not stOOp TO the thought and discus
on Of dress. The plain, unyarnished truth
that the Colonial Assembly and the ladies'
,ncv ball are giving these lords and
lasiers and gay LOtharios quite as much
Dncern as they do the gentler, and so con-
aded yainer sex.
II is mistake, however, gentlemen, 10
rictiv apply the Doasted motto Of your
flares du occur ''all in all, or not at all, F."
, this simple matter OF costume.
Re il your preference, you can go 10 either
rand event in the disguise Of a gentleman
-ifbout fear Of being told at the door that
YOU are very good-looking, but you can't
1me in.v Having formal invitation and
zen a ticket will be passport undenied,
= YOU in brOadcl0th or satin, in beauty
'hich is only "skin deep" or that which is
eeper still with patches and pow
en- However. every young man
mould take an interest in making
9TH occasions prominently successful,
nj should do the correct and appreciatiye
ning of making his appearance fitting
n Zach event. This week a costumer from
.ew York will be in the city, who brings an
.tablished reputation for performing the
elicate operation Of Transforming identity.
lours for private consultation will be
tated later. The dilemma among the