The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-25
TUEGAY SIDE OF RICHMOND
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE RECEF
TON OF GUESTS.

Miss Talcotts Entertainment-Ih urspy
Concert-Mr. Clay ChambIin's deception
of the Farmers Club and Party OF
Young Ladies and Gentlemen.
Our city wears the semblance OF a Ma!
festival. and society, being one OF the COM
ponent parts of the whole Of excitement, has
AT last aroused itself from the torpor OF
Ienten inactivity it seemed so loath 10
cast of. and has made busy and happy the
gayest week since mid-winter festivities.
Every home is enliyened by the presence
Of some guest, SO the object OF one ana all
seems TO give to each full measure Of
Measure apart from that Of beholding the
veil uplifted from the features and soldierly
form of our heroic Lee reproduced in monu-
nent 10 wear, like his fame, through
eternity. -, n,
ON Monday evening last, Miss May Tai
colt at her home. on Park avenue. gave "a
worry charming, though informal, entertain
ment i'm honor of her friends, Miss Elise
Strother. Miss Katie Buford. Miss Callie
EyIand. and Miss Bessie Addison, VINO
sailed for Europe on the steamship Etrurla,
Saturday. Among the other guests were
Miss Elise StrOtheT and Miss Jennie Nc
Phail. as we'll a. several young men, All OF
whom, and many more besides, joined I'D
wishing these fair young tourists bon Noy-
age. The travellers were accompanied as
FAR a. New York by Colonel and Mrs. Bl-
ford: Mrs. John ID. Ross. of Lexington; Mi.
and Mrs. josiah Ryland, and Mr.. ana MIS-.
T.. Il. Addison.
Mrs. +. 4. ID. Myers. Jr., gave delight
fnl entertainment at her home. West FRANK
lin. on Tuesday evening. in honor OF her
guest. Miss Morel, of savannah, "eOrgia'
Though only the pleasure OF conversation
formed the evenings amusement VIM
dainty repast for timely refreshments, the
hours fled most happily and too ileetly by.
SOME among the guests were Mr.. ana MIS-.
Thomas y. Garter, Mir. and Mrs. William
Royall. Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Preston,
MIR and Mrs. Thomas Boiling, Miss Sallie
n. Mayo. Miss Margaret Mcintosh of Balti-
more. Miss Lizzie Pickett OF norfolk, MISS
Leila Myers, Miss Norma Walker, MISS
Eyie Walker Miss Maggie FERGUSON, Miss
Bessie Martin, Miss Julia Morton; Messrs.
I'D. MAYO. William Walker, William Fer
guson, Frank Williams, John Young, John
Atkinson, I'd. Iiannewinckel, and many
others.
THE THCRsBY CONCERT.
One Of the social events OF the season was
the complimentary concert % Emma Thurs
by al the Academy Of Music on Nednes-
day evening. The audience was made
more brilliant by being most appropriately
in full dress, while large box party, given
by MIR. and Mrs. John II. Branch, added
vel more 10 the beauty Of the scene. Those
I'm the party. in addition 10 the
host and hostess, were Governor aud
Mrs. Mckinney, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kerr
Branch, MISS Ellie Branch, Miss Margaret
Branch, Miss salie T. Mayo, Miss Fannie
Ross. Miss Sturdeyant OF Virginia, Mr..
blythe Branch, Mr.. A. Sale Watkins,
General Charles Anderson and Mr.. Charles
stingfellow. The concert was one Of the
most pleasing ever rendered in our city, and
after its performance beautiful supper
was served informally at the home OF
MIR. and Mrs. Branch. Among the
other guests who joined the party there
were Miss Emma Thursby and her sister,
Miss Appleton. Miss stocoyitch, of Brook
lyn: Miss George Watkin. OF staten Is
land; Miss Rogers. Miss Hair, Mir. and
Mrs. Alex. Cameron. Mr. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Tatum, Colonel and Mrs. Edwin
lisbson. Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodbridge,
AIR. and Mrs. Byrd Warwick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred r. scott, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ~.
Carter. Miss Mary Cook Branch. Nr. and
Mrs. Warner Moore, Mr.. Beverly Munford,
Mr.. Carter Branch, Mr. Levin Joynes, Mr..
Roosevelt Page, MIR. William Grant, Mr..
Fred. Hair, and others.
Messrs. John and Clay ChamberIin en-
tertained the Tuckahoe farmers at a most
lavish dinner on Thursday, ut thier farm,
..Whitby.v q few miles below the city. The
honors were gracefully done by Mrs. Hall
and her guests, Miss Maggie stringfelIow,
Mas Helen stringfellow, and Miss Bessie
Law. Among the other guests Were Mrs.
Warner Moore, Mrs. q. ID. Langhorne, Mrs.
John Lewis, " Lyncbburg; Mrs. A. Is.