The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-11-16
A BUSY WEEK IN SOCIETY.
AN ENGINEERS OPINION or RICH
MOND. VA.

The Germans Dinner Party Mt Brook
un,,- Reception at Mrs. Msyo's-.Many
y,s,tsrs In the City-Entertainment at
the Theatre.
The week lust past has been the fullest ana
most delightful Of any Of our young season
such signs Of gasety makes us hopeiui "l'eI
All Of entwining into gay winter Inc paii
given 10 the visiting engineers was by iar 'he
most conspicuous and brilliant event, ana
was n great credit TO those honored as well az
honoring. SO much has already been written
and said IN praise Of the occasion that ought
moro would seem but an echo, but we can
not refrain from rev s s,,a,,ge eo nresent
were viewing the occasion as hocial stuus
~ The south, as very few OF tnem hhu SNc'
been To the so-called LAND OF fiowets peioIe'
mat they We're charmed was WITHOUT uoups,
five give cadence 10 the natteiihs opi"'V"'
expressed on all sides. -, T., ,.o
1nc young engineer born and bred IN the
chill land of the North, was enihusi"sto ~ =
ds gree said he: "Nhen was pOs VI,
foftiest ambitions dreamed 90 attain when J
became "A man. was TO be maSter-mason
and to live I'm Richmond, Va. ana now lnal
have been here. am more tnan determines
To work out those ends ihey NeIc I"uN,,
when some one with that uneering American
sririt of always "gOing one better, regretleu
for them that they did not have tho pleasure
Of seeing there such perfect tApes as W.
could clesm in Mrs. Phtlhp ha1hi anu
Miss NAV Handy-thev declared That seeing
only, was believing -, -,
hearing did much 10 gracefully lniuse socla-
biiity on the occasion, as she had met many
Of the strangers before that evening. some
OF the other KichmOndefs present were Min'
Archer Anderson, Mrs. Cannon Fleming,
Mrs. Conquest, Mrs. G. {. McPhall, Mrs. LII
Glen Tatum, Mrs. Thomas \. carter MIS- f.
4. ID. Movers, Jr., Mrs. Egbert Leigh, Mrs. a.
II. Camm. Mrs. X. G. Morton, Mrs. Thomas
Rolling. Mrs Walter Scott, Misses Meta
Potts, HELEN Cameron, Mary ConnellA,
Gertrude Camm' Annie y. Calnln' Maii
Cui,en. Mary Lewis, Sallie Mayo, judith
Carrin1ton Leila Meyers, Jennie Nc
PhaiI Georgia Blankinship, Kate Blankln-
shin. Callie Ryland Nellie Parker, Bessie
FauntlerOy, Miss Archer Miss Brander'
RICHMOND GERMAN.
Tae Richmond german gave its first enter
tainment on Monday evening last at the per
yidere. and II may only be hoped that
throughout the series they may all be as de-
iiehtful. At IL o'clock supper was served
which was greatly enjoyed by the dancers
those present were Mrs. william Roy
all, Mrs frank sieger, ME- NE 1e ec,,ey
Anderson, Mrs G. G. McPhail, Mrs. Edward
Mayo. Mrs William Talbot. Mrs. Allen +
Donnan, Mrs Thomas \. Carter, Mrs. Jonn
Harrison, Mrs. Charles r. slnltn, MIs.
lanes PlcSrell, Miss Barrett, OF Augusta, Ga b;
MISS Humphrey. MISS Mary COnnelly, MISS
Ross. Miss McPhail, Miss Cullen, Miss Mary
Cullen. Miss Sailie Talbot, MISS hatle bu-
ford, Misses Myers, Miss Nlrgle Archer, MISS
Hessie Martin Miss Mary Moore, Miss VIII
lioms, Miss Cameron, Miss Hays, Miss
Brock. Miss Mary Anderson MISS Louise
Brander and others
DINNER PARTY.
wednesday evening dinnerparty IN every
feature marked by beauty and elegance, was
given by the Misses stewart at their nome
Brook Hill,' in honor OF Dr. ana MIS-.
Armistead Wexford. In the centre OF the
table was a large silver banquet lamp, from
the four corners Of which ropes OF dellcate
snilax extended TO pink-shaded candela
bras at the corners, ana IN Detwesh were IRE,
which the soft lights fell, making the glass
sparkle and the rich-tinted roses glow. Al
the place Of each guest there was 4 dlll-
ner card Of most unique design, pc
ing single petal Of an American
beauty rose, fashioned out OF PAPER
maiche and i'm the natural tint OF
the flower. At the place OF MIS-. WEI
ford in recognition Of the honor OF the eve
ming. was a large bunch Of American beauty
roses Among the other guess present were
Mr. ana Mrs. Tdzwell Elicit, MI ana MIS-.
Frank Mcclure. Mr.. and Mrs; PerclVai >.
Grant, Mr.. and Mrs. samuel q. wallace, Mls-
Mary Lyons, Dr. Moses u. Hoge, Jr., MI Gar
ter scout. Mr.. Frank Davenport ana MI Gar
The Junior German Club gave very pretty
german At the Belvidere on Friday evening
which WAS gracefully led by MI, Dofpn bIalI'
Mr.. r. Morton and Mrs. Miles Cary were
the chaDerOnes present, while among me lall
dancers were Misses Louise Blauder, Mercer
Coos. Carrie Shields, Bertha Peasants, kaue
Blankenship. Emily Cary, Carrie Moore EVE
Hi.
Berta Wexford, Sallie Wexford, Sanger hunt
Juliet Powers, Lula Powers, Florence Me-
Kinney, Fida Fleming OF Georgia, Sallie Tai
bOtt Mary Hunt, and others
on Friday evening Mrs. W. c. Mayo gave
a very delightful reception at the "Mount
Vernon" in honor Of Or and Mrs. Armistead
Wexford. and MIR. ana Mrs. John HaIl son.
Among some of the guests were: Mrs. ". W
Oppenhimer Mrs. &. - Langhorhe' MIS- WI w
liam McCance, Miss Mildred Lee, Misses Will
cox Brown, Of Baltimore; Miss Belle Per-
kins, Miss Mary Cameron, and others.
The Tuesday German Club Will give ~ reg
ular entertainment AT the BelNldefs on
Tuesday evening next; also on Friday even
ing the Friday german viii meet. Under this
arrangement there are regularly Two ger mans
week.
PERSONAL TALK.
Miss Helen Cameron. OF petersburg, IS the
guest of Miss Meta Potts.
Miss Barrett, Of Georgia, is with Miss Nir'
gle Brock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred T. Harris, and Misses
Marion, Kate and Julie Harris are at theii
home once more en west franklin, aiter sl>
months of delightful travel in Europe.
Miss Mary 4. Young has returned TO iht
civ after a pleasant visit TO her sister, Mrs
j. Mason Miller, In StauntOn, Va.
Miss May Handy IS back homo from
charming visit TO New York and Baltimore.
Miss Bette Deano VIII leave this week
for q short visit 10 Petersburg.
MIS-. Dallas Flanagan nee MISS Elise COKE
will entertain Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund 7, Boat
wright at an elegant dinner party u hei
home IN New York this week.
Mrs Catesby Jones, of ST Paul. is on visit
10 her mother, Mrs. ". r. White.
Miss Margaret Mcintosh, OF Baltimore, VINO
isalWays great fayOrte IN Richmond. Is ex-
pected in a few days to visit Mrs. Joseph X
Anderson.
Miss Mary Lewis will spend most e the
winter I'm New York and Washington.
Miss Nirgie CABOT leaves In few days foi
a visit TO Louisville, Ky.
Invitations are out TO the marriage OF Miss
NJ Jessie Warren to Mr.. Robert Lee Powers
on the 25th Of November at Eacon's Castle
Baptist church, Virginia.