The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-12
BEGINNING OF THE SEASON,
giCHMONO'S SOCIAL WHlRl
SOON TO COMMENCE.

The Count of Paris Reception At Col
oneI Anderson's-Msrriagc Beils-Ex
cursion TO Historic Mount Vernon
tuesday German--Personai.
The prominen, personal event of the week
has been The brief sojourn among us Of por-
ton Of the royalty, and no more courteous,
high-miuded and sensible representatives Of
the noble race "born in the purple could
have been our pleasure to know and
Judge the jewellers Of the palace
by. than His Royal Iighness, the
Comte de Paris, and the Duke OF
Orleans and their distinguished retinue.
Though their chief interest in the visit was
10 view the famous battle-felds, nothing
could have been more radiently calculated
II dispel any lingering thoughts OF dark
daNs from the minds Of the sight-seers than
the entertainment given in their honor, ON
Friday evening, by Colonel aud Mrs. Archer
Anderson, at their home on west Franklin.
sKHLTON-MfLRs.
One Of the prettiest weddings Of last week
WAS that Of Miss Annie SHELTON and Mir.
Walter Miles at the Monumental church on
Tuesday afternoon ut 6 o'clock, Rev. DIR. J .
r. Newton. rector Of the church, officiating.
WEST -BRANTON.
Al STANLEY" the old homestead Of the
BraXton family, was sOlemnizcd on October
the an one Of the most charming weddings.
hcprin.ipal participants being Mr.. George
NJ. West. OF this city, and Miss susan
Grimes BraXtOn. daughter OF Mrs. Virginia
Coalier BraXtOn. The bridesmaids wore
white null. and carried golden rods. Miss
Wcddel was maid Of honor, George W.
~,lliman best man.
IN. bridesmaids and their escorts were
Miss Tcrril and Mr.. j. A. Johnston, Miss
Della Page and Mr.. II. Colquiit, Miss Eliza
beth Carmichael and Mr.. A. ;. Gordon,
Miss George Garlick and Mr.. Il. \. Page,
Miss Fannie BraXton and Sir. +. {. Gordon.
AIjss WHITE aud Mr.. Philip Taliaferro, Miss
Kat Braxton and Mr. William Beasley.
The u~hcrs were: Messrs. X. Il. Camp
bell. G.. &. Pinckney, John Haw, and iona
ihaU Bryan.
The bride looked lovely in white India
o,lk and lace. her tulle veil caught up with
rsaphoto. roses. In her hand she carried
,vbifo uraNcr book from which the service
MAS read Amer the ceremony, with nu-
msrous guests the bride repaired 10 "Stan-
l.y." where an old-fashoned and elegant
rrpast was served. Alter music and dane
any the bridal party left for an extended
tuur up North. carving with them the best
friends.
y EXCURSION TO MOUNT VERNON.
Though months have fed since the memo
rablc Colonial Ball. its recOlectiOns still
illun lc The memory with its brilliant sue
cess. and the same society under whose
auspices il was given, and is so zealOusly
prescryiug t0us those valuable frames Of the
pictures OF Nirginia's past history, are ar
ranging for another pleasure The members
Gf 10 propose TO getup an excursion 10 Mount
Vernon, which in every way promises to
o. delightful affair. The trip viii con
sune but one daN-ieaXing here early in
the morning and taking the boat at Guam
rco for Nj Vernon. and as only those re-
ceiV,ng invitations will be entitled 10 pur-
chase "A ticket, it will have none of the usual
excursion objections and all its pleasures.
II will probably bee gotten up some time in
November Later i'm the winter a kermess,
which is a dance Of the nations in appropri-
ate costumes. il talked Of being gotten up
hy the same society.
TUESDAY GERMAN.
Just now the festive lads and lassies &C.
va. "a 10 the dance. which in Richmond
mpa,1- the German, are in the attitude of
balan cling tO eaten step, rs II were, before
they w.1irl of for the winters merriment.
The frs, Tuesday German is announced for
PERSONAL.
LIMITATIONS are out % the marriage OF
Mis-. Sallie Alexander Manson aud Mi.
Jnbu Katz. Jr.. in Lynchburg, Va, on
Thursday. October sd. IL will be one of
tne social events Of the season i'm Virginia.
ms Miss Manson is a well-knOwu belle, and
the croom-elcct a pr, minent man in busi-
moss ~ well as society.
Mrs. Manly. of North Carolina, IS the
,uost NJ her mother, Mrs. \. ;. BufOrd,
north Franklin.
Mrs. Levin Joynes is on VISIT to New
York.
Miss Alice Aylett. of New Kent who has
been IN the city "A few days. at Mrs Du-
pars. returned 10 her home yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wyndham Meredith have
,ett,rned 10 the city after an extended and
charming European trip.
Mis-. Hugh Campbell, of Dakota. il with
her mother. Mrs. Fred. scott.