Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-06

Mrs. Charles sk,nksr. elegant toilet OF
Miss isaeby. yellow silk trimmed with
embroidered chiffon.
Mrs. DR.. Cullen. black silk.
Miss Lima Branch gave charming tes ~
OF Miss Alice Bate, Of Cincinnati. The
porchss and rooms were profusely deco.
rated with growing plants.
Nh. PAGE oIvxs A READING.
NJ. Thomas Nelson Page gave . delight
| full reading in honor Of Mrs. w. II.
Knowles. OF Pensacola, at the cottage OF
Mrs. Warren Elliott on Sunday evening.
| Refreshments were served at intervals
| during the reading.
Mrs. G. II. SEMI. Of Whitestone, Long
Island, who il one q the handsomest la
dies here. has issued invitations Tor an
| elegant german, to DO given on Wednes..
| day evening in honor Of Miss Wallace. OF
Richmond, who will dance with Mr.. Stern.
who loads the german. Favors from Tif-
fsny will be awarded, and handsome col.
| lation is TO be served.
| A delightful german was danced on Sat
urdsy evening, led by Mr.. George Morris.
Of Charlottesville; after which Mrs. u, ID.
| Lsnghorpe gave delightful supper ut her
| cottage in honor Of Miss Ireno Lang
horn%
| UNIQUE PARTY.
| The Thread.Ncedlc party given on Sat
urday morning in the ballroom was as
| UNIQUE as possible. Miss jamie Blair won
| the first prize, O handsome case for photo
graphs; Miss Annie Leigh Cam won the
second prize; Mr.. Wylie. of Salem. won
the first prize for gentlemen, handsome
| silver bonbonnierc: MIR. john &. Brown:
| Jr.. won the second prize, band-painted
cbamois-skin case. An elegant lunch was
served in the dining-room after the pre-
sentation OF prizes.
| At the elegant euchrc party given by
| Miss JAMIE Blair on Friday evening Miss
Wallace. Of Richmond, won the FIRST prize,
q very handsome silver hand-mirror. Miss
Louise Morebcadwon the second prize.
| handsome Souyenir spoon OF Virginia. Mr.
| Lucien Tatum won the fret gentlemen's
prize. handsome silver paper-knife. Mr..
James Rutherford won the second prize,
u silver s.amp-box handsomely engraved.
| EooM-pARTrEs.
| Room-parties after the evening ball are
OIL the rage among the young ladies. Mrs:
| Lucien 1atum gave q charming one. az
| which fruit, cake. and VINE were served
recently. and on Monday evening, Misses
Johnston, of Norfolk, entertained about
I TWENTY-FIVE Young ladies very charmingly
Mrs John King, Of New York, gave de-
| lightful german on Tuesday morning in
honor Of her daughter. Miss Helen King:
Favors from Sherry's were awarded and
| champagne punch was served during the
breaks. Mr.. Stern led with Miss King:
| The large military figures were danced
with great spirit to such inspiring airs as
Maryland. My MARYLAND" The Girl |
Left BEHIND Me-" and Going Back to
| Dixie" Among the chaperons were
| Mesdames ID. Axtell. James Patton, James
Allison. A. b. Camm, Clarence Knowles, w.
| II. Knowles, Atlanta; Mrs. W. G. Dickson.
Mrs. Mcintosh. Mrs. Leigh. Mrs: Warren
G. Elliott. Norfolk; Mrs. Ralph Elliott,
Mrs. Huger. Savannah Mrs. J. W. Rein
hart, Boston; Mrs. II. L. Lefebyre. Baiti-
more; Mrs. Pettitt, Louisville; Mrs; sam
uel Spencer. New York; Mrs. }. ID. Winn,
st. LOUIS; Mrs. Judge Kober, son, Char
lottesville. and Others. Mr.. Welsh Clark,
Mr.. Dudley, Mr.. Spencer Irving. OF Dan
| vile. give handsome german next week
in honor of Misses Ammo and Matte
! Clark, Louie Morehead, Misses DUNLAP, OF
Macon. Miss jamie Blair, and Annie VIII
! hams.
Mrs. d. Axtell gave handsome break;
| fast this morning II honor OF Mrs. Samuel
| Spencer. of New York. The guests were
| Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, Mrs. William Writ
| Henry, Miss Mary Lee. Mrs. John King: OF
New York; Mrs Charles VI. Blackford, Mrs.
Rober. s. Archer. Mrs. A. Is. Camm, Mrs.
| James Allison, Mrs. J.. /. Lewis, Mrs.
Frank Christian. Mrs. w. A. Stuart, Mrs.
| X. l.. Parish. Of Baltimore, and Mrs. Judge
| Robertson. The floral decorations were
large plaques of American beauties.