The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-19
IN THE WHIRL OF SOCIETY.
What Has Been Going On During The Past
Week.
CHILDRENS PARTY AT COL. TANNERS.
Dr Whites Entertainment Last Evening.
Other Affairs OF Interest
and Pleasure.
onlv ono German last week, and the week

The Carnival. the hub around which Rich
mond's elite have revolved the past two
weeks. is at an end. and now there is nothing
TO while away the long and weary hours be-
tween dusk and midnight.
We never realize the joys and pleasures
which old Winter, with her crisp aud chilling
breath holds in store until they are past,
and the languid days Of spring have come and
made the intricate figures Of the german or
the step Of tbs graceful waltz too laborious,
II Is true there's the latest novel and the
evening tetc-a-tcte but can this take the place
of the winters whirl? There - one consoia-
ZION. however. in the dream II the happy DAYS
10 be spent at the seaside and III the noun
tains.
Franklin streets. last evening. DR.. Joseph \.
White entertained a number Of his friends
The occasion was the celebration OF his
birthday Every one present seemed 10 nave
an enjoyable time.
Colonel John H. Connally II North Caro-
lima. is the guest of his mOther-ln-law. Mrs.
James Thomas.
twMiss Mamie G. Gorden is in the city, visit
~ her uncle. Mr.. james Peasants AT lOj east
Franklin street
Miss Marie james. Of Staten Island, n. y,
is the guest of Miss Julia Morton at 6l2 west
Franklin street
Belyidere Hall which has been the social
arena during Tins season. closed IT, doors on
the last social event OH Friday evening when
il was the scene of "a brilliant subscription
german. given by the members OF the Tues
day and Friday clubs
The warm. depressing weather did not De
ter the dancers from participating IN the
waltz.
The german was led by Mr.. John Bolsseau.
Miss Noryell Otey. OF Lynchburg, who has
been visiting Mss Louise Brandcr. returned
home yesterday.
The Misses Montague, OF Baltimore, are
the quests of their uncle. Nj. jOhn H. Mon
tagne. at Second and Franklin streets
Miss Kent of Wythevlle, who has been
visiting the Misses fleming, OF south lhlru
street, has returned home.
Mr.. Palmer Tenant, of Roanoke, Is IN the
city.
NIr Mckinney. Of Washington, is visiting
his father the Governor.
Miss Bonnie Johnson. of Church Hill. left
Yesterday by the York River Line Tor AleXan-
dria, 10 spend mouth.
Richmond has seldom, if ever. seen more
beautiful juvenile party than one given by
Mr. Charles W. Tanner and his wife Friday
evening 10 their little daughter Ruth, miss
Of nine wears. at the residence Of the little
ones grandfather, Colonel William +. Tanner
on Third street.
The invitations real from 1880 o'clock at
which hour the young guests began 10 gather
The spaci0u- parlors were soon filed with as
dainty collection Of littlemisses and embryo
men as 10 falls % ones lot ever u see To-
oethcr. They numbered about seyeuty-iye.
and rs they fitted about ia the may dance to
such delicious strains of music as the talented
musicians Laube. Haseler, Wagner, Noeiker
and Schrcmp furnished. one could have I'M
ag1ned himself IN faryland.
Little Miss Ruth was ilssisted in receiving
by her friends Lyle Tyler, Jessie Jones.
George Wilson. Cary Nehlett. May Lynch
aud la petite Cora Younger. These young
misses performed their duty with the skill Of
veterans. and contributed largely q the en-
| joyment Of their little companions.
The dresses of course you older folks will
say. how were the children dressed but YOU
can't expect us 10 describe the lovely toilets.
made more beautiful by the exquisite little
/ bodies I'm them no. that u asking too much.
we will say. however that more elegant DIS
/ play Of dminutve toilets we never saw be-
/ fore
Among the guests present were Misses
| Elsie Stokes, Mamie and hyllis Langhoue.
! Virginia Allen. Addc and Emma Bowc. Res
| sic Ellyson. Lottie Lambert. Emma Long.
] MAY and [ rna Carpenter Maud steel. Louise
/ Barber Hattie and Josephine Tyler. Wilson
| and Edna shelton. Maud Leake. Alice and
| Lizzie Blair. Jennie Mostly Kate and
| Myra Jones. Lille Urquhart Mamie
and Emily Jennings. Louise Mallory. jamie
! MngO, Mary Sutherland, Alice Hotchkiss.
| Susie Davis, Mary WaYt. Courtney Evelyn.
/ Condy and Leila Bridges, Helena lie Troy,
Ianghorne Cosby. Josie Mamie and Nellie
/ Delaney. Madge and Grace iandrum. Maggie
Shields. Bessie Bosher. Urma Bass Irene
| Brailsford Helen Tanner. Lucie White.
Fannie Sims, George and Florence Wilson,
! Bessie Garrett. Lizzie Gibson. Maude Sarke,
! Elise Parkinson Walter and Allen Stokes.
! George and Irving Blair. Robert Whitehurst.
! Harry Ecker. Robert Lambert, Charles Todd.
Isaiah Fuller. Johnnie Long. Sammie Tyler.
Walter. Edwin and Albert Tanner David
/ Lynch. Robert KYLE, Armistead Crump Hill
/ UrQuhart Willie Bridges. Douglas Leake.
Al 1890 o'clock. 10 AN inspiring march the
/ little folks formed I'm twcs and were conducted
/ 10 the basement where Mr.. +. T. Burke had
/ prepared "a table whose cloud surrounded
| pyramids and fruit and flower combinations
/ made sight of rare delight. and tlOse rooms.
well. the architect must have had some such
affairs AS this in view when he planned.
Old Mother Goose invites her friends and
/ the public generally 90 come TO Young Mems
/ Christian Association Hall next Friday after
/ noon. April oath. whore they will meet some
/ Of her many children. She will have them in
costumes suited to their names. and
| they will dance her quadrilles and
/ sing her melodies She will also
show YOU the dantiest dish ever set before
/ a king a blackhird pie. which Is something
/ entirely new IN this city, and will be done by
| four and twenty little tots. who have been
carefully trained The old lady always takes
! deep interest IN any work IN which children
| are engaged, and this time she lends a help
/ ing hand to the Childrcn's Chapter of All
I SAINTS Church Guild