The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-14
SOCIETY is DULL.
There Was Very Little OF Interest In Rich
mond Last Week.

There Was Very Little OF Interest In Rich
mond Last Week.
Not single social event occurred last week
that could put on the garb of greatness and
figure in a soc iety column AZ an item of news.
Plenty small events took place, such as Al tea
TO few friends" or an impronptu card
party, but not, one of these lesser affairs had
written invitations as accomplishments.
Society in Richmond is dull. 1t is resting
on its laurels culled plentifully during win
ter's gay season, and II Is nerving itself for
the wear and tear incident to the summer
triumphs This week the exodus will begin.
Many have already made up their minds as to
where they will sojourn, and as the suns rays
shine with increased vigor others follow their
example.
Soon the baggage-wagon will come down
Franklin street looking like moving adver-
tisement for a trunk factory; and soon the
railroad coach will look like Tuesday ger
man with the decollete gowns omitted.
Soon the watering places will resound with
the laughter and gaeties OF the Richmond
beauty and soon the men will be making love
in the afternoon. slipping juleps in the even
ing and sleeping IN the morning
Soon the Northern girl will come TO Old
Point and give an exhibition Of her diving
powers from the Old Dominion's pier. and
soon the Southern girl will visit the White for
the first time and make horrible grimaces
over the sulphur water
Soon the rash and impetuous Richmond
girl will venture to some Northern seaside re-
sort and later she will come back sadder and
wiser, for sooner or later she will discover
that mammon and introductions count in
that country, and deyastatlons of war has not
left her papa that plentifulness OF wealth 80
needful in the land of the "Yanks."
Soon the girl at Old Point will go out for Q
sail, get proposed to, become agitated and
turn the boat over and then the young man
will become rash and propose TO some one else.
and soon the girl will be debating the subject
as TO whether it is better to accept Jack now
and go without attentions from other men for
three months or jilt him and find him en-
gagged to another when autumn comes.
Soon the girl at the springs will be figuring
in the same old scandal that comes from there
every year and sooner or later the enterpris-
ing clubman will find out that there's moth
ing III 1t.
of germans receptions teas and other func-
tons: and soon the society correspondent at
the resorts will be as important q parsonage
as the clerk with the diamond pin and the
pompadour hair.
good story comes from Paris A certain
Partisan came over to this country spent con-
siderable time here. went back excoriating tho
cooking, and was met shortly after by u Vr-
ginian
How did you like virginia." asked our rep
resentetiye./
"Splendidly, except 20 peepul are much
like re Anglaise." said the Frenchman.
did you go TO the White Sulphur Springs"
asked the Virginian.
Oh. yees / went dare in re boat and ze
scenery along re roote was grand. magni-
fcentl"
The virginian ended the interview
Though the season is just about beginning
at the White many lovely young ladies lend
their charms TO the place. Some OF the guests
now there are: X. O. Brooks and wife, New
| Jersey; r. p. Herbert. Baltimore; 4. A. Hoen,
Richmond: S. NJ. Hall, Kentucky, @. Fl;
Kellogg Cincinnati; Mrs. j. O. Henley and
| family, Cincinnati; Miss Ragsdale. Chat
ham, Va. Thomas Bradley, Philadelphia;
| Thomas Martindale and son. Philadelphia;
Mrs. Austen. Baltimore; Miss Austen; Balti-
more; Miss Woods, Baltimore; Mrs; Thomas
j. owen, New York Mr.. i. +. Owen and
wife. New York; Mr. Raymond Lee Ward and
! wife, New York; Miss Banks. New York; Miss
| Walker, New York; Miss Annie Walker, New
| York: Mrs. Banner, New York; Mr.. Thomas
| ID. Mason. New York; Mrs. Cambria and
child, New York; Henry May and family,
Washington, ID. O.; w. A. Stuart and family,
Virginia
| The following are among cottage engage.
ments for the summer: Mrs. Riggs and family
| w. II. Slack and family. and Mrs. James n.
Carlisle, of Washington, j. O.; Miss Conk;
ling. Mrs. Coggill and daughter General
Brown. ID. D.. and family, of New York;
| Thomas Rutherford and family, j.. ID.
Christian and family, Dr., Willis and son,
| II. Baskerville and son, s. w. Nowlan and
wife. II. H. Bosher and family, James Ellcr.
son and wife. J. ID. Patton and family,
Levin Joynes and family, II. ii. Boykin
and family. DIR. J. s. ID. Cullen and family.
Captain Skinker and family. :. Z. 7. An
derson and family and Major X. 3. Archer
and family, Of Richmond Va; DIT. VII
| liam Dabney and family. of University
| OF Virginia; J. w. Rinehart and family OF
Boston. Mass: w. II. FELTON, and family
| and Mrs. Wadley. of Macon, Ga; q.
Knowles. and family. Of Atlanta. Ga;
| Ralph Elliott and family, or savannah,
! Ga: III. NJ. Barksdale and family, OK Wa.
mington, Del; James Gibbs and wife. q
| Charleston. s. C.: VIC. Elliot aud family, Of
| Wilmington, N. c.; Judge I. j. Semmes and
| family, Of New Orleans; T; l.: Bodine and
| daughter, of Philadelphia; John King and fam.
| ily. OF New York; H. b. Tunstall and family,
| Of Norfolk; Philip Bates and family, X. A.
| Robinson and wife and O. III. Pettet and fam
| lily, of Louisville, KY. Z. 9, Vena6le and fasu,
| lily, Of Petersburg, Va; Skipwith Wilmer and
| lily, of Baltimore.
Miss Bessie Lay left during the past week
for Mexico. and Miss Leila Myers left lass
evening for Europe. She will be accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Sheppard.
The great event this week will Do the re-
ception TO ChiefJustice Fuller at the West
moreland Club. 1t will be an elegant AFFAIR.
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DEATHS.
gTIITA-Died M n o'clock A. NJ. Sundet