The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
LAST WEEK OF THE REG ULAR SEASON
OFG1YETY.

A Number of Delightful Entertainments
Charming Teas Of All Colors-Csrd Parties
Stag PARTIES and observation-disclosures and
General Mention.
From the French we have a maxim, 1.-The
last il the sweetest pleasure" and so thought
the young people on Monday evening. About
one hundred entered with zest into the enjoy
ment of the pleasures spread for them by Mr.
and Mrs f. b. Addison, who gave the last
party OF the season in honor of their niece
Miss Emily Hazlehurst, Of Macon. Ga. an at
tractive little debutante, who has just taken
her degree at the Moravian School, of Salem.
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The house. so peculiarly harmonious in
style and tints. was never more beautifully
decorated The drawing-room and library.
hall and stairway. were adorned with palms
and lilies and ON the bookcases and mantels
was frieze of purple and pink hyaclnths
fringed with maidenhair fern. Bowls OF pro-
fuse bouquets Of the lovely Catherine Mermet
or Madame LOuyet roses with mgnonette.
Roman hyacinths heliotrope or vlolets were
on tables in each room.
string. band discOursed sweet music IN
the hall. and crash spread over the carpets in
vited the dancers TO test its smooth surface.
a tempting DOWl Ol itfu puhtH Ufhthlh NV
stairway was a popular resort for refresh
inent. and the dining-room was the back
ground Of the entire scene-a brilliant ban
quet spread in q bower of gold and green.
festoons Of gold ribbons. with snilax wreaths.
swung from the corners of the table 10 the
chandelier above. full bowl of yellow
tulips and Campanelle jonquils upon mirror
PLAGUE made the centre-plece below. Back OF
the table the Oakcn etagere mantel was nassed
In bright oranges and other yellow fruits, and
above, suspended by yellow ribbons from
bank Of tulips were grapes ike those OF
Eschol. 'goodly to behold
The supper was one of the most substantial
and ornamental that has been served tins WIN
ter, the.oysters salads. &c. being the very best,
and the ices in new and striking designs, be-
ing strawberries and cherries in saucers OF lee
cream and boats upon foam OF spun candy.
Receiving with Miss Addison and Miss Ha-
zlehurstlwere Miss Callie Ryland Miss Nlrgle
Archer, Miss Rosale Winston, and Miss Elise
Williams. In the absence the host and host
est by serious indispositlon the hospltalltleS
were dispensed by Mrs. Robert RennOlds and
Mrs. Camm.
Among the guests were Misses Patterson,
Harrison, Duval, Payne. Hunter, McPhall,
Ross. Camm, Mckinney Mayo. Hayes, vii
liams, Morton. Gill. Talbot, Page. Archer,
Stocking, Taylor; Messrs. Carson Lyons; Nc
Donald, Grant. Darlington holland, Shep-
pard, Willis, j. Il. Anderson, Archer Ander-
son, Pegram, Gibson, Hanewinekel, Fergu-
son, Hobson, Currie. Goldsthwate, Wrcnn,
Blankenship, Atkinson, Willy. Tucker, Cullen,
Talbot. Morton, Shipman, Williams, Baskef-
vile. Palmer, Branch, and others.
AFTERNOON RECEPTION.
II would be misnomer to describe the
beautiful entertainment given by Mrs Benla-
min H. Nash on Tuesday evening, as a Tea"
However informal and easy, il was too elabo-
rate and elegant TO be called by title sugges-
tive only of light refreshment. The window
seats massed in callas or ascension illles. the
rich table decorations of crimson tulips and
ribbons, the shaded glow Of red light through
out the rooms the sparkling nectar and the
complete collation. served by innumerable
fair hands. made the occasion most delightful
to all present. Mrs. Nash received standing
beside the two special guests of the evening,
Mrs. Joseph Reinhart, of Boston, Mass, and
Miss Boiling. of Va, assisted by Mrs. Alice
Archer, Mrs f. A. Saunders. and Mrs. 5. ID.
Davies
Punch was served by Mrs. Lucen b. Tatum
and Mrs; II; g. Thornton poured the tea
-Four of the Roger de Coyerley" dancers, by
request Of the hostess, received with her III
their costumes-Miss Columbia Hayes Miss
Jennie McPhail. Miss Gertrude Camm and
Miss Annie Leigh Camm.
The other young ladies receiving and sery-
ing were Misses Annie Williams. Ellie VIII
liams. Berta Edmond, Julia Morton. Salle
Deane. Marcie Hunter. Lulie Powers and
Florence Tuggle, and little Misses Carrie
Reinhart, Ellie Bosher, Maude Stokes and
Mamie Saunders.
THE GERMAN.
The Tuesday Clubs last german before
Lent was one of the most brilliant of the
whole season. Like the last notes of the
dying swan, it was declared by the young
people TO be the very best of all: The dancers
were there in roS-. numbers, determined to
make the MArs Gses a complete success and
MIR. Hobeon s<,tsr 10 better figures nor with
ceived by Mrs George Ross. Mrs. Archer An
deson, Mrs. Lucien b. Tatum, Mrs Thomas
Boiling and Mrs. Camm, the chaperOnes
present, and the dancers were the usual set
who make the gayety begin and end with
November and February, and seem never to
flag in energy and interest.
STAG SUPPER.
After the german. Mr.. John Currie enter
tanned twenty gentlemen friends Mt Pizzinis.
A very elegant supper of oysters and game
was served in delightful style. and cham
payne, sherry and Burgundy were abundant.
The guests were: Messrs. David CuTie, Al
Ian Talbot, Charles Darlington, Dorsey Gull
len, Saunders Hobson, J. r. j. Anderson.
Reid Hobson, Walter II. Martin. Macon Mar
tin, Il. Lewis ]. Stewart Barney, John Nal
lory, William Ferguson. Edward Willis. I'd
ward Hanewinckel William Palmer, Henry
baskerville Cary Sheppard and Preston No
land. Songs and stories by several of the
until the small hours of rosy dawn"
LITERARY CLUB.
The meeting of the Literary Club on Fri
lay evening was at the tasteful home of Mr..
and Mrs. 4. G. Crump on Grace street, and
was generally pronounced one of the most de
Gghtful of the season. The subject for
the evening was 'Tennyson and His Works"
and charmingly agreeable and instructive es-
says were read by Miss Daniel Mr.. John
Rutherford and Mr.. A. Sale Watkins. Selec-
tons from the writings of the poet were read
by Rev Hartley Carmichael and Miss Resale
Winston
The next meeting will be at the residence
Of Dr. Carmichael, and the subject selected
for discussion is The Irish Question" in
which DR.. Carmichael and Mr.. Wyndham X.
Meredith will take part
The meetings of The Literary" will not
be discontinued through Lent.
RAINBOW TEA.
Mrs. Charles Reade introduced her cousin,
Miss Winifred Beckham. TO the young ladies
OF Richmond by very pretty and ornamental
tea on Monday evening
The variedhues of thefull bouquets through
out the rooms, and the lights under pink and
red, green. yellow and violet shades, entitle it