Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-15
PLEASURES FOR LENT
ONLY SUCH ENTERTAINMENTS As
TEAS AND cARD-PARTlEs GIVEN.
last German Before the season Of Fem
anee.-ssvesai Receptions Daring thu
Past week--other society EvsntA

Lent s,orforce causes cessation OF gay
cites Of vigorous nature. Small enter
tainmenss eth continue and are most en-
Ioyable. This is the season of the lecture,
the small card-party, and the Tea. II IA
difficult 70 speedily suppress tho social
spirit that has responded so willingly and
faithfully 70 all the entertainments OF the
season. Penance, however, must DO OBJ
served by the large portion OF society who
follow the Episcopal creed.
MRS. wERTH's PARTY.
Mrs. Mamie Worth gave q most enioya-
bic card-party on Tuesday evenings IN honor
of Mics Susie Hayes, OF baltimore AFTER
several games Of six-hanaed euchre a de-
hrhtful supper was served. The guests
were Misses Mary Pegram, Caskie. Annie
walker. Rosalie Winston, Louise Allan
MAYO. Cav Caskie, Sumner Hayes, Court
new; Mrs. Courtney, Of Atlanta; Messrs.
Rutherford Rose, Roosevelt Page, John
Rutherford. DR.. Roy. Arlington, Marion
Dimmock, Trent, and j. A. Moncure'
TUESDAY oKEMAS.
The last german Of the Tuesday Club
was especially brilliant. A notable array
OF strangers were present among wnq 2W
were Mrs. Wren, OF Atlanta; Mrs. D.. w;
North Carolina; Miss Mary Morton. Miss
Olivia Gill, OF Baltimore; Miss Hrnter; OK
Wellington, Misses Taylor, OF NorfOlk
Misses Harrison. Of Leesburg; Mrs. and
Miss Coke, Of Philadelphia; Miss Payne, OF
Warrenton: Mr.. Goldthwalte. OF New
York; Messrs. Wren, OF Atlanta; Otnsrs
present were Misses Ross, Fauntleroy, NC
Phsji HAYES Cam, Mr.. and Mrs. r, 7. ID.
Nevers In Mr.. and Mrs. William Parrish,
AR. and Mrs. l.. y. Tstum, Miss Brock, Adj
Olson, Miss Hazelhurst.
Mr.. Reid Hobson led the german very
gracefully.
Mrs. II. H. Nash gave handsome recep-
ton on Tuesday evening IN honor Oh ais.
Il w Reinhart' Of Boston, and Miss Anna
Rolling. of Virginia. Those who received
were Mrs. Alexander Archer, Mrs. u; A.
Saunders, Mrs. Davies, Mrs. 1horntoh'
Mrs. Lucien Tatum, and Misses JuIla MOT
ton. Sailie Deane, Jennie MePhau' lageles'
Cafnm. Powers. Edwards, Hayes, Hunter,
Snd Annie Williams. The guests were
gracefully served by very young iadies;
fl;sess Marie Saunders. Carrie Reinhart,
Ellie Kosher. and Maud Stokes. 49,,
The honse was prOfusely decorated with
palms and lilies. In the dlning-room all
the decorations were OF CRIMSON, pIo-
ducinc an extremely rich ehect: On the
tsbls the centre PLAGUE was of crimson
tulins wreathed in smilax. At each cor
ner stood cut-glass bowls filed also with
crimson carnations and smilax. Inc
shades of the candelabra were the exact
similitude of peoples and were tied
with crimson bows. Standing lamps with
rlch crimson shades added to the brlIiancy
of effect.
fuse and the shade chosen for decoration
was Of delicate pink.
Amonq the guests were Mrs. PieTson,
Mrs, 2. W. Mckinney, Mrs q. II. Read
Miss Beckham, Mrs j. b. Pace, Mrs. r.. ID.
Price. Mrs. Jack Ellison, Mrs. Ross, Mrs.
Wrenn, Mrs. f. d. Christian. Mrs. Junius
Morris, Mrs Conquest, Mrs: BoWe. hirs.
Charles Seldom, Mrs, Frank Mcclure, Mrs
Archer Anderson. Misses Sally Anderson,
Mary Pegram, Annie Boiling, Mrs. Ben,
Palmer. Mrs. f. w. PembeTton, Mrs. Com
mapder Graham, Mrs. W. @. Mayo, Mrs.
McPhail, Mrs. Ed. Mayo.
Mr.. cARRINoToN's LUNCH.
Mr.. Scott Darlington gave an elegant and
most elaborate lunch on Thursday IN
honor of Mrs. Reinhart. The floral de:
corations were exquisite. Ia the centre OF
the table was an immense bowl filled with
American Beauty and Duchesse OF Albany
roses Narcissus, and malden-hair fern.
The guests were Mrs. j. Il. Pace, Mrs. u.
ID. Christian, Mrs. G. D. Ianghorne, Mrs. Is.
II. Nash, Miss Annie Williams. ard MIR.
Aston Cabell.
RECEPTION BY MRS. TEMBERToN.
Mrs. Pemberton's reception on Thursday
evening was especially charming. Mrs.
Charles Watkins and Mrs. j. n. Gordon
assisted in receiving. The decorations OF
yellow and green were everywhere most
pleasingly arranged. Jonquils and Mare
ohel Neil roses were used In the parlors,
and in the dining-room the flowers were
yellow tulips, roses, and lonqulls. Wreaths
of smilaX were suspended from the chande-
lier. The guests were gracefully served by
Misses BLAIR, Bessie Call, Hartman, Pierce,
Nixon, Gordon, and White Mrs. Ben.
Ouarles and Mrs. Walter Blount, and Misses
Wallace and Quarles.
Later in the evening Mrs. Pemberton. en-:
tertained the young ladies who had
assisted her in receiving at charming
musicale. The young gentlemen present
were Messrs. Hoge, Gillian, Leltch, Gray,
Benson, Rood. Slater. and Quarles.
TEA AND RECEPTION.
Ms. Charles Read gave an extremely
elegant tea on Monday afternoon to hel
guest, Miss Beckhsm, of Kentucky. Only
Young ladies were invited. The house was
handsomely decorated with palms and
flowers. In the dIning-room all the deco
yations were Of pistache green and pink
Many rich novelties in sewing were OBJ
MIR. and Mrs. Z. B. Addison gave large
reception on Monday evening IN honor o.
Miss Hazelhurst, of Macon, Ga. Dancing
was leading feature of the entertainment
AtlI a handsome collation. wss served
An the decorations were in pink. WREATH
of smilax intertwined with pink ribbons
were suspended from the chandeliers "a
the four corners Of the table. The man
tells in the parlors were banked will
hyacinths. The dining-room mantel
were banked with fruit. Among IN
guests were Misses Allies and Buce vii
hams, Louise Mayo, Susie Hayes, Allies
6trother, Callie RylRnd, Misses Meyers
Fauntleroy, Ross, Stocking, Patterson
McPhail, Hunter, Camm, Page, and Taylor
CARDS AND DANCING.
On Thursday evening Mrs. w. @. May
cave a charming entertainment in honor o
Mr.. and Mrs. Poisson. of North Carolina
Dancing and cards were followed by al
elegant collation.. Among the guests wer
Nrs. and Miss Coke, of Philadelphia; Mrs
McPhail, Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellison, Mrs
MoCanoe. DIR. and Mrs. Oppenhimer, Mr.
Sale Watkins. DIR. Thomas Nelson Page
DIR. @. V. Darlington, MIR. Ihomason, Com
mander and Mrs. Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tabb gave very pleasan
card-party Monday evening IN honor
Mrs. Wrenn, Of Atlanta, and Mrs. Rein
hart, of Boston An elegant supper adde'
70 the pleasure of the occasion. Some
the guests, in addition TO Mrs. Wrenn an
Mrs. Reinhart, were Mr.. and Mrs. Con
quest, Mr.. and Mrs. Jock Ellerson, Mr.. an
Mrs. Charles T. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Lu
Glen Tatum, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Han
cock.
PIEAsURFs IN gToRE.
Great interest Is manifested in the oper
"Vauyetn to be gwen under the leader
chip of Mr.. Emory Shaw at Easter. IL
for the purpose Of raising funds to cor
vert the DAVIS Mansion into museum io
historlcal relics. Those who Will take tn
principal parts in the cast are Miss Bessi
Pace, Miss Mary Moore, Paymaster Lowell
Mr.. James II. Branch, Mr.. Edward Hann'
winckel. The chorus viii be picked troI
the leading bellies and beaus IN society;
An evening of rare intellectual ENJOY
ment Is in store for all who attend Mn
GAYS noted lecture on the Passion Pla
NEXT Thursday evening. This lecture va
received with much enthusiasm by n
fashionable audiences before which IT wa
delivered in Washington.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Miss Oiivia Gill, Of Baltimore, 10 III
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