The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-13
SOCIETY DURING LENT.
THE CITY rs NOT ISrIEELr DUH.

The Latest Fad Among tho Girls-severai
Charming Entertninrnenis-'ocieiy
Notes and Personals.
"a LTHOUGH the gay
A ~. world is not left altogeth-
~ 5:tja, er lamenting over the
l. w lack of entertainments
"A ~ moderate and delight
4 q NI2#H//A full amount seems the
r. Mum weekly portion. it finds
(LH}TMI time for other pas
(HIIUyfZ1j times The latest fad
ElbN@TIJ of the society girl IS re-
NIX citations or readings
p T1l\M as they are called upon
l1Itllll\\M the stage, and if tho
TllIlllllM clever girl has spark
NllU Ill NIB Of dramatic talent and
MllOlll III q gOOdly amount OF dis
MNlllll\W erection in the choice OF
M NlNlN III her elOcutiOuary selec-
VI Mlnll(lN tions she IS irreslstibly
'nNl\(N(l charming in t hese
Mll\(N lllirawlng room roles.
lMl(ll(lVRefned and delicate
N}Wl \lNllscOmedy. or simple
2/fNu I'M lltpathos. with never
[TT/Id/JM IAN llmuck of either. IS the
SZ/Zy||IM | I'll lllsurest guide to success
~OllIn Ill Him theline. This avoids
L the pedantic an
.-o,,. o,oo- - borinc which heavy tragedy is
sure TO do. and yet nine times out Oh yen Tue
error is made of reciting strained ovelurA"h
and supposedly thrilling scenes. ~ ~
several society women IN our Guy W. ~.
highly finished in this pretty arr. anu -
success should stimulate al Vhc'' ''''0-
rants 10 earnest efforts. -, H.,
dred are well stricken with the MAMA out
most of them who make for themselves 'oys
of these fashionable accomplishment nlo
turning their most ecstatc attention " ~
harp-that exquisite instrument so sWee'iy
associated with the memory OF our sI" n.y.
mothers II has entirely suppanted the
banjo. and would perhaps even banish the
mandolin and guitar but for ITS cum oe, s0'no
size and hence impossiblllty 70 make io,loW
the moonlight in the mountains or the spiasn
of the oar on the water
The first one Of the series OF at MONIES
TO be given by Mrs MOncure Perkins az her
home on south Third street. YVES greatly en-
loved on last Wednesday afternoon Wheh
LARGE number of ladies called. The charming
Young hostess made her guests all weicometo
her attractive and artistic home WIN Elen.
ease, and the late hours OF inc gay Nolo
spent in the delightful environment OF ira.
grant flowers. soft and becoming lights ana
merry converse over the dainty repast. MIS-
G. d. Lanphorne presided over the chocolate
table and made that corner OK the pretty
room very popular. while Mrs. RAM oI ,1HiI,
OF Annapolis. poured the tea ana MISS beiie
Perkins and Miss Bessie Martin assisted III
serving and receiving the callers
-
Two very elegant luncheons were given
during the week by Mrs Charles ENelyh
smith in honor Of her guest, Mrs. husn
Hagan. The first was on TUESDAY anu "4 TS a
verv DELIGHTFUL occasion in every detail. Inc
rooms we're elaborately decorated by PAINS
and ferns. with bowls of fragrant cut,howers
in among the rare bric-a- brac. The table was
aolow with the roseate hue of pink IN every
decoration possible from the oerloD9neu
chandelier to the covers OF the luscious ICES;
The centre-piece was q canoe OF white ana
goIa fIled with dozens of exquisite pink
roses and the silver candelabra were
canned by pink silk shades. The menu was
very elegant. and twelve courses, as artistic AS
thev were palatable. were served WIN hlany
fine wines. After the ladies' haq Iiseh
from the table the roses were ha a
/ present were: Mrs Hugh Hagan, OF Augusta
"a Mrs Joseph II. Anderson. Mrs. Matte
Paul Myers Mrs. Robert Boykin, Mrs 1. q. B.
! Cowardin Mrs. James Patterson. Mrs. " IL
liam Talbot Mrs. Allan Donnan, MIS-. j.; l. -.
MYERS. Jr.. Mrs. Levin Joynes, MIS-. lnoiias
Boiling. Mrs. Caskle CaDeli. MS; OnaI Ne
| Wortham. Jr.. Mrs James A. Welsh, Mrs
Rrvden Tenant and Miss Berta Wexford
and Ms Moncure Perkins. .
On Thursday the second luncheon was
equally as charming. and the decoratiohs
were all in yellow the centre-piece or IA larse
yellow roses being especially Deautllui; nose 1
| nresept on this happy occasion besides inc
hostess were Mrs. Hugh Hagan. Mrs. =, -.
Tonghorne Mrs. John Harrison. Mrs. W: T..
N"vo Mrs Charles Rose. Mrs. Harper. Mrs.
Tefrov Mrs.. Walter Grant. Mrs. Hunt, Mrs.
| r. G. Morton, Mrs. Samuel Martin' MIS-
! Alfred GRAY, Mrs. Garnet. Mrs Harry lao1'
Mrs. II. o. Barbour, Mrs. Henry Bonner anu
Mrs T. Horace Halves will entertain the
Daughters of the Revolution at her nome on
east Franklin. on Monda7 evening from D 70
7 in honor of Mrs Iernune VINO Is well
| known az Marion Harland. -.
Miss Florence Warwick Will give series OF
| delightful informal at homes on IuesuaS
afternoons. beginning this week al her nome
/ on east Main. IN ~. +; .ho
guests OF Mrs. Thomas Boiling;
Miss Sallie Deane left yesterday for a Visit
Miss Frances Scott is in New Orleans. visit
ing Mrs Bruins. nee Miss Katie Logan.
Mrs. Thomas IL. Carter is the guest OF
~ Mr. and Mrs John D. Potts y, Miss Sc Carrie Side
Shields. Mr. Richard Pegram ana MT; Ih no Iss
J. Glover left last week for Visit 10 the
Warm Springs 49,. 70 Aha
guest Of Miss Clark. r.,
The Literary Club will meet on next FRI
day evening at the home Of Miss Mary Nor
ris Jones. ,, ". :.
Me- MAMMA ffripV OF Abingdon. va, IL
the guest of Miss Coralie johnson.
Miss Elise Strother. who has been IN Lynch
burg. left last week for Lexington.
Or. and Mrs. George Ross and the Misses
Ross have gone to California.
Miss judith Darlington leaves tomorrow
for Lynchburg.
Miss Eugene Tenant. who has spent the
season in Richmond. Will return 10 her hone
in Petersburg this week.
Miss Carrie Moore. who has been visiting II
Fredericksburg. returned to the city yester
day. Al.
The Misses Carmichael. who have been th'
CHESTS of Mrs. Joseph Bryan at "Labeunum,
will leave this week. FELIX.
| "a. PM.