Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-11
SOCIAL BALTIMORE.
A BRILLIANT WEEK DEVOTED TO At
TRAcTIVE DesurANTS.
and Fortnightry AssembIies-Fashion
abio Weddings and engagements.

week society has almost entirely devoted
TO acknowledging tho bows Of the de-
b'ddn,s. The brilliancy Of the season 10
assured by the Gttractivoness of these
same debutdnts. among whom are Misses
Virginia Atkinson, Katharine Lurman,
Mamie Poutney. Tiny" Keys, and about
fifteen more. Innumerable afternoon
! teas have been gwen them, generally fol-
lowed by q supper 10 which the men are
invited The following have been the
principal ones of the week. and at all OF
them the deItadn's assisted in receiving:
On Monday Mrs. George Farnandls W.
shan gave q tea 10 introduce Mis- Emily |
Harvey. On Tuesday Mrs. j. T. Atkinson
gave tea 10 introduce Miss Virginia At
kinson. The sBme evening Mrs; w; W.
Spence gave a very handsome The Dan
sante" at Bolton" to introduce her
GRANDDAUGHTER Miss Mary Butler. " Boil
/ ton, =" with its grounds and conservatOrles,
occupies an entire block. and Is one OF the ,
largest houses in the city. The decora-
tons were red and pink, and the conserva-
tories were llt by numerous larry lamps |
among the palms. The supper was served /
| by Harris at small tables. Miss Butler was |
assisted in receiving by Miss Olivia Glll, |
Miss Charlotte SymngtOn. the Misses Mac
/ Gill, and Miss Virginia Atkinson. Mednes- |
, day Mrs Columbus O'Donnell Lee gave /
tea for Miss Ellen Lynch Lee, and her par !
/ lors were thrOnged.
On Thursday Mrs. George Small gave a !
tea for her neces, Miss Salie Franklin and /.
Miss Bessie Kent, and on Friday Mrs. II. /,
/ =. G. v ison gave q tea for Miss Alico VIII |
son.
On Saturday Mrs. Robert Fisher gave a !
tea for the " tir-dltsiece" set.
FRIDAY afternoon Mrs. Won kapB, the |
president of the Baltimore branch OF the |
Society Of Colonial Danes. gave "a tea. 10 /
which invitations were sent the members I,
Of the society in New York, Washington,
and Richmond. Mrs. Won Kapa, assisted |
| by Miss NcIlyain and Miss Nj. Halliburton |
| Jenness, received in colonial costume.
SECOND GERMAN.
Monday night was the second german of |
the Bachelors Cotillon Club. The new |
| decorations Of white and gold were used |
and the entrances, stairways, and stage OF
| Iehman's Hall were banked with palms. |
| John Mckim led the german of sixty |
| couples. Those present were Mr. and |
| Mrs. Robert Garrett, Mir. and Mrs. John |
Moncure Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross /
/ Whistler, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brown, |
! Miss Louise Morris, the Misses Stirling, !
/ tho Misses Robinson. the Misses Lurman, |
/ Mr.. ard Mrs. William GilmOur Hoffman, !
| Charles Carter, Walter De CurZon Poult- |
new, Robert Riddell Brown. and Shelock !
| Swami. The strangers present were the |
| Prince Won IselDurg, Captain MacCauley, |
! L. :. A.. aud Arthur Padelford. The Sc |
| cond of the series of Fortnightly Assem- |
! bles took place on Friday night at Leh- |
mans Hall These dances, inaugurated |
| last season, are extremely popular with the |
Younger set both married women and
"debs" The ladies subscribe and bring |
! their daughters. The men are invited Dy |
| the committee. which is composed or |
! Mrs. George Reuling, Mrs. KEYS, Mrs. |
| Nelson Poe, Jr.. and Mrs. Frank +. CLARK.
| At these assemblies the german IL not |
! danced and there is no supper. The sup |
per-room is fitted with palms, divans. &c,
arranged for tete-d-tetes, and 1t IS said no |
one misses the supper.
| Rehearsals are steadily progressing Tor |
| the Queen Luse Fete." which Is TO take |
place at the Academy Of Music on the |
| 18th of December. Besides the tableaux |
| there will be two dances-the SarabGnd, |
| led by Miss LOta Robinson with harry |
chr. and the Reaper's dance, led by MISS |
| Beckie Gather with Spauldlng jenkins;
/ These dances are in charge Of Mrs. Ned |
! Key and Mrs. George Reuling. Miss Louise
Morris will impersonste Queen Lulse IN
| the tableaux.
RICHMOND BELLE.
| Mr.. and Mrs Jesse Tyson have moved
| into their Franklin-street house from Cvl- !
| burn. Mrs Tyson is not entertaining this
winter, being in mourning for her mother.
| She expects, however,, to have MISS May
| Handy, OF Richmond, with her later IN the
| season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Garrett came in
from "Uplands" this week and are now
| in their Mt. Vernon Place house.
| Mrs. Waller Morton. of Richmond. who
! spent the greater part OF the autumn WIN
! her father, Colonel Mcintosh, at his coun-
| try place, near here IS now IN hlchmonu'
! bur expects TO make another visit TO Balt-
/ o. q brfa ~ SISTER.
| Intosh. will later in tho winter visit Rich"
moud as the guest of the Andersons.
Fx-President Rutherford b. Hayes and
| Miss HAYES have been making brief stay
| in Baltimore, and on Monday Dr; and Mrs.
Daniel G. Gilman gave them luncheon,
and a reception followed. DR.. Gilman ls
the president of the Johns Hopkins Unit
versity, On Tuesday Mr.. Eugene Lever
| inc entertained the eX-Presldent at dinner.
| Miss Mary Bryant. of Alexandria, Va,
has been stopping with Miss Herbert. on
I.anvale street. She was one of the bellies
at the last german.
CLARK-sMITB.
Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal church
was crowded on Wednesday evening at the
marriage OF Miss Mamie NJ. Smith. daugh-
| fer Of MIR. Robert II. Smith. OF Baltimore,
70 MIR. Chapman Clarke son of Judge
| Clarke. of Winchester, Va. The BRIDE
wore an elaborate gown Of white cotele
six and tulle. Her bouquet was nlphetos
huds and lilies of the valley. The brides
maids, Miss louie Cuttings and MISS
SOPHIE Milhgan, wore white fail!e gowns.
dancing length, and carried bouquets Oh
| white roses.
| the ushers were DR.. Eugene Van Ness,
! Messrs. William Peasants, John Mllilgan,
| Charles Dennson, and n. 5. Hill, Jr.
Among those in the church were Judge
| Clarke and Miss Clarke, of Winchester
the Misses Randolph, of Richmond; MISS
Hoxton. of Alexandra; Dr. anq Mrs G,,- MI
nor. of Virginia, and Mr.. and MIS-. Gustav
! thurman, the Misses Peasants, the Misses
! Poullain. Graeme Archer, Beauregard
! Howard, J.. Duvan Howard, and John ).
OF widespread interest is the recently
announced engagement OF MISS Matllua
| johnson. daughter Of the late DR.. Chrlsto,
| nher Johnson, one of Baltimore's most
! eminent surgeons, to the Rev. Percy De
| Michel PodmOre, the assistant rector OF
! 81 paups Protestant Episcopal church az
| WASHINGTON. DR.. Podmore is an English
man by birth, a native Of CoWiord, where
! the couple will 90 immediately after the
marriage. which takes place next Iueo1ay:
! The romance liz the case lies III the iact
| that the contracting parties had never met
until fortnight since at mus cGle ana IL
was a pronounced case Of love at hrst
sight.
! ENGAGEMENTS.
Two mora engagements that have more
! .har usuol interest are lust announced.
The 1" FIRST is that Of Miss Charlotte Syming-
ton, daughter OF Colonel Thomas A.
| Symington. TO Jesse riggs the trInce-
i, I9S Miss i Hetty Cary daughter of Mr.. John
Carv, to MIR. Fairfax Harrison, OF New
YORK Mr. Harrison IS the Ne. son Go0 of SIIs
! o. the we'll known authoress OF The
Gnelomaniacs." &c. lie is a distant cOu-
sin of his fdncee. ,,o
Miss Hettie Cary Is the niece ana name
sake of tho late Mrs. Newell Martin, who
was was Miss N Hetty Cary, and who was during
the war Wen known to oil soqths aI end
especially IN and around Baltimore ena
| Richmond, where she was the Ielghihg
belle. She was a beauty, wit, and daring
blockade-runner. She was; toe; the nIst
person to sing Maryland, My Mary land"
adapting the then popular poem 20 the u an
| - tho cotiaUa LauTlHbT lO-