The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18

| a. the Mozart Academy, and Will be-
onened with a tableau representing q
Colonial scene called "The Dancing Les
scn +" IN which will be grouped some OF
the prettfest Of Richmonds society girls.
Thls viii be followed by that bright little
,hroe.act dran,o. "Our Boys" The cast
has not been fully made up yet. but some
of the parts will be played by Misses
| Ircne Ianghorne, Bessie Pace and Lizzie
| Bridges.
There will be meeting az the home OF
Mics Mary Lewis on Tuesday afternoon
| nsxt at $50 o'clock OF the committee 70
| decide further questions regarding the
| nlav. This committee consists OF Miss
4 Mamie Winston (ckairmam, Miss Mary
'Ievis. Mrs. James Patterson, Mrs. Thorn
! as n Carter. Mrs. Decatur AXtell, Mrs
LANES A. Welsh, Mrs. James Peasants.
| Mrs. de Saussure ana MIS- JhIiius MOT
ris.
The first meeting Of the Literary Club
| for the season was entertained by Mrs.
| James b. Baylor at the residence of her
brother-in-law, Mr. Thomas N. Page, on
| Friday evening last.
The subject for the evening was Robert
Burns. and proved most Interesting
one An essay was read by Miss Mary
Morris Jones, which treated OF the Scotch
poct's traits and genius in a charming
DELIGHTFULLY."- instructive paper. Miss Mary
Cameron and Mr.. Roosevelt Page each
read with exquisite taste selections from
the poems OF Burns. When the literary
pleasures were over a dainty supper was
enioved and the rest of the evening
made agreeable by the graciousness Of
so cordial q hostess as Mrs Baylor
Among those present We're: Mrs and
Mrs Alexander Cameron. MIR. and Mrs.
anH Mrs ed
Crurop Mr. and Mrs Levin Joynes, Mrs.
Archer Seldom. Miss Maria Baylor, Miss
Mary Lyons. Miss Noting, Miss Resale
Peasants. Miss Mary Cooke Branch,
Miss Elise Williams, Meesrs. Frank Will
Uams. Ran Tucker, Chall Boiling BeV~
erly Munford and Wyndham Meredlth
The next subject discussed will be
Cree's History OF the United States,
with Messrs. Roosevelt Page and Kan
Tucker as essayists, when the club VII be
entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Crump.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Shields gave
very large and beautiful childrens party
on Friday evening for the interesting lit
tla folks of the family. Dancing ana an
ELEGANT sllpper made the hours fly by
with an anticipated Christmas glee.
Miss Lima Mayo, a handsome deDu-
tante. gave a delightful progressive Gu
chro ON Wednesday evening last at her |
bo,oo ON cast Franklin The prizes were
won bv Miss Annie Maury SeVres caro-
receiver: Miss Mary Mayo, sofa pillow; /
MIR Harry Baker. silver match-boN anu /
Mr. Uigginbotham. a toy, as the "DooDy. |
,rba others present were: Miss Louise /
Nfovo. who assisted her sister in enter
tanning: Miss Nellie Mayo. Miss Helen
Rose Miss Marion Harris, MISS Elia
Ann
Cooke. Miss Mary Mcclure. MISS anne
GRAY. Miss Nellie B0ylIin and MISS kale
Buford; Messrs. Akers, DAVIDSON, hIs-
piubotham, Baker, :. >. i. faJtesoh'
John Montague and Ormond Young.
s*a
On Friday evening next Mr.. and Mrs.
A. r. Harris will entertain the Thursday
Club.
The Charity Ball invitations will be
ISSUED this week. and all things point
TO a brilliant success, as the lady mana
gers who have the STAIR i'm charge DO
not know the word fail in their undertake
ings.
In January there will be more than the
usual number of attractive strangers in
town. Miss Ranlett Of HOlyOke, Mass,
will visit Miss Meta Potts; Miss Carolyn
Wood. a prominent belle Of Louisville,
will be with Mrs. Dryden Tenant, as
will also the Misses Tenant, and Mrs.
y. e. Rutter. Of New York, will be the
guest of Mrs. Robert Whitlock.
Mrs. Richmond PiersOn, who is spending
some time with her mother, Mrs James
Thomas, gave a small but elegant dinner
% few friends on Friday evening
Governor and Mrs. Philip Mckinney
ave returned from Baltimore.
The marriage Of Miss Carrie Shields
md Mr. John Cullen is announced to
elyo rlaca Ia .ouig i'm IanugrV
Miss Lizzie Bridges is visiting friends
n Norfolk.
on Monday evening the Richmond ger
nan will be at Masonic Temple.
ON Tuesday evening Mrs. Charles p.
viii entertain the Tuesday Eu-
hire Club at her home on west Frank
in street. FELIX.