Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-19
THE CLOSING DANCE.
BRILLIANT GERMAN By
THE RICHMOND CLUB.
LAST DAYS BEFORE LENT.
Entertainments on the Evening
of Valentines Day---Euchre
and Literary Clubs.


sweet glances of girls. the swift
gliding stops in the gddy, wonderful
labyrinthian maze, so tuneful in
every note OF the heartstirring
music, that We are wont to ex-
claim, "Surely. the pen-picture was
drawn at the last Richmond german "
Never did the women look more lovely
nor the men more attractive than on
this, the last occasion OF the many which
the club has given this season. The
very retrospect causes a thrill OF plea
sure to the young girls who have made
their debut "led figures with Colonel
Stern" and shave been taken out every
time" by the other hospitable members
OF this delightful organization.
Many years OF success to the Eich-
mond german The pioneer of every
succeeding one, it holds its own as the
acknowledged factor in the social world, it
opens and closes each season of gsyety,
and has been the placid sea upon which
many a timid bark has been launched
and found anchor.
And the chaperons who have patiently
and cheerfully lent their presence and
guardianship to each beautiful enter
tainment should also be remembered
by those giddy dancers who never tire,
and are not Intentionally unmindful OF
the length of hours to the lookers-on.
Those who watched the old year
out" with the gay throng at this last
ball were Mrs. George Ross. Mira. Al
fred L. Harris. Mrs. L. \. Carter, and
Mrs. Levin Joynes. Other married
guests were Mrs. w. L. Royal, DIR. and
Mrs. r. &. Cabell, DIR. and Mrs. George
Ben. Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Il. ii.
Whitlock, MIR. and Mrs. Harry Frazier,
Colonel and Mrs. c. OBJ. Cowsrdin, MIR.
end Mrs. Causton, Mr. and Mrs. James
Il. Patterson. Mr.. and Mrs. William II.
Talbot. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Waller
Morton, Mrs +. G. Mayo, Dir.
and Mrs. Ashton Starke, Mrs. II.
#. Thorpe. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Howard. Mrs. uoncure Perkins,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Boiling.
Misses Eugenia Tenant, Annis How
ard, Emmie Barksdale, Helen Bate
Floyd, Fannie Ross, Hattie Ross, Mar
tina Bagby. Fnrke Bagby, Meta Potts,
Callie Ryland, Bette Cooke, Gertrude
Howard. louie Powers. Bessie Martin,
Mary Pegram. Molhe Minor, Bessie Adj
Olson, Mary Cullen, Frances Michler,
Helen Montague, Rena Harrison, Mar
cissa Barton, Elise Williams, NJ. Dubar-
~ of Norfolk, Marion Harris, Bessie
Pace, Annie Leigh Camm, Gertrude
Camm, Katie Nelson, Bessie tauntle-
rov, Lettie Robertson, helen Cameron,
Mary Cameron, Joan Clarke. Nellie
Boykin. McAnerney of New York, Es-
sex of Indiana Messrs. J. Anderson, G.
Anderson, c. Boiling, 4. I. Harris, II.
J.. Cabell, ". Ferguson. c. Sheppard,J j.
A. Wech, F. Thomson, A. Talbot,
Il. Pegrsm, 7. McAboy. q. CarrinGton,
=. Mcclure, T.. Page, w. II. Grant. A.
Peasants, +. Peasants, W. Workman,
c. Beckam, Nj. McCabe, +. Rogers, Il.
Blankenship, F.. W. Hanewinckel. Il.
Stegar, J. Currie, u. Currie, j. Akin
son, s. Hobson, f. Palmer, w. Palmer,
q. Gibson. r. Holiday. &. Cunning
ham, G. Morris, w. Essex, t. Parkes,
H. Baskerville, \. S. Willy, j. Mon
cure, j. Young. Il. Blair, ". Johnson,
l.. Jovnes. 7. Carter. /. Willis. W.
Tomphins. J. MONTAGUE, Il. Gaines. j.
Rutherford, Il. Mosby, ]. Mallory, F.
Davenport, X. Mitchell, and K. Archer.
Richmond never saw such Nalen-
tines Day and Shrove Tuesday as the
14th Of February, '93. If the old saint
whose name the day commentaries
could have looked down upon our busy
town how shocked he must have been to
\ see the friyolity that marked the day of
his death and martyrdom The teas,
RECEPTIONS, dinners. suppers. and card
nrties crowded upon one anothers
is until at last the Lenten-bell, like
ps in the soldiers day, signified
lights out "
Tuesday, there is no doubt about
hearts were trumps at every en-
nment. Miss May Jones led off
b beautiful valentine tea to young
!. The decorations we're exquisite
IS in every imaginable form and
ktion except broken hearts. There
no evidence that there was one
snt, even at the very end OF the sea-
There were hearts in pink, carna-
and cupids and darts and fortune
hg and valentine drawing hearts in
os and ices and confectionery, even
Se mutual greetings were hearty.
Those who assisted the hostess in re-
Yceiving were Misses Judith Darlington,
Maggie Ferguson. Martha Bsgby,
Parke Bagby, Virgie CABOT. Lon Adj
kins, Sallie Wexford, Annie Leigh
Camm, BERTHE Wilkinson (Annapolis),
and the punch was served by Mrs. Mon
cure Perkins.
A beautiful birthday dinner was given
by Mrs. Edward Buck, at which all the
decorations were yellow and white.
The honored guest Of the occasion was
Miss Helen Cameron. The flowers were
tulips-large plaques of the bright
yellow blossoms at each end OF the
table and the centre-piece a tall white
and-gold Venetian vase filled with the
same. Exquisite china and glass COM
pleted the decoration and service, and
the ladies all wore yellow or white
gowns. Those present were Misses
Helen Cameron, Meta Potts, Alice
Conaly, Mary Cameron, Mary Williams,
Mrs. Buck, and Messrs. L. Z. Williams.
Adolph Williams, Charles j. Anderson.
W. G. Massie. George Gibson, and
Frank Davenport
Mrs. James b. Pace and Miss Bessie
Pace concluded their charming cat
homes on Tuesday evening with q very
beautiful observance OF Valentine's-D Day.
The drawing-rooms, hall, library, and
dining-room were redolent with roses,
violets, mignonette. and carnations.
Hearts were swung over mantels and
mirrors pierced with arrows, or "whole
and fancy free" everywhere there were
hearts.
The table was laid in heart Of
smilax the entire length, with two hearts
in crimson carnations as centre pieces,
beneath dark-red shaded light. Every
decoration was in red and green. Tea
was served by Mrs. Neal in the library,
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