The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-09
LIFE IN VANITY FAIR.
TIE CHRONICLES or A #FEh'S
GAIETY IN THE CITY.
what Richmondsrs Find to While Away
Time During the Dog Daytime
City ut Large-Genoralities.

tn. Iow-necked summer girl and the
Yachting man. two OF the most pictur-
esoue elements Of our metropolitan Ire
have made their appearance. They DRIFT
ed into an uptown theatre one night last
week. SAYS the New York Herald, and
the audience almost broke into applause.
She was pretty and slim. with the mel
ody of babbling brooks in her eyes, and
her throat was sunkissed to delicious
shade OF brown. Her frock was white
and her face was a whole summer novel,
bound IN ivory and gold. l thought of the
memories Of hammoeks and moonlight,
and the tum-tum of a banjo sounding
from the deck Of a yacht. He was of
the -brimmed style. He wore a
yachting hat. About his waist he wore
canvas belt. In which ne seemed TO have
perfect confidence This is the kind
Of man who battles explanation. He don't
own a yacht-no, not even row-boat-
nor does he know any one who owns
one. but from summers beginning to It's
close he goes about clad in this life-on-
the-ocean-wave fashion. Sometimes he
carries a tennis racket. and he is then
most beautiful. He means well, though,
and that is his excuse for living Some
times he is no, a half bad fellow, In
spite of his clothes. Let him liye
One OF the most popular young ladies
at Old Point this season Is Miss Lily
Gross. Of Philadelphia. She is a tall,
stately brunette, with ciear-cut features
handsome figure. and is endowed with
all those graces az mind and manners
that go TO make woman especially at
tractive. During her brief stay at the
Point she has been much admired and
a well known society man OF Richmond
who has just returned from that resort,
states that Miss Gross was undoubtedly
the belle Of the Point during her stay
there. She will IN the near future be
the guest OF Mrs. Joseph Hall, 4Ol west
Grace street.
Misses Maysle Scott. Ellen Mercer
Cooke, Mrs. Briton OF Warrenton and
Mrs. Buck OF Baltimore are together
enjoying the attractions OF the White
City and the Worlds Fair. The party are
the guests Of Mrs. Hayman, No. 5 east
Twenty-second street.
party Of young society ladies and
gentlemen were on the Fourth very hand
somely entertained by Commander and
Mrs. Pigman. OF the monitors. To whom
the young people Of the city are in
debted for number of pleasing enter
tatnments this season. Those enjoying
the courtesy of Commander and Mrs
Pigman and the Misses Pigman on this
occasion were: Misses Helen Lee. Leila
Gray. Bessie and Leila Hill Mary Car
rfngton, Halle Cooke Messrs Granville
Gray, Eddie Quaries. Branch Mckinney,
St. George Cooke. and Guy Davis
"C1arice" Is an alleged French girl
visiting this country who writes TO the
editor OF Town Topics" asking him TO
recommend some fashionable summer
resort where she will find good society
and Other pleasant conditions.
This is the way in which the editor
gives her the desired Information: "lf
Clarice would see the largeness and the
wildness OF the great glad west OF Amer
lea exhibited I'm conspicuous style she
could not DO better than take a run up
20 Saratoga. Everything there has a
solitaire diamond on IT. and YOU can find
more vulgarity and coarseness than In
almost any part OF the country. For a
nice. modest girl, such as assume Clar-
Ice 10 be. stay OF two DAYS in Saratoga
just 10 see the Heterogeneous mob. and
to go for a drive 10 the lake is all she
would enjoy. Then there is Richfleld. a
semt-seiect resort with a pretext at being
fashionable. Long Branch is queer. 1t
Is nice place 10 take dinner In and
then escape from. One must have strong
nerves to endure a protracted stay at
Long Branch. A Parisienne would, l
think. suffer intensely II exposed 10 the
SLOPPY crowd OF jewellers that throng
the whole Jersey shore. Such resorts
an Ashbury Park and Ocean Grove are
OF course. impossible.
Mrs. A. n. Camm will this summer
chaperon party OF young ladies at the
white one OF the party will be Miss
Elise Williams
Miss Emily Cary has returned 10 the
city after most pleasant and beneficial
trip TO Ocean View.
Miss Roselie MERCER viii return 10 her
nome In Augusta, Ga, about the middle
OF next week
MISS Rachel Cooke. who was RECENTLY
.ne guest OF Mrs J. f. Il. Stuart. v II
4, Staunton. has returned, having, been
shong those who enjoyed the V. NJ. I.
turned 500 "''o ic-
Miss Louise ouarles Will visi, the
worlds Fair In August
annie u. Cooke Is the guest of
rs General Cooke. south Third street.
su MA Alice Henning will shortly visit
~vnevlils. where she will be the ruest
Mo Kent kiss Jennie Hsnpins viii