Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-05
ROYALTY IN SOCIETY.
PRINCE LEOPOLD OF AUS
TRIA FETED AND DINED.
Dinner-Giving Popular in Bal
acknowledgements of the
Week-Theatre Party.

Weeks 10 IuD elbows Will royalty, III
opportunity which has been seized with
a vengeance. The royal parsonage al
luded to is the Prince Leopold Won Isen-
burg. the nephew of the Emperor OF
Austria. He has been sojourning in
Washington and Baltimore, with suite
OF eight people, including his court
chamberlain, court physician, and diff
ferent gentlemen in waiting.
The Prince is reported TO be worth
$780, 900, and this wealth, with the
dazzling addition of his title, makes the
Prince great "catch." he is. in con-
sequence. feted and dined TO his hearts
content. and one will be able to say OF
his visit what cannot be said OF his man.
ners-" There is a lack of finish.
QUITE METROPOLITAN.
More and more popular is dinner
giving becoming. and society on Mon
day night felt quite metropolitan at the
number OF dinners given before the ger
man. These dinners must OF necessity
be early and short to enable the guests
to arrive at the dance in time, for these
Baltimore cotillons are noted for their
promptness in stopping at IL o'clock.
Miss Louie jenkins gave dinner to
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael jenkins, Misses
Bertha Won Lingen, Cromwell, Emma
Gildersleeve, Laura jenkins, Boone, and
ODonovan, Columbus O'Donnell, Ro-
bert Williams, Robert Chamberlaine,
Allan McSherry, II. Z. c. Wilson, Jr..
and Charles Winder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Winans also gave q
dinner. Their guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Munnikhuysen. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Whistler,
Miss Charlotte Williams, Miss Leveman,
DR.. Jacobs, Colonel .. Latrobe, and
Mr.. John McKim.
At Mr.. and Mrs. ". S. Ct. Williams q
dinner were Mrs. Clarence Mcdowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winslow Williams, Miss
Champe Robinson, Miss Belle Sevan,
John Peasants, Robert Tucker, J..
Crossan Cooper, and A. II. s. Post
Miss Brandt entertained Miss Lota
Robinson, Miss Mathilde Keyser, Miss
Ward, OF New York; Robert Lehr,
Walter Poultney, Harvey Ferguson, and
Frederick Fisk, OF Boston.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The engagements which have been an
nounced this week are Mr.. Morris
Whitridge to Miss Susie Mckenzie Mr..
Edward Shoemaker to Miss Lisa Turn
bull Mr.. Buchanan Merryman to Miss
Bessie Montague.
There are several more which are re-
ported and are expected to be announced
very shortly, and it is seldom that one
week sees so many popular girls ego
of"
MUSICALE.
Mrs. Otto Sutro gave n very large and
brilliant musicale on Wednesday eve
ming, to which the artistic and social
world to the number OF about ], 900 be-
took themselves. The music was entire,
~ by well-known amateurs, among
whom were the Misses Gary, Miss Gene.
We've Thompson, the Misses James, the
Misses Colston, Miss LIE Moyne, Messrs.
Hugh Jenkins, Carlos Sanchez, b. Mer.
rill Hopkinson, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Il. NJ. Gibson, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
Shearer. and o chorus Of sixty voices.
The musicale was the dedication o.
"Sutro Hall, " which Mr.. Sutro has JUS
built.
HOW THEY LOOKED.
Tuesday night every one who was MOI
invited on the theatre party given by
General and Mrs. John Gill, went to see
how such large party as this looked
The party occupied eighty orchestrt
seats and both of the lower boxes a
Ford's Theatre. and it is safe to say thai
Mr.. Sothern never played Captain Let
tarblair TO more brilliant audience
The programmes were specially printed
on lilac satin in gold letters Among
those invited by General and Mrs.. Gil
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Garrett, Mr.
aud Mrs. Douglas II. Thomas, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard Munnikhuysen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Blagdon Hazlehurst, Miss Olivia
Gill. Miss Louise Morris. Miss Charlotte
Williams, Miss Lota Robinson, Walter
Poultney, George Andrews, Arthur
Padelford, Yates Pennington, Hamilton
Post, &c.
After the play supper was served al
the Gill residence.
LUNCHEON.
Mrs. J. b. Chastain gave a luncheon
on Tuesday and dance Thursday night
for her daughter, Miss Katharine Earle
Among those at the dance were the
Misses Nellie and Emma Wilson, Misses
James, Miss Hilles. Miss Ella Kerr,
Miss Nancy Hurst, DIR. Henry Wickes,
Ryder Henry, Hunt Thorn, etc.
Mrs. Howard Munnikhuysen gave g
most elaborate "At Home Friday after
noon. She was assisted in receiving by
the Misses Lota and Champe Robinson,
Miss Sadie Price, and Miss Florence
Pancoast, OF Philadelphia, who is Mrs,
Munnikhuysen's de6utante niece and
her guest this week.
Mrs. Jesse Tyson, who is now in New
York pursuing her musical studies, Will
return next week, and then expects to
have Misses May Handy and Madge
Ould, of Richmond, as her guests during
Lent.
TEAS.
There is no abatement in the number
of Teas" given and there have beer
from one to four every afternoon. Ont
was given in honor Of Miss Hamilton, o.
Petersburg, Va, who is the guest OF the
Misses Herbert, of Lanvale street One
was given also to Miss Scott, of Warren
ton, and another to Miss DuBarry, o.
Norfolk.