The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-08

Alex. Archer. Mr.. ana Mrs. william Tai
bolt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lucien Tatum, Captain
and Mrs. John A. Coke, Mrs. a. b. Camni.
Miss Carrie Talbot. Miss Adele Archer,
Misses Ellie and Evelyn Williams. -
Tucker, OF Raleigh; Sallie Talbot, Lizzie
Bridges, Emily Burr OF Columbus. o.;
Leila Hill, Helen Leak. Leila Gray, Ma
rian Meade. Madge Ould. Stanley Adkins.
Mary Hayes, Mary Gillian. Julia Lee,
Maude Stokes. Emily Cary, Mamie Saun-
ders, Nellie Boy<in, Annie Mcclure, Ger
trude and Annie Leigh Camm, Mary NJ.
McCaw, Mary Pace, Lulie Walker, Lily
Logan, Bessie Brown, Rea Watkins.
Mauaie Kent, Mabel Todd, Virginia Hayes,
Bette Hayes, Sallie Wexford Mary Dom
nan, Messrs. Allan Talbot. Cham. Pleas
ants, j.. Moon, Jack Gregory. Alfred
Cary, Julien Binford, Charles Talbot.
Horace Slater. John Coke. Jr., Robert
Blankenship, George Cunningham. Otis
Aifriend. Charles u. Williams. Jr., Gibbs
Halle, Frank Blankenship. Bruce, Phil
Powers, John Walker, Frank Powers.
Richard Gwathmey, Fred. Lambert, Ed.
Robertson. Stewart McVeigh. Ivy AIRING
ton. Frank Potts. Barney Carr. Dolph
Blair. Randolph Darlington, Willingsby
Newton. Arthur Wiley, George Gibson,
Beurthe, Preston holland and Harry Lang
horne and others.
fir. and Mrs. c. OBJ. Cowardin enter
tanned the Tuesday Euchre Club on Tues
day evening, when a most charming
event was enjoyed. The pleasures OF the
game were augmented by many novel
features, among them some fmpromptu
verses read by the genial host. The
prizes, which were very handsome. were
presented by Mrs. Edward Mayo. and won
by Mrs. Nora Leary cut-giass bowl; MIR.
u n oil I'm xIfh a
and gold; Mrs. Alfred Gray. cut-glass
flower stand and the consolation prize.
princess lamp. Mrs. William Talbot
The score was kept by Misses Lou Adkins
and Moale, of Baltimore. A very delight
full supper was served at IL, when the
gentlemen arrived for the winding up"
pleasure of the evening. The others pres
ent were: Messes Damman. OF Baltimore;
Greer, of Washington. and Richards, OF
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Frazier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert II. Whitlock, Mr..
and Mrs. CD. Langhorne, Mr.and Mrs.Ash-
ton Starke, MIR. and Mrs. James Patterson
Mrs. Moncure Perkins, Mrs. A. Il. Camm.
Dr. and Mrs. r. q. Cabell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles e. Workman, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
Charles L. Smith, Mrs. Allan Donnan,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Talbot, Mr.. and
Mrs T. o. Barbour. Mrs. John Finders,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bosher and Mr.. L.
G. Mayo.
One of the most beautiful as well as
most novel luncheons ever given in our
midst was enjoyed at Brook Hill on
Wednesday last. when the Misses Stew
art again proffered a rare pleasure to
another coterie of friends. The table
decorations were exquisitely tasteful in
every detail, and the menu as dainty and
choice as could be conceived, but bril-
liant feature of the luncheon was little
literary gem illustrated in the cleverest
manner. At each place there was some
token suggestive of a well-known book,
and the first to guess this pretty mode OF
asking a conundrum received prize. Miss
Katie Brown, of Baltimore, was the first
to call out 1.-The Scarlet Letter" her
puzzle having been a card bearing the let
ter "a" framed with stripes of scarlet
ribbon. She received an exquisite green
leather picture-frame, painted in yiolets.
Some of the other bright ideas were two
toy monkeys, one dead, the other much
alive when a string was puiled-"The
Quick or the Dead; tiny candle that
had refused to burn THE Light That
Failed; a card with the word ron" writ
ten upon each side of ton Both Sides"
and many others equally as bright.
Those present were Misses Norma and
Hope Stewart Miss Brown, Miss Edith
Walker of Staten Island, Miss Jennie Pat
terson Of New York. Mrs. Benehan Cam
eron of North Carolina, Mrs. Thomas n.
Carter, Mrs. Waller Morton, Miss Mary
McCaw. Miss Mary Morris Jones and Miss
Rosalie Peasants.
Thursday afternoon between and
MIR. and Mrs. =. II. Mayo entertained the
narnac NJ their Aa1fohffn1 homo
on west Franklin, when the pleasure that
is always available under that hospitable
roof was abundantly enjoyed. Mrs. Con-
way Howard read a splendidly-w written
paper on the influence OF the Colonial
Dame on her time, and after o'clock,
when several gentlemen We're admitted.
Mr.. Charles Washington Coleman also
read another interesting paper. Light re-
were served and a delightful
occasion marked for the association. Mr..
and Mrs. Mayo were assisted in doing the
honors by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N,
Carter and Mrs. Benehan Cameron. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. George Mayo,
Miss Julia Mayo, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Lyons Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Gillian.
Mrs NJ. r. Peasants, Mrs. Russell Rob
Inson, Mr.. and Mrs. Raleigh Colston,
Mrs. A. B. Camm. Miss Annie r. Walker,
Mr. and Mrs. James Dooley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert Claiborne. Mrs. W. T. Trent,
Messrs. Wyndham Meredith, Roosevelt
Page, rutherford Rose and Stanhope
Henry.
On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kerr Branch entertained 1.-THE Stop Club"
which was one of last seasons pleasant |
est organizations This delightful game
was charmingly revived amid a scene of
I'D l..
he most elaborate decorations. The |
prizes which were very handsome. were |
Won by Mrs. II. e.. Cabeli, silver paper |
Knife; Mrs. Edward Buck, gold hat-pin; |
Mrs. Gideon Davenport silver spool-case, |
md Misses Meta Potts and Mary Cooke |
Branch. gold pins in heart shape. A |
very elegant repast was served in courses. |
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs. f. Il. |
scott, Mr.. and Mrs. James Branch, MIR |
md Mrs. George b. McAdams, Dr. and |
Mrs. 4. G.. Cabell, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert |
Fl. Whitlock, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. |
Workman. Sr.. Mr. and Mrs. Charles p |
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Boykin |
Mr.. and Mrs. A. +. Harris, Mrs. Russell /
Robinson. Mrs Grey Skipwith Mr. and |
hrs Frederick Hair, Misses Effie Branch, /
Jennie Patterson of New York, Renlet Of |
Frances Scott, Bessie Lay |
md Berta Wexford; Messrs. Frederick /
ma THOMAS Scott Garter Branch, Frank |
4. Davenport. Dudley Mcdonald John |
lyons. Sale Watkins and William Grant.
There were several charming "at homes"
Turing the week On Monday, which was
observed as New Years, the Misses Car
ington received large number of call
RS informally in honor of Miss Edith
Walker, of Staten Island.
Miss Meta Potts was "at home" on
Tuesday afternoon, with a bright bevy
# young ladies TO assist her in making
Welcome Her friends.
Miss Bessie Pace also received between