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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
A Beautiful and Novel Celebration.

OF all the gatherings held last night 10
commemorate the departure of the old
year and celebrate the coming Of the new,
that of the jefferson Davis Literary So.
ciety was without question the most novel
and unique. At 10 o'clock the members
assembled at their spacious apartments.
on south Third street, and an elegant BAN
quet was served.
Toasts appropriate 70 the hour and oc-
casion were responded to with exceeding
brlllianey. AS the great bells OF the city
tolled the knel of the departing year
there was witnessed superb pyrotachnic
display. Amidst the blaze of ya-i-colored
lights and the cracking of q wonderful
amount of fireworks the motto of the so.
ciety burned IN changing colors Of red and
green.
Those assembled were Messrs. r. Mac
Burlington. @. Lloyd Taliaferro, Cashel
Byron, w. T. Flournoy, w. III. Wood, j. b.
Wood, Jr.. Il. G. Harris, X. W. Carter, II.
Lynne Clark. j. ii. Hartman. Jr, G. L.
Stuart. L. 4. Thurston, l.. L. Bullock. j.
B. Redford. Claiborne Robins. @. p. Mon.
tague, b. NJ. Hartman. e. NJ. Long, and +.
G.. Robins-
MIR. Cecil Holmes. OF Rockbrldge coup.
ty, was guest of the society.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
New-YeAR's AT BARTON HEIGHTS.
A Select Reception to he Held at the
WIgwam-PersOnalS Notes


Some of the progressive and public
spirited residents of Barton Heights hayo
issued invitations 10 large number of
prominent citizens of Richmond, including
the Governor of the State and Mayor OF
the city, to attend a WEARS reception
at the wigwam tomorrow FROM IL A. ii. TO
Up. Nj. This will ne very pleasant affair.
and will give city friends an opportunity
TO see and learn more OF Barton Heights
and its people.
Services were held in all of the Barton
Heights churches on Christmas: other
wise the day was spent as other Sabbath
DAYS. Monday there were the usual call
ings, and greetings, and dinners, with an
abundance of egg-nog, good things, etc.
The small boy, with his pop-crackers and
tin horns, made himself plentiful, while
all the little ones were happy and glad
over the visit of Santa Claus TO their
homes. All three Of the Sunday schools
had beautiful Christmas-trees, loaded with
presents for the scholars.
The literary society has appointed a
committee of ladies TO get up an enter
tainment for the benefit of the fire COM
pany. The committee met on Wednes-
iay, and at an early day will give an enter
tainment that will surprise the good peo-
pie Of the Heights.
Mrs. j. w. kawley gave very charming
entertainment Thursday TO the young
friends of her neice. Miss Marion Early.
Mr. James II. Barton was expected to re-
turn from New York last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Harvey gave plea
SAINT reception 10 some of their friends
tuesday evening.
Miss Barksdale. who recently moved to
Brookland Park, made her first appear
ance at the last dance.
Mr.. John II. Hume Of the Hume. Minor
Company, has been elected president of
the new bank at Portsmouth.
There was a reunion OF the Lorraine
family at MIR. IL. Lee Lorraine's on Mon
day.
Mr.. J. F. Hargrave, of North Carolina.
was visiting on the Heights during Christ
mas.
MIR. Josiah Ryland's family have friends
from the country spending Christmas with
them.
Miss Leila Dickey is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Lee Lorraine.
Mr.. W. O. Shelburne is off on a flying
trip to Cincinnati, ..
Mr.. Henry Stockmar, who was injured
while hunting, Is able to be out again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
Pleasure at the Heights.

Major j. W. Rawley entertained a num-
Der of his young lady and gentlemen
friends at his residence, on Barton
Heights, last Thursday night. and de-
lghtful evening was spent by the COM
pGny. Among those present were Pro-
lessor Redd. Captain fairy Lee Watson,
Messrs. Mordecai Jones and A. S. Hurt,
and Misses Margie Manning, Susie West,
and Miss Early, of Carroll county, In
whose honor the party was given. The
time was spent IN singing and other social
pleasures, and there was some excellent
music by the guests, while Captain Wat
son gave several recltations, which were
greatly enjoyed.
The guests of THE Raleigh No. 9l5
east Grace street, were rendered a delight
fCl party last Thursday night by their
host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs w. J. Orr.
There were several pretty girls present.
and to add TO the pleasures of the evening
dancing was INDUCED IN until O late hour.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
The ArliurtOu's Christina. German.

The Christmas german of the Arlington
Club, which was given at Oorcoran Hall
last Wednesday night, was a charming
affair. Just twenty-one couples inter
preted the pretty figures of the dance.
Curtis, Hancock, Sadler, Boudar, PizZini.
Mcdowell, Meagher, Simonds, Hall, Tur-
ner, Smith, Brown, Wyatt, Brooks. Angus,
and Mesdames Mercer and Howard.
Mrs. X. L. Brown, Mrs. j. s. Moore, Mrs.
Crenshaw, and Mrs. Curtis acted as
chaperons.
The gentlemen dancers we're: Messrs,
Sherwin. Skinner. Lumsden, Arthur,
Hardwicke, Moore, Hall, Frost, Baker,
Walker. Meagher. McIlwalne, Crump
Howard, Mercer, Page, James, Neill, Reed
Thalman, Chsrleton. and James Of Lynch.
burg.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
prss. soiree of Miss walden,s Class.

A delightful time was spent Friday eve
ming at Powelps Hall, when Miss Walden
entertained her pupils and friends with
an evening-dress Soiree. There was O very
large attendance, among whom were
Misses Lee Smith, Clara Smith, Blanche
Saunders, Sallio Ball. Jennie Mason, Alice
Taylor, Emma Taylor, Eddie Woodson,
BERTHE Beazley. Edna Weymouth, Bessie
Cantrowitz, Dora Cantrowitz, Hannah
Jacobs, Fannie Jacobs. Sarah Bernstein,
II acys; Mesdames Jude, Gentry, Cox,
Weymouth, Walden, and Jacobs. The
gentlemen present were Messrs. Horace
Burnett. Charles Talman, Frank Mount.
castle, Robert Mitchell, Charles Thomas,
Thomas Crew, Thomas Barry, - Atkis-
son, - Johnson, - Richardson. George
Rust, Harry Bailey, - Graham, James
Fox. Bernard Weymouth, - TAYLOR, and
Mr.. Gray, Frank Livesey. and others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
CARLISLE AND CLEVELAND.
A Conference.-The Kentucky Senator In
disposed to Enter the Cabinet.
.o,oo-orh .ho nisna,ch
[By telegraph to the DIspatch.l


NEw YORK, December Ex-senator John
G.. Carlisle, after an extended conference
with Mr.. Cleveland at the latter residence,
this afternoon returned to Washington.
MIR. Carlisle has been the guest of Nlr.
Cleveland since Friday. He came from
Washington on special invitation of the
President-elect, conveyed to him through
ex-MaYor William r. Grace, who went to
Washington two or three days ago. 1t is
SAID that among the topics which were
given prominence in th5 discussion was
Mr.. Carlisles disposition as to place IN
Dir. Cleveland's cabinet, which it has been
said has been rendered TO him.
After he left to-day it was said he had
given Mr.. Cleveland no definite answer on
this subject. Some of his friends SAID be
would DO influenced to some extent by the
wishes of Mrs. Carlisle in the matter, and
IL was also said that she did not look with
favor upon 1t. preferring TO see her hus-
band remain in the Senate, which Is con-
coded to DO practically life position in
his case.
It Is said that the Democratic policy
was another topic discussed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
NAVIGATION GREATLY lMPE0eo.
The River Pretty Well Frozen Up and Few
Vessels Pass Through.

Vessels Pass Through.
The condition Of James rlver was but
slightly improved yesterday. and although
the ice has been somewhat broken up by
the repeated trips of the tug Monarch tho
stream is hardly nj for navigation. Ii 10
frozen across for miles, and wherever an
opening has been made for the channel the
water il filed with ioa ting ice. The tenn
perature was hardly warm enough 10 cause
a general thawIng yesterday, aud If the
present cold spell continues IT Will be
several days before ships can go back and
forth with ease.
The Monarch, which has done so much
TO keep the river from being absolutely uu-
navieable. has had her bow considerably
cut by the ice, and hereafter this part OF
her hull will be covered with iron. She
towed several vessels down the stream yes
terday. The Old Dominion steamer
Wyanoke, which was due Friday morning,
arrived ut II O'Clock ut night, and left yes
tsrday morning at o'clock.
Mr.. Iryin Weisiger, the Richmond agent
of the Virginia Steamboat Company. went
10 CITY Point yesterday afternoon by rail
TO meet the steamer Ariel, which has been
unable 70 reach this city on account of
the ice. The boat will come up the river
this morning and leave Richmond again
tomorrow at A. NJ. Mr.. Welsiger re-
turned nOmc iaSt nlEnt. hnu otOuknb VIII
him the passengers of the belated steamer
He said that blocks of ice thirty or forty
feet square were floating IN the channel Of
the river.
The skating on the ponds and lakes in
the vicinity OF Richmond was excellent
Yesterday. Many ladies and gentlemen
have enjoyed the bracing sport during the
past week. One of the Christmas parties
who partook Of tho amusement was com
posed of Messrs. j. b. Allen, James I. Gill
mau, Wallace Sherrer. Misses Matte Bene-
dict. Uln Schlieser, Ola Mallory. and Gertie
SchlieseY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
New Anti-Trust IBIS tillery.

ST. LOUIS, No., December 3l.-The ru-
pior OF proposed new antitrust distlllery
was confirmed to-day by the filing Of the
incorporation papers of the Rayenswood
81 ,O0O, 900. halt paid, and divided into TO-
600 shares. The Board of Directors the
first year. as specified in the articles of in
corporation, is composed of +. A. Bense-
burg, William j. Benseburg, j. G. Richard
son, Francis Kuhn, and Charles A. Mel.
The company was formed TO take hold of
and run distillery not yet finished. stu
ated at Twenty-third and Madison streets.
The new distillery will have a capacity of
1900 bushels Of grain day. and the ex-
pectation is that it will be in operation in
four or five weeks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
Run Into n Dsiivery-wagon.

An electrician going down Franklin
street yesterday morning ran into the
feed-deliveIy wagon of Messrs. Bloomberg
a Go. which was standing between ThIr-
teenth and Fourteenth streets.
The conveyance aud the mules attached
were pushed some little distance, and .he
back-sprng TO the wagon was broken.
The traoks had Just previously been wet
by the street-sprinkler and were 30 slip
perry that the electrician could not be
stopped,
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
Clerk Goddin cannon Gn.

On account OF the Uhancery Court con-
yening on Monday next, at which tins
the committee appointed TO visit northern
cities for the purpose OF selecting presses,
&c., for the new City Halt will leave fol
the North, MIR. Charles w. Goddin. Clerk
OF the Chancery Court. has with reluctance
declined tho kind invitation of the CON-
mistee to accompany them.
At his suggestion DIR. j. w. Anderson.
an attorney az law and an expert, has con-
sented 10 90 ia his place.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01

Time Ia which holders of old Virginia
securities could deposit the same with the
Board OF sinking Fund Commissioners for
funding into new bonds expired at Q p. M.
posted over and above those in the Oieots
poolik$423, LILA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
Fa,Iure. A the South por,np sos.

Tho failures in the South during the past
year as reported TO Bradstreet numbered
1915. with assets of 80, 929, l6I. Liabilities
SIS, l67 .705. The failures in 1891 numbered
2,4i2, with assets OF S2i 1854. 900 and IiAbili-
| ties of 57s.0go.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
Cant,in RahcorL,. cnna,,,.n

Captain A. q. -Babcock, who fell and
broke his thigh-bone a few days ago. was
yesterday morning removed from his
home, in the county. to the Retreat fos
the Sick. He stood the removal very well,
and last night was resting quite comfort
ABLY.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
Missionarx Meeting.

There will DO missionary meeting at
Gface-Street Baptist church this afternoon
at o'clock for the collection Of Christmas
mission envelopes. Professor Harris will
preside, and the exercises viii DO interest
inc.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
r,ee,,o, efOmesr..

The following officers were elected by
the Building ASSOCIATION Of the Junior Or
der OF tho United American Mechanics al
the annual meeting held Friday night
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
XMAS WEEK ENTERTAINMENTS.
6asdsy.Schooi Celebrations and seasona-
BILE Social Events

euudeysSchooi tetebratioOs ana seasona-
BILE Social Events.
The annual Christmas entertainment Of
the Park Place Sunday school was given on
Wednesday night. Mr.. Joseph w. BlantOn,
tbe superintendent, presiding. The en-
fertainment was opened with PRAYER by
Mr.. q. Muhly. an address by the pastor,
Rev. W. J. Youag, and singing by the en-
tire school. A very novel feature 81 the
ceremonies was representation of u
Swiss windmill, beautifully gotten mp and
brilliantly lighted within. Surrounding
Il were a band of little brownies" with
their barrels. the contents of which they
dumped into the mill-hopper in PROCESSION
and ia turn were transformed into beau
tifui Christmas present for each scholar in
tho infant class. The whole entertainment
vas novel and interesting, aud was much
enjoyed by all who were so fortunate Us TO
be present. The mill was built by Mr.. 4.
y. Newell. under the direction of the fol-
lowing committee. who had charge OF the
entertainment; q. Muhly. Miss sainey
Newell. Miss Maggie Curley. Mrs. w. J.
5ypham. Mr.. s. h. Cottreil. Miss Maggie
brown The festivities closed with recite-
lions and songs by the infant class.
JUVENILE cHRIsrMAs PARTY.
The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs.
James ii. Drake. s25 west Grace street.
Wa lit0 po+1o VI guftAAo
party Tuesday evening from 20 8, and In
The blue-draped aud pink-rjbboned par
Ion the merry children, fifty in number.
added another memory of delight to those
cf The eeAson. Miss Mary Drake. the small
bossoss OF the occasion. IN blue and rose
coiorcd ribbons. received the miniature
men sni women, among whom were
George. Ben, and Berta Smith, Neal. VIII
Iie. aud Sarah haughmsn. Lille Pegram.
Waiter TAYLOR. John CabelL Hamilton
Claiborne. Augusta aud Strother Freeman,
Susie aud Alfred Gray. Cleland Randolph.
6opbia White. James Cowardin, Cora
Younger. and many Others.
THE y. n q
A very pleasant entertainment was given
b. the y. Il. @. Friday night et Mr.. T.
frayser's house, Twenty -ninth between
fnnkiip aud Grace streets The ladies
yere IN full dress and looked very charm
lag. Those present we're Misses Sadie
fcrd, Bernie fofd, Mollis Yesgpr. Missouri
Neal, Edna Riddick. jamie We =. Kate
Hs,opey. Mamie Holsworth, Ll.1io An.
1ssus. aDd Iazzie Mann: and Messrs, John
fSibson. VI. X. LAmkin. Shelton Walden,
! rsderick Hobsop. Percie Walsh. Willie
~ AIMS. Eddie Frsyser. Willie Neal, and
Dnk lAfon. The chaperoDs we're Mrs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
GRAND
JANUARY SALE OF UNDERWEAR

Seat conception unuSuh
from day " gay
ef Of stock accomplished helps will be revised aV anu WIZ '|
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-01
REMEMBERED TnElR FoRENKs.

yesterday, the employees presented Mr.. T.
r. Seal, foreman and MIR. Il. NJ. Clary. as
sistant foreman. with testimonials OF their
esteem, IN token of the departing year.
Mr. Seal was gwen handsome gold chain
and beautiful diamond pin. He received
the presents ia a neat little speech. The
presentation was made BY MIR. ]. L. Drum
ALTAR
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24

modest1y turned to the floor at meet
ing such beauty, might slowly climb
that ladder until they rested at last on
the pretty retrousse face with big. pic
ture-like eyes.
Velvet for everybody. Not very diff
ferent from the prevailing contrasts
are the combinations of black and
creamy tints, such as cream guipure
revers upon black velvet, cream and
black and petunia colors, deep purple
and cream In many lights the pur-
pie is scarcely distinguishable from
black aud it has greater richness OF eff
feet, if that is possible.
But come, it is time to leave the gilt
tering tea Cast that one lingering
look backward which no woman can
forego; do you see that basque, that
actual BASQUE, as of the old days,
reaching quite to the knees of the
wearer, black velvet with slashes and
CLEANS of white? It is the ground
swell from Paris of coming flood of
long basques.
Perhaps the Salmagundi combination
is most effective in hats. See the
Punchinello flashing past behind that
pretty team of bays, the driver and
footman sitting bolt upright, with
eyes turning neither to the right hand
nor the left. The crown is covered
with black sequins, as they are absurd
ly called. There is a dash of white in
front. lace, suppose, with broad
black bow. There is an aigrette at
one side, black. with cluster of hobs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24

seriously, now-tbc most novel and
characteristic effect a..long tie sea-
sons novelties .iuci! ..rGssy ladies as
Mrs. Lang>.on. Mrs. Stanley Mortimer,
Mrs. Delaney Kane and Mrs. herno-
chan have shown costumes in the Sal
magundi colors," as they are beginning
to be called. For afternoon use, the
black and white combinations are
more in favor than for indoor display.
Seldom is the room without one or two
pretty examples clustered round the
teacups and the illustrated papers.
See, for instance, the pretty Rhode
Island heiress yonder. with Fat hat Of
pure white felt, bedccked with plumes
Of white and black. faring high from
her low classic brow; she has on her
three-quarter length jacket of ermine
and sable, of course, but the room is
not cool and she has thrown It back
and stands with graceful pose, reveal
ing a bodice of lustrous black velvet
with wide white belt and pointed yoke
Of white. Her skirt is pure black below
the jacket, but l feel quito sure-ah,
yes, as she turns. one sees that down
the farther side extends quite to the
ground trellis-like arrangement OF
black bars upon white ground, for
all the world as if an admirer'N eyes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24
= = S2SHESA ls-sSzzsW
Whit I,;;ssgle
Cathedral Of Chartres.

Seven hundred years ago less one,
the present cathedral of Charities be.
gan to rise above the ground. At the
beginning Of this century its life
seemed all but exhausted, Damaged
by lightning in 1925, it suffered severely
from FIRE in 1896. The rebu ilding then
begun, con tinued in many careful
reservations has not yet been COM
pleted. Friend and foe, the medieval
ist and the modern, the builder, the
destroyer and the restorer, have dow
cred it with memories, each one of
which help to make it what it is
Though the history of the cathedral
OF Charities has not been as rich in
stirring events and exciting episodes
as many another French cathedral
those of Paris and Reims, for example
1T epitomizes the whole of French
history and thought The chronology
OF church dedicated by st. Louis, in
which Henry ~, casting aside his
Professionalism. was anointed with the
sacred Gil sent by Heaven to Clovis, and
which lasted until human thought had
progressed sufficiently to dedicate its
ancient walls to the Goddess of Reason,
cannot but have lasting and impress
sive interest to every student of history
and of architecture .-Architectural
Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24

their fearsome scimiters Of glittering
algeria"
But the tea, after a week or more of
trial, week when nothing else has
been talked about, what blessed in
stitution it has proved itself! Every
pleasant afternoon carriages cluster
thick about the door on Thirty-seventh
street and pretty ladies in rich bravery
OF velvet and fur pass in and out. In
the two delicately pretty rooms there
are the low hum of conversation and the
waiting of faint scents. Sometimes
there may be but few ladies in the
room, sometimes the half dozen all at
once become twenty or thirty, and
there are the hum and hustle of many
voices in the subdued tones of conven-
tional good breeding and the f1utter of
wraps and the swish and rustic of gay
gowning. Then restraint oozes away
bit by bit, and gradually the hum
rises to chatter as of chirping swal-
lows under the old barn caves in Berk
shire, and then, just as it is most inter-
esting-
Il can't stop another instant. I only
just dropped in as was passing"
And I've got to go shopping this
minute"
"And I have a siege with my mil
liner" (you never say 'dressmaler"
any more, at Sherry's, or anywhere on
the avenue).
And there is more bustling about
and drawing on of gloves and button
ing Of wraps and mingled greetings
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-24
ENGLISH AFTERNOON GOWN.

and lingerings. fond farewells for q
day. and then the chatterers drift
slowly down the steps, and comparative
silence reigns again until again the
room somehow fills itself and the little
ebony symphonies on the landing rest
their tired little legs and roll their big
eyes at each other with desperately
comical gravity.
why, it's just like lady's club,
you say. Ssh! They don't say club
at Sherry's, and yet you are more than
three-quarters right. An exchange for
small talk. a daily meeting place
where friends may rendezvous and
swap condolences whose infrequent
pause. are punctuated with the sigh
ing, languorous, pulsing notes of an
,xquisite orchestra-it is indeed very
ike club. and because it is like one
md quite as much because it is not
so called. the conservatives and the
radicals of the swell set unite in its
praise.
Not in all America. certainly not in
New York. has there ever been such
an opportunity for the daily display
and admiration of beautiful gowns Is
this one secret of success? Perhaps
The tea takers rarely remove their
hats or Jackets, but herr ore sees the
picked vvo-acn Of New York in out
door bravery and takes note OF the
changes wrought il the whirligig OF
time. and adInires again to see how
fine and brave and strong and sensible
most of them look after all's said
think the use of black and white