Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-09
SOCIETY AFTER LENT
RECEPTIONS, LUNcHsoNs, DANCES,
AND CARD PARTIES.
Mrs. TaIbott's brilliant Entertainment
japanese Dinner mt Brook Hiil-other
Events and Personals

The most brilliant event Of the spring
season was tho reception on Wednesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Talbot
| in compliment to their daughter. Miss
SalIie Talbot and her guest, Miss Matte
Clarke Of Danville Va. The home, which
IL one of the most elegant and tasteful IN
the city, was the most exquisite scene OF
beauty imaginable. A pyramid oil red
azaleas massed in ferns and under
red lamps adorned the centre or
/ the hall, the drawing-rooms WIN
I every elegant vase filled with the
magnificent Ulrich Drummer. the queen
! of red roses Bennett, American BEAUTIES
/ crimson carnations, lcrimson azaleas every
where-on mantels, chidoniers, hearth
| stones. piano. tables, and wlndoW1seats.
/ The library. from O corner OF winch was
/ served champagne punch. had vases ana
banks Of Easter lilies, gladiolas. eZaleas'
and ferns The music, stealing from
bower Of palms and lilies, was bright ana
sweet, whist hooks and corners shaded D!
/ flowers and soft lights made retreats most
/ begullIng for te'e-G-fe'eS
The GROWING adornment T. this beau
tlful entertainment was the dlnlng-room.
| Having been recently hung IN tapestry
the artistic representation OF hunting
scene which tells the realistic story OF
each stage of the hunt from Inc start
| at n picturesque castle, the contest Oh
the Falcons" The Chase" TO " The tln-
ish ~ II is the most tasteful and elegant
! banGuet-room in the city. The decorac
tons In flowers beng fringes and banks OF
maiden-hair fern. the centre OF the tao,e
an oblong design running nearly the WhOle
| length of pink and white aZaleas, eh9 INC
exquisite pink rose entitled the hauaIile
! Louzet Electric nights under pine shaueS
made this q scene which battles descrlp-
| ton.
An elaborate collation. was served and
the Faster designs IN ices and b0np0nS
were striking. An enormous egg OF nou-
/ cat decorated with flowers was filled Win
! CONNECTIONS of every kind. ana md'0'S
qlace IN dainty silver cases were arranged
in pretty baskets and served throuShout
| the evening.
Mrs. Talbot was elegantly attired IN
! gown Of black satin brocaded in PINK and
finished in elegant jets, pink SATIN and
black lace. Miss Talbot wore an Empire
robe Of exquisite pink embroid chiffon
/ over satin.
Miss Clarke. whose piquant, beauty
seemed particularly adapted to the STYLE
wore a directolTe costume IN whte Do
caded satin and carried a magnificent
bouquet of lilies Of the valley and ylolets
Among those Receiving were Mrs. Waller
| Morton, Mrs. John Cullen MISS MSunIoIu'
| Misses Adele Archer. Laura fullerton,
/ Iulie LYONS. Florence Talbot Ashley
Miller. Bessie FaunterOy, Eliza Iao6,
| Julia Morton. Eta Muntord. Ellie Will
! hams. Judith Deane. and Miss Sears.
! Other guests were Mrs. &. W. Munford.
/ Misses Munford, Mr. and Mrs. James
Walker. Mr. and Mrs. James X. Branch,
] al ?
/ Mrs. ". II. Talbot, Mr.. and Mrs.
| John Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bolmer,
! kr. and Mrs. Alexander Archer. Mrs. 1up-
per Brown Baltimore, Md, Misses bur-
/ Gibson New York, Ella Cooke, B5ttie
| Cooke. Annie GRAY. Anlse Howard, Mary
| Howard. Ellen Blair, Bessie Addison. Mary
/ Hunt, Meta Potts. Emma Carrlngton.
| Williams. Lou Adkins, Evelyn Williams.
| Mary Mayo, Nireie Brock, Mamie Lay,
| Bessie Martin. Lizzie Lyons, Mary Quarles.
I Lillian YarbrOugh, Bessie Hayes, LIZZIE
| 1ownes. Major Ellis. Mr.. Ellis. Mr.. Queen,
| (of louisville, KY, Messrs. rutherford,
| Blair BankenshIp. Peasants. Beasley,
| Palmer, Page, holland, Mitchell. Patrick.
| Cummins. Tucker. Cabel. Gibson. Car
rington. Ferguson. McCabe. Lee, HOla-
day, Pegram, Bidgood, Williams, Boisseau,
| Campbell, Talbot, Hume, Powers,
| Townes, Wilson, Parrish, Maury, Why
| Thomson. Sheppard, Young, WeisiCer,
| Tyler, Freeman, Gwathmey, Ialley,
| Smith, Halle. Browne. Robinson, Halves,
| Broome, Bosher, and Gaines.
A very tasteful and charming luncheon
was given by Miss Ella Cooke on Wednes-
day at 2oclock in honor of her guests, Miss
| Isabel Johnson, Of Washington, and Miss
Salie Cooke. of Cumberland county. Tho
/ decor .tions in flowers, lamps, ices, cakes,
/ and confectionerIes were pink, and
a number of small tables seating four
were arranged effectively through the
rooms. Among those present were
| Misses Cooke and Johnson, Misses
! Norma aud Hope. Stewart, and thor
guests. the Misses Brown Of Balt-
more. Misses Katie BufOrd. Eliza 1abb,
/ BESSIE Fauntleroy, Emily Cary, Marion
! Robbins. Annie Maury. Harriet Crlngan,
| Constance Peterkin Annie Gray, Mary
Howard, Lillian Yarbrough, Elise Williams.
BESSIE Addison, Parke Bagley, Mary Mayo,
Lima Mayo, Madge Ould, Addle Johnson,
Mercer Cooke, Nellie Boykin, and Mary
Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Talbot entertained
the Progressive Euchre Club most beautl-
FULLY on Tuesday evening at o'clock.
/ Their tasteful home was beautifully
adorned with bowls and vases of exquisite
/ roses. carnations, ana lilies. and elegant
4 tampa. Lalla RoOkh and champagne punch
, and oil the dalnties of the season were
| served upon small tables after the
game, and the players were joined
| at II o'clock by a beyy Of charming
| Young people, who always add beauty ana
| attractiveness TO every ENTERTAINMENT;
| The prizes were very handsome and well
| L ba oft n
! Donnan. The first, an elegant Japanese
| vase. was taken by Mrs. f. III. Leary; the
second. a very handsome sllver-plated term
| basket, by Mrs. W. Waller Morton; the
| third pretty green Nenetlan-glasS
rose.vase, by Mrs James u. Patton; the
"consolation," O pretty French parlor
clock by Miss Lucy Lay. Alta table where
the game of Hearts" was played Mrs.
! Thomas Boiling took a beautiful pompa-
dour tan finished III duchesse lace. The
score was kept by Misses Meme Movers and
Miss Mamie Lay. In addition TO the club
there were present Mrs. Charles smith,
ST., Mr.. and Mrs. l.. 4. d. Myers, Mr.;
Mrs. James Il. Branch Mr. and Mrs.
William Waller Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
| l.. Rovall, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boiling,
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Davenport, Misses
Murchison, New York; Fullerton, Colum-
bus, O.; Fairleigh. Louisville. n.y.; Clarke,
: DauVllle. va. SAME IAlJOll, ANcIc
Archer. Evelyn Williams. Bessie Lay. and
Lucy Lay; Messrs. Frey, Washington;
Frank Davenport, George Lafferty. W.
Taley, Cary Sheppard, Scott Darlington,
j. Anderson, Leigh II. Page, Jr., George
/ Gibson, George Lee, j. johnson, and Allan
Talbot.
The next entertainment of this very de-
hghtful club will be given by Mr.. and Mrs.
James I. Patterson on Tuesday. the 18th
of April.
A UNIQUE dinner. at which oil the deco
rations were japanese. was given by the
Misses Stewart, at Book Hill, on Tuesday
evening. in honor of their guests. the
Misses Brown. of Baltimore. Nd. The
dininc-room was decorated III smllaX and
numbers Of beautiful japanese lanterns III
every possible design ana color; the CHINA
was Japanese, the embrolderies and adorn-
ments, and each guest received Japanese
SOUVENIR.
There were present Misses Annie, Nor
ma. and Hope Stewart. Misses Brown. and
Misses Ella Cooke, Meta Potts, Irene
Langhorne, Martha Bagby, and Messrs: W.
| f. Hannewlnckel. Edward Hannewinckel.
Edward Willis. Robert Campbell, Stewart
| Hume. w. q. Ferguson, Frank Davenport,
| Rosewell Page. and Alfred Randolph.