The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-16
OF SOCIETY'S DOINGS.
TaEBAzAAR HAS NOT ENCROACHED
UPON ITS GAIETY.
Several Especially Attractive Entertain
ments During tho Past Week-The
Coniugs and Goings.

There is a poem by William Makepeace
Thackeray to be found upon the "wo-
mans page" Of to-day's issue, which is
radically false and rotten, as claimed
Of all womanhood. as will be recognized
by all whose ideal OF love is not base
passion, which is brute-like and physical,
but a sentiment OF the soul. which is high
end immortal.
That the brightest Of bright eyes and the
yellowest and sunniest OF golden hair
must certainly lose their lustre in the
progress OF the years, we all know. That
the love Of true man for true wife must
die with the decay OF these, is proven I'M
true within the circle OF our daily inter-
course and every day. That love is moth
ing deeper than a gross and sensual de-
light In what is brilliant in coloring or
rounded and beautiful in form, is libel
upon our noble manhood. The old Greeks
worshipped beauty physical as the sacra-
ment, or outward sign" OF inward grace;
OF mental and moral loneliness; the
feshy type of the exalted souls that
moulded face and outlines into gracious
accord with themselves. They regarded 1t
as a necessity OF goodness. And this is
Of beauty, and II is this beauty which
oefes all time and holds love TO the end.
or course. those old Greeks were wrong
TO a degree; we all know people whose
exquisite loneliness is nothing more than
the result of abundant animal life. There
Is about IL no faintest touch Of the
"spirituelle." as the French have it; it is
"of the earth. earthly That is the beauty
which is pe-ishable as a flower. and which
hal Hf IL win
10 no longer than the flower holds its
sweetness. And that woman whose beauty
Is no gracious radiance OF most lovely
life, but merely flesh and blood and
pretty tints of a fine animal, that is the
only woman of whom Thackerays poem
speaks truly.
Misses Nellie Boykin, Ellen Mercer
Cooke and Rosa Scott the latter being
a daughter of Attorney-General Scott,
expect to visit Norfolk during the coming
week, in order 10 witness the naval rem
devious.
Miss Maggie Scott left on Thursday last
TO visit Miss Nellie Carmichael, OF Fred
ericksburg.
Miss Constance Peterkln. daughter OF
Bishop Peterkin, OF West Virginia, is
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Peterkin, =,
on east Leigh street.
Miss Tucker Bland. who has for some
weeks been the guest OF the Misses |
Meade, left on Friday for her home in
Lynchburg.
Miss Lizzie Kent. who has been visiting |
the Misses Henning south Third street,
has gone 10 Norfolk. where she will re- |
main during the naval rendezvous
Miss Mary Reynolds will leave next |
week for Hampton, where she will attend |
the wedding of her brother Mr.. Robert |
Reynolds. and Miss Bocock, OF that city.
The representatives. OF the Solid South |
table OF the Bazaar are the recipients of |
a most graceful and valuable expression |
OF interest and cooperation from Mrs. |
General j. f. T. Stuart, principal Of |
Staunton Female Institute, and the teach
ers and pupils OF the school. The box is |
closely packed with articles. whose dain-
illness and beauty will render them es-
pscially salable. and the "Soid South"
supporters are greatly indebted TO the
senders for their thoughtfulness The
box was sent In the care OF Miss Ellen
Mercer Cooke. chairman, and was a com
plete, but exceedingly pleasant, surprise.
on Monday evening. In honor OF her
school-mate Miss Laura Fullerton. of
Columbus, o.. Miss Adele TalbottArcher.
OF west Franklin street, gave an informal
reception, which informality, however.
renderd II one OF the most delightful Of
delightful season. The decorations
were OF the simplest but most tasteful
character. consisting of roses. lilies and
tiny white daisies. the latter being espe-
cialiy admired among the more brilliant
and less modest flowers. The table deco
rauons were exquisite harmonzng en-
tireiy with those OF the parors. The
large yellow banquet lamp" was also
trimmed with dainty chain OF daisies
ana evergreen with beautiful effect. AS
siung Misses Archer and Fullerton I'm ex-
tehding the oourtesies Of the evenln,, were
hrs. Alexander Archer. Mrs. w s.
Armistead. Miss Sallie Talbot, her guest
mlss Clarke, Of Danviiie Miss Carrie
dsaootts Miss Florence Talbot: their