The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-31
THE SOCIETY LETTER.
G1fETY AMONG THE SMART sET
DURING THE PAST TEsE.
The More Conspicuous Social Functions,
Literature Ciasses-Personals and
Gsneraiities.


the ubiquitous Mrs. Grundy is now telling
OF ;he alleged ersagement Of a prominent
southern belle who attended the last
| patriarchs'. TO wealthy bank president
of that city AZ. however. one OF the
! leading local papers which does not COM
m,nly concern i,sed with rumors mas
| thought the'rep1rt Sufficiently well based
10 give It a place in It's social column,
| on announcement may doubtless be ex-
| pected in the near future.
The last weeks social programme was
! Introduction by an Informal at home" on
Monday boy Miss Calie Ryland; Christ
mas T,eo of the orthodox, old-fashioned
Kind being the unique and special at
| traction.
Ertoying Miss Ryland's cordial hospital
| ity wcte: Misses Elizabeth Addison,
! Elizabeth Martin, Alys Connolly, Elise
] ana Bruce Williams. Harriet ROSS.
1 Eugenia and Anne Tenant, irene lang
! horne. Messrs Richard Gaines. William
! Hanewirckel. Pat Currie, William Fer
l guson Saunders Hobs0n, Arthur Wiley
| Frederick Peasants, Henry LandOR Cabeii,
/ and others.
Then ON Monday night Marie Tempest
attracted % the Academy large numbers
| Of the fashionable set. among them a
! box ratry composed OF the following pron-
| nent debutantes OF 's3: Misses Mary
| stuart and Elizabeth Trayers Hayes,
| Mary Marshall Gillian. Emily Cary. Mary
| McCaw. Leila Tatun, STANLEY Atkins, and
| Marianne Meade.
Each OF these fresh social blossoms wore
rUre white. ana the bright faces lost Moth
| irg in attTacttyeness from the nearness
| OF The fo0tlights which play such havoc
with less zeal tints than these Of youth
and health. Tho party was chaperOned
! by MIS- Allan Talbot
Ihe Tuesday german was generally pro-
! nounced the most brilliant by far az the
| season, MS might have been expected
| Of a german faliing I'm Christmas week
when an society is on the qui vive for
! saiety.
! The chaperones were Mesdames Levin
! Joyes Allan Talbot. Robert T. BosheT,
| James r. Patterson. J.. r. ID. Myers. Jr
| W. Brydon Tenant, Joseph ". Allison,
| William A. Trigg. Charles Talbot. kgbert
| O.. Leigh. IT.. and r. W. Scott
A really delicious supper was served by
| the Woman's fNcharre ana the band IN
attendance displayed taste I'm the selec-
lions rendered and Skill in the manner OF
| their rendition.
| +'tAF ~ .tA'l W IVY was Allf dAilllfuilt
! leader and IL IS scarcely an CzaggeratiOn
| % say that an the smart set were present
| = partial Hst so those in attendance in
| cudes Misses Mary Stuart and Elizabeth
! Trvers Hayes. Carrie Talbot, Florence
! Talbot, Em.ly Cary. Mary McCaw, Leila
/ TatuUt Stanley Atkins, Mercer cook
! Halle Cook Marianne Meade. Elise VIII
Hams, Bruce Williams. Irene Langhorne,
] Elizabeth Bridges Elizabeth Addison
! Eugena and Anne Teri ant, Caroline
| Rylabd, Leila Gray, Helen Lee. Elizabeth
| Bill, Annie Cray Lillian Yarbrough,
| Juoith and Emma Cauirgton. Caroline
| Coleman, Sarah NdlfId. katherine Har-
| ris Marian Harris, Lucy Cooke. Mary
| Cameron, Mary Saunders Tucker N. Ca
| Louise Quarles Megsrs. Preston holland.
| Richard Gwathiney Philip Powers. Cham
bliss Peasants. Pat Currie, James Ruther-
| ford. William Patton. N L. Akers
henry Baskerville, Frank Parker. Ed
ward Wills. Jordan Lee. Allan Talbot,
Robert Campbell Patrick Henry cary
taheH. Graham HoDson, Frank Potts
Arthur Fle9sants, Richard Gaines.
Thomas Alsop, Mac Tilton, -- Anderson,
o.. -
Thursday evening was notable as being
occupied by an exceedingly brilliant re-
centton. % -"ulteey .erufre1 by Mrs. II. A.
Saunders Ga the many friends Of her
daughter Miss Mamie Saunders and to
nor guest Miss Tucker, of North Car
dina.
Inc decorations were lavish and I'm ex-
qulslte taste. La France Roses. carnations
plnk, and superb palms being utilized.
Inc decorations in one OF the tete a tet,s
rooms were of green; those i'm the other.
pale blue; In tho punch room, 1ed.
me supper vas beyond praise and was
furnished by Moesta. a band was In at
music lent lbs fascination TO The occa.
sion with scarcely any cessation or inter
mission
Mrs. T. a. Saunders, Misses Saunders.
ana tucker were assisted I'm the reccption
oil guests by; Mrs. Bailey Saunders. Mrs
Benz. Nash. Mrs. Robert Powers. ana Mrs
Sam. Martin; Misses Mary Stuart Have,
ana Nellie BoykiD served punch: Misses
Marianne Meade and Daisy Wilson. conee;
MISS Bessie Brown and little Miss Jack
son. chocolate.
Ihose present were Misses Bette Pow
ell Irene Langhorne. Mary Cameron
Marianne Meade. Helen Lea. Leila nm
Ehzabeth HILL Ellen Mercer Cooke. -
BufWei Stanley Atkins the Misses Gray
belue Cooke Irene Peasants, Ella lack
son, Alice Tinsley, Mary and Emma oar
Ilhslon, --Baughman. Daisy Wilson Ie
ma Iatum. Elizabeth Hayes. Lucy Cooke
Douthat. Danvrdge Washington. Box
le scott, Lou Adkins, the Misses Williams
the Misses Antrim, Miss Patterson Mir
ana Mrs. Travcrs, the Misses Stokes.
Pesram, Barton. Lulie Powers. Mary WI
llams. Rachel Cooke. Helen. Mary. and
Lucy Quarles. Rena Storms. Annie Maurv.
Gatewood, Elizabeth Bridges. T.. Blanken-
ship Mary and Nellie Rogers. Florence
and Hilda Clarke Alice Archer. Misses
Mayo, Kate Halves. Nellie BOykin. Bet
Tie Booker Misses Miller. Sallie Talbot.
Caroline and Florence Talbot. Mamie Ell
lerson, Ella Cooke. Garnet coles, Mary
McCaw. Adele Tyler. Mabel Todd. Misi.,s
Harris, Julia Morton, Mary Jones. Carrie
Ellet Kate Montague. Elizabeth Brown.
Misses Chafun. Eva BoWe. Miss Stuart
Bradley, Maryland Bagby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ashby Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nor
ton. Mr.. and Mrs Fred Scott Jr., Cover
nor and Mrs. Mckinney. DR.. and Mrs
Hugh Taylor Mr.. and Mrs. Parrish Mr..
and Mrs. Buck. Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Nash, Mr.. and Mrs C.. H. Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. Waller Morton, Mr.. ana Mrs Bar
bour Thompson; Messrs. Tilton Universi-
" of NiFginia}, Palmer Gray. II. Lang
horne, John Atkinson William Cameron.
Arthur Peasants. Frederick Peasants. =.
G. Peasants, Joseph Jackson, c. T. GUIDE
Drod tNew YorlO, Hamilton, Knox VII
son, Joseph Beasley Eugene Massle, John
Pickrel. William Workman Philip Pow
ers, Skinker, Hobson, Brock, Dr. Miller.
w. Cameron, Blanchard. Peeram, Hami-
ton, Allen and Ellis Talbot, Campbell.
Randolph Holiday Dabney Carr. Me-
Weigh. Edmund Woodbridge, Frank Blan-
kenship. McCabe. Benjamin Stacy. Nc