Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-19
DULLEYEN FOR LENT
eu 1lmoae SOCIETY AFFLICTED ey
spHlNo-sEveR LAN0uoR.
-,.rmpecun,ous Swell = Ussfu, and Me-
c...s,y sc'or-sens-cf-ths-Rsvoiosion
p.,ouct-Gen. bradley T. johnson.

p.nouct-Gen bradley T. johnson.
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correspondence Of the Richmond Dispssch-l
p.,-,woKr. March 1s.--Ths week has
20 unusually dull. ever for Lent. There
80 Of course. been the usual round OF
..e,noon card parties. small informal
- teas and iunchcons, but beyond
,sese harmless designations society seems
- have rclapsed into that lsnguor, COM
III, spoken of as s~pring-tever. For
ing the latter days of this week the
~e,tbor has been particularly mild and
-, Ike. The CONSEQUENCE is that
1a~'ce street in the afternoon presents an
MATED. even brilliant, appearance. Al
Ion church is over at $3.50. and mt
shoat the same time the men come NJ
t.opfrOm business. The girls coming rom
e,rrch and the men coming from business
800, what more naturalthan astroii along
49, a~vepue"Y This attractive crowd IL
S,,,hor reinforced by the ciub-men, the
n,ssg. the celebrities. actors, and other
Se.sge persons who happen TO be IN town at
80 time. Then there are u profess
nal beauties" so widely advertised. our
heaviest swells. the hunting ana sporting
-, vnnug matrons. and unmarried girls,
s-..nt.es IN their way. Riding and driving
81 valking. all Of Baltimore's social
LII is seen on the avenue " from half.
~, until dinner hour. But one class l
f,rn not mentioned. not that they are un-
~,or,ant members of the world" quite
the reverse.
SWELL ON NOTHING A yEAR.
1hese are the we'll known but impecu-
an. Young society men. a large and ever
Increasing class. who go IN the best So
~str. i've. look. and dress well. and. IN
a.. are altogether swell on nothing q
rs,r. When ! say nothing, OF course 4
nan an income so small that to the I'M
s..d il seems almost incredible that
Crs can live IN any style upon 1t. And
So. such Is the case. l know TO be a fact
tf.f manr of the younger society swelIs IN
.,og do not boast an income OF over S5Oo.
cr.rs.ve. of course. OF lodgings. A
are proportion OF this must be spent on
.l'- clothes and the larger half OF the
I.Yce on thcatre-tickets. the smaller
.f h,inc 6 voted TO cigarettes and car
fsra with a bunch Of violets for SUNDAY.
T,..c fellows scarcely ever have a dollar
ID, f. II rockets. and yet they present the
s,. rqnce about all they ever do PRESENT.
youthful millionaires. They go every
~ ~. in society and are always welcome.
Ntrs Because since they live by their
vf-. they must of necessity be witty and
F.N.rfAfLllE. anu tDtN kbutlaAl NV" tH''
H.. l.ucing-men. and in this age cancing-
ne. aIc always IN demand.
AVERY UsEFUL FACTOR.
They nre good dlnner-men and always
ia. their dinner calls promptly, and they
n. RELIGIOUS IN their attendance at after
nom .oss. where, as a rule, men are cCnspi-
r,.gs bv their absence. They are the but
..,r.s. OF liie. OF course they work some
80 brokers Office or a bank from . TO 8,
anil as say, for about $500 a year. Ii may
n, sad Dos some that they will never make
..m. FIR themselves or be other than
~ ,f The, are. Even If that be the case.
,.,. are harmless; they enjoy life; they
r.y- others pleasure. q qtpe rOuitz- rouS| IN
rl. ysuous kinds and characters OF human
la'lrs which are drawn upon 70 people
o.. social world. this poor but homes"
..r.ett youth j. far from the least attrac-
rrr lie Is aiwaNs c~Onslderate and chlyal-
r~..<trwurds w0men --atype which eemst
3. i,c5mlng more of ar0rddciS every day
.ni even # be does have 10 practice petty
economies which those of a lower social
VI.re laugh at his heart IL IN the rlght
r.see. although on the left side.
The n,usio1c given 10 omen the new
Waldorf Hotel N New York attracted
many f our leaders on Tuesday evening.
Among those who were ~patrones5es OF the
affair and went over were Mrs. robert
Jarrett. Mrs. John Gill, Mrs. George zen
ku-. Mrs. j. Swami Frck. Mrs. Robert
DotbIn. and Mrs. Jesse Tyson.
rvxNTs OF II wEEK.
On Tuesday afternoon the Woman's
Literary Club had their meeting. Mrs.
fabian Franklin read a paper on Sensa-
lions OF Color and Miss C0rrinne Jack
son read d most interesting paper on
10y, and Lite" The guest OF the eve
MN. was Sis. Tyrre.l, the wife OF Pro-
lessor 1yrrell. Of the University OF Dublin.
Professor Tyfrc.l has come TO Baltimore to
denver q series Of lectures at the johns
u psins University.
Wednesday evening the Johns Hopkins
Gle and Banjo Club had a splendid audi
,ne,. filing Lehman's Hall. to hear their
first concert this season. They leave on
,..r southern trap on the ith OF April
-..,c inst to Old Point Comfort and Nor
ip..
thursday evening Mrs. LeMoyne gave
hrreadlng on Browning" at Mrs. Gar
r.t- Among the subscribers present
wee Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Munnikhuysen;
3d.. and Mrs. William Gilmor, MIR. and
Nr,. Hall Harris. MIR. and Mrs. George
i,nsil-. Sir. and Mrs. Ned hey, Misses
Charlotte and Rebecca Williams, Miss
v.r-- Mrs. HileD. Messrs. Frank Har-
wy. Robert kid9ell Brown, and Robert
sli Harry Lehr.
lue.Gav afternoon Mrs. James Thomp-
son gave q whist party 70 Mrs. John Stew
tr. .rfs. William Reed. Mrs. George Reu-
.'. ,ifs. Henry TAYLOR, and others.
,r. and Mrs. Josiah Low Blackwell ave
4wL.st patty on tuesday evening 10 Mr..
1r. 'lr. Hall Harris, Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank
Redwood. Colonel and Mrs. John A.
I..patus. and others.
N,.a,.dav afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Iurnbull gave a largely-at-
..n..l reception to Professor and Mrs.
Iyuel. Of the University of Dublin.
ANNUAL BANQUET.
The first annual meeting and banquet of
fle .r,ty Of the Sons of the Revolution
t0. place IN the Lyceum parlors on We'd
r..lay evening. The date chosen was
Gle anniversary of the battle of Gullford
Courthouse. IN which the Maryland troops
l...I a prominent part. Ihe officers
,-.'l 90 tae meeting were Hon. John
I.- Carroll. president; Robert Riddell
lt.aU .ccretary, and William Is. Wilson,
r..lrer The guests OF honor at the
lal .ue, We're General Bradley L. Johnson,
~ ~ aud George Noroury Machen-
.. ..cretary of the Society Of the Sons
o. ..r American Revolution. The table
DECORATIONS were unique and handsome.
TO- tIf.e was ornamented with the colors
.f '.t roclety-ContineDtal bun and blue.
I.,r Was o profusion of flowers and a
lrr4ui formed OF swords and drums:
I'LL. Room was decorated with stands OF
lra aad dTapings of hags.
LOST RECEIPT.
Occ 4 the lost receipts seems TO be q
r-tlmf prthe quick growth o: the NOUS
or beard. IL the youth of to-day
O.t possessed the one used and possibly
severed by Columbus the Great bow
.s.rs they would be 1t was certainly
V.rl iacJuslderate OF the d%iscoyerer OF our
ra.tr, 90 hand down TO US his portraits
i.Jre and After Using" and TO leave us
n --urance as TO the preparation OF his
t..
D..lcing al Columbus on the one-cent
rost4-e-siamp as he is +" in sight of land"
IS notice that ne is bcardless. But twenty
i-r hours later. when the two-cent stamp
uN.-a Kodak sketch OF his landing, we
t,4 hun possessed of O full and flowing
ierd.
Ias work for the Revolutionary Fair is
rro.r.s,ing merrily. Mrs. William Reed,