The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-24
LIFE IN VANITY FAIR.
SOCIETY HAS BEGUN TO TURN ITS
FACE HOHEWARD.
The Worlds Fair Still Claims Mum Der
The Late Fall to Witness Several
Fashionable Weddings.

Mr.. and Mrs. John f. 7. Anderson aud
family are visiting in Baltimore.
The Churehmsn New York; for septem-
| Der ed contains an admirable likeness
| Of the late Rev. Telfair Hodgson, D. L.,
| ILL., D., together with a sketch OF his life,
| re than to any other one man, IS due
! the permanent growth Of the University
| Of the South. His splendid benefaction
/ to tnat institution In the shape OF the
/ H.dgson Library building, which was
erected in 1873 as a memorial tn his
| daughter, is mentioned. The simple state
! ment that during the fifteen years OF his
| connection with the institution he received
| Practically no compensation IS an elo-
| quent commentary upon the character Of
/ tie man and his dislntertsted zeal in the
| 1r, secution of his chosen ife work.
| Miss Alice ". Moore is visiting friends
! in Charlottesville.
| Miss Mamie Harrison, together with the
members Of her party. has returned from
| Chicago, after a most enjoyable visit to
| tie Fair.
Mrs. Kearney, Miss Kearney and Miss
| Wiseman, who have been making a tour
If Europe, are now in Paris. They will
start for home October 30th.
Owing TO the continued serious illness
Of Rev. Or. Peterson. his pulpit will to
day be filed. at both morning and even
ing service, by Rev. Mr.. Bennett.
Professor Watson is now busy forming
| his music classes for the winter and
It is expected that his pupils will give
the first of the seasons musicals some
time in October. Last winter these
| informal entertainments were a source
Of much pieasurs to all who had the good
| fortune to attend them, and II is SAID
| that those Of the coming season VIII
more than sustain Professor Watsons
reputation as an efficient instructor In
| vocal and instrumental music.
on last Thursday Miss Belle Walden
| resumed her dancing lessons having ad-
/ ded many pupils from East Richmond
to her last seasons class.
| on the 2Sth of the month DR.. and Mrs.
| Lewis Burton will leave Chicago, where
| they have been enjoying the attrac-
lions Of the Fair. for Louisville, ana on
| October 1st DR.. Burton will enter upon
! his duties as pastor of st. Andrew
! church.
on october 18th Miss Annie Goodoe,
who has been the recipient OF much
admiration in this city, and VINO was
recently the guest OF DR.. Bosher, east
! Franklin. will become the wife Of Mr.
| McHenry. an able and popular young
lawyer Of Louisville, and WILL Of course,
| reside I'm that city, which IS to be con-
graduated upon its acquisition, In Mrs
| lewis Burton and Miss Goodloe. Of two
exceptionally charming women.
| Miss Clara Taliaferro has returned 10
/ the city
Miss Eta Dickinson is visiting friends
in Stanton.
Misses Flora Dickinson and sue Her
! faH 1W HtmOn9.
| visiting the Fair.
Several weddings In East End circles
are announced for the early fall.
| Miss Comstcck ana her niece, MISS
| Lily wilson. ore expected home this week,
| after a delightful visit 10 friends IL
! Broome county, y. y.
| Rev. Mr. Cannon will preach as usual
! to-day at II and o'clock. Next week the
| church societies will resume their usual
meetings.
/ on last Sunday morning Rev. MIR
| Goodwin preached his initial sermon as
| rector Of old St. Johns. He prefaced MS
| sermon with some admirably appropriate
remarks relative % his acceptance OF the
| pastorate Of the church, and then. taking
| for his text Numbers X, 29-"And Moses
| said unto HObab. the son OF Rag lei the
| Midianite. Moses fatber-in-law, We are
| iourneying unto the place Of which the
|
thou with us. and we Will do thee good:
| for the Lord hath spoken good concerning
! Israel'--delivered a forcibie and most
| eloquent extempore discourse, which was
| listened to with close attention by large
| congregation and much enjoyed.
| IL was the intention OF the ladies' or ne
church TO give a sociable in order 10 the
| more quickly enable the new rector 10
| make the acquaintance Of the lhulVluu'u
| members of his congregation but IL was
decided TO POSTPONE this une~- --le arrival
| Of Mrs. Goodwin, which will be shortly.
| The hour for the afternoon service mas
| been changed TO o'clock.
The complaint Of IN unIrofitahle sea-
son comes very generally from the pToprl-
| etors both of the southern and the north
ern summer resorts. attributable presum-
| ably to the fiji anCial situation and the
/ drawing powers OF the Worlds Fair, for
| it is certain that many who frequent the
! resorts each summer could not AFFORD IN
| diligence in dolce far nicnte Vy sea-
| shore or on mountain, supplemented by
sight seeing at Chicago so re-
| ccgniZing the Fair 10 be the
| G, emit OF a lifetime, sersibly saved
! their money and took in the White city
| only. There has, however. not for num-
| Der of years been season when the
| social migration from Richmond was
more general. 80 that the hotel keepers
| cannot Justly turn their lugubrioIs count
! o. ances in this direction. But while
number appreciative Of the fact that
September is the ioveliest of months IN
| the mountains always associated In ones
mind with red or gold brown tints In the
| cLaI ging foliage as with pleasantly
prophetic, bracing GOODNESS in the air have
Iii gtred, ind while some are still enjoy
| ing the attractions in the WINDY CITY
! olIite a large number have returned, ana
| bv October LIST the majority of the Society
| settled into cogitations upon the clothes
| n must wear this fall. The winter en-
| suing promises nearly as much galety as
| last. and no less than six OF the prettest
| of our girls anticipate a demonstration
to US In the most approved and fashion
! able manner, with q church for back
ground. that marriage 8 not a failure
| Tts months set for this series OF De non
| STATIONS are October and November
There are already plots being laid for
| amusements upon which Socity proposes
| TO ride off its ennui." Ten or twelve
| urcommonly ATTRACTIVE buds will brighten
| the social garden, dispensing freshness
| and fragrance. among them Misses Mary
| McCaw. Stanley Adkins, Maggie and sal
| lie Stokes, Lucy Wormcley, Louise
! Cuarles, Julia Lee. Lucy Bridges, Mary
! Rogers. Carrie Talbot. Mary Hayes
| Mary Rogers, Emily Cary and Mary Mar
| shall Gillian, Misses Julia Morton ana
| Sallie Talbot are the guests of Miss En-
ma Barksdale, at her country nome IN
| Hafifox comfy.