Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-12

Mrs. James Il. Taylor.
Mr.. W. VI. Givens, OF Low Moor,
consulting engineer of the Rich-Patch
Iron Company, OF Allegheny, was in the
city Tuesday.
Miss Emily White. OF your city,
spent several days here this week visiting
Misses Margaret and Glenn Atkinson,
and left Wednesday to visit friends in
Winchester.
Mrs. Susie Griffith Hammond con-
times quite i'll at her fathers home, in
Berryville, Clarke county.
Mrs. +. +. Dobbs. one of the most
popular members of Staunton's social
circles, is spending the winter in Lex
ington, Ky, with her son, who is there
at college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Watts left Mon
day to visit the Rev. W. W. Watts, at
Strasburg.
Major Jed Hotchkiss is in Philadel-
phia.
Miss Minnie Condor, after visit to
her sister, Mrs. T. Il. y. Speck, left
Tuesday for Baltimore. her home.
Miss Wiseman left Tuesday morning
10 WISH 1rlcudS III DallIfnOfc.
Miss Annie Cazenoye Minor, Of Balti-
more, is in the city, the guest Of the
Misses Atkinson.
Mr.. Harvey b. Hanger, a Stanton
boy who has made fame and fortune as
q railroad contractor i'll Kentucky and
Illinois, is in the city accompanied by
his bride. They are visiting Mr.. Hang
er's mother at the Hotel Mozart.
Mr.. Alexander Hartman, of Covington,
is here on a visit TO his mother, Mrs.
Michael q. Hartman.
4 few weeks ago, on the death Of Mr..
Jo'eph \. Ryan, who for more than
seventy years had ably filed the office Of
Clerk of the Circuit Court, Judge Will
liam Mclaughlin appointed Dir. Ryan 3
deputy clerk, Mr.. c. ). W. Bavues to
fiji the Office for the uneXpired term
that ia, until July !, 1898. There are
five other candidates.
Mr.. Thomas Slaven, OF Highland
county, for some time an attendant at
the Western Lunatlc Asylum, has been
appointed 10 the position in the Staun-
ton Office OF the Adams Express Com
pany, recently held by MIR. James
Teabo.
Commonwealth attorney Meade +.
White has been quite i'll at his residence,
on west Beverly street, but is reported
to he improving.
Mrs. Harriet Caperton Gordon, of
Washington, arrived Tuesday and ls
visiting her sister. Mrs. Tomlin Brax-
ton.
Mrs. J. Mason Miller is in Richmond,
her Old home, visiting her mother, Mrs.
John b. Young, on south Third street.
Tuesday the annual board meeting of
the Virginia Female Institute was held
in this city and was presided over by the
Right Rev. Francis NJ. Whittle. This
splendid property was again leased TO
Mrs. General j. r. b. Stuart for term
of five years beginning next September.
The admirable management OF Mrs
Stuart was noted by the board.
Intelligence has been received here
announcing the death of Mrs. Louis +.
Ravenel at her home, in Mountclair, y.
J. Mrs. Kavenel, who was a Miss Jun
kin. of Lexington, and a niece of Mrs.
| Margaret Preston, was resident Of this
city for several years and had many
friends here and in Richmond, which
latt r city she often visited.
Miss Ellie Fisher, of your city. ar
rived Friday and is the guest Of her
uncle, Mr.. James II. Taylor, on east
Beverly street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest NJ. Hartman re-
turned Wednesday from their wedding
Journey through the North.
Thursday evening Miss Alma Schaef-
fer very gracefully entertained some of
her young friends at a Chinaman's part
ty. Some of the young folks present
were Misses Rachel Speck, Bessie Weller,
Winifred Goodwin, Lula Watts, Mary
Gait, Olivia Trout, Lille Weller, Court
ney Olivier, LIta Watts, and Louise Hui
linen. The feature Of the entertainment
was the blindfolding of these young
ladies, and each then attempted to afiix
the detached queue Of the Chinese log
figure, in which Miss Hullihen proved
successful. An elegant supper was
served and dainty SOUVENIR was given
each guest.
The reception andgerman Friday eve
ming given by Mrs. W. II. Cooke, of
New York, at her beautiful homo here,
on north New street. will he remember
ed as one of the most elegant affairs OF
the season. The pleasure loving society
set were present in full force and seemed
to enjoy itself with an additional zest,
possibly bearing in mind that Lent was
at hand and that the gay robes of plea
sure must be laid aside TO don for forty
days and forty nights the sombre sack
cloth and ashes. Mrs. Cooke and her
charming daughters. Misses Clemence
and Marie Cooke. had issued 200 invita-
tons to their friends, and from the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT parlors it seemed
that few regrets had been sent.
Mrs. Cooke, in superb form OF black
silk and crepe de chine. diamonds, with
cordial grace received Der guests, assist
ed by her daughters and by Miss Eta
Everett, OF Maysville, Ky, and Miss
Laura Taylor, OF Texas, the four young
ladies being bewitchingly dressed in
white lace Empire gowns. and each car
rying Marechal Mel roses. The floral
decorations of blushing roses and Grim
son carnations lent an air OF refined
fragrance to the scene. Billows of
melody tloated through the parlors and
hall, and after 10 o'clock the terpsicho-
resns tripped the light fantastic to the
harmonies OF Prosbo's orchestra. The
collation. served was under the super
vision of Newman, the caterer, and was
gastronomic gem.