The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02
D0INGS IN VANITY FAIR
THE CHRONICLES or 4 WLEhS
GAIEIY N THE CITY.
What june soIourners In Town nave
Pound 10 while Away Time Lately
0oneraiities-Ih "Irain Tea

An ingenious outcome Of the drawing
-,,,,o &c the train tea" which, IN these
assembling days. is most refreshing a
woman comes home from the cfo"ueo'
40 NOT cruhing. honors of Buckingham
t,,isce 20 hold little court calmly IN
her own drawing room. her train spread
out 10 IT'S utmost inch for the admira-
uon or uncharitableness Of her curious
friends. who have been gravely Invited 10
come hither and pour libations TO her
vanity. combined with tea-oyerdrawn
tea. 1t IS also an ambition with olher
curiously-minded persons TO see now
many GRAIN teas" can be got through III
an afternoon. that they may again diiate
on the aristOcratic fatigues OF drawing
roon dav 10 other enviOus friends. Men
- not above such enfeebled frivolity,
stther A writer in the sketch says he
not three industrious youths az SIX tf"ih
t.ae" ON a recent afternoon ana they
orly hogan 20 look ashamed when they
met Of the very last house.
Miss Ray Brewer. Of Vineland, N. j.,
who has for several weeks been the guest
~ Mrs. General Cooke, south Third
leaves on Monday 10 visit friends III
hf,es Fllen Mercer Cooke left Saturday
for me White Sulphur, where she Will be
foinod bv friends and well, IN company
with them, proceed 20 Chicago, where the
party Will spend two weeks enjoying the
Worlds Fair
Mrs Ben Valentine left last week for
the White Sulphur
Miss Mary Meade leaves on Monday for
Lynchhurg, where she Will be the guest
Of Miss Tucker Clark.
Misses Nellie and Stanley Atkins, to-
gether with Judge and Mrs. Atkins, left
Saturday for a visit 10 friends In the
vicinity OF Charlottesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann. S. Quarles. Misses
Helen. Mary and Lucy Quarles, and Miss
Hil. left last week for a stay at Basic
City
Among this years distinguished grad
yates az the Y. NJ. l. was Mr.. L. St.
George Bridges, who stood third In
large and able class.
The arrival OF the August Belmonts at
Newport from their Hampstead county
seat. should be particularly pleasing TO
those who were fearing that the season
OF safety there would not pan out as
successfully as could be wished for, ow-
ing 10 the unusual number Of fashionable
folks WHO are in mourning. and the large
number who are In Europe. The Bel
mouts are a jolly couple. and as they
are always looking after their friends
and take fun Tor what II is worth they
may be expected so DO something TO
help the Newport season along One
thing rs certain, however those who nave
been predicting q dun summer at the
Citv-by-the-Sea will find themselves very
much mistaken little later in the year.
Notwithstanding there are several fami-
lies retired from the gay world for a
time, there are many who have an
nounced their intention of entertaining
deliberately this season. where they have
been In the background heretofore.
on Friday night a number of young
society men of Richmond gave de-
llehtful dance as courtesy to Misses
Sanie Talbot and Salhe Deane, who are
the guests Of the Misses Lyons, Brook
road The dance took place AT Young's
Pond. which Is so popular resort at
this season Of the year. and the party
was under the chaperonage Of Mesdamos
Bohmer and Snead In the gay party OF
pleasure seekers were Misses Talbot,
Deane. Lyons. Julia Morton. Mary Mil
Ter (staunton). RAY Brewer, Ellen Mer-
Ger Cooke. Mrs Hohmer. Mrs. Snead
Messrs. Meade Haskins, John Boisseau
Ormoud and Churchill Young. Austen
Br0ckeuhroueh. Folrlie Cooke, Boswell
Ashburner Hlgeenbothom and others.
Niss Grace Spear leaves for Annapolis
49,. on the 5tb instant
Mrs. j. =. T.. Stuart VIII next week
spend n few DAYS with her son, !. r. B
Stuart lr, on her way TO her home In
snunfo0
Nrs. Norman Randolph Miss Nina
Randolph and Miss Julia Lee have re-
TUNED from the v NJ. J..
MISS bctuo Peasants SIS visiting Miss
Lizzio Hurkemp, of Fredericksburg.
Mrs paran Stevens Ga sister OF Fred.
QeoharlO, who IS passenger on the
Norman.a. win probably reach South
ampton tomorrow. and from there will
hasten 90 her daughter Mrs. Arthur Pa
ert Who is extremely nl. and has been
fo Tor some time. with no signs Of Inn
pioFement. Mrs. stevens has been some
"Aet worried before her departure over
ne meagro reports which came from the
Sex chamber. and has hurried away 10
oe with Ter daughter Mrs. Paget is very
popular In England. IN fact one OF tho
best liked OF the many American women
who have married Englishmen, and.
through her wit and graoiousness. has
made her way into the ultra society