Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-24
MONUMENTAL CITY.
Society Illuminated By pYlnntan's
Orange and Sabls Colofs.
HOMAGE 10 THE FOOTBALL HEROES.
Brilliant Debufsnt Receptions and Royal
suppcrs-A Dance for Every Night
Christmas Week.
scorre.pondence Of the plspatca.l

first part of this week there was a sable
and orange hue Illuminating Baltimore
society. It's true that this same social
circle IL poulariy supposed TO be continually
e~nveloped In the orange and black, Lord
Baltimore's chosen colors.- but on Tues
day last the Princeton College GIee Ciub
arrived In town. and Lord Baltimore had
to bow before the Tiger as the Tigers
did to the Baltimore ladies'. Most OF the
Princeton men were well known to the
Baltimore girls, but Miss Mary Garrett
invited them to formally meet each other
az 1.-The Dansante' Tuesday afternoon
from 4 to 6 They went, and as all of
Miss CARROTS entertainments are charm-
ing, they had a glorious time. some Of
the girls present were the debutante
cousins, Miss Mary Washington Keyser
and Miss Mildred Washington Perine.
Miss u. Taylor Goodwin, Misses Louise
and Mildred Morris. Miss Olivia GIN, Miss
Priscilla Stewart, Miss Virginia Atkinson,
Misses France and Katherine Lurman,
Miss Theobald, Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Riggs,
Mr.. md Mrs. Edward Shoemaker. Messrs.
Harvey. John c.. ID. Pendleton, n the
Messrs. Riggs. The concert that the boys
gave at the Lyceum Theatre drew a brill
liant audience. nearly every one being in
evening dress. going after the concert 10
the Tuesday german at Lehman's Hall.
FOOTBALL HEROES.
Naturally the presence OF so many
l fnrf,.1f,,n tha ro,nunaI ssp.ilft
King, "Doggie' Trenehard, and Beef
Wheeler, the football heroes OF the hour.
drew many more girls than usually APP
pear TO see and admire 60 the men who
! are read about, talked about, and In every
football community pretty freely dis
cussed. The chaperons of the evening
were Mr.. Charles Morton Stewart, Mrs.
John ID. Morris. Mrs. Charles Ridgely
| Goodwin. Mrs. Harper Pennington. and
| Mrs. Robert Tunstall Taylor. Miss Louise
Morris looked as beautiful as ever In pale
gray, which Is decidedly her color, and
q huge bouquet Of violets. which Is unde-
niably her flower. The beauty OF the
winter. Miss Lucille Polk, was In pale
blue, and the statuesque brunette, Miss
Arazella Potter. was In white satin. The
Princeton men forgot the flying wedge
when In the grand chain they met Miss
Katharine Tiffany. Miss Katharine Harri-
son, Miss Mathilde Keyser, Miss Mamie
| Reeves, the Misses Lurman, and other
well known girls. Mr.. John Redwood led
the cotillon with much difficulty.
RECEPTION.
The day Of the week being Tuesday,
I overlooked Monday. and yet II was very
| gay. In the afternoon Mrs. j. Lancaster
| Brent rave a very large and handsome
reception for her d~ebutante daughter,
Miss Mamie Brent, and her niece, Miss
Anita Hunt, Of Mississippi. A half
dozen of the d%ebutantes assisted In re-
ceiving.
Monday night Mr.. and Mrs. Fielder
Slingluff gave a supper for about 100.
| These "suppers' originated last year.
Why they should be called suppers ]
do not know. for In every Instance they
are dinners, from oysters to cafe noir.
| However. they are much less formal. and
nothing could be jollier h four or FIVE
| congenlal spirits at small tables. Mrs.
| Sllngluff had her charming house de-
| corated with American-Beauty roses and
| pink carnations, and no more effective
| combination could be hit upon. The small
| tables were lighted by r~ose-sheded can
| dies. and a bowl OF pink roses on each
table. The supper was given In honor OF
| Miss Slingluff, swho Is a debutante. n 4
| few of those there were the Misses Reeder,
| daughters OF Commander Reeder. United
States navy; Misses Lucille POLK, Ara
| celia Potter. Misses Nina and Sadie Poe,
Misses Kerr. jackson. N. Reeves, Messrs.
| Robert Rlddell, Brown, Csrryl Bryan.
Alexander Preston. Byrd Thompson Of
Norfolk. Daniel Murray, Julian Jones,
John Brogden, Columbus O'Donnell, and
| others. The same night Mr.. and Mrs.
William Henry Baldwin gave a large
dinner party in Mnor NJ Miss Josephine
| Barroll. of Boston. The flower decora-
| tions were large bowls OF lilies of the
valley, trimmed with pale-green and white
| satin ribbon. The diners were Misses
| Barroll. Baldwin, Anna Gilmor. Mary
| Keyser, and George: Messrs. William
! Lehr. Gustave Stewart, John ID. Howard,
and Howard Harvey.
WOMAN'S LITERARY CLUB.
While the gay and thoughtless element
| of society were dining and winning and
| dancing, the Woman's Literary Club held
their meeting. II was "poetry-day,' and
Miss Virginia Cloud read her Among
| the Pines" published In November Co.'S
mopolitan. Mrs. Reece and MISS Grace
also read original poems. The same after
1 moon IHt EldtClN NOACbAoA t
reception in their charming new apart
ments, ON west Franklin street. Among
those who admired the new rooms. the
new carpets, curtains, and hansings, and
talked of old families, old pictures, DOCKS.
| and shall / say scandals. were MRS. Won
| Kapff. Miss Page, Mrs. Robert Atkinson,
| Mrs. Amy DARCY Wetmors, Mrs. Dun
bar Hunt, Mrs. William Reed, Mrs.
| George Currie. and Mrs. Cotsman. MISS
| Florence williamson poured tea. Wsdnes
day afternoon Mrs. Lloyd Lowndes jack
| son gave a large tea for her deeutante
daughter, Mss Anne Jackson The de-
| corations were In red, holly, red roses,
| and carnations, which. against a back
ground Of palms. gave a bright dasn OK
color TO the rooms. Mrs. and Miss jack
son were assisted in receiving by a few
OF the debutantes. In the matter OF
| entertaining, the latter part Of the week
fell rather fiat. The reason OF this, or
course, Is that the people are too busy
preparing for Christmas, shopping, etc.
YARD TIMES NOT FELT.
For next week. however. beginning with
fine Monday german on Christmas night,
| there is a large dance on for every night.
Indeed tie "hard" times are not being
felt by the beau monde OF a surety.
Every one of the larger entertainments
this wear has been especially remarkable
for eIaborateness, much more 80 thar last
year. when times were supposed to De
| better. Wednesday evening saw the bril-
liant military wedding OF Miss Roberta
Morgan Wood, daughter OF the ate Or.
William Maxwell Wood. Of the United
States navy. to MIR. Henry A. Wiley.
United Suites navy. The ushers were all
naval lieutenants, In full dress UNIFORM,
as also were the groom and his best man,
The bridesmaids were Misses Lizzie Os-
horne and Miss Emma James, who wore
gowns OF white mousseline de sole over
white silk and carried bouquet OF brides
roses. The bride wore a high-necked gown
of heavy ivory satin and q ven OF SIX
tulls. Her bouquet was one OF those new
inventions of the florist, being Of lilies
of the valley, tied with about fifteen or
twenty very narrow ribbons OF different
| lengths. at the end OF each ribbon being
tied another small bunch OF the lilies OK
the valley. This marvellous and nonsen-'
steal construction IL termed q shower
bouquet.
Mrs. David Bartlett. Of Mt. Vernon
place. gave a delightful musicale Wed
nesday evening. TO which were asked Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Redwood. Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Munnikhuysen, Mr.. n ME-
William Keyser, Miss Charlotte Williams.
Colonel Waiter Franklin, Miss Franklin.
George Savage, Julian Jones. Teifair Mar
riott. and Francis Harvey.
MARITAL WOES.
Society has given a passing thought ana