The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-28

on THURSDAY. also. Mrs. James Allison
gave a delightful tea In honor or her
guest. Miss Marsh Of pennsylvania.
She was assisted in receiving by Miss
Marsh. Miss Mccormick, and Miss Prague
OF kentucky, while Miss Georgia Biankcn-
shin served bouillon. and Misses Irene
Langhorne. Ella Cock, and Berue Neh-
ford, the punch.
Among those enjoying Mrs. Ainson's hos
pltality were Mary Stuart Hayes. Emily
Cary, Mary GILLIAN. Carrie and flossie
Talbot. Mary Drewry, Adele Archer
Misses Hin. Mamie Saunders Louise
Quarcs. Minnie Tucker. Lima and Louise
Mayo. Judith and Emma Darlington, Lena
and Meme Myers. Elizabeth Douthat, Elise
Williams. Cahie Ryland. Mary Cameron
Mamie Lay. Nina Randolph. Julia Lee
Lizzie Bridges. Madge Ould. Bertha Dor
sey. Ellen Mercer. and Rachel Cooke, An
ME X. Walker Mrs Blythe Moore Mrs
Allan Talbot Mrs. Robert Powers. Mrs
James Peasants. Mrs. William Royal,
Mrs. Tom Boiling. Mrs. Lathrop. EVE
and Kate Blankenship, and Bessie Faunt-
leroy.
In addition 20 those named above Mrs.
Cope was assisted. upon the occasion OF
her entertainment in honor Of Miss over
| by. by Mrs. Judge Lewis. Mrs. John
| Hunter. Mrs. Buck Miller, and Misses
Kate Blankenship. Annie Walker, and
| Eugenia Tenant.
Among the distinguished guests present
were Governor and Mrs. O'FerralL
The reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Forbes in honor Of Miss Shober and Miss
Guer Of North Carolina, was a brilliant
AFFAIR and was enjoyed by very nearly
all the four hundred.
The decorations were lavish and in ex-
quisjte taste, and a delicious supper was
furnished by Demonet, Of Washington.
Mrs. Forbes was assisted in the recep-
ton Of guests by Misses Shober and Guer.
Mrs Charles Lathrop, Mrs. W. ID. Boyd,
Mrs. George Lathrop. Mrs. Benjamin
Nash, and Mrs. c. +. Stokes.
Misses Irene Langhorne and May Jones
served the punch. and Mrs T. NJ. Perkins
and Mrs. ". l.. Boyd the tea.
Others assisting in the extension OF
hospitality were Misses Carrie Elicit
Mary Thomas, Kate Montague, Edna
! Forbes. and Miss Pritchett.
Miss Prague, Of Kentucky is the guest
/ Of Mrs. =. G. Buck.
On next Thursday night. "The Highest
Bidder" will be produced at the Mozart
| Academy, for the benefit of the Rosemary
Library. and by a purely amateur caste
At the highly satisfactory rehearsal on
last Friday afternoon It was evident that
| tIf Ni4dl AiNfl0 4d4 Utfu JNAltiDu0lg dS-
| signed and that the play was to meet
with conspicuous success. If successful re-
hcarsals are at all significant
The sale Of seats will begin on Monday
! morning tomorrow at 9 o'clock sharp,
from the Academy box Office. and the
| auction sale OF Doves from the stage of
the Academy precisely at y o'clock noon
All the participants in the play are work
ing hard to render it successful, and they
are all society amateurs who have al
! ready demonstrated their histriOnic abil-
| ity. Added to the other reasons for pub
lie support, is that Of the object Of the
play-the enlargement. etc. Of the pub
ic library. And this certainly cannot fail
10 enlist the interest Of intelligent Rich
| mond
Miss Mary McGnl Drewry is the guest
! OF Mrs. j. A. White
Tuesday and Thursday evenings were
occupied respectively by the last of the
Tuesday and Assembly" germans for
the season. and both were brilliant sue
! cesses.
The Tuesday was led admirably by Mr.
! Arthur Shelton Wiley. and Mrs. Levin
| Joynes, Mrs. Allan Talbot, Mrs Robert
| Bosher Mrs. j. II. Patterson, Mrs. T.. r.
| d. Myers, Jr., Mrs. w. Brydon Tenant
Mrs. j. W. Allison. Mrs. William r. Trgg
Mrs. Charles Talbot. Mrs. L. G. Leigh
Jr., and Mrs. i. w. Scott were the
! chaperones.
A delicious supper was furnished by
| the WOman's Exchange, and the band in
attendance.
There were an exceptionally large num-
Der in attendance, including Misses Mary
! and Elizabeth Hayes. Emily Cary, Carrie
Talbot, Evie Blankenship Ellen Mercer
! Cooke. Adele Archer, Mamie Baughman
| Sallie Talbot Judith and Emma Caring
fart ItVrrn
| Randolph, Mary McCaw, Lizzie Bridges.
Mary Drewry, Marianne Meade, Lila Lane.
| Louise Brander, Madge Oud. Irene Lang
| horne, Ella Cooke Nellie BOykn, Annie
Grey, Leila Hill; Hunter Johnson. and
thinner, petersburg. Nira Boorman.
| CNew Orleans). Minnie Tucker, Broad
foot, Prague, Shober, Thomas, Alys;
Messrs Arlington, Preston. and William
! holland, Henry. Victor, and LangbOurne
| Williams. Roosevelt Page. Catlett. Leake.
Fairly and st. George Cooke, Austin
| BrocSinbrough, Campbell, Talbot. Curre.
| Gillian, Baskerville Binford, and Patter-
| son.
The Assembly" was beautifully led by
| Mr. John Boisseau, the Exchange also
| furnishing an excellent supper on this
| occasion.
1t was in every detail, fitting finale
| 10 a delightful season, and was notable
for the very large number Of strangers
in attendance. The ohaperones were Mes
| DANES Moncure Perkins, Rufus Yarbrough.
| Frank Deane, and Alexander Archer.
Among the many in attendance were
| Misses Hunter, Johnson, thinner. Boor
man, Lane, Prague, Payne. Shober.
| Hayes, Mayo Cooke. Saunders. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cullen, Mr. and Mrs. Scott
! Parrish Drewry Deane. Atkins. Broad
| foot. Knox, McCaw. Wexford. GRAY. Hin.
| Boykin; Messrs Bidgood Baker, Parker.
| Akers, Binford, Newton, Talbot. Drewry.
Mckinney. Cooke, Brander, Armistead,
and Ruhin.
Miss Nira Boaman. and Mrs. Terrell.
| of New Orleans, are stopping at Mrs. Du-
| vals. where they Will remain during the
| winter
On the evening OF Friday. January 18th.
tire Literary Club was very delightfully."-
entertained by Mrs Charles L. Williams
and Miss Elise Williams, east Grace
street.
The essayist Of the evening was Mr..
Allan Potts. the subject of his admirable
paper being Austin DobsOn." Miss Mary
Morris Jones was also 10 have furnished
an essay. but owing to the serious illness
of her father. was unable to be present
There were a very large number present.
among them many strangers. including
Misses Prague Cky), Katherine Brown
(Baltimore), Dunn (Washineton). Tayloe
Garnet. and Marsh: Massrs. Jones and
Clemens.
Among the members in attendance. in
Guiding the cordial hostesses and those
named above, were Misses Mary Cameron.
Mary Lyons, Callie Ryland. Mary Ander-