Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-11

at $50 IN the afternoo. 1. and on SATURDAY.
tho l7th. the third on the same subject
At the home OF Mrs. j. Enders Robin
son. 1i2 south Third at reet.
Alfred Tennyson. "A Master. Spirit"
and Tennyson, THE Al fist OF the Beauti-
isul." form tho subjec Of the first lee
ture; Tennyson, The 'aintcr's Poet" the
SECOND, and Dramatic Power. Beauty OF
Expression, and Reiigi ous Influence" Of
Tersnysons poems. the third.
Professor and Mrs. II aselcff are making
ARA ngements 10 take party on Eu-
ropean tour for three months in June
They have planned a charming route,
which includes Holland, Germany, Swift
xer,and, France. and T. ngland. A limited
mum Der will be included in their arrange
mcnts. which will net .essarily be con-
ciudei at carly date
Tho Literary Club was rendered its first
bachelor entertainment on Friday evening"
when the subject for essays and ~iscns-
sion wai 1.-THE Effect of Culture Upon
HapplneaI" Here fofore. as stated by
bachelor q the club the arrangement has
been surr,,r versuu brains. that Is. the
ladies furul, shing tho suppers and the gen.
tlcmen the f.rains on the occasion OF the
discussion of Jane Welsh Carlyle 1t was
Clearly demonstrated that the order OF
the entertainments would now nave 10
ba reversed. Mr.. John Walker. leading
OF. sets a precedent for the other bache-
lors I'm the club who VIII now nave 10
bestir themselves TO have euppers that
| will be adequate TO the brains iurhished
by the ladies'.
sn,eu na,n,bcr of friends n few evenings
ago at n musicale in honor OF Mr. and
| Nfrs Emma Uunton. Mrs. c. OBJ. Cowar-
An Mrs AxteIl, and Mrs. Hunton sang
rnorrInrIv. and Mrs. Archibald Patter-
| CON and Miss Rev rendered delightful IN
| strumental music. Among the guests We're
| MIR and Mrs. De catur Axteil. Mr. ana
| Mrs Cowardin, Mr.. ana Mrs. a. w. Iat-
! tersor, Mrs w c. Mayo, Miss Bey MISS
| Mamie y. Winston, Mr.. and Mrs. Cory
| DON sutton. Messrs. Richard Pegram.
| sale watkins, Judge ". r. Staples, and
others.
n, rruesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Howard gave handsoi ne card-party IN
| honor of Mr. and Mrs. Hunton. n de-
| iiobtful sumner was serve l. at which the
1 decorations were green hu "ni'e' anu
| the game played was sirhand euchre
| Among those present were Mesdames n.
| NJ. Wilson, W. l.. Royal, Gray Skip
| with. Thomas Boiling. John .Enders. {. Il.
| stokes. r.. G.. Cabell. G. b. McAdams.
| Ashton, Starke, l.. G.. Leigh, W. James
| Walker. Thomas Rutherford, Richmond
| Pearson. Otis Coke, Robert BoyKln'
| CalderOn Carlisle, w. {. Mayo W. H.
| Talbot. Anne rutherford. ALE n Donnan,
L. l.. Lewis. and Misses Pleasants, Lang
! horne. and Walker, and Messrs. Basker-
will, Willis. Akers. Peasants. Grant. Cur
RE, Holiday, Watkins. Leigh, Boiling
Cabell. Starke. Boykin, McAdaIns, Royal.
! Walker. Donnar. Finders, Stokes. Ruther-
foord, Walker, Or. Stuart Mcclure, Judge
LHJls. and Judge Wexford.
| t.ajor and Mrs. Norman Randolph gave
| n charming entertainment on Aonday
J evening In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hun
| ton. This much-entertained ana Nery
popular young couple, who have ma(le so
many warm friends during their stay IN
| Richmond. left for Washington on wed
nesday evening TO visit General and NUS
William II. Payne before returning 10
their Warrenton home.
| General Payne was in the city Tor u
few days during the past week on III
return from the funeral of General Early ""
| Miss Perkins entertained a small number
of friends at an INFORMAL tea on Wednes-
day evening, among Them Mrs. Alex
Cameron. Mrs Charles sSelden. Mrs. Mon
cure PERKINS, MiS. JdiHtS n 'N'N"' "'''-s
| Misses Mary Cameron, Louise Mayo anu
| Mary l.. Mayo.
Mrs Robert Ranlet Is attest ing her con-
| tinued popularity from other lays when.
as the lovely Miss Meta Potts she held
sway in her native city, and is the re-
| cipient of many fiattering attentions. MT.
and Mrs. John Kerr Branch enter aimed
her at beautiful dinner a few days ago.
| The table adornments were Testout 70 ses,
D,,I rlna d.tC
orations being OF this beautiful rose. The
guests were Mrs Ranlet, Mrs. Russell
| Robinson, Mr.. ard Mrs Thomas Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs W. =. Tenant, Miss
| Wexford, Mrs Bancroft. Mr.. William
Strange, Messrs. II. l.. Cabell, Roosevelt
Page, and Thomas G. Potts.
On Tuesday a luncheon was given In
honor of Miss Carrie Elicit and her guest,
Miss Coons. at the Commonwealth Club.
The fancy ball for children will be given
on Easter Monday, and great interest in
the event is taken by the little people
and their mammas. The Flower Dance,
by twenty little maidens, each represent
ing a flower and carrying a hoop wound
with a garland OF her flower, will be very
beautiful. The dancers will be Misses
Louise McAdams, Martha Robinson. Anna
Belle Forbes. Page Royal, Addie Bowe.
Louise Crutchfeld. Helen Lathrop Mary
Randolph Lathrop Mary Steger. Julia
Joynes. Carrie Armstead. Withers Wright,
Mamie TerriI, Elise. Stokes. Fannie Nit
teldorfer Linda and Ida Beverdge Anne
Talbot, Sadie Sutton. and Marguerite
Moran. a serpentine dance will also be
given by little Misses Carrie Armstead
and Marguerite Moran.
"Donation-Day" was marked with n
white stone by the lady managers of the
Virginia Hospital. for they rec ived beyond
their highest expectations generous re-
sponses to their requests. Harvey deco
rated every room in the institution with
beautiful cut flowers. every patient re-
ceived bouquet, one generous lady friend
had the dining-room beautifully papered
as a charming surprise, and all the ladies
of the board. as well as many others,
made liberal presents OF household arti-
Giles, groceries. or comforts for the sick.
A handsome donation of clothing, blankets.
&C.. for the colored ward was sent
through Mrs. John n. Gordon from Cat
skill, n. Y.
A committee OF ladies', consisting Of
Mrs. n. NJ. Wilson, Mrs. John Dunlop,
| ! Mrs. Edward Mayo. Mrs. j. 5. Barbour
t Thompson. Mrs. John w. Gordon. and
Mrs. T. c. Minor have arranged for az
excursion on Easter Monday TO Mount
Vernon, for the benefit of the Church
l of the Holy Trinity. formerly Moore-M Me-
mortal church. The train viii leave E,ba
I station at a. NJ, and return at 8 p.
. M. Of the same day. Round-trip tickets,
S including entrance to Mount Vernon
3 Grounds. will be three dollars and a
r half. Persons desiring to nvail them
n selves OF this rare opportunity TO visit
o Mount Vernon may procure tickets from
y the committee.
e The Deep Run Hunt Cluo had an ex-
|. citing chase on Tuesday morning, meet
?. ing, by invitation at breakfast at the
/. residence of Mr.. Otway 5. Allen. their
object being to avail themselves of the
r hospitable invitation Of the Manchester
r and Chesterfield sportsmen, EXTENDED
II through Mr. Daniel Mathews. of Man
n chester, TO participate with them in an
old Virginia fox-hunt. The party pro.
ceeded TO "Fonticello" the hoice Of Mr.
"a w. G.. Taylor, where they Joined Tho
Manchester sDortsmen. and then pro
ceeded along the Broad-Rock road. pas
- iIranch's church. TO the Old Dominion
Saw-Mill where the Chesterfield SPORTS
men awaited them.
The throw OFF, was made at once.
~ hot trail was struck, and run for abou
10 three miles when the hounds flushed