The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-22
IN FASHIONABLE CIRCLES
ENJOYABLE ENTERTAINMENTS or
1BEPLsT WEEK.
Persrsls and 0ensrniitiss- --strangers -
rown-moms for Working GIris--shsi-
tsring Arms Hospital.


mainly peruses with an evident eye I
business. the advertisements OF Utopia
Three thousand feet above the level o
she sea. no ,nosouitoes--no malaria In
tervening between then and now. now
ever. like the unpleasant reality calle'
duty. without which perfectly health,
moraIists assure us there can be no pleas
ure comes the period OF "dcmenagement
which being interpreted is house-cleanin2
for the Anglo-Saxon tongue. like tn'
.Aneio-Saxon manners lacks what Sidney
Smith calls fringe. and will not permit
the expression OF an Ugly thing grace
fully.
During the week people have enjoyed
themselves rather drowsily. but have sim
enjoyed themselves.
on Monday evening Mrs. Judith c. II.
Walker and Miss Annie H. Walker en-
tcrtaincd very informally, but delight
fully, I'm honor OF a number OF fair strang-
crs visiting us, the recipients Of their
courtesy on this occasion being Misses
Carmichael OF Fredericksburg: Knox,
Dangerneld. and Herbert. OF Alexandria;
Carr. OF Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. Barbour
Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Walker.
MessTs 10 Lane stern, Eugene Massie,
Frank Davenport. Charles Antrim. Henry
J.. Cabell. i. IA. {. Cabell, Edward Mayo,
and Lieutenant Paxton.
When a delegation from the Society
for The Promotion Of Social Purity" or
any other society. presumes TO attempt
the entree of a lady's home. IN order TO
establish for her code Of conduct to-
ward her husband. and to suggest deser-
tion as the noblcst means by which TO
bring him to a realization of his unregen-
a . 100,
this would be capital chance for cor
panized Labor" in the guise Of the outier.
the cook. "the girl" and the second
girl" to do valiartly and Gust the "Purl-
fers' with courtesy, preferably, and
falling that. with as many broomsticks
as are procurable.
A man with even a remnant Of heart
In him can never be reformed in that
fashion. ladies.
Miss Mary Marshall Gillian. who has
for some weeks. been the guest OF Miss
Roselle MERCER. Augusta. Ga, Is having
a very delightful time in the picturesque
Southern city. and during her stay has
been the recipient Of much attention.
She will return 10 Richmond on or about
May I'd.
Mise Annie and Mary Mcleod How
ard will spend this ensuing summer at
NarrasanSett pier.
Miss Harriet Knox is the guest OF her
cousin. Miss Josephine Knox. ia south
Third street
Patti occasionally does a charitable
act says the Chicago Dispatch" She has
just relieved the financial stringency by
going home.
Misses Phinizy and Spencer. OF GEORGIA,
are the guests Of Mrs. Frank Christian,
Park avenue.
Miss Palmer is the guest of the Misses
Gray.
Miss Kerr. of Baltimore. is the guest Of
the Misses Howard
Mr.. John j. Wilson, Of west Franklin
street. leaves shortly for a soiourn in
the mountains. in search of vigor and
health. The sincere good wishes
of many friends will accompany him.
Miss Peasants, Of Petersburg, IL the
guest Of Miss Virginia Drewry.
Miss Florence Robinson, of Baltimore,
is the guest of the Misses Myers.
Miss Carmichael, of Fredericksburg.
Is the guest Of Mrs. w. ]. Walker.
Miss Forbes. of Fredericksburg, IS the
guest Of Miss Ellen Mercer Cooke.
Miss Thompson. of Fredericksburg. is
the guest of the Misses Hill.
The Misses Ross are visiting friends In
New York.
Mrs. Gladstone has Just passed her
eghty-first birthday, and her vitality is
As remarkable as that of her husband.
Her old place In the Ladies' Gallery of
he House of Commons, has, since the re-
irement of her distinguished husband.
been occupied by the brilliant and in
eresting. II somewhat erratic, Miss Mar
got Tenant Asquith's fiancee.
On Wednesday afternoon the Deep
Kun Club" enjoyed very delightful
hunt" although why the esteemed gen
lemen composing the club persist in call
ng these exhilarating rides across coun-
~ hunts" when anise seed oil is
umanely substituted for the tricky fox.
5 a mystery whose solution rests with
hem.
The meet was at the Hill Monument,
he drag being zig gag across the fields.
,ast the railroad to Johnsons farm, east
o the vicinity of the exposition grounds,
westward to the fields In the rear of the
soldiers Home, thence toward the res
rvoir, and back to Leonard Heights,
where 1t was taken up. The second run
was over about two and a half miles, from
Bethlehem church TO a point on Captain
1ancock's farm.
Among the spectators at the meet were
FRS. N. NJ. Wilson. Miss Sheppard, Mr..
md Mrs. Randolph Tatum Mr.. and Mrs
Thompson. and others.
The riders were Mrs. Hancock, Misses
Remnant, Blocker. Turpin: Messrs. Han
ock (master of hounds), Leathley, Rich
lrd Gaines. Jonothan and Stewart Bry-
IN. John r. Anderson. William Rueger
Byrd Warwick. Major Allen. Turpin.
Faulkner. Drs. Duce and Triton. George
ZEE, Reid Hobson. DR.. Siegel. Blair Boil
ING, Rose, Davidson, John Irby, and
'thers.
mo man can either live piously or die
ighteously without a Wife" SAYS Rich
err; yet more obscure and less philosophic
men have been known 10 assert that
10 man could live piously or die right
ously with one Isn't there a diver
ity OF opinion?
The meeting OF the Daughters OF
he Revolution" at the rooms Of the
irginia Historical Society On last Mon
ay afternoon was rendered particularly
ntoyable by the reading OF an admirable
aper on the Campaigns of Corvallis"
Y Miss N. u. Winston. vice-regent.
On Friday afternoon at o'clock the
Colonial Danes of America in the
tate OF Virginia" held very delightful
,eetng at the rooms OF the Virginia
Society. Mrs. william Russell
johnson. president OF the society. pre-
ding.
Mrs. Robinsons full and charming ac-
punt OF the National Council OF the Co
'nial Danes held recently in Wash
lgton, was much enjoyed by her audi
nee. and In the course OF her remarks,
he paid a very graceful compliment 10
Irs. Howard Townshend, OF New York,
Re ncwly-elected president OF the Ma
onal society. and regent Of Mt. Vernon,
hose hospitality was so cordially ex-
nded TO the delegates to the council, In
very elegant collation. served at Mt
ernon. on the Saturday succeeding the
rmination Of the Congress.
At the conclusion OF Mrs. ROhinsOns