The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-20
THE SOCIAL BUDGET.
How TAsaI0X/BLs RICHMOND Is
PASyIN0 THE TIME.
psrsonals snd Gsssralitiss--Occas isnal
Jettisgs Regarding Csisbritiss-Pros-
pec,ivs Pleasures.

forerunner of the days which James nus
sell Lowell calls perfect; being only ID"
man, practical and Incapable OF app'e
ciating poetry that rises higher than
seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit, we haV'
merely found It exasperatingly warm an'
said so. the male clement inserting en-
phasis Of not perfectly polite put Ell
tirely excusable kind ..u.
A pichmonder here and there mas gotten
ND sufficient energy TO go 10 ne" ~
or 10 return from thither. there nav
been two delightful excursions, but De-
vond this. social life has Jagged. as IL
invariably does at this season.
Dr George Ross, DR.. Landon y. Ed
wards. DIR. c. w. y. Brock, and Dr. D. a.
white. all delegates TO the Congress VI
Railway Surgeons. held In Galveston, Ie-
turned to the city on Tuesday aast' nav
ing been the recipients OF much courtesy
IN a number OF the cities through WIZ"
they passed. In Louisville, when honie.
ward bound, they were very hahosoiie,y
entertained by a number OF that el.s >
leading physicians. and altogether e"'o'e'
the trip hugely. ,.o,,,
Miss Annie Walker has returned from
New YORK. MI. anu MI
Elise Meern. of Mt Jackson OF Seatue'
washington. are at present her guests.
The patronesses of the excursion 10
Lower Brandon, for the benefit OF the
.sSheitering Arms" hospital are: Mrs'
Charles O'Ferrall. Mrs. John Stewart
Mrs. Judge Lewis, Mrs. ]. b. Newton
Mrs. John Dunlop, Mrs. T. C. Williams
Mrs. Marye. Mrs. Archer Anderson. MIS-
Fred Scott. Mrs. Ed Addison, Mrs Horace
Halves. Mrs. Frank Boykin, Mrs. Capt.
Cussons, Mrs. Charles Meredith MIS-
John Addison. Mrs. Barbour thompson
Mrs Joshua Peterkln. Mrs. ID. r. remnant
Mrs. II. @. Cannon. Mrs. Samuel Lathrop'
Mrs. A. ID. Landerkin Mrs. G. n. Shields.
Mrs. Mamie p. Ballard. Mrs. Samuei
Glover Miss ~. g. Winston. Mrs. Johh
Claiborne. president Of the Board OF
Managers) and Mrs. Francis Scott Mrs.
JarLey. Mrs. T. William Pemberton ana
Mrs. DR.. Robinson, vice-presidents.
Saturday. June I'd. has been decided
upon as the day for the excursion. the
ladies having postponed 1t from the earli-
er date first published, out OF courtesy 10
the Virginia hospital. which had previ-
ousiy selected the same day for an eX-
cursion 10 Williamsburg. This is the
first time within ten years that the beau
tiful grounds of the old manor house OF
Brandon have been throne open 10 the
public, the family having kindly con-
scented TO make an exception in favor
of the "Sheitering Arms"
II will also be the longest excursion OF
the season. passing through Dutch Gap.
on by the Monitor fleet. Westover, Shirley,
and other historic places. which are asso-
ciated with the history of Lower Virginia.
and add interest TO the beautiful piano.
rama Of the James river on a June day.
The proceeds will be devoted to put
ting In hospital order the house now
owned by the institution, when the Shell
tering Arms is re-opened in October next
AS this Is a charity which appeals to the
sympathies of all, and one for which so
many of our large-hearted women are
working. the success Of the excursion can
hardly be doubted, especially as the com
mittee Of arrangements includes so large
a number of prominent ladies who have
spared no effort to insure 1t.
The commodious steamer, Pocahontas.
has been engaged, and the price of round
trip tickets set at 81 for adults, and
80 cents for all school children. The
adult fare is precisely one-half of the
regular rate to Lower Brandon, and this
very moderate charge places the excur-
sion within reach of all.
A countryman. who was noticed gaz-
ing in wonder at one OF the huge iron
skeletons of a modern building, was
asked by a gentleman what he thought
of the new style OF structure.
"Wel," he replied, after a moments
thought: they don't seem TO have much
privacy, but they're mighty well venti-
lated"
Living near the old Zabriskie home
stead, in Flatbush. there is dear old
lady, now in her ninetieth year, who
was a blooming maiden when Lafayette
was Brooklyn's guest. She has In her
possession a pair Of wooden stockings
which belonged TO him, and which ii is be-
lieved he wore when he was in COM
mand of the corps which repealed an
invasion of an Austrian host into France.
This claim cannot, of course. be au-
rhenticated. Stocki3ss are not poetic,
especially when they are moth eaten,
and darned. but the good old soul who
keeps them tucked away in cedar
chest. is firmly convinced that she Is
the owner of a particularly valuable
relic-or a pair of them, because, says
she, they belonged to a brave man and
q good soldier. the Marks Lafayette
Mrs McKeage, of st. Louis, is the
Madame Romero and Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris called one day last week upon
the Chinese minister and his wife. AS
is her custom when ceremonious calls
are made upon her. Nine. Jang Ju was
superbly dressed, and so were her little
children. who were brought in by their
nurses After that Chinese maids served
tea in the daintiest OF china. with Chi
pese sweetmeats. On Sunday afternoon
when Mrs Sartoris receives her friends.
the minister and his wife returned the
call. and In honor OF their coming their
hostess was gowned in one OF her most
elegant toilets.
on last Monday afternoon Miss Clara
Belle Palmer gave a very delightful
musical at the residence OF Mrs. F. w.
Craigie. 2401 east Grace street which was
an Introductory to the Friday night re-
citaI. and enjoyed by sarge number OF
Church Hill representative people.
The excursion to Westover, given on
Monday last. by the ladies Of Grace
Episcopal church. was a brilliant sue
cess In every detan. The excursonists
were all congenial people, the day was
lovely. some OF the prettiest girls in the
city dispensed iemonade.-indeed every
thing was conspicuously just as il shoulL
have been to insure the pleasure Of all. |
Several persons In New York society
have received memorials OF the recen.
OF Mr.. Baislie. OF Dochfour. and
Hon. Nellie Bass. daughter of Lord Bur |
ton. which are undoubtedly something new
in the way OF fashionable wedding Access
SORES The memorial is in the form of
. neat little volume. containing reports