Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-16
THE TUESDAY DANCE
The Opening German Of This Club Last
Week a Brilliant Affair.
WEDNESDAY CLUB MEETS.
Delightful Receptions Given by Miss
Bridges and Miss Bagby-Charity Ball
and Other Society Notes.

and Other Society Notes.
The first german by the Tuesday Club
took place on the evening of the 11th
and was brilliant beyond their highest
expectations. The hall was Frightened
by the great Improvement OF white chair
covers with graceful 7 embroidered IN
American Beauty pink in the centre OF
each.
The debutantes were present In round
numbers. and the dance was led by Mr..
Wiley with spirit ana pleasure to all the
dancers. Voelker's band was In good
tune. and played the new waltzes and
polkas as If they had been working du-
ring the summer months for this merry
beginning OF the winter fun, and the
supper Of birds, oysters, salad ices, wine,
etc, was thoroughly enjoyed after the
ball or toward the end Of ii. The cos
tunes were fresh and becoming, and the
expression Of pleasure upon the faces Of
80 many young men and maidens who
made their debut on the occasion was
most delightful to see.
The chaperons present were Mrs. Archer
Anderson, Mrs. Levin Joynes. Mrs. Allan
Talbot, Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh, Mrs. ".
James Walker and Mrs. Henry Ames
Williams.
Among the dancers were Misses Nellie
Boykin. Eugenia and Anne Tenant.
Claudia Palmer, Mary Lyons Mayo,
Bessie FauntlerOy Carrie Coleman, Bette
Cooke, Virginia Drewry. Sallie Bruce.
Mercer Cook. Carrie and F!ossie Talbot,
Mary Binford, Fannie and Annie Nc
Guire, Calvin Bragg. Mamie Donnan,
Berta and Sallie Wexford. Marie Saun-
ders. Mariana Meade. Annie Henry.
Stanley Atkins. Julia Sully. Adile Archer.
Louis Butt, Lucy Wormley. Judith Deane.
Pegram, Mary Rogers. Lula Tatum,
Nellie Parker. Ella Cooke. Leila Gray. l..
Shafer. Annie Gray, and Misses Black,
Nashville. Tenn; Hurkamp. Fredericks-
burg, Va; Dimmock Virginia. McMas-
ters. Marshall. Portsmouth. Va; Clark.
Atlanta: Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson Bur-
roughs. Mr.. and Mrs r. W. Powers. Jr..
Mrs. James Patterson. Mr. and Mrs.
John Munsen. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Archer, Mr. Allan Talbot, Mr.. w.
James Walker. Other members Of the Ger
man present were Messrs. Levin Joynes.
a. S. Willy. j. j. Leake, John Currie. +.
st. G.. Cooke, NJ. l.. Akers Julian Bin
Jr.. W. S. y. Mayo. S. J. boswell, Victor
Williams, f. l.. Davidson, Charles l..
Rufin, G.. W. Warren, A.. r. Mayo, Cole
man Wortham, Robert b. Campbell, Al
Ian l.. Talbot, +. VI. Wortham, w a.
Townes. +. G.. blanchard, r.. Lancaster
Williams. T.. II. Benson, F. c. Peasants,
Frank Potts. Deane Maury, Robert Crox-
ton. A. p. Asop, Hugh Miller, James VI.
Valentine, |. l.. Arlington, Thomas
Brander Hoge Gillian, Frank Blankin-
ship. Lee Bragg. X. II. Catlett, Otis AL
friend. De Graffenreed Hobson, Ed. T.
Harrison. Charles ~ Williams Jr George
ingalls,. Tyler Brock, Philip Powers, -.
George Anderson. Clifton Miller II. Nc
Kenny, Cary Burthe, Harry Langhorne.
George Bidgood, Charles Williams, and
Clement Shafer.
The first meeting OF the Wednesday
Club at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
James Walker was a charming success.
Progressive-eUchrew was played, and lovely
prizes won, the first by Miss Florence
Talbot, a cut-glass rose-stand: second,
by Mr.. Henry Baskervll. a silver hat
brush; consolation, Mr. Charles Antrim
a gold almond-spoon. n delightful and
comfortably-se supper was greatly en-
toyed and a bowl of champ3gne-punch
club and the guests present were Mir.
and Mrs. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Tennant, Mr. and Mrs. w. Waller Morton,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Buck. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Scott Jr., Misses Callie Ryland.
Mary Williams. Mary Cameron, Gertrude
Howard. Carrie Talbot. Eta Hayes,
Mary Howard, Mary Lewis, Elise VIII
liams, Florence Talbot, Eugenia Tennant.
Annie Tenant Annie Rose Walker,
Mary Anderson. Gertrude Camm. and
Annie Leigh Camm; Messrs. Saunders
Hobson, William ii. Grant, 7. c. Will
liams, Charles Antrim, IL. l.. Cabell.
George Gibson. a. $. Willy. j. X. Tucker
Kirkwood Mitchell, Frank Davenport.
Arthur Peasants. Henry Baskcrvill, John
Atkinson. w. q. Ferguson. John g. Wal
ker, Archer Anderson, w. II. Tompkins.
10 Lane stern. John 5 Anderson. 7. }.
Glover. Leigh r. Page. George X. Lee,
William H. Massie, John Curlie, Y. ".
Hanewinckel. Ed. G. Mayo. Edward }.
Willis. John c. Hayes
The only invitations extended by the
club to residents are to fill vacancies
occasionod by the absence of members.
Non-res!dents may be always Invited.
A very elegant afternoon reception was
gwen on Wednesday by Miss Lury
liam Bridg s. in honor Of her cousin.
Miss Bette Cooke, Of the University
Of Virginia. The house decorations We're
in pink roses and carnations, pink lamps
and candles. A collation. was served
throughout the evening. and a hand
sCme supper at a later hour. Miss
Bridges and Miss Cooke were assisted in
receiving by Misses Mazyck Wilson,
GcorGie Wilson. Kate Williams. Mary
McCaw, P-ncie Wedltll. Vrge Drewry.
Lucy Christian. Mary Archer. Eyie
Blankenship. Sallie Wexford. ami Judith
Deane. Among the guests were Misses
Morris. Dimrock. Ellerson. Bosher, Lang
horne. Martin, Anderson. Bruce. Cooke,
Wexford. Olcott Palmfr Hobson. Miller.
Hunt Meade, Boykin. Hin. Gray. Don
nan. Mcclure, Booker. Crenshaw. Cook,
Evans, Clarke Robbins Lockwood, Bid
good. Chafilr. Harvey Ferguson. Bowcock.
Deane. Williams. Gillian, TaLb, Hen
ming. Hurkamp, Yarbrough. Henry. Cary.
Moore. Wormley Tatum, TalGferro; NJ.
and Mrs. Charles Boiling. 8ir. and AIrs.
John Munsen. Mr.. and Mrs. ". NJ. Ta!.a-
ferro. Mr. and Mrs. \. y irne Blair.
Mr. and Airs. John Blair. and Messrs.
Rutherford, Tabb Minor Anderson, H0l-
laday. Cooke. CroXton, Myers. Williams.
Warren. Binford, Campbell, Cameron.
Leake, Reid. Valentine. iEomason, Ran
doiph. Ellis. Maury. Archer, Blair, hob
son. Peasants. Potts. Drs. Roy, Tabb.
Whitemore. and others.
Miss Meland Bagby, one OF the attrac-
tive debutantes Of the season. ana her
guest, Mss Lizzie Taliaferro Of Roanoke
received their friends informally on
Thursday afternoon from TO 8, at
pretty tea at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Snead Frarklin strest. The de-
coratlons were pink in one room and
yellow in the other Miss Bagby was at
tired in white organdle with yellow rib
bons and Miss Taliaferro in yellow satin
with brown I've. finish.
Receiving with them were Mrs. William
Teliaferro. Mrs. Charles Walker Mrs.
John Taylor. Mrs. Snead and Misses
Drewry, Binfori. Black, OF Nashville.
Tenn; Clarke. Augusta. Ga: Hankins.
Butt. Augusta, Ga. and Miss Judith
Deane.
On Tuesday, December 18th, at No. II
west Franklin street, Hiss Boykins circle
OF Kings Daughters Will give Christmas
entertainment, beginning for the children
at 4 o'clock. and continuing for older
people through the evening. Santa Claus
VIII be there. and each child Will receive
q present
ghe ladies' in charge are Mrs. +. W.