The evening times., 1895-12-16
SOCIETY s hrWEST DANCE
Quaint Old yarsouvianna Is Now
the Eayorita of Fashion.
sip of the Gay World and the
Events of the Future.


Fashion has decreed that the quaint Old
'lforeign varsouvianna shall be the dance of
| tie aay. The two-slep Will cha lle:ce this
I new RICHMOND in the social field however.
Tor throughout the length and breadth OF
VANITY Fair there are admirers who ella ini
/ Ior IL tnat u. renrcscnts the truest poetry
evolved.
Nobody seems to realize that both the
! varsouvianna and two-step are the Off
! springs of the .oia-fashioned waltz. A Iung
time ago when this medley OF waltz, polka
ana slide WAS first introduced III this coun-
uy society was content to dance 1t to the
| scrapings OF the fiddle and the bow.
Nuwadays. baiiruoai uevotcts require an
T-SrcHeStra WdoSes.Nsn strains shall bpwitch
| The seises. and the cntrancing mueic thus
! sapbiicd-to thtrt trst, ieinand Is responsible
! ior a tremendous outlay OF wealth, both IN
affection and conn.,
The varsOuvianna is dance of slow music
I ana deliberate movement. Grace and q
knowledge of the usual dancing steps is all
tnat Is necessary TO any one ambitious of
studying the fad.
Mrs. Philip C6apin, of No. 1885 Massa-
chusetts avenue, entertained Today at Il
luncheon @! fourteen covers. Flowers and
ieriis added 10 tie attraciiveness or the
handsome dra wing-rooms and reception
room. which are among the mast taste
Ipliy arranged apaHnicnts ut tie 6apl,al.
The table was iaid with exc uisitely en-
broluered white linen. and entered with
cht-Siass and silver. while IN n e center wGs
l an immense respopsse silver bowl he d ned
WIN Bridesmaid roses. II silver can.
green, and beside each plate dainty
favor placed. These luncheon souvenirs
were square envelopes CT Irish linen Gupr.
each one bearing lily work OF arr. in
water floor, on lis surfaoe-a " atteaD sEep-
herdess: a Spanish troubaGour. Dutch
peasant girl. Inside these pretty keep
axes we're Tiled cciioats sacheis;
I--f fr' fittfrs Dresefff were Madame de Men
.ionca. Mrs. CIatard, Mrs. Ffoulse. Mrs.
Rtirker, Airs. '4hurbeI. Mrs. Cassels, Mrs.
6igs!ow; Mrs. John ". fcste,r Mrs; Mario
de MeDdenpa, Mrs. Biooner. Mrs. Thomas
Wilson. Mrs. Francis Cotton and Mrs. q.
w. Smith of, New York. guest OF Mrs.
Chaplin.
The social calendar for today includes:
The MISSES Mattingly, a dinner.
Miss May keywortn Barbour. a dinHcr.
|, Mrs. Beriah Wilkins, a tea 10 meet the
Princeton University Giee Club. to s.
Miss Margaret Casseis, dinner.
Talk on Art, by the Brazilian minis
ter q the Washington Club, in the even
ItHThe East Washington Lotto Club met
Mrs King sSs So ss NJ Street s tue Ms RoSeris
plates G and Mrs.. VI watson Is d ~ TIE BOBBY trophy.
a handsome basket of fruit.
Aurbus those PRESENT were Mrs. Roberts.
Mrs. Watson, Mrs: King: Mrs. Fitzhugh.
Mrs. Gostin. Miss Ross, Mrs. Mason. Mrs.
walker, Mrs; Bi;ler and Mrs. Harrell
The East Washington Lotto Club Will be
entertained Thursd1y evening by Mrs. Wat
son of No. 225 Fourth street.
Miss Alys Matthews Of Rhode Island
gave a tea Saturday afternoon from TO
To introduce Der guest. Miss Annette
Sou'iers OF Philadelphia. She was assist
alby MisS May .Sisriing and Miss barbara
Wise. tea being poured by Miss Cora Hill
uf-s Bethlehem. Ra- The table decorations
were holly and smiiax. the same garlands
being fesison"d around each room. The
lamps burned with chccry briliiancy under
SCARLET, sha}tcs, wTeatGed with holly and
rSws OF r.s1 wax candles in silver sticks
made a pretty show.
Miss Miunews and her assistants were
gownea IN white and wore sprigs of holly
and smiiaN sprays. Miss Nellie Best sang
for the first time since her return from Eu-
rope. and there were several solos on The
piano ma ndolin. and violin.
Among those present were Miss Anita