The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
CHE PAST WEEK IN FAsHIoyABLE
CIRCLES.
Varied and Numerous Social Functions.
bs--Clssses-Personal Mention.
Church min.

Norfolk, sang. In spite of rain. a large
number enjoyed this trio's ministry TO
ther pleasure. ON this coming Monday
afternoon, Rev. Hartley Carmichael wlll
lecture before the club and its guests on
latter Day Poets" Mrs. Arthur Lc-
troy and Miss Lewis being chairmen fot
the occasion. Later. The names Of botn
Dr. stuart Mcclure and Capt. blackboard
appear on the programme
on Wednesday. AT noon. FOR the first
Time. Mrs. Caskie Cabcil conducted hen
current Events" Glass IN the Club class
room cighiy-iiyc being present When
form. the room was filled 10 its utmost
seating capacity. In this connection may
your correspondent say. that the very
newest woman IN Richmond presented
herself in the charming person OF a mem
Der OF this class IL developed In this
way. About ten minutes after twelve,
Win brilliant flush on her cheek. she
entered the classroom door, bowed 80
Mrs Cabcll ana other friends present
with the graceful sweetness that distin-
guishes all she does. ana made the FOL
I'm so sorry 10 De late but got lost
the fact Is ! didn't know where the Wo-
mans Club was"
went round.
Mrs. Cabem talked dellghtfully and wei
or current topics. and the growth OF her
class rs the best assurance That she IS APP
preciatcd.
Among those present were Mrs Chas.
v. Darlington Mrs y. NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
il. A. Claiborne. Mrs j. r. y. Daniel.
DOMAIN. potts. Todd. Christian. Temp
kins. LOtticr. Davenport Barbour NOr-
than. Miss FREELY. Misses Meade. Mrs;
Richard Meade. sutton Aston ca1eh'
Harris. Nirglnius Newton, Breedon, En-
ders, Boiling &. r. Smith, {. D. Lang
horne. Moncurc Perkins, 5. II. Halves,
VIM. Royal Misses Elicit, kllerson. Ran
dOlph. Norris, Rosenbaum, StraHse Val
entine. Keith. Lee. Franklin stearns. Jr
Fraser and Crump.
The "Ciass Room" is becoming a popU-
lar place. with Mrs. Cabell.s current
Events" on Wednesday. Nine Gull
leumc's French conversation on Friday.
and Mrs S III Halves delightful presen-
tation OF parliamentary Law with all
its rieidity gone into grace on Saturday.
Having concluded al the last very In
tcresting meeting an investigation as 10
the conflict within the mind Of Caesar
as contrastcd with that OF Brutus. Miss
Blair viii next consider whether or not
the spirit of Caesar was destroyed 10y
his deafh. the weakness in Caesius plans
why Caesars ghost appeared 60 Brutus.
and not 60 Cassius. ana the reward reap
ed hy the two. AS the year goes on, m
tercst increases. and tie members of the
class tax thr seating capacity OF the
rooms 90 their utmost
Thursday was Il field day for the fash
ionahlo set. one of the brilliant trio
of entertainments ON the evening OF that
DAY WAS the reception hy which MIS-
s. D. Halves marked the meeting OF the
brook and river in ne life ot her charm
ING Young daughter Miss Katherine
IIaWes The response TO the invitations
sent ont is the happlest possible com
mentary. not less upon 'ht poPulul H. NJ, w
her sweet mother than her own. Inc
handsome house ON the corner OF FRANK
Dim and Fifth presented an alluilns hhd
brilliant interior. IN The east parlor' IN,
decorations were principally OF pink
roses At least this was the design OF the
florist. Mr. Hammond. bat welcome intru-
siOns upon IBIS plans came lhiouBhout tnt
dav in the form of flowers from iilehorf
and these including white. red. ana vel
low roses. and pinks made "a fragrant pile
On the piano. Among them was superb
bouquet of yellow roses received from
Mrs Heath. of Newark, N j., MISS
ffavfs' grandmother. The color OF the
roses expressed this grandmother re-,
membrane of her granddaughter school
colors she having graduated last spring
al the woll-kuOwn school OF the Misses
Elv Of New York. The principals OF inc
school made their continued ana SnSc-
fiOnafe interest I'm their late pupil icll 10y
letter of consolidation received on
Thursday morning.
Tine tables were spread I'm the west
parIor and dining-rOOm. These we're COM
elusive opponents of the delightful possl-
biiues of flowers and ferns in decoration
lu the parlOr. the mirror was nuns WIN
the most elusive and delicate of maid en-
hair fern and asparagus with the now
ers caught in the green holly, SlBnhllhE
tho approaching genial Christmas season
showed its hardy and orisht CROWN m
available corners. In the dlhlht room
proper. the cnoct was Of green and Sola.
Orysanthemums supplying the lattti. Al
tho base of the mautcl holly hlrrcS shohe
AGAINST fheir green leaves. The hallway
was lined with palms and the pillar an
the base of the stairway supported u
mammoth bouquet OF pink carnations
Miss Halves. $50 "a gown 'high-neckcdl,
Of creamy corded silk with e. urhD or
chiffon caught on the left shoulder Win
satin bow. and with sash, was INC
ior which. in hsr mother Richmond mas
much reason to- Doe thankful Assisting
her in receiving We're Misses Iclla cray
Marianne Meade. Susie Noiting Anne Nc
l'rirr Frances Mcclure Nellie BoNkin
Elsie Smith, Mary McCaw, and Sue Iren-
shaw.
plcasants ana Mrs John A. Coke
a. the conclusion Of the reception
these about o'clock when Che re-
oeptiCn proper was M .in5fl, II hot
of gentlemen. and The entire party TOOK
s1pi tr Together The gentlemen were
Meifrs Cias. l.. Williams. Jr, W. = j.
Mayo. Robert Campbell Allan Talbot
George PesTam. Palmer Gray, r. n. Rob
erteon. A. Randolph Holiday, carton
Mckcnney, ana Horace Halves
Among those who called Were Mrs is'G'
male Gilman. Mrs Robert Rennods. AIRS
Perkins. Mrs. W. ". Henry. Mrs. j.
Talbott Mrs. r. L. Maury. Miss Mary
Thomas. Mrs ~. D.. Armistead MIR.
Chae Workman. Mrs Geo. Cooper. Miss
Ashley Miller Mrs Henry Cannon, Boy
Kin Miss Dunlop Mrs. O. w. James Mrs
Thoe. Jcnues Mra Fred. Pie istnts. AIRS
Adkins Mary Elicit Alrs Levin Joynes
Nles FERGUSON. Mrs w. O.. FERGUSON
Mis-. g. II Smith. Mrs. Moncure Per
kins Miss Kate Montague. Mrs T. VIM
pemberton Mrs James Evans Ivier.
Miss MARY Pace. Mrs. Alfred Harris, Miss
Morton. Miss Esfeilo Iayloe. Mrs. Is. NJ.
Eihott Mr. W g. Miller. Mrs !. y Up
shnr. Mrs ~ e. Tucker. Miss Mary ~
ons. Norma n. Payne. Mrs Preston
Cooke Jas. T. Smith, Alex. Cameron.
Raudoluh Tatum Mrs. and Miss scott,
Waller fortCn. Augustus LciouN. L. "
Scott Alfred Gibbs. Nine. and Miss cult
laume. Nerth. s. 70. Witt. Harry W. llcz-
z.rd. John W Harrison. j. N. Dooley
~ a. LYONS. Frank Pilton, Percy Mon
taauo. Chas Y. Darlington. JAS. W. re-
gram. a. r. Yarhrougha Cqznean Mcleod:
Iohn Calvin stewart G. W. Williams. Z
: crenshav. e.. ID Langhornc Courtney
Tfnkfns. J. t. y. Daniel Josiah. Ryiand
Thre rutherford. Isaac Davenport. j.
J. Wexford. Chas. Talbot. Miss Munfofd
y ~ Gray a. W 7 Brock. NlrRlniuc
Newton VI H. Price. +. y Valentine.
81 White Chas. Davenport, q a. ban
ION. J W Allison VIM. f. Gray. Nhae. IS
Reid. r. r. Kerr. jas. I. Rogers Arihn
Icfroy John ". Harrison, y. stewart
Hume DiH. Todd. Ellerson MontSoin
erv nrrwcu Henry Williams. Worm
lov. WoOdl ridge. Christian. iaucasifr,
Hhosds. fntdy, BinfOrd Ban. remnant
Storrs. Eshccca Storrs. Randolph IaiIm
Il n. Meade. Courtncv Jenkins. Wheat
Iravors Pattieon. Ld. Crump. WIN
ZONES Alex Archer j. a. Hodges