The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-24
LIFE In VANITY FAIR
AND OUTSIDE IT--PERSONAL MEN,
TON CHA RITES.
Thu Past Week In Fashionable CIrcIss--A
Number Of Brilliant Private En-
tertainmepts.

tlon by what might be called its numer-
BUSINESS. was amiaby disposed 10 peinnt
the world OF fashion to ENJOY RseIi Win,
cut facing difficulties In The shape oi
billiards. Monday at the Womans Iiup
was as delightful as It's members an' ,,
pated that IL would be. for Prof W. w;
Moore. in his lecture on "Monuihehta'
History" was at his admirable peSt'
The large and cultivated audience thdt
1lled the parlors too closely for comfort
Was an eloquent tribute 10 ms popuiai"'
as a lecturer. 80 -. p,,,h-
He was introduced by MISS Jano -
,rfoord chairman for the evening" "ho
also stated that at the conclusion OF the
lecture tea" "a figure OF speech SIGNIFY
inD chocolate and cordiality), would De
served. and that Mrs. Strother smith ndo
consented TO sing. which she ala chdiii-
inSly 49, ,,,oros,ine,
"a Sciicifous result of Prof. Moore's
travels. observation, study ana cnaii III
as a lecturer ,,
Introducing his remarks by drawing
d,stInctIon between the literal meaning
Of the word Monument" and the same
sense In which he on this occasion used
4, prof. Moore commented upon the Mon
umental History of the East--Egypt, As
syria and Palestine-as fully as the
limited time allotted him would permit.
Iis remarks upon that OF Egypt. called,
because OF its shape, the Ivy with
crooked STEM" were specially interesting.
The fact OF its being a primitive seat OF
human society, and its abound1ng fertil-
~ as one Of the reasons TOR TINS, were
dwelt upon most enJoyably. a ckld' sara
the lecturer could, in this fertile land' DE
reared 10 manhood on an equivalent OF
40 American money. He proceeded to
comment upon the papyrus manuscripts
obelisks. pyramids, tablets, etc, OF Egypt
then passing on TO the Monumental hlsto-
nv OF Asyyria and the discoveries OF 1881
The comparative scarcity of "monu-
ments" On the sense in when ne uSed
the word In Palestine was accounted
Tor nv the fact that the country had sell
dom beon the seat of prolonged war.
aud TO the narrow Interpretation by the
ueople OF that land of the Second Com
mandment The tablets recently dlScoV-
cred and the light which they throw upon
certain facts of scriptural history were
dwelt upon.
In conclusion. Prof. Moore alluded TO
what is known az 1.-The Palestine ana
Egypt Exploration Fund win Rev:
mos. Wright. Of Cambridge, Mass. and
Or VIM. G. Winslow, as secretaries, and
suggested that membership in the society
whose object is these explorations was a
good thing.
A number OF gentlemen were present,
including Rev. Dr. Kerr DR.. Reed. DR..
Lewis Wheat. MIR. John Powell, and Mr..
VIM. Sheppard
For the 18th, the names of Mr.. Thos.
Nelson Page and Miss. Mcclellan appear
on the program.
Miss n. r. Winston's friends will regret
10 learn that she is convalescing less
rapidly than was hoped.
Miss Mary Marshall Gillian will return
from Augusta. Ga, on Tuesday next.
Miss Martha Bagby is the guest Of Mrs.
Floyd Hughes. Norfolk.
Rev. Dudley Powers, well known and
highly esteemed in this city, has recently
published a pleasing little book which he
has dedicated 20 his deceased parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. II. Powers, both be-
loved by many living Richmonders.
Thu Tuesday German was brilliant
AGGniaT>p this r.inter seriS. which have
been uniformly derghtful.
The chaperones were: MIS-. Levin
Joynes. Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Mrs. Archer
Anderson. Mrs. Allan Talbot, Mrs II. S.
Bosher. Mrs. r.. II. -. Myers, Jr., Mrs.
Henry A. Williams. Mrs. Alfred Harris,
Jr, Mrs. A. B. Camm, Mrs. James AL
lisCn, Mrs. VIM. Trigg. Mrs. Chas. Tai
bott. Mrs. W. j. Walker Mrs. Egbert
Leigh, Jr
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Archer Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. B. Munson. Mr. and Mrs. Gray
son Burruss. Mr.. and Mrs. Il. l.. Powers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond Maury, Danville,
Va; Mr. 4. r. Harris, Jr., and Mr.. Lee
win JOynes were also present.
The german was admirably lei by Mr.
Arthur Wiley, and Miss Harrison, of
Chicago. Mr. Wiley's desirable qualities
as d leader Of the dance are appreciated
in other cities than this, and on We'd
resday he left for New York to attend
the cotillion, and sustains his well won
reputation in that line.
The dancers We're:
Mesrrs. Misses.
Allan Talbot. Tenant
Roht. Campbell, Anne Tenant.
Victor Williams, Bruce Williams.
i5nfOrd, Archer.
Ingalls,. Flosse Talbot.
DIR. Clifton Miller, Butt, of Augusta.
blanchard, Barksdale.
Valentine. Winch, of Boston.
Thos. Brander Baker of Chicago
Otis AlfrIeud, Leila Gray.
Akers, Day. of st. Paul.
Powers. Berney, of Tenn.
AlsOp. Brown, of BALTIC.
Harris. Page. of Clarke Co.
Mayo. BOykn.
Blankenship, Mary McCaw.
Lancaster Williams, TaylOc.
Or Davis Annie Mcclure.
Lewis Brander, Julia Lee.
Cha1. l.. Williams, Jr., - Gray