The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-22

about debutantes and charm Miss Glas-
/ gov wore black velvet with jet trim
I mings Miss Ellen Glasgow. heliotrope
! velvet and silk. Miss Louise May, yellow
| organdic.
a very inadequate list Of those present
shows the names of Misses Kathleen,
! Mary Mason. and Sallie Anderson. Carrie
| and Lucy Coleman, Elsie and Mary Cam
eron. Annie Leigh and Gertrude Camm,
| Annie and Lelie Gray Eugonia and Anne
Tenant. Stringfellow. Bridges. Anna and
Nellie Boyhin. Lee. Randolph, Hobson
Donnan. Cunningham. Betty and May
Hayes. Mary Marshall Gillian. Deane
Cooke. Fllorson. Harris, Halves. Hill,
! Harvie. Lea. Montague Patterson. Pal
mcr. Pace. Pegram. Robins Tatum Nc
Guire, Wexford. Williams Walker. Ry-
land Archer. Miller Of Stanton, Todd,
Williams. Mrs. Graham Hobson. Mossrs.
Rutherford. Anderson. Thomson.
Gaines. Antrim. Cabell, Palmer, Gray,
Lee. Mitchell, Hohson. Mayo William
Urand. Myers. Willis. Preston, Urland,
Walker. Brander. Workman Harrison,
Reid Victor Williams. \. S. j. Mayo,
Chas l.. Williams, Jr., Valentine. Dill,
Halves. Strngfellow. Pegram. Caring
ton. Miller. Arlington. Weddell. Bryan,
SHELTON. McCabe. Wall. Holiday De
Kay. Pitt Bridges. Briggs, Noting,
Eosscr Michaux. Blackford. Robertson.
Fishburne. Wexford. Campbell. Leake,
Alfncnl. Tenant. Edward Mayo Drs.
Williams and willis.
Miss Agnes Edwards. 106 west Grace
street returned from Randolph Macon
College on Friday, for the Christmas hol-
idays She was accompanied by Misses
f411 of
Lyncnburg, and Gahagan, of Louisiana.
At the last meeting Of the old Do
minion Chapter of Daughters Of the
American Revolution on the lith instant
the annual election of delegates and their
alternates 10 attend the Congress at
Washington. in Feb. '96, took place.
Those who will attend are Mrs Barton
II. Wise Regent Of Chapter, and dele
gates-Mrs G.. w. p. Brock and Miss
Mary NJ p. Newton, with their alter
mates. Mrs. James Lyons, Mrs. r. J.. Al
friend ana Mrs. James \. WEIGH
Mrs Charles II. Dimmock. Of GloJces-
ter. is &c g,.st OF Mrs. II. a. Williams.
Miss eta Logan spent several days OF
last week i'm Richmond, as the guest OF
Miss Berta Wexford
The interests of the Rosemary Library
Will bee presented in delightful form on
the evening of Saturday, December 2sth.
at the Masonic Hall. The Board of
Managers are congratulating themselves
that i'm behalf OF the Library Mr.. John
Fox has consented 10 give a series OF
readings on that nvening. Mr.. Fox,
will spend Christmas at Brook
. LES TgI
Since his college days Mr.. Fox. who IS
a Southern man. has acquitted himself
brilliantly in whatever he has under
taken. lie was graduated with first
honors from Harvard and his record
a. an athlete az rhe University was
second 10 none. lie is the author OF
several brilliant stories which Messrs-
Harper have collected and published IN
book form, under the title a Cumber
land Vendetta" His readings in Wash
ington. New York. and other cities have
been conspiculously successful, and he
has held his own AT the Authors Club
along with numbers of the most brilliant |
men of the country lie is an intimate |
friend OF DR. Thomas Nelson Page
The reading on the 2sth is under the |
auspices Of the Auxiliary Board OF |
Managers Of the Library.
The tickets will be in the hands OF |
these ladies aud the leading stores. Aside i
from the pleasure certain 10 be had |
from the readings the object for which |
they are given is one which ought 10 /
appeal very strongly TO every citizen # |
Richmond. A public library Is a public |
educator, and the Rosemary has been a |
20 many hundreds without |
G, her access 10 good and instructive /
literature. Its existence for me comirg |
year il assured. through the efforts OF
the public spirited board. the rea.lings
by Mr.. FOX will. II is believed and hoped
make assurance doubly sure II > an
ticipated that the snair VIII be one Of
the leading events. from a social STA: d.
point OF the entire city. FOR the represen-
tatiye people OF the city are. il appears.
those who have the interests of the
Library most closely az heart
Miss Nirgie Drewry, now the guest OF
Miss Black. in Nashville, Tenn, Is win
ming golden opinions in that city. and
receiving much attention.
The int-regt IN Mrs Caskie '-aoelrs
Current Evsntf' class shows no sign
u abatement. and no wonder. Deei1sdly
Mrs. cabeli knows how 70 make the signs
II the times interesting. on Wednes-
lay she touched suggestively ,lth )ugh
lightly on many subjects OF present in
crest. concluding With an interesting &C.
'ount OF the origin growth and present