The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-24

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| and Mrs. John Hunter. Mr.. and MIS- %,
| Ter Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond fea-
| son. Mr.. and Mrs. Malvern patterson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Norris, Mr., ane
Mrs. Thomas Scott. Mr.. and MIS-: y.
| Lathrop, Mr.. and Mrs. >. w. ira,.Is'
Hon. and Mrs Thomas Martin, MI2'
| Frank Male, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert n.
Boykin. Miss Annie Ball, Mr.. and Mrs
John Jackson, Misses Berry, Miss n. M.
Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Preston, Mr.
and Mrs. j. b. Baylor, DR.. and Mrs. -
V. Darlington. Misses Bagby, Howard
Lewis. Munford, Robbins, Talbot, Samn''
Mary Mason Anderson, Bessie Wlsh,'
Anne Maury, Ross, Archer. Underwood
Day, Mary Coles Darlington. Louise
Quarles, Annie +. X. Walker. RyIand'
Morton, Ferguson, Carolyn and Bessie
Martin, Scott, Deane, Patterson. Douthat,
Bryan, Miller, Lyons, Jones, Berney'
Knox, Epps, Davis. Norton. ST. john
Saunders, Lyons, Tayloe. Coles, Wexford
Drewry, Boykin, Tenant, Gregory. Nor
ris, Davis, DIR. Sherrard Tabo, Messrs
Rutherford, Ferguson. Talbot, Walker.
Hobscn. Archer Anderson, Jr., Wight,
Cabell. williams, Bidgood, Stern, Hawes,
Potts. Thomasson, Minor, Leake, Pleas
ants, Mitchell, Workman, Antrim, Holla-
day, Currie, Johns. Addison, Palmer,
Reed, Christian and Cooke.
Mrs. e. ID. iilOi ma SeOp
party on Tuesday evening was as de-
lightful as informal. The table was
SCI exclusively in Dresden, and the floral
decorations were as tasteful as simple
The three prizes were won by Mrs.
Frank Christian, Mrs. Edward Mayo and
Mrs. Charles Lathrop.
Among Mrs. Langhorne's other guests
were: Mrs. Alfred Harris, Mrs. Thorn
as Boiling, Mrs. Osterloh, Mrs. Wynd-
ham Meredith, ms. Thomas rutherford,
Mrs. John d. Potts, Mrs. Cowardin. Mrs.
G. e. Smith. Mrs. Gideon Davenport,
Mrs. Barton Grundy, Mrs w. II. Jones,
Mrs. Alex. Cameron, Mrs. Charles u.
Williams, Mrs a. s. Buford, Mrs. Bar
bour Thompson. Mrs. Levin Joynes and
Mrs. Moncure Perkins.
Mrs. John p. Branch entertained a
number of friends very enjoyably on Fri
| day evening.
The informal Eat home" given on Thurs
day evening by Mrs. Warner Moore and
| the Misses Moore, in honor of Mrs. Will
| linn II. Wight of Maryland, was de-
| lightful contribution to the weeks So
| ciaI programme. The handsome house
was profusely decorated and brilliantly
| lighted and the affair was notable for
| ed during the evening.
The receiving party consisted OF Mrs.
Moore. the Misses Moore, Mrs. Wight,
and Mrs. Dunlop, Of Petersburg. Cham
ragne punch was served by Misses Ten
nant and Darlington. The chocolate table
was presided over by Mrs. Morton ana
Mrs. Noting and in the dinins-room
hospitality was dispensed by Mrs. Thos
l.. Moore, Mrs. Riddick, Misses Evans,
Thomas, Berney. Chamberlayne, Powers
Zimmerman, of Missouri; Anne Tenant
Reifsnider, of Maryland; Nellie Boykln
and Mary Mayo. Others assisting were
Mrs. Charles Todd, Miss Boykin, Mrs. d.
Allison Hodges and Mrs. Clifford.
Among many callers were Mesdames
l.. l.. Lewis. Cameron, McPhail, Welch,
John Lyons, Thomas Boiling, John En-
ders Edward Buck, William Royal, ALI
son. #. O. Barbour, William Mayo, OPP
penhimer. c. Il. Smith, Tom. Scott; Misses
Mary Williams, Effie Branch. Adele
Archer. Gertie Camm, Bruce Williams
Nellie Rogers, Nellie Mayo, Mrs George
Ainslie, Misses Leila Tatum, Dimmock'
Munford and Michler.
Later in the evening delicious supper
was rendered the receiving party anu a
number of popular beauX.
On Saturday a lumber of Richmonders
! left for Washington, Grand Opera being
the special attra ction at the National
| Capital.
Mrs. Thomas s. Martin has issued in
vitations to a tea, in honor of Mrs.
| Charles Fenton Day, for Tuesday, teo-
ruary 26th, at sol east Franklin street
Mrs. John p. Branch left on Saturday
for New York.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
On this coming Friday evening, at $50
r. NJ, Mr.. Joseph Bryan will deliver
the third of the admirable A. +. V. "A.
lectures, his subject being THE Crucial
Period of the Colony of Virginia"
1t is now doubtless, generally under
stood that these lectures are free to
the public and are the means the Asso-
citation takes to express its appreciation
of past interest and support. The two
preceding lectures have been enjoyed
by Overlooking and representative audi
encs, as will doubtless be true OF TINS
third on the programme.
When one remembers the storm OF ap-
plause that announced appreciation
of the childrens dance. and the inno-
cent Coquettings of those tiny ladies',
Misses Shelburn and Rutherford, on
recent delightful occasion, one may ven
ture to prophecy a full house and an
enthusiastic one Monday evening at the
Mozart. A large number of fashionable
and fascinating small people promise US,
for the benefit OF the associated hos
pitfalls, a number of good things, ana
there is every reason to believe they Will
keep their word. They have been in
careful training, and strict attention has
been paid to detail. so that brilliant
success is justly anticipated.
The Library Tea" on Saturday at No.
II west Franklin. for the benefit OF the
Home for Incurables, was as brilliant
success as its noble object entitled II to
be- More cannot be said of II.
A number of brilliant entertainments and
The recent numerous demands upon Rich
monders. resulted in a small, but certain
w fashionable and discriminating, au-
dience at the Theatre on Friday night, TO
enjoy the concert by the Beethoven Ter
race Orchestra.
The admirable rendering OF charming
programme however, entitled these gem
tlemen to the largest house possible.
The house was miserably heated-was,
in fact. not sufficiently warm 10 be safe
from a hyeienic standpoint, and owing
10 this. a number were forced TO leave
early in the evening among them be-
ing Mrs. O'Ferrall.
The gentlemen OF the orchestra, OF
which Mr.. Turnbull Is director had kind
" offered their services in the interest of
that superb charity, the "Sheltering
Arp,c'' Hocnita1 nd certainly those pres