The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-20

Nina Randolph, Fronie Pegram, Annie
Leigh and Gertrude Camm. Eva Bowe.
Carrie Coleman. Carrie Moore. Jeanette
Bradley, Lizzie TONNES. Emily Cary. Page
Booker, May Jones, Carrie Elicit. Mrs.
Moncure Perkins, Mrs. Charles Boiling.
Mrs Edward Lee. Mrs. William Palmer.
Mrs Dick Meade and Mrs. Mayo ITALIA
ferro
After the departure of these guests. Mr..
and Mrs. Munson entertained the young
ladies who assisted In receiving together
with number Of gentlemen. at cards.
The party was as follows: Mr.. and Mrs
John Munson, Misses Frankie Clarke,
Ellen Mercer Cooke. Virginia Drewry,
Black. Claudia Palmer, FuIkes, judith
Deane. Mary Rogers. Jennie Cooke. Ma
rianno Meade, and Messrs. Aston, Alsop.
Brander. Gus. Drewry, Ned Palmer, Aus
tin Brockenbrough. Clifton Miller and
Paxton.
on Friday evening Judge and Mrs.
Wexford gave q very handsome tea and
reception in honor OF their attractive
daughter, Miss Sue, a debutante Of this
season.
The parlors and tables were profusely
and beautifully decorated. The latter
were exquisitely appointed and weighted
down with delicious refreshments. From
the chandelier yellow satin ribbon ex-
tended to the corners OF the table. sup
porting sprays Of delicate ferns ana ny
acinths.
Miss Sue Wexford was assisted In re-
ceiving by Misses Mary Coles Darlington,
Elsa Smith. Maria Dunlop, Mary Car
rington. Bach and others.
There were present a large proportion
Of the younger fashionable set.
Miss frankie Clarke leaves on Tuesday
for North Carolina.
Mrs. Barton will leave shortly for Au-
gusta. Ga.
Miss Kate Halves has returned 10 New
York to resume her studies.
Misses Carrie Moore and Jeanette
Bradley leave next week for Fredercks-
burg.
At recent brilliant entertainment in
Galveston, Miss Lizzie Bridges was much
admired and the press Of that city made
most fattering comment upon her per
SOn1l attractions.
one of the prominent social events OF
the week was the entertainment given on
Friday evening by Miss Mary Cameron, in
honor Of the Wednesday Club. The par
Tors, hall and tables were exquisitely dec
GRATED with American Beauty roses of
superb growth, and with palms, ferns and
smilaX. There were handsome acccsso-
ries In the way of candclabra, lamps.
shades, etc. ana the menu beyond
praise. Musical selections were admira-
bly, rendered by Misses Irene Langhorne,
and Elise Williams. Messrs. Edwin Pc
pie Roosevelt Page and Colonel G. OBJ.
Cowardn. Colonel Cowardin was, as
usual, delightfully."- entertaining, and
Messrs. Peple and Page recited some
| original poems of exceptional cleVerness.
THE Cannibal Girl and Her Hottentot
| Lover" one of the former gentleman's
Rotations and compositions, appeared in
| ii recent issue of Life and produced
! much merriment
Those present were: Misses Mary Cam
| eron. Elise Williams. Irene Langhorne.
| Mile. de Montsantlin. Eflie Branch Eu-
genia and Anne Tenant, Alys Connally,
/ Kate and Marian Harris, Fiossie Talbot
Ross, Gertrude Rives, Annie Leigh and
Gertrude Camm Gertrude and Mary How
ard Berta Wexford, Mr.. and Mrs. Bry-
don Tenant, Mr.. and Mrs. W. James
Walker Mr. and Mrs. John Lyons, Colo
nel and Mrs Ccwardn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moncure Perkins. MIR. ard Mrs. Barton
Wise. Misses Bruce Williams and Callie
Ryland. Messrs. Frank Davenport, Henry
Baskerville Allan Potts, +. j. Willis,
Aston CabeH, William Ferguson, Tai
bott. Frank Williams, Kilbourn Myers.
Richard Gaines, Ran. Tucker, Jordan
Leake. John Price, John Atkinson, Dunn,
Of Petersburg; George Lee ST., Roosevelt
Page, John Walker James Rutherford,
William Grant, Peple, j. Currie. IL. G..
| MAYO. Barton HaXall, Antrim, william
| Massie, 4. G. Williams, Jr., Charles
| Stringfellow, John rutherford, Palmer,
| Gray Philip Bruce Moncure Kirkwood
Mitchell, Leigh Page, Ct. a, BreauX OF
| Louisville.
| Since writing the above notice regarding
| the arrival in this city Of Miss jane
| Berney. Of Mobile, Ala, a niece OF Mrs.
| j. a. White, letters have been received
| stating that she will not arrive until
| Wednesday night. She will, as stated, be
Mrs. Whites guest and that popular
| hostess will be informally at home on
| Wednesday next, from A o'clock to Z, In
| her honor.
| On Tuesday night Miss Alys Connally
| entertained twelve of her friends at din
| ner. in honor of Mr.. Browning, OF phil
! adelphia. the guest of Mrs. c. ID. Lang
| horne.
The decorations were Of La France
roses. the table eXquisitely appointed ana
| a superb menu ldultitSsly SclNSu
| Miss Connally's guests upon the occa-
| sion were Misses Langhorne, - Camm,
| Mrs. Brydon Tenant. Mrs. Richmond
| Preston. Miss Bessie Martin. and Messrs.
| VIM. Hannewinckel, Browning, FERGUSON
! Leigh Page, John rutherford, and Henry
Landon Cabell.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
With regard TO the Evening with Our
| Grandmothers," which the committee in
| charge has STYLED the entertainment 10
| he given by the Daughters of the Amer
| lean Revolution on tomorrow night, at
| the Academy. it may be said that the at
/ fair promises to be to this winters social
| season what "Our Boys" was TO former
| one. A number Of the very prettiest girls
| in the city will participate in IL, among
them Misses May Handy, Claudia Palm
| er. Irene 1anghOrne. Anastasia Howard,
| Mary Howard, Kate Harris, Nellie Mayo,
| Annie Mcclure, Judith Deane. Alys Con-
nally. Carrie Coleman, Lucy Wormley,
| Maud Kent. Bette Booker. Mary Lewis,
| Alys Tinsley and Virginia Drewry. a ma
| 1ority of these will do their best, which
| is admirable, to render the quaint
| Dances of 49, the telling feature when
has been promised, and certainly such an
| aggregate of piquant young beauty in a
| setting of colonial costumes, and with
| grace and eloquence of motion added,
| cannot fail to be most fetching. The sale
| OF tickets indicates that the beauX OF the
| fashionable set are to be out in great
force and present congratulations TO the
participating bellies in the shape of good,
| round encores, and a number of theatre
nartjes are 10 be given. The committee