The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-07
LIFE IN VANITY FAIR
AND OUTSIDE IT--PEBS0NAL MEN,
TIoy-CHA RITES.
Tht Past Week In Fashionable Circles
Coming Enter taiornenis-Ehe
Patriotic Societies.

NEOicsoutt QiI'edAH va t'~
langucr is perfectly allowable, IN iac'
fashionable at this season.
Music made 10 .he programme on Mon
day afternoon last upon which the names
OF Miss Marie Little. Of Norfolk; Mr.
chas. Reed, Miss zeli Minor. Mr.. shep-
herd Webb. and Miss Claire GuiiiaH'ne'
all appeared The absence OF MI. ScriV-
oner was much regretted.
Mrs. Hugh Taylor was a graceful and
efficient chairman.
ON mis- coming Monday Miss BarigEt,
ef Boston. gradu ate OF the ScEooi OF
ExpressiOn, that city. VIII rcad selcc-
tlons from Tennyscns "Guinevere' ana
Harold before the club and It's guests.
No graduate OF the Boston School or
Expression requires other than certi-
flcate OF that fact to introduce them 10
TIE public as fnely-trained eiocuhonists'
and Miss Baright was not merely grad
uate but a distinguished graduate OF That
Institution. whose methods received sucn
warm endorsement from Phillips Brooks.
non-bcliever I'm what is commonly under
stood by clocution. DR. $. s. Curry
method is that taught IN the school, and
is based upon the theory that impression
precedes oxpression that the initial
trimming must. therefore. be OF the mind.
and especially the Imagination, II the
reader is to be realistic or elcqeunt. Miss
BGrisht is the talented exponent Of this
teaching and her readings are anticipat-
ed with interest
Later. Mrs. lisa Darlington Cabcll has
promised TO give series OF talks before
the club.
on Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. f.
r. G.. Davis entertained few friends in
formally Their departure shortly for
New York is a matter of general regret.
Mrs. Louise Donnan. OF Lexington for
merly Of Richmond. and sister Of Mrs
A. s. Lee, is the guest of Or. and Mrs.
Lnndon b. Edwards, JOG west Grace
street
Mrs. c. c. McPha, and Mrs. J. A.
Welch left for Winchester last week.
called thither by the death OF the moth
er Of the former. Mrs Powell
Mrs. Beverly S. Scott and Miss Scott
of Bwell. Va, recently guests OF Mrs.
John Addison. have returned to their
home.
Mrs. Beverly b. Munford has returned
from New York
Lieutenant Felix s. Houston. U. s. N,
OF Texas. is visiting relatives in Rich
mond.
Miss Carrie Coleman has returned to
the city.
Mss Anastasia Howard. who has been
suffering with bronchitis is now con-
valescing.
Mrs. Edward r. slettinins and her
sister Miss Emma arlington, left on
Friday morning for Chicago
We have good little Anglo-Saxon word
W three letters for deliberately false
sta irment and it is a word from whose
sturdy directness polite society draws
its mental skirts back. Nevertheless.
when ynest at an entertainment, for
personal or any other reasons, deliberate.
ly gives false ,pforma-s-ss regarding -it-ta.
The newspaper correspondent, there Is
nothing that so well expresses what she
does as that little Anglo-Saxon word
The newspaper correspondent is excusa-
bic. certainly, for taking II for granted
that polite society is polite, and polite
ness on the word of certain eminent
gentlemen, who knew whereof they spoke,
is the outward sign of inward grace. and
dishonesty Is scarcely what one with an
eye for perceiving beauty would call
graceful. On two occasions wilfuliy
false accounts Of entertainments. although
over signatures, have been forwarded TO
the writer of this letter, who would adj
wise their writer's not to stretch their
very elastic imaginations in that fashion
again.
Miss Ella Cocke is visiting friends in
Lexington.
Miss Emily Cary, who has for some
weeks been confined TO her room by
persistent although not serious indispo
siton, is able TO be out again, to the
pleasure Of her many friends.
The Misses Baird. who have been the
guests OF Miss Norwood, north Fifth,
will return totheir home on the coming
Thursday, TO the regret OF their many
friends While i'm Richmond they have
been the recipients of much attention.
The enjoyable series of lectures, talks,
and readings, by Misses Blair and Dan
iel were delightfully."- concluded for the
season, by readings. on Tuesday. the 26th
ultno. from "As You Like 1t, by the
former and lecture on Tuesday. Apfll
20. by the latter, on 1.-The Great Paintings
OF the World" The regret at the close
of the course is the very best expression
of its interest.
Miss Daniels general theme for next
years series Is not yet decided upon, nut
II cannot easily be more enjoyable than
that of this. Miss Blairs Will be, THE
General Character of the Roman Historic
al Plays"
DR.. and Mrs. George Ben Johnston en-
tertained the Fortnighty Club on Friday
evening, Virginia Antiquities ana
really delicious supper proving most
satisfs ctory combination to those ahord-
ed an opportunity TO test IL.
A fire essay by Miss Mary Mason An
dcrson; an admirable original poem on
virginia by Mr.. Roosevelt Page. and
recitations by MIR. Peple were the literary
features OF the evnings programme.
Those enjoying 1t, as well as the hos
pitality OF Dr. and Mrs Johnston, were:
Mrs. Bradley Johnston, Or. Sherard
Tal,b. Mrs. Gilbert, and MIR. Lambert,
OF Harrisburg; Mr.. De Kay, Misses
Birthc. Slocovitch. and Sully. sSou.se
Cooke: Mr.. and Mrs. Wyndham Mere
diih, Mr. w. o. SHELTON. Mr.. Edward
Crump, Hon. Lyon G. Tyler, Nr. and
Mrs. Thomas Carter. Rev. and Mrs Car
michael Mr.. and Mrs James Baylor,
Misses Ryland Cameron, Page, and Mr..
John rutherford. and others.
The Immediately post-Lcnten season
will DO an exceedingly gay one, and
among the promising contributions TO the
programme are series OF card parties
20 be given by DR. and Mrs. Shields.
Yellow tulips and jonquiis repl esented