Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-12
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.
NEWS OF RICHMOND SOCIETY.
The MoRsay.Eveniag Meeting az the
A. r. v. A. aaa Colonial Danes
Receptions Of the Week Past-Pcr-
sonal Mention and social Gossip.

weccptions Of the Week past-Pcr-
senai Mention ana social Gossip.
The social events Of greatest interest
Tor the present week are the two grand
concerts by the Wednesday Club. Rich
mond 10. indeed. TO have a musical fes-
tiysi"
Tho programme for each evening
"Wednesday and Thursday-promiscs a
musical treat far exceeding anything OF
the Kind ever sivcd here. The soioists---
Nine Emma Jueh soprano: Mr.. leonard
r. Autry. tenor. and Dr. n. Merrill Hop
kins. bsritone-wiil be supplemented by
the magnificent chorus OF Is5 voices
Sir Arthur sullivan's grand oratorio.
''Prodigal Son." will be rendered by the
Club. and the solo parts VIII be taken by
these vocalists OF worldwide reputation.
The stage will be elegantly decorated in
palms and lilies. with bank Of daisies
along the front, The ladies having this
TASTEFUL arrangement in charge arc Mrs.
Virginia Morgan Robinson Mrs. Robert
n. Diankenship. and Miss Cuiliaume.
Mr.. Arthur Scrivenor is musical conduc-
TOR. and Professor Relnhard,. Mr.. r.
Bennett Pace. and Mr. Shepherd Webb
are TO be accompanies on two concert
Srand Sie,nwsy pianos
The programmes are elegantly gotten
up In book form-sbout twenty pages
With handsomely designed covers. Both
entertainments are varied. the second.
perhaps. having the greater variety, in
gliding two choruses wilhou, accom-
ointment.
The chorus viii be in full dress. the
ladies wearing white. with high corsage
The audience is requested TO appear in
!ull dyess on both occasions. and at the
slose Of the second evening, whilst the
"HalleluJah" from Messiah" is being
susg II is hoped the custom Of the au-
dience rising and remaining standing 10
the end win be observed.
Misses Louise and Adele Williams enter
tained limited number OF young lady
friends on Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock, In honor OF Misses Fannie ITALIA
Zero. OF Glasgow. Scotland. Miss Viz
ginia Lassitcf. Petersburg. Va. and Miss
Blanche DimmOck. Gloucester county.
Va The hJsiesses were assisted in re-
ceiying by their guests and Mrs. Henry
Ames Williams and AIRS. Victoria VIII
,iams.
The drawing rooms were charmlngly
decorated with spring flowers Of varied
kinds. and delightful Informal musical
programme was rendered by Misses Kate
and Marianne Meade ana Lillian Var
brough hs vocaiisis. ana Miss Terry. "A
gifted pupil Of Miss Louise Williams. gave
artistic instrumental music. which was
followed by noctufne magnlhcently
rendered by Miss Williams Dainty re-
Treatments OF ices. cake. punch. and bon
bons were dispensed through the short
hours.
Among those present were Misses
Meade. Yarbrourh. Terry. Susie Well |
ford, Elise Branch, fhronie fegrdm. heien |
lea, Lila Cray, Alta Warwick, Nellie |
BOykin. Roy lleisOn. Gertrude Camm; |
Mary McAneTney. New York. Calvin
Bragg. Mary Dimmock, Sallie Tapscoti.
Maude Stringfcllow. Resale Smith, Lucy |
Icgram Marion Robbins, Evelyn VIII |
liams. Katie Blankenship Ashley Miller,
Lucy Wormley. judith Deane, Emile
Cussen. and Mary McCaw.
The ladies' OF the Society for thcPreser-
walton of Virginia Antiquities urgently |
request the society Of the Colonial Danes |
90 unite with them tomorrow lMonGay
the lSth). I'm making their excursion 10 |
jamestown an epoch I'm Virginia history.
They desire 10 inaugurate In fitting man
ner a day TO be hereafter known as "Ntr-
ginia- Day" and they claim that this title
WIN be an empty one unless they have |
win them this representative body or |
Virginia women. There viii be a large |
party 10 meet the boat from Williams |
burg OF the students of William ana
Mary College. professors. and cltizens;
also, parties from Norfolk and Ports |
mouth. who. with speeches and music |
Will help TO mark with due emphasis
this long neglected birthday of the state.
The Pocahontas will leave the wharf at |
( o'clock A. NJ, on Monday. Lunch viii |
be served on the boat 10 those who DO not
take their own basket and a most charm
Ing day Is promised 20 all.
There was II meeting or the board
OF Managers Of the Colonial Danes on
afternoon. at the residence of
Mr.. w. W. Henry. Mrs. James Lyons pre-
.ided. and the members who were nomi-
mated at the last meeting were elected IN
due form.
The musicale given for his pupil. Miss
Mary Moore Winston. by Professor Bow
al,ch Clamp. on Thursday afternoon. was
most creditable. Miss Winston Is scarcely
Is years Of age. and she rendered mum
Der OF very difficult selections with TASTE
and skin.
Work on '.The Woman's Edition OF the
Times" is progressing admirably. ana
with every promise OF a creditabie issue.
The chiIdren's page will be edited by MISS
Nithers. daughter OF Colonel Robert r..
Nithers. OF Wytheville. Va. and the
stories, puzzles. and general matte.
of this department will be very prisnt
and interesting. The front page OIL tne
paper will be one large picture. an ideai
,igure representing Charity. a depart
ment OF wit and wisdom" also fashioh
mage will be in charge OF committees
~ Young ladies. consisting OF Misses
Mary Mason Anderson, Mary cameron
Elise d. Williams. Janet Bruce Wliiiahs'
Callle Ryland. Mary +. Howard Eusehia
and Anne Tenant, Gertrude ana Anh'e
e,gh Camm, Mrs. Edward Hewitt. anu
Mrs. W. b. Tenant.
The household OF domestic department.
win he Ia charge Of Mrs. John w. Cring-
nam. the accomplished conductor OF the
"eooking classes of Richmond. and the
autnor OF n valuable book entitled, IN
s,ructions In Cooking" which Will he out
during the present week. The women VINO
have undertaken the publication OF
this paper are working Tor sue
cess and have met with the
most cordial support from every
woman who has talents and time TO give
10 the laudable enterprise. IL is interest
ing and gratifying, too. 20 discover now
many clever and energetic women there
are in Virginia whose ready pens are
contributing 10 representative northern
periodicals.. and who respond cordially 10
a request for help to literary enterprises |
In their State. 4 venture OF this KIND
IL OF benefit In many ways but chieny
In bringing 20 the surface latent talent
/
DIR. McCaw gave the second OF his Sc
rles OF talks" on the East, In the lee
ture-room Of st. Paufs church on We'd
resday evening" and entertained his au-