The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-22
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
SOCIETY SPENT A GAY EVENING
WITH ITS GRANDMOTHERS.
Almost the whole Of Fsshionab.o Rioh-
noud Was NJ che Mozart-Ths Enter
tain,nent . Decided success.

evening dress and wearing its gayest
face spent last evening at the Mozart
With It's grandmothers.
a more eloquent expression OF interest
IN the Old Dominion Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
could not have been found than was the
very large. representative and enthusiasts
tic audience that app,audcd In the most
satisfactory style and presented PIC
turesauc contrast of richly tinted gowns
corsage bouquets. and masculine uicsS
suits. as well as an intelligent apprec'd-
ton Of the superby rendered proSrarhihe'
Both financially and socially the enter
tainmont left nothing 10 he desired an"
handsome sum was realized, part VI
which viii be devoted TO completing pay
ment on the debt incurred for furnishing
tho INNER floor of the Historical society
building. The entire expense OF this was
horne by the Daughters whose treas
ury was thereby depleted, but last
nieht's success places It's funds In most
satisfactory condition.
Tbe committee on arrangements. 10
whose energy it was entirely due consists
OF Mrs. j. a. Welch, chairman Mrs.
James Lyons. Mrs. Decatur Axtell, MIS-
fspOTEe
Relic Perkins Miss Mary Lewis. Miss a.
II. Walker. Mrs James Morris, Mrs. kesl-
maid Gillian. and Mrs. Hunter MCGUIRE.
The programme was as follows:
PART /.
Scene I. Marriage OF Pocahontas; Miss
Carrie Coleman and Messrs. Alsop ana
Rutherford.
Scene III. Courtship OF Miles Standish;
Miss Lucy Wormley and Mr.. James
rutherford.
Scene III. Mnuet dance by children.
Scene ". Comm Thro' the rye.
Miss Eeitic Booker and Mr.. Lewis
Brander 49,.
scene V. wed Better Bide wee,
Miss Ellie Douglas Frayser, W Knowles
and Messrs. r.. II. Cloves and Jefferson.
scene vi. "rrilby." Miss Irene Lang
horne.
/. Tablcau Spirit of the Summit MISS
Kate Harris.
2. Tableau La Tosca, Miss Alys con-
nally. ...
8. Tableau. The Proposal, MISS Judith
Ueane and MIR. Dolph Blair.
g. Mrs. Siddons. Miss Mary howard,
s. In Strict Confidence, Marianne Meade
and Stanly Atkins.
6. Queen Louise OF Prussia Anastasia
Howard.
Z. in Sweet Silence. Nellie Mayo.
8. "victory." May Handy.
Q. Psyche. Alys Tinsley.
10. Spinning, Miss Lucie Wormley ana
Dolph Blair.
II. "In Love-" Kate Harris and Ed
mund Woodbridge.
IL. Last Tableau. Dancing lesson.
Led by Misses Adele Archer and Lucie
assisted by Misses judith
Deane. Mary Lewis. Nellie Mayo. Anas-
tasia and Mary Howard, Alys Tinsley !
Maude Kent. Carrie Coleman. Ellie
rrayser. Julia Lee. Marianne Meade and |
NIessrs. Brock, Brander, Woodbridge and |
rutherford.
VOCAL SELECTIONS.
Between the tableaux popular vocal Sc
ect.oAs were admirably rendered by Mrs
Jacob Reinhardt Mrs. &. OBJ. Cowar-
lin. Mrs. Sheldon Butler, Misses Lang
.orne. Booker. Frayser. Mrs. Knowles,
,iessrs. James Branch. Frank Cunning
ham and Eugene Cloves. Mrs. Butler Is
a stranger N the city, and is the pos
SCISSOR OF a soprano voice OF great rich
nesr.
To gya special praise 10 any one par
iicipant in the programme would scarcely
be just, when all were superb.
Mss May Handy. as Victory" won
from 1.-THE audience Applause loud and
long, Tesound.ng TO the echo: Miss Lang
lorne's "Tr,lby" was exquisite; Miss
Betty Booker was nimtabe in Comm
Thro' the Rye" and was equally applaud
"a for the naive and piquant personation
IF the country maiden and for the beau
~ OF her really exquisite voice.
The dances OF &c. arranged by Mrs.
Nash. TO whose effort the success of the
abeaux and dance in our Boys" was
ntiTely due. was a notable contribution
o the evenings programme, and was led
y Miss Adele Archer. radiant in a white
Xix Empire gown. with trimmings of
ace and silver and pearl passementer!e
THy CHuDRvN's DANCE.
But. perhaps. nothing upon the pro-
ramme elected more spontaneous ap-
lause than the childreh's dance. TO
louts of laughter from the audience,
title Misses Page Shelburn and Ruther-
,ord, aged about three years. and pre-
.nting a charming combination OF golden |
urls, white gauze dresses and innocent |
led the mnuet the other
articipants In which were small pupils
T Miss May Shaw.
The entertainment was a success, whose |
Nance has seldom been excelled in
ishmond. All fashionable Richmond was
ut. and was satisfied 20 its hearts con-
mt.
In the box 10 the left of the stage
AT Mrs Nash. Mrs. AXtell and number
{ the girls WHO took part in the dances
&c: in that to the right. Count and
ountess de Montsantln. Mr. John X.
ranch. Mir. and Mrs. John X Branch,
iss Eflie Branch. Miss Alys Connally
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