The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-17
Society Happenings of the Past
Week.
SEVERAL THEATRE PARTIES.
Costumes Seen at the Musical Tea
on Friday Night. The Senior
German. The Coming kir-
mess the Talk of the City.
Personals.

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given by the Daughters of the
revolution, together with the rou-
tine social events. there would be
| little to chronicle except routine
events and--the weather, which
hos caused this state of affairs.
THE SENIOR GERMAN.
taThe german of the Senior Club
on last Friday evening was very
enjoyable afielr, many couples being
III attendance. Mr.. j. l.. Hubbard
led III his usual graceful style, and
| the chaperones we're Mrs. Dobie,
Mrs. Vaughan and Mrs. Hardy.
An elegantly served supper was an
| nounced at IL o'clock. The even
Ing will long be remembered by the
participants.
SOCIETY EVENT.
The University of Virginia Glee.
Banjo mud Mandolin Clubs, who
won for themselves SO mucn praise
aud renown on their recent trip
through the West, will be seen ut
the Academy of Music February
18th. They will come into Norfolk
over the Chesapeake aud OHIO rail
road and Will be met at the depot
| by committee of their alumni, who
VIII take them III charge for the
! day. The concert will begin prompt
| iy ut S:l5 o'clock and will consist of
three parts of Blk numbers each.
| In ell three clubs there are about
| forty students and among them Mr.,
NJ. w. Pope, the star fullback of
last years victorious football team.
Another hero Of the gridiron, who
| VIII also accompany the clubs, is
| Mr.. Saunders Tay lor, whom King,
| Prlnceton's great quarter, said could
not be excelled on the football field
| MIR. Andre Burthe, the baritone,
| who made such great hit last year,
| Will also be with the boys.
The Alumni Association of Ports
mouth and Norfolk have completed
arrangements to give the boys from
ths old University a grand ball at
| Inc Masonic Temple after the CON
cert on the night of the 25th.
| The concert will be under the
patronage OF the following ladies'
Mesdames Il y Dobie, Jas I Leigh.
Caldwell Hardy, Floyd Hughes,
Allan Hanckoi, VIM Ii White, w W
Old, Iheo S Garnstt, George McIn.
tosh. Fred Taylor, Campbell Gro
ner, Richard Wake, II Il Borland.
Jas IL Heath, Page Waller, MAYO.
John Vaughan. Albert Grendy, Dan
Burwell, Hubbard, n Nj Osborne,
| VIM Il Martin, Robert Hughes
| Wiley Grandy, Ida Gordon, Alex
higgins, Walter Upshur, w q Dix
son. X G Murray, Geo w job nson
and Ben Baker.
THEATER PARTIES,
| Sol Smith Russell was the crown
ing attraction ut the Academy last
week and brilliant audience greet
ed him on the night of his appear
ance. a box party, consisting of
MIR. and Mrs. W. III. Turner. Miss
Turner, the three Misses Johnston
and MIR. aud Mrs. Alex. HigRIne.
were present.
On the same night Rev. Ernest
Stires' formerly OF this city, but now
OF Chicago, also gave box party.
There We're present Rev. MIR. S;ires
and wife, Miss Bessie Taylor, Miss
Wrenn, Miss Stires, MIR. David
Guest, MIR. j. T.. Il. Carpenter and
Page Stires. After the performance
Mr.. Russell joined the party at sup.
per.
SolREE FRIDAY NIGHT.
| About thirty-fve couples attended
the soiree given by Prof. Bellezza
Mt Montetiore Hall Friday night.
Some very pretty german figures
were introduced and very pleasant
evening was spent.
THE MUSICAL TEA.
| The entertainment of the Daugh.
tiers OF the Revolution at tho Mari.
mac Club was, Indeed, n most charm
ing affair. Among the handsome
costumes seen were the FOLLOWING.
Mrs. Richard Wake, blue silk and
white lace; Mrs. Phil Yeatmsn. old
fashioned figured silk; Mrs. Strud-
wick, handsome green silk and dIa
monds; Mrs. HUBBARD, black satin.
heliotrope velvet; Mrs. IhttIeton
Waller Iazewell, black satin and
lace; Mrs. Thomas II. Cooke, black
satin. old rose waist; Mrs. GEORGE
I'll. Newton, handsome grown OF
black; Mrs. William Reed, black
satin, green silk waist; Miss Rouu.
tree. black satin aud velvet. One nj
the most attractive costumes of the
evening was that worn by Miss Essie
heed,of Portsmouth, it being dress
OF her great-great grandmother s.
green veivet waist, pulled sleeves.
pink satin petticoat, over which was
worn heavy brocaded silk.
with vatican plat in the
back. Miss Martha William,
blue crepe: Miss Pattie Taylor'
pink silk; Miss Sallie Wake. white
satin; Miss Anuie Wake. yellnv
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