The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-18
SOCIETY AND CHARITY.
ONE DAYS NEWS IN THE FASH
IONABLE WORLD-PERSONILS.
The Tuesday German Donation Day at
the Home for Incurables-frivate
Entertainments.

The Tuesday german ;nausurated the
season delightfully."- with many particular
~ attractive young women present. and
many exceedingly pretty toiiettes. Mr. W.
5. T.. Mayo. to whom honors IN this con-
nection are as certain as the occasions
upon which he lends. led this time with
Miss Hopkins, Of Baltimore. Noelker
band furnished some particularly good
music.
Among those present were Miss Della
Tompkins. who wore white taffeta SIX,
satin and chiffon. and carried La France
| roses. Miss Helena Trench LEROY, white
| tuiIe over satin. Miss Virginia Hayes
| dresden silk. Miss Eleanor Dosher' "hlte
| silk; Miss Annie Lee Alfriend green SILK
| with trimmings Of Persian enOiolueIy'
Miss Lena Logan, white orSahuie' leIIy'
Hopkins. Waring. Kinehaf'' Ni NJ
cav. Leila Gray Marianne Meaue' Na,o
Meade. Mabel Walker, LILY Urquhatt'
Florence Wilson, Ethel Pace ElIa Jan
! son. Leila Bridges. carr NIL e'' 49,
Deane. Helen Lea. Eppes Robinson, M,
| Nina Randolph Carrie Coleman, lame
| and Rachel Cooke, Messrs. bialiheu9'i.'
Harrison. Stringfellow. Perrin hunt, AZ
] friend. Hobson. Anderson 'uIile' ~,
than. Arlington, Carrington' ha"es, ~
lerson, Benson. Granville cray Ntn-
ford, Weddell, Sands ana l'So.'
| The chaperones were Mrs. Frank Deane'
Mrs. Aloncure Perkins. Mrs. Henry VII
uams. Mrs. Austin Brokenbroush' ana
Mrs. Robert Powers.
Mrs. y. II. Nash left yesterday Tor
visit to friends in ST. Louis
Mrs. Caskie Cabells Current Events
| Class was particularly interesting Oh
| Wednesday. The weather was paluOu-
| larlv uropltlous. too. resulting m an uh-
usually large attendance. MIS-. N".,ll
kent her promise, and brought LOT VI
| endowment OF the class, a copy OF LDII
Ieighton's last picture. THE framing
June." The topics touched upon were
| AN Of special interest. and the tOuch was
that suggestive and graceful one WHICH
is essentially Mrs. Cabeis.
| Among those present were MISSES my
r-rouhart Christian. Ella Cooke. Wat
! king Bculah Patterson, Minnie Cox Lule
pleasants. Katherine Pyle, Mrs. Junius
! Morris Mrs. Thomas Rutherford, MIS-
| Saunders. Mrs. : W. Travers, Mrs. Her
| tort clatborne. Miss Gillie Cary, MIS-.
| strudwick. Mrs. Waddill. Mrs. I. VIM.
Pemberton. Mrs. Hazard ana MIS- JohH
Lotuer.
To-day Is Donation-Day AT 'he hoiie
for Incurable-. Ross street. Ladies
will he I'm attendance there throughout
tho dav 70 receive and welcome any
thing which intelligent interest may
suarest-eroceries, fuel. or money.
There are now eight patients IN tho
Home and its treasury is low. A..h-
cations from forty worthy people Tor
admission have been received ana
the state of the treasury has maze II
| necessary 10 refuse them ALA deplord-
BILE condition of affairs.
Ms and Mrs. John a. Coke VINO
were mentioned In our issue OF yester-
dav as being present at the charming
reception given BY Mr.. and Mrs. L. II.
Elicit on the occasion Of the marriage
Of Miss Elicit and DR.. Roy, were pre-
vented from attending by reason OF
recent family affection.
Tonight at $50 o'clock, in the hall Of
the House Of Delegates, Mr.. John +.
Mcclure Will deliver his lecture on THE
! Campaicn OF i7sl." Mir. McGuires name
I'm this connection justihes the \. l..
V. A.. under whose auspices II IS given,
i'm anticipating a large audience. 1t
will be remembered that there is no
charge whatever for admission. the lee
! ture series being a courtesy extended
by the association to tho public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harrison, Of
| Baltimore recently the guests Of Mrs.
William r. Perkins, have returned TO
their home.
Dr. and Mrs. George Ben. JOhnston's
| reception on Wednesday night. divided
interest with the Ellett-Roy wedding,
and was a courtesy extended hy the
hosts 10 Miss Anne Mason Lee and Miss
Letitia McMullen debu;antes this year.
| From 10 o'clock. invitations We're
limited 10 the younger married set.
from TO T. guests were limited to the
debutantcs and younger girls. There
were am exceptionally large number OF
/ popular men present.
Certainly the social programme Of
the year up 10 this time has shown
! rothing more elegant or more enjoyable.
| / ess than this combination would have
! teen. however a surprise 10 the numer-
| ors friends of DR.. and Mrs Johnston.
whose prominent place IN public regard
is based soundly on charming expert
enco.
The receiving party consisted Of Mrs.
feOiec zen Johnston, who wore white
brooado. Mrs. William l.. Royal. black
| satin, Mrs. Thomas Boiling. pink pompa-
| dour silk. Mrs. John Finders. blue bro
| cado. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter blue
| silk. Miss Anne Mason Lee white organ
| die and sils. Miss Lolita McMulicn. prim-
rose silk. Miss McMullcn. pink silk Mss
| Irene Iinscy yellow silk. Miss Claire
| Insley, Whitc Orgaudic. Miss Roy FL
| lerson, pale green silk. Miss Marian
| Robins, black satin. Miss Kathleen An
derson, white orsandie over pink silk;
| Miss Rcbc Glasgow white silk. Miss Susie
Wexford. white oreandic. Miss Roberta
| Ellerson. white muslin. Miss Della Tomp-
| kins. white orrandic. Miss Eliza BraXton.
! ~ stanton white silk; Miss Anabol Jen-
! kins. pink 0rgandie over silk. Misses Lee
! and McMullen are charming young WOO
| men. and took their places in the even
| ings Inequalities with grace I'm the
| main the attractive interior Of the house
was not intruded upon by elaborate floral
| decoration. The flowers used. however.
| were yellow roses. which. with palms.
! We're so placed as TO result i'm an effect
| TO which any addition would have been
| supcriluous. Among those present were
| Misses Gabrielle Page. Maud stokes, Pen
| Gle Weddell Bessie Martin. Ella Jackson.
| Anne II. Maury judith Deane. Ida Bar
! ggmn. the Misses Noting. Claudia Pal
| mcr. Hopkins of Baltimore. Talbot,
! Anne Tenant Lightfoot Mamie Hill,
| Gray Ella Cooke. Carrie Coleman Bagby,
| Mcsdamcs Pleaslnton l.. Conquest. oliver
| Herbert Funston. John b. Lightioot,
| Hartley Carmichael Matthew L. Maury.