The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-23
SOCIETY AND CHARITY.
ONE DAYS yEHs ~ THE FASH
IONABLE UORLD.
The Second Richmond German for the Sea-
son-More Thanks FROM the Mama
gers OF ~. Paul's Home,

Innocuous desuetude for the present
Will 10 agrceably succeeded By varied aad
continuous saiety during the Christmas
week. The Monday german-second OF
the season-divcrted the usual set and q
number OF strangers most happily on
Monday night. at the Masonic Temple.
and is the only entertainment Of any eN-
tent preceding this next suspicious Fri
day. Certainly 1t was most enjoyable. but
that IS always the fact with the Rich
mond germans. and anything less i'm the
way Of success would have no precedent
to follow. The hail decoration was Of
palms. on the tables the forll addition
was Of American Beauty roses. The sup
per was an excellent one. Mr. Thomas
Boiling as leader. carried the leading re-
sponsibillty for the success OF the ger
man most gracefully, as usual, and with
the usual happy result following upon
his leadership.
Among the married women present were
Mrs. Harry s'rasier. Mrs. W. James
Walker, Mrs. Moncure Perkins, and Mrs.
David b. Tenant, all OF whom wore
black silk. Mrs. Edward Mayo, gray
silk. with superb pearls; Mrs. Levin
JONES. pink silk; Mrs. Thomas Boiling,
light silk. Mrs. Charles Boiling, Mrs.
Hamilton Fairfax. Mrs. Adolphus Blair.
Among the others present were Misses
Anne Grant. who wore lowered silk, with
cerse velvet trimmings. Maud Stokes.
pink silk: Miss Della TOmpkns pink
silk: Miss Ethel Pace. light silk; Miss
Annie Lee Alfriend. yellow organdie.
Miss Virginia Hayes. white satin; Miss
Eleanor BOshcr. pink silk with white
trimmings, Misses Jean Hoskins, or Ola
Po nitComfort: Harrison, Of Mobile,
Bruce Of Halifax county: Terry. Boar
man. Warren. Halle Cooke. Marian, Kate
and JULIA Harris Mary Hill, Mary Don
nan Mabel Walker. Annie and Leila
Gray. Helen Lea, Ellen Hobson, Claudia
Palmer. Nellie BOykin, Anne Tenant
Annie Rose Walker Mary McCaw. Judith
Deane. Kathleen Anderson Fannie Ross
Flos ie Talbot. Annie Mcclure, Messrs
Thomas Boiling, Charles Boiling Levin
JOyncs. Palmer, Jonathan Bryan the
Messrs. Currie William Grant, Garrett
Wall Joseph Anderson. Edwin Hobson.
George Lee. James Rutherford. Antrim.
Preston holland. Henry Landon Cabell
baskerville. Gray, Randolph Holiday.
Otis Alfriend. w. 5. i. Mayo, George
Reed. Murray Dill T.. c. Mayo, W. j.. g..
A.. and John q. Walker and Edward
Robinson.
Miss Jean Hoskins. recently the guest
of Miss Annie Rose Walker, has re-
turned TO Old Point.
Miss Lily Urquhart leaves on Thurs
day for Norfolk, and will be absent until
Lent.
Miss Ethel Pace leaves for Louisville
the day after Christmas. In that city
she Will be the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
Hite.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bruce have re-
moved into the home formerly occupied
By DR.. McCaw. west Franklin street
which they recently purchased.
Something considerably less vague
than rumor says that a charming debut
tante OF this season will be the guest
OF honor 40 a theatre party and supper
10 be given by a prominent young mar
ricd woman i'm January,
Members OF the Wcstmorcland club
who wish to invite q guest TO the CHRIST
Cd 10 send IN the name OF the gentleman
whom they may wish invited 70 the sec
rotary to-day. as IL viii bee impossible
for him 10 send out the cards of I'M.
vitation the day OK the entertainment
and the cards will have TO be shown at
the door.
The Board Of Managers Of 81. Paul s.
Home for Aged Ladies, under whose
auspices the Gibson pictures were rse-
scented. desires to express their hearty
thanks TO a number of people. To quote
them verbatim, they desire "a real
trumpet blast of appreciation sounded
i'm Mr.. Leath's direction. That gentle
man not only gave the Academy free Of
rent. but also gave advice and counsel
wherever IL was needed. and IL was need
cd in a great many directions.
To Mrs. Isabel orion. who came on
from Philadelphia especially 10 help the
GOOD cause with her charming voice. TO
Miss Nellie Rogers. Mrs. Durrett. Mr..
Conway Gordon and Air. Charles Hun
ter, and 10 Professor Rcinhardt FOR ar
ranging the programme and accompany
ing the singers, equal thanks are due.
10 Miss Katharine Pyle. whose invaiua-
bile aid was that of skilled artist
thanks OF an enthusiastic kind We're
expressed week ago. as also TO the
gentlemen who assisted about the
stage, and the indeatigabIe patron
esscs.
Mrs. Z. j. Bcmiss. of New Orleans
meo Cyaue Williams. was the guest OF
honor NJ n mncnoon given on Saturday
| by Saturday Mrs. John SHELTON VIII
Aams. Mrs. Williams grace in all
thoushtfm and hospitablc roles Is de-
Hsntluly familiar story. This was only
the latest justification for the story IN
the elegant shape which her courtes!os
take. The flowers ON the table We're
pink roses and hyacinths in baskets.
which substituted the usual vases. The
party in fun consisted OF AIRS. John
shelton williams. Mrs. T.. J.. beniss'
Mrs. George Ben Johnston. Mrs. CasNie
Cabcn. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter Ars.
George Wayne Anderson, Mr.. Garter
Scott Mrs. Edward Crump, Miss Nolt-
Ing. Mrs. John Harrison, Mis-. james
Patton. and Mrs. Gibson.
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