The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-26
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
PAST wEEK ~ SPENT IN FASHION
A8LE RICHMOND.
Many Private oments-The
Woman's Club-The kirmcss Per-
sonal Mention.


memory Of a specially strong and Nivio
kind.
Through a mutual friend Miss Fair
child, OF Boston. Miss Lutte Peasants,
her sisters and mother met Miss Terry
on the ground of common friendship
and interest Miss Terry's courtesy to
the first of the ladies' expressed itself
In the gift OF box for the Irving-Terry
stay In Richmond. and on each night
numerous social lights shone in the box
within easy sight of the audience. Miss
Terry made herself charming TO all. at
her own request. she visited Mrs. NJ. f..
Peasants, and left with her. as with
all the others. fragrant impression.
Her delight In her grandchildren.
whose pictures she showed with typical
grandmothery pride. was an agreeable
proof that there is humanity Of pretty
deep kind behind the footlight. and one
OF the sweetest things attaching 10 her
visit here was her genial charm for chill
dren. She could not accept Miss Pleas
ants Invitation 10 informal lunch coffee
and slice Of buttered bread being all
that the rules Of her profession permit
before a performance
But II is said she carried away with
her some memories Of Richmond as pleas
ant and as hard 20 efface as Richmond's
OF her.
The Board OF Managers OF the Colonial
Danes OF America I'm the State OF Vir-
ginia held a meeting on Wednesday at
the residence OF Mrs. James Lyons the
outcome Of the meeting was the appoint
meni Of Mrs. VIM. Royal as Chairman
OF committee to arrange for an enter
tainmont TO be given in February at the
commonwealth Club: and the election 10
membership In the Society. Of Mrs Robert
Atkinson Gibson. Mrs VIM Oppenhimer.
Mrs. W. a. Hardaway. Mrs Henry y
Mason. Mrs Peter J. Otey. Mrs Henry
Darneal. Madame G. De Sibour. and Miss
Mary Mobia Lyons
In connection with the entertainment
II must be said that the Society is most
appreciative Of the Commemorative
courtesy, I'm offering the club-rooms for
the entertainment. Mrs. Royal will an
point her own committees
Mrs. James Lyons. (who presldeD Mrs
VIM. T. Robins. Mrs. NJ. F. Peasants.
Mrs. IT, A. Claiborne. Mrs. George Mayo.
Mrs Lucy Carter Trent Mrs Reginald
Gillian. Mrs. Charles Chalkley and Mrs.
Joseph Bryan.
Mrs. II. A. Claiborne will be informally
Mt home for the three next Wednesdays.
from TO = The first Of these Wednes-
DAYS was that OF last week. when. in
spit Of skies which gave iminous pro-
mise Of Thursdays emphatic. If moist pro-
gra'nme was enjoyed by about twenty
five delightful people
Mrs. Claiborne and Mrs. J. Aston Cabeh
were assisted in receiving by Miss Nav
Burnett Claiborne. Of Petersburg. and
Misses Louise and Ellen Claiborne. of
Richmond.
Mrs. J. Aston Cabell wiz be informally
at home on Fridays (the three next) from
4 10 :.
Mrs. Randolph Tatum and Miss Tatum
will be at home informally on Tuesdays
after three, until Lent.
Col and Mrs. r. r. Withers. Of Wythe-
vile. celebrate their golden wedding on
February 30. and on that day day. also
the wedding Of their youngest daughter
Misc Virginia Seccssia Withers. and Mr..
John Young Terry. Of Seattle Washing
ton, son Of the late Gen VIM Terry, Will |
take place A family reunion at Col. |
Withers' handsome place will mark the |
day. in recognition of a combination or |
highly satisfactory circumstances Mr.. |
and Mrs stephen Putney leave on Tues
day for Wythevllle.
Miss Patton, Of Lexington, Va, and |
Miss Anne Meade. of Clarke county. are
the guests of Misses Rachel ana Halle
Cooke.
Mrs. Hugh Taylor's Wednesdays have
taken their place as among the most en-
joyable promises OF the ante-Lenten sea-
son The Introductory 20 the series was
that of last week. when the large and
finely appointed parlors presented equal
testimony 10 Mrs. Taylor's popularity
and her taste The logs I'm the broad.
Dld-fashioned freplaces cracked away
with hospitable animation and sustained
he Rev Sidney Smith I'm all that he
ever said about bright fires and good
spirits. The growing flowers. lilies and
azaleas. were Mrs. Taylor's foster chill
llren. and had reached their perfect
growth under her eye Mrs. Taylor was
assisted in receiving her many callers by
her guests. the Misses Foster. Miss Mar
yaret VIM. and Mrs. Thos. Symington,
of stanton.
on Friday night Mrs Randolph Tatum
md Miss Tatum entertained a number
II friends most enjoyably at cards, "a
courtesy to their guest, Miss Causey OF
Delaware. The table was finely APP
pointed. pink and green being the coiors
in decoration.
inc Prices were quite HdiluSolli' a |
liver match safe, a cut-glass smelling
,ottle. and a silver letter stamp. Those
present were Misses Elizabeth Grant
cameron. Alice Carpenter. Kellogg. Mary
Iayes. Carrie Talbot, Lucy Cooke. Berta
Wexford. Kathleen Anderson. Ella Cooke.
fary Saunders. Mary Binford, Marianne
dcade. Rcbe Glasgow. Mary Pace, Mary
icCaw, Mamie Gillian. Julia Morton;
.iessrs. 4. V. Williams. J. Nj. Valentine
Murray Din. George Reid, W. H. Blair
,oleman Workman. Philip Bruce, Horace
Iawes Mayo Binford, Julian Binford,
&c Bragg. Z. n. c. Cabell w. G. No
and. Hogue Gillian. A. II. Holiday,
!. Il. Campbell +. r. Harrison. X. Mitch
II. Blankenship. Dr. Williams. Henry
:. Cabell. and Il. T. Robertson.
The fashionable interest concerned IL ]
elf chiefly on Thursday evening with
frs. Howard Hoge's tea, for which three
undred invitations were out The fash S
unable interest. too. proved OF a pretty
tiff consistency Of the kind, which is
OF materially hurt by rain. The floral
OF the house We're OF the |
host lavish kind. I'm ferns. carnations. {
nd mignonette. The last Is somewhat
pss familiar in this connection than its
sscntiaily sweet qualities warrant, but ,
was delightfully."- present this time, ,
making Itself felt modestly but distinct ,
,. as background for carnations.
The receiving party was thus Mrs.
Toward Hoge. white hrOcade, American
eauty roses. Mrs Charles Charley.
ink silk shot with gold. Mrs Dana H.
tucker. her wedding gown OF ivory white
atm, old point lace: Miss Kate Har-
son. white organdie: Mrs VIM. r. Rob
rs. black satin: Mrs. VIM. Bentley. black
atm Miss Kate Hogc. OF stanton,