The evening times., 1896-02-22
CUSTOM OF BY-GONE DAYS.
Mrs. Money Will Give Her Young
Guests an Unusual Pleasure.
Holiday Entertainments Among the
Fashionnbles-M Mrs. Lincoln's
Lunehcon-SOcial Doings.

/ toms which our mothers delighted in. IL
| the "days befo' the wah," is he Old one
! Of placing In the brides cake a ring an d
| coin-the cake to be cut by the young girls
! present. The lucky finder of the ring il
| destined to bc the next bride, while SHE
| who found tue coin is fated to be an old
| maid.
There is singular charm about thi,
| trial of fortune to young and old, for the
young girl cuts her slice OF cake and exam
ines II with brcathlcss interest, while hcI
mother looks on, recalling the time when
she, too, was u belle, hunting eagerly for
the magic ring.
AT the informal at home to be giyel by
Mrs. Hcrnando u. Money to her daughter
| Mrs. Beverly Allan Read, Or Monday mex,
this antc-bellum custom will he revived.
and the ring in this instance will be a
lovely little diamond.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Beverly Allan Read have
just returned from New York. and will be
pleased 10 see all their friends on Monday.
from 5 To Z, ut the Metropolitan. Assist
ing will he the bridal party, Miss Money,
Mrs. Pickett Magruder, Mrs. John viii
liams of Mississippi, Mrs. Charles Howry.
Mrs. A. b. Hurt OF Mississippi. Mrs. L. W.
Ayers. Mrs. A. l.. Carroll, Mrs Robert Head.
and the ladies of the Metropolitan.
Mrs. John Frederick Lecch entertained
at u breakfast this morning.
The guests, forty IN number, were placed
at small tables, which were decorated in
spring flowers of different varieties. COM
pFisiBg violets, lilies OF the valley, mign-
ouette, jonquils, daisies, hyacin;hs and
roses. The corsagc bouquets for the ladies
were tied with ribbons corresponding in
hue to the flowers chosen.
Among the guests were Miss Licber, Miss
Long Edcs. NHssAIice Langhorne. Miss Mary
Ccndit Smith, Miss Fuller Miss Norris, Miss
Casscls Miss Swcaringer OF Pitisburg.
Miss Mildred Mcrrick, Miss Mullan. Miss
Lcech. and Messrs. Licbcr, Tot,en, Lieut..
MagiI. Lanicr Mckee. Wallace, Cassels.
Wise. Langhorne. Mullan. Lieut.. Parker.
Hopkins, Casscls and Leech.
Miss Cassels viii give a tea this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taney, with their infant
son. are the guests Of Mr.. Martin at the
Arlington This is their first visit to the
city since their marriage, and gives great
plea sure to a large circle of friends.
Mr. Frank b. Martin, who has recently
been missed at social functions owing to
Illness, has recovered.
Miss Anita Meter is the guest OF Miss
Muilet at her new home, 1871 4 street.
Miss Meter is a graceful and enthusiastic
bicyclist.
Mrs. n. u. Lincoln entertained at a tea
ON Thursday afternoon from TO Z, at
her residence, No. 1910 II street.
Assisting were Mrs. Z. 8. Leonard or
Jacksonville, Fla, Miss Cecil Fielding
Fletcher and Miss Jennie Haywood.
Mrs. Lincoln was gowned In violet velvet;
Mrs. Leonard, in black satin with Dresden
silk: Miss Fletcher, in blue and white
satin. and Miss Haywood, black silk with
pink chiffon.
The drawing room was decorated IN
palms and spring flowers. In the tearoom
a combination of violet and yellow in the
produced charming effect.
Nusic was special feature OF the after
noon, several well-known artists contrib
utine to the entertainment OF the guests.
Mrs. ]. A. Shea of r street gave vocal
and instrumental selections, Miss Cecil
Fletcher, Miss Katherine Allan, Nine. j.
Esputa DAILY. Miss Morgan and Miss Hay
wood were among the vocalists.
Among the guests were Mrs. B. F.Leigh-
ton. Miss Faso, Mrs. Kushman K. Davis,
Mr.. James L. Mu rIfhy, Mr.. John Bryan or
New York. Mrs. Hodgkins. Mrs. DR.. Baker,
Representative j. L. Willis, the Misses
Allen and many others. Af,er the tea,
Mrs. Lincoln entertained Representative
Willis and Mr.. j. d. Lincoln at dinner.