Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-26

ontine, Murray Dlll George Reid. w. III.
Blair. Coleman Wor:han p. a. Bruce,
Horace Halves. Mayo Blnford, Lee Bragg.
Julian BinfOrd. y ~. 6. Cabel. W. G.
No,and, Hoge Gillian. Randolph Hol.a-
cay, *. Is. Cemnurl. r. =. Harrison,
Kirkwood Mitchell. John Blankenshio.
Robert +. Williams. u. l.. Cabell. and
l.. T. Robinson.
Mrs Joseph Bryan. who IS ever inge-
NOUS in devices for the pleasure OF young
people. issued invitations for "New
Woman's Lunch" on Thursday. Tne
guests were seated At small tables. ana
progressed from one table 10 The other
with each course. according 10 the cor
rectncss OF their guessing \ card was
given to each with a number Of conum-
drums written on 1t. and penny attaoh-
ed 10 the end. The answers To the riddles
all related TO the coin. directly or re-
motely. Miss Carpender won the lady :
prize. and Mr. Barney the gentleman'a.
The lunch was given 20 the Misses Da-
Wis Of the University. Misses Katherine
McIntire Elsie Cameron. Bertha Ran
dolph, Alice Carpenter. Fannie fnd An
ME Mcclure. Agnes Barney. Eliza HoN-
ton, and ROsina Noldccci. and Messf@.
Edward Willis. Lancaster Williams ho-
race Halves, James Rutherford. l.. y.
Thomson. Cotesworth Pinckney. and
Robert Randolph.
A pretty luncheon was given on Friday
By Mrs. John Lyons. at her fathers resi-
donce. 90 east Grace street. 10 entertain
the young girls Of her May-Pole dance
in the Kirmess The decorations were
lovely pink roses. silver candelabra, and
pink shades. The name-cards were
charming Kate Gre naway figures hand
painted. some plating the May-pole. all
appropriate TO the May-pole dancers. who
win wear Kate Greenaway costumes, with
Leghorn flower beladen hats. The
dancers present were Misses Emily Adj
olson. Anne McCaw. Evelyn Gordon,
Courtney Bridges, Ellen Bogby. Helen
LEROY, Adelaide Watkins, and Claire
Beirne. Guests were Misses Bessie Pace,
Mamie Langhorne Gussie Mcclure, and
Virginia Mcleod.
Mr. and Mrs. Ashton starl1e gave a
tasteful and elegant little dinner on
Wednesday evening in honor OF Mr.. and
Mrs John HOoe. OF AlcXandria The
table appointments W re dainty. and the
decoration OF the centre was "a lovely
bowl OF pink roses and maidenhair ferns
The guests invited were MT and Mrs
IIooe, Mr. and Mrs Thomas Boiling, and
Colonel and Mrs. G. OBJ. Cowardin.
Mr. and Mrs John u. Potts entertained
the Chahng-Dish Club on Thursday eve
ming i'm delightful style. The drawing
room was tastefully decorated in pink
and green. pink lamps and candles, palms,
ferns. and evergrccns. The dining-rOOm
and table We're beautiful ia abundant
holly. crimson ribbons fest0Oned and
tied. gnd crimson ana white lamps and
candles. The head club prize. a pair Of
cut-glass silver-top cream-jars, was won
by Mrs. Frank Steger; consolation, a sill
yer boot-hook and nail-fle. by Mrs Harry
Frazier; guests head prize. a Pompeiian
iardniere by Mrs. 9. w. y. Brock: con-
ISOLATION. a set Of violet templates. by
Miss Montague. A delicious supper was
served after the game upon the card
tables.
There were present OF the club members
M. and Mrs. Potts. Mr.. and Mrs Ashton
Starke. William W. Morton. Thomas
Boiling, Isaac Davenport. Alfred r. Har-
ris John Finders, Jr., William j.. Royal,
James j. Patton, N. +. Montague, Charles
+. Smith. II. NJ Perkins. James A. Welch.
Beirne Blair, Levin JOynes. Gideon Dav-
export, Bernard Peyton. Charles
Davenport, =. ID. Steger Harry Frazier,
". James Walker, Barton Grundy.
Thomas rutherford, X. q. Rennoids
and Mrs. Edward Mayo. The guests were
Colonel and Mrs. G. Oh. CoWardin, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles L.. Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. Caskie Cabel, Dr. ami Mrs Joseph
A. White, DIT and Mrs Christopher
TomplNns Mr.. and Mrs. John \. Cullen,
Or. and Mrs. c. ". i. Brock. Mr.. and
j
Mary Pegram. Helen Montague. Lou Ad-
kins. and Messrs William Massie. r.. G.
Mayo, Carter Branch, William Scott. Z.
G. Pegram, Cary Sheppard. John Monta-
que. and h. H. Cabell.
A singular and very beautiful blending
OF The joys of youth with those Of age IS
evinced in the elegant invitations to the
golden wedding Of Colonel and Mrs. X.
T. Withers. on Monday evening.
February 3d-dates 1s46-1S96, en-
closed in the wedding invitation
OF their daughter, Virginia Secession, 10
Mr. John Young Terry, at ST. Johns
church. Wytheville. Va. The young cou-
pie will be married at 8 o'clock, and the
reception. between the hours OF and 3,
viii be Jointly held by the two couples
Youth thar looks forward, and Age that
looks backward. and, in this instance,
both happy.
The marriage Of Miss Eleanor Fisher
and Mr.. James McAulay Higginson on
Wednesday evening was one Of the most
brilliant ever witnessed I'm Monumental
church. The bride is a daughter Of Mr.
Robert Haxall Fisher and the groom the
son of the LAKE. Sir j. NJ. Higginson. *.
G. b.. and Lady Higginson, of Connell-
more County Kildare Ireland. and ne
phcw Of the Sixth Duke Of Sidney and
Duchess OF Manchester He will take his
bride in the spring to visit his relatives
in England and Ireland.
Mr.. Higginson has charming country
residence in Albemarle county about six
miles west Of the University.
Colonel and Mrs. John b. Purcell en-
.ertdined small number OF the friends
)f their debutante daughter at dinner on
Saturday, in honor Of Miss Dammann, of
Baltimore Among those present were
Misses Matte Purcell, Alice Dammann,
Pence Weddell. Katherine McIntire,
Maria Dunlop, Nellie Neale. and Messrs.
Granville Valentine. James Moncure. Al
BERT Dinwiddie, Lynwood Antrim. S. s. T.
PattesOn, and Hugh Antrim.
Handsome Invitations cards announce
he marriage Of Miss Sally Archer Bruce
% the Rev. Arthur Barksdale KinsOlving,
% take place on Wednesday, February
he 9TH. at j. o'clock, at ST. PauIs church.
Bishop kinsolvng VIII ofticiate, assisted
~ Rev Hartley Carmichael Miss Bruce
$ the accomplished daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Seldom Bruce. and is one
II the most admired OF the many lovely
'oung women of Richmond. Mr.. Kinsol-
wing is a Vrginian, Is a pulpit orator OF
ligh merit, and is now I'm charge Of one
)f the largest and most influential Epis-
opal churches in Brooklyn. wedding
breakfast at the home Of Mrs Joseph Il.