The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-05
SOCIETY AND CHARITY.
ONE DAYS NIUs ~ THt FaSHfONd-
BILE WOHLD-PIRSONdLs.
Mr. w. T.. sheppard'- Admirable Latest
Work-Portrait Of the Late George
o.. Mcadams.

Those Interested i'm the Evening With
| Charles Dana Gibson" December 18TH
| rad "A very promising meeting yesterday
| at Mrs. Matt. Peasants house, IL east
| Franklin street. The following pleasant
| things developed: Beside the ladies' al
ready named as undertaking pictures
Mrs. Allan Potts will take one ana Mrs
George Wayne Anderson another. Rehear-
sails will be held at the houses OF those
| having pictures in charge, there VIII DE
a general rehearsal AT Mrs. Archer An
dersons and one possibly two) al the
| Academy. Miss Katharine rye VIII come
TO Richmond on the 18th or 18th TO give
| her valuable aid in posing ana aifdNs-
| ing the pictures. There VIII be SIX muSl-
| cal numbers. besides those by the orches-
ira \ letter has been received from
Sgnor CampObello. who kindly consents
| 10 sing two numbers. professor hhile-
! hardt arranges the muslcai programme
| and leads the orchestra. MIS-. Dito. WI"
| be in Richmond on the litn. handsome
/ programme are now ln piepai a.loN l'i
/ souvenirs. The tickets PRESERVED atala)
/ are 81 a piece. general admission, 90 cents
! They Will be on sale at the Academy.
| Those are the facts-d decidedly pioiiia-
/ ing aggregate.
Mrs. Robert Raniet made "Wednesday
a day 10 be very pleasantly remembered
| by party oi her friends Wnom sH'
! entertained at dinner al the JEFFERSON
! Hotel. The jefferson and dinner is COM
| bnaton whose delightful qualities nave
| been frequently tried There is nothing
! pleasant 20 say which is not always
! 90 say when the jefferson chef Us I'M
! plicatcd.' as he deliberately was on tnls
| day. After dinner the great cluster OF
| yellow chrysanthemums was divided INTO
! single flowers. and each guest took home
! one as "a souvenir The only unpleasant
/ thing about IL all was that II was Mrs.
! Ranlets goodbye for the present.
! Iler guests were Mrs Allan Potts. Mrs.
] beverly r.. Munford. Mrs. g. T.. Buck.
/ Miss Mary Cameron. Mrs. W. James
! Walker Miss Mary Thomas. Miss No
! Farland, OF Annapolis Md Miss 'aliie
| Iyand. Miss Mary Williams. Miss BESSIE
/ Darlington. Miss Bessie Pace. Miss Ian
| don Kives. Miss Mary Currie Donnan.
| Miss Annie Leigh Camm, Miss Gertrude
! Camm, and Mrs. Barton H. Wise.
Miss Mcfarland. Of Annapolis. is the
| guest OK Mrs. Thomas Moore.
| on Wednesday evening half dozen or
/
/ themselves together AZ Mrs. Bucks de-
/ Hchtful house. She invited them as
/ pleasant way 90 spend the time %
| game Of whist They played IL. and time
under the spell OF Mrs Buck graceful
| courtesy took wings and flew. The people
| who happened 10 drop IN were Mrs John
! Dunlop. Mrs. y. O.. Williams. Miss Mary
/ Williams. Mrs. W. James Walker Mrs.
/ Robert Raulet. and Mrs. Frank Chris
] Nfr.
/ theyl drop IN together again some day.
A meeting Of the City Union Of Kings
! Daughters. organized az the recent state
/ Convention I'm Richmond. is called by the
/ chairman. ON this next Wednesday az
noon i'm the pariors Of the Woman
/ Christian Association building.
/
Invitations are now ont to the debut
/ party By Miss Ellie Kosher Zone Of the
/ sweetest girls of the l-u. On the gth.
Mt Joseph sumpf has forwarded 70
/ the president OF the Gcimau-American
/ Ladies' AID Association check for 80,
/ the gift of Mr. Ad0lphus Busch. OF 81.
/ Louis. 10 Doc used for the benefit of the
sick poor among fhe Germans. The ladies'
/ take this opportunity 20 make public am
/ nounCcment of Mr. Busch's generosity
ana their own hearty tn inks and appre-
! citation
/ General r. VI. Loean's youngest daVeh-
/ ter Miss Lima Loran. of Alcoma came
down 20 Richmond yesterday. and Is ne
! guest Of her cousin. Miss Est,Ae Je
saussure SO east Main street.
Mr.. William i. Sheppard. whose dis
/ tinction as an artist is national cent
up from his studio 90 Mrs. GEORGE d. Nc
! Adams house 70 life-size ihusD portrait
| in oil OF her husband. the late George
/ y. NcAdams. Those who have seen the
picture declare with emphasis that II is
another triumph for Ar. shcppari ANA
I that its likeness TO life is startling. Ntun-
| heis OF people have found il worth vis-
/ iting Mrs. McAdams' parlors TO eA' mine.
/ Mss Lizzie Morehcad. Of Durham. y.
/ c.. is stopping with Miss Mary Archer
| Saunders.
Miss Caskic. q charming young lady of
/ ST. Louis. is visiting the family OF br. ".
/ ~. Oppcuhimer ON Smith street
That was q pleasant meeting Of Mrs.
/ Badwins former pupils in the \. vi.
/ G.. a. parlOrs yesterday 90 noon. Inc
meeting was called by Mrs. John X.
! Sampson and Mrs. James Lyonns. vice
/ presidents for Virginia, Of the Alumnae
Association. There were present those
+ ladies' and Mrs. Archie Cary. airs. jack
son Guy Mrs. Scott Mchae, Mrs. Walter
/ Cone. Mrs. Frank Danuer Misses Eva
/ lowc. Florence Cabeil, Han, Oh Han
/ over county, and others.
The result .0f tie meeting was the
/ organization OF Richmond Chapter Oh
/ the Alumuae Association with Mrs.
f Walter Cone and Mis-, Eva Bowe as of