The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-23
SOCIAL AND OTHERWISE
PAST WEEK As sPENTIN FASHION
ABLE CIRCLES.
The Lonten Seasons Advent Quiet Aiter
Observation-Disclosures fntef'"'"-
ments-Personai Mention

I.ent's presence IS making itself ais
tinCty felt while the afflNal Oh ~"
"Wednesday does not punctuaie tihnsS
social with a FUN stop. the cuect II "i-
most that after one Of the NtiS h"N'o'
winters Richmond has seen ior Se@,S'
The principal topics for iash'on"n'o ',
cussion have been, OF coui -, 'no 49,.
bctskoy-RiVcs hnd tahcn-Iosah mar
riarrs Tho prominence OF the parties
eutailcd comment
I'll. nrosncritv of SUMNER ,,cst' Is ci,
interest 10 many leading Kichmond Wo-
men. II 10 may Dee gagged by attend
anco upon the Dramatic Sea az tie icsi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Barks-
dale go east Grace ON Monday evening
"Slx Guns of chocolate. or, A Piece OF
Gossip. In one Act was the name OF
fho dramatic attraction, the dramatis
ucrsOnao being Mrs. John W. Goodc,
Misses Virginia Drewry. Lulic Walker
Nellie Parker. sarah Harrison. and Alice
C0wardin. Each acquitted herself so brill
uauuy that general sentiment was cX-
pressed hy one of the ladies present who
declared her personal enjoyment worth
four times tAc admission fee charged.
The stacc-scttiug was most picturesque
and much admired. Among those present
were Rev Pike Powers. Miss Arundel,
Nr and Mrs K. J.. Powers. Mrs. $. y.
Martin. Mrs. Howard ioge. Mrs. GraysOn
nurruss Mn and Mrs. Dana Ruckcr
Judge and Mrs. Rely Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryce. Stewart Hume, Miss Mabel Wal
kcr. Mrs. Mildred Darlington. Miss Gus
sic Mcclure Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Strudwlck. Miss Hughes. Mrs. Seldom
Jones Mr. and Mis-. Y. IL. Symington
MT ana MIS-. J9hn H. Fo0dc' MIS-.
GafpehV Jones Miss MAY Jones Mrs Der.
hard Peyt0n Judge ana Mrs y. &. Mi-
nor, Mrs. Cox. Mr. and Mrs Waller Nor
ton, Mrs Bradley 5. Johnson. Mrs. VIII
nam htnueF' Mrs' CHARLES u Williams,
DroNry.
MISS Lucy coleman has returned from
Ne" YORK
MISS Minnie fucker or Raleigh y. c.,
Is the guest OF Miss Mary Saunders.
He permanent opening or the Artists
Ll-o-Iooh' rankin ana Fourth streets
VIII take pace tomorrow
.,. ,,,.
anu "'i'6n'iu ihli u0loh
-i'o.l ''i' i.'il'l fui't VIII ue maze uy
loteSS"I 'ail I"eltfh f'cNal on next
we " oman b 'uil'tt, anu ihe dlIcciloh
Of NJ. Horace smith Mr.. Faolten is
now 90 ihe HFteia Hotel old Point
LIS UP l7 ii'l lioi'ssloidi. surety speak
lns' he i7 vi' Is '""f "i ie'ieauoh III
'.,' o'"'l' """ D.. '' t"iousn INC tHolls
"i 4Vil"'i pupil MISS iaNihie i+drlauee
t't'i ut 'lc music department OF the
'oHc-'. ihat thermometers are enabled
To- enjoy his gifts. The boX-oiiicc tAcai-
en9J VIII open tomorrow morning Tor
me SAFE OF RESERVED seals. regular
prices VIII prevail. Special interest Is
laheh I'D inc ahalF 10y Mi' loW'h pu-
plls'
'oHspleluou7 among inc pi'a.NI's "hlch
viii como WIN raster week Us lhe pro
ducton OF inc opera, fo"hatah on lhe
evenings OF Al.h pun ana 'ui' loI lNe
benefit oi inc Sn'ilelIhs ARMS liospllal
Mr. William a Baker VIII arrive ON inns
coming Tuesday from oman ana chi
caEo On which cities the opera has been
produced "iih nilliltnl success IoI til'
purpose OF experimenting the rchearsais
The amateurs VINO VIII piou"ce lne
go '.i'sr,,i,., ,,,ris and nomular man
iu fashionable Richmond. ana the ener-
sizes of q number oil lsaol's W1l"e ,,s,, III
1iro.ts5 towards The success Of the en-
'er,al''ii'' I,.,,,, ,..t,ro ON .poutical
o., .s ~ r.,.olr',io, p" daliv.red
btslihlhS7 on 'i,r i''
ln me ia'''''' W go. -
that place one ol inc mus .-'','' i,ll.i
sentative auniences 'na1 ever as. ,,',.',
in Richmond. Ine lecturer ioiiI.' " ~,
IS that Of "a family always uls'lii- ,''' ',.
in the history OF lhe Common" '''''' ,'''
his personal ois''"'''on aa - ,',.-