The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-19
SOCIETY AND CHARITY.
ONE DAYS NEUS IN THE FiSH-
JONIHLE World.
The Evening With Charles Dana Gibson.
Miss A friend's Debut Party.
Personal Mention.

1t Is the natural result CT Miss Annie
Lee Alfriend's social prominence and per-
sondl charm that her debut party iaa'
night should have been leading social
interest since the day the invitations
went out. Certainly interest has not TINS
season had more complete ana elegant
eradication than i'm the reception Whie"
drew together majority vi 'he mus
charming people in Richmond. Inc e"'l'c
house presented welcome 10 quests
Throughout the halls there were eioNlhs
palms, the observation-disclosures ihilo"
Dand-sittng behind screen OF lhese'
Palms also stood ia elective pvai1ion9
throughout the rooms In the ldiloiS '"is
decoration received telling "uuili' = VI
American Beauty roses ana ferns mere
were flowers on the parlOr man'ei' pideeu
against a ground OF green, ana nero "''''
was a pOrtieTe OF smilaN, Which was o''
Of the most effective pieces Oh ue.oi ~"
ever seen i'm a Richmond mousse. l"' ="
bic decorations GoraD were Oh 'o',
roses. a handsome dinner scarf eN''''','
from one end Of the table 10 lhe o'.''.
The final attraction was supphe" iH quo
grace OF an the receiving party, "u'
oiollv of Mrs. Thomas l.. Alilieno. lne
Lee Alfrieud. and Miss Eleanor ieils
Arnapolis. Mrs Alfriend wore pi'cA
roire Miss AIfricrd who is ON. oI ~.
most charming women Of the deou'ih''
SET adding native grace 20 All neI o,u'l
gifts. wore white taneta ana chilon'
cnost Miss Eleanor Terry. whose u'''.
! shin wherever She has visited ~ 'i''
rr,l result OF personal charm adoeu ~
eNrarffor1I rhf lral Hh.
white brocaGcd t1feta ana chiN A.
The receiving party cohs. gu
Thomas y. Carter. Mrs. ''sni 49,,
Mr. John SHELTON Williams ~.
Tavlor. Mrs james N'iloru' -.
hort u IaNertv. Misses anu. H.,
,. ,f.rda stokes GahrieNa rage. '-.
v,-,--,i.,. kathleen Anderson, Eie''i"'
,,ostor Katharine Rinehart, warm
Pa. Annie Drowry Lizzie EoVn' ''
| ,I..,,f, Lon, Tocqn FlOssie lnihol'. '''''
~, Ethel Pace Della Sfrlht .'""N'
,r,foi walker. Elsie Cameron, Me7S'
a.. c u ,f,vo George ~ row.
| ,,,,-,r, yvuliamern Talloy John '"'i ~,
1-.,,,.~, pal,nor william Hunt otis AZ
friend. and Granville Gray
Those present were - ~ ,.,r.
Mics Handy. Mr. and Mrs l
tor AR. and Mrs. J. \ Snl" a.
Mrs c. T. Smith Mr. ana A.,
,,..o NJ and Mrs James Patton VII
Mi' ,rt,r,oe Ia0~ees. Mr.. and Mrs
parish Mr.. and Mrs Ashton
c.,ri.o Nr and Mrs : Wn'@m-' VT
,,d ,rrs ia Buck Mr. and MIS- ''n,'9
49, Dr and Mrs /. \ White. Mr..
o.a NJ Fred Pleasan's Nj. ANA Ms
cbories y Skmker M. and MI =. w
ter Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar -
/ Dr. and Mrs Hugh Taylor MI am
/ CasEie Caheu. Mrs. Ahce SN"" ,a
NJ and Mrs Noncure Perkins MT. anu
Mr. Josoph Bryan. Mr. and Mrs lio'''
r,ss Nfiaees SANGER HUNT Mary hum
r,,cv Tavlor. Of North Carolina hoy FL
| icrson Annie GRAY. Katharine ~"
NJ ZONES Annie Mcclure. tlauula ''-
NOR Matte Purcell Hattie Ross ""-
mic Ho-e. Mary Saunders. l,Izle Ho
! head. Lillian Irquharl Il'.'"' -.
81, nan sue Wexford. Lillian laf-
hroueh. Amcie Peeram' lna h' ,'--',,,',
r,5ith pe9ue. Mary DOMAIN NIt''l'
! Traves Marianne Meade. Lima M.I d.
| ,.f, -r,iar Willie Kauker. carrie ''i''
,,,, Nina Randolph. Avelyn 'oiuoh'
an, r.,keou Mary BinfOrd Mary Mlli'i'
| r,l,,,t.fb Hopkins. Gertie Cainn' J. i't
| crco Mckinney. Maude Mckinney, h,t 'l"
! Wexford. HALLE Cooke. Annaoei enH',''
Mary Darlington. BERTHE 'la.so"' ',,.'
! rLt and eucsts Mary Gilman ''ll"
! ,fese-- Ironrv Caben. Frank paF'H-
l,, revris Ginter. Saunders lion7on'
| ,rfii.u Johnson. Richmond Lewis. i'
| ~ ,f,,r. william holland. l'sh rage
/ r,fn picFcrDu BENJAMIN stacy '-ii
! .....,.f.,iou II. G.. williams. \. J." VIII
/ -. victor williams. Monte workman
/ Coleman workman. 81. 'fnite
/ Farley Cooke. Randof Caiilns'oi',
/ 1a,...r lfrIlrc Tilfon. luW iir'-f "l t
] To- N.
/ W., Tohu Mallory. Charles l.. MlilHin3'
| 1V.tllrs Fuerson. Joel Perrin W. Hi's
! 49,, Edward Robinson Edward iitiil
| L George Warren. Guy DAVIS. JoNn
/ ,-..- ornoud Young. George Gibson
! ,,1o..rd MAYO. j. r. Wheat. james
/ puthorfoord Murray I'm. Ih"s Bran
| dor Lewis Brandcr. funston carey i-u
/ aar Powers. Rutherford 10 '",,
! t,f.f,rd Frank Bllukenship carton NC
! i....,, n irving Mcdowell. Louisville.
Ky. Arthur Wiley. lvey Ariins'oJn' ~
! To.her Palmer Gray, II. >. ha"e7.
/ l,t.t..rd Gaines Cham. Peasants James
/ ,.'t.rtine Richard WORKMAN. fahN
| 30. De Grafin Reid llohson' FRANK
! -, George Pesram. Dean Maury
! Phillip Powers
! ono of the most charming cour'e9i's
GROWING out of the Evening WIN = mar RS
| Dana Gibson WIS h t"'-
ttr and Mrs. Alfred II. Harris whose
Io.,italitv invariably finds graceiul ana
| ,Ic',nt expression IL was succeeuei D4
! . .,,nnar al their residence. west rank
| lin street. ...-, - veilo,r
roses and violets. .,,
THE party ln full consisted OF M "n1
| Mrs Alfred r.. Harris. Misses W li'"'
! Kate and Julia Harris. CLAUDIA runner
| I,lraror Boshcr Messrs. John ouh5, ~
| - Navo. Robert Campbell. Allan l.i-
! hon Henry Baskerville John CurrIe'
| palmer GRAY and cambridge Spots"o"u-
ON the same evening Mrs judith g.
T. walkers attention 10 her PARTICULARLY
! charming guest Miss Jean ioshii7' WIS
maid in "a box party. followed 10y sup
| ner Mrs Walkers guests were VI
! Uo.kins. Niss Annie Rose walker MI
| and Mrs Thomas Boiling. Messis. LeSh
| Page John T Anderson. William Grant
| Mcqueen. Of New York O. T. and John
| c. Walker This composed the theatre
party. For the supper succeeding the
| entertainment: Mr.. and Mr.. W. James
| Walker Mr.. and Mrs Frank De1ne VIII
! lams Miss Bertha Wexford ana Nj
! Randolph Holiday were also Mrs. Wal
kers guests.
Miss Jean Hoskns was also the guest
| Of honor m theatre party given on
Tuesday by Mrs j. c. p Walker "Mrs
| pcnderhurv's Past " with TanuSchcck and