Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-10

LeesburK.
A young lady whose name must not be
mentioned. but whose home Is In the ex-
treme western part OF the city has been
seen buying her wedding troueseau.
Mrs. Benehsn Cameron win soon pay a
visit TO her fathers. Mr. Peter Mayo's.
home, on Franklin street.
Mrs. James Lyons IL absent from tho
city on q visit to New York.
Mrs Virginia Newton and MFR. and
Mrs. Charles II. williams have left for
New York With them went the Misses
Davenport who are to enter the well
known school OF which Miss PEBBLES was
formerly the principal
Nr. James l. Young. of Atlanta. VIII
stay about ten days longer in Richmond.
at si7 east Marshall street His object
in coming to Richmond IL to collect
funds for the monument to be erected
to Eugene Field.
Mr.. LLOYD Freeman. has Joined the
ranks OF Richmond artists and opened
studio on the corner OF Ninth and Frank
lin streets. Mr. Freeman's collection OF
really fine paintings. including a portrait
of the late Mr. Bouware and another
portrait finished for Mr.. Charles U. VIII
liams is open to all who are interested
In such works.
Mrs. Ewing. Of Yonkers, N. T.. is In
Richmond visiting.
Mrs. e. l.. Rem.ss, Of New Orleans,
has left her home until all danger from
yellow-fever Is past. and Is now staying
at the home of her father, NJ. John Il.
williams
Miss Julia Budd is visiting the Misses
Mcintyre, at east Grace street. MISS
Budd is also ore of the charming young
ladies whom Petersburg will lose and
", vi n
Miss Totse thinner. whose father Is
ono of the most prominent tobacco mer-
chants of Petersburg, will spend the
winter in this city.
Miss Elizabeth Eggleston and Miss
Otelia Eggleston have returned 70 the
city to fill the gap which their apselce
during the summer months had created.
Miss Leila Jefferson. OF Amelia county,
is visiting the Misses Eggleston, at Sos
west Grace street.
Mrs. Lewis Bosher and Miss Ellie
Bosher are spending the month OF Octo-
Der at the Hot Springs.
After the 18th OF october Mr.. Beverly
T. Crump will reside at No. 81 west
Grace street.
On October tho 4th there was meet
ins, of what may be called the Richmond
salon. when the ladies of the Woman's
Club met TO celebrate the fourth ann
yersary of the starting OF the cluo'
Among the many charming and talent
cd ladies rresent were: hrs. William At
cher Anderson, Mrs. Lunsford H. Lewis
Mrs Z. William Pemberton, MISS jams
NJ. Rutherford. Miss Claire Guiliauhe'
Mrs. Arthur LEROY, Miss Margaret Lee
Mrs Christopher Tompkins, ana Mrs
Francs Deane Williams repreSen.ins
| George Warren. Mrs. Charles Davenport
Mrs Meredith Montague. and Miss Mary
| Lewis of the House COMMITTEES.
| Where such a company was gathered
NJ course. the whole evening was de-
| lightful. .,os
THE color scheme OF all the decorations
was the prevalence Of yellow. In all the
halls and rooms masses OF bright gold
en-rod decorated the mantels and ables,
| and the supper-table, prepared III tno
card-room, was laid with handsome yei-
low embroideries. In the centre or the
tobla was the clubs birthday-cake. This
was not an everyday sort OF cake ~
u,ae covered and decorated with
u,bita icing on which were put in raised
letters the initials OF the club AID the
dats of its birth. with four candles, rep
resenting the four years OF the clup
/
The entertainment was arranged for
hy Miss Claire Guilaume and given by
! Miss Annie Louise Reinhart, and MISS
1 Rettie Booker. with Mr.. Jacob Remnant
as accompanist. Their audience was
left by the musicians in a most beatl-
fc state, on account OF each listener ;
pride in being able to own such gifted
Young ladies as fellow-citizens, ana on
account of the genuine pleasure when
Miss Boxers singing and Miss Rem
harris playing OF the violin gave ana
must always give. Miss Cookers schgs
were Nymphs and Fauns, by BeimDefg;
pastorale, by -et, end twas
April" by Nevin. Miss Reinhart played
some beautiful Hungarian airs by Kill
lar Bila: Sweden's Romance, "Cavatine,
bv P7fr and slumber song, by Mt
Gustavls Nllhiser.
The visitors present were Mrs. Stod-
dard, Of Savannah; Miss Rebec;a Dou-
that. of Wyanoke; Miss Kellogg, OF
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Buchanan, OF Mem
phis: Mrs. McRae, Of Galveston, and
Florence Warwick. Of New Haven, Conn
On Thursday the u o'clock train 10
Bon Air took party OF guests TO the
hospitable country home OF Mrs. Whitnel
s. Forbes. Mrs. Forbes met the party al
the train with a procession OF carriages
and after a delightful drive through
the autumn-tinted woods. invited them
a a charming luncheon. Progressive
euchre occupied the latter hours OF the
visit. until the only unpleasantness con-
nected with the occasion, the hour Tor
leaving. came. In the pleasant party
of guests were Mrs. Charles Lathrop
| Mrs II. C. williams, Mrs. Ashton Starke
Mrs. James Patton. Mrs. Moncure Per
kins. Mrs Thomas Boiling, Mrs. Ben
Gray, Mrs. Norah Leary, Mrs. William
BOYD. Mrs. William Royal, Mrs. DR.
! Hodges, and Mrs. Susan Skipwith.
On the 1st OF February Miss Marie
Blair will leave the city with party o.
young girls for an eight months tour II
Europe. A few Of the members OF he
party are Miss Helen Moseley, MISS
MAUD Morgan, Miss Carry shafer, an'
Miss Mary Donnan
Mrs. II. T. Maloney, a prominent mem
Der of the Wednesday Club, returned L
the city on Saturday.
Miss Susie Wellford's many friends vii
be glad 10 hear that she is again In town
|
On Monday the first class meeting o
the Richmond Art Club took place. Their
was an encouraging number Of attend
ants. Under the instruction OF Mr.. Ed
ward V. Valentine. ii is thought tina
this class will do very fine work TN
winter.
Mrs Allen e. Donnan and family hav
returned from a visit on Long Island
N. Y.
Miss Mary Stewart Hayes has returne
from a visit TO Miss Emily Cary, 1