Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
PETERSBURG SOCIETY.
Entertaining the Night Club-Pret's
necorations-Perso

observation-disclosures
PETERSBURG. VA, December %
Especial christmas, with its round OF
festivities. Is at hand. and Petersburg. as
IS its wont, bids rair TO be exceedingly
gay. as scores of invitations are already
speeding the rounds TO card parues'
dances. and merry markings of every de-
scription.
Wuhers's injunctions in his Christmas
poem of which the following is the be-
ginning:
$50 now is come our joyfulest feast
Let every man be jolly;
Each room with ivy leaves be dressed
And every post with holly"
were carefully observed on the occasion
of Miss Mary Beasleys entertainment of
the Night Club on Wednesday; for not
only did ivy and holly figure conspicuous
" in the decorations, but mistletoe'
American Beauties, and yellow chrysan-
themums lent their beauty TO the artsuc
decorations In one room, in which red
was the keynote, American Beauties were
tastefully arranged among the Christmas
greens. and the whole brilliantly illunl-
mated with red shaded candles. In the
other room yellow prevailed, and chrys-
anthernums were used effectively with
myrads of yellow lights, while the nan
was a triumph in green and white. the
score-cards were beautifully painted. ana
bore each a sprig of holly or tiny Santa
Claus Miss Beasley and her mother
were assisted In receiving by Mrs. Edwin
Beasley and Miss May Sandys Lynch. OF
Richmond. Those present were Misses
Tn1,v1
tie and Lucy Watson, Mary thinner, Car
RE Pryor. Anne and Roberta Gin, Kath-
ryn Percival. Bessie and Leiper Venable.
Marian Wells. Mrs. George Cameron, Jr,
Mrs. Charles Trotter Lassiter, Mrs. John
Herbert Claiborne. Mrs. w. L. thinner
Misses Annie Wilson, Of Richmond;
Mary Friend, and Elise Harrison; Messrs
Alfred Friend. Jr, Brooks and Hamil-
ton Rogers, John Watson, Ned Spots
wood Herbert Mann, George Scott,
Charles T. Lassiter, George Came
ron, Jr., DIR. Claiborne, Edwin Beas-
lev. Robert Martin, James Dunn,
Martin, Waverly Townes. Harry Mann
Harry Reasley, Robert Budd. John G..
Griffin. Ernest Griffin. w. l.. thinner. and
Meade Doyle At the close Of the games
refreshments appeared, which were per-
fectly prepared, daintily served, and
hugely enjoyed. That the players were
on their mettle from start to finish can
be readily seen from the number who cut
| for the prizes, which were, for the ladies',
a silver shoe horn, and for the gentlemen
n silver desk-flle. The ladies who cut
were Misses Mary Zeleme and Otelia
Johnston, Martha Collier and Leiper Ven-
able. Miss Telia Johnston being the win
ncr The gentlemen attaining the honor
OF cutting were Messrs. w. L. thinner,
Charles 7. Lassiter. and Hamilton Rogers.
the last mentioned winning.
| On Thursday afternoon Miss Lillian
Nichols's well-known hospitality was ex-
tended to the Young Ladies Afternoon
Club. Here again the season furnished
the scheme OF decoration, banks Of holly
and mistietoe and graceful festoons OF
running cedar being everywhere seen
The Misses Nichols and Miss Anabel
Patteson were kept busy supplying stars
to the following players Misses Martha
Collier. Grace McGill, Helen Leaven-
worth. Light Leavenworth, Bessie Vena'
BILE. I,eiper venabe. Mary Friend, Bessie
Cooke. Nellie Cooke, Lima Noltenius
Kate Mann, Carrie Pryor Mamie Scott
Mary thinner, Kathetyn Percival, FlorriC
PEBBLES, OF Norfolk; May Lynch, OF
Richmond; Frances Ream, Mary Beasley
Roberta Gill, Mary Patteson. Elise Har-
rlson. Mary Zelenie Johnston, Matte
Watson, Lucy Watson, Sallie Bernard
and Mrs Edward Patteson. Miss Mary
Patteson having more punches at the
close of tho evening. was awarded first
prize--a 5-o'clock teapot-and the second
q bonbon-box-was cut for by Misses
Grace McGill, Light Leavenworth. Mary
thinner, and Matte Watson, Miss Zim'
mer carrying of the prize.
Friday being ChristmasEve, the usual
Friday german was held on Thurs
day night. Mr. Wallace jefferson lead
ing. Among the dancers were the Misses
yenable. Friend. Watson, Scott Collier
Gill. Bernard Mann, Harrison, Beasley
Lynch White. and Wilson; Messrs
Bartlett. Paul and Nat Roper. Hill Beas
ley. ]. NJ Il. Gill, darcy Roper, Gun
solus, plummer Bond. Weddell, Allen
Mann, Martin, Townes and Griffin.
Mrs. w. Il Harrison entertained ths
Ladies' Afternoon Club at her home, or
Washington street, Friday afternoon
Amidst profusion OF carnations. roses
and smilax, the ladies eagerly contested
for the honor of wearing the laure
wreath for the coming week, Mrs. join
McGii; being victorious. The uniQu.
scorc-eafds. in tbs form OF footballs
the different tables being designated b,
college coiors, were punched by iitti
Misses Aiverta Egerton. Helon and Doro
thy Horrtson. The ladies present wer
MIS- W l., zimner. Mrs. w. l.. yenabls
MR.. ssiii Mrs. Cameron. Mrs. Meade
M.<s Lownes. Mrs. Watson, Mrs. clai
DIn9, Mrs. Excfton Mrs. Wright Mrs