Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-12

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di,ette Amicke, Miss Adelaide Watkin
sang: LITE, by Chaminade. was sun
by Miss Annie Leigh Camm. AM
| the climax OF the entertainment wa
Howards singing Of Rogers AT Parting.
The beautiful ballroom OF the Jener
son Club Thursday evening was IN
scene of a brilliant social event, Oh IN
subscription german given by the clun
Mr.. Memo Mitteldorfer led number o
beautiful german figures, the gowns WORT
were magnificent. and the supper attei
the dance was served with the elegance
of all banquets OF the JEFFERSON CiuD
Among the lovely young ladies present
| were: Misses Strause. black satin; Flo-
renee Greenwald, yellow taffeta; Bin
swanger. black net; Fannie Mddledorf
white satin; Lula Milhiser white taffetai
Maud Dalman. yellow silk; Sarah Hutz-
Ter. white crgandie; Miriam Rosenbaum
white satin and chiffon; Stella Myers,
pink taffeta and Liberty silk: Essie
Strause, black net over salmon SILK;
Sadie Whtlock, pink silk; Sadie Thal-
hlmer, pink Liberty silk; Eiseman, blue
organdie; Fleck. red chiffon; Eisfeld.
/ pink satin; Shrier. pink satin and green
| chiffon; Levi, white organdie; saul, yell
| low organdie, Inez Goodman. blue or
| candle; Mrs. l.. l.. Strause. black net;
| Mrs. Isadore Strause, black velvet; Mrs.
| Kaum, Partisan costume of caster satin
| and cerise velvet; Mrs. w. w. Strause.
blue satin; Mrs. Simon Cohen, green
satin; Mrs. Miller Marcuse, black net;
| Mrs. s. Marcuse, black satin; Mrs. M.
Kush. pink taffeta.
Among the gentlemen present were
Messrs. Leonard Sycle, Sidney Sycle, Her
bert Dalman, NJ. Marcuse. Milton Strause,
/ Alexander Marcuse. Leroy Rhinehimer,
Leroy Cohen. Albert Lang, and Eliis
HutZler.
Friday evening was one OF the plea
santest of the past week for those who
were the guests of Miss Lily Norfieet
Urquhart, at her tea given in honor OF
Miss Heath, of Norfolk. The rooms were
decorated with palms and vases of chry-
santhemums. The mantels were banked
with chrysanthemums and ferns, and
large cut-glass bowl of white chrysan-
themums occupied the centre OF the
dining table The ladies receiving were
Mrs. W. II. Urquhart, black SILK and
chiffon; Miss Urquhart, green SILK; MISS
Heath, black satin with trimmings or
chiffon Miss Virginia Cooke, pompadour
silk, with cerise trimmings; Mrs. Clit-
ford r. Caperton, pink crepe, Miss Ethel
Pacs reryed the punch and Miss Court
ney Bridges poured the chocolate. In the
dining-room Misses Kate Meredith, Eve
Ign Gordon. and Virginia Mcleod pre-
sided. During the evening Miss Virginia
Cooke, who is visiting Miss Courtney
Bridges, played on the piano in style
which delighted her hearers. Among the
guests were Misses Marianne Meade,
Claire AMI LISA Bierne, Anna Lee AL
friend, Mamie Cook. Little of Norfolk,
Eleanor Bosher. Irene Tinsley, Ellerson,
Annie Smith of Norfolk, Tinsley, Louise
Dabney, Elizabeth Brander, the Misses
Wilson, Judith Deane, Bette Deane, Ella
Bruce, Virginia Tyler, Ellie Maury Werth,
Amy McRae Werth. Gabrielle Page, Lacy
Wormeley; Miss Nelson, University or
Virginia: Misses Mayo; Miss Harrison,
of Brandon; Misses Gray, Miss Leila
Gray, Misses Pegram, Misses Walker,
Miss Edith Jones, Misses Camm, Miss
Todd. Calvin Bragg and guest, Miss Nc
Henry; Miss Bernard, OF Petersburg;
Meade Burrell. Miss Massie, Misses Nor
gan, Maria Moseley, Josephine Mason,
Sue Skipwith, Mamie Jennings, Ella
Jackson; Miss Duval, OF Lexington; Ma
mic and Lily Hill, Jennie and Lizzie
Boyd, Alice Hemming, Della Stringfel-
low, Della Tompkins, Rhea watkins, MISS
Marianne Meade. Miss Anna Lee AL
friend, Misses Cook: Annie Smith, or
Norfolk; Little. from Norfolk; Lane, Il.
Bosher, Mary Hayes, Irene Tinsley, Ell
ler son. Louise Dabney. Brander, Wilson,
Tyler, Worth, Gabrielle Page. Beirne.
Wormeley, f. Addison, Lima Mayo. Mat
tie Purcell, Bessie Pace. Flossie Talbot,
and Miss Hotze.
Mrs John w. Gordon, Of Laurel street, |
on Wednesday evening gave charming |
little reception in honor of her guest, |
Mrs. William Dorsey Pender, formerly |
of North Carolina, but now citizen of |
Norfolk. The entertainment was very |
pleasant. It is hostesses like Mrs. Cor
don, who give our city its reputation for
charming hospitality. The decorations |
of the suite of rooms on the first floor |
were of pink carnations and white hya-
cinths. Miss Annie Pender Gordon, Miss
Ellis Glen, and Miss May Woodward
were the fair young Hebes for the occa-
sion. and Miss celia Minor added much
TO the pleasure Of the guests by comply
ing with their urgent request TO play
several selections of piano music The
guests were Miss Mary Elizabeth Moore,
Mrs. Henry T. Maloney, Mrs. Robert A.
Gibson, Mrs. Wexford c. Reed, Mrs. j.
Clements Shafer, Mrs. S. w. Travers,
Mrs. James Alfred Patterson, Miss Bulah
Mrs. Edmund Strudwick, Mrs.
Strudwick Mrs. James Allison
Hodges. Mrs. Alexander T.. Guigon, Mrs.
w. S. Forbes, Mrs. Robert S. Chamber
ayne. Mrs. John j. Gravatt, Miss Mary
Mrs. Edward Mayo, Mrs. Fran
els b. Isaacs, Mrs. Randolph Peyton, Mrs.
Portiaux Robinson.
The announcement OF the engagement
IF Miss Mary Eloise Howard, grand
daughter Of Mrs Raleigh Colston, of this
city. has recently aroused great deal
IF interest in Richmond. Miss Howard
was a distinguished graduate Of Bryn
Mawr several years ago, and the daugh-
ter of Mr.. Conway Howard and the
former Miss jamie Colston, she has in
lerited their intelligence and grace of
manner, and the SAVIOR faire of woman
of the world. Miss Towards fiance, Mr..
Francis Elliott Shoup. said to have been
,ne of the most brilliant students ever
graduated from Sewanee College, is now
he president of Columbia College, Ten
1essee His grandfather is the celebrated
Bishop Elliott, Of Georgia.
Owing to the delicate health of the
,room's mother, the engagement of Miss
Howard and Mr.. Shoup is to be followed
m the 23d Of this month by their we'd
ling 1t is to be an evening wedding, TO
axe place in the chapel OF the college |
,ver which Mr.. Shoup and his wife are
o preside. The Observation-Disclosures Ger
rude Howard, jamie Howard, and Misses
Illiott-will wear white organdie gowns
With white satin finish. The brides gown
$ to be Of white satin with chiffon trim