The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-18
SOCIETY
The Joyous Season Ushers In the Regime
Of Spring Time Social GaieIy.
c0MIEG WEDDINGS AID OTHER EVENTS
Two Marriages nE Un,,sunl Interest TO
Norfolk People, to be Soirlnnixed
This "cck-The Ensicr German
Will be One of the senior clubs
Greatest Efforts.

Will be One of the senior Clubs
Greatest Efforts.
Like butterfly breaking It's chrysllis
and spreading its glorious wings 20 the
sunshine. the dcmu.e Lenten maiden will
to-day blossom out in all the glory Of
her Easter costume. Her return to
earth and worldly things will be {; daz-
ZlinS trans formation. The Easter gill
VIII nave wings, too, like the butterfly
when IS escapes from rs silllen conilnc-
men;-bn; they'll be on her hat
Her hat! what does not the Easter
nat signify TO the gay little butterfly
Of fashion beneath 1t? This yea:' am
tod they are to sulDass previous tri-
umphs OF the milliNcr's art;
We shall see to-day. and doubt not
that the revelation VIII be startling.
But the erstwhile maid Of sad Lcnten
time has done pennancc ana is now free
to work her own sweet will as best
suits her, 10 indulge her l!ttle pet r,ivol-
ities. which, after all, arc very harm
less. She will dance at The Easter ger
man, she will attend the two weddings
booked for the week and she is pre-
pared to enjoy to the fullest extent the
season newly born with the Eastertide
The past week has, Of course, been
exceedingly quiet. Even, those little in
formal affairs that have been taking
place during Lent have been abandoned
III Difference to the most solemn Of all
solemn seasons observed by Christen-
dom, Holy Week.
Misses Margaret Bull and Lily Drum
mond spent Easter week ve:y delight
fully In New York city.
Colonel William Lamb has returned
from a trip to Providence, r. l., and
New York. In the latter city he attend
ed banquet given to Colonel Hay,
Americas new ambassador to the Court
Of st. James Colonel Lamb and Colonel
Hay, who were old friends. had no:
met before In forty-two years.
Mr.. Robert Groner, who Is taking a
course OF medicine at the University or
Virginia, is in the city on visit.
FleEEA1lAiN-COoK NUPTIALS.
\ coming nuptial event in which Nor
folk society is very much interested, IS
the marriage Of Miss Emma Blow Free
man. daughter OF Alr. and Mrs Arthur
G. Freeman. to Mi. Allen Merriam Cook,
United States Navy. The event will be
one Of the most brilliant OF the Easter
church.
The ceremony will be followed by an
elegant reception at the residence Of the
brides parents, No. 80 Boush street,
from until II o'clock
Miss Alfrlends, of Richmond, is visit
ing MISS Terry, on the receiving ship
Franklin. She was one OF the most
popular debutantes Of the season.
DR.. Herbert Old, or New York, and
\! mr.. Edward Old, of the University Of
virginia. are spending Easter with their
parents. on Freemason street.
Miss Anderson, who has been visiting
Mrs. Clarke, left for Richmond last
Tuesday.
Miss Niles. Of Washington, is visiting
Miss Huntington, on Frcemason street
Miss Bessie Allyn is visiting Dr. and
Mrs. Brock. in Richmond Mrs. IHlovd
Hughes Is also there visiting her par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. Brock.
The Yale Glee club came down m
the Old Dominion boat Thursday night
ana gave q delightful concert on board.
Mr. r. NJ Hughes, .Jr.. Of William
and Mary College. is here for the Easter
holidays
'-hiSS NItllS W lillalllS mas returned
from pleasant trip to Baltimore,
MISS Webster, Of Pi:tsticld Mass. *
visiting Mrs. W. W. Old, on Trcemason
street
AN INTELLECTUAL TREAT.
Professor John p. Mcclure has kindly
consented TO contribute his lecture THE
Campaign Of 1871. The Invasion and
surrender OF Yorktown" to a course Of
l!ee lectures 10 be given under the aus
plces OF the association for the Preser-
walton Of Virginia Antiquities, of Nor
FOLK The lecture will be given before
me virginia Antiquity society ana the
day. April 23d, at p. m. in the y Ar
G.. y. hall.
the following statement from the pen
OF Mr Robert Stiles, the prominent iu
rist OF Richmond. accorded the lecture