The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-16

have returned TO Richmond aIter tAe"
wedding tour, and are III II Governor
street. Mrs. CabeI lnce Wymonl) l5 r.
charming accession TO local society, ana
will receive u particularly cordial Wei
come from all VINO met her When sue
visited Richmond a year OF Two ago. enc
has u personal claim upon ldsnionable Ie-
gard. as well as one growing OUT OF Het
marriage to Mr.. ClOcli, one OF the most
popular men IN town.
The Matinee Whist Club. whose meet
lues during the winter have been so pleas
ant. met Tor the last time this year on
Wednesday at Meadow Brook, the
handsome country place of Mr. ana MIS-
Thomas Jelress.
Tie hosts are accustomed 10 extend 10
their guests royal hospitality, but t-S
Richmond party, who went mp on l"o 80
train were wholly uuprcpared Tor the
beautiful and Dounteous preparation nau1
for Them. Outdoors indoors is one telling
dascriution Of the Gecoration-doswood
f,fo...rns blackberry bushes with the
white sDrlng growth upon them, Wild IVY,
roses. white ash, and all the varied
growth accessible on the estate were
lrourht i'm TO heaulfy the two halls the
billiard and dining rooms and the library.
Tre four fables were each marked VITA
t,o boueh of a trcc-lIndcn, poplar, ma
-Io and oak. The markers were reaN
ozruisitc. being hand-pamted by Mr..
Hluk.us.
,rb,v rcprcscnted varied views or
"lfradow Brook" the natural beauty or
Tine rlacc. each view being painted upon
"a Ielf of the tree marking the table at
which the player s1t.
/ To carry ont the rustic idea. the first
course served at dinner consisted OF a
tiny roll of freshly churncd butter ON a
! clover leaf an ashcake and a glass or
buttermilk with buttercups floating in IT,.
/ Altogether Mrs. Jeiiress entertained her
guests I'm "a way which Will make the
/ last meeting of the club FOR 1891 the most
dolichtfully remembered Of all. Her
CHESTS were Mrs. Hunter Finch. Of chi
] cago: Mrs. T. Ashby Weller, Mrs. Ste
| phen Putney. Mrs. \. W. Patterson, Mrs.
/ Chnes Terrell. Mrs. Carlton Jackson, Mrs.
/ warner Moore Mrs. Luther Warren,
/ Mrs John Miller Mrs. Ashby Miller
( Mrs II. ID. Neal. Mrs Kate VIM, Miss
/ lYithers. Miss Webster, and Mrs. Ben.
Lawson.
Mrs Henry Landon Cabell and Miss
Ellen Bernard Lee were rendered an in
formal afternoon tea on Friday by the
Misses Camm.
Miss Clara Bell Davis, daughter OF Pro-
fessor Noah X. Davis. and Miss Mallet.
versity. are visiting Mrs. Malvern Court
ney Patterson, south Third street.
The engagement OF Miss Lizzie Clark, OF
! Newport News. and Mr.. Douglas Gordon,
Of Baltimore. IS announced. and the news
will be received with interest by hundreds
| of Richmond people Miss Clark having
| frequently visited here,and been an ac-
l,nowledeed belle. Ii win be remembered
1 that she represented Virginia al the Con-
I Tolerate reunion I'm Birmingham three
years ago. The wedding win take place
on June 10th.
Last weeks meeting Of the Milton C.
Work Whist Club was held at the resi-
| dence Of Mrs. Judge) Keith.
Mrs. James p. Scott and her charming
| daughter Miss Mary Deane. have return
al from tho South, where they spent the
winter ylsitins relatives In birmingham
Atlanta and other cities. They are a
their home on Chestnut Hill