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

Albemarle decided upon. Mrs. Chiswell
-. Ianshorne Will this week take her
daughter to the Hot Springs. hoping THAT
there Miss Langhorne's health will be
completely restored.
The wedding OF Miss Jsoulie Evans and
Mr.. William Henry Sadler took place
thursday evening at 6 o'clock at the
home OF the bride, No. II north Fourth
street. All decoration was In green and
white. White crash covered the floor.
tho mantels were covered with masses
OF smilax and pendent ferns. and the
bow window. where Mr.. Sadler and Miss
Evans stool. was arranged with lace
draperies and a pyramid OF palms. Two
pedestals, which marked the domain or
the minister's and which were covered
with white draperics and smllax, bore
massive silver candlesticks with white
wax tapcrs. Before these were the two
kreeiing cushions OF white silk.
The little flower girls-Misses Anita
Cussen and Jessie Evans-6rst entered
and formed an aisle from the rear door
to tho altar at thee front, with broad
bands OF white satin ribbon. The bride
groom, escorted by Mr.. r. K. Sadler
then walked down the aisle, followed by
the bride and her maid Of honor. Miss
Nellie Parker, while Mr.. Shepherd Webb
played the grand wedding march from
LohengTin. At the altar Miss Evans
was made Mrs. Sadler by Rev. 5. w.
Melton, of Franklin Square Baptist
church, Baltimore assisted by Rev. DR..
Tudor OF Centenary church. Richmond.
The bride looked lovely in her bridal
gown OF white organdy. white ribbons
and long, white tulie veil, fastened with
pearl pins, and carrying large bouquet
OF white chryssnthemuIns. Miss Nellie
Parker, the charming maid OF honor
wore white organdy with white ribbons
and carried a bouquet OF white carna-
lions. The little flower girls wore simple
white muslin dresses.
Among the very intimate friends ana
relatives present were Mr.. and Mrs. II.
w Sadler, parents OF the groom, OF Flu
wanna county; Misses Louise and Ida
| Randolph. and Mr.. Peyton Randolph.
nieces and nephew of the bride; Colonel
/ and Mrs. e. OBJ. Cowardin and Miss
| Aileen Cowardin. DR.. ard Mrs. w. W.
| Parker. Mrs. Joseph J.. Smith, and
Misses Kate and Annie Smith. Mr.. ana
! Mrs. Hampden Peasants, Miss Florence
/ Parker, Mss Fannie Parker, and MIS-.
Warren Wise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sadler left for an ex-
tended northern trip. from which they
will return after the 2lst OF october.
! Numerous and beautiful presents bore
! testimony to the widespread popularity
Of both bride and groom. The bride is
tbs daughter OF the gallant Colonel
/ ThCnas j. Evans, who married sister
Of DR.. w. w. Parker. The groom is the
business manager of tbs Religious
Herald.
The Art Club has been much interest
| i 49, Of he H.
ing marriage Of Mr.. Cornelius Hankins
TO Miss Sophie Maud McGeeheo on the
/ Goth OF October. Miss McGeehcc, as well
as her prospective husband, Is an artist
1 OF much talent. Tho wedding will take
place at the brides home, in Bowling
| Green KY, after which they will spend
the winter at No. 1l5 east Broad street.
On Thursday Church Hill was the
scene OF a very pretty wedding. At
| o'clock, at No. 500 north Twenty-Five
street, Mrs. Jennie Howard and Captain
W. II. Maxwell were married by Rev
Joel T. Tucker. of East-End Baptist
church. The bride and groom are botf
widely known and respected in the city
Mr.. Edward H. Mains and Miss Minnie
/ NJ. Wood were married on Wednesday
! at the parlors OF the Rev. Father
! OReilly, Mr. J. z. Griffith acting as bes
man The bride Is a daughter OF lfr
! James Wood, OF Fluvanna county. Tit
| groom is the foreman of the horseshoe
department OF the Old Dominion Iron
! and Nail-Works. Tho marriage ceremony
over. the young couple left Richmond
for an extended northern trip.
On Monday evening Miss Bette Bur
well Booker will give a concert in the
Young Mems Christian Association Han
| pupil of Miss Helen Stockdell, OF Ken
mond and of Signor Errani Achilli, ane
Miss Emma Thursley of New York
Miss Booker has attracted a great dea
of attention wherever she has sung. A
the Old Sweet Springs, the Warm, TIT
| Hot. and the White Sulphur she wor
many laurels this summer. Monday eve
Ming Miss Williams, the splendid youns
| contralto SINGER in tho Norfolk Syna
goeue and Christ church, will assist Mis-
| Booker.
Miss Mamie B. Winston's lecture un
der the auspices Of the Womans CLUB
on last wednesday dealt entirely with
literary matters. The forty years his
tory OF the Atlantic Monthly Miss WIN
ston very interestingly reviewed. Som
OF the other subjects touched on were
the correspondence of Lord Bryon re
edited by =. and new ne o.
Sir Walter Scott from the pen OF Pro
lessor George Saintsberg; a fresh edi
tio-, Of Carlyle's life OF Oliver Crom
well and four additional works treat
ing OF the life OF tho same great sol
dier The desire TO walk in beatef
paths seems 10 be epidemic Perhaps
thore may soon appear 2 publication en-
titled New Lights on Shakespeare
The abundance OF Cromwellana som
explain by saying that the spirit o
Cromwell is so much needed In TIM
degenerate age. At any rate, the iac
remains that books, pamphlets, an'
MARGARINE articles on Oliver Cromwell
arc continually multiplying. Leaving
fact for fiction, Miss Winston mentioned
four American novels. Hugh Wynn
which DIR. Weir Mitchell has been pub
lishine through the Century Magazine
"a said TO be a very powerful pictur
OF private life on a background OF tn
history Of Revolutionary times. In "Ai
Open-Eyed Conspiracy" Mr. w. ID
Howeus has written a very pleasant
nastine novel. The interest Is we'll sus
tanned up TO the end, when the prett!
girl married the right man.
.Tbe Federal Judge" by a new writer
Mr. charles X. Lush, Is said 10 be
hook written on a subject interesting
"a all Americans, and in a style whicl
would do credit TO most American au
tbors "Jerome, a Poor man." som
critics declare to be humorous and fas
chatting in all its parts, while other
have decided to their own satisfaction
that II is fiat, and about 200 pages too Ions
In addition to these works, there ar
important new novels by George Nc
Donald. and biography Of the late Nj
lanes Mcdonald, remarkably brillian
I,,l.linh innrnaiist "Salted by Fire,