The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

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The two literary evenings AT the No-
mans Club. together Win the i,oan hNiil-
bition. under The auspices OIL ol9 Doi.ii, il },
ION Chapter Daughters OF me Anleiiicaii
Revolution were the principal diversions
for the fashionable set last Wcck' lO'
with the coming or tie warm u1sI il. IA
future plans rather than present actlvh
in the way Of private cntertalhlhs. my
week. with the exception OF Two uaS =,
has been an ideal one Tor ire oui OF
doors The skies have been prOugai ot
lrillancv 10 the just and the unjust
ana the Association Tor the ffyseI N..'i9n
of Virginia Antiquities hceu hotllitl6 ,. ~ y
insure them hundreds or tAcuI slo OH !,
10 Jamestown than that the morning OF
the thirteenth shah sustain the iecoiu VI
these last sunshiny days. 20 a.. eot-
The excursion Is IN charge VI 'Ho iV'
lowing committees; ~, ,-,rri,io
Morgan Robinson. 49,, r H.
Nntiouitics Association, wearing Whiie
TieEet Committea-Mrs. John b. Light
Ni,isic Committee-Nlrs. Parke Bagby-
Tbe Blues Band has been engaged.
rnvsician--Dr TrCvihan.
Refreshment Committee, Wearing or
am Tbo priviIcge Of serving refreshments
has been purchased boy the Nouns LaoieS
Society of Grace church. III,
The president. Miss Mary IhdW. VIII
lac assisted bv Mesdames John X. COOKE
Iafertv. Smith. Bernard, Harvie, stacy
Austin Rrockcnbrough. GreenOr Sarah
uarvie. Mrs. Talaferro. Lou Adkins.
Fanny Archer Fanny Gum. JOSEF l. ..,.
Knox Amy Lyen. Lucy Mason. Carrie
law Kate NiichauN. Rachel Cooke. Mary
and Eleanor Darlington. Blair. harvie.
Halle Cooke. Booker, Sarvay, Iherese
E5tabies and drinks served. Sandwiches.
hot tea and conee, ice cream ana cake
lemonade. cigars and cigarettes.
Euecial parties Of one hundred from
J,ncnpurg. and fifty students, in charge
of the principal. from Pantops; also from
Shirley and Wyanoke VIII come 10 JOIN
the excursonists from here.
The day is an annual pleasure TO all
who visit the historic old place, and the
data given certainly indicate that unless
all signs fail. next Thursday Will be a
record breaker
There Will be the regular fortnightiy
Tea at the club on Monday afternoon ana
on Thursday evening Captain Edseitoh
s. Rodgers will lecture on art IN Aren't
lecture" subject which he IS most COM
petcnt 10 discuss.
At the Woman's Club the week has been
one of unusual interest. on Monday at
ternoon its members enjoyed very ine
lecture on 1.-The Nervous system by Dr.
NEn. $ Gordon OF this city. on TUESDAY
evening Miss Dora Duty Jones, now OF
Washington u. c.. but a North Caroinah
by birth lectured on THE Madonna IN
Art" her lecture being illustrated WIN
"a series Of fine stereoptcon views OF the
Mother Of the Holy Child. as diherent
masters have conceived her anu present
cd her 10 the world.
on the afternoon Of DR.. Gordon's lee
turc-Monday there was, naturally, a
,arae audience. which included as guests
OF tho chairman. Mrs. James Gordon,
Mrs. Harry ~ Smith Mrs. George G.
Jordan Mrs j. d. Pichard. Miss Louisa
Blair Miss Lutte Peasants. Miss Helen
Montague. and Miss Virginia Peasants.
all guests OF the chairman. Miss Ellen
Guigon and Miss Sylvia Taber OF Boston.
were non-residents Of Richmond present.
Although the hour for the lecture was
the hour also for the afternoon tea at the
Loan Exhibition, that did not ahecI
members at the Club, for Dr. Gordon $
delightful reputation as a physician
scholar and typical Virginia gentleman
than which there Is no finer variety
could MI the parlors against all the varied
diversions Of the mid-wintcr season.
Mrs ]. Arthur LEROY. chairman for the
afternoon performed In that capacity
the duty OF introduction with the grace
fui aptness TO which the club is accus-
'V me Doctors subject was "The Nervous
system" and 10 make his lecture cleal
he had some eight or zen me cnrt ~ \
large blackboard, two brains, NeiteDidl
column. and a skull.
ing headings
'fhe Anatomy. Chemistry. and Histo-
locy OF the Nervous system Functions OF
the Nerves. the Spinal Cord and IN,
Brain. Theories as 70 the hisher rune
tions Of The Brain in Relation To the Met
aphNsics Definition of Reflex Action. IN
hibition. HyDnotism, Automatism, Som
nambulism, Theories OF Dreams.
Detailed report OF 10 appeared IN the so
cial column Of Tuesday. Although th'
Doctor announced that IL must. Of course
he only cursory talk. IL was unanimous
~ voted one OF the most able instructive
and entertaining ever given before th'
BY way OF preface. he paid a high com
plment 10 women in general, and Inc
work which they are doing In various
professional fields Some Of the best his
tologists IN the country SAID ne, AR
women" lie also cOmplmcnted the Clui
upon It's growth and place In the commun
ity
and Illustrations were introduced, anc
several times questions We're passed ul
from the fundamentally by Mrs. JOIN
q Robertson Mrs. T.. G.. Minor and Mrs
J. r. V. Daniel. At It's conclusion. con
gratulatious and expressions OF plcosur
were heard on all sides.
An informal reception was held. as y
the custom after the lectures. tea hcini
served hv Mrs j. Smith Brockenhroueh.
or MES Jones lecture on Tuesday even
ing detailed report has also been given ~
the social column OF preceding issue
The audience, II ~ needness 10 say
representing as Il did the club member
ship was q finely representative and op
preciatiye one Including as guests OF tn
fades ia charge OF the evening. Mrs
Fitzhuch Lee Mrs. T. Y. Williams. Ma
dame Cuiiiaume. Mrs COnnally. Mrs
Richmond Piefson. MIR and Mrs Well
ford Reed Mr. and Mrr - }. Cra.Ie
Miss Bessie Hancock. Miss Morsan' a.
and Mrs Whitnell Forbes, Mr. and MI,
A w Patterson.
Mrs, j Allison Hodges was Chairman
for the evening. and 10 her therefore. fel
The dutv OF Observation-Disclosures will
graceful difidence. Miss Jones Is thor
oughly charming personally and broush
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highest order from Thomas Nelson Page
r HopkinsOn Smith. Mary B. willard
Principal American Home school bei
lin Germany; Edward n. Grimm. asah Q
Nd: James w Bright Professor OF Ems
dish PHILOSOPHY. IN that University. ant
numerous other equally competent judges