The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-18
WITH RICHMOND WOMEN
MRS, CABELL REFUSES 10 DISCUSS
THE GREAT PUGILfSTS,
And the Ladies Said They Didn't Care i"r
They Would Read All About IL Later
The Other Current Events

when MIS- CaDell met nv &c.,
,erday. she said lsughingly that, although
Mr. Iosen was, so TO speak laid Oh
the table" Current Events were turning
her gray But nobody believes it, and II
it Is true. the audience is selhshly VIII
ing that she should become gray so
that she continues 10 entertain them once
Il week. at as the Whist players say.
"Current Events" The numbers do not
materially lessen. for the classes are
fortunately. Lentcn proprieties.
IL seems that before coming 10 the cll.S
MIS-. Calcll had been instructed Dy me
gentlemen of her household 10 ~ 10
means fail I'm polite attentions 20 UT.
Corbett and Mr.. FltzSimmons. But
said 1 would not give any time 70 them
and | will not. unless you ladies desire
it," The ladies' said Motley would
sec all about e later I'm The Great Even
ing Leader'-at least one Of tho ladies'
did.
Mrs. CabelI then proceeded to a re-
sumo OF events. with the happy result
that usually follows upon her preseniN-
ton OF them.
Among the subjects referred to were:
The recent distressing accounts of the
floods in Tennessee. figures showing the
snow fall Ia Colorado as being greater
than since 1850. business and the tarlH
ihe Lambeth Conference: the death If
Professor Henry Drummond the situa-
ton in Greece. the famine in India. ar
fairs in America: South African matters.
and President Krusers expression OF
tho conviction that In tho event or wax
with England. the Beers would be VIC
toriOus; tho prospective visit OF the un-
fortunate Princess CarlOtta to Mexico.
the DamrOsch opera season; the new
opera by Strauss entitled. THE Cod
dess Of Reason" Xavier Scharauenka'
opera which Will shortly be produced by
tho DamrOsch Company, Charles Klein
new libretto called Tho Bride Elect.
for which SOusa Is writing the music. a
recent article I'm the American Art Jour
nal By Washington Q Adams, who con-
tends that Richard Wagner is not the
originator of the school called Wayne
rian. the care now being taken In the
Sunday schools Of the Protestant Epis-
copal church, In New York, following the
teaching Of Mr. Holman Hunt and the
Associations OF Artists and Teachers 10
teach children the meaning of church
symbols.
Here Mrs. Cabell introduced what was
10 some. the most interesting portion Of
the resume-a few Introductory para
graphs of a text book used In the schools
i'm this connection, tho children are
taught that the glass windows are the
Holy Scriptures which keep out the wind
and rain. In fact all things hurtful. but
admit the liz Of the true Son. which IL
God They arc beautiful within when
the light of heaven shines through. but
they are far from beautiful without.
This IS a symbol Of the fact that the
truths of revelation are seen and felt
from within the church but not from
without Tina transepts, striking out
cross-wise. tell of the Atonement In
some Cathedrals in England the line Of
the choir slants slightly from the line
10 tho nave-supposed by moderns to have
symbolized the inclination of the Sa-
viours head upon the cross" The SYM
holism was traced still farther
Proceeding Mrs. Cabell alluded 10 the
recent lecture of Mr.. Willard p. case
before the Electrical Society Of Columbia
College. recent donations 10 the art
treasures of the Metropolitan Museum
copy Of Richtcr's portrait OF Queen
Louise. of Prussia as recalling a most
entertaining account of the celebration
held in Berlin on the tenth OF this month.
and the character and personality OF
Louise Concluding Mrs. Cabell read in
fun an exquisite poem Of Swlnburne's.
These present yesterday were Mrs.
John b. Lightfoot. Mrs. Landonia Da-
shell. Miss Fricdly Mrs $. W. Travers.
Mrs Strudwick. Mrs. r. William Penn
bcrton. Mrs Harry Hazard. Mrs. John
Harrison. Mrs. j. Aston Cabell. Mrs.
Charles Davenport. Mr.. William ID.
Thomas. Mrs. Thomas rutherford. Mr..
Edward Wingneld Mrs. Waddul Misses
Christian, steser ana others.
a recent periodical has high praise for
the new pre- ident OF Washington and Lee
University Hon. William l.. Wilson.
Miss Anne Ilollingsworth Wharton. who
last year visited Richmomnd. and Will
Doe pleasantly remembered by many visi-
tors 90 the Virginia Historical Societys
rooms. has recently written a volume on
Martha Washington for the colonial see
ries published by Messis. Scrhner.
Miss Evans. OF South Carolina IS the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Powell.
Mrs stephen Putney is making prera-
rations for a novel and beautiful enter
tanmcnt 10 be given in behalf Of a good
cause. after Easter.
Yesterday for the first time. the Mil
ton O. Work Whist club met at noon
instead Of az o'clock. Miss Claire
Guillaume was the hostess. There were
present Mrs. Isaiah White Mrs. DudgeJ
Keith. Mrs Deb. Keim, Miss Virginia
Peasants. Miss Lutte Peasants, ana
Miss Guillaume.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, Miss
Lutte Peasants invited a few friends 10
meet her guest. Mrs William Page. or
west Virginia. and entertained the little
company charmingy.