Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-09
IN THE SOCIAL WHlRL
woMAN's CLUE HAS A SERIES OF
INTERESTING LECTURES.
OTHER NEWS FROM FASHIoEABLEs.
Mr.. r. r. Carriers studio-otner
GossIpy Items Gathered In society
r,.t week-Personal Notes About
WcII-Known People.

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who was disappointed Of a regaie. Ana
things have not materially changed since
Lamb made that assertion.
Certainly among the young people run
and much Of 1t, and even among the
older-dlversion. and that frequent-is
the sine qua non OF happiness. NO"
that everything social has quieted down.
see how many HE away to places where
dancing and mlrth, still lingering. keep
their hold, and those who are lett sign
for the things that were. But don
despair: there are some good plums yet
left. Just look for them-don't spend the
time hmentlng the Inevitable. Let tnat
stay az II is, aud look for something else.
II we ply one oar all the time, we 80
around in circle; II may be pretty
! but It's a tiresome one. Push out with
the other. and the fresh fields are as
rich as the old. There is an old transla-
tion which conveys a moral:
"Many may apply,
But none deny"
There lived q sage In days CT yore,
And he handsome pigtale wore;
And wondered much aud sorrowed more,
Because 1t hung behind him."
| He unused upon the curious case.
| And swore he'd change the pigtaifs place,
And have 1t hanging at his face;
Not dangling there behind him.
Says he. 1.-THE mystery I've found.
I'll turn me round" he turned MIN
round,
t,,t 9th ~ hung behind him.
| Then round and round. and out and In,
! All day the puzzled sage did spin;
| In vain, II mattered not pin,
| The pigtail hung behind him.
! And right and left, and round about
| And up and down. and in and out.
| He turned; but still the pigtail stout,
| Hung steadily behind him.
| And though his efforts never slack,
And though he twist and twirl and tack;
Alas. still faithful TO his back.
| The pigtail hung behind him"
One experience known should stand
warning to all mankind.
The Woman's Club seems to be making
every effort-and successfuly-to make
Its approaching discontinuance for the
summer a regret 1t Is seldom that two
such attractive lectures occur consecu-
lively. as the one delivered Monday by
DR.. W. 5. Gordon, and another tuesday
evening by Miss Dora Duty Jones. OF
Washington. An outline of DR.. Gordon's
lecture having been given in previous
notice, II only remains TO be said that
his discourse was forcible and scholarly,
and Illuminated here and there with the
humorous. which is an essential concomi-
tant OF all engaging speaking. He Illus
trated his subject, 1.-THE Brain and
Nerves" by the apt use Of charts. micro
scopic speciments. a vertebral column.
skull and brains, and other curious and
interesting things. Along with the in
formation that the weight of the brain
of an adult male is nominally ~ IL
ounces. and of the adult female, a ounces,
he generously confessed that an ELEPHANTS
brain weighed from to 10 pounds. and
q whales 5 pounds. 1t were scarcely
kind to point out the reasonable inference.
but one may be pardoned for suggesting
that the Weman's Club is in itself the
natural outgrowth of such fact In
the graceful and comprehensive WORDS
of the acting chairman Of the evening,
Mrs. ]. Arthur LEROY, when one con-
siders the time allotted. the lecture was
a most striking example Of multum IN
parvo" in its concentrated thought ana
information.
The guests OF the chairman-nfiss vir-
ginia Pleasants-were: Mrs. James Cor
don, Mrs. H. NJ. Smith. Mrs. George c.
Jordan Mrs ]. D. Pritchard. Miss Louisa
D. Blair Miss Lutte Peasants, ana
Miss Helen Montague. Tea was served
by Mrs. ]. Austin Brockenbrough.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. ]. Allison
Hodges must have felt considerable pride,
and most justifably. in being the chair
man of such an occasion. Miss Dora
Duty Jones, of Washington ID. C., APP
reared before the club with subject.
1.-THE Madonna In Art" which appeals
not only to those who view IL with
critics eye" but TO all who In common
delight in the reproduction Of the beauu-
full and good. Miss Jones came to Rich
mond with fiattering credentials, and was
met with great expectations. The lec-
ture. however, fully justified the most
exacting anticipations, being as II was,
absorbingly interesting. and highly In
structiye. The stereoDticon Views used
in Illustration were all taken from the
works of masters in this particular branch
of painting and included some entirely
new to many, even among the art critics
here, having never been reproduced IN
this country.
Tho chairman's guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Wexford Reed. Mrs. w. S. Forbes
Mrs. A. w. Patterson. Miss Morgan, Miss
Whitfield, Madame Guillaume, Mrs. Will
llams Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee. Mrs. j. L.
| ConnalIy. Mrs. Richmond Pearson, and
| Mrs. Frank Craigle. Serving tea were
| Mrs. Charles Evelyn Smith. Mrs. Daven-
| port Mrs. l. Davenport, Mrs. Mere
| dith Montague. Mrs. j. Arthur LEROY,
| and Mrs Mary Weller Lewis. Their en-
| ployment was no sinecure as after the
| Inevitable closeness of an atmosphere,
where the stereopticon has been In evil
| dence, the suggestion OF tea comes re-
freshing and irresistible. The commit
| tee In charge of refreshments. therefore.
! found their diversion popular afterglow.
Mr.. Edgerton Rogers will lecture at the
woman's Club tomorrow (MondaY
| evening at $3.50 o'clock on "Art in Archi-
| lecture" On this account. the usual az
| ternoon tea will be omitted. The rule
allowing members to invite gentlemen es-
| corts, or ladies' not residing In the city,
will hold good on this occasion.
A son of Virginia who has won dis
| tnction for himself In his chosen line
| of work. and added lustre to name
| long link to an illustrious record. will
| soon pay a visit TO Richmond. Mr.. Poin-
| dexter Page Carter will be remembered
by many Richmond people. and the fol-
lowing clipping from a Charleston news
paper will be appreciated by his friends
here: "All true lovers Of art viii enjoy
to the fullest a visit to the studio of the
eminent southern painter, Mr.. p. p. Car
ter. formerly OF Virginia. who Is at
present in this city making portraits OF
some prominent Charlestonians. Mr..