Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-21
SOCIETY LAST WEEK.
ROUNDS OF PLEASURE FOR OUR
FOLKS OF FASHION.
RECEPTIONS, TEAS, AID GERMANS.
These the Feature of Social Life
Here-Several Events of Interest
Many Notes of Personal Interest.

An elegant Thanksgiving german is to
be given on Thanksgiving evening in
honor Of the visitors to the city on that
occasion. The young ladies who have
bean arranging for the dance are Misses
Mary Hill, Lily Hill, Emsie Pegram,
Evelyn Gordon, and Anne Lee. Among
those who will be chaperones, are Mrs.
Fitzhugh H. Lee and Mrs. John b. Pur-
cell. The Masonic Temple will be the
scene of the entertainment. The students
from the University invited to be pres
emit at the german are Messrs Alpheus
BeaI, Robert Ballantine, V. Stuart
Bowe z. l.. Cooke. Gordon Buck. j, l..
u. Barney, ". Douglass Gordon, s.. S.
Garnett, ]. IL. Hill, Douglass McCor-
mick. L. b. McPheeters, C. E. Mcintosh.
e. r. W. McCabe, Wilson Malloy. John
Nottingham. L. X. II. Old, l.. ]. owen.
r. L. Parrish, Norborne Robinson, Jr,
c. c. Renslaw. Harry Heath, Robert
runstall, c. S. Venable, Jr., 4. &. VIII
nams, Gordon Wilson, j. NJ b. West,
W. L. Cochran, T. c. l.. Wash, William
Wertemlake, r. NJ. Ester, Jr.. IL. H..
Swift. A. b. Rhett, I. A. Asserson,
Eugene Damo, o'Rrien. O'Reilly, Nor
nent Baker Walter Cabell. Jimmie
Russell. Hugh Nelson, Dan Peters,
Stephen Ellerson. Fletcher, Drank,
eugene Vose, Frank Abbott Brutus
Clay, Willie Keaa. Louis Hankei, Foot
Brad Burwell DR.. Harrison. Kelley,
st. George Bryan. Jordan, Nat. Barns
we'll Pat. Smith, Henry Mayo, George
Wertenbaker.
The team OF the North Carolina Uni
yersity is also TO be invited to the ger
man, and aside from this, il is rumored
that a number OF Virginia Military In
stitute men. II the fates are kind, will
put In an appearance Thanksgiving eve
aing.
Last week was gala one. Nearly every
Say witnessed some elegant entertain
ment Mrs. Howard Hoge was al home
TO her friends on Monday afternoon. Her
handsome house was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion with Jars OF Ameri-
can Beauty roses in the front rooms and
Ia the d,ning-room with pink chrysanthe-
NUNS and pink shaded lamps The man
tells were banked in ferns, mingled with
pink candelabra. Mrs. Hoge's friends
assisting her In receiving were Misses
Eleanor Bosher. Powered taffeta; Marian
Robins, black silk: Ella jackson, white
organdy, over blue taffeta, with blue
satin trimmings; Judith Deane. white
organdy, with trimmings OF MORE velour
Rachel Cock, black satin; Mrs. Bentley
black silk, and Mrs. Allison Hodges, white
brocade Mrs. Adolph Blair served
punch Among those who enjoyed he'
hospitality were Mrs. Parker Dashieil
Mrs. r. G.. Minor. Mrs. William Dashiell
Mrs. Austin Brockenbrough. .rs. VIII
liam Taliaferro. Mrs. William Open
almer. Mrs, Charles Todd. Mrs. J. A.
White: Mrs. Donnan. of Petersburg: Mrs
Purcell. and Misses Mabel Todd. Halle
Cooke. Marie Moseley. Lizzie Weddell
LILY Logan. Mary Rogers. Mary Lyons
Mayo. Annie Wise Mayo. Della Temp
kins, Robbie Minor: Smith. OF Norfolk
LAly Wilson. Daisy Wilson, Matte Pur-
cell, aud Louise Waldour. OF Honoyer
Miss Annie Lee on Thursday afternoon
gave highly enjoyable tea at her home
~ east Franklin street. The nonoree
Of the occasion Was Miss Dorothea Lee
. niece of General FitGhmgh Lee. who !,
spending the winter In Richmond The
Misses Lee were charming nostesses and
NE sntsfta'nmsnt altogether pleasant