Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03
GAY WEEK IN SOCIETY
ACTIVITY AsiosG FOLK or FASH
ION DURING TIE HOLIDAYS.
MRS. WALKERS ELEGANT RECEPTION.
One Of the Most brilliant Entertain
mcntS of the Wfpter-Ihe TuesuhS
German-iiouse Party at DFook
uIII-Othcr Features.
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German-iiouse Party at Brook
UIII-Othcr Features.
Mrs. judith c. r. Walker and Miss
Anne Rose Walker we're the hostessos
on Wednesday evening last at one Of
the most brilliant receptions Of the
winter. and Mrs. sallic Grant Jackson Of
Atlanta. Ga. who Is visiting them, was
tho guest OF honor. The spacious house
was handsomely decorated with palms,
while American Beauty roses lent their
matches beauty 20 the scene. The rooms
were thronged with guests throughout the
evening. The library. lighted by the SOFT
glow OF lamps. was alluringly arranged
as a tete-a-tete-room. and the piece de
resistance in the hall was a large bowl OF
delicious champagne punch. An elegant
supper was served. consisting OF salads.
oysters, patties, ices. etc. Mrs. Jackson
numbers her friends throughout the
length and breadth Of Virginia, as well
as in Atlanta. where she is leader I'm
fashionable circles.
Some OF those present were; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dunlop, Mr.. and Mrs. Aston
Caben. Mr. and Mrs. Ashton Starke, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Christian, Rev. and
Mrs. Hartley Carmichael Mr.. and Mrs.
John SHELTON Williams, Colonel and Mrs.
G. Oh. Cowardn. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Walker. Mr.. and Mrs. Moncure Perkins,
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stevens, Mr..
and Mrs. Levin Joynes, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas y. Carter Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Evelyn Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Lyons, Mr.. and Mrs John Har-
rison. Mr.. and Mrs. James Plea
SAINTS. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Boiling: Mrs.
Keim. OF Philadelphia; Mrs Edward
NIayo: Misses Annie Mcclure, Eleanor
Boshcr. Bessie Pace. Anne Tenant,
Naude Stokes Louise Allan Mayo, Mary
Cameron. Nary Williams. Roy Eller-
son. Gabrielle Page, julia and Marian
Harris. Mabel Walker. Ellen Hobson;
Miss Johnston, of staten Island; Misses
Margaret Stringfellow, Berta Wexford,
Belle Perkins. Mary Hayes; SWIFT, ot
Chicago; Virginia Hayes, Nellie Boykin,
Georgia Blankonship. Martha Bagby,
Kate Harris. Gertrude Camm. Halle
Cooke Ellen Hobson. Precious Moore.
Mary Lewis. Helen Montague, Mary
Lyons. Julia Newton. Nina Randolph.
Mary Saunders. - DOnaly, Lucie
Wormley; and Messrs. Grant Davenportk
Williams, Anderson. Page, Tompdns'
Johnston. FERGUSON. Lee Rose, Pc
gram. Patterson. Antrim. Bosher. VIII
liam Mayo. Montague. Mcclure Cham-
bcrlayne, SHELTON. Marye. Edwin Hob
son. Stanord. Donnan, Leake, Allison
Saunders Hobson. Edward Mayo, VIII
lis. Young. Valentine. Talbot. Spots
wood. Sturdowick. Price. John and James
Rutherford. Palmer, Mcdonald. Massie
Idghtfoot. Myers. Dr Moses y. Hoge
Jr.. Currie. Bryan. baskerville, Or. Lewis
Bosher, Dr. Arthur Cabel.
The german Tuesday night by the Tues
day Club surpassed even what anticipa-
ton bad pictured-and that SIS saying
much-f0r expectations usually focus
upon the Christmas germans. The plat
form uuOn which the musicians sat han
felt the Transforming touch Of the
florists hand, and. perhaps the music
sounded the sweeter that il seemed 10
come from n sylvan dell. The glare OF
tho electric lights was sdtoned by
tasteful ARRANGEMENT of pink shades and
Tor the becoming glow which O'erspread
the scene. There was q handsome sup
per served-and the figures Of the dance
were Of the very prettiest which coula
have been selected. Mrs. Henry Fairfax,
Misses Anne remnant. Lula Walker, ana
Mamie Saunders were among those who
enjoyed the dancing from the standpoint
of On-lookers.
The chaDerons were Nesd0mes Charles
Darlington, Austin Brok0nb)rouah Adolf
phus blair, Henry Williams, Graham
Hobson. and Charles Evelyn Smith. The
dancers. including many visitors, We're
Misses Mary 1lcCAw, Della T0mpkins,
Anne Grant, lillian Augustine. Rachel,
Halle. and Mamie Cooke, Annie and
Fanny Mcclure, Anne Lee Alfriend,
Helena LEROY, Ethel Slater. Ida Barga-
min. Mary Binford. Champ Wallace. En-
ma Pegram. Mabel Walker, Mariana
Meade. Helen Lea Leila and Annie Cray,
Isabel Pigma.n Florence wilson, Eleanor
Bosner. Ella Jackson Virginia Hayes.
Lizzie Brander, Madeline English, Maude
Stokes. Florence Talbot Julia Harris.
Elsie Cameron: Messrs Ed. Benson, 81.
George and Farley Cooke. Alexander
Sands. Thomas Lewis James Brander,
Granville Grey. John Currie. Randolph
Darlington. Waller Blair, Gervas Storrs.
OTIS Alfriend, Frank Potts Cham. Pleas
ants, William Hunt. Ransom Guy, Guy
Davis. George REID. Douglas Adair
SpottswoOd Wollford, Albert Tanner. I'D
gar Vaughn. Joel Perrin, Edward Robin
son, and Watkins EllorsOn.
The meeting Of the Woman's Club on
last Monday afternoon was most enjoy
able. the subject under discussion being
Art" and the chairman, so juiiciously
selected for the occasion. was Miss Adele
williams Miss Guillaume introduced the
speaker with her characteristic ease and
grace. Mr.. Noland first addressed the
audience. taking for his subject AN
Architectural Tour Of the Cathedral
Towers Of England" His subject was IL
ustrated by some Of his own sketches.
md the use of maps and drawings. which
served well TO explain the difference. and
ADVANCE i'm architecture I'm the thirteenth,
ourteenth. and fifteenth centuries.
Miss Adele Williams next read an ORR
dnal paper, a Sketching Party in Hol-
and" which was a delightful recOuntal
If her own experience a few years ago.
While abroad. 4 paper so interesting.
10 beautifully expressed. and withal read
n such swcct-tonel voice, can only be-
poicn of as charming.
The guests OF the chairman were Mrs.
g V. Williams. Miss *. c. Stiles. Mrs.
gorge Ben. Johnston, Miss Elizabeth
davenport. Miss Mary Thomas. Miss
larry l.. PAGE. Colonel Richard Maury,
.lr. John rutherford. and AR w. J..
After the lectures. tea was served by
IRIS Jacob MichauX.
Among the visitors present We're Mrs
.nn Rutherford. Mrs Edward r. Stet-
mus. Of Chicago. ana Miss Kate How
I'd Of Baltimore.