The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-21
Franklin street.

Miss Louise Waldorf, OF Hanover, Is
the guest OF Miss Roberta Minor, COZ north
| Tenth street.
Miss Gay Robb Is wishing Miss Harriet
Field Lightfoot.
Miss Erma Norris Hume. an exceed
.ngly charming girl, who Is much admired
In the fashionable society of her home.
Washington, d. c., will next week visit
| Miss Lizzie Boyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson's
presence here is always the signal for
| private entertainment in the circle OF
their friends, and one of the most ele-
| CANT OF last weeks fashionable diver
sions was the tea given Tuesday after
noon, in joint honor Of those popular Wis
itors and Mr.. Anthony Hope Hawkins.
the wel-known novelist. After the tea
the ladies Of the receiving party and
| number Of gentlemen became guests OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Boiling at an elaborate
supper Still later after Mr.. Hawkins
lecture. Mr. and Mrs. Gibson entertain
| ed small party OF friends III tnat gen
J tleman's honor. For the reception o,
| her guests Mrs Boiling had made beau
F, tiful preparation. There were flowers
| everywhere light warmth, and welcome
| Of so cordial d kind that there was not
| the slightest excuse for dissatisfaction.
| Along the hall palms were ranged and
| here. too. were flowers. both cut and
| growing. Throughout the hours for the
| tea 6 TO y there was continual stream
| OF callers, representing very nearly the
| entire fashionable set
Mrs. George w. stevens was present
| with the harp of which she is so COM
| pletely mistress and Mrs. Gibson sang
10 her accompaniment. after q happy lit
| tie introduction by Mr. Roosevelt Page
| Ben Bolt" Shc looked most lovely
| and sang as charmingly as ever. Miss
| Bessie Pace sang "Juanita" and n num-
Der Of negro songs which created great
| deal OF merriment and were heartily en-
! loved. The ladies receiving were:
Mrs. Thomas Boiling. who wore pink
| silk and chiffon.
Mrs. John Enders black silk
Mrs. William L. Royal. pink silk.
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. green silk.
| vlolcts
Mrs. Moses D. Hogc. white null. vio-
J let's
| Mrs. Charles Boiling. pink null.
Mrs Csterloh, black silk.
| Miss Kate Harris. white silk.
Miss Anne Tenant. white grenadine.
! Mrs. Moncure Perkins. black silk.
| Misses Bessie Pace. Julia Morton. Sue
I Skipwith, and Susie Morris. The tOilettes
| Of all were much admired.
Among the hundreds who called we're:
/ Mrs. Caskie Caheil Miss Bucie Wormcley,
Mrs. c. d. Langhorne. Mrs. Alfred r.
| Harris. Mrs r. G. Morton. Mrs. j.
| Lightfoot Wormeley. Mrs. l.. /. Lewis
Mrs. i. c. Minor, Mrs. Gray Skipwith.
! Mrs LEROY. Mrs. Meredith Montague,
! Miss Mary Saunders. Mrs George War
rem. Misses Emcie Pegram. Mary and An
ME Mayo. Marion Robins. Hattie Ross.
Nellie Parker. Lily Urquhardt. Mary and
| Lily Hill, Annie and Leila Gray. the
/ Misses Cooke. Mabel Todd Gabrielle
| Page. Mrs James ID. Patton. Mrs. Allen
/ Donnan, Miss Lutte Peasants. the Misses
| Moore. Mrs. Preston Cooke Miss Ella
Cocl.e. Mrs. William u. Thomas. Miss
Mary NJ. Lyons Mrs. f.. ID. Williams,
! Misses Berta Wexford, Maggie Strngfel-
| low, Mrs. Charles Davenport, Mrs.
Sprague and Miss Wallace, OF San Franz
cisco Miss Rhea Watkins Mrs. George
Ben Johnston. Miss Mary Williams;
Messrs. Grant. Holiday. Campbell, Fer
Mrs. James Lyons. Mrs. Edward Mayo.
Mrs John Dunlop Mrs. Adolphus Blair,
Mrs. James Allison. Bessie and Carolyn
Martin. the Misses Noting, Lou Adkins,
Meade Burwell. Lena and Louise Mayo
and Mrs. Jonathan Bryan.
The gentlemen present at the supper
following the tea were: Dudley Melon
aid T. c. Mayo, George w. Stevens,
John y. Anderson. William Massie, Frank
Davenport. Randolph and Charles Holl-
day. Charles Boiling, Thomas Boiling,
Carmalt. and John rutherford.
Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES Dana Gibson's
guests were entertained at the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. MOucure Perkins, Mr.
Anthony Hope Hawkins. as stated. being
the honoree. The pariOrs were brilliantly
lighted and beautifully decorated, and
there was the final charm Of warm we
come Those present were. AT. and
Mrs. Thomas Boiling. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Boiling, Mr. and Mrs l.. V.
Valentine. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Donnan.
Mrs }. d. Patton. Misses Lucie Wo1ne-
lev. Annie Tenant, Kate Harris, Ncne
and Leila Myers Mary Cameron. Bcrta
Wexford Bruce Williams. Mr.. and Mrs.
i. j.. Williams. Rev. DR.. Hartley Car
michael; Messrs. Roosevelt Page
Leigh Page, Charles u. Williams, Frank
Davenport. Allan Potts, Ed. Scott, Craven
and Carter Branch.
The ladies Of the party were all beau
tifully gowned
tAttN
Mrs Valentine. black silk.
Mrs. Patton and Mrs. Donnan, black
silk.
Mrs. william L. Royal black silk.
Miss Lucy Womeiey, white silk, VIC
lets.
Mrs. Charles Boiling. black satin.
Mrs. williams. black SILK.
Miss Bruce Williams. pink satin.
Miss Mary Cameron. black satin.
Miss Berta Wexford, pink silk.
Miss Annie Tenant white SILK.
Miss Bessie Pace, brocaded saun'
The Misses Myers, Mack satin.
Miss Kate Harris, white SILK.
The Junior COtilliOn anticipates a par
ticularlv delightful state Of affairs on
thanksgiving night. when, IN honor OF
the visiting University men, the iaVois
will be orange and bluc-the University
colors There need be no conflict what
ever between the coullion and the ger
man. The latter was not decided upon
until after "a conference with Miss Rod
ms. in which the young ladies. who WIZ
give the German. assured her OF their
earnest wish not 20 interfere in any way
with the cotillion. The meeting or the
latter Friday night was as much enjoy
ed and as largely attended as ever.
Nnsses.Katherine Montague and Evelyn
Gordon extend an invitation 20 their
friends 10 spend IAN evening with pictures
and variations next Tuesday @ 10 Z in the
interests OF the Virginia Hospital Those
I III flU "A variety