Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-07
sun OF SOCIETY SETS.
WORLDLY PLEASURES GIVE PLACE
TO THE SERVICES OF LENT.
SEVERAL ENTERTAINMENTS GIVEN.
Etr.t Dnys of the week Marked by
Teas, Receptions, Lunchcons, ana
o,h.r E,,ctionS OF the Kind
Notes About Popular People.


. reflected ray, but that It's set Tor
season is indIsputable. The ballroom
dress has made way for sober garo, ana
the dazzling brightness OF high noon mas
changed to the useful gray OF the morn
lng-literally, the gray Of the morning
for all during Lent, the streets are ami
mated at an early hour Truly 1t Is
sight worth seeing-the goodly number OF
church-goers which o'clock calls out
Note the faces, and each one wears an
expression Of peace and happiness whlch
is wrought there by the inner conscious
ness of duty cheerfully done. Every
abs tinence from selfish indulgence every
inniction of sacrifice leaves its imprint,
not only upon the heart bat shining with
reflected beauty through the face. That Is
service unstintingly given, not grudginsly
or OF necessity. The one chance only
of error in the observance OF the holy
season, Is that while in the letter our
duty be done Gin large measure. well
pressed out" It may lose through the
absence of the spirit its power for good
| and like the kindness bestowed upon
Aurora Leigh, chill where it should nave
warmed, though being measured al
ways"
Right here)I catch a glimpse Of a de-
mure little maiden, gowned in gray, win
hands meekly casping a book-what DOOR
no one need be told. a living picture OF
Evangeline And do even dresses III
themselves to the ruling spirit Of the time
Yes. Who would think of donning gay
colors? Grays and blacks and browns
anything in which q shadow turks IS Mt
ting-but vivid hues-saVe them for laters
to greet at Easter the "sunburst resplen-
dent" For the nonce conform dress and
feeling and conduct to soberness, for II
we do not then are our professions but
tinkling cymbals.
Appearances are not everything. but they
are the long hand 10 the clock. and point
most closely TO the exact division. one
whose keenness Of perception is unexcell-
ed, and whose deductions are unquestion-
ed, says: "If we sleep on rocks or roses
sleeping past the hour Of noon, were
lazy"
The tea at the Woman's Club Monday
afternoon was a pleasure not untinged
with regret, for one Of the most pleasant
promises Of the evening was unfulflled
| and that was the musical programme.
arranged for two popular young musi-
| cians-Nisses Nellie Rogers and Ella Au-
! gust-both of whom were prevented from
! attending. AS il was. however, the social
| side of club membership was but the
more pronounced, and proved delightful.
/ There were a large number Of ladies'
present. including several strangers
| Among the guests were Mrs. Reed OF
| Norfolk. Mrs. Lindsay Of Pennsylvania,
| Mrs. Robert Scott. Mrs Hazard, Miss Ella
! Garnett. Mrs. Edmund Strudwick. Mrs.
/ John Hunter Mrs. Jacob MIchauX, Mrs.
/ John Harrison. Mrs. John Yancey, MISS
| Mary Page, Mrs. Christopher Tompkins'
/ Mrs. Charles Darlington, Mrs. Beverley
/ b. Munford Mrs. T. William Pemberton,
| Mrs. Halliburton, Mrs. o. A. Crenshaw.
| Mrs. Robert 3. Munford, Mrs. William ID.
Thomas, Mrs. Reynolds, and Mrs. FRANK
Male Tea was served by Miss Laura
! Carrington The annual business meeting
| Of the club will be held in the cluD-rooihs
/ tomorrow afternoon at halT-past 4
o'clock. only members of the club being
expected TO attend this meeting. visitors
cards will not be good upon that occasion.
!
Thoroughly enjoyed, free from oppres'
sive formality, and perfect in every way
was the unqualified opinion OF each anu
every one who shared the hospitality OF
/ Mrs. Judith &. r. Walker and MISS AIHie
Rose Walker, at large card party given
by them last Tuesday night. 1t was The
"High Carnival night, and the fact was
most delightfully."- emphasized IN every de
tail. even TO the masqueradlng on the Far
of the gentlemen present, which was sc
cleverly done as TO defy recognition pS
even their best friends. There were mum
fo,-
enjoyment of the guests, and by no means
least was the supper table, upon which
CANDY spun in various designs and II
gossamer net gittered under the gas
lights with the brilliancy and beauty Of
a scene from the crystal palace An eN
ouisite floral piece occupied the centre
Of the table, a magnificent base OF flowers
TO which fell, pendant the chandelier
above. ropes Of smilaX, intertwlned VIII
| American Beauty roses. In the parloI'
red carnations gave a distinctly rudy
tone. and altogether the occasion Wa'
bright both I'm coloring and in spirit
! Cards were the diversion until the gentle
men arrived, at 10 o'clock, and progressive
euchre the game.
The winners were Miss Michler, OF New
York. first prize, handsome tan purse
| mounted in BOlQs MISS Dtss'4I az ~
| cond prize, an exceedingly pretty blue
| kid eard-case with silver mountings
! and Miss Louise Allan Mayo, the con
| ISOLATION. a. silver fruit knife. Among The
CHESTS were Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Potts
Mrs. Hartley Carmichael, Mr. and Mrs
lanes Walker, Mrs. John Hunter, Mrs
A. Oldfeld Brown, Misses Claude Pal
mer. Flossie Talbot Julia Morton
Michler. Gabrielle Page; Helen Cameron
of Petersburg; Mary Williams, Annie Lee
Alfriend. Eleanor Bosher, Landon Rives
Anne Tenant, Mary Lyons, Helena
LEROY. Lewis Butt, Lucy Wormley
Kathleen Anderson, Annie Mcclure
George Blankenship; Keyser of Bal
timore; Virginia Archer, Nellie BOY
kin. katherine Brown, Of Baltimore
Leila Gray, Ellen Hobson, Virginia ant
Mary Hayes; Harrison, Of Brandon
precious Moore, Bessie Martin, Mar.
Saunders. Callie Ryland, Maggie String
fellow: Lucy Ship, of Lexington; Mazl
scott Minnie Tucker, and Messrs. u
A. walker. Charles j. Anderson, }. !
walker. Joseph r. Anderson, John /
Anderson. w. II. Allison, George Arents
Charles 3. Antrim, John Bryan, Henr
Baskerville. +. ID. Christian, +. H. I
Cabeu, Robert Campbell, John Currlt
Frank Davenport w. l. fvrs usI ~
} George Gibson, Palmer cray, WlIia m ~
Grant. Saunders Hobson, Randolph Holm
day dudley Mcdonald. William Massit
e. c. Mayo Kirkwood Mitchell, S. 5. /
Patteson, William Palmer. William
SHELTON. Allen Talbot, Edmund Wits
y victor Williams, William Walker, L
IL. Wall, A. d. Williams, and Bert Young
ss*
The Monday german last week was PEI
haps enjoyed with more than usual ~
on account of being the last Tor son son
time. Many Of the figures were especial
tnls ha