The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-02
SOCIETY AND CHARITY
THE.DAY's NEWS ~ FAsHIONABLE
RICHMOND.
I,u,por of the New Year Private Enter
tertainments-Tbe Dramatic Iea
succes.-Personal Mention.


somewhere in the details. Ihursua'
night IL was the decorations OF the dih-
ine-room Holly struck the Keynote
and all other decoration was IN haIn'o"y
with its deep red and green. kunhihs
cedar was fcstooned upon the walls anu
holly caught up with II at Intervals ny
ytttd red ribbon precisely matching IA
color the red Of the holly berries. 4"
the centre Of the table smali P'ii' u'c'
perfect IA It's proportion ana slVp,ne ..,','st
Dfuny 10 pOint. had Ied riooVn 80,
between tne tiny branches. Inc 'h'.'
OF the decoration III TINS room !" a.
vivid ana essentially heasonapIe ON - 90,
guest was given - bouquet OF Ho"' '''
Win red ribbon. .
I'M tne parlOrs the decorations were OF
running cedar, holly, palms, Ioses, "'ln
hyaCInths, with "A mammoth ,iuSt'i VI
mistietOe suspended by while rlDDo"S Ds-
tween the rooms. AIRS. Mllhaihs, wearing
a white dress with red ribDons anu Ho'ly'
was the graceful spirit OF Christmas III
carnatc. ana her BAY welcome gave me
maj toucn 10 pleasure Suppv' q, "''
served at ~ % clOCh-ds 1914 taiiF H.
among those present were Misses Anne
Tenant, Claudia Palmer, Aay fanny,
the Misses Harris, Maud STOKES, AaiS
hayes Virginia Hayes, Eleanor boaneI,
Anne Lee Aifrienu, Louise .-e"ls, Oh
Philadelphia. Annie Lee and 1eftfude
Camm, Calle kyland, Johnson, Of sta
ten Island, Helen Fisher. Messfs FRANK
ward Wills, Baskerville, q. a ana John
q. Walker, NIlnam SkeitOn, Arthur
Wiley, Dudley Mcdonald, George plbsOn,
Leigh Page. Currie, JOnn kutnerioOru,-
Nnnams, Allen Ialpott Ferguson, An
dersOn, Halves. rMridA, Idih'I' Lee
habhston. ana Leake.
Miss Anasrasia Howard left on Tuesday
evening last Tor Tuxedo Park, 10 De pres
ent al the bail at the Tuxedo cub on
New Year eve. AIiss Howard VIII spend
January at Tuxedo PARK
Miss Annie Hero. of yassar College. IS
the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. Cdp-h 4dDD'
west Grace street
quite a large party went out to Brook
Hill ON Wednesday night TO ENJOY private
theatrIcals an the presentation OF Inc
Last htntdrsal, b. bangs. -dtS. JONI
stewart ana the Misses stewart, win
each recurring Christmas, enter tam lhcli
friends ia tins ueughtiul manner. III
Nate thtatucals are almost always gwen
one evening. 80 that invitations lh'ail-
ably create Drlght expectancy. ,t..t...,
Inis night the house wore uiStn'0
Christmas dress-holly, cedar ana mis-
me participants in the play were Misses
Bertha and sal!ie Randoiph' Id' ~ -,
Norfolk, and brown, OF bdlllinolt'
Messrs Jonathan Bryan, buckhef ran
doiph. Mcmillan of Georse Town an"
Thomas IIuckncy OF Charleston, :. =.
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pause The supper served was an eau
Among those present were Mrs. Roster
Dulaney. Of Washington, Miss Louise
Harrison and Miss brown OF Baltimore,
Miss Garnet. OF Norfolk Miss Davis
OF Charlottesville; Mr.. Fox OF kentncky
Mr. Denman, Of California, ana MI.
Walker. OF New York, Mrs. Edward
Christian. Mrs Bryce stewart hume,
Miss Johnson of Staten Island, Misses
Marian Robins. Bcrta Wexford, Noting,
Ella Cooke, Roy Ellerson. Maria Duniop.
Chamberlayne, Mrs. Armistead " clifford
Robert. jonathan, 81 Geor.e ana
Thomas Pinckney Bryan, FERGUSON.
Willis. Mr.. and Mrs. 4. T.. Young. Claudia
Palmer Maud Stokes. Mr.. and Mis.
Henry Fairfax. Mr. and Mrs. Philip
Shield. Miss Mabel walker, Messrs John
Young. Allen Talbot. Robert Campbell,
George Pegram, john rutherford. WIZ
liam holland Brown OF Baltimore. ana
Miss Bessie Lee is the guest OF Miss
Cornelia Elicit, east Grace street
Mrs. W. Rev. q Norfolk. is the guest
OF her mother Mrs. Wilkinson, Grove ave
cue.
Miss Antonette Wilkinson IS the guest
OF hcr aunt. Mis-. V. Y. Baldwin, east
Franklin street.
To-day is contribution-day for the
I.!cndly Society for Men and Boys.
Throughout the day contributions viii
Doe welcomed 40 5I5 west Franklin street
Uhe residence of Mrs. (MajoD - r. ID.
Ms Please enter by the side gate.
The society interests itself in friendleSs
boys. on boys who. ii not frendless. need
moral or other aid as hundreds do i'm
this city IL goes on the grOuu1 that
the boys of to-day are the men OF few
years forward. whose votes WEI decide
HHHH q
fucnce Will determine the great moral
and social problems OF the day. IL cam
not bear 10 see the formative years
spent among only those things which
corrupt. Certainly IL deserves the sup
port OF all good men, as well as of all
mothers of children.
The dramatic TIA given al the Luray
for the benefit of the Virginia Hospital
was precisely the brilliant success which
friends of the Hospital wished 20 10 be.
4 musical programme preceded the clever
little operctta, with Captain Frank Gun
ningham ana the old Dominion SeXtette
on il. Commentator cannot further 30.
Those taking delightful parts in the oper-
eta We're Miss Rosa Schumacher. Miss
julia Leiss Mr. Tony Sauerwald. and
MI. McAllster.
The Sick Committee Of the German
American Ladies Aid Association. con-
sisting Of Mrs r. Hassel Mrs. George
Dietrich Sr Mrs Charles Metzeer Mrs
John KrOuSc. Mrs John Does. wish 20
thank their friends for the generous do
nations sent TO the pound party. Gro
ceries. ctc.-Meslames Schleuter. T.. En-
ders. George {. DIETRICH. Sr. George &.
Dietrich. Jr.. William Gchrmann, J. Wildt.
II. thinner. NOscr. J. Schmidt. j. Keck.
George Schwalm q. n. Phillips. A. Har-
tung. George TObien. q. Gassor. William
Miller. II. Grmmell. G. W Thiow. Z.
H. Bcrehimcr. William Rehling. JUirOn.
n. Lange. o. Ostergren, +. Rehman. &.
stephan. G. Wippermann. II. Casser.
William TObien y Klein c. Brauer. &.
Loehr. =. Laube. u. lf"~von. ~Othchild.
Fred. Schultz. John krausse. Nolte. T..
H. Spott. John Brauer. L. Werner H.
Plumacher Il. Hassel. G. Hassel. 9. T..
Saucr Miss Katie Phillips. Miss Emma
Grimmcll. Mr.. John Does Il. BrlIer q
Sons Mr.. Taley Messrs. J. Wagner. J.
Wayne. George Gibson. Jr.. Oswald Gas
ser. Jr.. G.. H. Wagner, j. j. Mattern.
H. Nolte.
Money contributed-Mrs. T. Finders.
Mrs. Emil kersten Mrs. \. Won y. Rosen-
ogk. Rev Paul J.. Mcneil, u. D.. Messrs.
r. Scnf. Louis Rueger A. Spott. J. Klu-
her. Charles Mctzger. G. Metzger VI.
Schaaf. Mrs. Christina Prick. Mrs. L.
Klein. Mr.. r.. Essig
Especial thanks are due TO Mr. Bliley
for the use OF his horse and 20 Mr.
| Oswald Gasser for the use OF his wa
gon. The things donated were distribut-
| ed among needy and worthy Germans.
with very happy ana practical results.
SICRED HIIRTSTND SCHOOL.
Unique Celebration Handsome Present Ia
Father Carne.