The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-13

ONE D4T's NEWs IN FAsHTONABLE
RTCHNOND.
Mrs. Edmund strudw Fair.
child at tho Woman's CIub-Per-
.onsi Mention-Charitics.

Edmund Strudwick entertained several
hundred people at tea. After the tea
number OF gentlemen were invited 10 JON
the receiving party at special supper
served BY Forester. In point Oh the num-
Der entertained the affair takes the hrst
place for this week. The flowers used IA
house and table decorations were brides
maid roses, ferns. mignonctte and car
nations. The receiving party consisted
Of Mrs. Edmund Strudwick, who wore
white brocaded satin and amcth!sts.
yiOlets
Mrs. John Hughes Of Norfolk.
Mrs. Thomas Boiling; pink brocaded
satin.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor. ofsNorfolk; yell
low tafffeta;, tulle. violets
Miss Mary Mabn Lyons, black and
white silk.
Mrs. John Harrison. yellow brocaded
satin.
Miss Biankeuship yellow tulle.
Miss Precious Moore; old rose Droc"oeo
satin.
Mrs. J. Allison Hodges, black satin ana
duchesse lace.
Mrs. Bernard Peyton. Jr., black satin
and violets.
Mrs. Hazzard. henotrope MORE
nm the dining room Misses Virginia
HAYES Beulah Paterson. Lucy Pegram.
Maud Stringfellow. Adele Williams, Kate
Harris. and Miss Little Of New YORK
paid graceful attention 10 the company.
There were several particularly delight
ful things upon the programme lnciuuihs
two solos by Miss Elizabeth Iaylor' I'''-
tations bv Miss Precious Moore. ana
solos by Mr. Arthur Scriyener ana MI
william holland.
The gentlemen who were invited al
eight were Messrs. Edmund srud"ick'
Thomas Boiling. Hazard. Johh ii"rilso"
DIR Hodges. 5. ". Travers. Bernard fey-
ton. Sheppard Strudwick. William hsiu!'
william holland. Arthur ScriVener' peotte
pegram. T.. e.. Mayo. Ran. Holiday, I'd
gar Vaughan John Bryan. william I'o0-
ms and cambridge Spottswood
The list OF guests includes pracuc"Hy
all of the fashionable set
Mr.. James Lyons leaves FOR Washington
on Tuesday.
Miss Lutte Pleasant will entertain
marty or thirty-hyo az cards on MONDAY
evening n honor Of her gdes's-NlisseS
Falrchnd and curtis.
IS the suest OF Mrs. Edward N'so'
a., rnrr-.f,v afternoon Mrs ". James
walker entertained at AN informal oi"ner
Afr. Ashton Starke. Mrs. g. j.. BIeN'
/ Nfrs Josiah Ryland Mrs. Donnan' Mfs.
pf.nmord Pearson. Miss kennold-' OF
| Fredericksburg. md Miss Helen cameron
of Petersburg.
THE Whist Glass OF which Mrs. Is'iah
/ White IS president. held "A pleasant meet
ing Yesterday afternoon al MISS t,i'"
strinpfellov s.. There were present MIS-.
Wbite Mrs. Hartley Carmichael Mt@'
| DeK kein. OF Philadelphia. Mr.. keith
Mis- Guillaume Miss Helen Montague
| ana Miss Virginia Peasants.
Several prominent Richmond women are
I making energetic preparation Tor io'''
exhibition 10 Dee held early in me Sp'l"5'
for the Virginia Historical So'lr'Y' ~
PROMISES. even thus early. 10 Joe eAeep-
| uonally interesting
q, Thursday evening. at half-past g
,ues Eafrchild OF Boston. addressed the
! NVon,an'- club and It's guests on ne
| I[inderparten." which she proved he'
| s.tf ae n was known she would no. ne
ugbtfuuv competent 20 discuss. II is nov
an exaggeratiOn 10 say that, though tue
double magnetism Of her charming per
scnal appearance and delightful manner
she cuptivdted her audience from tn'
start. l3y her special request am l''
Kindergarten teachers OF the Guy VIZ
lrviteJ 40 bee present The guests OF the
chairman were Miss Lutte peasants
Mrs ". W. Archer. Mrs. James Lyons
| ftrf. It
Minor.
Mrs T.. G.. Minor. as chairman. made
the introduction. and did so with th'
| graceful aptue-s TO which the clup j.
| accustomed i'm her Her Introductory
| commented upon Miss Fairchhd' elsh
| wears brilliantly successful experience %
! the kindergarten work. five in the puoh'
and private schools OF Boston. three o'
trainer ina the Boston Normal School 90
Kindergarten. which position she nov
holds. She referred 10 the address de
livered before the London OEngD Schoo
Board when abroad last summer and o
her report before the English Board o
Education on the inferority OF British
schools TO American. The latter resulted
I'm the formation OF an Educational Bic
TO be presented AT the present term o
| Parliament. and OF which she IS the au
thor II may bee OF interest 10 know tina
the head OF the EngIis Board OF Educatiol
is the Duke OF D-vonshlre known q
many Nrgnians as Lord harrington
who. i'm 1863 visited Generals Lee su'
! Stuart az their headquarters i'm the field.
Miss Fairchid had no notes, she CAV
simply a delightful sNtempore talk. Tn
purpose or the kindergarten. she stated
was not 10 teach the child any specla
branch bnt 10 train the mind 10 aimee
AZ symmetrical develOpment-me mental
normal and physical She then proceed
"a 10 give In outline the methods pursue
under each OF these heads.
Citing tho leading objections made O
the kindergarten in many quarters. the
| were. she said. an true. as applied Z
the poorly or inadequately trained kin
dorgarten teacher. moral clearly bein
that higher standard I'm 'trainin
WAS the very desirable thing
This is most imperfect out
Inc OF most enjoyable talk. whic
places the club greatly IN Miss Falrchild
debt. II is not difficult 10 understand he
social and professional supremacy in crit
zeal Boston.
Mrs Russell Robinson IS the guest q
Mrs Leigh Page 5l2 west Franklin stree
The Peterkin Guild OF ST. James Epis
copal church will give a Valentine Tea
for children this afternoon from TO
o'clock at No. II Forth Sixth street Fac
child will be given a Waller tine as re
hinder Of the entertainment and In
variety OF pleasant ways the ladies ii
charge will see to IL that their it'll