The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-28

/
was very elegant anti,sumptupus affair
The following were inithe party: Mr..
and Mrs. j. y. Leigh, Miss. Mary Leigh.
Captain and Mrs. William II. White.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Shields. Captain and
Mrs: N. Burruss. Mr.. and Mrs. II. A.
son. Of Norfolk; Captain Muse. U. s. NJ:
Colonel and Mrs. SWEET, Mr.. Darden, of
Washington, y. c., President Of the
Chanlberlin Hotel company, and Miss
Alexander Of Maine. niece of Colonel
Sweet. Colonel and Mrs. Sweet by their
cordially and charm Of manner, have
become very popular In Norfolk society.
s-s
Miss Lomax. of Richmond, is tile guest
| Of Miss Haskins. at Old Point.
The Old Point Golf Club will have u
contest on their spacious grounds on
Hampton Roads, the first week in
March.
GAY AT VIRGINIA BEACH.
There are quite a large number or
guests at Virginia Beach 4 present. and
life at that charming resort is q round
or gayety. Some delightful little dances
have been given III the beautiful ball
room OF the Princess Anne during ;hc
last week
AIr. J. Pierre Lorilard. Il prominent
society man Of Washington city, has
Miss Ellie Fleming left for her home
in Baltimore last night after /, pleasant
vis, to the Misses Montague on Taze-
veil street.
MRS. WAI.KE'S AT HOME.
Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake gave a
delightful at home at her residence on
Grace street Thursday afternoon. The
parlors had hccn beautifully decorated
n Inc nd Of
II was Il rainbow reception" and a
lovely affair. The ladies receiving were
Mrs. Frank Anthony Wake. Mrs. Holt
W. Page, Mrs. G. Brooks Johnston and
Airs. w. ". Little. assisted by Misses
Lauder. Hurcamp. Dobie. Seldcn. Ellis
and Nellie Little.
\ card party was given TO those re-
ceiving later in the evening and there
were also present Miss Lizzie Nash,
ceiving later in the evening, and there
Miss Matthews and Miss Mary Nash
and the following Eentlemen: Dr.. Field.
Messrs. Williams. r.. G. Taylor. Will
liam, Shields. Frank Taylor Charles
Hardy, kense Johns. D. G. Tebault.
William Baker, Thompson Loyal. C.
brooks Johnston, J. a. Kennedy ". w.
Little. The first prize, an embroidered
ccntrcpiecc. was won by Mrs. Page.
Gcntlcnan's first prize, embroidered
photo frame, won by Mr.. Frank Taylor.
by Miss Dobie. Gentlcmcn's second
prize. pen wiper, Won by Mr. Thompson
Loyal. Consolation prize. cut for, was
Il ladies' embroidered sofa pillow, and
was won by Miss IIurcamp; gantleman's
embroidered photo frame won by Alr.
KcnSie Johns.
n Mrs. Albert r. Grandy. who has been
visiting friends in Richmond returned
to the city Thursday last
Mr. a. G.. Peachy Il prominent So
ciety man OF Newport News. greeted his
Norfolk friends last Friday and Satur-
day.
MRS. BULLS RECEPTION
One Of the prcttiest teas Of the sea
son was given by Mrs Cornelius r.
Bull on Wednesday, evening from 1870
to I p. IN. al her residence OH Freema-
son street.
The rooms We're beautifully decorated
in pink and green. \ string band was
III attendance, and an altogether charm
Ing evening was spent. II was 4 wood
en- wedding tea. and congratulations
were abundant, and many gifts accom-
panied good wishes.
The ladies who received with Mrs.
Bull were Mrs w. w. Little, Mrs. EIv-
eritt ST. John. Mrs. Reynold Hall, Mrs.
III. p. Williams, Mrs. Victor Parks, Mrs.
5. NJ. Lloyd, Mrs. II. II. Little, Misses
Bull, Misses Drummonu, Miss Bessie
Whitaker Miss Hurcamp. Miss Mamie
Turner. Miss Lizzie Lauder and Miss
Nellie Little.
STAG CARD PARTY
Mr.. Cornelius Holland Bull gave a
very enjoyable stag card party to his
friends on Wednesday evening last
Among those present were Messrs. H.
II. Little. Meade Osborne. AIinton Tai
bot, Thomas Talbot, ]. Davis Reid. Wal
ter H. Taylor, S. NJ. Lloyd, John l..
Farant, j. D. Boush, Andrew Martin
James Martin. James p Williams, Law
renee Waring. ". w. Little j. T. Drum
lnond.
Miss Bruce, OF Richmond, is the
charming guest OF Mrs Albert H.
Grandy, on Freemason street
Mrs. Alice Moore returned last Thurs
day after a delightful ten days visit to
Richmond.
COLONIAL TEA
The event of the season will he the
colonial tea, appropriately given in the
old Colonial mansion, the residence of
Mrs. Barton Myers. tomorrow after
noon from until II o'clock \ com
mttec Of Norfolk ladies in colonial
costumes will receive.
All who feel an interest in and wish
to aid the erection of q building ut Vir-
ginia Beach where sick infants OF the
poor can be taken free Of charge. are