The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-13


Humphreys Medicine Company, New
York. --.
er. Miss Gunlaume; Librarian, Miss Fam
ny Mera.
MISS ZeHe Minor. Miss Smoot. and Miss
Mary Coles Darlington were elected
heads of tho divisions. The next meet
ing Of he CLUB will be held on Friday al
ternoon at half past 4, at Sl9 Floyd ave-
nue.. John Hayden will be the composer
to be studied.
Mrs. George W. Stevens and family ex-
pect TO leave Richmond for California
on April the 23d. and 10 spend the next
six months travelling through that state
Mrs Robert A. Gibson is visiting frlenos
in Stanton.
Miss Ellie workman. OF Park avenue
is visiting her sister Mrs. Talley' IN New
York.
Mrs. John Addison has returned from
Washington.
T. js usually n pleasant task to record
tho recurring afternoons at tho No-
mans club. but the task for that Of last
week was an exceptionally pleasant one
for the reason that the programme was
a delightful one. Miss Guiilaume was
chairman for a musicale, participating III
which were: Mrs W. w. Davis, So
nrano. Mr.. Frederic Hoffman. violinist;
Mrs. william Rolling pianist; Mrs. Geo.
W. Stevens, harpist; Mr.. L. y. Hoen,
cellist.
The programme, hnely renuereu
throughout. was as follows:
Trio (Mendelssohn)- Hoffman,
Hoen and Mrs. Rehling.
Elgie BerioO-Mr. Hoffman.
ole Was a Prince Uynes)-Mrs. Da-
Wis.
Mr.. Hoffman.
"1ntermezzo" (Cavaleria Rusticana, Mas
cagnD-Mmes. Davis. Stevens. and Rch-
ling. Mcssrs. Hoffman and Hoen.
That Mr.. 1IOffmann's exquisite mas
terry Of his violin was appreciated was
shown in the round OF spirited applause
which greeted each of his numbers, the
feeling being apparent that the nattering
notices which preceded him were only
Just so his exceptional gifts. Mr.. Hoff-
mann Is i'm appearance "a mere boy. but
his playing would do brilliant credit TO
twice his apparent years. Mrs Rehling' S
Accomplishments and piano selections all
received the applause they merited, as did
Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Davis and Mr.. lioen.
The audience vas n large one. including
as guests Mr.. Z. G. Hair Mrs. John r..
West Mr. Thomas Boiling, Mrs. Hoen.
Miss Hartz, Miss Graebe, OF Germany,
and others.
Mrs. jefferson Davis will spend one
week in Richmond at the time Of the
unwilling of the Memorial Window in St.
Pauls church, which will take place on
April 18th. and has expressed in per
sonal letter to Mrs George Ross. chair
man of the committee. the warnest inter-
est i'm the work which will eliminate in
this-the first completed memorial TO Mr..
Davis Mrs. Davis has not visited Rich
mond since the opening of the Museum
an occasion memorable in this commu-
nifty. 1t is probable that Mrs. Davis
presence In the city will be the signal for
some delightful private entertaining.
Last week Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Joseph
Bryan devoted several hours to the dis
cussien of details regarding the unveiling.
Admirably directed effort on the part OF
tho committee has made the unveiling
keenly interesting throughout the South,
and the efficient chairman reports letters
of inquiry and gifts OF money as Tar
west as California
Last Wednesday night the Gesangve-
rein Virginia held one Of the most spir-
tied rehoarsals during the season. The
"Hymnus" by &. Mohr. a difficult. but
also very grand composition. is being
carefully practiced, and the singing was
very satisfactory. Nearly all the active
singers are willing TO work diligently and
good results are thus obtained.
on each Wednesday afternoon from 4
10 q. juvenile fashion, as usual. was
largely represented al Belvidere Kinder
earten Hail. sOS Floyd avenue, and TO
bright and beautiful music, went through
the eyolutlons OF the popular Berlin, "
Riley and other dances, I'm the presence
Of admiring adult fashion. Indeed. the
dances have grown 10 be as popular with
many married people of fashion and
with bellies of the same set as with tho
children. and are usually taken in on the
invariablo afternoon promenade. On last
Wednesday. however, the attendance
was unusually large. and included Mrs.
William Royal Mrs Thomas Boiling,
Mrs. George Ross. Mrs. John W. Harri-
son. Mrs. Edward Mayo. Mrs. Harry
Hazard. Mrs. Clayton Lefebvre, Mrs.
Mnncuro Perkins. Mrs. Allen DOMAIN,
Mrs. Charles Davenport Mrs. Edward
Christian. Mrs. A. 5. Buford. Mrs. Chas.
v. Darlington, Mrs. Ashton Starke, Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Carter, Mrs. Levin
Joyncs. Mrs. stephen Putney. Mrs. VIII
liam Trigg. Mrs. Corydon sutton. Mrs.
f.. A. Saunders Mrs Z. y. y. Myers, Jr.,
Mrs. Joseph willard, Mrs. Frank Me-
CURE. Misses Lou Adkins. StrattOn.
Jones. Mayo, Meme Myers. Hattie and
Fanny Ross Bessie Martin. the Misses
Hayes and others. 1t was delightful TO
see the children enjoy themselves.
Among the graceful little dancers being
Page. Anne ana Emily Royal. Nanme
and James Patton. Edith and Allen Don
nan. Dorothy Christian. Isabel Carter
Berthe and Barbara Trigg, Georgia Wing
neld Avis Grant, julia and Archer
Joynes. Corydon and Henry Carroll SUIT
ton. Mary and Erskine Buford, Albert
Waddey. Louise Crump. Floyd Tayior.
Randolph and Ellen Tucker. Susie Ne
CURE. Bessie Bosher Mary and Dick
Saunders, Josephine Putnoy, Matte Lam
bert. Addie and Charles Bcwe Erskne
Hazard. Hamilton and Herbert Clai-
borne. Saddle HablistOn, Ashby jones'.
Arthur slater. Frances Myers. Della
Davenport. Evelyn stiles. Mamie and
Edmund Waddill. Martha Lefebyre. Cor
don Ellcrson. Mildred and Lottlce Wood
ward. Kate Seldom. Nora and Chlllie
Ianshornc. Belle Wexford. SOPHIE White.
Ellis Moaeley. Sallie Hunt. Elsie and
Bertha Gilmour, Robert Whitehurst,
Manic Garrett, Lizzie Harrison, Elsie