Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-24


diamonds.
The second OF Mrs. Welch's charming
dancing classes took place on Monday at
the jefferson, and was most brilliant
affair. The beautiful ballroom was
thronged with the best OF Richmond
beauty. wit, and chivalry. and dancing
was kept up until late hour. Among
the strangers present were Judge Roger
Pryor and Mr.. Roger Pryor, Jr.. Miss
butlcr. Of Boston; Miss Aiken. of New
York. Miss Wheeler. of Mobile. Ala. and
others. As the spring Is usually a quiet
season in Richmond these dances have
been a marked innovation.
Among those present were Dr. and
Mrs. George Ross MIR. and Mrs. AloXan-
der Cameron. Mrs. Edward Mayo. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Morton. Judge Roger
Pryor Of New York. Mrs. Gilbert Of
Pennsylvania. Mr.. and Mrs. John HarTi-
son, MIR. and Mrs. Tom Carter. Mt. and
Mrs. Allan Donnan, MIR. and Mrs. Frede-
rick Peasants. Mrs. James Hayes, Mr.
and Mrs John Potts. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Davenport, Or. and Mrs. John
OpshuT Mr. and Mrs. Tom Boiling. Mrs.
Grey SlupWith. Mr.. and Mrs. u. ;.
Hames Mr. and Mrs. Erskine Hazard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kellogg OF Cincinnati, Nj.
and Mrs. McLaren. Misses Ross. Misses
Hayes. Misses Page, Misses Fannie ana
Annie Mcclure. Miss Elsie Cameron, Miss
Annie Gray. Miss Rhea Watkins. Miss
Aiken OF New York, Miss Sturgiss or
Boston. Miss Berta Wexford. Miss Eng
lish. Miss F'lossic Talbot. Miss Mamie
Lay. Miss Sue Skipwith, Miss Nora STRAIT
ton. Miss Jenkins of Baltimore. MIR and
Mrs Aston Cabell Miss Wadden. Misses
II L. tai.
Bragg, Miss Marianne Meade, MISS
Norma Walker, Miss Leila Tatum. MI.
r. T. d. Myers. Jr.. Mr.. Waller Morton.
Mr.. Bernard Peyton. General Charles
Anderson. Richard ". Gaines John
Rutherford. Charles Antrim. Jack Pal
mer. Ransom Guy. a. ". Weddell, Ed
ward Mayo. Dudley Mcdonald, Frank
Davenport, William h. Grant. John Cur
RE. David Currie. Richmond Lewis =. G..
Cabell. Guy Davis. Ellis Moon, Frank /.
Potts. IiabnstOn. Charles Wllnams,
George VI. Reed. George Gibson. Terry.
Pascal Davie. l.. j. Carmalt, j. 7. An
dcrson, William a. Smith joel ferrln,
w y. Higinbotham, Richard Croxton,
Victor +. Williams, John Young, VIII
Ham Ferguson Warren Elliott. Charles
Holiday, Harrison. Bosher BaskerviI.
Alfriend. Binford. and others
VIII begin az o'clock in the evening ana
last till 70, at the jefferson.
on Monday afternoon many members
Of the WOman's Club spent a most plea
SAINT and profitable hour i'm listening 10
the two cultivated women from New
York who told them Of the Educational
Value OF Sewing" Mrs. Mary l.. Wool
Of sewing I'm training. the motor mus
Columbia University. spoke of the value
Of Of sewing I'm training the motor mus
Giles and the will power. thus enabling
the student 10 make practical use Of all
knowledge acquired. She spoke OF length
of the methods used in the Horace Mann
School i'm New York. and of the thorough
training required Of the teachers Of such
institutions. which are designed for the
children of well-tO-do parents. and not
for the poor. though it is hoped eventual
~ to secure enough trained teachers to
send to the mission schools.
She was followed by Miss Jessie Pat
terson. who spoke OF Domestic Art
Abroad" telling how the movement was
first started by Madame Lemonier, in
Paris. i'm 1915 when it met with such
success that the government finally took
il up and opened six free sewing schools
work There are also free sewing schools
on scientific principles In Germany. Lon
don. Switzerland. and most of the Eu-
ropean countries but in England the
work is confined I'm cooking schools. Miss
Patterson ended by saying that wherever
manual labor reached the greatest per
lection. there also was the highest intel
Iectual development to be found Next
Monday afternoon at o'clock Miss San
ford. of New York. will give an informal
talk on "The Consumers League
The fortnghtly meeting of Miss Lily
Logan's Illustration Club took place AZ
her studio at 6 O'Clock on Friday after
noon There were thirty-seVen members
present. and i've read articles with illus
tratiOns. Miss Rebekah Woodbridge Bel
brought Letter TO Friend" with
seven pictures. Miss Marie Elvie Archer
read a story. Right Good Friends" writ
ten by a gentleman friend. with five
pictures by herself in pen and ink. Miss
Louise Price read a letter Illustrating
studio life. with five neat and pretty
Den-and-ink sketches. Miss Bessie Cat
lin contributed q rhyme called 1.-THE Fin
de-Siecle Kitten" with nine pictures.
These were remarkably original and we'll
done Miss Kate Alternately furnished
letter. with six pictures, Illustrating the
studv Of outdoors drawings IN India-ink
wash and in pen and ink. At the close
of the readings Miss Catherine Douthat
handed in an Illustrated farewell TO the
club. adorned with pen-and-ink flower
sketches. She leaves next week Tor her
home on the James. Five more names
we're chosen for reading AZ the future
meetings The visitors present by inVi-
tation were Miss English, the guest of
the club-member. Miss Hall Lightfoot;
Miss Mamie de Saussure, guest OF
member. Miss Estelle de Saussure; MIS-.
Josephine Houston, Mrs. Abernathy, Miss
Martha Pointer Miss Henrietta Mansfield
the guest Of Miss Rebekah Bell; Miss
Conner Yancey, and Miss Lucy Beach.
on Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
Mrs. Caskie Cabell gave her usual lee
ture on current events. after an alb
sence OF two weeks from the city In
beginning her lecture she referred TO
beautiful Easter service at Emmanuel
church. which she had attended in Balti-
more. and then spoke OF the service at
ST. Paurs, which had interested so many
here I'm Richmond, and where the Easter
significance sim fingered. She also spoke
of Mrs. Davis and the pleasure given by
her presence in the city. Naturally, she
gave much of her attention TO Spain. and
concluded by reading that exquisite poem
by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, IAN Easter
Prayer FOR 1888.
The excursion to Williamsburg on Sat
lrday next promises to be delightful in
every respect The train leaves at $3.50 |
A. NJ. and returns at $50 T.. NJ. Tickets
,an be procured from the ladies in charge |
Or at the station. Mrs. Cynthia b. Cole
mans Circle of Kings Daughters will |