Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23


I Mr.. Travers. Mrs. and Miss Patton. Mis-
Lily Urquhart.
A delightful card party was given oil
Friday night by Miss Alice Archer II
honor of her guest. Miss Underwood, o
M0rristown, N. j. Among the guests wer
! Mrs. James Aston Cabell Mrs. Carlton
Jackson, Mrs. Chles Terrell. Miss Am,
Bay. Miss Lima Livingstone Mayo, Mis-:
Burwell and her guest, Miss Lucille Kilby
Miss Katherine Montague, Miss Calvin
Bragg. Miss Mary Lyons Mayo, Miss
Travers, Miss Haston, Miss Guile Har-
Miss Sheppard. Miss Mary Rogers, Miss
Cox, Mrs. Walter Greene Miss Lucy
Coleman, and Miss Elizabeth Townes.
Mrs. Thomas II. Leary last week gave
a delightful card party in honor of Mrs.
| McCue, of Albemarle county. The guests
were Mrs. Tunstall of Washington, Mrs.
Ashton Starke. Mrs. James Patton. Mrs.
| Joseph A. White, Mrs. Charles Lathrop,
Mrs. II. Landon Cabell Mrs Il. T. d.
| Myers, Jr., Mrs. Allan Donnan, Mrs. John
ID. Lottler, Mrs. Adolph Osterloh. Mrs.
| Alfred Grey, Mrs. Ben Palmer, Mrs. w. S.
Forbes, and Mrs. Thomas Boiling. Mrs.
Ashton Starke and Mrs. Forbes carried
Off the prizes-a dainty gold souvenir
spoon and cut-glass vase.
| Mrs. Thomas Scott gave tea on Tues
day afternoon in honor Of her sister, Miss
McGill, Of Petersburg. Pink roses form
ed the decoration OF the parlor; In the
dining-room carnations were used. Pink
bonbons, beautiful china, and silver. and
delicious refreshments were the other at
fractions Of the dainty tea-table.
Miss Hattie Sycle last week entertained
her friends very charmingly at an after
noon tea. The honoree of the occasion
was Miss Sycle's guest Miss Simons, OF
Philadelphia. After an informal recep-
ton in the drawng-room the guests were
invited in to a tea-table beautifully ar
ranged with a centerpiece Of white lace
over pink satin. a centre pyramid Of pink
carnations, surrounded by the fruits OF
tho season, ami a bewildering array of
pink bonbons, ices, souvenirs and hand
soma cut-glass and silver. Mrs. Simon
Sycle, in black and white silk, was as
sisted In receiving by Miss Hattie Sycle,
blue silk; Miss Mabel Sycle, white silk,
and Miss Simons. red and white silk.
Among the guests were Misses Schrier OF
New York. Miss StSla Myers, Miss Flo
renee Myers, Miss Ruce OF New York.
MISS NpluSfnltn OF new 1OIk, MISS f-uiliy
Raab, Miss Essie Kirsh, Florence Green
wald, Miss Amelia Kahnweiler. Miss
Strause, Miss Esse Strause, Miss Sadie
Thalhimer, Miss Solomons OF Philadel-
phia, Miss Miriam Rosenheim, Miss Rosa
Greentree, end Miss Blanche Heller.
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The members Of the General Assembly
will be the guests of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society tomorrow |
from to O'Clock at a reception to be |
held In their honor at the Confederate |
Museum. Twelfth and Clay streets. Both |
the Senate and House have accepted the |
invitation extended them by Mrs. j. Tay- |
Tor Elyson. Vice-Regent for Virginia,
who is chairman of the committee in |
charge Of the reception, Mrs. Ellyson will
be assisted in receiving by the officers
and some of the other members Of the
Society.
Richmond society this season owes
great many pleasant entertainments to
the charming young ladies who have
been visitors here during the past month
or so. Miss Ford, the guest of Mrs. Ed
gar Taylor. is one OF these charming
visitors, and in her honor Mrs. Edgar
Taylor on Friday gave a beautiful
luncheon. The appointments OF the ia
bic were unusually elegant. Cut-glass
bowls Of pale pink carnations occupied
either end OF the table, and candles in
heavy silver candelabra supplied the
light The windows were closely curtained
% exclude the less brilliant daylight.
those present were Mrs. Edgar Taylor.
Miss Elsie Taylor Ford. OF st. Louis; Miss
Annie Lee Alfriend; Miss Elizabeth Cott-
mann. of Baltimore; Miss Annie Leigh
Mss Berta Wexford, the Misses Hayes,
md Miss Mary Archer Saunders.
On Friday evening Mrs. w. ]. Leake
ave dinner party TO her daughters
Kisses Clare and Lisa Beirne. The Misses
3eirne are two of the most charming Of
he seasons debutantes. and it seems
low. two very charming hostesses. as
YELL The decorations Of the dinner-table
sere silver eperge as centrepiece, which
vas surrounded by pink shaded candles
nd filled with carnations The guests
we're: Misses Cameron. Gabrielle Page,
ue Skipwith, Rea Watkins. and Messrs.
Iolladay. Page. Leake. Ferguson. Young,
nd Gray.
The committees for carrying on the
york OF the Confederate Memorial Lite
airy COcltty were tt4ihOuhScu O. 10 ~~''~N
Meeting which took place on Tuesday,
irs. Joseph Bryan occupying the chair.
hey are as follows:
Membership Committee-Mrs. NJ. l.. Van q
loren (chairman), Miss Ella Thomas. (
frs. James p. Smith, Mrs. James SUIT Il
on. Mrs r. w. Powers Mrs. l.. Nj. Hart. 2
Hiss Isabel HILL Mrs. Rountree. Miss q
Mrs e. c. Minor, Mrs nj. G. Il
and Mrs. Charles Straus. Il
Finance Committee-Mrs. Raleigh Coils
on (chairman), Mrs. James r. Werth,
FRS. Hunter Mcclure. Mrs. Alfred Gray,
nd Mrs. NJ. S. Smith.
House Committee-Mrs. Anne Il. Grant n
,hairman) Miss Betty Eilyson. Miss o
,uby Bodeker, lakewood Memorial AS b
ociatlon: Mrs. ]. w. White. Lee Camp; c.
irss r. NJ Northen, Pickett Camp: Miss &
entley, Hollywood Memorial Association; h
lrs 4. T. Crump. Daughters OF the Con- s
sderacy; Miss Leila Dimmock, Mrs. A. Il
|. Gwathmey. Mrs NJ. M. Gillian, Mrs. Il
ownes. Mrs. w. b. Freeman. Mrs. A. 81
Y. CARRIER.
Ways and Means Committec-Mrs. T.
/. Leary (chairman). Mrs. James ID. "
alton, Mrs. Edgar Taylor. Mrs. James r. 4
ordon, Miss Mamie Jones' Mrs. John 7
. Purcell. AIRS. Enders Robinson. Mrs. v
ames II. Capers. Mrs. j. Smith Red
,rd, Mrs. James u. Pace. Mrs w. c.
entley. Mrs. Edmund strudwick. Mrs. II
ugh Taylor. Mrs. Bigelow. Mrs. George d.
Lyon. and all the yice-regents; also, g