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


were brilliantly lighted and arranged
| with japanese screens, palms, ant
| flowers At one end OF the hall was
booth for the sale Of cuyios and bonbons
| Here Miss Lulu Walker presided. Mis-
Mabel Walker. in a little alcove beyond
decorated with Japanese draperies
cushions, and fans, was the charming
fortune teller of the evening. The Ions
parlors were beautiful copy OF a pavil
ion OF the land of the chrysanthemum
draperies of silk and satin Japanese EN-
broideries were festooned across the cell
ing and caught here and there with clus-
tiers of gayly-colored lanters. punches oil
ostrich feathers. and parasols. Below,
the young ladies in their artistic cos
tunes, planned by some japanese
| Worth, moved in and out among the
| guests, forming a charming addition TO
the beauty of the scene. Some of the
| pleasant features OF the entertainment
| We're the march OF the Japanese girls. the
| playing Of Miss Mary Coles Darlington.
| and Mrs. Meloney's singing. The re-
freshments were all that is dainty and
| delicious The impartial attitude taken
| by the Retreat as a hospital was evil
denced by the presence at the tea OF
| ladies from the boards Of the other hos
pitfalls ia the city. Mrs. Henry 4. Melo-
ney In terra Gotta crepe, lined with
| Charles Venable Darlington, green Japa-
nese costume, with pink satin and flower
| trimmings; Mrs. Charles Straus, In Japa-
nese court costume Of gray crepe
, and red silk; Mrs. Judge Lamb.
blue crepe over yellow brocaded
skirt; Mrs. Carlton Jackson. pink satin
brocaded with morning glories; Mrs. John
d. Lightfoot. in a gown brought from
Japan at the first opening OF her ports;
Mrs. Woodward, imported Japanese court
dress. The young ladies serving in the
dining-room were Misses May Woodward,
imported Japanese court gown OF black
crepe, embroidered with red and gold
figures; Sue Wexford, blue silk; Annie
Gordon, pink Japanese crepe; Fanny
Archer terra Gotta crepe: Mary Archer,
green japanese costume; Sally Workman,
lavender and white silk; Mrs. Robert
Blankenship, imported gown of pink
crepe, with gray figures; Mrs. Austin
Brockenbrough, blue crepe. pearl orna-
ments. and black satin; Miss Florrie
Greenwald, pink crepe over pink silk
skirt; Miss Margaret Darlington, pink
silk and white draperies; Miss Mary Car
rington, japanese crepe, silk skirt. and
flower trimmings: Mrs. Conway Gordon,
yellow brocade and green sash; Mrs.
Horace slater, green silk brocaded with
roses, rose trimmings; Miss Edith Elicit
Jones. cherry-colored crepe. pearl orna-
ments; Margaret Cannon, green satin
and pink sash; Lulu Walker. pink silk;
Mabel Walker. blue crepe; Ellis Glenn.
pink crepe; Mary Gibson Rahm, yellow
satin and blue crepe, jamie Schoen, black
satin and yellow Japanese crepe; Helen
Stevens, yellow crepe and red sash.
Ono OF the most interesting occurrences
OF Wednesday was the celebration OF
General Lees Birthday in Miss Ellett's
School for girls and young ladies. Che
two large school-parlors were thronged
with the young students Of the school,
who. in their fresh dresses OF white or
candle and red ribbons, made q beautiful
illustration of the German "child-gar-
den." Draperies OF white and red. the
Confederate colors, decorated the looms.
A portrait of General Lee was the CEN
trail object on one wall. and by tho door |
way between the parlors two young stand |
ard-bearers held up the flags OF Mary |
land and the Confederacy, with an old |
Virginia banner. which had como cut of |
the war riddled by shot and shell, and |
with its central shield altogether gone. |
The entire school Joined In singing the |
old Confederate war songs. with al
fine precision In time and the +
note of genuine enthusiasm in their
fresh young voices. Following the /
scholars read various views OF the
causes OF the war. and OF the charac-
ter of General Lee, with brief sketches
of jackson and Stuart and the battles
which formed the crises OF the war;
Many of the papers were original. One
was written for the occasion by Hon.
William Writ Henry; others were ex-
trects from the works of Mrs. William
son; General Fitzhugh Lees life Of his
great uncle; the Pall-Mall Gazette, and
the recently-published life of Lee by DR.. |
Henry Alexander White, of Lexington.
Monday was marked by another OF the
teas given by the Woman's
Club. Mrs. f. d. Williams, Mrs. Joseph
A. White. and Miss Mary A. Williams
served the tea. Among the chairinaD's
guests were Mrs. stanard Wood, OF Paris;
Miss Ford, OF st. Louis: Mrs. John G.
Williams, OF Orange, and Mrs. J. i.
Rogers. Of Newburgh. n. Y.
Tomorrow is Virgnia-Day. Miss Au-
yusta Daniel, who made the antece1ent
# this day so pleasant last year, is to be
he chairman of this occasion. She will
rave associated with her Mrs Charles
Washington Coleman, representing the
Association for the Preservation OF Vir-
;inia Antiquities; Mrs. Philip A. Bruce.
representing the Mount Vernon Assocla-
ion, and Mrs. Il. c. Minor, representing
ne Confederate Literary and Memorial
Association.
The tea given by Mrs. Whitmell s.
Forbes last week was an entertainment
hat was looked forward TO with much
interest, and will long be remembered
With pleasure. Palms and tall vases OF
link carnations added their beauty to
he elegance Of Mrs. Forbess parlors and !
rails. The dining-room table was deco !
ated with ropes of smilax and pink rose
,uds, the rosebuds tastefully arranged in :
cut-giass vase. forming the centrepiece.
Receiving with Mrs. Forbes were Miss
rbrailkill, of New York, and the debu- ,
ante daughter OF the house. Miss Edna
Forbes. Miss Ethel Pace served the
hocolate and Miss Annie Lee Alfriend
resided at the punchbowl. Misses An .
lie Lee Camm, Gertrude Camm, Flossle =
abbott Katherine Montague. Cottman !
Z Baltimore the Misses Harris. Eleanor 4
,osher, Sue Skipwith, Tunstall of WASH a
ngton, and May Warning OF New Jersey. n
mingled among the guests and added TO \
he pleasure and -brilliancy Of the enter 4
ainment.
Among the guests were Mesdames Ste i
hen Putney, Robert Powers, Robert l.. J
'owers. Younger, Ashton starke White ]
icket. Scott Parish. Larus. Il. William {
'emberton, Robinson, Dunlop. It. c, VIII A
ans, Il. a. Saunders. G. Il. Bnek. War n