Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-30
TIE WEEK QUITE GAY
AoRr THAN TEE USUAL sUMBER
sr nxr,nrAnmrxrs GIVEN.
SIYERlL EVEETS OF SPECIAL NOTE
TsAs ana Receptions the Features
81 the season, win Balls ana Ger
mans ana 1uncheons TO GIVE va
rsety-Ps-.saas Notes.

Tho Butterflies Of fashion had more
than a butterfy's duties TO perform last
week. From Monday afternoon 10 s&tur-
d&y evening society and the societies were
conslnuaiiy entertaining. The womans
Club. with Miss Augusta Daniel as chair
man. celebrated virginia-Day on Mon
day, when four unusually fine speeches
were made by Mrs. Cynthia =. Coleman.
of Williamsburg: Mrs. Norman v. RAN
uoiph. AIRS. f. c. Minor. and Mrs. Philip
Bruec
gave reception and exhibition OF the re-
cent work Of tho club members. On
Thursday the Richmond Chapter Of the
daughters OF the Confederacy entertain
I'd their friends at a beautiful tea. The
Confederate Memorial Literary Society
was another prominent entertainer OF the
week. Their reception to the legislators
among Us was an occasion to be long re-
nembered by the guests
The reception given by Mrs Gideon A.
Davenport on Tuesday afternoon from
TO O'Clock was decidedly one OF the
most elegant Of the season. Mrs. Daven-
ports beautiful home on west Franklin
street was brilliant scene for the gath
srjng Of Richmonds handscmest and
most fashionable women. The dining
room. hung with green. tapestry. stamped
with scenes from the case. was deco
rated with pink and green. palms and
pink flowers, pink shades over the cleo
fTic lights studding the ceiling. On the
cable the color scheme Of green and pink
was beautifully carried out, with pink
Moral decorations. pink satin under lace.
and In the ices made in the shape of
xaterInelcns. with the green rind and
pink centres. The reception rooms hung
with blue tapestry and beautiful draperies
presented another beautiful spectacle
Here Mrs. Davenport stood 10 receive
the guests with her usual charming graz
ciousness. In the receiving party were |
Mrs. Hoxley rutherford, OF Baltimore, |
the honoree of the entertainment. who |
wore black brocade ana violets; Mrs. |
Gideon A. Davenport. pink brocade, duch-
ess lace diamonds, and La France roses; \
Mrs. Charles Davenport. lavender chiffon:
Mrs. Isaac Davenport, yellow satin,
duchess lace, and diamonds: Mrs. Grey
Skipwith, black silk and violets; Mrs
Lindsay. white brocade; Mrs. Ann S.
black satin, duchess lace;
Mrs. John Enders. yellow brocaded satin;
Mrs. William Royal, white satin and
green brocade; Mrs. Ben Palmer. pink
satin; Miss Elise Williams. lavender silk:
Miss Bruce Williams Those serving
we're Misses Annis Howard. pink satin,
ace, and mink-fur. trimming; Della
Tohpkins. white organdie; Marian Har-
rs, pink silk; Judith Deane, pink taft
'eta; Carrie Talbot, green silk At the
bunch bowl Miss Elise Davenport, who
ooked very lovely in her gown OF pink
MN, presided with Miss Sue Skipwith,
n green silk. Mrs. Warrenton Wise and
dra Isaiah White poured the tea.
Among the guests were Mesdames |
ames w. Allison. Thomas Atkinson, John !
Ltkinson. Louisa Atkins. Thomas L.
-fr1end. Otway S. Allen, Benjamin i.
Iisop, Archer Anderson, James II. Ander-
On, Mamie Archer, w. 8. Armi-
'allon 4. Barksdale, William c. Beattey, !
ulien Binford. Thomas NJ. Binford,
rankin T. Binford, A. Bierne Blair.
iiss Maria Blair, Miss George Blanken-
hip. Miss Martha Bagby, Miss Boiling,
Irs. Charles Boiling, Thomas Boiling, 4
,obert s. Bosher, Miss Ellie flasher, Mrs.
siizabeth Bowie. James n. Boyd, Fran
Is M. Boykin, John K. Branch, Misses
'eard, Mrs. Lewis w. Brander, William
'rokenbrough, Albert c. Bruce. Philip =
!. Bruce. Joseph Bryan. A. S. Buford,
lrs. G. 2. O. Burgwyn, II. Landon Cabell,
Aston Cabell. j. Caskie Cabell, |
'larence p. CABOT Mrs. Annie b. Camm.
ienry G. Cannon, Miss Margaret Cannon, !
irs. Clifford r. Caperton. Hartley Car
Michael. Anna d. Carr, Charles v. Car l
lngton, Nannie S. Darlington, Thomas N
'arter. James Caskie r. y. Chafin, Her 4!
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|. Cooke, Miss Ella Cooke, Mrs. Pleasan-
pm Conquest. c. OBJ. Cowardin, Mrs. J
)ctavius Crenshaw, Ben. T. Crump Miss
augusta 7. Daniel Mrs. J. r. V. Daniel =
IRIS. Charles Davenport. Griffin Daven- J
ort, Frank Deane, Miss Judith Deane, J
irs. Taylor Miss Eva y. DeTreville, !
frs. Marion J. Dimmock. Mrs Allan E. .
)onnan. James II. DooIey. Miss Ella M. :
)oeweil, Mrs. Charles Il. Doyle. John
Dunn. Miss Roberta Edmond, Miss Jen- \
lie Elicit, Mrs. John Enders, Mrs. Henry !
'atrfax, Miss Margaret Ferguson, Mrs. |
flanagan, w. S. Forbes. Mrs. Lawson. n
Edgar M. Garrett. Reginald Gillian, Miss \
glasgow. Mrs. Rolfe Glover Fitzhugh J
zee, Mrs. Goddin. Mrs. Letitia Goodwin, \
Hired Gray Alexander Tunstail, James l
:. Gray. Barton ii. Grundy, Alexander Il
!. Guigon. Miss Claire Guillaume. Mrs. J
ackson Guy. Alfred T. Harris. Misses '
Iarris, Mrs. John w. Harrison. Mrs. \
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Iarvle. Misses Haryie, Mrs. Horace S. I
Lawes. Mrs. James Hayes. Miss Mary
iayes. Mrs. William NJ. Hill. Mrs. Ora
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!. Hotchkiss. Mrs. John Howard. Miss .
bastasia Howard, John Hunt, Francis [
Isaacs Levin Joynes, Mrs. Charles n
athrop, Fred. c. Hair, Miss Gay, Mrs. c
homas II. Leary. Miss Juliet Lee, Mrs. @
unsford L. Lewis. Miss Lily Logan, 8
iss Mary Lewis. Mrs. John ID. Lottler, q
rs James Lyons. Miss Mary Lyons 2
RS. McCabe. Mrs. Hunter MCGUIRE, Mrs. 9
iward Mcclure, Mrs. Cazneau Mcleod, :,
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rs. Warner Moore, Mrs. James Morris, }.
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uses Munford. Mrs. T.. j. d. Myers. u
les Meme Myers, Mrs. y. Il. Thomson, u
rs. Charles O'Ferrail. Mrs. William II. q
liner. Mrs. William Parrish. Miss Bes- bI
Pace. Mrs. Robert Munford. Mrs. A. bl
Patterson, Mrs. j. Il. Patterson. Mrs. W
iivern G. Patterson. Mrs. IT, William ID
mberton, Mrs. James Dooley. Mrs. Ber- M
I'd Peyton, Mrs. Moncute Perkins, Miss W
rginia Peasants, Mrs. John u. Potts, p
tits. Mrs. X. w. Powers. Mrs. III
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