Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-28
WANING SUMNER CAUSES NO DE-
CREASE ~ SEASONS PLEASURE
4 VERY BRILLIANT GERMAN
The Elegant Card Party Given by
Mrs. Charles straus, of Richmond
mcnt i'm Honor OF Miss Courtney.
Correspondence Of the Dispa,ch !


element will depart. and those who really
know and love the place will set
tie down to the enjoyment of its most
charming, although most quiet. month.
! september. Until then the guests con-
tlnue to bowl and drive and to walk and
ride, to dance and filrt, and play cards.
and live aimlessly end delightfully."-.
Each german now danced proves to be
a more brilliant success than the
preceding one.
A BRILLIANT GERMAN.
The one Of last Friday evening. given
by the young men. was a beautiful auair.
! Mr.. Elgin Graves. Of Richmond. who had
led all Of the germans up to that time.
again showed that he was capable Of
conducting any Of these social functions.
Miss May Dabney. Of Washington, danced
with him. Claret cup and delicious
sandwiches were served during the
dance. Those taking part were Mes
danes Serpell, Edmund Waddll, Levy,
| Long. PhilpOt Samuel Waddil Claud
Johnson. McEnery, Emry, Clark. Straus
I
| Walker, Pope. and Chalmers: Misses
| Louise Allen Mayo Scudder. Baker Min
ME Baker, Jane. Guile, and Alice ScrpeU.
| Virginia May, Pauline May, Maud John
son, REESE. Julette WaddiI Nora Wad-
4 ain, Waddlll, Levy, Brisco, Randolph,
/ Dabney, Marion, ingalls,. and Muriel In
/ CALLS Messrs. A. Z. Moon Graves. Pope.
/ Niche Jones. Pope. Serpell. Albert Ser
/ pell. McEnery, Fox, Levy. Groner. Emry,
| Bridges TrOtman Thomas. May, Nc
| Emery Talley. BOdeker. Redman, and
/ Mciinery.
Mrs. McEnery, Of Louisiana. enter
| taned at her cottage most delightfully."-
/ on Monday evening Among those pres
/ ent were Miss Kathrine Scudder, Miss
| Louise Allen Mayo, Miss Alice Serpell,
/ Miss Jane Serpeli Miss Virginia LAY.
and Miss Esteile Courtney. Miss Minnie
| Baker. and Mr.. and Mrs A. p. Fox;
/ Messrs. Charles Emry, McEnery, Colds
/ borough Serpell. Albert Serpell. Campell
( Groner, and DR. Jones A dainty, de-
/ licious supper with a tempting Welsh
/ rarebit was served.
SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS.
/ Mrs. Charles Straus, whom all Rich
| Wonders remember as beautiful Miss Ada
| Levy, gave a very enjoyable card party
morning. Claret punch and chocolate
| bonbons. We're served during the game.
! Mrs. Edmund Waddill. OF Richmond,
/ Won the prize, a silver paper-cutter. Mrs.
( Strauss other guests were Mrs. Long,
/ Mrs. 5 w. Waddill. Miss Estelle Court
ney. Mrs. Emry. Mrs. Chalmers.
! Miss Kathrine Bartzeu. of Baltimore,
/ gave q bowling party on Wednesday
morning, in honor Of her friend, Miss
| Rosa Brlsco, of Maryland. The prizes
were captured by Miss Louise Allen
/ Mayo and Dr. W r. Niche. The guests
were Miss Mayo, Miss Brisco, Miss Min
ME Baker. Miss Bessie Baker Miss
/ Louis Randolph, Miss Jane and Alice
! Serpell; Messrs. Goldsoorough Serpeu
/ Albert Serpell, A. p. Moon, McEnery
/ May. Trotman. Gordon Thomas. and Dr
/ Niche.
THE LADIES' GERMAN.
I Bright faces. pretty gowns. and tastefu
! decorations made the young ladies' ger
/ man, on Wednesday night perfect sue
cess. Twenty-Five couples danced TIT
intricate figures were led by Mrs. Franz
/ Stockdcll. of Atlanta. Ga, with srea
/ cleverness. Mrs. StOckdel is one
of the handsomest women at the RocF
! Alum. The Lottery Figure" In whici
/ six persons draw a silver prize was mos'
/ enioyed. Mrs Stockdell drew silver
/ eraser; Mr.. Levy, a pearl stick pin MT
! Emory. a silver stamp box; Mr.. Serpell. q
! saIvc box: Miss Emma Bowe, hat pin
/ and Miss May. a stick pin. Lemon
/ sherbet was served during the breaks.
| Autobiography figure was sachets OF ma
! tional nags Some Of those present Were
/ Misses Mayo, Baker, Scudder' Mlhhl'
/ Baker. Marlin and Muriel ingalls,. Jan-
! Born Waddul. BriscO, BartzeH' VIZ
! eipia Annie and Pauline May Johnson
/ levy. and Messrs. Serpell, Tailey. Morn
! Graves. Trotm5n. Niche, Thomas, Jones
! Emory. McEmcry, Fox, SerpeH, wise
! and others. -,
! Mrs II. II. Levy. Of Richmond. va.
! gave a charming seyen-in-hand euchi'
! marty on Thursday morning IN me cehlIa
/ verauda. The prizes, which were par
/ tlcularly tasteful and pretty We're ""i
/ bv Mrs. Edmund WaddiIl, silver nan
! polisher. and Mrs. chalmers Won the
/ second, silver paper cutter.
IN HONOR OF MISS COURTNEY
Major Thomas S. Emery. of North
/ Carolina. has issued about seyenty-h''
/ invitations 10 an elegant card party Ioi
! Friday morning on the lawn, IN hohor o.
/ Miss Estelle Courtney, OF klchnlohu
/ MIR. Emery Is one OF the wealthlest an,
most influential business men IN NoIll
| Carolina. Miss Courtney VIII De aSS'S'''
/ i'm receiving by Mrs. Emery ,-,-. q,
! The Rockbridge Alum Is ceIlalhiy III.
| debted 10 Norfolk for two OF its beauues
| mis- season. Miss Alice Serpell. and MISS
| pess,a Baker. Miss SerDell IS a Di9nd
1 tyns with wavy brown hair while MIS-.
/ Baker is a pronounced brunette anu "
| the classic style or beauty
| Mis- katherine BartZell, OF Baltimore
81 Misc Rose BrisOe, have arrived tnis
| week and will remain the rest Oh tl'
! season % ,bl
bandsomest and most strlking-iooklhs
women al the Rock Alum, ana an hei
| nrettv woman Is Mrs. l. q. smith Oh
| Stanton Mrs. Smith is probably the
! enest whist player here. at any rate she
! a. co. and away the best woman player
| and Is always sought as partner.
Professor II. ST. George Tucker, OF
/ washington and Lee University ana NI'
: David Moore, Of Lexington, are among
1 the arrivals Of the week. 49,,
Mr.. John -. Potts, OF RlchInonu' "Hu
| Mr. J. c. Anderson or RlchhioHu' "7''
registered here during the W. 49,.
Ms Emily Waddill, Of Baltimore mas
,oine5 Mrs. Edmund WaddilPs party
/ during the week A.. Ua,tor
! Uai[er Louisville, Ky; Airs. T. Z. Irot-
,,,ar Portsmouth. Va; Harry i. riot
,n,n portsmouth. Va; Percy r. IIot-
nsn Portsmouth, Va; Mrs. q. y Ialley'
| I2tobmond va: l.. Brown Allen virginia
! lrl.don Thomas. Alexandria; Miss kathe-
80 Rartzen Baltimore. Miss Rose Bris-
Coz baltimore; c. l.. Reifie, Baltimore