The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23

y. A. Young. A. T. Brock. Henry Grant.
A. c. Mckinney, J. s. boswell, Charles
l.. Rufin. Philip Powers and Sparrow
Weddel.
Mrs. ! r. V. Daniel will be at home
informallr next Wednesday afternoon
from ; to I Il. NJ. at No ii north Sixth
street Miss Eta Wise, OF Accomac
county and Mrs. r. Ashby Wickham will
be with Mrs. Daniel.
Miss Halle Cooke is visiting the
Misses Nash. daughters OF DR. Nash, OF
Norfolk. who will next week entertain
In her honor.
Miss Ship. Of Lexington, Va. Is visit
ing Miss Ellen Lee.
This weeks social prom ises include
n tea 10 be given on Tuesday, 10 s. by
Mrs. Gideon Davenport and reception
70 be given by the Misses Stringfcllow
in honor Of Miss Nash.
The Misses Harris entertained few
girl friends at an informal tea on Tues
dav afternoon. which. although quite mn
impromptu affair was very delightful
Energetic preparation Is being made by
q committee OF ladies with Mrs John
Claiborne at It's head. for the celebration
Of Founders Day by the friends OF the
Sheltering Arms Hospital. II has been
the custom TO celebrate that day-one so
auspicious 20 the sick poor OF the city
by n dinner given at some centrally To-
Gated building. usually one OF the vacant
stores on Main street near EIGHTH. This
toll HHN n
The institution Is in need Of funds and
the committee hope in this way to re-
plensh 10 some degree their depleted
treasury II Is a hope In which their
many friends heartily join
IN snito Of the rain "wednesday evening.
many Of her friends visited Mrs. George
Vests parlors between and Z. In TO-
sponee 20 the announcement that she
would then be informally at home. In
honor Of her charming niece and guest.
Miss chairman. Of Bluefeld Va. Ameri-
can Beauty roses supplied the floral
decoration Of the rooms Mrs. West. who
entertained her guests so pleasantly that
the passage Of the hours seemed incredi-
bly, swift. wore black silk. Miss Chap
man wore a black silk skirt with opera
waist Of beautiful flow cred silk. The two
Darlington. both IN effective evening cos-
tune. Among the strangers who called
were. Miss Tovering Of Baltimore. Miss
Moore. Of Alexandria. Miss Love. Of
Washington. and Mrs Duke OF Culpener.
On wednesday next Mrs. West viii give
an afternoon roception. and later n card
PARTY I'm Joint h0Or Of Miss Rose Ruth,
Of Lebanon. Va. and Miss Chapman.
Mrs. Percy Montague VIII not he M
home on next Tuesday afternoon. Int
on the afternoon Of the Tuesday follow
ing
The tea given on Thursday afternoon
by Mrs. Whitmell 6. Forbes I'm honor
of her dobutante daughter. Miss Edna
Forbes has been unanimously noted
among tho most delightful private en-
tertainments Of the winter. Thus late IN
the gay season that IS high promise. for
her guests were the very people who
know whereof they speak. having at
tended an the larger affairs Of the vim
ter About week ago fashion had
brilliant opportunity 20 judge the posi-
bilitics Of Mrs. Forbes residence IN the
way Of decoration. or course. for the
tea decoration was on simpler scale.
but the house looked most enticlng. and
the table was thought q special triumph.
The centrepiece was Of pink r0sebuds,
and extending from the chandelier TO
the four corners were ropes Of smilaX
supporting n literal chain OF r0sebuds.
The table appointments were in exquisite
taste Miss Forbes. who looked charm
ing IN white mousselaine de sole, was
assisted I'm receiving by Miss Thrailkill.
who wore white organdie old lace and
yiolets.
Among those invited 10 be present were;
Mrs. Ftzhugh Lee. Mrs. Hoge Tyler,
Mrs O'Ferrall. Mesdames Hasseien. Jas.
y Boyd. John d. Potts. Sutton. Whit
field. McLaren. Patterson. Wyndham
Meredith. Greanor Neale. Thomas Neale.
T. 4. Saunders. Jr.. Mrs. James Keith.
Mrs II. l.. Cabell. Mrs. John Lottier Mrs.
Caskie CabeI Mrs Ranlet. Mrs. Ber-
nard Pcyton. John. Beirne. and Adolphus
Blair. william Gwatkiu. John ". Gordon,
Edgar Taylor. George Lathrop Jos. X.
Anderson. Nelson. Hunter Mcclure. Ed-
ward Mcclure j. \. Hodges. Robert NJ.
Blankenship. Meredith Montague, Percy
Montague. Waller Withers Miller. Mar
shall Gillian i. d. Stegor. y. \. Weller,
Thomas Jeffrcss Charles V. Darlington.
Edgar Freeman. Stewart Hume, Austin
Brockenbrough. Theodore Ellys0n, so
siah Ryland, Sue and Ella Car
nett Mrs Samuel Martin, Mrs.
Balauf. Mrs. Breeder. Mrs. 7. b. VIII
son. Mrs. Fred Scott. Mr. Evan Chester
nan. Mrs. Matt Gilmour Alfricnd, Slater
Blanton Z. G.. Leigh. Mitchell Marye,
Chamblin. Archie Patterson. valentine.
lVingo. John Lyons. John Addison. Doyle.
George w. Stevens. Samuel REGISTER. Al
fred Gray. Thomas Loary. Harry Frazier,
Dallam Barksdale. l.. G.. Cannon. Y. +.
Williams. Savage. s. Henry Williams,
J. s. williams. Workman, Coleman Wor-
than. Charles Workman, Morris. Cooper
hudson Watkins Mrs and Miss FREELY.
Charles Bosher. T. G. Minor. Miss Au-
eusta Daniel. Mrs Grant Mrs. Hugh Tay-
Tor. Raleigh Colston. Polk Miller. Horace
Halves. Brydon Tenant. Bailey Saunders,
Carter Scott. Thomas Moore Ferguson.
Thomas Brander. W. VI. Taiiofcrro' Dunn
Tsliab White. Jackson Guy. Miss Helen
Montague. Mrs G. r. Caperton. Mrs.
Leroy Edward Mayo, Miss Douthat'
Miss Munford Miss peasants, Mrs.
Charles Talbot. Stokes. Starke. Dawson.
Coke. ArmisteaG. Archer, Taylor hllyson'
Crump. f. -. Price, Bosher. G.. Hobson'
Charles Davenport, Allen Talbot, Zen
Palmer Henry Fairfax, Miss Anne Ten
rant. Hazard. Gideon Davenport. Thos.
Nelson Carter. Levin Joynes, Grundy'
Baldwin. Philip \. Bruce, l.. l.. Lewis
Mcleod. Charles r. Smith. Lindsey. TAI
lev. James Patterson. ANtell =. y. Chrls-
tian. J. D. Patton. Moncure Perkins Alieh
Donnan. Watkins, Isaac Davenport UT
ouhart Alfred Harris, j. 9. r. Walker
{ " Travers. Ashby Jones. Waller Nor
ton Fred Scott. Skinker Allison, War
rlneton Wise. Elicit. Miss Mary Hatcher
Mrs. Nash Mrs. ]. ]. Montague. Warner
~. Mice Annie Moore Mrs. T.. \