Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-27

mond public may share the benefit OF Mr..
| behocs lectures. the Entertainment Com
| mlttee or the Club are trying to arrange
10 have them given in one OF the large
mans In the city. III their plans are car
| RED out the fact will be announced later.
Inc subject OF the first lecture is ',rhe
prowth or Paris" OF the second IL Mod
| ern Paris and will be illustrated with
large stereopticon Views. Having been an
oihcer In the French army, born IN
france and owning property in his ma
tive land, Mr.. Belloc has had advantages
Tor gaining an understanding OF life In
Paris which a foreigner can rarely COM
inand. with an education almost entire
| ~ English. and with access to all degrees
OF English society, he is sufficiently an
Englishman to be able TO interpret the
spirit Of France for Englsh-speakng peo-
pie
our Baltimore friends are occupied now
IN preparing for bazaar of mammoth
/ proportions and excessively elegant. All
the prominent society people OF the city
are interested. the entertainment in a
large measure setting aside the regular
social organizations. The object of the
bazaar. the founding OF a home for
widows and orphans of'the Confederate
soldiers, has gained many contributions
OF fancy work, relics and so on, for the
bazaar from Richmond people. These, the
managers Of the bazaar say, have been
very helpful, and they express their
| hearty thanks to the donors.
The exhibition OF sewing, TO be given
| here directly after Easter, by the New
| York Association OF Sewing Schools. Is
being very much talked about The ex-
| hibit win include work done In the gov
eminent schools Of France, Switzerland,
| Belgium, Japan, and Sweden, besides con-
| tributions from the London Board schools
and from schools all over the Union. The
exhibition being free TO all. there IS a
large number OF ladies IN the city who
| have planned TO be present to gain new
ideas about clothes from those garments
| made in Paris and the other strongholds
| of necdle-women. The work is all to be
| exhibited under the patronage Of the
Ladies' Guild of the Church of the Holy
Trinity and in the Masonic Temple, on
| Broad street. The times for visitors will
be on April 18th, from to 10 i. NJ, and
on the 18th and 10th, from 10 A. NJ. till 3
=. NJ.
Mrs e. A. Ezekiel and her Shakespeare
class last week spent several hours very
pleasantly in the study of Henry the
Eighth and his court, as represented by
VIII Shakespeare, and Henry the Eighth,
as history, less dramatic, but more faith
full to records has pictured him. Mrs.
Ezekiel has in her class some Of the most
cultivated women of Richmond. or
course, the meetings Of such class pre-
sided over by such teacher as Mrs. Eze-
kiel are rarely interesting, from both So
cial and literary points Of view. The sub
jects for this seasons discussion have
been two comedies, 1.-THE Tempest"
Midsummer Nights Dream" with the
historical play at present being reviewed.
On Monday the Milton C. Work Whist
Club had a very pleasant reunion at the
home of Mrs Reginald Gilman, who is
herself one of the finest whist players
in the city Those present were Mrs.
Charles Doyle. Miss Claire Guillaume,
Miss Emily Glasgow, Miss Mary Came
ron, Mrs. Dawson, and Miss Virginia
Peasants.
On April the 18th Mr.. Thomas Martin
Emerson and Miss May Greer Baughman
will be married at the home OF the bride
elects father, Mr.. Greer Baughman, OF
this city. Mr. Emerson lives In Whining
ton. n. c., and is the traffic manager of
the Atlantic-Coast Line. The wedding
will be very quiet. No engraved invita-
tions will be issued.
Mrs. Chswell d. Langhorne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Shaw, and Miss Phyllis
L,anghorne, are now in Paris, receiving
many social attentions. Mr.. Charles
Davis. brother of Mr.. Richard Harding
Davis, lately gave a superb dinner party
to them, at which were present many
notables, though not Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. The Langhorne
party will join them next month In Lon
don.
Mrs. Malvern Patterson returned last
week from visit to friends IN Char-
lottesville.
Miss Lily Hill is visiting the Smiths, OF
Charlottesville. She went TO attend the
wedding Of Miss Mary Stuart Smith, ana
is now winning q great many friends IN
Charlottesville. as she always does
wherever she goes.
Rev. Mr. Jones. the new pastor OF
I,eigh-Street church, will, on his arrival
in the city, be the guest for some time OF
his aunt, Mrs. Charles Hunter, OF east
Clay street.
Miss watkins, Of Chesterfield county
who has been the guest OF the Misses
Rennett. No. 1Oa west Grace street, re-
turned to her home last week
CAPTAIN Henry Merritt, Of New YORK, Is
the guest OF his mother, Mrs. Harriet
Merritt who is one Of the Oldest residents
of Church Hill.
Miss Brooks, OF New York, and Miss
Davis, Of the same city. are visiting the
Misses Barney. sisters Of Mr. Perrine Bar
ney, Of this city.
The full-dress reception to be given by
the Colonial Danes Of Virginia at the
Jefferson is now timed for the 18th OF
April, instead Of the 18th, as was at first
proposed.
Mrs. William I. BROKER, Of Norfolk,
Va. is staying with Mr.. Whitmell II.
TJrouhart, of west Franklin street. Mrs.
Rrooker was, before her marriage that
Miss Nav Goode who fascinated SO many
hearts by her charming personality and
her beautiful voice.
Richmond people are very glad to hear
that Mrs. John L. Williams, Mrs. John
SHELTON Williams, Miss Berthe Noting.
and Miss Maria Williams have returned
from their trip to Florida
At one OF the recent very deiightful