Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23
PETERSBURG SOCIETY.
A Round of Gaiety-Card Parties
Gcrman--PersOnal.


PETERSBURG. January 22-(Special.)-
Oh, events Of this week follow on one
sno.hors heels with great rapidly. and
,b, result Is an unusually brilliant week
socially. beginning with luncheon and
ending with the german on Friday night.
Mrs t. CN~ronce Kent gave a charming
rrrheon in honor OF Miss Noting, OF
Richmond. Tuesday morning The table
v.s a monument Of daintiness and
treufv Garlands of smilax EXTENDED
from the centrepiece Of pink carnations
10 the silver candelabra, which adorned
tae four corners Of the table. and whose
green candles with pink shades shed a
ROSY glow over the whole scene. Those
present were Misses Noting, Virginia and
Anna Iassiter. Ellen Vaughn. Saidee Col
psr Mrs O. S. Bunting, and Mrs. Will
lam Anderson Worth.
Miss Caroline Banister Pryor, whose en-
tsrtMnments are always remembered with
pleasure. added TO her honors as hostess
another charming occasion on Wednes-
day. when the Matinee Whist Club
Misses Margaret thinner, Anna Dunlop,
Bessie Boiling. Nellie Cooke. Ella Ber-
narI Roberta Gill. Katheryn Mann, and
Lima Noltenius-partook OF her hospi-
tally. After the game a dainty luncheon
Of croquettes, green peas, olives, and cof-
Zee was served.
Mrs r. d. Styll celebrated Lees birth
day by an entertainment, given TO the
Young Ladies' Card Club. which was one
Of the most original affairs ever given IN
Petersburg. The girls were invited at
haf-past 8. and played four-hand euchre
until g. The gentlemen arrived at half
past S. when they had some excellent
music. The score-cards We're ornamented
with Confederate battle-fags and our
STATE flag. The prize, a Confederate
bank-note, surrounded with clever verses
and framed. was won by Miss Mary
Roper. The refreshments. very sugges-
tive OF warfare, consisted Of hard tack.
parched corn, and buttermilk, served on
tn-plates and on newspapers instead OF
table-cloths. Those present were Misses
Mary Beasley. Matte and Lucy Watson,
Mary, Margaret, and Louise thinner,
Else Harrison. Frances Ream, Mary
Zeleme and Otelia Johnston. Bessie and
Ldper Venable Katheryn Percivau. Bes-
Be Boiling Lima NOltenius. Carrie Pryor.
Nellie Cooke, Katheryn Mann, Mary Ro-
per- Ella Bernard Light and Helen Lea
venworth Fannie Bra gg, Sallie and Mary
Meade Bernard, Mamie Scott, May Clai-
borne May Rogers, and Miss Moncure.
The gentlemen were Messrs. Doyle. Wat
son. Friend, William Friend, Moyler,
gill. Hinton, Robert and William Budd,
Dr. Henderson. DR.. Leigh. Hume. Martin,
Kenny, Johnston. Young, Patteson, Dunn,
McRae. Beasley, Epes, Bart Roper. Mann,
Dr. Mann. Plummer, DR.. Styll, Bond.
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Miss Sallie Demands home had more
than its wonted attractiveness on Thurs
day afternoon, and was very desirable
haven 10 those who braved the bad wea-
Their TO attend her meeting Of the After |
noon Club. The company were fully re-
paid for the disagreeableness Of the |
journey by the delightfully."- hospi- |
table welcome and an equally de-
lghtful evening. The rooms were |
brilliantly illuminated. and the fragrance |
o. growing hyacinths greeted one at /
ert turn. The score-cards were the |
Pre- nest we have had this year. being !
adorned with the daintiest Of "Gibson's"
heads. The prizes were large copies OF |
GibsOn's pictures, won by Miss Mary |
Pa,teson and Mrs. Styll. The first was a |
copy OF Love VIII Die" and the second |
was the American Girl Abroad" Both |
were very cleverIy done. rejecting great |
credit on the artist. Those present were /
Misses Martha Collier Mary Friend, Nam
ME Scott Matte and Lucy Watson. Bes-
Sic and Leiper Venable, Mary Zeleme
Johnston, Light and Helen Leavenworth,
Mary Patteson. Janet Bernard, Bessie
Waite. Fannie Bragg Roberta Gill, Mary
beasley, Lima Noltenius, Bessie Boiling,
Isabel Lennon. Mary Roper, Mary
Meade Bernard. Mary Ellen Wythe. Mrs.
Charles Iassiter. Mrs. w. A Worth. Mrs.
styu, Katheryn Percivall, Virginia Lassi-