The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
PREPARING FOR
THE SUMNER.
Richmond Society Is Just Now in a
Chrysalis State,
WEEKS TEAS AND RECEPTIONS
Entertainment 10y Miss Mcleod in
Honor Of Her Gucst-ReceptiOn 90
Colonel and Miss Baker-A
Military Ball-Pcrsonal.


The voice OF Society says that suouT-
ban or country home and club Ire is 10
be hcrg. ass elsewhere, fashionable this
season. So far as other cities are con-
cerued, fashion has already set the seal
= its approval upon this form OF summer
pleasure. aTrd. as iu Green Spring Valley,
Maryland, the Country Gentleman
finds mis- own vine and fig tree consider
ably more agreeable D. those which he
has TO share Will several hundred per
sons.
It is said. upon excellent authority, that
life GO the various clubs Will be more
varied and deiiShttul this summer than
over before. I1e Quietude of the past
week has taen The Quietude of the season
preceding Iuue twentieth or thereabouts.
whom the Question of making summer
clothes becomes absorbing 90 the utter
,,rff-.lu OF less serious matters. The
eummcr girl is lust now in a chrysalis
state. She is doiue her sewing or super
Intending 90 I'm the back room of her
homo vrhc4. hack rooms do not develop
except at this season. and I'm the early
fan. p-ccc0 ing the winter whirl
49,
Dtss vfr~irio 7f.roo6'e Tea. I'm honor OF
49,, Mis- s,bol N rIcock Of
-,r,,f rsu-.d "a dalirbfful ripuIe
IN tho monctony of the quiet week. The
e04ir was perfectly informal but per
hans the more thoroughly enjoyed for
tbat reason Among those who called
were Misses Meme and Leila Myers. Hat
tie and Fannie Ross. Bessie Pace.
Bortha wexford. Leila Gray. the Misses
Harris. Mary Lewis. Helen Montague,
EDuv Ad8ieon. Louise MAYO. Ellen Hob
SON Aunie brewery Harriet Minor.
r,r~.r.v puideas. Kate Meredith. Bes-
~. and Ts-,lvn Martin. Edna Forbes.
T,H. LYONS Ammo lee. Fdmo Lee. Of
Trodericksbure: Mabel Todd. Jennie
Tarus the Misses Jennings. Miss Booker,
81 OId Point Miss Catharine Montague,
Mics Calvin Bragg. Mamie Saunders.
r,7ra Forbes. Anna Lee Alfriend. May
Zones sue skepwith. Miss Eppes Osborn
Robinson. Gabrielle Page. Rea Watkins,
,So Hfsees strinrfenow. Phronio Pegram.
Pose Nor9ecai Mary Randolph. Lily Ur-
cuhart Annie GRAY. Mamie Lay. Mary
and Virginia HAYES. Ella Cooke, Mrs.
Robert Groncr. the Misses Talbot Mrs.
Graham Hobson. Eleanor 8osher, Adele
Archer. Della I~ompkins' Grace ShleloS'
Judith Deane. Annie DrcWry Ella JACK
SON. the Misses Camm. the Misses Mayo
Marianne Meade. Halle and Mamie
Cooke. LYLE Tyler. Mrs. G. OBJ. Co
wardin % Mrs. 'iAIles T. "IHI"HnS'
sss
Co1 7 O. Rakcr. commanding the Sec
ond Regiment Of Virginia Volunteers
80 rendered n very pleasant reception
Tbur.4qv evening by Mr.. and Mrs. c. X.
Bower. I'm the pretty parlors of the Bow
Mr. Bowers. who SIS a sister Of Colonel
Baker. was assisted in receiving by Miss
Bessie Carson. of Roanoke, and Miss
ANNE ~ 80 d hundred
Of the city's select were by them intro
duced 90 The guests or hohoT'
The reception cAamoeIs "ere nttmsy
colorf me- pasls or "nlCn w. mhtoS
orapinss ol am a~ecv Sbooe
49, povers made a gracious and tact
r1 p,e,css and succeeded through her
,os-rssfon OF that rarest Of qualities IN
t-onuing her company with the gentle
str m familiar ease. that has been so
a.0.rlv yet yalnlv sought at many form
.ec,stons of the like.
v-..h r,reic bo+b OF piano. and voice,
-t.r e, animated season OF converse
~ - Daes.d delgbtmlly and az 1890
oo~t . dainty and tempting collation.
ecrged
-e,nr an interchange Of pleasant
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