Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-23

Here Mrs. Townes, Of Petersburg, poure
tea. Mrs. John b. Taylor presided owe
the coffee and chocolate-cups in re
cess of the hall.
Mrs. Thomas Scott, In green silk, ant
Miss McGfl. in white silk and duches
lace received their guests in the iron
parlor. Those serving in the dining-roon
were: Mrs. Frederic w. Scott blue silk
iet trimmings; Miss Frances Scott, hello
trope silk and point lace; Miss Salli'
peane, green brocade; Miss Rebe Newell
figured silk: Miss Helen Stringfelow
black net over yellow silk; Miss Ella
Bruce. white silk: Mrs. Townes gray sill
and lace, and Mrs. Taylor, blue silk. Mis-.
Sadie Anderson and Mrs. Anderson. OF
Savannah, were unable to accept the In
vitation to assist in serving. Among those
present were: Mrs. Isaac Davenport, Mrs
James Allison Hodges, Mrs. Hartley Car
michael, Miss Lulu Walker, Miss Mabel
Walker, Misses Mary and Lucy Gibson,
Miss Nash, Mrs. Clifford Randolph Caper-
| ton: Miss Thrailliil, of New York; Mrs.
Richard II. Meade Mrs. A. Bierne Blair.
Mrs George Wayne Anderson; Mrs. An
derson and Miss Anderson, of Savannah;
Mrs John Mallory, Mrs. Frank Male;
Miss Harrison. OF Brandon: Mrs. Warner
Moore, Mrs. William G. Bentley. Mrs.
Joseph A. White. Mrs. Lewis d. Aylett,
Miss Caroline Warwick, the Misses
Moore. Mys. w. Gordon McCabe, MISS
Francis Baldwin Mcguire. Miss Iartz,
Miss Francis Beale Mitchell. Miss Vir-
ginia B. Archer, Miss Tyler, Miss Forbes,
Mrs Fairfax r. Montague. Mrs. William
Anderson Glasgow, Miss Ethel Hill Slater.
Miss Della Adelaide StringfeIlow, Miss
Annie r. Walker. Miss Maud Withsrs.
- a1f
Williams Harrison, Miss Pace. Miss Kate
Meredith. Mrs. Harry Williams Hazard,
Mrs. Christopher Tompkins. Miss Mary
Stuart Hayes. Miss Nina W. Randolph,
Miss Mary Maleen Lyons. Miss Ellen
Lee, Miss Blankenship Miss Mary T.
Newell Mrs. Fred. c. Hair, Mrs. Luther
r. Warren; Miss Lucy Scott Ship, OF
Lexington; Miss Haskins, Miss Lima
Branch. Miss May Langhorne Bidgood,
Miss Grace Bidgood. Miss Nellie Boykin,
Miss BOykin, Mrs. Francis Daliam.
Barksdale, Mrs. Edmund Strudwick. Miss
Newell. Miss Lucy c. Temple, Mrs. Cory
don Sutton, Miss Margaret Burwell
Stringfellow, Miss Bessie M. Martin, Miss
Mary Gibson Rahm, Mrs. Thomas Boiling,
Jr., Miss Gray. Mrs. Chiles Mason Fer
rel, Mrs. A. S. Buford. Mrs. Charles
Venable Darlington. Miss Caroline A.
tOieHdH, anu MISS Suuilh SaiiAhS eOh
Deane.
A charming and unique entertainment
was the experimentation given by Mrs
Preston Cooke and Miss Ella Cooke on
Wednesday. The honoree OF the enter
tainment was Miss White, OF Coyington.
The parlors. halls. and dining-rocm were
tastefUlly decorated in green and white.
bowls of white carnations and roses, gar
lands of smilax, and groups OF palms and
ferns. Punch was served by Mrs. Ed
mund Strudwlcke. Those receiving were
Misses Kate Meredith. Marian Harris.
Harriet Cringan, Sue Skipwith. Susie X.
Morris, and Mrs. John Harrison. Among
those present were Mrs. Caskie Cabell,
Mrs. Hazard, Mrs. Lindsay. Miss May
Lindsay, Miss Sallie Hairston, Mrs. War
rington Wise. Misses Mary +. Moore,
Alice Archer, Guile Harrison, Virginia
Underwood. Gabrielle Page, Mrs. Shep
pard Strudwick, Mrs. Frances d. Will
lams; Misses Cooper, of Baltimore; Mary
Lyons Mayo, Virginia Mcleod, Frances
Beail Mitchell, Annie Moore, Mrs. Ben
Palmer. Miss Mary Cameron. Mrs.
Thomas Boiling, Mrs. C. Z. Boiling, Miss
Marian Robins. Misses Matte Purcell and
Mary Archer Saunders, Mrs. Patton, Miss
Clare Beirne, Mrs. Gideon Davenport,
Mrs. Isaac Davenport. Mrs j. Aston
Cabell. Misses Maria Dunlop, Annie Lee
Alfr!end. George Blankenship, Mrs. Her
bert Claiborne Miss Lulu Walker. Miss
Annie Walker. Mrs. Edward Valentine,
Mrs. Upshur, and Mrs. Caskie.
The good Samaritans Of Richmond have |
way Of making their charitable work |
take a prominent place in the social life |
OF their city. The silver tea given for the |
benefit OF the Guild OF Grace Episcopal |
church. on Tuesday, and the Japanese |
tea given the same evening for tho bene- |
fit OF the Retreat for the Sick were |
thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended /
them. At the silver tea. In the home of
Mrs. Austin Peterborough, the decora-
tons were OF holly. running cedar, and
other evergreens. The refreshment tables
were very much admired for the dainti-
ness of their appointments. and the de-
licious nature OF their burdens. The
young ladies who were the charming
hostesses Of the tea were Mrs. Austin
peterborough. in blue silk and white |
Miss Halle Cooke, pink MOUSSE
line dc sole; Mrs. William Mayo ITALIA
ferro. black silk, low corsage, lace trim
mings; Misses Rachel Cooke. white
de sole; Thaw, president OF
the church society, black crepe, with eve
ostrich tips; Ellie Maury Werth, pink
silk; Maria Moseley. pink and white
dc sole; Eleanor Darlington.
shfte silk. tufpuOise-blue velvet, and
mink trimmings; Lena Green, egg-blue
over silk; Madeline English.
white mousseline de sole and violets;
Mary Rogers. hellotrope silk, corsage
bouquet OF vlolets; Jane Philips, white
six; Page OF Clarke county, Powered
six and violets; Mary Page. yellow bro
'ade; Calvin Bragg. pink silk; Mrs
black silk and pink chif-
on; Mrs. Lafferty. pink silk; Misses
Ellen Bagiey. pink silk under white or
candle. pink satin finish; Lily Urquhart.
lack Liberty silk and violets: Judith
)eane, blue silk; James, white organdie,
White satin ribbons; Marian Robins, .
,feen silk; Champ Wallace. white organ
lie over blue silk; Alice Henning, white
nousseiine de sole and vioiets; Grant,
white grenadine over blue silk. and Lillian
augustine. white organdie over white
llk
After the tea the receiving party went
- 10 the Jefferson. Owing 10 the kind
less Of Mr.. Fry the manager. the Jeffer-
on Band was moved into the ballroom,
nd the young people wound up the eve
ing with delightful dance.
The Japanese tea. at the home OF Mrs |
henry T. Meloncy WAS brilliant in every
aspect. The quaint beauty OF Japanese
and costuming was beauti-