Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-06
MANY FAIR VISITORS.
LARGE NUMBER or YOUNG LADIES
WITH RICHMOND FRIENDS.
THE PAST WEEK IN SOCIETY
Nearly Every Evening Marked by
one or More Social Events-Ger-
mans, Receptions, and Teas the
order--Personnl Notes.

Ofuef~tersObut NotSss
A large regiment OF fair visitors hat
recently marched down upon Richmond
Their object in coming is not TO see tht
noble James. Seven Pines, Washington
headquarters. st. Johns church, where
Patrick Henry made his libcrty-or-death
speech, or even the Confederate Mu'
scum. And their presence must indicate
that we ourselves are a very attractive
Get OF people, having q reputation for
hospitality TO the stranger within our
gates. Among the charming visitors at
present in Richmond are: Miss Sally
Patton. OF Blacksburg, with Miss Ellen
Lee: Miss Margaret Patton, the guest OF
Miss Lily Urquhart; Miss Elder, who Is
staying with her aunt, Mrs. James II.
Dooley; Miss Russell. OF Washington,
the guest OF Mrs Belrne Blair; Misses
Sue and Mary Hayes. with Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Dimmock: the Misses White, OF
Abingdon, with Miss Boiling and Mrs.
Charles Mhitlock; Miss Cottman, or Bal
timore. with Miss Annie Lee Alfriend;
Miss Guile Harrison, OF Brandon, ana
Miss Belle Harrison, Of Brandon, VINO
are with Mrs. Warner Moore; Miss jose
phine Dixon, Of Buffalo, the guest Of MISS
Louise Allan Mayo; Miss Tunstall, OF
Washington. at Mrs. Alfred Gray S; the
Misses Moran, at the jefferson, the
Misses Tinsley, at the Jefferson; Miss
Lucy Ship, with Miss Ellen Lee; Miss
Mary Forbes. OF Warrenton. the guest
of Mrs. James Keith: Miss Lucy stone,
Of Warrenton, with Miss Kathryn Mon
tague; Miss Emily Cary. OF Roanoke,
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. John cary,
west Grace street: Miss Travers, OF
Flushing, N Y; Mrs. Dallas Flanagan,
of New York, with Mr.. and Mrs. John
A. Coke; Miss Flora Harris, Of Louis
VILE. with Mrs. Hartley Carmichael; MISS
Page, of Clarke county, the guest OF
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter; Miss Ford,
Of ST. Louis, and Miss ThrailkiN. OF st.
Louis; Miss Agnes Page Of Clarke coun-
~, with Mrs Thomas Nelson Page MISS
Anne Charity johnson, of Staten lsland'
with Mrs. Bryce Stewart Hume; Miss
Hayes. Of Baltimore; Miss Helen Came
ron. OF Petersburg; Miss Hobson, Of
Pemberton. Va. and Miss Annie Nash,
OF Atlanta.
Miss Della Tompkins gave a tea to her
friends on Wednesday afternoon The
whole entertainment was an illustration
of all the delightful characteristics that
are reputed 10 belong TO Virginia hospi-
tally. The hostess made the enjoyment
of each guest her especial care. and the
genius in the dlning-rOom prepared a
feast OF rare excellence. The reception
room, the parlor, and dining-room, OPEN
Ing one into the other. were arranged
along the walls with groups Of tall palms
and vases of Testout roses. Mrs. Chris
TOPPER Tompkins. in black and white bro
caded satin. assisted in receiving her
daughters guests. Miss Della Tompkins
wore a beautiful gown of pink crepe
Those in the receiving party with her,
were Misses Sophie Pitt of Baltimore,
pink silk; Kate Meredith, blue brocaded
satin: Gabrielle Page, yellow satin; Clare
Beirne, blue silk; Julia Morton, cerise
satin waist, brocaded skirt; Annie
Rose Walker. cerlse silk, white silk
trimming; Mrs. Clifford r. Caperton,
black La Tosca net over black satin,
diamond ornaments. Miss Eda Atkinson
presided at the punch bowl. Her gown
was Of white organdie over pink taffeta.
Across the room Mrs. Horace Sterling
Halves. in blue and black silk, poured |
the chocolate. The charming young girls |
serving in the dining-rOom were Misses
Bessie Tompkins. pink silk; Nellie Temp
Douglas Wise, white organdie, green rib |
hons; Ellie Carmichael, green silk; May
Lindsay. pink chiffon; Ella Cooke. pink
silk; Maude Stringfellow. white mousse
line de sole. over pink taffeta; Margaret
Ferguson, pink silk, and Anne Lee, white
organdie.
Among those present were Misses Skip |
with, Sally and Margaret Patton Of
Blacksburg; Leila Myers, Flora Harris,
Dgvlrtn RoNEip Calvin
Bragg, Cotlman. Nora Moran. Fannie
Mcclure Augusta Mcclure, Lily Urqu-
hart Rose Caperton. Katherine DOu-
that. Nina Randolph, Julia Lee
Annie Nash, Margaret and Helen String
fellow, Ella Bruce, Russell Of Winches-
ter. Annabel Jenkins, Esther White,
Walker. Evelyn Gordon, Ellen Hobson,
Jennie Boyd. Annie Gray, Carrie Talbot,
Fiossie Talbot, Mary Hayes, Virgie
Archer. Mamie Dunlop. Gibson, Mary
Lyons Mayo. Adele Archer, Thrailkill /
Edna Forbes, Lou Atkins. Ellie Maury
Werth. Amy Werth Margaret Cannon.
Mary Donnan, Mary Hill, Eleanor BOsher,
Adele Williams. Virginia Mcleod Mary
Rogers, Tyler, Matte Purcell, Lima Mayo
Annie Drewry, Lisa Beirne. Annie Lee
Alfriend. Kate Harris Lula Harris,
Marie Dunlop. Judith Deane. Esther
White. Ford, Hayes, Marian Robins,
Travers, of Flushing, n. Y; Mary Page
Williams, Grace Shields. and Margaret
Tinsley.
On Monday night the Richmond Ger
man Club gave its foTtnightly cotillon.
This is the second from the last OF the
dances to be given before Lent. The
last, an extra german, is TO take place
on February 22d. On Monday Mr.. Will
liam Palmer led a number Of beautiful
german figures. The dancers following
his lead were the Misses Harris, Misses
Nellie Boykin. Virginia Hayes, Adele
Archer, Grant, Lisa Beirne and Clare
Beirne, Annie and Leila Gray, Bessie
Martin, Eleanor Bosher, Fannie Ross,
Louise Mayo. Kate Meredith, Edna Forbes,
Annie Lee Alfriend. Maria Moseley. Bessie
Pace, Ethel Pace, Mrs. John Atkins, Mrs.
Charles Il. Smith, Miss Sue Skipwith
Mrs. Fred Peasants, Mrs. Churchill
Young, Miss Berta Wexford; Miss Rus
sell, of Winchester and Miss Mary
Forbes, OF Warrenton Mary Cameron
and Elsie Cameron; Helen Cameron, OF
Petersburg; Hobson, Of Pemberton, Va.
Hayes, OF Baltimore: Mary HILL
Dixon, OF Buffalo; Ship. Of Lex
ington, Va; Cottman, Of Baltimore
Pitt. OF Baltimore; Haughton, Tunstall. |
OF Washington; Gabrielle Page. Anne
Tenant; Mary Page, Of Clarke county,
and Messrs. Thomas Carter, John Atkin-
son. Thomas Boiling. Charles Antrim,
william Grant, John Rutherford. Charles
Stringfellow. Edward Palmer, Adolphus
Blair. Waller Morton, Fairfax, Bryan.
John Currie, Lnwood Antrim, Charles
williams. Otis Alfriend, Kirkwood
Mitchell, Johnson, John Young,
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