Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-14


as consolation a beautiful French clock
MISS Wilmer a lovely Royal Worcester
cup. and Mr.. Robinson a silver-mounted
razor strop and Mr. Sinclair a seal and
silver pocket-book.
The guests were Misses Wilmer. SIN
GAR, jackson, Forbes. Lennon. Burke,
oSoViiIe, Madden, Booker, Tucker. How
ara. Stokes, Elliott, Mcguire. Taylor
Forsyth. Camm, Matthews, Rauers. CO.
mer, Moore. Young, and Messrs. Ohm
steda, Page, Gibson. Hoxton, Habllston.
Mcclure. Elliott, Hoxton, D. Peters. w.
Peters, Sinclair. Bryant, Burke, whaley.
McGrann, Peple. Robinson. Mcvitty,
Gray. Harrison. Williams. Briggs, Du-
rant. Spilman. and Venable
Mrs. John ID. Potts chaperoned on Mon
Gay dinner given to Miss Alice Moore
ana Miss Madden by Messrs. Albert
hnchie and Charles b. Thorne.
MORNING GERMAN.
MISS scoville gave the first morning
german Of the season in honor Of Miss
Gertrude Howard, of Lynchburg, va. on
Wednesday. II was the largest and most
brilliant german yet given. and the two
young ladies. the hostess and honored
guest, were the recipients OF elegant
bouquets Of roses. lily OF the valley,
mlgnonette, and helotrope, sweet peas.
poppies. and every blossom from far and
near.
Then dance was most beautifully led
through almost impossible mazes by Mr..
John Boswell. with Miss Howard. The
music was particularly good, and most
inspiring. and delightful punch and sand
wiches, sailed nuts, &C., were served to
the large number-about sixty-hve cou-
Piles and the chaperons and other guests.
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clair, Wilmer, A. Jackson Taylor, Burke,
Forbes, Lee. McVitty. Il. Jackson, For
sythe. Elliott, Dunlop, Chatham. Young,
Tucker, Warfeld, Durant, Rauers, Pa
trick, NJ. Conner. Bosher, A. Mcclure, G..
Mcclure, Snodgrass. Booker. Green.
Moore, Stokes. Bartlett Reinhart. Camm.
Matthews, Madden, Cheatham, Mailman,
Gordon. Lennon, Williams, Kensett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slmonds, Mr.. and Mrs Hen
SER Mr.. and Mrs. Lavender, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cayce. Mr.. and Mrs b. Lowndes Jack
son, Mrs. Dudley, and Messrs. Bryant,
Peters. Hoxton Richie. Gray Gibson,
Spilman, ID. Peters, Holland, Burke. Ell
Holt. Tyson. Thompson, Venable, Briggs,
Durant. Stevenson, Remshart. Sinclair,
Thorn, Jackson, Whaley, Taylor Cabell,,
Dray, McGrann, Bosher, Fair, Workman,
Cook, Robinson. Thorn McAdams. Price,
Coles. Coke Thomas, Kinney, Waddey,
Boothe. Reid, Young, and Norton.
Among the chaperons were Mesdames
Scoville, Mcclure, Lowndes. Keyser.
Head, Mcmillan, Johnston. Pettet. Rein
hart, Enders, McLaren, Potts, Lennon.
Burke, Bingham Grundy, Allis, Marshall,
Lockwood, Bosher, Camm, and Miss VAN
degrift: Mrs. Governor Bloxham. FIori-
da and Judge and Mrs. Carter, of Tam
pa. Fla.
Miss Forsyth gave bowling party on
Thursday morning in honor Of Miss
Charlotte Elliott, Of New Orleans. About
forty of the young people were enter
tanned and the prizes were very hand
some. The first, a silver purse, was
taken by Miss Matthew'S; second lady's,
a silver picture frame, by Miss Sinclair.
Mr.. William Z. Peters, Jr., won the first
gentleman's, a silver-mounted memo
randa-book and pencil, and the second
gentleman's, "a silver chain key ring, was
awarded Mr.. Robinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Simonds, of
Charleston, S. c., gave handsome
champagne supper of five courses in the
cafe at 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening.
which was very charming TO the fortunate
guests Those present were Misses
Booker. Gertrude and Annie Leigh Camm,
and Messrs. NJ. Z. Olmstead. Leigh r.
Page, r. S. Whaley. ]. II. Raners, Chris
tie Churchill, Mr.. Peter Lee Anterior,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Simonds.
Mr.. Lancaster Williams entertained a
number of friends on the same evening
In honor of Misses Madden, Gordon and
Halman.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Lavender, Of Wash
ing ION, ID. c., gave most agreeable bow
ling party on Monday morning. The
first ladys prize pearl and silver paper
cutter, was won by Miss Lee, of
Alexandria, Va; first gentleman's, a sill
yer pencil, by DR.. Theodore Diller, of
Pittsburg, Pa; BOBBY, a silver menthol-
holder Mrs. Durant. Of Philadelphia;
gentleman's BOBBY, Rev. Mr.. Smith,
scarf pin. Lemonades and claret were
served after the game. Among the play
ers were Mrs. Lavender, Mrs. Dale. Mrs.
Head, Mrs. Durant. Mr.. Head, Mr..
Lavender, Mr. Smith, DR.. Dillon, Miss
Lee, Misses Matthews, and Gay, of New
Orleans.
Mrs. Rawlins Lowndes, of Charleston
S. c.. entertained delightfully."- at cards
on Friday morning. Mrs. Lowndes's
charming grace made her lovely hos
tess. and the entertainment was one
of the handsomest yet given this season.
The game was played by forty-eght
ladies, in the large drawing-room.
The players were Mesdames DOMAIN
Lowndes, Crump, Conner. Raners,
Simonds. Potts, l.. L. Jackson, w. ID.
Jackson, Enders, Bosher Smith, Keyser,
Grundy, Thomas, Camm, Lockwood,
Bingham, Allis, Lennon. McLaren,
Johnston, White. Pettet, Reinhart. Con-
rad, Dunlop, Cayce, Morehead, and
Misses Krumbhaar, Burke, Lennon,
Conner, Bosher, Camm, Wood, Reinhart,
Pettet, Raners, Hellwege, Maury, How
ard. Scoville, Moore, Vandergrift, jack
son, and Margaret Stokes.
The prizes were particularly elegant.
The first, q cut-glass pitcher with re-
pousse border; second a shell spoon with
Russian enamel handle; consolation,
gold tea strainer with coiled pearl han
die; BOBBY, a Russian leather card
holder and playing cards.
Punch was served throughout the game
Miss Louise Burke entertained a fuli
number OF the young people at a fruit
party at her cottage lawn on Thursday
afternoon, very charming fete cham
petre.
very charming family is that of Mrs.
Frances Quincy Dupont her handsome
daughter and niece, Misses Irene and
Julia Dupont, and her two little sons,
Paul and Archie. Mrs. Dupont was a
belle as Miss Elise Simmons. in her native
city-Charleston, s. c. Mr.. Dupont, who
has not yet arrived, Is in charge of the
Dupont Powder-W orks, at Wilmington,
Del. and has the contract for furnishing
tha smokeless powder for the govern
ment