The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-21
THE TIMES: RICHMOND. VA. SUNDAY, AUGUST 2l 1898.

THE GAYBST WEEK.
,rhe very gayest week OF the season
undoubtedly began on Monday. Five
o,,,,e elaborate entertainments on that
day and night kept pusy those VINO at
,.-nn,ed 40 accept all their invitations.
In -. morning the childrens german
-. On obfect OF as much interest to
~ .~oun neoole as 20 the little ones,
ard tha ,-erv enthusiastic enjoyment OF
tho latter was a genuine pleasure to the
lookers-on. The german was given by
NJ rrarrr,on TO his little daughter
ponorta Who numbered among her
guests Misses Rutherford, White. Park
lnson. Trigg. Ais, Jackson Reynolds
&c. and Masters Charlie stokes. Grumpy
Bosher. Reynolds and many others:
The pretty favors, consisting OF nag
faces. caps. frogs, doils &C ueiisil.eu
The hearts Of the little ones. and after
the german was over the entire party
with their chaperOnes were photographed
an tho ,,ers.da overlooking the lawn.
At eleven o'clock on Monday. Mrs. T.
NJ tombstone OF Louisville, KY. enter
tained some forty ladies' al a progressive
ouohre marty I'm the parlor. The first
rrize handsome mouchoir case. was
won bv Mrs. Bingham; the second. n
cut-glass bottle Of cologne was carried
or by Mrs. Head, OF Lynchburg. MIS-.
tombstone IS one Of the most striking
looking women az Ihe mite hsr
beautiful white hair ana warm rresn,
coloring forming most unusual anu
beautiful combination.
BOWLING PARTY.
4 little later on the same day Sllsses
Ann and Edith Jackson. Of Baltimore
wre the hostesses OF very enloyaDie
bowling party. their guests consisting Oh
some thirty odd gay young people, count
inc themselves happy TO be included IN
the invitations sent out. The first iaales
prize was won by Miss Edna Forbes, Oh
Richmond. who now adds very pretty
pearl pin among her souvenirs 10 10
carried home. The second prize n SOU
,,onir spoon was won by Miss Maud
c+osos OF Richmond. The first genue-
mans prize was won by MI Boswell. OF
Danvllle a very handsome silver knlie,
the second by Mr.. Blair Stringfeuow, Oh
Richmond n silver pencl. A.
ON Monday afternoon at o'clock, MT
tt.,,iI,on 81 Cincinnati. and MT.
c,rnonds Of Charleston. gave a very uii-
usual entertainment on the lawn III ~
way Of a speculative party. us hoNeisy
made the winning or the prl1es al -.
coedinrlv difficult thing. therefore, MISS
,Se,,t'er,s Who captured tho first ladies
tic a beautiful little clock. considered
berself particularly fortunate. MISS
D,,,ian won the second prize, handsome
i,-,,breIla while the third, cut-glass
al made Mrs. Morehead It's happy
possessor. ,,,,,,~
n, Monday night decidedly the most
brilliant german OF the season occuIreu
boing given by the young LADIES' 10 thels
gentleman friends. as an evidence u
mir annreciatlon OF the latters atten-
.ir,s ana efforts 10 make their stay en-
,,,-sf,1e Mr.. Boswell led. with MISS
,rccIire Of Richmond. and. notwith-
efanding there were seventy couples OF.
the floor. every figure was easily ana
gracefully executed without cro"dihs OF
The guests Included Misses Booker
Matthews. Madalen Gordon Green
Boshor. Jackson. Haelman' McGulre'
Forbes, Camm, Howard Nat'i,cWs D.
Moore puniap. Chcatham, Rinehart'
r'orrytb scoville Mrs. Simonds, Mrs.
D,dle, Mrs. Robert BOsher. Mrs. Rine-
hart Mrs. Lowndes. Mrs. Allen DOMAIN
Mr. lakewood. and Messrs Page Bosh-
or. uumcs. Anderson. Dray. Hoxlon' AIN,
orton. GRAY. Cabel, Peters, Jackson ana
many others. c,
ON Tuesday night Mr.. Hamilton, or GIN
cinuati. gave n very beautiful german 10
Misses Cheatham and Dunlap OF LOUIS
Vile. XIV. Some thirty couples were the
recipients Of invitations, and very
pleasant feature Of the evening was the
presentation 10 Mr.. John Boswell, or Dan
VILE. Of n very handsome cigar case
This was given as n token or appreciation
of Mr. Boswelrs efforts to make all the
germans which he has so successfully
led. a brilliant success.
Tprfv.a nara dro YIN for souvenirs OF
the evening. and Mrs. Oliver Dudley, OF
Danville. was the fortunate winner OF
a very lovely little clock. Mrs. Dudley
number was 3-ll-33. while tho gentleman S
was fila Mr.. Cook was the lucky man,
and will take away with him very
handsome pair OF military brushes.
sEyEN-HAND EUCHRB.
on Tuesday morning Miss Sophie
White OF Richmond. entertained some
twonty-one Of her young friends at seven
hand euchre Miss Bessie Bosher won
the first prize. a silver knife; the second,
a pair Of cpuff buttons, was won by Miss
Mary Anderson Rinehart
on Wednesday morning Mrs. Allis. OF
Louisville. entertained the seven-hand
euchre club very delightfully."-.
on Wednesday night the chlldrep's
fancy ball was n matter OF absorbing
interest TO old and young alike. Many OF
the costumes were daintily quaint and
fetching, and the children hugely enjoyed
having possessio ion OF the floor The ball
room was beautifully decorated under
Mr. Catlin's skilled direction. and pre-
scented a bright and animated picture.
MANY RICHMOND PEOPLE.
Many Richmond people have lately reg
istered and many familiar faces are seen
on every hand Among other guests not
previously mentioned are Mr. and Mrs.
John Potts, DR.. and Mrs. Joseph White,
and family. Miss Boiling. Mrs. Grundy,
Mr. Ned Christian and family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Isaacs. Major Charles StrirR-
follow and Miss Margaret Strlngfellow,
Mr. Cunningham Hall. General Charles
Anderson. A-r. Ormand Young, Mr. Jack
Miller. Mr.. Victor Williams. Mrs. and
Miss Green. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Now
Ian. Mrs and Miss Sublett. Mr.. r. 3.
Ihafn. bir. Blair Stringfellow. Colonel
Richard Maury, Mr.. John Currie, Mr..
rutherford Rose. Mr.. George Gibson.
Mr. W. NJ. Habliston. Captain William
Allison. II. Allison. Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Cannon. Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cans Mrs.
G.. Kaufman and family, Mrs. Leon
Straus. Mr. and Mrs. George Mayo, Mrs.
Herbert Claiborne and family, Mr.. John
Rutherford, Colonel Gordon McCabe,
and Mr.. W. T. Hancock.