Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-29

MS W ne the popular time for visiting
Mt. Vernon.
On Friday afternoon at O'Clock Miss
=. Lotahs Illustration class had It's final
meeting or the season. There were ,be
following articles read and illustra,ed.
a Picnic" by Miss Adele Clerk. f,r
hshed with seven pictures in India ink
wash work; The American Mother and
lie Madre Ma; Tale OF the Spanish.
american War" illustrated with six pic
lures -by Miss Kate Marshall: Miss Marie
Areher read NO Dog to Love" parody
on NO one to Love-" the old home song
and illustrated 1t in India ink wash. Miss
nora Houston brought as an impromptu
contribution decorated page, illustrat-
ing Father Tabs little poem. "Th4
Danueion,' very daintily rendered in
Ihdia INK wash; Miss Catherine Douthat
wrote a description OF her Nanny"
OF the household, and made FIVE pictures
IN India ink wash; Miss Mary Dunn
brought an extra contribution by illus
trating in four pen-and-ink sketches
Eugene Fields Little Boy Blue" This
was the last meeting OF the summer.
The luncheon given by the alumnae of
the Woman's College this year is to be
one OF the most elegant entertainments
or the kind ever given in Richmond 1t
viii take place June the 9Th at the Jeffer-
son Hotel Mrs. Crump. president OF
the association. will be the toast-mis-
tress, and the following ladies are
among those who will be invited to re-
spond 10 toasts: Miss Mamie Winston,
the Business Girl; Mrs. Zim Gates. daugh-
ter Of Or. Lafferty; Miss Daisy
Hudson, the Teacher; Mrs. A. NJ. Gwath-
mey. Aud Lang Syne, and Miss Mary
Carter Anderson, whose speech at the
banquet Of 1898 attracted so much at
tention for its wit and humor, will re-
spond to the toast, Husbands. 1t is
not yet known exactly how many covers
will be laid for the luncheon, but Miss
Irene Foster, No. / east Marshall, is
anxious to be among the guests on the
9Th.
One of the most pleasant meetings in
the history OF the Emma Andrews Whist
Club took place Thursday evening at the
home Of Mrs. Hartley Carmichael. The
visitors and MEMBERS present were Misses
Lulie and Adele Williams. Miss Lou Ad-
kins Mrs. Christopher Tompkins. Mrs.
Isaiah White, Mrs. Ben. Nash, Miss An
ME Archer, Miss Fannie Ross. Mrs.
peterborough, Mrs. James Keith, Miss
Stringfelow, Miss Ellen Hobson, and the
Misses Gordon.
The wedding of Judge Graham. Of Taze-
well, TO Miss Minnie Cox, Of this city,
will take place very quietly on June "a,
at the country home Of General Logan,
in Albemarle county. The bridesmaids
will be Misses Mary Cox and Kate Cox,
OF Richmond. and Misses Lena and Lily
Logan. daughters Of General Logan. The
only guests present will be Mr.. Patrick
Henry. Cary Cabell, and Major Wexford,
from Richmond, and Judge Grahams
daughter. Directly after the wedding
Judge Graham and his wife will leave for
visit to Old Point. From there they ex-
pect to go to Judge Graham's beautiful
home in Tazewell.
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The programme Of the Saturday Club
for the coming year is now out. and is
as follows:
Four Cars of the Nineteenth Century
Mrs. Z. c. Minor, Miss Sully. and Miss !
Daniel.
Social Forces in Russia-Mrs. Fran~is |
H. A. Claiborne.
Russian Literature-Miss Maria Blair, |
Mrs. Thomson, Mrs. Lewis.
Essay on Liberty. S. Mill. Mrs. Ro- |
bins, Mrs. Robertson, Mrs. DeSaussure.
Essays on Socialism,. S. Mill, Miss |
Elicit, DR.. Runyon, Mrs. Hair.
Hopes and Fears for Art-William Nor
ris. Miss Crenshaw, Mrs. Philip A. Bruce. |
Mrs. Munford
Miss l.. Blair, Miss Sheppard. DR.. Run
yon.
Time and Tide-John Ruskin, Mrs.
Robertson, Miss Z. Bruce, Miss Houston
Italy Under Austria and the Popes-
Mrs. Claiborne, Mrs. Robins. and Miss
Peasants.
Struggle for Independence-NIrs. Philip
A. Bruce Miss Sully, and Miss NJ. Blair.
Italian Unity-Miss Daniel. Mrs. Minor,
and Miss Newton.
Musicale-Mrs. Hair, Mrs. Thomasson,
Mrs. Williams.
Observation-Disclosures Spencer Mrs. VAL
entine, Miss L. Blair Miss Crenshaw.
Education-Herbert Spencer. Miss FL
lett, Mrs. Munford, and Miss Sheppard.
Colonel ]. c. Baker, of the Second Regi-
ment, and his popular daughter, Miss
Lula Baker, were the guests of honor at
a large reception on Thursday evening.
Mrs. c. X. Bowers was the very graceful
hostess Of the occasion. The handsome
oarlors of her home, on Clay street, were
decorated with draperies Of the red, the
white, and the blue, caught up here and
there by the ndgS OF the OHlltu OtdtGs
and Of the Confederacy. About a hun
ired guests enjoyed Mrs. Bowers's hos
oitality during the evening.
At the recent water fairies entertain
nent for the benefit Of the Seventh-Sreet
Christian church. especial attention was
attracted by the decorations. While the
,rrangements were being made for the
it was suggested That no
me could design the decorations more
lrtistically than Miss Ruby Bodeker. She
vas asked to undertake the decorations,
md under her superintendent Miss Az
les Mccarthy and Miss Stacy contrived a
,ery novel scheme of decoration, in which
we're used long draperies of white cloth
aught up with clusters Of frosted mag
,olja leaves. The secret Of frostlng the
caves is TO anoint them with gum-araolc
water before sprinkling them with hour
Miss Lucy Coghill Pegram will be mar
led TO Mr.. Arthur Scrivenor by Rev.
fr ]. ]. Gravatt, of Holy Trinity church,
ssisted by Rev. DR.. Carmichael, OF st.
Janis Miss Emcie Pegram, sister oil
he bride will be the maid Of honor The
Wedding will take place very quietly IN
he presence of intimate friends and rela-
ives.
Yesterday afternoon very happy party
altered under the hospitable roof OF
frs Truman Parker, OF Bon Air. The
nests who Joined the house party from