Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
PETERSBURG DRINKING TEA.
At Least, Its Society Element Are
Content With IL.

Content with Ia.
Petersburg people are beginning TO real
iZe what a delightful method Of entertain.
ing ones friends is afforded by a tea, dnt
the discovery is much utilized now, as II
is fully in accord with the ideas of the
strictest observers OF Lent.
One of the p~leasantest occasions of the
week was a luncheon on Tuesday. Miss
Katheryn Percivall being the attractive
hostess. The popular daffodil was con-
spicuous in the decorations, the dainty
yellow blossoms being wonderfully eff
fective with ferns and yellow-shaded can
dies in silver candelabra. The menu was
a tempting one, and was enjoyed oy
Misses Alice Collier, Saidee Collier, Bes-
sic Venable, Leiper Venable, Roberta
Gill; Louise Reid, Of Cumberland, Nd
Martha Collier, Mrs. Edwin +. Goodwin.
and Mrs. Joseph r. Percivall.
Mrs. Waite's tea on Saturday afternoon
was a most delightful affair. The house
was prStily decorated with palms and
cut-fowers. Receiving with Mrs. Waite
were Mrs. Henry c. Hardy, of New York
Mrs. George Cameron, Jr., and Mrs. &
NJ. Sully. Mrs. D.. Hugh Jackson poured
the tea, which was served by Misses page
Nichols, Mary Bunting, and Annie Nc.
Kenny. Those who called were Mrs. w
L. Venable, Mrs. T.. Clarence Kent. Mrs
Randolph Barksdale, Mrs. James Mason.
Mrs. w. r. Nichols, Miss Lillian Nichols.
Mrs. John TONNES, Mrs. Alexander Gait.
Miss Sallie Bernard, Miss Mary Meade
BERNARD, Miss Janet Bernard, Miss Lena
Noltenius, Miss Lucie Chamberlayne. Miss
Bessie Chamberlayne, Miss Page Osborne.
Miss Virginia Lassiter, Miss Sara Os-
borne, Mrs. George Mason. Mrs. Duncan
Wright, Miss Otelia Johnston, Mrs. Jack
%Strachan, Mrs. w. j. Jarratt, Mrs. Robert
I. Meade, Miss Alice Collier, Miss Saidee
Collier. Mrs. John McGill, Mrs. Ed.
Grigg, Mrs. Andrew Nichols, Mrs. Calen.
dar, Miss Witherspoon, Mrs. John w.
Hayes, Miss Kate Riddle. Mrs. Charles
Lassiter, Miss Martha Collier, Mrs. Con-
stable. and others.
MISS ROPER'S TEA.
Miss Mary Roper gave a beautiful tea
on Thursday afternoon, In honor OF her
guests, Miss Patty Moon and Miss Maud
S~tringfellow. The rooms were decorated
in exquisite taste with danodns ana
violets-
'Daffodils
That come before the swallows dare.
and take
The winds of March with beauty; yiolets
dim.
Put sweeter than the lids Of Juno's eyes,
Or Cytherea's breath
combined to make the prettiest scene
imaginable; the table, with its dainty
appointments and centrepiece OF yellow
flowers, being not the least among it's
features. In the receiving
party were Misses Maud Stringfellow.
Patty Moon. Mary Roper, Saidee Collier.
Marie McGill, Virginia Lassiter, and
Mrs. David Dunlop. Jr. Mrs. Charles
Lassiter presided over the choco- |
table, while Mrs. William Anderson !
poured the tea and coffee.
Between the hours OF 5 and s Miss
home was thronged with guests. |
Among the callers were Misses Alice Col |
Ter. Mary thinner. Martha Ann Bragg, !
Otelia Johnston, Martha Vaughan, Anna
Anna L~edbeater. Allen. Louise
Reed. Ellen Vaughan. jamie Vaughan,
Kate Percivall, Bessie Venable, Leiper \
yenable. Frances Ream, Elise Harrison.
irace MeGill, Martha Collier, Mamie
scott, Lucie Watson. Matte Watson. |
Nary Patteson, Lillian Nichols. Carrie
Pryor. Lena Noltenius, Lucie Chamber
ayne. Light Leayenworth. Helen Leaven-
worth, Mary Ellen Whyte. Sallie Bernard,
Iary Meade Bernard, Juliet Mann. Mary
Margaret thinner. Roberta Gin.
Patteson, Mrs. Henry W. Battle.
irs. f.. Clarence Kent. Mrs. A. X. Davis.
FRS. Preston Leroy Roper, Mrs. Harris
:. Donnan, Mrs. McGlll, Mrs. Francis
lives Lassiter. Mrs. Hodges Mann, Mrs.
X. McKenney. Mrs. Thomas
Scott OF Richmond. Mrs. Bailey
aunders. n Mrs. s.. 4. Martin OF Rich
iond. Miss Lena Donran, aud Mrs w.
+. Mann, and. Messrs. Herbert Mann.