Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-20

Nni"a Inc guests invited we're. Mra
DDooiey. Miss Lewis. Mrs. Strudwick. Miss
husnes' Mrs. Thomas b. Scott. Mira.
luton Starke, Mrs. Warner Moore. Miss
'a,aaliison, Mrs. Forbes. Miss Forbes Miss
,,.,1. MRS. Boiling, Mrs Royal. Mrs.
NJ a., M,S bottier, Mrs. Caskie Cabell,
mrs' Blankenship. Mrs. CONQUEST Mrs
,rercy Montague Mrs. Caperton. Miss
DDoutnat' Mrs. Tompkins, Mrs. Guy. Mrs.
M MISS Saunders. Miss SkIpwith.
49, 'ula harris, Miss Stringfellow. Miss
i'ose walker, Mrs. Isaac Dayen-
~ MIs. John w. Harrison. Mrs. Cooke
MISS Cooke. Miss White. Mrs. G. Daven
porS MRS. w. II. Hazard. Mrs r PAL
,ner' Mrs. Charles Davenport. MRS. Coke
MIS- MIS- Flanagan, Mrs. Joseph White. Mrs.
Mereeith Montague Mrs. Brockenbrough.
ri,ss Mamie Cooke, Miss Margaret String
sroM' MISS susan Morris. Miss Alfrlend,
. m,ss lyons, Miss Tompkins. Miss Walker.
MISS Mabel Walker Miys Grant Mics
Julia Grant Miss Nina Randolph Misc
Meredith, Miss Blankenship Miss lima
Mayo Miss Maury. Miss Bruce, and Mrs.
Thomas Moore.
| ar. and Mrs. Whitmell S. Forbes. who
nave oeen among the princely entertain
/ erS OF this season. gave very elegant
caro- party on Friday night to their daugh-
4 YER Mss Edna Forbes. and her
friend Miss Thrailkill,. Of 81. Louis. The
color scheme of the decoration was violet
ana SILVER, each girl received a bunch of
Noiets tied with violet ribbons. The tall
! icy was Kept with little silver bells. John
Dabney furnished the very elaborate sup
per. S1P
! MRS. Forbes, in black brocade and dla-
nonps, received, with Miss Forbes, pink
SILK imported gown, and Miss Thrailkln.
IN pink satin and pink chiffon
a cut-glass tea caddy, the first prize, was
| won by Miss Annie Leigh Camm. A
! beautiful ivory fan rewarded the second
! best player, who was Mrs. Mary Saun-
J ders Mr. Robert Campbell won the
first gentleman's prize a silver cigar
case, and Mr.. Percy Bosher the next
/ prize, silyer-topped hat brush. Both
| OF the consolation prizes were cut for by
an the guests and won by Miss Annie
! Lee Alfriend and Mr. Otis Alfriend
] Among those present were Misses Anne
| remnant, Rea Watkins, Lisa Beirne. Anne
| Grant Julia Grant, Kathryn Montague
Coons Virginia Hayes. Eleanor Bosher
Nan Snodgrass. Flossie Talbot, Evelyn
Gordon, Misses Cameron. Helen Cameron,
Misses Camm, Kate Meredith, Annie Lee
Alfr1end, Misses Harris. May Lindsay,
| Mary Williams, Bessie Pace and Ethel
| William Ferguson, Frank Davenport, Lee
! Bragg Charles Antrim, Workman. Will
liam Grant. Captain Allison, John and
! Ormond Young Saunders Hobson, Ed.
| Harrison, Frank Mccarthy, George Reid,
| +. Blankenship. Charles Williams, Vic
tor Williams. A. Williams, Gus Breaux,
John rutherford Richard Gaines, Pres
ton holland, Allan Talbot, Robert Camp
bell, and Paul Blanchard.
Mrs. Page, of West Virginia, who was so
! popular in Richmond as Miss Emma Gil
lum. added still more to her popularity on
/ Friday evening when she gave a beauti-
| full card party to the friends of her girl
hood here. From O'Clock, when the
guests arrived, until the late hour when
they left. all went merry as n marriage
bell. Mrs. Page received with her sister,
Miss Gillum, and her mother, Mrs Gill
lum, who were a charming trio. The
decorations were daffodls and smilax.
Beautiful old silver tankards and bowls
filled with the graceful yellow flowers
were placed about the mantels and tables,
, with wreathings Of smllax over the man
| tells and chandeliers. The globes OF the
| chandeliers looked like gorgeous yellow
flowers in their paper shades. In the
| dainty shapes of the ices and bonbons
the same yellow tint prevailed. At the
game Of progressive euchre which occu-
pied the early part of the evening, MT.
| John Enders won the first prize, MISS
Jennie Peasants the second, and Mrs.
Barton Grundy the foot prize. Among
those present were Mrs. Thomas n. Jones,
Mrs w. Ben. Palmer, Mrs. Meredith Mon
! tague, Mrs. Percy Montague, Mrs. Tom
Boiling Mrs. Il. II. Leary Mrs. Alfred
! Gray; Mrs. Ogle, Of Baltimore; Mrs.
| Doyle. Mrs. Enders, Mrs. Perkins, Mrs.
| Grundy, Mrs sutton, Mrs Minor, Mrs.
| Gnum Mrs. Keith, Mrs. c. Davenport,
Mrs. G. A. Davenport, Mrs. J. Patton.
| Mrs Peasants Mrs. Osterloh, Mrs tlan-
nagan. Mrs. C. Lathrop, Mrs. Dooley, Mrs.
! c. Montague, Mrs. w. Moore, Mrs II.
! Claiborne Mrs. I. Davenport, Mrs. Mitch
ell. Miss L. Peasants. Miss Jennie Plea
SAINTS, Miss Blankenship, Miss Miller, Miss
Montague, Mrs. McCance, Mrs. l. White,
On Friday evening, between the hours
Of and 10 O'clock the Misses Jones, Of
no. 703 east Franklin street rendered a
small, but charming, reception TO their
distinguished guest, Mr.. Poindexter Page
Carter. The house was artistically de-
Corated in pink carnations and pink
shaded lamps On the walls were many
| fne portraits which are among Mr.. Car
ter's recent productions. dainty sup
per was served by fair Mattresses, who
| ministered very gracefully TO the wants
Of their guests.
A card party was given by Miss Ruth
Tanner on Friday night in honor OF her
guest. Miss George. Of Mobile, Ala. Pro-
| gressive euchre was the game which oc-
/ cupied the young people during the eve
ming The prizes were very pretty, the
first ladys falling TO Miss Emily Jen-
nings the first mans TO Mr.. Joe Plea
SAINTS and the BOBBY was awarded to
Mr.. Willie Parker. Those invited were
Misses Kate Michaux, Agnes Mccarthy
Nav George. Emily Jennings, Emily
Knox Florence Parker and Lillian
| Douv ana Messrs. Stafford Parker. Joe
peasants, Downing Pierce, Stuart
Michaux. Crenshaw Chamberlayne,
THOMAS Moore. After supper was served
music. both instrumental and vocal, en-
tertained the guests.
Miss Florence billiard. the violinist. who
recently came from New York TO visit
| her sister. has decided to remain In Rch-
| ,ncnd After studying several years at
| bar home she went to Boston, Cincinnati
a,c New york. receiving instruction from
- enest masters these cities AFFORDED.
Sba consequently went to Berlin and
'-t,,d,ed under Halir who recognized IN
- a caoable. earnest, and talented
,,n1 She then went to Brussels ana
~ lessons from Ysaye. rms great
1~ter said of her before leaving him
nc, che was an artist who needed 10
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