Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-16

l regret that 1 cannot accept, with de-
light,
Your kind invitation for Friday night,
To Klondike. l would dearly love TO go
But a previous engagement prevents, you
Louise Price
I am sorry an engagement will prevent
NV digging gold at your Klondike event.
] wish that rich nuggets you may strike,
And find whatever you most ike.
Elise Parkinson.
OFT have I longed to wander through the
icy wales of Klondike,
And now, at your invitation, If ] Ike,
| can dig I'm the fields Of new Klondike.
Though of the golden ore,
| may find no store,
Yet as always heretofore,
I may have sweet pleasure,
In no small measure,
Thanks TO you at Park avenue.
Louise Crump.
The fates are with me, for I go,
Where l have prayed for months or more.
On January the fourteenth is the day,
To dig for nuts or nuggets rare.
Carrie Neale.
How e'er the skies be overcast,
Though fierce may be the wintry blast;
Pray rest assured that I'll be there,
To dig for nuts or nuggets rare.
Herbert Whitehurst.
Yes. to Klondike digging / Will go,
And be the guest of Theodore,
BY hearthstOne light with him unite,
To make the golden moments bright.
William Wythe Wingo.
Many thanks to Master Ellyson
For inviting me TO dig a ton,
OF Klondike gold by the hearthstone light,
At half-past on Friday night.
-Dugald Stewart Walker.
Oh, dear, it's such "a pity
That we don't live in your city,
For we'd have a very jolly time we know.
We'd wear our party dresses,
Crimp braid, and curl our tresses,
And then to Sl4 we'd gladly go.
But we regret 20 say,
That gold don't come this way,
Or we'd come and eat raisins nuts and
cider.
But with those who stay away,
Again we regret to say,
You must count your little friends.
Elise and Ida.
A number of other little boys and
girls present, whose replies came too
late for my letter, were Cora Younger,
Lora and Wilbur Crump, Arthur Slater,
Herbert Claiborne, Percy Pemberton,
Edmund Saunders, Purcell and Sue Gray
Helen Tanner Ashby Jones, Lizzie Hotch-
kiss, Tyree Baylor, Edmund Waddill.
Jr., Alice Doyle. Evelyn and Nell
Glenn. Virginia Chamberlayne. Fannie
Wortham, Mary Brent Witt, Nellie and
Jack Gordon, James Chaffin and Mary
Beirne, Barksdale Lathrop. Wyndham
Sutton, Anna Green, James Ball. Emily
Gravatt Douglas Freeman, Virginia Lee,
and Alice Doyle.
A very desirable place to be on Wed
nesday evening was the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitmell S. Forbes. The house or
Mr. and Mrs. Forbes is one OF the hand
soonest in the city, and in its party dress,
with numberless lights, vases of roses,
and groups Of palms. ii was beautiful.
one of the most pleasureable features or
the entertainment was the presence or
Miss Thrailkill. Of st. Louis. who, with
the daughter of the house, Mixs Edna
Forbes, did the honors Of the evening
most charmingly. The refreshment table
was arranged with magnificent silver
candelabra, lamps, and flowers. The good
things of the table, however We're not
only ornamental; the menu was an elabo-
rate one-the champagne was almost as
abundant as ,James-river water. Hidden
behind a screen Of palms and ferns. the
Jefferson band supplied the music
throughout the evening.
Mrs. Forbes, In beautiful gown or
white satin and duchess lace received
with Miss Edna Forbes. Paris gown or
brocaded pink grenadne over green silk.
Miss Thrallkilrs costume which was very
much admired, was of pink brocaded
satin, point lace, and pearls. Miss Annie
leigh Camm wore blue silk and point
lace.
Among the guests Mr.. and Mrs. War
renton Wise, Mr. and Mrs. John Harri
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lathrop, and
Messrs. Antrim, Robert Campbell, w. Il.